by Elke Coenders Some members of the Algonquin Round Table visited Centre recently. They took over a Cowan table. I eavesdropped and wrote down some things they said. Edna Ferber: “Being a business major is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to study.” Dorothy Parker: “I like to have a […]
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The Cento Crossword – Winter I 2025
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If I Were A Billionaire…
by Hallie Gleeson Scan today’s top headlines and you’ll spot a half-dozen references to Zuckerburg, Musk, Bezos, and the like. Barely a day goes by where we don’t hear about the goings-on of the 0.01%. We joke, we groan, and sometimes we even admire — after all, most of them are self-made, or have at […]
Looking For a Job At Centre?
by Aelwen Iredale We all know that Centre is expensive; we complain about it all the time. Between tuition, room and board, meal plans, and all the money we spend avoiding staying on campus, we are all broke college students, as per usual. But what if I told you there was a solution? Centre has […]
The Cento In Print: Winter I 2025
Valentine’s Month!
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 […]
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 […]