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Senior allied health major Tiffany Weaver knew something wasn't right when she began losing vision in her right eye, which turned into total numbness on the right side of her body. After multiple visits to her medical doctor, Weaver still didn't know what was wrong.

Cedarville University's 20-member Model United Nations team excelled at the regional Dayton Model United Nations competition, held February 3-4, at Sinclair Community College.

Being born without hearing can change someone's life forever. Through prayer, resilience and multiple surgeries, one Cedarville University student hasn't let her condition stop her from enjoying life and thriving in college. Sophomore nursing major Masen Krampe from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was born with Connexin 26, a genetic condition making her fully deaf. Krampe is missing the approximately 60,000 hairs inside a hearing person's ear that are used to transmit sound from the eardrum to the auditory nerve.

For any college senior, accepting a job offer puts them on cloud nine. The new job is the start of their professional career and can create a trajectory that proves rewarding. For Cedarville University senior computer science major David Adedeji from Aurora Illinois, his trajectory begins "in the cloud" as he accepted a full-time position that will allow him to move data into Google Cloud.

It is essential for health care professionals to prescribe the best possible medications to their patients. For this reason, Dr. McKenzie Grinalds, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, led a study on treatments for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, revealing gaps in current medical knowledge that future researchers must explore.

It is essential for health care professionals to prescribe the best possible medications to their patients. For this reason, Dr. McKenzie Grinalds, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, led a study on treatments for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, revealing gaps in current medical knowledge that future researchers must explore.

It is essential for health care professionals to prescribe the best possible medications to their patients. For this reason, Dr. McKenzie Grinalds, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, led a study on treatments for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, revealing gaps in current medical knowledge that future researchers must explore.

Cedarville University's Robert W. Plaster School of Business will host The Pitch competition on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. in the Jeremiah Chapel in the Dixon Ministry Center. The Pitch, similar to the nationally televised program Shark Tank, gives students the opportunity to present their business or product ideas to earn cash prizes up to $1,000. The student entrepreneurs are given the chance to pitch their idea to a panel of judges from the Christian Business Fellowship, including film producer Earl Seals. The judges will award the cash prizes based on the students' presentations.

It was in the middle of volleyball practice that then-high school student Macy DePew started wheezing unexpectedly. What she thought was a simple asthma attack turned out to significantly alter the next 3 months of her life.

Seeing potential is at the heart of entrepreneurship. And for Eve Welhener, a sweet tradition turned into a future career. Welhener, a Cedarville University freshman finance major from Vandalia, Ohio, got a jump-start on her career when at the age of 15 she turned her love of baking into a hobby of making custom cookies. This idea has been transformed into a well-established cookie business.

For its winter season, the theatre department at Cedarville University will be performing Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" in the DeVries Theatre. The show runs February 2-12. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online or at the information desk in the Stevens Student Center at the university.

While many people may be familiar with the story of Operation Auca from 1956 with missionaries Nate Saint, Jim Elliot and others, one Cedarville University freshman has a special connection to the story.

Comprehensive strength training is now more accessible than ever with Dr. David Peterson's new total body trainer. Peterson, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Cedarville University, has collaborated with students across academic disciplines to make his exercise trainer available to a broader audience.

Much like the cells they study, Cedarville University's molecular biology students are multiplying. For the first time, the major has surpassed 100 enrolled students who will be prepared with the clinical and research skills necessary to serve in a field of increasing importance. Kyra Becker from Cincinnati, Ohio, is one Cedarville alumna who worked as a clinical research intern at the University of Cincinnati last summer. "I've always dreamed of working in a lab," Becker said. "I wanted to do research, and this internship delivered on that. I got lots of practice collecting data, analyzing it and applying it to understand its uses." Becker was offered a full-time position and plans to work as a clinical research coordinator, researching methods for helping those with kidney failure, for the university after her graduation in May.

Abby Gosselink, junior environmental science major from Otley, Iowa, took "field experience" to a whole new level, as she spent her summer studying wildlife, the ecosystem and wetland preservation at Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies in Mancelona, Michigan.

For years, Cedarville University has been taking students on a weeklong tour of key civil rights locations as part of an extracurricular experience. But when the chartered bus departed campus on October 20, 2022, the tour was more than just a weeklong exercise, it was now part of a new, intensive nine-week, three-credit hour class.

With new virtual reality technology, Cedarville University students studying in the Industrial and Innovative Design program, can now sketch designs without ever laying pen to paper. The new innovative learning method will further prepare the design students for future careers.

The Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) NuNu Chapter, Cedarville University's communication honors society, has inducted 25 new members this fall. These students will become lifelong members of one of the National Communication Association's 500 LPH chapters and be recognized for superior academic achievement.

Whether it be writing, speaking or performing, Cedarville University junior Priya Hansen has a powerful way with words. Hansen is from Naples, Florida, and she is majoring in Christian education and youth ministries, with a concentration in worship. She's had the opportunity to serve in chapel in a unique way. Since her senior year of high school, Hansen has been writing spoken word poetry, a form of poetry that reads like a monologue. She uses rhyme, repetition, rhythm and imagery to create a word picture and set a tone.

Passionate for politics, Jonny Gartner, a senior political science major from Sunbury, Ohio, is making his voice heard in national news. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Gartner spoke on a Fox News panel related to the midterm election and asked a question at a town hall meeting with U.S. Senate candidates JD Vance and Tim Ryan.

For many college students, projects simply fulfill a grade. But some Cedarville University students majoring in communication are using their senior capstone project to serve their local community.

Sometimes college causes students to put their hobbies on hold. But for sophomore Shiloh Drake, her dream of being a published author has become a reality, and she plans to release her third book on Monday, Dec. 12.

While most students spend their weekends watching movies with friends or studying for an exam, several Cedarville University students spend their Friday nights in an unusual place - the Greene County Juvenile Detention Center.

This fall, Cedarville University's theatre department performed "The Giver," a play based on the well-beloved book written by Lois Lowry, also adapted for film. The show was a success, but one of the biggest impacts was on the actors themselves. To the surprise of the entire cast, a visiting guest from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival nominated two students to compete for a scholarship and awarded three certificates of merit to selected members of the show's cast.

This fall, Cedarville University's theatre department performed "The Giver," a play based on the well-beloved book written by Lois Lowry, also adapted for film. The show was a success, but one of the biggest impacts was on the actors themselves. To the surprise of the entire cast, a visiting guest from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival nominated two students to compete for a scholarship and awarded three certificates of merit to selected members of the show's cast.

For senior accounting student Eric Doese, from Sussex, Wisconsin, last year's summer break was not spent relaxing from schoolwork or working an internship. Instead, he spent his time studying for the rigorous certified public accountant (CPA) exam.

For most students, the approach of finals consists of worrying about grade point average and final presentations. But for a small group of Cedarville University students majoring in business, December is all about Christmas season sales.

For most students, the approach of finals consists of worrying about grade point average and final presentations. But for a small group of Cedarville University students majoring in business, December is all about Christmas season sales.

For Katie Baird, a junior from Crawfordsville, Indiana, becoming a missionary felt like a daunting task. But after spending a gap year in the Dominican Republic, she discovered a passion for relational missions and a confirmed direction for her life.

'Tis the season for gifts - but nothing can quite compare to opening a gift, maybe for the first time, from someone halfway across the world. Each November, the Operation Christmas Child student organization at Cedarville University seeks to pack 1,000 shoeboxes filled with gifts and necessities for children overseas. This ministry, based out of Samaritan's Purse, has reached over 198 million children in more than 170 countries and territories since 1993. Sarah Brubaker, a senior intercultural studies major from Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a co-president of the student organization.