By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Beginning in the fall semester of 2015, Centre College will welcome the first ten students of a new program known as the Grissom Scholars. “The Grissom Scholars Program is an exciting new scholarship program that Marlene and J. David Grissom have established at Centre,” Vice President for College Relations Dr. […]
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Who is ISIS?: Faculty and Students React to the Extremist Group
By JARED THOMPSON – STAFF WRITER In recent weeks following the beheadings of two american journalists and one British aid worker , a jihadist group colloquially referred to as ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) burst itself onto the global scene. This sudden emergence raises more questions about ISIS than answers, leading to chronic […]
New Faculty Members Bring Diverse Backgrounds to the Classroom
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER This year, Centre College welcomed 14 new faculty members to campus. The student to faculty ratio is now reported as 10:1, a number that reflects the individual attention promised by a school of this caliber. These professors have a variety of interests, backgrounds, and areas of academic expertise and are […]
Centre PAWS provides stress relief through working with animals
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Without a doubt, the best days on Centre’s campus are ones when puppies and kittens come. The excitement and joy can be felt all across campus as students find stress relief through playing with the animals, reminding us of the pets we left back home. Sadly, the puppies and kittens […]
Examining food labels: The meaning behind labels for animal meat
By SANDRA JABLONSKI – CENTRE STUDENT Animal products these days are covered with tons of different labels that have implications about how the product was produced and the welfare of that animal during its life. These labels are intentionally vague so that the consumer can come to their own conclusions about what the labels are actually […]
Library hosts Edible Books Contest as part of National Library Week
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER If you visited the library this past Thursday, April 24, you may have noticed a number of tables with interesting food items on them. This was the Edible Book Contest, part of National Library Week. The Edible Book Contest gave students and faculty/staff a chance to be creative and as […]
“Refocused” Strategic Plan promises to ensure bright future
By JOHN WYATT – NEWS EDITOR Centre College has continually been one of the leading institutions for learning, not just among Kentucky schools, but liberal arts colleges nationwide. Everything from Centre’s high alumni support rate to a graduation rate of nearly 87 percent – the highest in the state and one of the highest in the […]
St. Baldrick’s event seeks to conquer childhood cancer
By ADAM FALLUJI – STAFF WRITER For many of us, it’s easy to count our blessings. The opportunities we have at Centre are easy to take for granted. It’s important to remember that not everyone has the same kind of life we do, and do what we can to help those in need. To this end, […]
Student Senate hosts discussion on Academic policies
By AUDREY JENKINS – STAFF WRITER In a true show of college unity, Centre administration and students alike convened in Vahlkamp Theatre Wed., April 16, at 7 p.m. for an enlightening Academic Policy Q&A session about issues such as the sliding grade scale, the rumored limit on how many “A’s” a professor may give in one […]
Students present research at the John C. Young Symposium
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Did you miss RICE but are still interested in learning about undergraduate research? Are you interested in possibly undertaking a yearlong research project? Still need a few convocation credits? Saturday, April 26, is the John C. Young Symposium. During two sessions (9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:oo-2:30 p.m.), this year’s seven John […]