Not just a thrift store: How Second Act gives back to the community
By Chloe Smith
What does it mean to be the hands and feet of Jesus? For one small thrift store in Cedarville, it means helping the community in any way they can. And it started with a few donations of used clothing.
The Cedarville United Methodist Church used to place donated clothes on the pews for those in need to take. But while donations piled up, the church began to run out of space. And so the idea of a thrift store was born.
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‘Free to be Me’: Why people thrift
By: Maggie Fipps
Walt looked for mistakes.
He methodically scanned the rows of junk stacked in the driveway, the detritus of someone’s life sorted and piled up in the sun. He looked for errors of oversight, treasure in the trash that the previous owner had overlooked.
He gravitated toward an orange vase – the cut glass engraved with the shadows of black trees. He paid the $20 scrawled on the sticker tag and returned home to uncover the history of his find. As he unwrapped the ...
CU on the trail: Opinions on local hiking spots
By Ashleigh Clark
Spring is on the horizon. As the temperature rises and the weather tries to stay consistent, outdoor activities are popular once again. For Cedarville University students and faculty, a common way to celebrate warmer weather is hiking. The Miami Valley area offers several local trails that are beautiful year-round.
John Bryan, which is a 10-min drive from campus, offers a tree-lined gorge hike similar to Indian Mound Reserve. Hocking Hills is roughly an hour and a ...
Mom and Dad’s is a local favorite
By Anna Harman
Only a handful of restaurants exist in the small town of Cedarville, and among them is Mom and Dad’s Dairy Bar and Grill. This local spot is right across the street from Cedarville University, making it a popular hangout for students.In the late 1950s, the Irvine family built the Dairy Isle, which is now recognized as the location for Mom and Dad’s. Numerous families have owned the business over the years. In 1990, the Holmes family bought the business and turned it into ...
The War in Ukraine: One Year Later
by Noah Tang
One year ago, Ukraine was invaded by its larger neighbor, Russia. While most observers expected Ukraine to fall within days, so far the country has withstood the might of the Russian war machine. Ukraine’s democratically elected government has rallied its citizens to stand up to the invasion. And with the aid of most Western countries, Ukraine has retaken half of the territory that Russia initially overran.
As the war continues into its second year, Western governments and ...
Cedarville Students Evangelize at Other Schools
by Anna Harman
On February 13th, the seed of a spiritual awakening was planted on Cedarville University’s campus. President Dr. White announced in chapel, “We have no idea what we’re doing tonight and that’s a good thing because otherwise, nothing would happen. It’s up to the Lord tonight.”
Following chapel, students worshiped, prayed, and shared fellowship with one another throughout the week. Since then, numerous students have gone off campus to evangelize to other schools ...
CU Students’ Favorite Coffee Shops
by Anna Harman
There are a few coffee spots in Cedarville to choose from, but there are several coffee shops outside of Cedarville that many students find worth the drive.
“My favorite coffee shop outside of Cedarville is Vinyl Coffee. I believe that the quality of the coffee for the price is better than anything you find in Cedarville,” said junior Nursing major, Jy Klein. “It’s better tasting and cheaper. I also love the atmosphere with all of the Vinyl ...
CU Outreach: Wright State University Ministry
by Anna Harman
Throughout the newfound movement of student-led evangelism on Cedarville’s campus, CU Outreach has been a ministry that many of these students have gotten involved in.
CU Outreach seeks to share the Gospel at Wright State University and train Cedarville University students in conversational evangelism. CU Outreach was student-initiated, chiefly by Christopher Nunan, who graduated from Cedarville University in 2015. By 2012, the ministry was a well-established ...
Beans or Orion? Getting CU Students’ Opinions
By Anna Harman
Students at Cedarville University have probably heard of the two local coffee shops, Beans and Cream and Orion. Both Beans and Orion are located downtown, only two doors away from each other. Each location provides a different environment and coffee experience, although both are very popular for many students and locals.
Beans was founded in 1997 and has been at its current location since 2008. The interior of Beans still has the original architecture from when the ...
Recent leaders have mishandled classified documents, but is the hype called for?
by Noah Tang
Within the last year, classified material was discovered in the possession of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and former Vice President Mike Pence. These events have occasioned a great deal of controversy.
According to Matthew Dearden, Cedarville’s Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, “There are a variety of laws and regulations that govern classified documents, and sometimes they are different based on who has control over the docume...
