By C.J. DONALD – COLUMNIST Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to this article. Dear Editor, Respectfully, I disagree with the previous piece from the “The Gray Area” titled “The Visitation Policy: A Violation of Student Independence.” I am sure that the student only wished to express his opinions, but I personally believe that […]
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The Immaturity and Immorality of Cowan Dish Theft
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Editor’s Note: The Editorial Board of the Cento is composed of members of the staff and does not reflect the opinions of any one individual on the staff. The Editorial Board represents the voice of the Cento. Cowan Dining Commons and Sodexo Dining Services are common topics of discussion on Centre’s […]
The Twitter Dilemma: Loose Tweets Sink Futures
By JARED THOMPSON – CENTO WRITER It is hardly a debatable fact that Twitter is a major force in society. It has brought many average people fame while simultaneously bringing many famous people to their knees. From scandal to bad comedy, song lyrics to mundane complaints, our tweets can be viewed as nothing less than […]
The Death of Chivalry: The Male Perspective
By MASON MCCLAY – CENTO WRITER Editor’s Note: This article provides the male perspective. The accompanying female perspective is found here. As the Roman Empire helplessly fell, these words issued a steadfast code among European men, resulting in the urgent protection of civilization: “Love the commonwealth as thyself, and let thy life be as a […]
The Gray Area: Hate the Player, Not the Game
By GRAY WHITSETT – COLUMNIST The “Centre bubble,” as we all know, is a very real phenomenon. And as we also all know, it cuts us off from the world at large. I couldn’t be guiltier of this. As such, when the recent government shutdown began I hadn’t properly followed the story and short of […]
Student Political Debate and Exchange of Ideas
By ALEC HUDSON – STAFF WRITER For over two weeks the United States Federal Government was shut down. National Parks, museums, and monuments were closed, federal workers were furloughed for two weeks, and benefits to millions of Americans were cut due to lack of workers to process the claims. The infantile attitude of Congress, due […]
New Ideas With Air Travel Mitigation Fund
By ALEX HURLEY – CENTRE STUDENT The Off-Campus Programs Committee of the College Council has voted unanimously to approve a new fee structure for study abroad grants at Centre College that will take effect at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. This new fee structure involves both a slight increase in fees for full-semester […]
Homecoming 2014 Brings Alumni and Music to Campus
By LAURA HUMBLE – STAFF WRITER Centre was full of school spirit for Homecoming weekend on Nov. 1-2. Centre alumni returned to their alma mater to reminisce with each other and enjoy a weekend full of activities. For the week leading up to Homecoming, the Student Activities Council (SAC), the Student Government Association (SGA), the […]
Centre College Strives for Diversity in both Student Body and Faculty
By IVORY MCGUIRE – CENTO WRITER The start of each school year is a time to focus on a new area of Centre’s campus, because, as the old saying goes, there’s always room for improvement. It would seem that this year, Centre’s staff has put a lot of time and effort into diversifying the campus. […]
Vantage Point to work with Art Institute of Boston on New Issue
By JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER Vantage Point, the student-run magazine highlighting various literary and artistic works from students, is teaming up with the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University to design their upcoming issue. Students at the Art Institute under the instruction of Associate Professor of Illustration Margaret Kimball will be designing this […]