by Jenna Nicodemus (Managing Editor) When I was a first-year, taking initiative seemed daunting. I have always been shy, and I arrived at Centre knowing absolutely nobody. However, I managed to find an amazing friend group not even halfway through my first semester, and I was able to stay on top of my classes, too. […]
Author: Cento
The CENTO Crossword No. 1
Check out this crossword, made by Jenna Nicodemus! cento-crossword-1-v4-1
Centre’s First Post-Pandemic Summer
By Elke Coenders, staff writer and Social Media editor. Centre students just experienced their first post-COVID, relatively normal summer break, and they have been busy. They filled their summers with studying abroad and research, globe-trotting and visiting home, working and volunteering, training and relaxing—and most importantly, having fun. Here are a few of their action-packed […]
Midterm Election 2022: What You Need to Know
By Duffey Oakley, staff writer. Election season is upon us again. Although this is a midterm year with less media hype than a presidential election year, there are many important statewide and local candidates and referendum questions on the ballot.
I-What? IWAE!
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!
The Battle over Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance
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 freedom and anti-discrimination laws, with LGBTQ+ rights hanging in the balance.
Diversity and inclusion in Centre esports: a conversation with Josh West
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 […]
New Tahoe Semester Study-Away Program, Emily Smith
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 […]
Should We Trust College Rankings?, By Elke Coenders
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 […]
The Conflict in Ukraine: Student Perspectives, By Dylan Beers
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 […]