by Duffy Oakley One of the most well-known former presidents of Centre College is John C. Young. According to Centre mythology, he was such a pivotal president in the formative years of the college that it was said that “John C. Young is Centre College and Centre College is John C. Young.” He is also […]
Category: Features
Economic History: We Were Always Stupid
by Jamie Krapf If you think poor economic investments only started with NFT’s, crypto currency, and sub-prime mortgage loans, I want to take you back to a time before the internet. Travel back to 1634, when the Dutch mostly ruled the worldwide economy. The Dutch did something only the most powerful civilizations do once they […]
SGA Debate 2026: Candidate Overview
by Cento Staff The SGA Debate, which is a convocation held before SGA elections, is coming up this Thursday (7:00pm in Newlin Hall). This annual debate, co-hosted by the Cento, allows students to hear the policies of the candidates running for SGA offices for the upcoming academic year. The offices eligible for election include SGA […]
I Don’t Want to Live in Breck (And it’s Not Why You Think)
by Duffy Oakley As my final year living in Breckinridge Hall starts to come to a close, I might be forgiven for questioning why the housing gods always decide to curse me (having condemned me to Nasty Nev my first year). But instead, I am questioning why anyone at all lives in Breck. You might […]
The AI Video Onslaught: Age of Misinformation
by Soren Ryan-Jensen & Daniel Covington Generative AI has seen increasing use in the creation of video content, and as these programs become more sophisticated many now find it hard to distinguish an AI generated video from real footage. AI videos have been used to run scams, spread misinformation, and fill social media with generated […]
Behind the Scenes: How Classrooms are Distributed
by Adam West Classrooms aren’t something that people usually think about, especially how classrooms are assigned for different classes each semester. However, we here at the Cento are curious about how things happen behind the scenes. The Cento reached out to Jacob Johnson, Centre College’s registrar, to learn about the processes behind how classrooms are […]
Meta vs. the World: How One Trial Could Examine and Determine the Real Cost of Social Media
by Daniel Covington In 2007, the world was changed when the iPhone launched. Apple paved the way for phones to be used for so much more than just calling and texting, but few predicted exactly how fast social media would take off. Some, however, saw potential issues and called for regulation to help prevent issues […]
The Wild Wild West: Why Centre College Needs an AI Policy More Than Ever
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 […]
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 […]