by Elke Coenders Happy Valentine’s Month! A.K.A. February. Loved and loathed. You’re either reveling in the pierce of Cupid’s arrow, or you’re bleeding out from it. The Cento has got you covered either way. If you’re feeling romantic… Watch Before Sunrise (some of the most lovely dialogue you will ever hear), The Princess Bride, or […]
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Centre’s Inadequate Snow Clearings
By Daniel Covington For the past few weeks, weather around Centre’s campus has been as bad as it could be. To start the CentreTerm semester, there was an unprecedented snow storm that led to an ultra-rare Centre College snow day. As a result, students returned to campus later than usual, citing the dangers on the […]
Trivia Trove: Japan Has Animation?!
Well well well, would you look at that? I’m back in business. The Cento’s ever-so-kind Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor decided to pay me a visit in my prison cell and pay my bail so I could, quote, “dangle keys in front of our bored readers.” Whatever that means. I mean, y’all have attention spans, right? […]
How Trump’s Executive Orders Impact Campus: A Panel With Centre Staff
By Kayla Rogers On the first day of the Spring semester, staff members from across campus came together to hold a panel discussion for students on the recent executive orders and how they will impact campus. Nathan Whitlock, the Interim Director of the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, hosted the event as part of […]
“Snow Day”! Centre Adapts for Safety
By Kayla Rogers and Elke Coenders Kayla Rogers: Centre Shifts to Remote Learning “Snow Day” “School is not worth risking your life for,” my mother said Saturday morning as I debated whether to drive from Frankfort to Danville. For me, I reluctantly decided not to risk the icy, snow-coated roads, though it made me anxious […]
An Interview with Chef Desmond
by Daniel Covington Last semester, it was obvious the food at Centre was on a downhill spiral. Many students complained about just about everything – from raw chicken at Cowan, to burnt nuggets at Late Night, and everything in between. It was clear that something had to be done. Last semester, Centre and Parkhurst chose […]
A Trip Down Memory Lane: The Cento on Past Elections
by Connor Parks Well all, election season is now past us. With a new issue on the horizon, I decided to finally answer a question I’d had for quite some time: how had Centre’s student body reacted to previous presidential elections, as seen in past editions of The Cento? I turned my eyes to the […]
Centre College Housing Quality: Is the Price Right?
by Kayla Rogers As a residential college with almost everyone living on campus, along with the difficulties of obtaining off-campus housing/status, one would think that our dorms would be much better than what we have. Housing comprises a significant chunk of our tuition, tallying at $6,970 for the 2024-2025 school year. Centre’s policy of having […]
After Contentious Debate, Centre College Adds 2 New Engineering Majors
by Daniel Covington In an announcement to the school, President Milton C. Moreland said, “Centre College will begin offering majors in engineering and engineering studies after the programs were approved in a faculty vote. Engineering has been offered as a minor at the College since the Fall 2023 semester. Starting in Fall 2025, students will […]
Die Hard: The Most Christmas-y Movie Ever?
by Aelwen Iredale What makes a Christmas movie a Christmas movie? Is it the snow, the time of year, the message of love and happy endings? Peace-on-Earth and all that? Or is it just the Christmas carols, gingerbread houses, and lights decked out throughout every set? As a former Hallmark employee, I know all about […]