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 […]
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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. […]
Vantage Point to work with Art Institute of Boston on New Issue
By JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER Vantage Point, the student-run magazine highlighting various literary and artistic works from students, is teaming up with the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University to design their upcoming issue. Students at the Art Institute under the instruction of Associate Professor of Illustration Margaret Kimball will be designing this […]
Low-Profile US Foreign Involvement
By ALEC HUDSON – STAFF WRITER Living in the post-9/11 world, Americans have become used to hearing about overseas military conflicts involving American troops. From the high-profile wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to drone operations in the Middle East, Americans have witnessed the actions and aftermath of U.S. foreign policy on a daily basis. But […]
Global Glimpse: A Look at Current World Events
By AUDREY JENKINS – STAFF WRITER Kidal, Mali: Two French journalists were kidnapped and killed last Saturday in Northern Mali. According to a statement issued by the French government, veteran radio journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon of Radio French Internationale (RFI) were abducted by a group of armed men in a 4×4 following an […]
Cowan Programs Seek Environmental Sustainability
By MONICA PENCE – CENTO WRITER Centre is “greening” its dining services with new composting and food waste management programs. Two new large composting vessels now sit behind the Campus Center near the dumpsters, and they have been filled daily with Cowan’s pre-consumer waste since Sept. 10. By chance, Sodexo, Centre’s food service provider, had […]
Global Glimpse: CurrentWorld Events
By AUDREY JENKINS – STAFF WRITER Provo, Utah: In a society that highly values digital media sharing, we the people often find ourselves Instagraming everything from our cats to our cars. However, a new study from Brigham Young University has found compelling evidence that may make you think twice before Instagraming your next delicious meal. Instagraming […]