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By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Editor’s Note: The Editorial Board of the Cento is composed of members of the staff and does not reflect the opinions of any one individual on the staff. The Editorial Board represents the voice of the Cento. For Centre, last year will always be referred to as the year of “The
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By STEPHANIE PENN SENATOR MCCONNELL – CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the unsuccessful rollout of Obamacare and the need for Senate Democrats to negotiate a solution to end the federal shutdown that they created: “Well, if it wasn’t clear
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By GARRIC BUZZARD – OPINIONS EDITOR The annual Interfraternity Council (IFC) and PanHellenic Council (PHC) sponsored Walk-a-mile in her shoes event occurred this past Saturday, Oct. 7. The event sought to raise awareness about power-based violence, which is defined as violence in which someone uses power, control or intimidation in order to harm another person. Along
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By MONICA PENCE – CENTO WRITER Centre is “greening” its dining services with new composting and food waste management programs. Two new large composting vessels now sit behind the Campus Center near the dumpsters, and they have been filled daily with Cowan’s pre-consumer waste since Sept. 10. By chance, Sodexo, Centre’s food service provider, had
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By AUDREY JENKINS – STAFF WRITER Provo, Utah: In a society that highly values digital media sharing, we the people often find ourselves Instagraming everything from our cats to our cars. However, a new study from Brigham Young University has found compelling evidence that may make you think twice before Instagraming your next delicious meal. Instagraming
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By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Every year Centre is happy to welcome new faculty into the campus community. This year Alycia Tidrick joined the staff in the Student Life Office as the Director of Greek Life and New Student Orientation. Her job began in a whirlwind as she arrived on Aug. 19, just a
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By JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER Centre College students pride themselves on giving back to the Danville community. Organizations like CARE and Alpha Phi Omega, as well as the various Greek organizations, are constantly going out into the community and giving back through service. Centre’s After School Program has recently been recognized as an official campus
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By MARY BURGER – STAFF WRITER Environmental Studies was introduced as a major at Centre last year. The Environmental Studies (ENS) major begins and ends with an ENS specific course, but between ENS 210 (Introduction to Environmental Studies) and ENS 500 (Senior Seminar), students take a variety of interdisciplinary courses, such as history or philosophy.
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By JEFFREY PODIS – CENTO WRITER On Friday, Oct. 4, the Centre Democrats hosted an event honoring a member of Centre’s Board of Trustees, Crit Luallen, a graduate of Centre and the former Auditor of the State of Kentucky. This is the second year such a dinner has been hosted and for both years, prominent
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By AUDREY ASH – CENTO WRITER With a philosophy like “Pursue Excellence with a Vengeance,” it’s not surprising that Centre Football has started off the 2013 season with three straight wins. Centre delivered the opening weekend of the semester with a strong win over Bethany College. In the final minute of the game, the defense