Cedars, January 25, 2002 Cedarville University

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Cedars. 534. https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cedars/534 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by Footer Logo DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cedars by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact [email protected]. University Entertains Possibility O f Pocket PCs can be synchronized with the Aaron Sattler GroupWise organizational fea Contributing' Writer tures including contact lists and calendars. Imagine a campus with every At the end of the quarter, the student and professor with his technology committee will ask or her own portable personal students and professors to evalu computer. That was the vision ate the potential of these ma of the technology committee chines in the classroom. They when they implemented the must determine if the Pocket Pocket PC experimental project PCs provide a decided advantage this quarter. Select students in to both the student and the pro two classes received Compaq’s fessor or if they are simply ex top of the line Ipac Pocket PCs pensive toys. Some advantages to use in and out of class, with of the Pocket PC include easy the purpose of determining the recording features, computer practicality of issuing them col access for off-campus students, lege-wide in the future. Profes and PowerPoint displaying ca sors also received their own at pabilities. the beginning of the year. These With excellent audio recording hand-held computers approxi ability, Professor Sharon mately the size of typical palm Johnson believes that the Pocket pilots, but offer much more PCs will provide students the than your average day timer. able cartridge similar to those onto these miniature computers. sion found on school comput unique ability to record audio and The Pocket PCs given to stu found in digital cameras. Stu Pocket PCs include condensed ers. Additionally, the Pocket PCs submit it to their professors. dents have 64 megabytes of dents can download practically versions of the Microsoft Office include the day-timing features RAM with an optional expand anything from movies to the Bible Suite, which work with the ver of ordinary palm pilots, and they See PCs page 13 Nursing Students Conduct Meningitis Research Rachel Gamong Meningococcal disease is also the nursing program are trying “making Cedarville University cussed ways of addressing the Contributing Writer a leading cause of bacterial men to get across. students aware of the risk for problem. ingitis, an infection of the brain The eight nursing students meningitis and how to prevent Currently, they are implement Ten to fifteen percent of the and spinal cord coverings. Al who have worked hard to edu it.” ing their plan to help students 2,600 people who contract men though anyone can get menin cate Cedarville students and the The Meningitis Awareness recognize the risks of bacterial ingococcal disease each year in gococcal disease, college fresh community about the risks of Project began spring quarter of meningitis and the availability of the United States die in spite of men, especially those who live bacterial meningitis are Heidi last year when those involved vaccination. They hope to ac medical treatment. Ten percent in dorms, have a slightly higher Hambach, Jamie Mohler, Sarah formulated a three-pronged plan complish this by producing an of those who survive suffer risk of acquiring it. Ross, Sarah Snare, Bethany to increase awareness of the informative video to place in from the aftermath of this dis There is, however, a vaccine Warner, Melissa Van Earden, risks of bacterial meningitis in the Patterson Clinic about meningi ease, which can include loss of that can prevent two of the three Dana Davis, and Melanie community. tis and the vaccine. They also limbs or hearing, damage to the types of meningococcal disease Brossoit. After recognizing the need for plan to distribute pamphlets to nervous system, mental retarda in older children and adults. This Davis stated the goal of the meningitis awareness during fall tion, seizures, and strokes. is the message several seniors in Meningitis Awareness Project as quarter, the nursing students dis See Meningitis page 4 / ---------- \ Beam mp up, Scotty....................... 1 ^Viewpoints_ C e l l a r POH Keeps........................................ ............. 3 Reexamining feminism........................ ........ 5 Acoustic Fire and St. Blue..................... ...... 11 Jim Dandy in the snack shop............. ............. 11 Gl Noelle................................................ ........ 6 CD Review: The Wallflowers ...................... 12 Pishahhhhhhh................................... ............. 13 Sex Ed in Christian high schools........ ........ 8 Artsy Opportunities.............................. ....... 12 l--------------------- 2 CEDARS- FRIDAY, Jan. 25,2002 _____________________ News_____________________ Cedarville Hosts High School Leadership Weekend could ever ask or imagine.” We wanted the students to feel Kelly Issakatnen Each session started out with a comfortable with their small Contributing' Writer time of praise and worship group and trust them. Spending where the students were able to the night in the dorm provided a “If your Christianity is boring, prepare their hearts for the mes way for students to interact on it’s because of you,” said Jeff sage. They also chose two dif a more personal level with those Greer, who opened up the first ferent electives called break out that they had spent all day with. session of this past weekend’s sessions. In this small group set Good conversation flows much leadership conference with a ting, students learned and dis easier in a dorm setting,” said challenge to the over four hun cussed practical ways to live out Emily Gayer, who helped orga dred highschoolers, picked by their faith. nize the event. their churches and youth groups, Besides getting into the Bible, The weekend has already to attend the conference. attending the FFH concert, and proven fruitful. Greer received Lisa Herman, a small group enjoying plenty of food and a an email from a young man that leader, said, “The conference variety of games, those in atten attended the conference who got was an excellent time of fellow dance were able to just kick back into a car accident the day after ship and learning. I think that and enjoy spending time here at he arrived home from the con God blessed the conference and Cedarville. Each student stayed ference. many of the high schoolers had with their small group leader in In the email he stated that he life-changing experiences. the dorm where they had the had nothing to complain about The main speaker [Greer] gave opportunity to get a glimpse of and that he needed to call on God the challenge to be servant-lead college life. It was also a great when times were tough. He ers in a unique and fun style. His time to get to know one another wrote of changing his whole heart for these potential leaders the impossible through them.” students to dream big, live lives better. perspective, and taking the nec was evident, and he encouraged “Race to the Bottom,” the of purpose, and trust God to do “Building relationships was an essary steps to start living out a them to believe that God can do theme of the weekend, dared “immeasurably more than we important part of the weekend. life of purpose in Christ. Tommy Nelson To Speak For CEDARS Song Of Solomon Conference Cara L. Snider Editor in Chief Hult said, “I never really stud Emily Wiljatnaa, assistant di Noelle M. Madsen Seth B. Martin Elizabeth Proemmel ied the Song of Solomon before, rector of Alumni Relations and a Layout Editor Assignment Editor Contributing Writer and [Nelson] just presented it in ’98 Cedarville graduate, said, Will H. Jenks Stacey L. Shcolnik a way that was very applicable.” “For the price of a one-night Photography Editor ■ Copy Editor Tommy Nelson is a man who Hult said that even though she is concert you get six sessions and travels across the United States not currently involved in a rela the chance to gain insight and Sarah L. Greene Teresa M. Ott educating the church on a book tionship, Nelson teaches prin skills for an incredible marriage.” Business Manager Copy Editor that is rarely talked about within ciples that she can apply to fu She has read “The Book of Ro Dr. S. Calhoun and Dr. D. Deardorff Christian circles and even less ture relationships. mance” and is looking forward Julian West and Dr. Leete frequently understood. Nelson Amy Dirr, resident director of to hearing Nelson speak in per teaches the Song of Solomon Maddox, said, “We have so son. and is coming to Cedarville to much preparation here [at Nelson teaches six sessions Cedars is a bi-weekly publication issued on Fridays, speak in chapel and hold a two- Cedarville] for future careers, during the two day conference except during breaks and exam weeks. The goal of Cedars is to day conference on Feb. 1-2. but not much preparation for which incorporates times of inform and entertain its readership through reporting on our Nelson, author of “The Book marriage, which is in my opin worship music.

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