BY SHRUTI RAM – STAFF WRITER Centre College is a small, tight-knit community, so any new or unfamiliar faces are immediately picked out amongst the crowd. It is not just students that are new to this campus every year, but faculty and staff as well. When professors have taught at Centre for years, students pick […]
Category: Features
Students discuss their favorite Cowan creations
BY DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER With tough schedules, practices, and limited time: meal planning and prep is a pain Cowan fortunately provides convenient and good food—food that, if used correctly, can be used to fulfill student-crafted recipes, providing variety to sometimes repetitive diets. As a senior, Kirsten Larson has mastered the art of creating […]
Health Corner: The Importance of Sleep
BY DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER What is the one thing that almost all college students are lacking? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this one out, it is most definitely sleep. But between hard classes, exams, sports practices, choir, student government, etc., how are we supposed to make time? Like everyone else […]
SGA Finance Committee on allocations, special funding requests
BY DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER Within each academic year, the Student Government Association (SGA) is given an allocation of funds from Centre’s Board of Trustees that is used to finance events and organizations across campus. Instead of having self-sustaining organizations, Centre promotes an atmosphere where is the Student Government Association plays an active role—taking […]
Centre’s rugby club takes to campus
BY SHRUTI RAM – STAFF WRITER Looking to learn a new sport? Have no fear! A hot new sport is right under our noses, and its name is rugby. Inspired by ball games from Ancient Greece, rugby was a style of football developed in the city of Rugby, Warwickshire, in England. A little known fact […]
Saving Grace: Setting the table of Danville
BY SARAH HOLLOWAY – STAFF WRITER Imagine an idyllic cottage café, cozy and brightened with flowers on every table, with blackboards highlighting a daily menu of locally sourced and often organic meals. An enticing aroma will pull you through the door, and you’ll notice only one thing missing from the charming restaurant—prices. In their place, […]
Getting to Know…The SLO: Part II
BY HAYLEY HOFFMAN – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Students often recognize how important faculty members, who they interact with during classes, are to their day-to-day lives at Centre. But what about the other staff members who keep the College up and running, and make all aspects of the challenging yet rewarding Centre Experience one worth pursuing? Throughout the […]
Health Corner: Reasons to stay healthy
BY DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER As college students, by now we know that it is important to exercise daily, to maintain a healthy diet, and to get enough sleep. But sometimes, temptations get the better of us. In an atmosphere of numerous tests, quizzes, papers, etc. it is easy to overlook the importance of […]
Getting to Know…The SLO: Part I
BY HAYLEY HOFFMAN – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Students often recognize how important faculty members, who they interact with during classes, are to their day-to-day lives at Centre. But what about the other staff members who keep the College up and running, and make all aspects of the challenging yet rewarding Centre Experience one worth pursuing? Throughout the […]
Ten checks in four years
BY NICOLE POTTINGER – STAFF WRITER 1. Run the Flame Running The Flame is a Centre tradition, passed down from class to class. While it may be embarrassing and risky in terms of getting a citation, students partake in this tradition on what seems to be a weekly basis, especially on the weekends. It is […]