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By AUDREY JENKINS – STAFF WRITER If you have never heard of them, been to an event they’ve put on, or at least seen the Student Activities Council (SAC) logo on a flyer at Centre by now, there is a high probability you’ve been living under a rock. “The function of SAC is to plan
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By LU HAN – CENTO WRITER Mooncake is a traditional bakery pastry that Chinese families always have during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is also called the Moon Festival. It was held on Aug. 15 according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, which was Sept. 19 this year. It takes place during the full moon period. In
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By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER COMMON TIME TELLS STORIES THROUGH SONGS BUT HAS A STORY OF ITS OWN TO TELL Singing a cappella, or with the absence of musical instruments, has probably existed since humans first realized that the voice could be used in a melodious manner. Nowadays, it continues to be a popular form
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By REGAN DEVLIN – CENTO WRITER JUNIOR SAM CLAGGETT REFLECTS ON HIS SUMMER DEVOTED TO SERVICE, SCUBA, AND SEA-BASE ADVENTURES As part of his summer of service for the Centre Bonner program, junior Sam Claggett spent his time volunteering at the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base in Islamorada, Fla., a program for Boy Scouts of
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By DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER PROFESSOR STEPHEN POWELL INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO AN ART FORM THAT IS TOO HOT TO HANDLE In the year 1985 the first furnace was found on top of the Norton Center for the Arts. Without a doubt, Professor Stephen Powell’s introductory-level course to the art of glass blowing has come a
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By ADAM FALLUJI – CENTO WRITER THE BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (BNS) MAJOR IS AN INNOVATIVE AND EXPANDING FIELD FOR STUDENTS College is the best time to explore one’s interests—and choosing a major is one way to do so. Declaring a major allows an undergraduate student to immerse him/herself in a direction of study; however, there are so
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Jared Thompson – Cento Writer A college of 1,375 students in a city of 16,000. Not a metropolis filled with thousands of students and hundreds of businesses designed to cater to them, but a modest town, rich in historical and educational importance. Regardless of our opinions on urban versus rural living, we were all attracted here
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Laura Humble – Staff Writer One of the best characteristics of Centre College is its ability to change in new and exciting ways from year to year. Perhaps one of the most significant, and possibly most subtle, changes on campus this year has been in the library. These past several months, the library staff has
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Gray Whitsett – Columnist We live in an age in which the politically correct is all the rage. Every name has four others, each less offensive than the last, and pundits, academics, intellectuals, and sensitive mothers bicker and quarrel over which is best, which is worst, and which is downright ugly. It seems that every
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Mason McClay–Cento Writer Finally entering the college atmosphere has provoked several speculations to swirl amidst my cluttered mind, but no other consideration has been as important as the following: What activity will allow me to feel the most sophisticated? After a short conversation with sophomore Gray Whitsett, it became clear to me that nothing other