Winter Storm of the Century
The Blizzard of 1978, dubbed “The Storm of the Century,” has not been forgotten by Ohio residents 36 years later. In light of frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall, this year’s winter is being compared to that of 1978. But is there any real comparison between the two?
The Blizzard of ’78 began early in the morning on Jan. 26 and continued into the next day. According to the National Weather Service, in that 24-hour period, snowfall ranged from five to 13 inches across Ohio.
Wind ...
Weak Ceiling Strengthened Church
In March 2013, Pastor Linda Davis of Cedarville United Methodist Church noticed some ceiling tiles drooping in a small portion of the building. The church, built in 1867, is the second oldest church in the town of Cedarville.
When examiners looked at the ceiling, they discovered that it was actually composed of three ceilings: one acoustic, one tile, and one plaster-and-lathe ceiling. After 146 years of hot and cold temperatures with no insulation, more than half of the plaster-and-lathe ...
New Generation. New Perspective.
Christians today have a wide range of views on drinking and its acceptability in the life of a Christian. Specifically, the millennial generation, born during the 1980s through the early 2000s, is more likely to have a more lenient stance on alcohol.
In response to these developments, Cedarville made an effort this year to clarify its stance on alcohol, confirming that, during their undergraduate career, students are not permitted to drink alcohol either on or off campus.
According to a ...
War on Poverty: 50 Years Later
The typical spring break of a college student involves hanging out with friends, sleeping a lot, and eating way too much of mom’s home cooking.
But each year, for a handful of students, this is not the case.
Every year, Cedarville’s community ministries sends a number of teams designed to minister to people in need across the United States. The teams partnered with organizations like Inner City Impact, Shepherds Ministries, Service Over Self and others.
Students came back from ...
New Lab Construction & Renovations Planned
Cedarville is building several new science labs and renovating others. This project will progress in two stages and cost around $5 million.
In phase one, three new anatomy labs will be completed and one lecture hall renovated in the ENS, costing around $800,000, according to a Cedarville press release. This phase will begin soon after graduation in May and has complete funding.
Phase two moves on to creating the new chemistry labs and renovating more labs in the ENS. This will take place ...
New Scholarships Intended to Grow Student Body
In an effort to make Cedarville more affordable for students, the administration created new scholarships for incoming freshmen beginning in the 2014 fall semester, said Janice Supplee, vice president for enrollment management and marketing. Supplee said the new scholarships are intended to grow the student body in population, the states represented and cultural diversity.
“Scholarships help you open doors to students who may not have considered Cedarville before,” Supplee said. “Som...
Cedarville Professors Addressed Affordable Care Act Implications
Students filled the Recital Hall in the Dixon Ministry Center to hear a panel of Cedarville professors discuss the Affordable Care Act. The panel, held on Thursday, Feb. 27, addressed the economic, ethical, legal and political implications of the health care law.
The first portion of the event, dedicated to the panel members each speaking on their area of expertise, opened with professor Mark Smith addressing the constitutionality of “Obamacare.” Smith, director of the center for ...
The Highs and Lows of Legalization
Twenty states have made the move to legalize medicinal marijuana, and Ohio is considering whether it will follow suit.
In an interview with The Marietta Times, Ohio resident Nathan Gundlach said marijuana prohibition has caused more problems than it has solved, leading to a black market economy, excessive incarceration and infringements on individual liberties.
“To me, the important issue is that we have the right to choose what we put in our bodies,” Gundlach said.
Legalization ...
Concealed Carry: Will Cedarville Pull the Trigger?
Cedarville’s administration is still considering changes to its firearms policy, but little progress has been made in the past 10 months.
In April 2013, campus safety director Douglas Chisholm told Cedars in an interview that Liberty University’s recent changes to its firearms policy inspired Cedarville to look into similar changes.
“After we got the information on Liberty, I passed it on to key people who are reading it,” Chisholm said. “There’s been more discussion on an ...
