‘Love & Hyperbole’ is hopeful and relaxing
By Justin Kemp
Remember when Alessia Cara blew up from nowhere in 2015 with her debut single “Here,” took the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2018 and vanished? Well, she’s back with her fourth studio album, “Love & Hyperbole.” Released on February 14th, 2025, Cara’s newest record looks at love in a new light—happiness. While it features breakup songs reminiscent of her previous works, “Love & Hyperbole” offers a warm perspective on the changes that come with growing ...
Cedarville Forensics team’s new dynamic duo
By Bella Agnello
Photo from last year’s competition
When freshmen Cara and Zane Enos say that they have been part of the forensics world their entire lives, they mean it. Their mother, a high school forensics coach in Colorado, almost gave birth to them while judging a tournament.
For the past eight years, the twins competed in a homeschool speech and debate league. Zane, an Economics major, and Cara, a Psychology major, are members of Cedarville University’s forensics team, which ...
Testimony Tuesday: Sharing the message of hope
By Bella Agnello
One day, junior Psychology major Carissa Yager hopes to work at a hospital as a child life specialist. At Cedarville University she is being equipped with biblical truths that will help her spread the hope found in Christ to patients and their families.
Her training did not start at Cedarville – God has been pressing this love for the message of hope into her throughout her life.
Yager grew up in a Christian household in which she learned about the Bible and ...
‘Last Breath’ ushers in a new twist on the thriller genre
By Danielle Cherry
Based on the true story of deep diver Chris Lemons, (Finn Cole) “Last Breath” takes a twist on the typical thriller genre, portraying a heartfelt yet gripping story in a way atypical to Hollywood productions.
Deep sea diving is the most dangerous job in the world, and the film makes that very clear. The story follows Chris Lemons and his crew of Duncan Allcock (Woody Harrelson) and David Yuasa (Simu Liu) while they prepare to fix a deep sea pipe.
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Cedars: GO Trip (Boston, Chicago, and Denver) Spring 2025
By Allyson O’Bryant
Over spring break three different teams entered three different cities all with one main goal in mind, share the Gospel and minister to those they meet.
Boston Trip
The Boston team got oriented to the city, received context for the ministry of the church planters they would be serving with and went on a historical and spiritual tour of Boston, Massachutes.
“It struck me as they [Jon Wood and Adam Hammet] told the story of how the place where the ...
Is “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man” woke done well?
By Katlynn Rossignol
It took the whole season, but this show won me over. What appeared at first glance as a show with meager animation grasping for ‘diversity points’ actually provides an enjoyable narrative and fantastic build-up.
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man" is Marvel's latest animated series, focusing on an alternate universe Spider-man. When Midtown High School is destroyed in battle, a What-If series of events has Peter Parker switch schools and never meet the ...
‘Mickey 17’ failed its own promises
By Ben Konuch
“Our entire life is a punishment.”
“Mickey 17” is the newest film from Bong Joon Ho, winner of Best Director and Best Picture for “Parasite” at the Oscars in 2020. His first project since “Parasite,” “Mickey 17” was announced in 2023 and confirmed to star Robert Pattinson as the titular Mickey, and I couldn’t wait to see these two creatives team up. Unfortunately, Warner Bros’ marketing team did such a good job selling the film that they ultimately ...
Coffee and Consent panel tackles the hard questions of consent in and out of romantic relationships
By Chelsea McKanna
Shannon Berkheiser, Title IX Coordinator at Cedarville University, kicked off the Coffee and Consent event by explaining her biggest objective: for students to come away with a deeper understanding of how consent works in their daily lives, in or out of romantic relationships. But that was not her only focus.
“We always want to have this conversation in the context of the Bible,” Berkheiser said.
For her it was vital that the main goal for the audience was that ...
Testimony Tuesday: Resting in God’s forgiveness
By Bella Agnello
When you are forgiven much, you forgive much.
For someone in law enforcement, extending forgiveness to the person they are arresting seems contradictory. As a Christian, Bruce Upchurch, director of Campus Security at Cedarville University, learned the power of forgiveness early on in his life when he realized how much God forgave him.
Upchurch grew up in the Philippines as a missionary kid. When he was 13 years old, his family moved back to the U.S. In high school he ...
We should all be watching ‘House of David:’ a midseason review
By Ben Konuch
“As Saul’s arrogance grows, a rift between him and Samuel festers. With each new victory, the people of Israel trust more in a throne than their God.”
We’re probably familiar with this story. After 25 years of a good and righteous reign over Israel, God’s appointed king, Saul, grows prideful and arrogant. He rejects the promises and faith of the very God that ordained him as king, and God’s judgment declares that Saul’s legacy and house shall be removed from ...
