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Clinton, Sanders Lead Race as Democrats Enter 1st Debate Oct. 13

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are the leading candidates in the polls for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. The two front-runners will be joined in the first Democratic presidential debate Oct. 13 by fellow candidates Lincoln Chaffee, Martin O’Malley and Jim Webb. According to the Associated Press,  Clinton and Sanders will most likely focus on the differences in their respective stances on issues, such as gun control and college affordability, in the Oct. 13 debate. ...

Former CU President William Brown Joins Chuck Colson Center

William Brown, the ninth president of Cedarville University, joined the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview in August 2015 as national director of the Colson Fellows Program and the senior fellow for worldview and culture. “Most of the issues we have in our culture are not issues of Republican and Democrat or conservative and liberal or whatever, " Brown said. "They’re really heart and worldview issues, and that’s what Christ came to do is help us focus on the reality of who ...

Same Game, New Court

Christina McQueen enters the Hive, the fast-food style cafe on campus. The day has taken a toll on her body but not her spirit. After a few minutes of conversation, her genuine character and friendly personality start to shine. Fresh out of basketball practice, she comes across as gregarious and warm-hearted, towering over the student employee who hands over a burger and fries. From highschool to Division II McQueen said life at Cedarville University is a change from Gardner-Webb Univers...

A Growing, Weekly Tradition

For the past few years, students have gathered for swing dancing nights, which take place on Sunday nights at 7:30 in the DMC lobby or at various venues where the jazz band plays throughout the year. Though a common sight now for students, the Sunday dance was the brainchild of two Cedarville students with a passion for swing dancing. In the fall of 2011, Cedarville University began allowing students to participate in group dances on campus. Chase Kitzmiller and Alex Huffman quickly latched ...

Planned Parenthood and the Christian’s Response

A series of videos about Planned Parenthood released by the Center for Medical Progress, an organization concerned with preserving human dignity, have renewed the interest in the issue of abortion. The Center for Medical Progress’ series of  investigative videos released to the public beginning in July 2015  shows Planned Parenthood selling fetal tissue to StemExpress, a biotech firm and provider of human-derived research specimens. In some  videos, individuals with the Center for ...

Cedarville Makes Changes to Campus, Names Faculty to New Positions

 So long, Cedar Spray. You no longer have to fear the deadly – or seemingly deadly – Cedar Spray. Grounds crews moved one of the two fountains this summer further into the lake and further from the usual course of the wind’s blow. This means you can look nice for that job interview or presentation and not bring the smell of Cedar Lake with you. Hooray! Bye-bye dorm vacuums. If you’re prone to eating crackers in bed, leaving a trail of crumbs or bringing mud in on your shoes, you ...

Carson Campaign to Hold Rally at CU

Editor's note: Though Cedars will bring you in-depth coverage of the Carson Rally, we do not endorse any presidential candidate. Post your pictures and thoughts about the rally on social media using #CarsonatCU. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson will host a campaign rally at Cedarville University 2 p.m. Sept. 22. in the university's Dixon Ministry Center. Being the site of a political rally is perhaps a first for the university, which has stated it does not endorse any preside...

An Unexpected Welcome

Clearwater Christian College’s closing in June left Clearwater students with a gap that Cedarville University is working to fill. “The closing caught everybody off guard,” said Karisa Linafelter, Cedarville’s associate registrar for academic advising and transfer services. "(Clearwater) students left campus (at the end of the semester) having absolutely no clue that this was going to happen." Clearwater announced the closing June 5, 2015, leaving Clearwater students with an ...

Updated: New Students, New Name

Pianist Josiah Kenniv and vocalist Brittany Mitchell won the crowd with a moving duet of a Witney Houston song in Cedarville's 2014 New Student Talent Show: Photo by Kari Barnhill Cedarville University’s annual talent show for freshmen and transfer students has changed its name. After nine years as the “New Student Talent Show,” the show takes on a new name – the “New Student Variety Show.” The who Jill Willert, the SGA events director,  is the one behind the name change. But ...

FOX News Contributor, WaPo Columnist to Visit CU

You may recognize him if you’re a FOX News die-hard. Charles Krauthammer, FOX News contributor and Pulitzer-prize winning columnist for the Washington Post, will visit Cedarville University for Constitution Day. The Center for Political Studies hosts “An Evening with Charles Krauthammer” 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Dixon Ministry Center’s Jeremiah Chapel. In addition to success as a journalist and political commentator on FOX News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” and other programs, ...