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 ...
“rosie” is sweet but bland
By Justin Kemp
Introduction
What do you picture when you imagine a K-pop singer? Maybe high-energy performances with crazy choreography and colorful music videos that overwhelm the viewer. Or you might think about the obsessive fan culture in South Korea and how tightly controlled K-pop idols’ lives are. But relatability? Vulnerability? That’s what BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ wanted to share through her debut solo album, “rosie.”
The 12-track record, written almost entirely in ...
Shine Your Light: The heart behind the new SGA president and vice president
By Bella Agnello
Donnie Gardiner and Hugo Cerrato became friends on Day 1 of their 1,000 days at Cedarville University. They met at the international students orientation last year, Gardiner being from the Turks and Caicos Islands and Cerrato from Honduras. Since becoming friends, they found encouragement as they watched each other grow in living out their faith, not knowing that they would cast a vision together for student life during the 2025-2026 school year.
Together, they formed ...
New men’s and women’s lacrosse org
By Emily Tuttle
Among the array of varsity, club and intramural sport offerings, there is something missing: the fastest game on two feet.
Lacrosse’s high intensity and fast-paced nature make it a unique blend of strategy and physicality, and sophomore Ben Konicki has missed opportunities to play the game since being at Cedarville.
After playing lacrosse in high school and for ULax, a men’s league, he fell in love with the sport but found limited playing experience available in ...
‘Zero Day’ is the political thriller of the decade
By Danielle Cherry
“Zero Day” questions what would happen to society if a major cyber attack shut down everything. Thrilling and philosophical “Zero Day” grapples with the ethics of the political sphere and the lengths people will go to for power and prestige.
The series begins with the fatal Zero Day attack, what the show calls the cyber attack that shut down everything for one minute. George Mullen (Robert De Niro), the former U.S president is tasked as judge, jury and ...
