CU Finances Pt. 2 — Financial Aid
Apr 30, 2009 Cedarville
It seems counter-intuitive that in a bad recession Cedarville University would deliberately increase the cost of attendance so dramatically. Yet their explanation for this is that more money will be diverted to financial aid to ease the burden of needy students. Their already-established goal is to increase aid by 20% every year, though since ’02-’03 [...]
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Cedarville By the Numbers
Apr 29, 2009 Cedarville
The epic Cedars article I was working on before being laid off was a piece loosely centered around next year’s tuition hike. My task was to research CU’s finances to provide some context and do a comparative analysis with other similar schools. The project was about 85% completed when we got axed, so I’m going [...]
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Cedars Pt. II
Apr 23, 2009 Cedarville
LOL Christianity Today… (edit: Chronicle of Higher Education gets in on the action too). More importantly… Cedars‘ letter to the campus + Ruby’s letter to the campus:
Moar Ceedurrrs Dramas
Apr 22, 2009 Cedarville
A brief history of Cedars, Cedarville University’s student newspaper, circa 2008-2009: September ’08: We start publishing. A deliberate effort is made to add conservative voices to the Viewpoints section. October ’08: I write an editorial criticizing Gov. Sarah Palin. Paige Patterson, a CU trustee, is not very amused and tells the board as much. I [...]
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My Pocket Mammon Shrine
Apr 18, 2009 personal
When I was finishing up elementary school, I got a leather wallet for my birthday. Fifteen years later, as I’m finishing up college, that same wallet has finally failed me. I used it every day, so now it’s immaculate seams have burst. This is obviously a monumental catastrophe worth breaking my blog silence for. Tomorrow [...]