By MARK SANDOVAL – CENTO WRITER The snow has melted and spring is finally showing her face in Danville, Ky. In addition to Easter and Derby preparations, this means that the baseball season for the Centre College Colonels is underway. Believe it or not, the college baseball season is actually winding down; the Colonels only have […]
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In the Rotation: Summer Jams of 2014 Playlist
By DEREK BEAVEN & JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER & NEWS EDITOR With summer right around the corner, it’s time for BBQ’s, pool parties, and general mayhem/working part-time jobs. Regardless of where you’ll be or what you’ll be doing, In the Rotation’s got you covered in terms of a summer playlist. Derek Beaven: “Every Morning” by […]
Off to the Races: Tony Award Nominee Predictions
By HAYLEY HOFFMAN – SECTION EDITOR This year’s race to the Tony Awards may be the most intense in recent memory, with Broadway veterans facing off against newcomers in nearly every category. Though the nominations won’t be revealed until April 29 (by Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu, no less), I’ve selected the most likely nominees for […]
Healthy Snacks for Stressed College Students
By SARAH CORNETT – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Take one part stress, one part heavy work load, and two parts sleep deprivation and you have a recipe for a college diet disaster. While you may think those French fries from the Grill will help you make it through Finals week, junk food has been proven to decrease your brain’s […]
Campus Musicians Perform in Musicians Showcase
By HAYLEY HOFFMAN – SECTION EDITOR Student musicians performed at the Musicians Showcase on Sat., April 12, in Newlin Hall. The biannual event features student performers who take private music lessons or are members of campus ensembles. Many perform stand-alone pieces by well-known composers; others premiere original songs. At the Showcase, first-year Natalie Trammell executed an […]
Something wicked this way comes
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER Something wicked this way comes as DramaCentre works diligently to prepare for their upcoming performance of Macbeth. The opening night looms ever closer as the cast and crew begin pulling all the pieces together to make Shakespeare’s classic come alive on the stage. At the moment, the performance is still […]
If J.Crew met Ann Taylor
By DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER For many college students, fashion seems to take the back seat. With the goal of making it to class on time, many Centre students often overlook their wardrobe choices. But as it turns out the term “dress for success” does really have an impact on how people perform. Although at […]
A message behind the melodies
By MASON McCLAY – CENTO WRITER Eyes closed, absorbing the rapid stream of electric guitar chords alongside a pounding drum rhythm and the resounding voice of junior Nicholas Teale, I begin to envision the landscape in which Teale’s concept album — a blend of heavy metal and classical — is being created. An intimidating stretch of […]
A professor and his paint
By AUDREY JENKINS – STAFF WRITER When he’s not busy mentoring 60 student leaders as the Director of the Bonner Program, facilitating campus community service initiatives in his role as the Campus Director of Community Service, teaching biology as an Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, or chasing after his one-year-old daughter Evy, Dr. Matthew […]
Centre Should Take a Stand for the Rights of Poor Workers
By ALEC HUDSON – STAFF WRITER Centre College has power few even realized it had. While it is an academic power as an educational institution, it is also an economic power as a purchaser of school apparel for the bookstore and for other functions. This apparel is not made here in America; it is made by […]