By STEWART COARD – CENTO WRITER Two years ago, Centre College bought property along Fifth Street in the hopes of demolishing the current houses and placing a lot over the site. However, according to Centre’s Associate Vice President of Legal Affairs Jamey Leahy, Danville’s Architectural Review Board “agreed to all but one house,” specifically one built […]
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Steven Fortner named to the Super Senior Watch List
By KINSEY HISLE – COPY CHIEF Steven Fortner, a senior from Maryville, TN, has been playing football since the first grade. He began on his elementary school team, the Friendsville Falcons, and now is an offensive lineman at Centre College. As a starting offensive guard Fortner aided the Centre offense in setting program records for both […]
Field Hockey works toward another Successful Season
By MICHELLE KIM – CENTO WRITER The Centre College Field Hockey (CCFH) team opened their 2014 campaign ranked 22nd in the country. They were hard at work, training intensely weeks before the majority of students had even moved onto campus. Last season’s team set high standards to uphold, but with seven wins and 33 goals […]
Centre Jazz revamps for another semester of Swing
By BECKY FULTON – CENTO WRITER Deep in the bowels of Grant Hall 113 practices a small but mighty group of musicians. The Centre Jazz Ensemble rehearses on Wednesday afternoons. Due to such a large number of musicians having graduated, the group only has seven members this semester. “It’s a rebuilding year,” Director of Centre Jazz […]
Derek Jeter Retires after Storybook Career
By MATT COX – SPORTS SECTION EDITOR For the first time since 1995, Derek Jeter is no longer a Major League Baseball (MLB) player. However, just because Jeter will not be wearing the New York Yankee pinstripes anymore doesn’t mean that he will not continue to affect the game after his retirement. In typical fashion of […]
Breakdown of Student Tuition
By REBECCA FULTON – CENTO WRITER Currently, Centre College’s comprehensive fee for the 2014 – 2015 academic year is $46,440. This number is considered to be high in comparison to other colleges and universities in Kentucky, but have you ever wondered where all that money goes? Centre students have their own ideas of how their money […]
Take Two: Front and Centre Staging for a Big Return
By THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER The sheer diversity of the Centre student body allows its clubs and organizations to vary wildly in nature and purpose, opening the door for countless possibilities for students to learn and grow in a healthy environment. However, out of all of these organizations, the sketch comedy group Front and Centre […]
Storytelling invigorated in Señora Tortuga
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER Sometimes we all need a little reminder of the power of imagination and storytelling. That is exactly what DramaCentre’s production of Roxanne Schroeder-Arce’s Señora Tortuga provided. Señora Tortuga follows the story of an impoverished family who lives in the United States on the Mexican border struggling to survive life’s day-to-day […]
The Man at the Center of Centre
By ADAM FALLUJI – STAFF WRITER At the epicenter of the Centre community there exists a position reserved for one who exemplifies the characteristics of a true product of Centre and who serves as a beacon for its students. Filling this role so that the dream of Centre’s ultimate potential may be realized is President John […]
Revamped Centre Ambassadors Add Personal Touch to Tours
By NICOLE POTTINGER – STAFF WRITER On any given day you may find a group of perspective students walking around campus in one several tours given during in the week. The Centre Admissions Office relies heavily on the help of students to recruit visitors to the college. There is a good chance each person on this […]