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 ...
Review: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’
The Portokalos and Miller family returned to the big screen March 25 to celebrate another wedding. In this sequel to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," this time Maria (Lainie Kazan) and Gus (Michael Constantine) — the patriarch of the family — are getting married, because he discovers the priest never signed their wedding license in 1963.
Gus and Maria have been together for over 50 years, and when they discover they aren’t legally married, Maria begins to question whether Gus still ...
Play Preview: ‘Wit’
The Cedarville University Theatre Department's spring production "Wit" shares one woman's journey after she is diagnosed with cancer. "Wit" will be performed March 31-April 10 in the DeVries Theatre and broaches topics such as philosophy, ethics and relationships.
Vivian Bearing, played by sophomore theatre major Merra Milender, is a scholar of metaphysical poetry – poetry dealing with abstract concepts such as death and the afterlife. In the beginning of the play, Bearing is suddenly ...
Déjà Vu: A 20-something’s Childhood Returns
“Finding Nemo” (2003)/“Finding Dory” (2016)
Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” takes fans under the sea to a journey of self-discovery between sea creatures. Each character in the movie goes on a personal journey, and fans can identify with at least one of the main characters’ stories.
For sophomore Laura Ullom, Dory’s struggle with self-confidence is most relatable.
“I really relate the most to Dory,” Ullom said. “I can be really scatterbrained and really forgetful about ...
