By: Dana Reynolds – Staff Writer If you are considering a major in anthropology, you have probably started asking questions such as, “What courses should I take?” or, “How many credits are required?” But a question that probably concerns you and your parents more is, “What are you going to with that degree?” Many people who choose…
Day: March 7, 2014
The Wheels on the Dumptuck Go Rock and Roll
By: Mason McClay – Cento Writer Take a moment to visualize sitting in a biology lecture. Now as you glance at your professor, a striking image catches your eye — a seashell bra and short-shorts donned on a middle-aged man’s body, the same man who is continuing to discuss snakes’ ability to process vibrations through…
Under the Needle and Back Again
By: Adam Falluji – Staff Writer A close look shows that many students on campus have tattoos of different designs, each with its own story. Tattooing is an ancient practice that spans over centuries of human history and can be traced to numerous cultures across the world. Meanings or purposes for tattoos vary, and students…
Eating is BelieVing
By: Derek Beaven – Staff Writer Danville’s own V the Market has always been known for its wide variety of bourbons, whiskeys, and beers. But now, the business is adding food to the list of things that it does so well. “We have many wines and beers that are fine and wonderful on their own,”…
Rethink Recycling at the Community Arts Center
By: Adam Falluji – Staff Writer It’s often said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. With its new exhibit, Rethink Recycling, Danville’s Community Arts Center seeks to show that nothing is truly trash and that objects considered entirely useless can be reinvented into something unexpected with the right vision. We live in a…
Centre Alumna designs Set for spring production of Macbeth
By: Laura Humble – Staff Writer Centre’s campus is abuzz with anticipation for the spring showing of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The Drama Department is pulling out all the stops this spring by bringing in Centre alumna Krit Robinson ’09 to design the set. Robinson currently lives and works in New York and has been communicating with…
Music Lessons provide new opportunities to students
By: Audrey Jenkins – Staff Writer For many Centre students, listening to music is a daily activity, seemingly as necessary as breathing or eating. And for a dedicated faction of Centre students, listening to music is simply not enough — they have also chosen to devote a portion of their daily lives to making the…
24-Hour Play Festival starts new campus tradition
By: Mary Burger – Staff Writer Many Centre students have experienced the infamous all-nighter, complete with books, papers, and the highly necessary snacks and caffeine. Centre Players recently experienced a new kind of all-nighter – one that doesn’t end at class time. From Fri., Feb. 28, to Sat., March 1, students participated in the 24-Hour…
In the rotation: Review of ScHoolboy Q’s Oxymoron
By: Derek Beaven (Staff Writer) and John Wyatt (News Editor) It’s difficult to say that ScHoolboy Q and his bucket hat have been in Kendrick Lamar’s shadow, but it’s even more difficult to say that TDE became a household name for reasons other than Good Kid M.A.A.D City. ScHoolboy Q debuted in 2011 with Setbacks,…