BY MORGAN KING — STAFF WRITER As the semester winds down, the plans surrounding your summer vacation might be replacing your research paper in the forefront of your mind. If you are still formulating ideas for fun this summer, then ecotourism might just be the thing for you. Ecotourism is defined by The International Ecotourism […]
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Ten checks in four years
BY NICOLE POTTINGER – STAFF WRITER 1. Run the Flame Running The Flame is a Centre tradition, passed down from class to class. While it may be embarrassing and risky in terms of getting a citation, students partake in this tradition on what seems to be a weekly basis, especially on the weekends. It is […]
College Students/Staff Shocked to Learn Not Everything They Read is True
BY GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR The college community of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky is reeling from recent allegations of their school newspaper publishing articles that are “purely fictional and does not necessarily reflect views of the [newspaper] or Centre College.” The College’s newspaper, The Cento, began a new recurring feature this year […]
Germanwings Crash: A Word on Terrorism
BY GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR Few people can imagine worse things than murder or suicide. For some, there is no moral or ethical distinction between the two. Still fewer could imagine these two things occurring 39,000 feet in the air. And perhaps no one can fathom the tragedy of involving 149 other people. […]
Read it. Then eat it.
BY ADAM FALLUJI – STAFF WRITER Every student who takes his/her academics seriously knows that a library is invaluable on a college campus. As a school where all students prioritize their studies highly, Centre’s library is often densely populated with students studying and gathering sources for various research papers or projects. Centre’s library is more than […]
Eventful March Madness Comes to an Exciting End
BY ALEX MULHALL – STAFF WRITER The best time of the year officially came to an end. College basketball will not grace our hearts or TVs for another six months. It is indeed a sad time for all. Well, almost everyone. Duke University Blue Devils fans have another six months to revel in championship bliss. […]
In the Rotation: Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly
BY JOHN WYATT — SPORTS SECTION EDITOR Throughout the history of music, there are moments where artists tap into some force or state of mind that produces something truly special; something that fundamentally alters and shifts the culture and latches onto people on multiple levels. Kendrick Lamar’s third album (second major label release) To Pimp A […]
Germanwings flight 9525 crashes in french alps
BY THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER On March 24, 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 departed from Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Spain at 10:01 a.m. Central European Time (CET). It was due to arrive at Dusseldorf Airport in Germany by 11:39 a.m. CET, a quick routine flight from one part of Europe to another. However, as it […]
Friendzone: The Point of No Return?
BY SHRUTI RAM – STAFF WRITER Being rejected sucks. But the worst kind of rejection is when it comes from your own friends. Our generation came up with a term for this particular kind of rejection in a romantic setting – the ‘friendzone.’ It is commonly known that people that complain about being in the […]
Centre College holds annual RICE Symposium
BY MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER This year, Centre hosted the 8th annual Research, Internship, and Creative Endeavors (RICE) Symposium, which allowed students the opportunity to present on research or experiences in which they participated. The event began under the direction of former Centre professor of Sociology Dr. Sarah Goodrum with input from Dean Stephanie […]