2010 Miracle Yearbook

W hat is Elliv? On the simplest level, it's "Ville" spelled backwards, which is appropriate because it turns the 'Ville upside down, but a mere linguistic inversion cannot capture the essence of the one event that would make practically the entire student body drop everything, on the very eve of finals week,and exeunt en masse to the Dixon Ministry Center. The only ones who can accurately describe it are those who have seen it. Elliv is part academy awards, part formal evening, part concert, part costume party, part drama, part film festival, and all Cedarville. The theme of Elliv this year was"Up in Lights," and as the "Elliv" signs in Broadway lights eight feet high showed,the night was all about class. The song list spanned an incongruous selection from Michael Buble to Mutemath, connected by a level of showmanship and spectacle never otherwise seen on campus and embellished with pyrotechnics and confetti. Interspersed with the songs were comedic sketches, featuring such notable personages as the CU computer networks, the Bag Monster, and even Dr. Brown himself. The final number was a show-stopping rendition or Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire, featuring a dance company that spanned the entire stage. "I orgetting Paradise- set the classy tone to Elliv as the performed hits at the pre-slum. Twin hosts Jordan and Jessica Ilickling bring some humor as they address Cedarville's wireless networds: secure. unsecure. and... insecure?