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Townhouses Offer Transition to Real Life

Living in the townhouses is a fun and helpful transition from dorm living to real life, said a townhouse resident. Tess Yake, a senior nursing major, transferred to Cedarville her sophomore year. After living in Johnson Hall the first year, Yake and her roommate decided to try applying to live in a townhouse. Each of the 16 units houses six students, and applicants are encouraged to have the full group of six to apply. Yake and her roommate created an ad on Classifieds at the end ...

Lamp Post Signs Promote #Conversation

When students arrived on campus this fall, some expressed confusion over an addition to the occasional lamppost – campus hashtags. Some students assumed the hashtags were for Getting Started Weekend and occasionally noticed the few changes in the next two weeks as they remained posted. The continuous campus hashtags are a pilot program, courtesy of the marketing department, to fit in with its goal of making Cedarville’s social media more purposeful. The idea of advertising ...

Ethan Dewhurst Overcomes Injury to Anchor Jackets Defense

Cedarville men’s soccer goalkeeper Ethan Dewhurst anchored the Yellow Jackets on the defensive end, chalking up a school record of 10 shutouts during the 2013 season. But just five months before the season started, Dewhurst, who is currently a junior, was spending his days off the soccer field and in a wheelchair. Dewhurst said he has been playing soccer for as long as he can remember, and just about everyone in his family enjoys soccer. For the past 20 years, a member of the Dewhurst family ...

Just Sayin’: A Little About Me

Welcome back, everyone! I’m sure most of you are starting to settle down and establish your routines for the semester. Hopefully you have been able to sort through the plethora of assignments located within your syllabi and have not suffered from shock. I’m still trying to figure out my schedule, and this is my fourth year here, so no worries if you still need to get a little more organized. I figured the best way for me to start off this column would be with some kind of introduction. If ...

Constitution Day to Educate Students

Cedarville is hosting a two-hour event to celebrate Constitution Day and educate students about the document’s importance. Mark Smith, associate professor of political science, said the event will feature Brad Jacob, a professor of constitutional law at Regent University. Smith said Jacob has come to Cedarville multiple times over the last several years. “He also has academic expertise in religion and the Constitution,” Smith said. “So he often talks about religion, religious ...

Lady Jackets Hold On to Defeat Ashland Eagles

Cedarville’s women’s soccer team defended took advantage of home field tonight, defeating the Ashland Eagles 2-1 for their third win of the season.  The Eagles, ranked seventh in the Regional Coach’s Poll, were unbeaten in three matches heading into tonight’s game. The teams battled early, with neither side able to establish dominance in possession.  Grace Miorelli gave Cedarville a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 38th minute.  Miorelli increased the lead to 2-0 in the 71st minute with ...

Involvement Fair

Hundreds of students and community members attended the 2014 Involvement Fair at Cedarville University on Friday, August 22. The Involvement Fair was held in the Doden Field House and gave students the opportunity to connect with campus and community organizations. Students and faculty alike stopped by the Cedars photo booth: [metaslider id=611]

Senior Theatre Major Breathes Fire [VIDEO]

Cedarville senior theatre major Virginia "V" Scites has a unique background: she was raised in a traveling circus. Scites grew up traveling and performing historical circus acts with her parents and brother. She is a skilled fire breather and one of only seven or eight people in the world who sword walks. She is also a talented singer, contortionist and fire dancer, among many other things. Here she talks about how she learned to breathe fire and shows us how it's done. WATCH:

Virginia Scites: Girl on Fire

Senior theatre major Virginia “V” Scites has a unique background: she was raised in a traveling circus. Scites grew up traveling and performing historical circus acts with her parents and brother. She is a skilled fire breather and one of only seven or eight people in the world who sword walks. She is also a talented singer, contortionist and fire dancer, among many other things. Scites originally went to Kentucky Christian University to major in music, but after two years, she ...