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New Student Talent Show

The Cedarville Opera House was filled with noise, and no, it was not another play or concert. On Friday Sept. 16, Cedarville’s freshman class came out for the annual New Student Talent Show. The chosen acts included the usual number of songs, with singing, instruments or both finding their way into the mix. A monologue comedy skit, a martial arts performance and dancing ranging from lyrical to the “Evolution of Dance” made their way onto the stage. There was even an almost magical ...

Movie Review: ‘Sully’

Twin trails of smoke spew from the engines of a packed passenger plane. Skyscrapers below grow in size as the shore ahead comes closer. The crippled craft banks down toward the frigid water as an announcement from the cockpit comes over the intercom — brace for impact. The landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson in 2009 has been deemed the "Miracle on the Hudson," but in “Sully,” directed by Clint Eastwood,  this miracle was carried out through the hands of a man, Captain ...

Student Spotlight – Christa Cape: Artist

Senior art major Christa Cape is one of four students who received the 2016 Yeck College Artist Fellowship from the Dayton Art Institute. As part of this fellowship, Cape, along with three other college students, has spent the last nine weeks teaching and mentoring 14 high school art students. “It has been really cool to watch the high school students’ progression for the last nine weeks,” Cape said. “It was fun getting the opportunity to teach, because that isn’t really ...

Album Review: ‘Ascend’

It’s a difficult task, making music. If you’re a band and you’ve found a sound that works for you and your fans, you have a dilemma. You can either stick with what you know will work, and make the same music for years (if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it), or you can try to change your sound. Bands choose the latter for various reasons. They want to push the boundaries of their genre (like August Burns Red) or they’ve outgrown their old sound (like Relient K). But what every fan may ...

Student Spotlight – Ben Lucas: Photographer, Designer

Ben Lucas, a junior industrial and innovative design major, has done it all, from graphic design to photography and architecture. Lucas said he has always been creative and expressed himself best through the arts. “I’ve always been interested in art and design,” he said. “I started work with different mediums like clay, sculpting things, and working with ceramics even in elementary school.” Though Lucas had always been drawn to the arts, he said watching his grandmother create ...

STP Preview: ‘She is Fierce’

Senior theatre major Madison Hart is celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with her senior theatre project, “She is Fierce: A Study of Shakespeare’s Women.” Hart will perform her one-woman show on April 22 at the Old Woods Amphitheatre in Yellow Springs, one day before the the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Hart’s production is unlike any other recent STP. Hart examines the impact Shakespeare’s female characters have on his plays. Hart will be ...

Movie Review: ‘The Jungle Book’

The newest live-action Disney movie, “The Jungle Book,” hit theatres April 15. It tells the same story as the classic film about a man-cub named Mowgli (Neel Sethi). The star-studded cast includes Bill Murray (Baloo), Ben Kingsley (Bagheera), Scarlett Johanson (Kaa) and Christopher Walken (King Louie). Mowgli has only known the jungle, but during the water-truce, Shere Kahn (Idris Elba), a tiger, threatens the wolves raising him. Shere Kahn threatens the wolves because he wants to ...

STP Preview: ‘Leave it to Jeeves’

Senior theater major David Widder-Varhegyi presents his senior theatre project 8 p.m. April 15 in Alford Auditorium. “Leave it to Jeeves: An Evening With Me – Bertie Wooster, and My Man, Jeeves” is based on some short stories by the comedic British author, P. G. Wodehouse. Widder-Varhegyi said this is the first time this particular piece will ever be produced. After rejecting an earlier idea for his STP, Widder-Varhegyi found Wodehouse's short stories on a public domain site. He ...

HeartSong to release album April 14

Cedarville’s student-led worship group HeartSong will release a new album Thursday, April 14. The album, titled “Ascribe,” will feature 10 contemporary worship tracks performed by HeartSong and centered around Psalm 29, a passage that speaks of ascribing to the Lord the glory due his name. This album will be different from past albums, assistant producer Ashlynn Kelly '14 said. It incorporates more upbeat worship songs that still carry the same message as the more traditional songs. ...

Play Review: ‘Wit’

Cedarville's opening night performance of “Wit” March 31 left many members of the audience reflecting on the meaning of mortality, their priorities and the value of life. "Wit" is set during the final hours of the life of Dr. Vivian Bearing (sophomore Merra Milender), distinguished professor of English, who is dying of stage IV metastatic ovarian cancer. Bearing recounts her story to the audience through a series of monologues and flashbacks, beginning with the initial diagnosis from ...