Posts by Mary Kate Browning 184 results

Chuck’s Recipes

The novelty of the amount of food choices in Chuck’s will, believe it or not, eventually fade and leave you with a desire for some variety. Whether through new combinations or methods of cooking the available fare, past students have discovered dishes that relieve the eventual monotony. By following these recipes or creating new ones, you can treat your tastebuds and wow your parents with your cooking prowess. Cinnamon Rolls Grab a few dinner rolls and place them in a microwavable bowl. ...

Involvement Fair

Hundreds of students and community members attended the 2014 Involvement Fair at Cedarville University on Friday, August 22. The Involvement Fair was held in the Doden Field House and gave students the opportunity to connect with campus and community organizations. Students and faculty alike stopped by the Cedars photo booth: [metaslider id=611]

Just Sayin’: Freshmen Edition

Let me begin by saying welcome to all freshmen and transfers. We are happy you decided to join us in our little bubble hidden within the cornfields of Ohio. If you haven’t noticed by now, this is a somewhat tight-knit community. This place may seem somewhat large and intimidating to some of you right now, but trust me, in a few weeks you will feel right at home. And for those of you without cars, well, you may feel a little stuck at home. I decided to create a small and anything but ...

Beginner’s Guide to Cedarville

How to Have Fun in the Cornfield Welcome to the middle of a cornfield! But don’t worry, there’s more to do here than watch the corn grow. The Student Center Activities Board (SCAB) is here to meet your entertainment needs. SCAB hosts several events, including Thursday Night Live (TNL), which involves a trivia night or a live show and BOGO coffee from Rinnova, and ALT Nights, which offer a free movie and games. But the planned activities don’t happen every weekend, so you’ll have ...

Recruits Hold Promise

The Lady Jackets will welcome seven freshmen to the basketball team this fall. Taylor Buckley, one of the seven recruits, was named the Gatorade Rhode Island Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year in March for the second time. This award recognizes athletic excellence among high school athletes along with academic achievement and exemplary character. Kirk Martin, women’s basketball head coach, said the award speaks to the type of person Buckley is on and off the court. “Clearly the ...

SAAC Starting ACTS

Cedarville athletes are joining the 11 other schools in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference to bring toiletries to the homeless. The GMAC has worked with the different student athletic advisory committees from each school to find their ministry focus for this year and, hopefully, the years beyond. Joy Dice, a women’s tennis player at Cedarville, serves as treasurer of Cedarville’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and vice president of the Cedarville GMAC committee. “We want ...

Movie Review: ‘Divergent’

Dystopian fiction is the latest craze in literature and film. In film, it started with the 2012 release of the first “Hunger Games” movie. For the last two years, it seems like there has been at least one new dystopian movie in theaters every week. Many of the movies are adaptations of books with large followings. “Divergent” fits into both categories. The first book in the trilogy by Veronica Roth was released in 2011. Soon after, a cult-like following began demanding a movie and ...

Movie Review: ‘The Desolation of Smaug’

“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is a middle installment in a trilogy, but viewers aren’t pitched into the middle of the action. As always, director Peter Jackson eases viewers in with a flashback to this movie released on DVD April 8. “The Desolation of Smaug” covers six chapters of the book, but Jackson did not leave the story as is. He incorporated material from the appendices and J.R.R. Tolkien’s history of Middle-Earth, “The Silmarillion,” to explain elements of the ...

Student A Cappella Group Releases Their First EP

Cedarville’s a cappella group, The Inversions, released their first extended play (EP) on April 1. The Inversions are a group of 22 students who perform a cappella music. Three of the members have been together since the group’s creation three years ago, and they became an official organization in November of 2012. They perform a variety of music, ranging from alternative to pop and even some jazz. “Our goal is to spread the love of a cappella music,” assistant director Alli Butterw...

Comedy Org Raises Money for SGA Ministry, Other Ministries

DTR, Cedarville’s improv comedy org, raises money for various charities and support for their org through their shows. All admission money from DTR’s upcoming show, “Chaos,” will go to support GROW. Chaos will include 30 skits, all written by the members of DTR, performed in a random order determined by the audience. Chaos is on April 11, 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. in Alford Auditorium. Tickets cost between 50 cents and $3. DTR has previously partnered with nonprofits like Together We ...