BY OLIVIA MURRELL – STAFF WRITER Dr. Matthew Klooster, Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies When I asked him about his favorite book, Dr. Klooster responded that he reads so much scientific literature, it’s hard to think back to a real book he read for pleasure. A Separate Peace by John Knowles was the first […]
Category: Arts & Leisure
Spotlight on: STAND
BY ZAMIRAH HUSSAIN – STAFF WRITER Stand is one of the many clubs on campus yet most people don’t know what it is. In an interview with club president Hannah Gibbs she clarifies what the club is for and what they have done so far this year. 1) What exactly is STAND and what do the […]
Phenomenal Women: Why the Red and Purple?
BY EMMA PRESBERG – STAFF WRITER Traveling to class on Wednesday, March 8, you may have noticed an unnatural number of people wearing red or purple clothes. Then, if you were walking between Young and Crounse around 11:20 a.m., you may have noticed a large gathering of students and teachers. These were just two ways […]
Faculty Recommended Reads
BY ZAMIRAH HUSSAIN – STAFF WRITER Books can leave a very profound impact on a person’s life. A book you read as a 7-year old can evoke a sense of nostalgia and wonder ten years later. Literature and the arts is a way of exploring what you don’t know and what you’d like to know. My […]
The Norton Center: An Artistic Hub in the Heart of Kentucky
BY MORGAN UNDERWOOD – STAFF WRITER Centre College, as we all know, is a little gem residing in the heart of central Kentucky, but Centre has a gem of its very own: the Norton Center for the Arts. Although located in the relatively remote community of Danville, Kentucky, the Norton Center is constantly filling its […]
Spotlight on: Alpha Phi Omega
BY STEWART COARD – STAFF WRITER While volunteering at Soups-on-Us one Saturday morning, sophomore David Kim noticed that a large portion of the student volunteers belonged to Centre’s co-ed service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega (APO). “I thought these people were pretty cool to be spending their weekend helping others,” Kim said. Inspired by their values, […]
DramaCentre Presents: Love 95 Times
BY EMILY INNES – ARTS AND LEISURE EDITOR DramaCentre’s most recent production, which took place this past weekend, is Love 95 Times, the program’s second FARM Theater collaboration project. The FARM theater company, located in New York, is designed to help early career (and usually female) playwrights get their shows on their feet. The playwright […]
Black History Month
BY ZAMIRAH HUSSAIN- ARTS AND LEISURE EDITOR In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, African-American historian, author, and journalist, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). This organization later became the driving force behind the establishment of Black History Month. Originally “Negro History Week,” the leaders of the ASNLH chose the […]
Refugee Resettlement: Kentucky’s Stories
BY EMILY INNES – ARTS AND LEISURE EDITOR Last year, Centre College inaugurated the Creative Thinking Immersion Program (CTIP), a component of the Creative Centre initiative designed to have students create their own research projects with faculty mentorship and creative thinking and problem solving. Junior Emma Jackson and sophomore Hibah Siddiqui took an immediate interest […]
Artivism Festival: Timely, Profound, and Unforgettable.
BY GABRIELA CIPOLLA – ARTS & LEISURE EDITOR “To be an artist is to believe in life,” quotes artist Henry Moore. “And that’s the entire point of art,” senior environmental studies major, Mariah Harrod, states, “it inspires people to believe in something and gives their passion to others.” Harrod and her peers recently coordinated an […]