2005 Miracle Yearbook

Cedars& U99.5 Ryan Futrell was going to live in the Walden Cabin? A Wal-Mart in Cedarville? Ducks were attracted to Dr. Brown? Many people were astonished to read these news stories in Cedars. But once they looked at the date on the front page, they realized that they fell for one of the ultimate April Fools jokes. None of these stories were true. In fact, the entire paper was fabricated. But students and staff alike were entertained by the creativity and wit of this edition. In addition to entertaining, this year the Cedars newspaper staff hadthe goal to "inform, encourage, and inspire" the student body and faculty with their publication. Carrie Schaeffer, managing editor, said, "I know that students have shown more interest in Cedars this year than in the past three years that I have been here. We've certainly been a forum for hot debate this year, especially about the cabin." But if one wanted to take a break, and relax by listening to music, she could put down her copy of Cedars and switch on the radio to U99.5, Cedarville's very own radio station. This year,the U99.5 staff wanted to have more of a variety of music played,so they began a listener advisory board where students could go and voice their opinions. Besides offering great music, U99.5 also sponsored many activities throughout the school year. One activity in particular was to sponsor a military family in need. The radio station sold red t-shirts, and in turn students and staff could show their supportfor the troops overseas by wearing their shirts on Fridays. Both media organizations benefited the campus this year in many ways,but most importantly they fulfilled their missions in serving the body ofChrist. Samuel Hilbert, U99.5 station manager, recapped the year: "This year has not only been filled with fun activities, but also with activities that will prove very meaningful for eternity." The entire population of U99.5—including managers and on-air hosts, weekly favorites and anonymous staff gathers in their "Support our Troops" for a group shot in Tyler. They range from audio-visual majors to business majors to communications majors to anyone else who's interested in a stint on the radio. Some of the Cedars editorial staff: Dani Snell, Bethany Streitmatter, Carrie Schaeffer, Ryan Stalker, Rachel Moore,Ryan Dunlap,Rachel Herring, Ben Kouba,and Cameron Arch.Arch commented on Viewpoints, the section he edited,"This year was the first for the Viewpoints section. It gave students the opportunity t° voice their opinion through an opinion/editorial column as opposed to the traditional letter to the editor. I hoped to aid in campus discussion, offering multi-sided viewpoints about seemingly controversial topics and events. Overall, I think the paper did just that." 220 Ministries