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BY KIT HAIST – STAFF WRITER The Cento interviewed Walker Morrell ‘19, president for the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2018-19 school year. Morrell discussed his history with the organization, as well as his current agenda for the year, and his hopes for Centre in the future. Morrell’s original interest in SGA sprang from
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BY KIT HAIST – STAFF WRITER On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30, Centre College opens its campus to 71 students from the wider Boyle County area as part of the After-School Program (ASP). The program is the result of a collaborative effort between “Centre College, local immigrant programs, and the non-profit agency Centro
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BY CATHERINE HINES – STAFF WRITER Beginning this fall term, Centre now offers a Social Justice Minor. This minor is interdisciplinary among all three academic divisions and covers subjects including Anthropology, Economics and Gender Studies. Students will not only have course requirements, but also participate in a practicum in the form of an internship, research
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BY HANNAH HOOPER – STAFF WRITER “It doesn’t matter. We won.” This is what our president had to say when CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl recently prompted him to comment on the veracity of Dr. Ford’s statement. These words tell us that to our president, partisan politics matters more than human dignity. These words turn what
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BY PEYTON POPP – STAFF WRITER Danielle La Londe, in addition to taking care of her dog named The Dude, is an assistant professor of Classical Studies here at Centre College. When it comes to reading books in living languages, she recommends The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. “I read this novel over the summer
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BY COLLEEN COYLE – OPINIONS EDITOR Last year, Centre students had the opportunity to complete a campus climate survey which measured how students were experiencing and perceiving the Centre College environment. The survey included questions ranging from trust in the administration, perceptions of fellow students, and interpersonal and sexual violence. It was the second time
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BY BRENNEN AMONETT – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Centre College dining scene is an ever-evolving culture. It is a foodie’s oasis in the sparse desert that is Danville, Kentucky. As of Monday, this only became more true. The college’s food provider, Sodexo – praised for its wide variety of healthy and flavorful options – installed a Pepto-Bismol
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BY KIT HAIST – STAFF WRITER A Centre student who enters the Jones Visual Arts Center – or JVAC – is probably either pursuing an art degree, taking an elective, or attending the odd humanities class taught in the building. As a result, most of Centre’s population may remain unaware of the art JVAC hosts
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BY LINDSEY WOOD – STAFF WRITER “Who serves you?” You may have seen flyers posted around Centre’s campus posing to you this brief, but powerful question. An advertisement for the Theatre of the Oppressed performance, the somewhat abstract question was meant to initiate dialogue on a hot-button issue at the College: the damaging effects of
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BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Last May, students marched into Old Centre carrying with them a list of demands regarding issues of inclusion on campus. Hundreds of students protested in the historic building for over three days until nearly all the demands were met. Various changes were made to college policies in an attempt to “provide