Not About the Merch, but the Message: IBC Students Put New Spin on Old Business
By Marielle Payton
Every year, Cedarville University students from the Robert W. Plaster School of Business are given the opportunity to create or manage a business through the Integrated Business Core (IBC). This experience, catered towards students interested in entrepreneurship, enables them to hone their skills with real-life experience.
This year, Proclaim the Name, a previous IBC business focused on evangelistic streetwear, is being relaunched with a new focus. The team behind the ...
Student-led business Crowned Chains expands to Cedarville and beyond
By Caroline Stanton
When students returned to campus this fall, a new trend immediately began with the launch of the student-run business Crowned Chains. Students all around campus began sporting fashionable metal-clasp chains or wearing merch with the company name and logo. Crowned Chains has taken over Cedarville and the jewelry world beyond by storm.
Crowned Chains offers two chains made out of a solid black, gold, or silver beaded band that can come with or without a pendant. ...
‘Yesterday’s Tides’ is chock full of connections and sweet theological truths
By Ellie Estrema
Evie Farrow has experienced enough joys and sorrows for a lifetime. Now, she’s content to simply continue living on Ocracoke Island where her family has lived for generations. Her life is full of the simple tasks of running the family inn, far from the pain and struggle caused by World War II. But when a mysterious man washes up on the beach who claims to work for the British Navy, Evie is forced to consider the possibility that her simple existence may be turned upside ...
Cedars: International Student Spotlight
By Jewell Strock
Leonela Isabel Padilla Turcios, a sophomore nursing major, is one of the many international students on Cedarville’s campus. She lives in Honduras, located in Central America, adjacent to El Salvador and Guatemala. Honduras is known for its diverse geography, from beautiful Caribbean coastlines to mountainous terrain and dense rainforests.
Honduras has tropical weather along with its coastal regions, which Leonela misses about her country. While Cedarville has ...
‘Ahsoka’ episode five is a ‘Star Wars’ dream 15 years in the making
By Ben Konuch
(The following review contains spoilers)
“Ahsoka” had a solid four opening episodes to its season, but a cliffhanger cameo appearance at the end of its fourth episode teased a complete game-changer not just for “Ahsoka,” but for “Star Wars” in its entirety, and that fifth episode completely delivers on this promise.
After her duel with Baylan Skoll, Ahsoka finds herself within the World-between-Worlds, a mystical realm first discovered in “Rebels.” It’s ...
UpWrite provides Cedarville students with the last notebook they will ever need
By Avonlea Brown
In 2022, Americans spent $36.9 billion on school supplies. The increasing cost of school supplies and lack of products have now led to a demand for reusable school supplies that students can keep for multiple uses.
Within Cedarville University’s Plaster School of Business, a group of five students created a company that sought to change the one-and-done attitude toward school supplies. Johnny Martone, Ashley Hanel, Kyle Stewart, Jacob Franzen and Luke Bowers ...
Yellow Jackets fall short in tough battle, drop match 3-2
By Julia Swain
As the ball hit the floor with a resounding thud, a collective groan rang through the gymnasium, with the visiting Ohio Dominican Wildcats storming the court following a tightly contested 3-2 win.
Despite this, the Cedarville Yellow Jackets walked off the court with determination as a result of the gutsy performance that was put on, falling just short of the victory.
The Yellow Jackets dropped the first set 25-14. Head coach Greg Smith found this to be one ...
Didasko aims to incorporate faith and fun through a biblically-rooted card game
By: Avonlea Brown
The card game Didasko made a soft launch at Cedarville University on September 14. A team of eight students created the game with the goal of “drawing Christian families together and building a deeper appreciation for God’s Word.”
Carson Kirby, Janie Walenda, Abigail Francis, Joel Farnsworth, Eric Reiff, Gladys Cerrato, and Hannah Norefleet joined up through the Integrated Business Core, or IBC. The IBC is a 12-credit practicum course that gives studen...
Brads Breakdown: Longhorns, and Sooners and Jayhawks, oh my!
By: Alan Brads
What do birthday parties and September have in common?
Once they’re over the cupcakes are gone.
Technically this Saturday falls on September 30th, but the leaves are turning orange and my neighbors have pumpkin decor on their front door, so I feel justified considering this Saturday to be the 0th of October.
That’s right, conference season hits its stride in week five and we get watchable games in bunches every weekend. No more powerhouses facing Midwestern ...
The End of Affirmative Action
By: Maggie Fipps
Applying to college feels deeply personal. You’re made up of academic statistics, athletic accomplishments, random hobbies, cultural heritage, and so many other small details. In the college application process, you attempt to fold your three-dimensional person into a flat profile, easily mailable alongside your glossy transcripts and personal essay that attempts to pique the interest of your chosen university. Like an eager teenager on a first date, you hope all of ...
