Study Abroad: Student Q&A

by Elena Rodrigues Student AnswersI had the privilege of interviewing a student who has not only experienced study abroad once, but three times! This student spent a CentreTerm trip in Lake Tahoe, a summer term trip in Italy, and a semester-long trip in the fall in Strasbourg, France. Here are their answers to commonly asked…

First Full Moon Hike

by Kennedy Ushiroda On a brisk, 34-degree night, 22 brave men and women took to Palisades Trail to hike the loop under the moon in all its glory. The Outdoors club provided headlamps, beanies, as well as hiker’s fuel (Cuties and Trailmix). Initially, the hike was quite intense with a 10 minute incline. The group…

The Roaring 2020’s

by Aelwen Iredale Welcome to the return of the Roaring 1920s in the 2020s! On February 10th, 2024, the SAC transported Centre students back into the years of prohibition and parties with a Speakeasy-themed fete. When my friends and I donned our best flapper outfits and headed to Old Carnegie, we went with good spirits…

A Centre Celebration for the Lunar New year

by Kennedy Ushiroda On the eve of Lunar New Year, more than 140 people attended the Lunar New YEar celebration in the Warehouse. The Asian American and Pacific Islander Coalition (AAPIC), Chinese Culture Club (CCC), and Centre Vietnamese Student Association (Centre VSA) came together to host the event. The University of Louisville Vietnamese Student Association…

What You Need to Know About the New Athletics Building: Q&A with Director of Athletics Brad Fields

By Sarah Nipper, Staff Writer and Social Media Editor There has been much buzz about the new athletic building Centre will be unveiling this academic year. Despite seeing and hearing the massive construction site almost every day, I realized that I didn’t actually know much about it. There has been heavy discourse amongst students about…

Don’t Forget the Call of Winter

by Olivia Barker, Arts & Leisure Editor and Staff Writer When the red and yellow evenings of October and November corrode into December and an unforgiving chill starts to creep along the edges of morning and night, the faces of Centre students seem to turn graver. The darkness comes sooner and goes later, the last…

Coco In Concert

by Kennedy Ushiroda, Staff Writer Students were in for a treat on the night of October 25th as they went to see the convocation, Coco in Concert. Entering the reception hall, children, teens, adults, and the elderly sprawled into a tightly-packed reception. The receiving line were donned in skeleton face paint from Centre’s very own…

Centre’s Horror Film Festival

by Linley Mueller, Staff Writer On November 9th, the Student Activities Club put on an event for student-submitted Horror Short Films and trailers. There were so many great short films and a couple of trailers that were very entertaining. The whole night was full of great atmosphere and seeing that students had put hard work…

Dear Abe: Abe-y, It’s Cold Outside

Dear Abe, It’s so cold all the time on the weekend, and Danville and Centre are so boring, Abe. What can I do on the weekends? – Dull in Danville Hey, friend! I know that the days are getting colder and there aren’t many activities planned since finals are coming, but don’t you worry, I’ve…

Haunted Centre: The Beckoning of Breckinridge Hall

by Riley Hodge From Dr. Egge’s HIST 470 CentreTerm 2021 and the Centre College Ghost Stories website, “Piercing Centre’s Spectral Bubble: What Truly Haunts Centre College” Centre College is known today as a place of diversity where important conversations happen. The school’s rich known and unknown past certainly provokes restless spirits that continue to linger within the…