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NASA-Themed Talent Show Prepares the Stage For the Stars of the Class of 2023

by Zach Krauss The winning acts at this year’s New Student Talent Show involved “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and a Rubix cube.  Students gathered in Stingers Saturday at 7 and 9 p.m. to watch freshmen and incoming transfer students compete in 10 acts for the most talented student at the NASA-themed performances.  Balloons and colorful lights framed the five duo and five solo acts, all of which were musical except for the Rubix cube show.  After each showing, audiences voted ...

Group of Friends Seek to Squash Each Other

by Keegan D’Alfonso Among the sounds of other gym activities, there is a repetitive “boing” as two racquetball players face off against each other. The tournament has just begun, and the members of Super Squash Bros are playing elimination doubles to determine the victor. The prize, a golden racket. Super Squash Bros, despite the name, which is a play on the popular video game “Super Smash Bros” is an unofficial group of racquetball players who hold tournaments every year. The ...

Podcast: Award-winner talks about getting the story

Cedarville senior Callahan Jones recently won a national award in the collegiate category of feature writing in Society for Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition. He speaks with journalism professor Jeff Gilbert about winning the award and his approach to the story. After their conversation, listen as student Seth Dittmer reads the story.

Cedars wins top state award, 6 categories in regional Society of Professional Journalists contest

The Ohio News Media Association and the Society of Professional Journalists has recognized Cedars as one of the top college student newspapers in the region. At the ONMA annual convention, Cedars won the Frank E. Deaner Award for Excellence in Collegiate Journalism for the seventh straight year. Cedars competed against eight other schools in Division B for schools under 10,000 in enrollment. In the SPJ Region 4 (Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, western Pennsylvania) competition, Cedars won six ...

Preview: Cedarville Takes On G-MAC Leader Findlay

by Tim Miller After upsetting No. 9 ranked Findlay on Dec. 1, the Cedarville Yellow Jackets have an opportunity to sweep the Oilers this Thursday. Head coach Pat Estepp said Findlay hasn't implemented many changes in its scheme since their first meeting, so the challenge on Thursday will be beating a team for a second time that rarely loses twice to the same team in a season. Now the No. 14 team in the nation, Findlay is an impressive 16-3 and is tied for first in the ...

Preview: Lady Jackets Look to Sweep Findlay to Keep First Place

by Tim Miller The G-MAC leading Cedarville Lady Jackets have a date with the Findlay Oilers on Thursday, the second and final of the season. Cedarville outlasted Findlay 74-70 on Dec. 1. "We took care of the ball well and found the open player," head coach Kari Hoffman said of Cedarville's first win over Findlay.  "We made them uncomfortable offensively by switching up defenses and our press did good things for us." The Lady Jackets (16-3, 12-1 G-MAC) enter the game on a roll, with six ...

Yellow Jackets Upset No. 9 Findlay

by Joshua Stevens Cedarville ruined Findlay’s undefeated start on Saturday, winning the huge conference game 82-69. It was Cedarville’s first G-MAC win of the season, and it comes by knocking off the No. 9 team in Division II. The Jackets (3-4, 1-1 GMAC) never trailed and led by as many as 20. Senior Grant Zawadzki led the way with 26 points and five assists, and freshman Kollin VanHorn put up 18. As a team, the Jackets shot 96.4 percent from the free throw line, making 27 of 28 ...

Cedarville Men’s Soccer Drops Pivotal Senior Day Match

by Tim Smith The Cedarville Yellow Jackets were defeated by Ohio Dominican 2-1 on Tuesday evening. The game marked the end of the regular season, with Cedarville finishing 11-5-2 on the year. With the loss, Cedarville dropped out of first place in the conference. The Tiffin Dragons heed the first seed for the tournament, awarding them hosting rights in the semi-finals and finals. Both squads started out aggressive, garnering multiple scoring opportunities on both sides. But Ohio Domini...

New Look for a New Year

Over the summer, Cedarville renovated the Stevens Student Center to give it a fresh new look by Madeleine Mosher and Shelby McGuire Unless you’re incredibly unobservant or have somehow managed to avoid Chuck’s for this long, you’ve probably noticed that the SSC is no longer pink and purple, but rather white. And gray. And blue. That’s because it got a makeover during the summer. Cedarville had been wanting to take on the renovation for some time, Creative Director Chad Jackson ...