Cedars: International Student Spotlight
By Jewell Strock
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest country in the world by land area and population. Brazil has a rich cultural heritage influenced by a blend of indigenous, Portuguese, African, and other European cultures.
Elisa Araujo is a junior accounting major who has lived in Brazil her whole life and has moved across Brazil multiple times. Araujo loves the beaches, the culture, the food, and the people in Brazil.
“I love ...
‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ faceplants but gets back up fighting in its final two episodes
By Ben Konuch
“I warned you, if you're not careful, you'll find out who I am.”
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is officially over. Or at least, the first season of hopefully many seasons finished airing on Disney+. While its penultimate episode was the season’s worst at building tension and establishing the on-screen presence and impact of the gods, the season finale was the best episode of the entire series. With foreboding gods who feel powerful and intense, exciting fight ...
Senior Sunday: Alan Brads
By Esther Fultz
For senior journalism student Alan Brads, coming to Cedarville was not the decision he had originally anticipated. He considered attending Ohio State but decided not to because he would not be allowed to have a car on campus as a freshman and wanted to be able to visit his girlfriend at the time (now wife) Abby.
Some of Brads’ favorite things about Cedarville include the Bible minor, his professors, and the facilities on campus.
“I think the Bible minor is super ...
“Slow and steady:” laNora’s progress since The Pitch of fall 2023
By Bella Agnello
The evening of September 15, the Plaster Business School held a mock-Shark Tank event called The Pitch. Students who enter and are accepted have the opportunity to showcase to a panel of entrepreneurs products and inventions that challenge perspectives and make a difference.
Last semester’s winning product was laNora — a pillow made for women recovering from breast surgery. Since then, winners Timothy Davis and Luise Schmidt-Krayer have continued to improve their ...
Shedding Light on Education Majors
Anna Harman
There are many misconceptions at Cedarville University that students have about primary education majors. Many people assume they just fingerpaint and read picture books all day, but that could not be further from the truth.
Senior Primary Education major Christina Kotsatos has become very aware of these misconceptions. Many people do not recognize how much effort goes into teaching and lesson planning, all while you are still in college.
“As fun as it is, it is ...
Pettibone Coffee is a Spot For Coffee Connoisseurs
By Anna Harman
There are many spots near Cedarville for students to find coffee. Pettibone Coffee, located in Dayton, Ohio about 29 minutes from Cedarville’s campus, is one of many spots near Cedarville for students to find coffee.
Pettibone has a very trendy, aesthetically pleasing look. It is a pretty environment with a relaxing atmosphere. There is a lot of natural light because of the large windows, so it has a happy, sunny feel to it.
Its open concept cafe is inviting and ...
Cedarville narrowly falls to Tiffin in a hard-fought contest
By Emily Tuttle
At the top of the G-MAC and on a nine-game win streak, every opponent is out to beat the Cedarville men’s basketball team. With this target on their back, they fought Tiffin from behind, who was coming off a two-game losing streak and desperate for a win.
Despite the Jackets' best effort in the second half to catch up to the Dragons, they fell 79-75 in a matchup where Tiffin dictated the entire game.
But in the final minutes when the Jackets seemed to ...
‘Sense and Sensibility’ opens with a fresh take on a classic story
By Maggie Fipps
The Cedarville Main Stage Productions opened their first performance of “Sense and Sensibility” on Thursday, February 1st. This version of Jane Austen’s beloved classic will run in the DeVries Theatre through February 11th.
The play follows the Dashwood sisters, dashed by their father’s death, struggle to live independently in a new social setting, hopefully without being the subject of scandal. Eleanor, sensible in every sense of the word, tries to guide ...
Do you want to be cheugy? What Lainy Humes and NeoChic taught the audience at The Pitch
By Bella Agnello
Entrepreneurs are constantly creating and challenging existing ideas in order to provide the world with solutions to problems they never knew they had. Lainy Humes, a senior Computer Science student at Cedarville University, challenged a room full of students, competitors and entrepreneurs to take a look at fashion in a “new-fashioned” way.
Humes presented her product on February 2 at The Pitch, a mock-Shark Tank event held by the Plaster School of Business every ...
Freshman guard Anthony Ruffolo exceeds expectations
By Maggie Fipps
“At guard, a 6-foot freshman from Dayton, Ohio, number two, Anthony Ruffolo!”
With that introduction, Ruffolo stepped onto the court as the starting point guard for Cedarville University.
In his first offensive possession, turnover.
In his second offensive possession, missed shot.
Three minutes in, however, Ruffolo found himself in the right place at the right time: underneath the basket to rebound and quickly lay up Ethan Sellars’ missed shot.
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