By Mary Burger – Staff Writer If you are from Kentucky, then you know that many high school students participate in the Governor’s Scholars Program (GSP), a program designed to provide high school students with a college experience the summer before their senior year of high school. But what if a high school student just wants…
By Alec Hudson – Staff Writer Centre College has had a strange and often inconsistent policy in regard to tobacco smoking on campus. While the college tries to promote a healthy lifestyle for all students, it is one of the few college campuses in Kentucky that isn’t tobacco free. This poses a problem for the…
By Sarah Cornett – Editor-in-Chief This year, Centre’s Commencement speaker will be Kentucky’s own Governor Steve Beshear. Governor Beshear was first elected to the office in 2007 and is now serving in his second term after being re-elected in 2011. For both of his terms Governor Beshear’s platform has had a focus around a stronger Kentucky…
By Rachel West – Managing Editor Hoodie Allen and The King’s Dead will be coming to Centre College’s campus for this year’s Carnival celebrations. The band selection was revealed by Centre’s Student Activities Council (SAC), who are responsible for the Carnival festivities, today during Common Hour. The main act, Hoodie Allen, is an independent hip-hop artist…
By: MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Beginning this fall, Centre will have a new option for students who are interested in a study away option and want to experience life in Chicago. Although both involve internships, the Chicago program will be very different from the current Centre study -away program in Washington, D.C. Each student…
By: LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER This past CentreTerm, several students designed and created a website, Commonwealth Duel, as part of visiting professor and host of KET’s “Kentucky Tonight” Bill Goodman’s class, “Politics and Journalism in the Age of Social Media.” The goal of the website is to cover the upcoming U.S. Senate race…
By: Derek Beaven – Staff writer It’s not easy being a college student. Between balancing the pressures of class, homework, part-time jobs, and social and familial duties, there isn’t much room for relaxation. Recent studies have shown that mental health among college students has become a pressing concern, and Centre is no exception. “We are…
By: John Wyatt – Section Editor The year of 2014 has already seen its share of unrest the past two months. Conflicts in countries like Ukraine and Syria have garnered worldwide coverage in the media. However, several other countries, such as Thailand and Venezuela, have seen similar conflicts and protests, yet have largely flown under…
By: John Wyatt – Section Editor Centre has always had a successful history of receiving gifts from various donors and foundations. Last year, Centre received two new grants, one from the Mellon Foundation and the other from the James Graham Brown Foundation, and is now in the process of implementing funding from these new grants….
By Rachel West – Managing Editor A Centre student is teaming up with Centre professors and administrators to spearhead a project in an attempt to rediscover the Sinking Spring area of campus. The Sinking Spring, though few students know it as such, is the trench along West Main Street that features a small stream with a…