CU-EMS: Serving through Emergency Care
By Noah Tang
When the inevitable accident or medical emergency occurs at Cedarville University, who rushes to the scene to provide assistance? CU-EMS, Cedarville University Emergency Medical Services, does.
Laura Dykstra is a sophomore nursing major who has started serving in CU-EMS this year. She describes CU-EMS as a volunteer EMS team run by Cedarville students. CU-EMS responds to all dispatched 911 calls on campus providing medical and traumatic care for people.
Tara Keller, a ...
Student takes: When is it too early to listen to Christmas music?
By Jewell Strock
Songs like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” and “The Christmas Song” by Nat King Cole are staples when it comes to the Christmas season. But when should one start listening to Christmas music? Some start as soon as it turns into November 1, and others start strictly after Thanksgiving.
At Cedarville University the opinions vary as to when the “right time” is to begin the Christmas song season.
Sophomore Music Education major ...
Sanctify Ministries at Cedarville University hosts panel to answer student questions about godly friendship
By Emma Popik
On November 14, Cedarville University’s women's org Sanctify Ministries hosted an event called Cultivating Godly Friendships.
Sanctify Ministries seeks to show women the importance of spiritual, physical, and emotional purity. Disability Services Manager and Sanctify Ministries Advisor Tara Winters tackles topics that most Christians are generally afraid to talk about.
Winters coordinated the event along with the members of the organization and a faculty and ...
No one left behind on Thanksgiving: Cedarville Student starts annual tradition to make the holidays special
By Isabella Agnello
With the stress of school, Thanksgiving is a highly anticipated day for college students as many rush home to enjoy the holiday eating, relaxing and spending time with family and friends. However, some students live across or outside of the country who do not have that opportunity.
Joshua Weber, a junior Civil Engineer major at Cedarville University, extended a broad invitation to all students staying on campus to join his family on Thanksgiving for a night of ...
Cedarville student begins a support group to encourage women on campus with POTS
By Allison Craft
Alivia Bryan, a sophomore Nursing major, is starting a POTS support group for the women on campus after a meeting with her mentor that led her to see the need for one on campus.
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome or POTS is a form of dysautonomia, which is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. POTS deals with the dysfunction of blood circulation, causing an increased heart rate, fatigue, blood pooling and other symptoms. This disorder is more ...
Disability Discussion Panel at Cedarville University spreads the message that “disability is not a dirty word”
By Cade Moses
Cedarville University students gathered on Thursday, November 9, to listen to six panelists discuss the challenges faced by people with disabilities. Cedarville’s chapter of Phi Alpha, an honors society student organization, hosted the event to bring awareness to the need for more inclusive practices within the church.
“We really want to be aware of the fact that people with disabilities need to be included in the church and here at Cedarville,” said Madalyn ...
CUE School launches at Cedarville University with plans to expand the entrepreneurial spirit on campus
By Avonlea Brown
Generation Z is predicted by Forbes to have the highest level of entrepreneurial spirit to date, bringing a new culture to the workforce.
At Cedarville University, Berry Chair of Entrepreneurship Dr. Kary Oberbrunner sought to explore the truth of that prediction and help students make the most of their dreams with the creation of CUE School this academic year.
CUE (Cedarville University Entrepreneurship) School equips students to harness their skills to ...
Appreciate the community: Ashley Armstrong
By Anna Harman
Ashley Armstrong is a Senior Music Education major at Cedarville University. She’s from Wooster, Ohio, where she lives on her family's farm with her four younger siblings. Armstrong participated in 4-H, the school marching band, and her church’s youth group.
“I am so thankful to be raised in a Christian family and to have had the opportunity to accept salvation at a young age. God really is the giver of all good gifts,” Armstrong said.
One gift ...
Cedarville University’s Biblical Approach to Title IX
By Noah Tang
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Cedarville University observes it as an effort to normalize “consistent respect” for the rights and dignity of others.
Title IX is a landmark statute passed in 1972 that affects every American who is involved in higher education. It has been the law of the land for five decades, benefiting many students over the years even as its role and implementation have evolved. Among these changes have been President Obama’s ...
