New University Blog Recaps Diversity on the Web
The Rev. Gregory Dyson, director of intercultural leadership at Cedarville University, said he wants to change how diversity is perceived on Cedarville’s campus. Cultural diversity has been, and continues to be a divisive and controversial issue for both Christians and non-Christians to address. Dyson said he believes that while all people have different and unique backgrounds, skin pigmentation is just one element of that.
To raise awareness about multiculturalism and teach students how ...
Cedars Named Best College Newspaper for 4th Straight Year
Cedars won the general excellence award for the fourth straight year as the best college newspaper in its division of the Ohio Newspaper Association's annual contest. Cedars won eight awards in seven different categories to accumulate the most points in Division B to win the Frank E. Deaner Award for Excellence in College Journalism.
Five Division B schools submitted entries in the contest's 10 categories. Division B included schools with 9,999 or fewer students. This year marked the ...
The Best ‘Case’ Scenario
Senior Dan Case went one year without eating dessert, and that portion of his story has been viewed more than two million times on BuzzFeed, thanks to a “listicle” posted Jan. 10.
But a dessert-less year is neither the beginning nor the end of his story.
Case, a psychology major, spoke in chapel last semester about his battle with depression, which nearly led to suicide. He credits his childhood friend Olivia Harvey ’14 with both convincing him to continue living and to begin ...
CU Nursing Students Live Out ‘Loving Your Neighbor’
A group of Cedarville nursing students last semester helped out the Springfield Promise Neighborhood Association (SPNA), which focuses on the academic and social success of youth in Springfield, Ohio.
Rachel Parrill, associate professor of nursing at Cedarville, took a team of six senior nursing students from the public health nursing class to the Springfield community in order to partner with SPNA's current work. The public health class requires students to develop an intervention program ...
The Neapolitan Closes Doors For Good
Cedarville ice cream store The Neapolitan closed its doors permanently this afternoon, Jan. 19, according to a Facebook post on The Neapolitan's official page.
"The time has come for us to close the Neapolitan," Taylor Minor, owner of The Neapolitan and Stoney Creek Roasters said in the post. "As we look towards the future of Stoney Creek Roasters we must begin to focus our efforts and expertise in a single direction. Thank you for your support and encouragement over the past 7 years. We ...
Safe Spaces and Speech: A Wordless Battle
When speech is stifled, so is the very essence of America, said Wes Baker, distinguished professor of communications at Cedarville.
“Our political system is based on the whole idea that we allow all kinds of things to be said,” said Baker, who teaches media law and ethics classes. “We have a very high standard in the United States to protect speech of all kinds.”
College is a place at which free speech should flourish and all ideas able to be expressed, he said.
“That’s the ...
Hope for the Hopeless
Cedarville University’s Student Government Association (SGA) brings service and philanthropy to Cedarville’s backyard with an initiative called “The 937 Project.” SGA chooses a philanthropy project for the student body to support each academic year. This year’s project is in reponse to a student survey cast by SGA this summer.
The project is a partnership with two local organizations to provide not only financial support but also to give students the opportunity to serve alongside ...
CU Begins Adoption Assistance Program for Faculty
Cedarville University implemented an adoption assistance benefit during the fall semester as an example of a biblical response to adoption.
Thomas White, president of Cedarville University, said during chapel Oct. 2, 2015, that Cedarville will provide up to $3,000 to faculty who adopt a child. Faculty may receive this financial assistance for up to two children per family.
“We may expand it in the future,” White said in an email. “But (the administration) wanted to start modestly and ...
A Cross-Country Move
When it comes to breaks, students like to compare how far they have to travel. Some students drive for half an hour, while others need half a day and multiple stops at gas stations.
For two Cedarville cross country runners, sophomore Jodi Davis and freshman Cheyenne Applegate, home is over 4,000 miles away in Anchorage, Alaska. It takes 60 hours to drive there from Cedarville, and a one-way flight costs over $1,000 and takes 12 hours.
Miles from home
Davis’ entire family lives in Alaska, ...
Little Town of Lights Turns 25
Christmas is rich in traditions, and for Cedarville, that tradition is the Little Town of Lights. Little Town of Lights will celebrate its 25th anniversary 5-8:30 p.m. Dec. 5. The event is hosted by the Cedarville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Some of the biggest Little Town of Lights traditions include a parade with Santa Claus and other local floats, a wreath auction and a tree-lighting ceremony. This year, Santa will ride in an 1886 refurbished sleigh in the parade. The wreath auction includes ...
