By ADAM FALLUJI – STAFF WRITER Centre professors have amassed years of insight and experience that they readily offer to those who seek them out. This makes getting to know your professors not only advantageous, but an essential component of what the Centre experience truly has to offer. To this end I decided to talk to […]
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Fall issue of Vantage Point soon to be released
By MORGAN KING – STAFF WRITER On Sun., Oct. 26, Centre College’s student-produced literary magazine Vantage Point had its last call for submissions for the fall issue. The literary magazine comes out with a new issue every fall and spring and, as always, many students eagerly looking forward to the next issue. “I remember last […]
Centre to move 2,000-Year-Old Hut to Campus
By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR Being an institution that is rapidly approaching its bicentennial, Centre College is no stranger to the annals of American history. Home to numerous buildings that were built well before the turn of the twentieth century, and supplemented by Danville’s awareness of and concern for historical preservation, the Kentucky college […]
Until the Whistle Blows: A Summary of Sports
By ALEX MULHALL – STAFF WRITER The sports world has been a very busy place since my last column, so I’d be remissed to not try to touch on every major sport, complete with my picks for the end of each season. I’ll probably miss some things, so don’t be offended if I slip on something […]
An Investigation into where Citation Money goes
By JOHN WYATT – NEWS SECTION EDITOR The concept of citations is one that each Centre student learns about during orientation week. The College, typically through the Department of Public Safety (DPS), issues citations as a means to deter students from any behavior that might break college policy. Different citations come with different fees, depending upon […]
Tips from the Student Senate
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Young students enter college with a variety of notions about how to suceed. Each student at Centre College strives to do their best during their four years, however sometimes images of life at college get shatered upon arriving. The amount of time and work required, living with a stranger, and […]
The unofficial rules that every Centre student lives by
By MORGAN KING – STAFF WRITER At Centre, we are all aware that there are some unofficial rules that exist on campus that seem quite ridiculous to any other college student. Many might find it absurd that we make a point not to step on the Centre Seal, for example. These unofficial rules might be second-nature […]
The ten things you didn’t know about playing soccer
By MASON McCLAY – STAFF WRITER Soccer, the sport of the gods, has eluded my skillset for years. And in light of the praise and attention the soccer players are getting, for their incredible victories, I have decided to “kick” out of my bubble of fear of all things team-oriented and delve into my inner Soccerates. […]
Cleaning Products and the Environmental Risk
By LUCIE THURMAN – CENTO WRITER Centre College has a staff of workers who clean our campus daily in order to keep it sanitized and a comfortable living space. But what exactly are the cleaning products they are using and how do such products effect the environments and the Centre community’s health? After sitting in the […]
The Centre Mindset, or: How grades run our lives
By CHAD CARTER – STAFF WRITER As the end of the semester draws closer, the school will begin its bi-annual epidemic of students studying for finals. Ask any of these students why they are spending large blocks of time reviewing their class materials, and the answer will almost certainly be, “So I can get a good […]