Audience of One
The crowd: cheering, yelling, clapping. The crowd is loud, encouraging, sometimes obnoxious, but all-together thrilling. And when the crowd yells a specific name, specifically your name, the electricity of the cheer becomes intoxicating. Yet what makes this crowd, this audience, so chilling and enthralling when positioned at a sports
Our Current Clown Conundrum: An Applicable Analogy
Coulrophobia: the phobia of clowns. I believe my Dad has this. I also believe, after these past few weeks, students, children, parents, teachers, and the like, all now suffer from coulrophobia. Yet from this current clown epidemic, Christ is still central, glorified, and in control, lest we forget. And, as
Will I Come Back For Homecoming?
Homecoming was a concept I never understood in high school. I was as uninvolved as you possibly could be. All I ever did was go to class and then go home on the first bus that I could take. I went to one dance (a very awkward sophomore formal), and to
Cairn Enactus Launches This Year’s Projects
“Enactus” is an international community of student, academic, and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable, world. The Cairn Enactus student team has selected four projects intended to achieve the vision of serving the campus, the community, and the world.
Enactus Plans to Light Up Cairn University
Cairn’s Enactus Team is exploring the potential for generating solar power on campus. Among the numerous other benefits would be a significant reduction in the cost of electricity used to operate our facilities. Dr. Robert Kramer, CEO of Advanced Solar Industries, who also serves as adjunct faculty in the School
Make Your Own: Critical Thinking vs. A Spirit of Criticality
For those of you have never read a rubric for a paper, it usually includes the phrase “critical thinking.” At Cairn, if you have ever taken a class with Professor Palladino or Dr. Ebersole, they intentionally stress and promote the development of critical thinking skills: asking thoughtful questions of texts,
A Letter to My Parking Ticket
Dear little yellow parking ticket, I hate you. Okay, maybe that is a little harsh. I am sure you had the best of intentions when you tucked yourself in my windshield wiper two weeks ago. I get it; I parked where I wasn’t supposed to. And I get that
Garden Party Triumph
I am a girl who loves twinkle lights, especially when they are laced through tree branches. So it is safe to say that I absolutely adored everything about the Garden Party this year. I will take any opportunity that I can to dress up, so this semi-formal event
Cairn Highlanders Gain New Sports Information Director
The Athletic Department gained a new face over the summer. Over the weekend, Matt Fenton—the Highlander’s new Sports Information Director—was kind enough to answer a few of The Scroll’s questions, allowing us to introduce you to the newest Highlander staff member. As the mind behind the Highlander’s revamped Instagram
Strengthening Student Résumés – Now Live!
Well written, thought provoking business case studies are highly effective teaching platforms that challenge serious students in an active learning environment. Frequently, top-tier textbooks incorporate business cases to facilitate their intended learning outcomes. Business cases from schools such as Harvard and Michigan Universities are standard tools found throughout the curricula