By CHADWICK CARTER – STAFF WRITER It’s the standard, general-education science experience—the lab. Three long hours of careful manipulation of variables are all spent to try to produce the exact same results as the rest of the class. Occasionally, though, the monotony is broken by something more exciting—and accident. Mistakes in the laboratory have the potential…
Month: November 2014
The reasons why Sororities should have parties, too
By MICHELLE KIM – CENTO WRITER We’ve seen them in countless movies, such as 22 Jump Street, Bad Neighbors, and several spin-offs of American Pie, as well as in the headlines of the news. More often than not, they are paired with the subjects of rape, underage-drinking, drugs, and vandalism. College fraternity parties are the talk…
In the Rotation: FlyLo’s dialogue with death
By JOHN WYATT – NEWS SECTION EDITOR Since music began, death is a theme with which every genre attempts to explore in order to gain a deeper understanding of its mysteries. Death is one of the issues every human being must grapple with at some point in their life. It transcends cultures, races, languages, sexual preferences,…
Player Profile: Senior Anne Mitchell stands out
By MATT COX – SPORTS SECTION EDITOR Senior forward Anne Mitchell has been an integral part of Centre Women’s Soccer’s (CWS) success during her years at Centre. Recently she was named the Southern Athletic Association (SAA)’s Player of the Week for her performance against conference foes Birmingham Southern College (BSC) on Oct. 24 and Millsaps College…
Students attempted to set Guiness World Record
By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER While a round of tennis is a lot of fun, it is also exhausting. No one knows that better than sophomores Lucas Brooks, Logan Henize, junior Kate Tomey, and Head Coach of Tennis at Danville High School Mark Mojesky. On Oct. 24, the three Centre students and tennis coach sought…
DramaCentre’s Boeing Boeing set to open on Nov. 12
By HAYLEY HOFFMAN – MANAGING EDITOR The cast and crew of DramaCentre’s upcoming production of Boeing Boeing is hard at work preparing for opening night. Known as one of the most widely performed comedies in recent times, Boeing Boeing follows the seemingly ideal life of womanizer Bernard, who is engaged to three beautiful airline stewardesses without…
Haven’t we totally missed the point of Yik-Yak?
By MASON McCLAY – STAFF WRITER Recall a moment during which you lost yourself, mentally, in a crowd. At a concert, perhaps, hidden among countless bags of sweaty skin, or possibly walking through a downtown crowd during a summer festival. In these crowded contexts, most of us experience a sense of anonymity, triggering a certain repertoire…
The impacts of Test Anxiety on Students and how to handle it
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER When you sit down to take a test, do you experience nausea, sweating, trouble breathing, difficulty concentrating, or all of the above? If so, then you may suffer from text anxiety. Test anxiety is a noted psychological condition in which an individual feels distressed before, during, or after taking a…
Centre looks to add club rugby to athletics program
By ALEX MULHALL – STAFF WRITER If you look at the US News’s top 50 ranked liberal arts colleges in the country, Centre is the lone school that does not give its students the opportunity to play organized rugby. Visiting Instructor of English and rugby enthusiast William Weber is looking to change that. A graduate of…
Protests and riots in Hong Kong escalate as China exerts influence
By THOMAS SACCENTE – STAFF WRITER Pro-democracy movements are nothing new to China. Although the country has succeeded in becoming one of the top economic and political powers in the world, many of its citizens have taken to the streets over the years to protest the government’s harsh, and often inhumane, regulations. Starting in late September,…