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Cedars. 29. https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cedars/29 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]. The Student News Publication of Cedarville University March 2013 $$ CUCU $$ $ $$ TOUGH FINANCIAL TIMES MEAN $ CHANGES FOR THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE UNIVERSITY IS STILL STABLE ERAP defunded, but many teachers to stay in China Colleges across country cutting budgets T ble of Contents March 2013 Vol. 65, No. 8 Just Sayin’ ... Quit your Complainin’ hen you sit verse 10 we see another serious offense - grum- Page 3 down and think bling. It is this sin that prompted the vengeful March/April Calendar Wabout it, there’s hand of the “destroying angel.” a lot we can complain If we would take an honest look at our- Pages 4-6 about - whether it’s a selves and the conversations we have, I think RAs, Technology Affected by Trustee- snow storm in spring, it’s safe to say we complain so much more than Mandated $4 Million Fund an overbearing load of we realize. We complain about school work, Page 7 homework, the unknowns the food in Chuck’s, the irksome people in our of the future, a bad hair dorms, the weather, our appearance and any ERAP Funding Cut, But Teachers Staying day or discovering all the slight inconvenience that might plague us dur- Pages 8-9 Becca Powlus chocolate milk is gone in ing the day. I’m as guilty as the next person. Higher Ed: Lower Budgets Chuck’s. It’s easy to lose And it’s high time we start holding each other joy in the midst of mundane and frustrating accountable. Pages 10-11 circumstances. That’s why joy is something Complaining about a situation does abso- Presidential Search Update you have to choose. lutely nothing to alleviate the problem. It only Page 13 On a particular day last week, I was hav- drags others down into the dumps with you. I Opera Live! Masterworks Concert ing one of those days where every little thing understand that venting is often crucial to our goes wrong. The growing frustrations of the mental health, but why must we vent to one Pages 14-15 day eventually brought me to the point of a another? Why don’t we bring our grievances to From Student to Coach mild meltdown. Seeing no other way to release Christ? Perhaps it’s because we realize that our Page 17 this pent-up anger, I did the mature thing and complaints hold no weight when placed in the Movie Review: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ started to vigorously punch my mattress. Af- hands of Jesus. We would rather hold on to our ter that escapade ended, I went outside for feelings of frustration because we believe that Page 18 some fresh air. And that lovely fresh air was we have a right to be upset, and we don’t want Album Review: ‘The Raven That Refused to whipping at 500 miles per hour, blowing my to give those feelings over to Christ because we Sing’ all-too-voluminous hair all in my face. I got re- know that he will disarm us. Page 19 ally angry for two seconds, and then I started We tend to cling to Christ when serious to laugh. I realized how ridiculous I must look, tragedies and insurmountable problems arise, Album Review: ‘Kings and Queens’ not only because my hair was engulfing my but often forget to come to him in the midst Book Review: ‘Thoughts that Fell from a defenseless face, but because I was getting so of our run-of-the-mill, everyday issues. Life Taco Shell’ bent out of shape about such small things. I would be so much more enjoyable if we would simply had to laugh at myself, and I’m tempted chose to let go of the inconveniences, quit to think God might have been chuckling at me complaining and be thankful for the chance as well. to be alive. Our small dissatisfactions can be In 1 Corinthians 10, and many other pas- swallowed up in the satisfaction of Christ if we sages of scripture, we find warnings against would only let it happen. Jesus understands complaining. This passage in particular begins our limitations, knows that we get bent out of with a reminder that the Israelite ancestors ex- shape over silly things, and loves us in spite perienced God in mysterious and miraculous of it all. If that’s not enough to bring you joy, Holly McClellan ways, yet continued to displease him. Their nothing will be. We’ve been gifted with life, Managing Editor bodies were scattered in the wilderness as a bad hair days and all, and it is beautiful. And result, certainly not a laughing matter. Their we know that no matter how tough things get Zack Anderson Assistant Managing Editor example serves as a warning to believers. What down here, we have an eternal hope waiting for National/International Editor led to their downfall were serious offenses us at the end of all things. such as idolatry in verse 7, sexual immorality So when you sit down and think about it, Becca Powlus in verse 8, and testing Christ in verse 9. Yet in we really have nothing to complain about at all. Arts and Entertainment Editor Madison Troyer Campus News Print Editor Watch for a new issue of Crystal Goodremote Campus News Online Editor Cedars every month. Jesse Silk Sports Editor Kate Norman, Lauren Eissler Newsstands are located on the Copy Editors Jenni Hodges Design Director upper and lower levels of the SSC. Radleigh Wakefield Cover Design Kristen Craig, Jillian Philyaw, Kaleigh Shonk For more news, go to Designers Jeff Gilbert ReadCedars.com Faculty Adviser 2 March 2013 CALENDAR April 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Easter Break - Easter Break - Softball v. Ohio - Opening Night / - Spring Play: - Spring Play: Valley Art Gala: Tartuffe Tartuffe Tartuffe - Men’s/Women’s - “Mr. Cedarville” Tennis v. Central State 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 - FTM: The Boy - Women’s - Senior Party - Tartuffe - Tartuffe - Tartuffe in the Striped Tennis v. Indiana - Softball v. West - SB v. Kentucky - CU Friday - Softball Pajamas Wesleyan Virginia State Wesleyan - Men’s/Women’s v. Trevecca - Switch! - Men’s Tennis v. Tennis v. Bethel Nazarene Screening Central Sate - SB v. Salem Int. - JS 2013 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 - Tartuffe - Academic - Fit Walks - Bach’s Lunch: - Women’s Choir - Tennis v. - Baseball v. Honors Day - Women’s Tennis Jazz, Jazz, Jazz! Concert Ursuline Salem Int. - Tennis v. Tiffin v. Ohio Dominican - Leadership 2013 - TNL - Baseball v. -SB v. Ursuline - Encounter: Night Salem Int. -Traditional Irish of Worship - SB v. D. Elkins Music Session 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 - Symphonic - Jazz Band - No Chapel: ELLIV - No Chapel: ELLIV - ELLIV 2013 Band and Brass Concert Set-up Set-up - Baseball Concert - Baseball v. Trevecca v. Trevecca Nazarene Nazarene 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 - Final Exams - Final Exams - Final Exams - Final Exams - 117th Annual - Baseball v. St. - Baseball v. - Celebration of Commencement Joseph’s Miami - Hamilton Service: William E. - Baseball v. Ohio - - Softball v. Brown Midwestern Wheeling Jesuit March 2013 3 COVER STORY RAs, Technology Affected by Trustee-Mandated $4 Million Fund by Holly McClellan president John Gredy on March 19, the uni- versity also revealed a $100/semester fee to n the wake of financial diffi- help underwrite student services that are pro- culties and the rising costs of vided at no direct charge. This year’s gradu- Ihigher education, Cedarville ating seniors will also pay a $50 fee to cover is making budget changes to stay the costs associated with the special events of afloat. commencement weekend. Gredy said in the “There are so many chang- email that price comparison places Cedarville es going on in the environ- below many competitors when it comes to ment. There’s questions about such fees. whether it’s still worthwhile to go to college and to pay The $4 Million Fund that money and to take on The biggest change in the budget for next that debt,” said Chris Sohn, year is the $4 million fund the trustees man- Cedarville’s senior vice dated in October that the university carve out president for business and from its operating budget. Sohn said the ad- chief financial officer. “So ministration has been working closely with as a university, we are as- the trustees over the last several months to sessing the environment create a specific plan for the money. that’s out there, and we’re The plan for that money has been divid- seeking to make Cedar- ed into two parts: expanding the university’s ville as affordable as pos- maintenance budget and paying the remain- sible for our students.” ing balance on several buildings and projects Sohn said that Ce- that have not yet been paid off.