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by Adam West The Nevin Cat passed away after being hit by a car on April 14th. With the tragic passing of this campus icon, beloved by many for its good nature, it felt like something had to be said about the contribution of animals to a college campus. Many animals on a college campus…
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by Jenna Nicodemus and Simon Forsting The Cento recently conducted a Student Satisfaction Survey to represent student voices on various campus matters: housing, meal plans, public safety, Greek Life, accommodations, and more. A total of 127 respondents participated, which is exactly 50 more students than last year’s survey. This represents approximately 8% of the student…
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by Adam West Kane Anderson, Visiting Professor of Theater at Centre College, tragically passed away on February 27th at the age of 47. Kane, as he preferred to be known, was well known on campus for his dark humor and his incredible sense of fashion, which he claimed to do to make theater look more…
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By Taylor Garrett, staff writer. We all hear the hustle and bustle of construction on our small campus as we make the trek to and from class every day. Most days, it seems as if we live on a construction site. We wonder, “Is anything really even being built back there?” The answer is yes!
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By Duffey Oakley, staff writer. On August 30th, a U.S. district court judge ruled that Louisville’s “Fairness Ordinance”—city legislation passed in 1999 that prevents discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, violated the free speech and religious freedom of a wedding photographer. This clash is part of a national battle between religious…
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Dr. John Harney and Dr. Vanessa Song are the faculty sponsors of Centre’s esports team, which was founded in the fall of 2019. Dr. Harney informed me that from the beginning, fostering a diverse and inclusive–and kind–playing environment was important to the team both as a moral duty and as a competitive strategy. He said…
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Here at Tahoe semester, polar plunging in the lake has become a part of our morning routine. “Polar plunge reminds me how I can challenge my mind,” Roxana Popa, a sophomore at Centre, told me today after our morning dip in the lake. “It doesn’t get any less cold the longer you stay in, so…
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Not long ago, we confronted the intimidating decision of selecting a university—a school to define our formative years growing into adulthood, a school to launch us into successful careers and meaningful pursuits, a school to help us find our direction in life. At that existential intersection, we are lost. We require a GPS to point…
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On the 24th of February 2022, Russia began its assault and invasion of Ukraine. After months of denying any intention of invading, Vladimir Putin, “declared [that] Russia could not feel ‘safe, develop and exist’ because of what he claimed was a constant threat from modern Ukraine” (Kirby). The justification he has used for the invasion…
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Cyber security is something that not many people think about that often, but impacts our lives on a daily basis. With the increasing presence of technology in our society people are putting more and more personal information online, putting them at risk for scams and identity fraud. Cyber Security refers to a system of technological…
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Senior year is typically a time for contemplating our college experience, from where we started to where we ended up. As senior Anthropology majors, we realized that we both stumbled upon anthropology. Taking Anthropology classes at Centre does not always seem convenient or practical to students, but we want to communicate the ways we have…
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Hi all, Welcome to Cento Dear- The Cento’s first ever advice column for Centre College students! While this advice column isn’t exclusively for college students, I think it’s essential to have an outlet where we can ask questions and receive advice. I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of an advice column- especially in…
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Imagine yourself walking on the sidewalk in between Cowan and Old Centre and every person you pass looks you in the eyes, smiles, and says, “hey!” What is the likelihood of you saying “hey!” back? Now, imagine that same scenario, but each person you pass has their heads down in their own worlds that have…