By CHADWICK CARTER – STAFF WRITER It’s the standard, general-education science experience—the lab. Three long hours of careful manipulation of variables are all spent to try to produce the exact same results as the rest of the class. Occasionally, though, the monotony is broken by something more exciting—and accident. Mistakes in the laboratory have the potential […]
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A Girl, her Guitar, and the Records
By HAYLEY HOFFMAN – MANAGING EDITOR Junior Jeri Howell has turned a childhood passion into a career as a professional musician and performer. Traveling all around the state, Howell has played at a variety of venues, from Frankfort’s Grand Theater to local coffee shops. Howell has been performing for as long as she can remember. […]
Four Years Full of Melodies
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Music is an essential part of life. Listening to a song can change one’s mood or lead to a reflective meditation. The number of Music majors on campus is small, but an even smaller percentage choose to focus on the most natural of instruments—the voice. When students declare a […]
A Time for Squiggles and Poses
By THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER Midterms at Centre College can be a stressful time for even the best of students. Weeks of reading, studying, and writing all come down to this: a series of thorough, lengthy, and often difficult exams that ultimately play a huge role in determining one’s grade for a given class. […]
Taking it Back to the Playground
By KINSEY HISLE – COPY CHIEF In the 1980s Regan was President, gasoline cost 97 cents a gallon, boom boxes blasted Michael Jackson, and Ferris Buller skipped school. During this time at Centre College, the men of Beta Theta Pi (Beta) and the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma (Kappa) co-hosted an annual Seesaw-A-Thon to raise […]
Tony serves you a smile on a plate
By ADAM FALLUJI – STAFF WRITER Being friendly on Centre’s campus is second-nature, not just among students and faculty, but also between students and the college’s staff, including one of the most recognizable faces on campus, Tony Gause. Most students know Gause from Cowan’s Fire and Ice line where he has become famous for his made-to-order […]
HeaRT Week Hosts “Sex Positive” Events
By HAYLEY HOFFMAN – MANAGING EDITOR To go along with changes to Centre’s revised sexual misconduct policy, the Panhellenic and Interfraternal Councils are hosting Healthy Relationship Together (HeaRT) Week Sept. 29-Oct. 5. Billed as a “sex positive” event, HeaRT Week aims to engage them discussions centered on perceptions of relationships in the Centre community. Senior […]
Dare to Dream in chocolate, not color
By THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER Whether it be as a result of exams, papers, extracurricular activities, or a combination of all three, at Centre it is all too easy for someone to be swept away in the hectic maelstrom that is a staple of a Centre education. However, those looking for a temporary reprieve from […]
Mr. and Mrs. Colleagues
By NICOLE POTTINGER – STAFF WRITER In the morning, most married, working couples grab their bags, their coffee, and give each other a kiss before driving away for work. Yet Dr. Robert Bosco and Dr. Dina Badie as well as Dr. Amos Tubb and his wife Madame Karen Tubb never have to part ways in the […]
The Man at the Center of Centre
By ADAM FALLUJI – STAFF WRITER At the epicenter of the Centre community there exists a position reserved for one who exemplifies the characteristics of a true product of Centre and who serves as a beacon for its students. Filling this role so that the dream of Centre’s ultimate potential may be realized is President John […]