Cedars, August 2019

August 2019 5 FRESHMAN ISSUE Ring by Spring: A How-To Guide for Campus Love Overheard Flowchart: to Post or not to Post by Breanna Beers Y ou may quote Song of Songs 2:7 or say you just want to be like Paul, but we all know why you really came to Bible college. Relationships can be complicated, but over the years, Cedarville has standard- ized a system of simple steps to get you that ring by spring as efficiently as possible. 1. Searching. Unfortunately, finding the Joseph to your Mary (or vice versa) isn’t always as easy as agreeing with an angel. You’ll have to settle for the old-fashioned way: actually talking to someone of the opposite gender. Try safe topics such as hometown, major, and why he/she came to Cedarville. 2. Serenading. You sit next to him/her in chapel. You “study” together. You get coffee or a meal. Ideally, you actually communicate and find out that this person is at least OK. After do- ing this for any amount of time (a few weeks to three years max — you don’t want to wait long enough to see this person outside of a Christian context or you might change your mind), move on to stage three. 3. Strolling. There’s no more romantic spot on cam- pus than the glamorous shores of Cedar Lake. According to my highly scientific poll of nine people, walking around the lake three times can mean anything from “interested” to “engaged,” but every student concurs that this ritual is a crucial step before you melt down her purity ring and add a diamond. 4. Supplicate. Be sure to make your proposal as Insta- gram-worthy as possible; have your friends hiding in the bushes at the edge of the can- dlelit forest or flowing field of wheat (your preference). We do recommend, however, that you exercise discernment in choosing a Song of Songs passage to use in the caption. 5. Settle down. You have now passed the toughest chal- lenge of Bible college. Now all you have to do is be involved in as many extracurriculars as possible, serve at church, go on a missions trip, attend classes and actually earn your degree, all from the luxury of married stu- dent housing. Breanna Beers is a junior Molecular and Cellular Biology major and the Campus News editor for Cedars. She loves exercis- ing curiosity, hiking new trails, and quot- ing “The Princess Bride” whether it’s rele- vant or not. by Madeleine Mosher O verheard. You might have heard the name. You might even be a part of the page. But you don’t know the rules. If you don’t already know, Overheard at Cedarville is a Facebook page for students to post odd or funny things they overhear at school. Did you get that? I’ll repeat it. Things they over hear. Not things they oversee, or over-receive in an email, or over-take a picture of. Some people post pictures and videos and screenshots of emails or announcements. Some people post prayer requests they want the student body to read. They might be nice, but they don’t belong on Overheard. If you’re still feeling confused about what’s right for Overheard and what’s de- cidedly, terribly, horribly wrong, refer to this handy flowchart. Madeleine Mosher is a junior Journalism major and an Arts and Entertainment Co-editor for Cedars. When she’s not com- plaining about homework or having a snack, she enjoys coffee, words, and rock ‘n’ roll. Illustration by Katie Wingert