by Daniel Covington Background During the end of April, several news outlets reported on yet another story of insider trading. This time it was something more remarkable than usual. A man named Gannon Ken Van Dyke involved with Operation Absolute Resolve, otherwise known as the raid on Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro, allegedly “bet a total […]
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Centre’s Housing Lottery: The Old Way Was Better
by Anonymous In my four years at Centre, I have experienced changes both big and small, for better and worse, necessary and unnecessary. Some of these changes are recent, like the switch to Workday. Others are older, like the switch to Parkhurst dining, for which my year was the first to experience it. Many of […]
2000’s Diet Culture Returns with Rise of Ozempic
by Leigh Wingfeld Within the past year or so, I’ve noticed that GLP-1’s, such as Ozempic and Wegovy have become more prevalent in mainstream media. You can’t look at social media, streaming or live TV without seeing advertisements for GLP-1’s or GLP “friendly” products. GLP-1’s are an incredible scientific discovery used to treat obesity and […]
Ponzi Scheme? Pyramid Scheme? Explaining the Difference
by Jamie Krapf Everyone has likely heard of a pyramid scheme before, or in recent memory maybe heard the word “Ponzi Scheme.” These are terms that sadly have stayed more than their fair share in the public consciousness. Contrary to popular belief, these are not the same thing—but rather similar. I’ll be breaking down the […]
Centre Theatre’s Witch: A Formal Review
by Charlesie Robison Wednesday night, I was given the privilege of being able to see Centre Theatre’s newest show Witch before their official opening April 16th, 2026. And I am so happy to say that this show has now squeezed its way into my top five shows I have seen in my three years at […]
What Happened to the Centre Commitment?
by Soren Ryan-Jensen Does the “Centre Commitment” ring a bell? If you’re not a senior or a junior, you may be forgiven for not knowing, as the term has disappeared from the student handbook. To quote the 2023-2024 student handbook in which it last appeared: “The Centre Commitment guarantees students who meet the College’s academic […]
CentreWorks: A Retrospective
by Soren Ryan-Jensen For the uninitiated, CentreWorks is an office of the college which was founded in 2020 to provide a space for Centre students to work directly with the local community. CentreWorks also refers to the space on the third floor of 236 West Main Street, which used to be accessible to students. Unfortunately, […]
Ask Abe: Powering Through Finals
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 […]
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 […]