by Daniel Covington Background In the past semester, many Centre College students started to wonder if campus wide emails were being written by AI. Whether or not those emails are truly written by AI is beyond the scope of this article, but the fact is that people are questioning what the place of AI in […]
Category: Features
The Abortion Debate at Centre College
by Leigh Wingfeld In early November, Centre Students for Life hosted a pro-life table in Cowan to share information on the dangers of and alternative options to abortion. Amery Galon, the President of the Students for Life club at Centre, shared in an interview that their organization has two primary goals: to provide information on […]
Centre is Giving Global Opportunities
by Alex Wethington One of the things that I believe makes Centre so special is the sheer amount of opportunity for not only professional and academic discovery but personal as well. Centre Global is one of the many ways Centre College does this. Studying abroad offers students the ability to get out of their comfort […]
Retrospectives & Fresh Perspectives with New Centre Faculty
by Connor Parks With the close of another Fall semester on campus comes a pause for reflection: not only for students old and new, but for the faculty who have led classes since early September. Each year, Centre welcomes a handful of new professors across disciplines to expand on new programs, launch long-running careers, and […]
What Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Witnessed
by Charlesie Robison & Adam West For the past few years at Centre College, students have noticed their passing periods seemingly “interrupted” by a presence on campus. This presence sits in chairs at the crosswalks, handing out books and pamphlets to anyone who might give them a listen. These are members of Danville’s Kingdom Hall […]
Democracy and Dialogue: Turning Point USA and Centre Leftists, Interviewed
By Connor Parks With the recent approval of Turning Point USA and Centre Leftists as campus organisations, students now have two more diverse options to choose from in getting involved civically and politically on campus. Given the discourse around these two groups leading up to and following their approvals, we at the Cento sought to […]
Centre’s Ghost of Jim Crow Past
by Leigh Wingfeld Author’s Note: In working on the digital publication on the Judge John Marshall Harlan statue, I found that his brother was noteworthy. History is complex, understanding the various perspectives of an issue helps us as young intellectuals make better decisions for the future of our world. I would like to give credit […]
No Kings Protests Come to Danville
by Linley Mueller and Leigh Wingfeld In June 2025, people across the U.S. and beyond took to the streets for what became known as the No Kings Protests. Organizers said these were made to show mass resistance against the authoritarian policies and corruption of Donald Trump’s second administration. The phrase “No Kings” quickly turned into […]
Mystical Bluegrass: A New Store Front in Danville
Leigh Wingfeld A new storefront is opening in Danville, that of Mystical Bluegrass, a woman-owned jewelry store. The owner, Cheyenne, handmakes whimsical jewelry with the goal of crafting cute and discrete jewelry for people who want to express their individuality in a subtle way. Cheyenne started making bracelets after she couldn’t find a discrete evil […]
An Improved DPS? Interview with Barbara Hayes
by Adam West Recently on campus, events concerning public safety have been coming and going without any big headlines to report about Centre being dangerous. No news is good news, though, as the Cento decided to interview the new Director of the Department of Public Safety, Barbara Hayes, to find out if things have really […]