The RLO Story with Jess Sweitzer

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…

RLO vs. the Students

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….

CentOnion: Centre Students Melt As They Desperately Await A/C

by McKenzie Snellgrove With temperatures rising and the sun finally coming out to greet the smiling faces of students barreling headfirst into finals, spring has officially sprung here at Centre College! However, a strange epidemic seems to be emerging out of the beautiful weather. While most students can be found sunning themselves on the lawn…

SGA Debate Recap

by Sarah Nipper The SGA Elections have officially begun following the Spring Election Debate. Serving as the only uniform setting for candidates to campaign, the SGA Debate is essential for learning about candidates’ values and responses to campus concerns. In case you missed it, here are the highlights. (Since the positions other than President are…

Deadpool, Don’t Undo Character Development

by Aelwen Iredale Deadpool is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on July 26th. As a fan of the first two Deadpool films and an enjoyer of Marvel, I was excited when the trailer popped up on my feed. As I watched it, however, I found myself apprehensive of the coming movie’s plot and their…

Art vs. Artificial Intelligence

by Soren Ryan-Jensen Last year, the case of Andersen et al v. Stability AI Ltd. was dismissed in front of a federal judge. This class action against generative AI companies claimed that they had used copyrighted material in their AI training databases, without obtaining the consent of the artist, arguing that this constituted an infringement…

A Freshman’s First CentreTerm

by Linley Mueller When I was looking at the courses for CentreTerm, I saw that there were so many interesting classes offered. Originally, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but after seeing a class titled “Bone Rooms,” I knew I had found my choice. This class had the description, “Practice and Ethics in…

What’s Cooking in Cowan?

by Hallie Gleeson Complaining about Cowan is a treasured Centre student pastime. We’ve talked about the bland food, the endless supply of off-season cantaloupe, and the freezer-burned ice cream… but since CentreTerm, these grievances have subsided. “I think I’ve just had my first-ever Cowan meal,” one student declared. “Before, I was just shoveling food into…

The State of Disabled Housing at Centre College

by Anonymous What would you do if you couldn’t move your legs, yet you were stuck on the 3rd floor of your dorm with no elevator? Disabled students often experience difficulty here at Centre College: this is perhaps most true when it comes to accessible housing. Disabled students often have to fight for their housing…