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Testimony Tuesday: Unearthing the mystery of the creator God

By Bella Agnello Before coming to Cedarville University in 2018, Dr. Mohan Pereira, associate professor of physics, received his postdoctoral training at Yale. While there in New England, he was able to initiate several Gospel initiatives with Cru’s international ministry, Bridges International. Pereira’s passion for evangelism started years prior when he became a Christian in college. Yet, that was not the first time God spoke to him. Pereira witnessed God’s direct revelations to ...

The sacred work of burden bearing: Russ Ramsey’s Lyceum lecture on Van Gogh

By Chelsea McKanna Students filled the seats, lined the back walls and sat on staircases in the Scharnberg Auditorium to hear pastor and writer Russ Ramsey’s Lyceum Lecture and following Q&A on his book titled, “Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart.” The lecture took place on Thursday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m. A hush fell over the room when Ramsey began to speak, eager to listen after some technical difficulties set back the start fifteen minutes.  “I want us to see the hope of ...

GO Conference turns students to missions through the church

By Bella Agnello Despite a one day delay due to a heavy snowstorm, GO Conference was a radical hit, charging Cedarville’s students to get involved in their local churches. Speakers challenged them to reconsider the importance that the church plays in the worship of God through missions. To close the conference, a brand-new prayer night event offered students a place to reflect and talk to God about the present and future state of the mission field. Over the course of the conferen...

Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes: Between Borders pre-screening event 

By Chelsea McKanna Despite snow and cold temperatures, the DeVries theater drew a group of over 50 students and faculty together to watch a pre-screening of the film Between Borders, written and produced by Isaac Norris. The event, organized by Assistant Professor of Broadcasting, Digital Media, and Journalism Sean O’Connor, took place on Friday, January 10 at 7:00 p.m. Just over an hour and a half, Between Borders is a true story about an Armenian family fleeing first Azerbaijan and ...

Cedarville University mourns the death of a student over break

By Avonlea Brown Over 100 Cedarville students, faculty and staff gathered in the Scharnberg Business and Communication Center room 103 at 4 p.m. on Thursday in a memorial service for Seth Wagoner. Over the winter break, Cedarville received news that Wagoner, a sophomore Accounting major, died on December 16 due to a car accident.  Dr. Jon Wood opened the ceremony with a sermon on John chapters 15 through 17 and excerpts from Wagoner’s obituary. Family and friends of Wagoner, ...

A snowy startup at Cedarville University 

By Avonlea Brown Cedarville University’s campus shut down on Monday due to a Winter Storm Warning that started in the afternoon on Sunday and ended Monday night.  The warning proved timely as the snow began in the early afternoon on Sunday and lasted until late Monday afternoon. Wind whipped students back and forth while pelting them with a steady stream of snow. Even the Kubota vehicles tasked with plowing walkways struggled to push through the accumulating snow mounds.  ...

Cedarville students’ mixed feelings on the election

By Ashleigh Clark It does not take a degree to realize that politics are divisive. Social media ads get hijacked by political slogans and news media broadcast every sound bite. Tension rises between friends and family as well. Elections bring the messiness of American politics to the forefront.  With the 2024 presidential election nearing, the opinions of young people are even more important. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, ...

Students and faculty view their small majors with a fresh perspective

By Avonlea Brown Cedarville University Theatre students gathered together at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 24. They received an email the previous day from Professor Stacey Stratton asking them to meet for an important announcement. Anticipating the worst, the tension in the room climbed until Stratton walked in and delivered the news: The Theatre major was being condensed – the number of classes would go from 16 to 13 and an open professor position would be removed – and the April show ...

100 Years of Yellow Jackets

By Bella Agnello James Phipps ‘68 Sometimes the works of the Lord are not easy to see until long after they have occurred.  Phipps graduated from Cedarville University in 1968. Shortly after he graduated with a degree in English and Speech, he joined Cedarville University faculty the following fall semester and served as chair of the Communications department for 36 years. He led efforts to grow the department while also teaching classes on journalism, broadcasting and storyt...

A frigid Christmas at the White’s house 

By Josh Schroeder In the biting cold outside of Steven’s Student Center, a group of students boarded a warm Cedarville van that would take them to President of Cedarville University Dr. Thomas White’s house. They were attending an event that has become a Cedarville Christmas tradition called Christmas at the White House.  This year, the frigid weather forced some changes, but Christmas at the White House has remained as festive as ever. When students arrived, they entered ...