By ALEX HURLEY – CENTRE STUDENT The Off-Campus Programs Committee of the College Council has voted unanimously to approve a new fee structure for study abroad grants at Centre College that will take effect at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. This new fee structure involves both a slight increase in fees for full-semester […]
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Homecoming 2014 Brings Alumni and Music to Campus
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER Centre was full of school spirit for Homecoming weekend on Nov. 1-2. Centre alumni returned to their alma mater to reminisce with each other and enjoy a weekend full of activities. For the week leading up to Homecoming, the Student Activities Council (SAC), the Student Government Association (SGA), the […]
Centre College Strives for Diversity in both Student Body and Faculty
By IVORY MCGUIRE – CENTO WRITER The start of each school year is a time to focus on a new area of Centre’s campus, because, as the old saying goes, there’s always room for improvement. It would seem that this year, Centre’s staff has put a lot of time and effort into diversifying the campus. […]
Vantage Point to work with Art Institute of Boston on New Issue
By JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER Vantage Point, the student-run magazine highlighting various literary and artistic works from students, is teaming up with the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University to design their upcoming issue. Students at the Art Institute under the instruction of Associate Professor of Illustration Margaret Kimball will be designing this […]
Low-Profile US Foreign Involvement
By ALEC HUDSON – STAFF WRITER Living in the post-9/11 world, Americans have become used to hearing about overseas military conflicts involving American troops. From the high-profile wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to drone operations in the Middle East, Americans have witnessed the actions and aftermath of U.S. foreign policy on a daily basis. But […]
Global Glimpse: A Look at Current World Events
By AUDREY JENKINS – STAFF WRITER Kidal, Mali: Two French journalists were kidnapped and killed last Saturday in Northern Mali. According to a statement issued by the French government, veteran radio journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon of Radio French Internationale (RFI) were abducted by a group of armed men in a 4×4 following an […]
Cross Country has the Formula for Winning
By GLEN BORTOLUS – CENTO WRITER The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams are off to a terrific start this year. The Men’s Team, having won two of their three meets so far this season, is poised to win their first regional title since 2008. With a third place finish at the Rhodes Invitational this […]
Women’s Soccer is Finding their Identity in 2013
By ADAM FALLUJI – CENTO WRITER The Centre Women’s Soccer team has gotten off to a solid start with a 4-1 record at home thus far. On Saturday, Oct. 5, Centre Women’s Soccer showed off their skills and achieved a 1-0 win against Berry College for the Lady Colonels. “This year the wins are not […]
Centre College Field Hockey off to a Record Start
By CHARLIE GRIGSBY – STAFF WRITER After an hour and a half into their practice of conditioning, the Centre Field Hockey team lines up for stick drills. It is Wednesday, Sept. 18, four days before the Family Weekend game against fellow Division III opponent Frostburg St. On paper, the two-win Bobcats should not give the undefeated […]
Junior Swimmer Hadley Judson has Lofty Goals
By DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER After training all summer with Georgia Tech, junior swimmer Hadley Judson has high hopes for this season. “If everything stays on track I think that she is setting herself up for a special year,” head swim coach Dean Brownley said. Originally from Atlanta, Ga., Judson began swimming when she […]