By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Young students enter college with a variety of notions about how to suceed. Each student at Centre College strives to do their best during their four years, however sometimes images of life at college get shatered upon arriving. The amount of time and work required, living with a stranger, and […]
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An Investigation into where Citation Money goes
By JOHN WYATT – NEWS SECTION EDITOR The concept of citations is one that each Centre student learns about during orientation week. The College, typically through the Department of Public Safety (DPS), issues citations as a means to deter students from any behavior that might break college policy. Different citations come with different fees, depending upon […]
Cleaning Products and the Environmental Risk
By LUCIE THURMAN – CENTO WRITER Centre College has a staff of workers who clean our campus daily in order to keep it sanitized and a comfortable living space. But what exactly are the cleaning products they are using and how do such products effect the environments and the Centre community’s health? After sitting in the […]
Students attempted to set Guiness World Record
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER While a round of tennis is a lot of fun, it is also exhausting. No one knows that better than sophomores Lucas Brooks, Logan Henize, junior Kate Tomey, and Head Coach of Tennis at Danville High School Mark Mojesky. On Oct. 24, the three Centre students and tennis coach sought […]
The impacts of Test Anxiety on Students and how to handle it
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER When you sit down to take a test, do you experience nausea, sweating, trouble breathing, difficulty concentrating, or all of the above? If so, then you may suffer from text anxiety. Test anxiety is a noted psychological condition in which an individual feels distressed before, during, or after taking a […]
Protests and riots in Hong Kong escalate as China exerts influence
By THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER Pro-democracy movements are nothing new to China. Although the country has succeeded in becoming one of the top economic and political powers in the world, many of its citizens have taken to the streets over the years to protest the government’s harsh, and often inhumane, regulations. Starting in late September, […]
Centre Celebrates Civil Rights Anniversary
By STEWART COARD – CENTO WRITER The National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures Initiative in partnership with the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History, recently gave Centre College a grant to run year-long programming meant to increase awareness and discussion of the Civil Rights movement. The program initially included four films documenting […]
Quality Enhancement Plan Looks at Far Reaching Decisions
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Every ten years Centre College participates in the reaffirmation of accreditation. This allows the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), through which Centre is accredited, to ensure that the school is following all standards. These standards are best addressed through the SACSCOC mission statement: “Accreditation by […]
EPA Grant allows Centre Funding for Sustainability Projects
By REBECCA FULTON – CENTO WRITER Sustainability on Centre College’s campus has become a growing issue over the past couple of years, especially with the addition of the Environmental Studies minor. Since 2012, Centre has received two grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be used for composting and promoting sustainability on campus. Officially called […]
Dangers of the Ebola Virus
By NICOLE POTTINGER – STAFF WRITER By now the Ebola virus is headlining across world news outlets, sparking fear and concern. Ebola has been a serious crisis for some time in West African countries, including Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The media first brought Ebola to America’s attention when two Americans contracted the virus while working […]