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Cairn is a nondenominational university, opening its doors to students from every branch of Christianity. This mixing of students gives many the opportunity to broaden  their horizons and challenges their beliefs in a way that will strengthen their faith. However, this challenging of faith occasionally leads to friction. The most

If you were in chapel last Wednesday (March 8th), you know how good it was. If you weren’t there, you definitely missed out. I am not alone in my opinion that this past chapel was one of the best hours I have ever spent on campus. While I could go on

We are still in the month of January, so hopefully your new year’s resolutions are still going strong. This year I made two (in the hope that I would be successful with one of them).   My first resolution is to eat healthier by not eating fried Chick-fil-A food when

This semester, I have felt completely out of the loop at Cairn. Sure, I am the editor of The Scroll, and so I know what’s going on regarding the specific topics that students choose to write about. However, I feel much more out of touch with the goings-on of Cairn

As the semester nears its halfway point and the weather begins to crawl upwards of a constant 40 degrees or less, the words “spring break” evolve from whispers of a distant future to full-fledged conversation. The unofficial halfway point of the semester is, for me at least, a time for

Each semester, securely in its place on the chapel schedule is the ever-constant Men and Women’s Chapel. While this gender-segregated chapel has caused quite a bit of controversy over the years, students embrace the chance to tell The Scroll their feelings about this gender-specific chapel. Overall, the male students interviewed greatly

I have attended a few chapels in my years here at Cairn, including a few “men’s only” chapels. As a freshman, this separation seemed like a good idea, but by my Sophomore year, men’s chapel was an automatic skip. Apparently, I’m not the only one. I interviewed some students asking

I am so blessed. I thank God everyday for the blessings He has given me and one of those is being part of the Cairn University family. I was given the opportunity to come and work at Cairn in September 2001 (right before 9/11) and have loved every minute of