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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 COLLEEN COYLE – STAFF WRITER It’s 12:45 PM and you’re in Crounse 312, you sit back in your chair as Dr.Tubb yells excitedly about accountant Robert Clive. You feel your phone buzz. As per usual, you ignore the buzz, it happens all the time, but then you notice that everyone’s phone has buzzed, not…
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BY COLLEEN COYLE – STAFF WRITER This article is a member of a series focused on Diversity at Centre College. Frequently, I find myself amazed at the opportunities I have had for female mentorship on Centre’s campus. I look around and think that surely campus has always been filled with powerful women who conduct groundbreaking…
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BY ZAMIRAH HUSSAIN – STAFF WRITER At the end of February, Hope Hicks announced her resignation from White House Communications Director after three years of working under various titles for current President Donald Trump. Hicks is a former model turned public relations consultant. It was through her work as a consultant that she met Ivanka…
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BY KIT HAIST – STAFF WRITER What’s the first word you think of when you hear the term “classical music?” Boring? Esoteric? Snobbish? Or do you think first of names of composers like Beethoven and Bach? A discussion with junior Sebastian Duncan ’19, provides a new perspective on the genre. Duncan’s beginning in music immediately…
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BY KORE SEVERANCE – STAFF WRITER Dr. Kristen Fulfer, a new professor to the chemistry department, suggests reading Anne of Green Gables. “I’ve probably read it, like, 100 times!” Dr. Fulfer says the cover of her paperback copy is now gone and what remains is pages held together by glue and paperclips. She got her…
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BY EMMA PRESBERG – STAFF WRITER With a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and worldwide box office earnings of over one billion dollars, Black Panther and the Wakandan people have taken the world by storm and become an inspiration to people everywhere. As the next installation in the Avengers series, Marvel’s Black Panther is considered…
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BY OLIVIA MURRELL – STAFF WRITER Being published in Centre’s literary magazine, Vantage Point, can be a transformative experience. “I like to write as a way of processing and coping with things. Having work published gives me the opportunity to extend to an audience who I hope can have a similar helpful and gratifying experience…
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BY OLIVIA MURRELL – STAFF WRITER Study abroad is part of the Centre Commitment to its students, along with opportunities to engage in an internship or research opportunity and graduating in four years. 85% of Centre students will study abroad at least once, and many will study abroad more than once. Centre places a huge…
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BY KORE SEVERANCE – STAFF WRITER Photographs of black female students are displayed across campus, featuring quotes from influential, black female role models. These pictures are part of the Phenomenal Women Campaign, launched at the end of February by Sister to Sister, an organization on campus created in 2016 by senior Oyin Aderoba that aims…
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BY STEWART COARD – STAFF WRITER This past Friday, March 9, approximately 250 people marched from Centre’s campus down West Walnut Street and through downtown as a demonstration to bring attention to the issue of women’s rights and the treatment of women in America and on our own campus. The gathering included music and chants…