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BY COLLEEN COYLE – STAFF WRITER This article is a member of a series focused on Diversity at Centre College. Frequently, I find myself amazed at the opportunities I have had for female mentorship on Centre’s campus. I look around and think that surely campus has always been filled with powerful women who conduct groundbreaking…
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BY ZAMIRAH HUSSAIN – STAFF WRITER At the end of February, Hope Hicks announced her resignation from White House Communications Director after three years of working under various titles for current President Donald Trump. Hicks is a former model turned public relations consultant. It was through her work as a consultant that she met Ivanka…
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BY KIT HAIST – STAFF WRITER What’s the first word you think of when you hear the term “classical music?” Boring? Esoteric? Snobbish? Or do you think first of names of composers like Beethoven and Bach? A discussion with junior Sebastian Duncan ’19, provides a new perspective on the genre. Duncan’s beginning in music immediately…
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BY KORE SEVERANCE – STAFF WRITER Dr. Kristen Fulfer, a new professor to the chemistry department, suggests reading Anne of Green Gables. “I’ve probably read it, like, 100 times!” Dr. Fulfer says the cover of her paperback copy is now gone and what remains is pages held together by glue and paperclips. She got her…
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BY EMMA PRESBERG – STAFF WRITER With a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and worldwide box office earnings of over one billion dollars, Black Panther and the Wakandan people have taken the world by storm and become an inspiration to people everywhere. As the next installation in the Avengers series, Marvel’s Black Panther is considered…
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BY OLIVIA MURRELL – STAFF WRITER Being published in Centre’s literary magazine, Vantage Point, can be a transformative experience. “I like to write as a way of processing and coping with things. Having work published gives me the opportunity to extend to an audience who I hope can have a similar helpful and gratifying experience…
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BY OLIVIA MURRELL – STAFF WRITER Study abroad is part of the Centre Commitment to its students, along with opportunities to engage in an internship or research opportunity and graduating in four years. 85% of Centre students will study abroad at least once, and many will study abroad more than once. Centre places a huge…
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BY KORE SEVERANCE – STAFF WRITER Photographs of black female students are displayed across campus, featuring quotes from influential, black female role models. These pictures are part of the Phenomenal Women Campaign, launched at the end of February by Sister to Sister, an organization on campus created in 2016 by senior Oyin Aderoba that aims…
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BY STEWART COARD – STAFF WRITER This past Friday, March 9, approximately 250 people marched from Centre’s campus down West Walnut Street and through downtown as a demonstration to bring attention to the issue of women’s rights and the treatment of women in America and on our own campus. The gathering included music and chants…
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BY STEWART COARD – STAFF WRITER This past fall semester brought about many important changes for the Centre community and witnessed a lot of exciting events. The community has been involved in providing engaging opportunities for students and projects that help improve campus life. This fall, Centre welcomed a record-breaking first year class made up…