By GRAY WHITSETT – COLUMNIST Dear readership, In a recent article in The Gray Area, I stated a few opinions that I had toward the visitation policy. Unfortunately, they may have been taken in ways I did not intend, which is partly due to poor interpretation and partly due to the way I presented them. […]
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Centre College to Host Governor’s School for the Arts
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER This summer, Centre College will play host to the Kentucky Center’s Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) Program. GSA is an intensive three-week program geared toward promoting various artistic disciplines including architecture, creative writing, dance, drama, instrumental music, musical theatre, new media, visual art, and vocal music for high […]
Interfaith Panel Seeks to Enlighten Students
By JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER Centre College has always prided itself on bringing in students from all walks of life, giving Centre more diversity. A religious panel between Centre’s various faith organizations seeks to open up dialogue between various religions that Centre represents. The religious panel will be hosted in Newlin Hall, Thurs., Nov. […]
Poverty and Homelessness Week Seeks to Raise Social Awareness
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Centre Action Reaches Everyone, or CARE as it is better known, is a prominent service club on campus. This week, CARE has been sponsoring Poverty and Homelessness Week as a way for students to be more aware of all that they have to be thankful for in their lives. […]
Dr. Lucas Named CASE Kentucky Professor of the Year
By DEREK BEAVEN – NEWS EDITOR Recently, Centre’s own Alfred P. and Katherine B. Jobson Professor of English Mark Lucas was named CASE Kentucky Professor of the Year. Lucas was one of 36 honorees from across the country. Lucas majored in English while at Centre and was a self-described “lackluster student” until he took a […]
Global Glimpse: Current World News
By AUDREY JENKINS -STAFF WRITER China: If you think that a ‘re-education through labor’ camp sounds a bit terrifying, you will probably be glad to know that as of Nov. 15, 2013, the Chinese government has finally decided to close these facilities in favor of ‘protecting human rights.’ The laijiao, as they are known in […]
Sports Rituals Promote Mental Focus
By DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER While it is a practice not understood by some spectators, it is a fairly common for athletes to perform rituals before competitions. Many athletes that implement rituals before competing believe that it can affect their performance. One of the most common sayings in sports is, “90 percent of performance […]
Swimming and Diving Maintain High Goals
By JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER The months of September through April are always considered the busiest months in sports. Football dominates attention in the fall, while basketball entertains sports fans during the winter and spring months. But Swimming and Diving’s season goes throughout the entire fall to spring period. Centre’s swimmers and divers have […]
Volleyball Positivity Leads to Success in 2013
By CHARLIE GRIGSBY – STAFF WRITER In the back of Alumni Hall, three plastic boards sit atop a wooden counter. One board is titled “Weekly Will-Powers” and lists the Centre Volleyball team’s focus from each week of the season. The other two boards are divided into grids. In each grid, individual players write down their […]
Boxing Struggles to Keep Entertainment Value
By DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER At one time, boxing was considered to be one of America’s most exciting sports, but since then it has experienced a rapid decline. Ten to fifteen years after being one of the world’s most popular sports, boxing is now quickly losing media attention. Floyd Mayweather may be one of […]