By JOHN WYATT – NEWS SECTION EDITOR For most National Basketball Association (NBA) fans, the summer can be either an incredibly boring time, or one of the most exciting depending on the various moves teams and players make. The summer truly is a time of change within the NBA. This summer in particular was one for […]
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Women’s Soccer Aims for another SAA Title
By MICHELLE KIM – CENTO WRITER As the year progresses and the pressure heightens, Centre Women’s Soccer (CWS) remains focused throughout the grind of the season, winning seven out of the 12 games so far. Losing in double overtime to Sewanee University of the South last Saturday in a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat puts the team 0-2 […]
Centre Launches Rockefeller Scholars Program
By GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS SECTION EDITOR It’s a topic that’s on every parent’s mind–how will I be able to afford college for my child? “Here at Centre College we’ve taken steps to alleviate some of these concerns,” Dean of Student Life Randy “Savage” Hays. “Most people know that a strong majority of students are on some […]
Taking it Back to the Playground
By KINSEY HISLE – COPY CHIEF In the 1980s Regan was President, gasoline cost 97 cents a gallon, boom boxes blasted Michael Jackson, and Ferris Buller skipped school. During this time at Centre College, the men of Beta Theta Pi (Beta) and the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma (Kappa) co-hosted an annual Seesaw-A-Thon to raise […]
A Bad Apple: The Case Against Apple Products
By ADAM FALLUJI – STAFF WRITER When the first iPhone was introduced in 2007, it was marveled as a revolutionary piece of technology. Heralded as a product inspired by “thinking different,” the product was actually a combination of existing technologies. Mp3 players, handheld web-browsing devices, and high end phones had already been around for years. Apple’s […]
New studies show increased stimulant abuse among students
By JOHN WYATT – NEWS SECTION EDITOR It’s no secret that college is stressful. Every college student can tell you a story where they pulled an all-nighter to study for that “big test,” or a time where every class had a paper or test in the same week. Stress is just something that comes with going […]
Senate Race Draws National Attention
By SARAH CORNETT – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF This November the Kentucky polls will play host to one of the most discussed, publicized, and expensive Senate elections in the country. While incumbent Mitch McConnell seeks to return to his prominent position as the Senate Minority Leader for the Republican Party, current Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Grimes represents […]
Alumna Succeeds at Actors Theatre of Louisville
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER If you are uncertain of what you want to do after graduation, take a look at the life of Robyn Carroll (Centre class of 2014). Carroll, a former English major, is a Dramaturgy/Literary Management intern at Actors Theatre of Louisville, one of the most prominent regional theatres in the […]
Indoor Smoking of E-cigs Banned as Concerns Still Linger
By CHAD CARTER – STAFF WRITER There are many methods to quit smoking, a universally-acknowledged unhealthy habit. For years, nicotine patches, nicotine gum and quitting “cold turkey” have been commonly used to help smokers quit. Recently electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have become an increasingly popular option. E-cigarettes use a battery to vaporize liquid nicotine, allowing the […]
Students React to the Possibility of a Fifth Sorority
By IRINI BROM – CENTO WRITER From the history of Chi Omega’s short-lived stint in the 1980s to the addition of new housing beside the Kappa Alpha Theta House on Greek Row, rumors are always buzzing about the potential for a new sorority. In fact, these rumors have been partially confirmed—though still very early in the […]