RELEASED: September 17, 2009

By Leigh Ivey

DANVILLE, KY—My CENTRE Life is back, and it's better than ever.

Now in its fifth season, MCL is an online collection of journal entries, pictures and videos that documents the lives of six first-year students. As usual, the members of the MCL cast have been equipped with digital video cameras, which they'll use to capture classes, sporting events, student life activities, dorm life and countless other aspects of Centre College.

Audiences around the world can tune in to experience Centre through the eyes of these first-year students. Along the way, followers will be privy to tales about adjusting to college life, making new friends, pulling all-nighters, participating in college sports and much more. 

This year, the six My CENTRE Life members include a kayaker from the Netherlands, a license-plate designer from Kentucky, a cross-country runner from New York, an outdoors buff from Kentucky, a former zoo volunteer from San Diego and a politics enthusiast from Kentucky.

Before you check out the My CENTRE Life page, learn more about this year's cast through their comments below.

Person (alive or deceased) that I'd like to have dinner with:
"Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. I miss their style, charisma, dress, intelligence, talent, and humor. Plus, they would sing for me! They’ll insist!"
–Victoria Johnson

Your greatest fear:
"Uninformed people becoming apathetic toward issues in their societies and blindly following others. That’s scary!"
–Natalie Pope

Strangest (or most unusual) things that has ever happened to me:
"When my grandmother passed away, I went to her funeral in Greenville, Kentucky. I was pleasantly surprised to see that on our way to the cemetery, everyone we passed stopped their cars and turned off their engines as a sign of respect. I'm glad I'll be spending the next four years of my life in a place like Kentucky."
–Will Troy

Extracurricular activities & interests:
"On a typical day, you could find me either sailing, doing yoga, going to the beach, or eating at a Mexican food restaurant. When it comes down to it, I just enjoy hanging out and having a good time."
–Katie Nuthall

Home life:
"I'm a native of Alkmaar, the Netherlands, a country somewhere in Europe which is half the size of Kentucky but has a population four times as large. For the past 18 years I've lived in a typical Dutch house (with a view of a windmill) with my parents and older sister."
–Koen Höcker

Why I chose Centre College:
"I thought I'd get a lot out of it—a solid education, life-long friends, great study-abroad opportunities, personal attention, and many more things that would help me grow as a person and succeed in life after college...I felt like Centre would give me the college experience I wanted and needed. Like the T-shirt says, I decided 'It fits.'"
–Josh Hardesty

The first year at college is full of anticipation, excitement, challenge and personal transformation. Follow along with the My CENTRE Life 5 cast as they share the experiences of their first year at Centre.

Ready to learn more about this year's MCL cast and to read their first entries? Click here.

Have comments, suggestions, or story ideas? E-mail leigh.ivey@centre.edu with your feedback.

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