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A Cedarville University Student Publication cedars Volume 50, Issue 11 April 26, 2002 Art Week Features Student Film, Music, Painting major Brock Bahler, who dis- Nicole Hanson played several of his black and Contributing Writer white photographs, said, Art week is an awesome opportunity Cedarville University recently to see a side of the Cedarville concluded its first art display, student body that no one nor- involving poetry, photographs, mally gets to see amateur films, and original mu- Junior broadcasting major sic compositions, in a five-day David McClain displayed a vari- campus event The art displays ety of black and white photo- were set up Tuesday through graphs he has taken in various Thursday in the lower level of parts of the world, including the Stevens Student Center, and New Zealand, California, and the event was sponsored by the Mexico McClain said, When I Student Government Associa- see something that visually in- tion trigues me, I take a few walks Art week began Mon, April 15 around it to view it from differ- with members of the forensics ent angles team speaking in the snack shop One of McClains photographs Alpha Beta Phi, the drama or- is taken from the angle of look- ganization at Cedarville, also pro- ing up at a large cross McClain vided an introduction to art week said, The cross is a powerful on Monday night with a staged Christian symbol and it always reading appropriately entitled, Katie Masterson, Laura Livingston, and Ryan Culpepper participate in art week W Jenks/ Cedars makes me feel small and insig- Art Senior Lauren Bizzoco di- nificant but it also makes me feel rected the play, and Junior Ryan this short reading Culpepper, an our major objectives of ABP is ments on the current trends in very individual and important Culpepper, Senior Laura English and Spanish major, said to increase appreciation of the the art world and their implica- Livingston, and Senior Kate We were excited to work with theatre arts on campus tions for people and societies Masterson made up the cast for SGA on art week, since one of Culpepper said the play com- Sophomore Bible comprehensive See Art page 10 Department Reworks Courses For Fall Semester member compiled a table con- flicts had to be resolved with fore had an opportunity to teach in a much more organized man- Tim Gilmour taining the lessons taught in each other departments Finally, the faculty began writ- ner Contributing Writer course Next the faculty ana- Students schedules were ad- ing new course descriptions and Though many classes will be lyzed this content-mapping, justed for semesters; instead of literature about the program different in the fall, the empha- The nursing department, like reevaluating each lessons im- taking only two or three major- Currently, much of the difficult sis on character training will re- every other department on cam- port and categorizing it into one related courses per quarter, stu- conversion work has been com- main the same Presently, char- pus, is working hard to effect of the departments stated teach- dents will now take three to five pleted acter qualities from 2 Peter 1:5- the semester conversion This ing emphases: godly living, care, courses per semester Sopho- Junior nursing major Chris 8 are taught alongside the nurs- includes an entire reworking of culture, and information man- mores will take some classes that Calo said, I took my classes on ing material throughout the course schedules and individual agement After compiling many had previously been offered to the old system, so I do not en- course schedule Faith and student schedules, along with a pages of content, the faculty juniors in order to fit in all the tirely know how it will work, but moral excellence are founda- rewriting of course descriptions began to rearrange the courses Faculty members from what Ive gathered, its tional, said department chair and program literature coursework to fit into semes- worked out which courses will much more progressive Some Irene Alyn Knowledge is impor- The nursing faculty created a ters Prerequisites and be taught by whom, in some of the old requirements have list of all the courses the depart- corequisites were redesigned, cases allowing professors to been dropped and it appears that ment offers, and each faculty and in some cases, class con- teach courses they had not be- the classes build on each other See Courses page 10 Viewpoints The Cellar Again .............................................................. ..2 Again .............................................................. ..4 New Government in Afghanistan 6 Opening Night for Inherit the Wind 8 Again..............................................................8 Letters to the Editor 7 CD Review: Love and Theft by Dylan 9 Not Again.......................................................11 Student Faces/ Cedar Faces 6/ 7 Russian Pianist To Visit Cedarville 10 2 CEDARS- FRIDAY, April 26, 2002 News CITA Convenes To Discuss Christians In Theatre Alyssa Rost this same community goal Life- stage needs men and women Staff Writer line Players and two Masters who are both qualified profes- Puppets teams travel to numer- sionals and dedicated Cedarvilles theatre depart- ous churches, schools, and ChristiansMore men and women ment recently hosted the Mid- camps throughout the year de- are needed to work on the sto- west Regional Theatre Confer- livering their drama programs ries that are being told in the ence for Christians in Theatre Janelle Bender, junior psychol- media Christians can and should Arts (CITA) The theme for the ogy major, said, Being a part of have a voice in the media We April 12-13 conference was Lifeline Players has helped shape have been silent too long, staging hope for a world in my view of what ministry is re- Robey said pain CITA exists for the pur- ally about It isnt as much about Bender said, Its especially pose of encouraging and equip- doing drama as it is about get- sad that the secular world is so ping Christians in theatre arts to ting into churches and homes far ahead of Christians in this impact the world and further the where we can make connections realm; people can be so moved kingdom of God Over 50 guests with people and share a little of by a secular movie or play but were present at the conference, Gods love with them God can theres very little quality Chris- including students from Bethel really use drama to speak truth tian stuff Hopefully, through College in Indiana, directors, into peoples lives Really, it is organizations like CITA, Chris- playwrights, performers, teach- nothing more than a medium tians will learn more about what ers, and those involved with that God can use to tug on our quality drama looks like, and church drama ministries hearts well be able to really utilize this One of CITAs organizational powerful tool that God has given CITA offers a worldwide sup- Lifeline Players teach drama techniques for the CITA conference W Jenks/ Cedars port network of believers who goals is to improve the quality us aid Christians in theatre arts formances by the Cedarville Uni- The goal of CITA to encour- of theatre work done by Chris- CITAs national conference in- CITA maintains a unique posi- versity Lifeline Players and other age Christians in theatre coin- tians This, too, is reiterated by volving several dozen Christian tion by providing a forum for groups, six workshop sessions, cides with the Universitys own Cedarvilles theatre objectives theatre organizations will be held dialogue on important issues, and tours of the new theatre goals in theatre and drama min- The world of theatre, film, and in June in St Louis providing information, re- Student volunteers involved in istry departments Our new the- sources, and support, and cre- theatre staffed the event by host- atre and our theatre major are ating an atmosphere of accep- ing, giving tours, and register- dedicated to the task of equip- tance for the wide diversity of ing guests ping men and women for a life cedars theatrical expression Dr David Robey, professor of of work and ministry in many The opening session of the communication arts at Cedarville, fields of professional theatre, Cara L Snider conference began Friday evening