By Sarah Cornett – Editor-in-Chief In the spring of 2011, a group of male students began the process of recolonizing the Beta Theta Pi (Beta) fraternity on campus. Now, two years later, the Epsilon chapter is enjoying great success. After accepting eleven new men from this year’s formal recruitment, Beta has also officially been granted […]
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Associates Dinner showcases Alumni loyalty
By Mary Burger – Staff Writer On Fri. Jan. 31, Centre College held the 24th annual Associates Dinner at the Seelbach Hilton in Louisville. Centre Associates is a society that recognizes those individuals who donate $1000 a year or more to Centre College. The majority of these funds go toward the financial aid program. Faculty, […]
Centre College to Host Governor’s School for the Arts
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER This summer, Centre College will play host to the Kentucky Center’s Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) Program. GSA is an intensive three-week program geared toward promoting various artistic disciplines including architecture, creative writing, dance, drama, instrumental music, musical theatre, new media, visual art, and vocal music for high […]
Interfaith Panel Seeks to Enlighten Students
By JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER Centre College has always prided itself on bringing in students from all walks of life, giving Centre more diversity. A religious panel between Centre’s various faith organizations seeks to open up dialogue between various religions that Centre represents. The religious panel will be hosted in Newlin Hall, Thurs., Nov. […]
Poverty and Homelessness Week Seeks to Raise Social Awareness
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Centre Action Reaches Everyone, or CARE as it is better known, is a prominent service club on campus. This week, CARE has been sponsoring Poverty and Homelessness Week as a way for students to be more aware of all that they have to be thankful for in their lives. […]
Dr. Lucas Named CASE Kentucky Professor of the Year
By DEREK BEAVEN – NEWS EDITOR Recently, Centre’s own Alfred P. and Katherine B. Jobson Professor of English Mark Lucas was named CASE Kentucky Professor of the Year. Lucas was one of 36 honorees from across the country. Lucas majored in English while at Centre and was a self-described “lackluster student” until he took a […]
Global Glimpse: Current World News
By AUDREY JENKINS -STAFF WRITER China: If you think that a ‘re-education through labor’ camp sounds a bit terrifying, you will probably be glad to know that as of Nov. 15, 2013, the Chinese government has finally decided to close these facilities in favor of ‘protecting human rights.’ The laijiao, as they are known in […]
New Ideas With Air Travel Mitigation Fund
By ALEX HURLEY – CENTRE STUDENT The Off-Campus Programs Committee of the College Council has voted unanimously to approve a new fee structure for study abroad grants at Centre College that will take effect at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. This new fee structure involves both a slight increase in fees for full-semester […]
Homecoming 2014 Brings Alumni and Music to Campus
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER Centre was full of school spirit for Homecoming weekend on Nov. 1-2. Centre alumni returned to their alma mater to reminisce with each other and enjoy a weekend full of activities. For the week leading up to Homecoming, the Student Activities Council (SAC), the Student Government Association (SGA), the […]
Centre College Strives for Diversity in both Student Body and Faculty
By IVORY MCGUIRE – CENTO WRITER The start of each school year is a time to focus on a new area of Centre’s campus, because, as the old saying goes, there’s always room for improvement. It would seem that this year, Centre’s staff has put a lot of time and effort into diversifying the campus. […]