BY KERSEY REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER Early success for both the Colonels’ men’s and women’s soccer teams have indicated promising results for this season as a whole. The men’s season began August 31st with an impressive 5-0 win over Gallaudet, with two goals each from Will Newton and Dylan Barth. This was followed by another […]
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Danville, Our Home
BY ZUMIRAH HUSSAIN – STAFF WRITER Many Centre students come from cities or towns bigger than Danville, and at times Centre students may have a less than positive opinion of the surrounding area because it can appear that there is little to do. However, coming to Centre means accepting the college and the town at […]
Singles at Centre, Room to Improve
BY ZAMIRAH HUSSAIN – STAFF WRITER According to Centre’s Residence Life page, 98% of students live on campus, which isn’t surprising. However, living in a single room here at Centre is kind of unusual (especially for underclassmen), even though it isn’t technically uncommon. Of the 34 buildings on campus available for residents, about 13 buildings […]
Centre College: Accessible for Whom?
BY PEYTON POPP – STAFF WRITER Centre College and elevators may not be mutually exclusive, but they may as well be. Only two residential buildings on campus have elevators – a fact that the muscles in our calves may appreciate, but there are bigger things at stake than our calves. Outside of Greek Row, 18 […]
Time’s Up: Black Students Demand Change Spring 2018
BY SARAH HOLLOWAY – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF *the term “ally” is employed in this article because it was the term used by the group organizing the sit in. It is not meant to imply the binary that anyone who was in support of the event is an ally and anyone who wasn’t in support was not an […]
List of Demands
Statement of Intent: Centre College has been an institution that holds in the highest esteem its sense of community characterized by compassion, understanding, and kindness. However, this sense of community is not felt by all its members. This sentiment is not felt by members of marginalized groups, Black Students, in particular. As a result of […]
RICE and the Benefits of Undergraduate Research
BY EMMA PRESBERG – STAFF WRITER On Thursday, April 12, around 100 students presented their research and independent projects at the 11th annual RICE Symposium. RICE, which stands for Research, Internships, and Creative Endeavors, gives students the opportunity to share what they have been working on. Whether it is a faculty-mentored research project, an independent […]
Doggie Dash: 5K Run/Walk Benefitting DBCHS
BY OLIVIA MURRELL – STAFF WRITER As spring finally comes to Danville, Emma Presberg’s mind is on the upcoming Doggie Dash, the 5K run/walk benefitting the Danville and Boyle County Humane Society (DBCHS). Presberg, a senior Environmental Studies and Behavioral Neuroscience double major, is currently working on an enrichment program for the humane society and […]
No One Has Fun on South Turf: CWL’s Win Streak and the Upcoming Conference Tournament
BY EMMA PRESBERG – STAFF WRITER Centre Women’s Lacrosse has had a record-breaking season, winning thirteen games in a row by a margin of ten or more. After finishing regular season play with a 16-3 win over the Hendrix warriors, the Colonels finished second in the conference with a 14-2 overall record and a 5-1 […]
No Ordinary Shakespeare: Twelfth Night Comes to Centre
BY PEYTON POPP – STAFF WRITER Odds are you’ve heard of Shakespeare. He is a rather famous Elizabethan poet and playwright, and people generally associate his work with thee’s and thou’s and poofy pants with tights underneath. But if you go to Centre’s production of Twelfth Night, you won’t see a typical performance. The comedy […]