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By SARAH CORNETT – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DramaCentre’s production of Macbeth opened on April 23 to a sold-out audience. The show, which has been in rehearsals since February, was directed by Professor of Dramatic Arts Tony Haigh and starred senior Dramatic Arts major Andrew Stairs as the title character. Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, tells the story of a…
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BY SARAH CORNETT – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Each year, students across the nation begin the crucial and chaotic hunt for the perfect internship. If they’re smart, the search begins in the early fall. Several hours are spent scouring through internship directories and databases, organization’s websites, and emails to find a few hundred possibilities. By the winter break they’ve…
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BY GRAY WHITSETT – COLUMNIST We critique, I believe, because we feel. If there is no connection, no emotional investment, there stands no motivation to lift a finger, whether to help or to hurt. Those who don’t bother to care don’t bother to do much of anything. But I also believe we must consistently doubt it. Framed…
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By RACHEL WEST – MANAGING EDITOR In a twenty-first century world, it can seem like access to information is immediate. When a starlet causes a scandal, it’s on the Internet in seconds. When a breaking news story comes in, you get an alert on your iPhone telling you all about it. Information, and thus the media,…
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BY ALEC HUDSON – STAFF WRITER One of the negative aspects of going to a private liberal arts college is that the school’s endowment is not transparent. Though students and staff are allowed to meet and discuss the endowment with members of the Board of Trustees, the official documents and investments of the endowment are kept…
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BY JUSTIN ALLARD – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR After a very formative Alternative Spring Break experience, I have been thinking about service. I spent a week working with other Centre students in Chicago. We lived in the Darst Center, an organization that serves as a hub for service groups coming to learn about urban poverty. The goal…
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By DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER It is hard to believe that the National Football League (NFL) draft is less than a month away. Unlike in years past, the draft is filled with many players who could potentially snag the top spot. NFL general managers and their staffs are adjusting their draft boards based on activities…
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By DEREK BEAVEN – STAFF WRITER For most, Michael Jordan is basketball: the Air Jordan logo, the desire to be like Mike, Space Jam. All of these, in addition to six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships and six Finals MVP awards, have solidified Jordan as one of the greatest. But recently, with LeBron James and Kevin…
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By CHARLIE GRIGSBY – CENTO WRITER On paper, Centre Men’s Tennis is having a tough year. With three series left in the season, their record sits at 3-12 (1-6 in conference). They’ve won 19 of 56 singles and 11 of 34 doubles matches this year. They sit seventh in the SAA conference standings. This is their…
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By CJ DONALD – COLUMNIST College basketball pundits owe Doug McDermott an apology. There is a 6’8” college basketball player who — since the fall of 2011 — has led all Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) players in scoring. He’s been a consensus first team All-American award-winner over the last three seasons. As an…