Finals Week, the end of Freshmen Year
May 14It’s weird to look back and to think that its been almost a year at Centre College. This year has been a crazy rush of events and people. Finals week is not exactly the best week to reflect on events. I have had a massive ammount of caffeine in the past twelve hours and very little sleep. I was gone for an entire week because of the NCCA Div. III tournament. The team spent a week...
I <3 the PCP
May 08As Rachel has said, the Portland Cello Project came to campus last night. You should read her version of the performance here. For me, this was only the second Norton Centre show I attended this school year. I had been averaging at least 6 or 7 for the past three year, however; The Beach Boys, Four Tops, Temptations, Willy Nelson, Frankie Valley are just some of the ‘pop’...
I Love PCP (and the Norton Center)
May 08
Where in the world can you combine cellos, college students, video games, hip-hop, heavy metal, jokes, and Twitter? That would be right here in Danville, KY. Yesterday the Portland Cello Project performed at the Norton Center’s Weisiger Theatre. They are a group dedicated to bringing the cello to unusual places and people who may not have heard it through the use of popular music. ...
Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Canadian Quarters
May 03Yesterday evening, I gathered quarters from my coin jar and walked the four flights of stairs to the basement of my residence hall to do a few loads of laundry. As I placed my last load in one of the washing machines, I realized that instead of inserting five quarters, I had inserted four quarters and one 25-cent piece courtesy of the Royal Canadian Mint. Thankfully, I had more quarters in my...
www.thecento.com – Check It Out!
Apr 27For many of you reading the blog, it is getting to crunch time. The final decision is soon. In some ways, I’m doing the same thing. Finding a job is a huge decision, just like deciding where to spend the next four (or possibly more, if you don’t go to Centre ) years. One thing that is a given in any interview I go to, or any phone call I make, is that I do research on the...
The Art of Saying No
Apr 26
For those of you who are regulars here at MCL, you might have noticed that I disappeared for a while. I, like CJ, seem to have over-committed myself this term. It was a combination of unexpected honors, an interest in too many things, and my biggest fallacy: an inability to say no. Yes, I know. It is a very simple word, Rachel. Two letters. One syllable. It is one of the ten...
Stuff Centre Students Don’t Say
Apr 22For real, check out this video featuring our new SGA President, Patrick Cho. It’s a parody of stuff no one says, and it is hilariously accurate. Enjoy!
The Time I Sold Men
Apr 17
Friday night, I sold guys to the highest bidder. Sounds super sketchy, I know, but I promise its not. My sorority hosted a date auction for our spring philanthropy event, auctioning off dates with some of Centre’s most eligible men in the name of charity. Local restaurants and businesses graciously donated a variety of dates, ranging from dinners to free movies to golf games, for us to...
Answered Questions (Dining, Danville, Church, and Weekends)
Apr 13Hi, At the dining hall I heard that people from the same sorority or fraternity sit together and do not mix with others. Is this true? Is there anything close by the campus in town--restaurants, stores, etc.--within walking distance? How far is the Catholic Church from campus? Does the campus ever feel quiet on weekends--do local Kentucky students tend to leave and go home on the weekends?"
Elizabeth: As a member of a sorority, I do confess that I sit with my sorority sisters often, but not all the time. People sit with their friends, and many of mine happen to be in my sorority. This is not the rule by any means though. You grab a table with whoever! As far as places to go within walking distance, “downtown” Danville is just a few blocks down Main Street and new...
not to toot my own horn…
Apr 13but you should totally watch my RICE presentation! RICE has been such a great experience, and i would recommend it to anyone interested in learning how to research, organize, and present information. this presentation started as a (fairly) simple essay last fall in my HIS120 course. during centreterm it rapidly snowballed into me spending hours pouring over books of theory and storytelling and...
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