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SGA’s Week of Philanthropy Begins With a Laugh

DTR put on their second show of the year, "Halloween vs. Reformation Day," on Sunday, Nov. 2 in the recital hall. The show kicked off a week of philanthropy at Cedarville, with all proceeds directly benefiting the Makarios ministry. The group posed the question “How is improv comedy connected to Makarios?” to the audience before the show began. “There actually isn’t a connection at all,” Stephen Clark said. “I tried to think of one. The only connection is that we are using our ...

Moonlight Madness Previews Upcoming Basketball Season

Cedarville got a small taste of the upcoming basketball season Saturday night with Moonlight Madness. The highlight of the night was the dunk exhibition. Instead of a contest like in years past, the audience was treated to a showcase of Cedarville’s best dunkers. Sophomore forward and former junior varsity player Josh Paul leapt over a friend on his way to a dunk, and sophomore forward Easton Bazzoli took a pass off the side of the backboard and slammed it in. But sophomore guard Austin ...

Robert Vaughn: Candidate for Ohio Second District Court of Appeals

Robert Vaughn, professor of criminal justice at Cedarville, will be running for one of five judicial seats on the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals on Nov. 4. He will be challenging incumbent Democrat Jeffrey Froelich who has served on the court since 2009. The winner of this year’s election will assume office Feb. 9, 2015. The Ohio Second District Court of Appeals is one of 12 appellate courts in Ohio and encompasses Clark, Champaign, Greene, Miami, Dark, and Montgomery counties. ...

Lady Jackets Steamroll Central State

In their final regular season home game Wednesday night, the Cedarville women’s volleyball team cruised to an easy victory over Central State. It didn’t take long for the Jackets to defeat the Marauders, winning in three sets (25-4, 25-7, 25-2). Central State has not won a match this season, and in their 14 losses they haven’t won a single set. The win moves the Jackets to 17-12 (8-1) on the season. Because of the dominating win, Emily Gewirtz and Katie Sir, both freshmen, saw more ...

Yes, Fire-Eating, Sword-Walking and Hoop-Dancing Can Be Part of Your Testimony

V. Scites, a senior theatre major, will present her testimony Saturday, Nov. 1 in “unVeiled,” her senior theatre project (STP). UnVeiled is a show Scites wrote to reflect her life, and she said it focuses on individuality in Christ. “It’s kind of my life story,” Scites said. “I had a really interesting, unique upbringing, so I threw in the spectacle of some of the stuff I can do, so there’s some sword-walking, some hula-hoop dancing and some fire-eating.” Scites grew ...

Album Review: ‘Love Ran Red’

Chris Tomlin has essentially become a legend in his own lifetime. He’s a sensation in Christian circles, releasing radio hits such as “God’s Great Dance Floor” and the popular worship songs “I Will Rise,” “Our God,” and “I Will Follow.” And with the Oct. 27 release of his newest album, “Love Ran Red,” Tomlin’s songs are sure to further infiltrate Spotify music libraries, merchandise tables and Christian churches’ worship repertoires. “Love Ran Red” kicks ...

Album Review: ‘Rise’

In 2012, rapper Trip Lee released his fourth studio album, “The Good Life,” to critical acclaim success on the charts. He was one of Christian hip-hop’s fastest rising stars. So it came as a surprise when the 24-year-old announced he was stepping away from music. Lee started serving as a pastor in his church in Washington, D.C., and making music was not on his mind at the time. Fast-forward two years, and Lee has come out of retirement, offering fans his fifth album, “Rise.” Lee ...