by Linley Mueller Recently, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been at the center of national debates about immigration policy, detention practices, and human rights. ICE has grown into one of the most controversial institutions in modern American politics, with overreaching enforcement powers, a vast network of detention centers, and a history of rights […]
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Young Voters Speak Up: Democratic Wins of 2025
by Linley Mueller If you’re a college student watching American politics right now, it can feel like democracy is hanging by a thread. Between rising authoritarian rhetoric, attacks on institutions, and voting rights battles, the future of the country sometimes looks more uncertain than ever. But the 2025 elections offered something rare: good news. The […]
2026-2027 Study Abroad Options Announced!
by Daniel Covington On Monday, November 17th, the long-awaited 26-27 study abroad showcase debuted! This was a day I was excited about for months: the opportunity to study abroad was one of the reasons I came to Centre College. This year there are over 20 programs! There are several different types of programs, of which […]
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 […]
Hoax Bomb Threat Disrupts Centre College, Among Others
by Cento staff Yesterday evening, on November 21st 2025, Centre College received a “a bomb threat with no specified location,” according to the alert sent out to campus. Students were notified campus-wide at 9:40 PM and told to shelter in place at their dorm halls, but students were being evacuated from buildings before this alert […]
John Marshall Harlan: The Man, The Statue, The Protest
by Cento Staff On October 17th, 4:15pm, a statue of the Supreme Court Justice and Centre alumnus John Marshall Harlan, class of 1850, was unveiled in Rogers Plaza to kick off Homecoming weekend. This statue was designed and sculpted by Ed Hamilton, the renowned Louisville artist who also sculpted the Abraham Lincolin statue in front […]
Capitol to Campus: Immigrant Students Stripped of Tuition
by Duffy Oakley Bowing to Trump’s pressure, Kentucky agreed to strip immigrant students of in-state tuition. Students are fighting back. Undocumented students at all of Kentucky’s colleges and universities are at risk of losing in-state tuition rates under a federal lawsuit filed this summer by the Trump administration. The Council on Postsecondary Education, the Governor-appointed […]
Tariff to Table
by Leigh Wingfeld Tariffs have been a hot topic in the Capitol since President Trump’s inauguration. With rapid changes in tariff policy over the last 6 months, there has been considerable confusion about what a tariff is and its purpose. The Trump Administration claims that “conditions reflected in large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade […]
For The Gen Z, By The Gen Z, Of The Gen Z: An Account Of What’s Happening In Nepal
by Abhishek “Abe” Basnet “May you live in interesting times.” These are words that I hope will not come to pass for anybody who is reading this. It took two “interesting” days— September 8 and 9 —to change the face of Nepal figuratively and literally. Institutions that took decades in the making were wiped away […]
Snow? Tornadoes? Ice? Warm Temps? What will our weather look like this winter season?
by Oliver Longenecker How often do you check the weather? Everyday? Occasionally? When you’re figuring out what outfit to wear? To see if a practice or game will get canceled? Well, the vast majority of people don’t check it at all. Now, depending on where you live, you may not need to; maybe it’s always […]