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Aaron Edwards '12 on the front lines of technology's fight against cancer
If Aaron Edwards ‘12 has one piece of advice, it’s that it is never too late to push your limits. In the last 12 months, the newly minted CEO and Henderson native has earned a dual MBA/MS in...
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Cancer diagnosis, Centre support lead student to career opportunities
Taylor Webb was settling into her first year as a student and softball player at Centre when she noticed something wasn’t right. At first, she thought maybe it was stress, but the difficulty breathing...
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Compassion and community mark disaster relief initiative headed by Marsha Mount Shoop '91
First came the winds that downed trees by the hundreds, followed by rain and floods that washed away highways, city streets, homes, businesses and entire towns. Then the people came, some homeless...
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For three new Centre leaders, it's personal
Like so many Centre students, they came from widely varied backgrounds: the daughter of a Centre grad who grew up immersed in the stories of campus life; a Mississippi kid whose professor dad spread...
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Miniature lighting rig makes a big impact for theatre students
Changing a line or an actor’s delivery is a simple thing. Test the changes during rehearsals and continue refining until perfect. Changing a lighting setup is much more complicated. Don’t like the...
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New Horizons: How an Eastern Kentucky native found his path to China — by way of Centre
Robbie Harper’s journey has been anything but ordinary. The Morgan County, Kentucky, native learned Chinese in high school and carried that love of language with him throughout his Centre College...
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Pierre Bergeron ’96 moves from the bench to the classroom
During his career as an attorney and judge, Pierre Bergeron ’96 realized how important personal connections are within the legal community. “It’s something I definitely did not appreciate, even when I...
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Miami’s past a source of fascination for history professor's research
The city of Miami has long been a place of significance in the life of Assistant Professor of History Mauricio Castro. It was the first place he visited in America, and it has been the focus of his...
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How a Broadway show was shaped by Centre theatre students
When the script first arrived in the hands of the Centre College Theatre program, “John Proctor Is the Villain” was still a work in progress. Some pages only contained a single sentence: “Something...
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Centre grad's romance roots paved the way for literary success
After a trove of steamy successes, novelist Tiffany Reisz Shaffer ‘00 has successfully turned the page to realize her dream of writing mainstream fiction. “When I was eight or nine years old, I...
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