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 […]
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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 […]
Downtown Danville opens its doors to artists
By THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER Danville is home to a thriving community of artists and craftspeople. These are people who make it their lives’ goals to strive for a creative method to express in a way that is unique to their particular skill set and personal taste something entirely new. These people come from a […]
Creating Frankenstein: Lab Experiments gone wrong
By CHADWICK CARTER – STAFF WRITER It’s the standard, general-education science experience—the lab. Three long hours of careful manipulation of variables are all spent to try to produce the exact same results as the rest of the class. Occasionally, though, the monotony is broken by something more exciting—and accident. Mistakes in the laboratory have the potential […]
The reasons why Sororities should have parties, too
By MICHELLE KIM – CENTO WRITER We’ve seen them in countless movies, such as 22 Jump Street, Bad Neighbors, and several spin-offs of American Pie, as well as in the headlines of the news. More often than not, they are paired with the subjects of rape, underage-drinking, drugs, and vandalism. College fraternity parties are the talk […]