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by Daniel Covington It’s no secret that many students at Centre College rely on Federal Work-Study jobs to help make ends meet. Over the past few years, a growing number of students have begun pushing for the college to raise student wages—arguing that the current pay doesn’t reflect either the cost of living or the…
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by Adam West I remember reading this book when I was younger titled “Too Many Toys” by David Shannon. The main character, David, has too many toys, which cover the floor and make it impossible to walk through the house. When his mom finally confronts David about the mess, he has a reason to keep…
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by Hadley O’Bryan I am a current senior. I was born in the summer of 2004, three years after 9/11 and three years before the release of the first iPhone. I was eight when the Sandy Hook shooting happened, and I hadn’t yet turned nine by the time I was watching the live manhunt for…
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by McKenzie Snellgrove and Linley Mueller Happy Halloween Colonels! If you are thinking about participating in that great modern college tradition of Halloweekend and wondering how to make it the best ever, you have come to the right place! Here at the Cento, we strive to help you make the best grades, cultivate great relationships…
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by Daniel Covington Background: Monday was the final day of the housing lottery. As a continuation of our last story, we interviewed RLO and Jess Sweitzer in particular. “With over 20 years of residence life experience, Jess joined the Centre team in June 2023 as the Director of Residence Life & Housing. Raised in Guys…
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by Daniel Covington, Staff Writer It is housing lottery season again, folks, and everything is going just as planned with our great new housing system — except it’s not. We are halfway through the process and people are doing the best they can with their time slots, but this big change comes with many problems.…
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by Connor Parks For all those confused about the circumstances regarding next week’s highly awaited Henry Louis Gates Jr. Convocation, slated to be this year’s Press Distinguished Lecture, there’s both good and bad news. Unfortunately, though not yet publicly announced to Centre’s student body, it has been confirmed that the event will no longer be…
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by Soren Ryan-Jensen Housing! Once again, the mad dash to figure out roommates and what dorms to aim for has begun. As some may remember, your position in the housing lottery used to be determined by seniority, gender, and randomness. This year, however, the system is different. If you’re unfamiliar with the housing lottery at…
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Introducing the new Cento Connections! Our take on the New York Times Connections puzzle. Connections No. 1 https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NuVb3Hz7SaeYw_1Pr-q By Connor Parks, Multimedia Editor and Staff Writer.
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by McKenzie Snellgrove Any Centre student who has been anywhere near New Quad in the past few weeks has inevitably come in contact with the raspy and alarming voice emanating from the crosswalk signal. As soon as students press the button to cross, they are met with a grating “WAIT!” soon followed by a loud…
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by Aelwen Iredale Attention, Centre Students! Over the weekend, a DPS golf cart was commandeered by a yet-to-be-identified, reckless individual. As a poor student attempted to cross the street from the freshman dorms, the thief—outrunning DPS—hit the student. Without waiting for the student to recover, the driver sped off, ending their theft in a hit-and-run.…
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by Connor Park “Bellarmine?….Yeah, it’s Milton…..Listen, we’ve got some issues down here….” You didn’t really expect to be able to use all those Flex Dollars, did you? To students, it was portrayed as a clerical error—a minor technical mishap that resulted in each of us blessed with enough “special little treat” money to fill Herrington…
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by Linley Mueller The Centre Symphony Orchestra has just performed their last concert of the year! It was a great representation of the vast genres that are involved in the world of music. There was more variety in this concert than the average playlist, and the show was truly entertaining. The orchestra started off by…