The benefits of taking a gap year

By MICHELLE KIM – CENTO WRITER There is a common misconception in our society that faster is better. For this reason, elementary and middle school students skip grade levels, high school students take the most AP classes to opt out of college courses, and college students take the most amount of credits possible, all in…

Womack Brings Grammy-Nominated Performance to Weisiger Theatre

By MORGAN KING – STAFF WRITER Lee Ann Womack has performed at the concert for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, at Maya Angelou’s Celebration of Joy Rising Memorial concert, for multiple Presidents, and sung award-winning duets with Willie Nelson and George Strait. To add to her repertoire, she has now performed live at Weisiger Theatre…

Dennis Barrett Profile

By THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER In this day and age, the job market is still strained, and employers are looking for people who are not only well educated, but also acclimated to working in the modern world. They are looking for people with actual work experience and enough discipline to both handle multiple deadlines…

The impact of Obama’s executive action on immigration in America

By NICOLE POTTINGER – STAFF WRITER The United States, known as a “melting pot” of ethnicities, races, and cultures, should theoretically have one of the strongest immigration policies of the Western world. However, in the three-branch structure of Congress, important pieces of legislature can be held up due to disagreements not only between the Senate…

A Bittersweet Homecoming

By JOHN WYATT – SPORTS SECTION EDITOR The summer leading up to this National Basketball Association (NBA) season was a crazy one. When news broke that Lebron James, arguably the best player in the NBA, was leaving the dynasty he helped create in the Miami Heat, fans, journalists, and teams all felt the shock of…

Students Return from Semester Abroad; Friends Not Happy

By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR Centre College has long set the standard across the country for study abroad programs. From China to England, students who attend the small liberal arts college in central Kentucky can choose between eight different semester abroad programs that provide travelers with a university experience like no other in…