BY SHRUTI RAM – STAFF WRITER Halloween weekend at Centre was full of fun events and great costumes, but no one on campus was busier than the cast and crew of Dracula: The Death of Nosferatu. The completely student-run production had two shows on Halloween night, both of which had a full house. “It’s been […]
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Spooktacular DIY Costumes
BY: CHANDLER GARLAND – STAFF WRITER Halloween is upon us once again. If you are going to celebrate this spooky holiday the right way you have to have one of the most crucial parts: a rocking costume. Now that we are older, costumes are more elaborate, more varied, and more expensive. The average pirate costume […]
Militant Social Justice Warrior Spends Fabulous Day at Keeneland Racecourse
BY GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS EDITOR As is custom during the fall and spring semesters at Centre College, students make the trek to Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, the unwanted stepsister of the world famous Kentucky Churchill Downs. Though never quite warm enough, weekends at Keeneland become the battleground for students displaying the wealth they desperately […]
Kentucky’s Favorite Instrument: Why you should play the banjo
BY SHRUTI RAM – STAFF WRITER When you think of Bluegrass music, it’s impossible to not think of the banjo. The instrument is synonymous with the south and is making its way into popular music as folk and country music gain more popularity and are incorporated into other genres. Not only is it one of […]
A New Fall Tradition: Raintree International Film Festival
BY SARAH HOLLOWAY – STAFF WRITER Fall is upon us here in Kentucky, and the staple activities of the season are in full swing. From corn mazes to hot cocoa, hayrides to haunted houses, there’s an autumn festivity for everyone to enjoy. A great addition to this year’s local fall fun is the Danville Community […]
Tips for dorm room workouts
BY CHANDLER GARLAND – STAFF WRITER Staying fit is one of the key ways to live happily and healthily, especially on campus. Yet we all struggle with finding a sufficient amount of time to devote to fitness. If you’re anything like me, you’ll tell yourself in the middle of the day that tonight is the […]
Get Centred: A haven of peace
BY RACHAEL BLANDAU – STAFF WRITER Have you ever felt so overwhelmed with your workload that you just wanted to get some peace? When you are in the middle of the worst semester in your life you may not think you can get relief from everything bogging you down, while the solution to that never-ending […]
Belligerent Alumnus Angered Nevin Hall No Longer Moral Wasteland
BY GRAY WHITSETT – OPINIONS EDITOR Citing glorious days of untold vandalism, flame runs, and endemic stench, Centre College graduate and veteran of Nevin Hall William Withers was outraged this homecoming weekend to find the building he once called home inhabited by men and women alike. “I’m livid,” the 1981 graduate said, after shot-gunning his […]
Fall for Fall: Things to do this autumn
BY SHRUTI RAM – STAFF WRITER The leaves have begun to pepper the ground around campus and the weather is cooling down, and that can only mean one thing: fall, the season of Halloween, sweater weather, and pumpkin spiced lattes is here. “Fall is my favorite season by far,” sophomore Zoe Doubles said. “I love […]
Drama students react to ‘Assassins’
BY LAURA HUMBLE – ARTS & LEISURE EDITOR Earlier this year, DramaCentre announced they will produce Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins as the spring term musical. Assassins depicts the group of men and women who have either successfully assassinated or unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate former presidents of the United States. The show opened off Broadway in 1990, […]