Dear Abe, What does a hot-girl summer look like to you? Well for me, summer is full of standing here watching the summer semester students come and go. And I believe there is nothing more “hot-girl” than when a student pursues their passions. And it’s not just the girls, either! Anyone can do it! Nothing […]
Author: Cento
This Just In: New Finals Format!
by Aelwen Iredale Attention, Centre students! As finals approach, Admin wants the Cento to relay changes to the finals schedule to the student body as a whole. In particular: how your finals will be formatted. Depending on your subject matter, you may be expected to conduct a new form of exam. Forget about written exams, […]
The Curse of John Marshall Harlan
by Leigh Wingfeld Ever since the installation of the John Marshall Harlan (JMH) Statue, I’ve been noticing some disturbing patterns developing on this campus. Everything just seems to be going wrong! Murphy’s law has been putting in some work; truly anything that can go wrong has gone wrong. We’ve had crazy weather, losses, and other […]
The Cento In Print: Spring III 2026
Student Survey Says, “We Pay Too Much To Live in These Conditions”
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 […]
The Death of Centre’s Superhero
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 […]
Is Centre Ripping Students Off? 5.2% Tuition Increase Announced
by Daniel Covington On March 19th, 2026, Centre students were sent an email stating the cost for the 2026-2027 school year. While many students usually disregard emails like these as just another routine notification, those who read on noticed a staggering change: a 5.2% increase in the total cost at Centre College. This would bring […]
Beware: Centre Quietly Changes Study Abroad Application Scoring
by Charlesie Robison During the 2024-2025 Centre year, there was a Study Abroad showcase held in Weisiger Theatre which detailed not only the different options for Centre students during the 2025-2026 season, but also how the selection process is done for applied students. They explained that they look for four things in each applicant: their […]
Students, Admin, World: Revive This Dead Campus
by Jenna Nicodemus During my freshman orientation, I distinctly remember the day that upperclassmen moved back onto campus. Before that day, orientation felt almost like summer camp: too busy on grounds far too large for too few people. When the upperclassmen came, the campus suddenly felt alive. Buzzing. Halfway through my first semester, this impression […]
Name On The Plaque: AC and the Alumni
by Anonymous About a week ago, I walked into my morning class in Young Hall dreading the hour to come. Not because of the class itself (though I was definitely regretting taking something so outside my major), but because I knew that, by the time class dismissed, I’d be soaked in sweat and hating life, […]