Cedars, April 2019

ACROSS 2 The company that built AI devices, which are listening to you almost constantly ... the “echo” of their voices follows you everywhere. 4 The really important agreement we all click “yes” on and never read (3 words) 7 The man who testified in Congress after stealing your information and selling it 9 How companies scheme to get you to buy their products DOWN 1 The most irrelevant social media platform today, after MySpace 3 The most important Twitter handle in America (starts with @) 5 When you like that pic from 8 months back, you were ... 6 The amount of Instagram followers I have, rounded down to the nearest 100, @alexandreeah (this will change when you read this and follow me right?) 8 The country spearheading 5G networks April 2019 3 What is the Christian’s obligation to art? Paolo Carrion Arts and Entertainment Editor I like to write stories. One I wrote in high school was a depressing tale of a group of survivors in the wake of an apocalypse. In the end, everyone died. I made my friends read it, and a few were surprised at the lack of hope. “What’s the point? Why did you write this?” one of them asked. I didn’t know how to answer. Now in college, I hope I have a clearer understanding of art. All forms of artistic expression aim to meet four objectives in order: First, any piece of art aims to entertain. Second, that art attempts to be technically excellent. Third, the artist attempts to realistically portray some aspect of the human experience. Only after these objectives are met should art attempt to communicate some sort of message or moral. A problem presents itself when an artist attempts to rearrange the priorities of those obligations. I recently watched a video essay that attempted to explain why so many Christian movies fail to entertain or realistically portray the human experience. In his video, “The Problem with Christian Media,” Josh Keefe says that some Christian movie makers are not really filmmakers. Really, they are preachers who use movies as their platform. That’s not sinful; but it fails to fulfill the artist’s obligation to art. Christians have a more nuanced obligation than to simply communicate biblical truth. The world God created is not purely utilitarian, it is artistically beautiful. Created in His image, the Christian artist should also aim to create beautiful works, and not just preach through art. Just Sayin’ ... Alex Hentschel A Fun Activity for You BEOC (Big Event On Campus) 123 rd A nnual C ommencement 10 a.m., May 4, Doden Field House Come celebrate the Cedarville class of 2019 graduation ACROSS 2 The company who built AI devices which are listening to you almost constantly...the "echo" of their voices follows you everywhere. 4 Th really important agreement w all click "yes" on and never read (3 words) 7 The man who testified in Congress after stealing your information and selling it 9 How companies scheme to get you to buy their products DOWN