By NICOLE POTTINGER – STAFF WRITER A new kind of competition is beginning within the Computer Science department—a software development contest. The contest itself will consist of submitted propsals from facutly and staff for software they would like to see developed.From there, students will vote on the submissions and, in a Software Engineering class taught in…
By NICOLE POTTINGER – STAFF WRITER In the morning, most married, working couples grab their bags, their coffee, and give each other a kiss before driving away for work. Yet Dr. Robert Bosco and Dr. Dina Badie as well as Dr. Amos Tubb and his wife Madame Karen Tubb never have to part ways in the…
By RACHEL KENT – CENTO WRITER Amidst the sea of familiar faces, swarms of people, studying, crunching leaves and jam-packed schedules, one of the most important parts of being a college student cannot be ignored—eating. From snacks to meals, lots of recent campus buzz has revolved around the new dining changes this year. The most talked…
By STEWART COARD – CENTO WRITER Two years ago, Centre College bought property along Fifth Street in the hopes of demolishing the current houses and placing a lot over the site. However, according to Centre’s Associate Vice President of Legal Affairs Jamey Leahy, Danville’s Architectural Review Board “agreed to all but one house,” specifically one built…
By KINSEY HISLE – COPY CHIEF Steven Fortner, a senior from Maryville, TN, has been playing football since the first grade. He began on his elementary school team, the Friendsville Falcons, and now is an offensive lineman at Centre College. As a starting offensive guard Fortner aided the Centre offense in setting program records for both…
By MICHELLE KIM – CENTO WRITER The Centre College Field Hockey (CCFH) team opened their 2014 campaign ranked 22nd in the country. They were hard at work, training intensely weeks before the majority of students had even moved onto campus. Last season’s team set high standards to uphold, but with seven wins and 33 goals…
By BECKY FULTON – CENTO WRITER Deep in the bowels of Grant Hall 113 practices a small but mighty group of musicians. The Centre Jazz Ensemble rehearses on Wednesday afternoons. Due to such a large number of musicians having graduated, the group only has seven members this semester. “It’s a rebuilding year,” Director of Centre Jazz…
By MATT COX – SPORTS SECTION EDITOR For the first time since 1995, Derek Jeter is no longer a Major League Baseball (MLB) player. However, just because Jeter will not be wearing the New York Yankee pinstripes anymore doesn’t mean that he will not continue to affect the game after his retirement. In typical fashion of…
By REBECCA FULTON – CENTO WRITER Currently, Centre College’s comprehensive fee for the 2014 – 2015 academic year is $46,440. This number is considered to be high in comparison to other colleges and universities in Kentucky, but have you ever wondered where all that money goes? Centre students have their own ideas of how their money…
By THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER The sheer diversity of the Centre student body allows its clubs and organizations to vary wildly in nature and purpose, opening the door for countless possibilities for students to learn and grow in a healthy environment. However, out of all of these organizations, the sketch comedy group Front and Centre…