BY ALEX MULHALL – STAFF WRITER In 1990, the National Basketball Association (NBA) updated their Draft Lottery system, which gave the teams with the worst records a better chance at selecting the number one pick. The team with the worst record has a 25 percent chance of selecting the coveted number one ball, thereby ensuring […]
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Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline continues to generate controversy
BY THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER Oil is a resource that forms a critical facet of not just American society, but societies around the world. Although fuel prices dwindled in recent months and car companies became more aggressive in their production and advertisement of more fuel-efficient vehicles, the search for reliable sources of oil continues. […]
Until the Whistle Blows: Ranking the top Football Movies
BY ALEX MULHALL – STAFF WRITER Every once in a while, some of my friends and I will get into a very passionate debate over which sports movie is the greatest sports movie. There are never any criteria to these arguments, and whenever someone forgets that there are no criteria and attempts to instill some […]
CentOnion: Student Life Office Announces the End of ‘No-Bake Wednesdays’
BY GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR In a stunning decision by the Centre College Student Life Office (SLO), the College administration announced plans to end the beloved ‘No-Bake Wednesday’ tradition so many students adore. The decision was communicated via a campus wide email to the student body last Thursday, stating that while the administration […]
Men’s Tennis Look to Improve Despite Early Season Struggles
BY JOHN WYATT – SPORTS SECTION EDITOR Along with several other springtime sports, the Men and Women’s Tennis team is already well into their season. So far, the Men had a rough start. They lost their first three matches against the Bellarmine University Knights, the Piedmont College Lions, and the Sewanee University of the South […]
How to walk and talk like a guide
BY MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Every day you can see them, sometimes even battling the elements of ice, rain, and snow. They are impossible to miss with large groups of students and parents tagging along, and if you are close enough, you can hear their conversations full of personal anecdotes and Centre’s history. They […]
Language applications offer new possibilities to Centre students
BY MORGAN KING — STAFF WRITER Is there a tried and true way to learn a language? Countless times you have heard friends who lived with host families while in Merida, Mexico, or Strasbourg, France, talk about their “awesome immersion experience” in a language and wondered if you too could learn that quickly — and […]
Let it Snow: Centre Makes A Tough Call
BY IRINI BROM – CENTO WRITER Whether you prefer getting bronzed on a beach in the Bahamas or appreciate freezing to death in the icy tundra, it cannot be denied that only a short while ago, Centre College faced something that was nothing short of a “snowmagedon.” On Mon., Feb. 16, the College cancelled its […]
Rivals: Easily the Worst Best Friend You Will Ever Make
BY CAMERON MILLER – CENTO WRITER I hate my rivals, but not because of the reasons you might think. I hate them, because they are like me. They are more like me than I am ever comfortable with, and I think I know why. Before I explain my theory, I need to first define of […]
What Has the Student Government Association Been Up To?
BY IRINI BROM – CENTO WRITER Let’s talk about something completely uncontroversial, unanimously loved, and irrevocably revered — the government. And not just any government: Centre’s on-campus government, also known as the Student Government Association (or SGA). What is SGA exactly? What does it do? What is its purpose? “SGA, per our constitution, exists to […]