by Connor Parks Aren’t you just SO EXCITED to go home for Thanksgiving this year? Those long-awaited “welcome backs,” hugs from grandparents and pets, rediscovering showering without shoes… and the inconsolable existential dread of political polarisation? If you’re anything like me, the anxiety of election aftermath may be seriously overshadowed by the unease of the […]
Category: Opinions
Homecoming Weekend: Centre Alumni’s Reign of Terror
by Cole Hiller Going into homecoming weekend, myself and many other students were continually warned to watch out for the alumni. We were told tales about the weird behavior of the alumni and how they would even go as far as to not only go into their old dorms, but to sleep in students’ beds! […]
A Badge of Honor: Centre Never Closes
by Hallie Gleeson The temperature has dropped, the leaves have (mostly) fallen, and the sun is getting slower to rise with each passing day. As for me, it’s harder and harder to leave the warmth of my cozy dorm to trudge across a frozen, icy campus to lecture. This is my second Kentucky winter. As […]
The Rancid Rations of Centre Colonels
by Anonymous Centre College is a food desert. Okay, no, not really—I can admit when I’ve crossed the line into sensationalism. But there’s only so much stale bagel and cold flatbread a stomach can handle before the dramatics set in. Before I even set foot on campus, I knew I would never be fully satisfied […]
Centre Students React to Donald Trump’s Reelection
by Elke Coenders with Ben Reynolds and Kayla Rogers Some Centre students stayed up into the wee hours of November 6 nervously tracking electoral votes, while others woke to the news: Donald Trump has been reelected as the 47th president of the United States. For some, the results were cause for celebration and relief. For […]
Democrats, How Did We Lose? What Now?
Op-Ed by Jenna Nicodemus I woke up with heaviness in my stomach today. I knew what had happened before I checked the news. Based on the direction of the electoral votes from last night, it was unlikely that Harris had pulled through. And so here we are. There’s an unfortunate fact in the United States […]
Post-Election Blues? Here Are Some Tips
by Jenna Nicodemus If you are feeling overwhelmed by the election, you are not alone. While the past three elections have all been characterized by great swaths of emotion, this election in particular has, without a doubt, been uniquely tumultuous. Here are some tips, tricks, advice and resources for those struggling with strong feelings during […]
The 2024 Presidential Debate: Student Reactions
by Kali Hernandez Fraire and Kayla Rogers If the second presidential debate of 2024 proved anything, it is that the most effective governing body of the United States is firmly in the column of the left wing. And no, I do not mean the executive branch embodied by Vice President Harris. The governing body I […]
Gathering Shutdowns on Campus: Have They Gone Too Far?
by Anonymous Centre’s administration has become substantially more aggressive in their efforts to crack down on parties and drinking. Last fall, they changed rules to ban closed cups, and this year, DPS has started consistently shutting down parties and pre-games at students’ places of residence. In this article, I hope to be a voice of […]
The Parking Experience at Centre College
by Laura Taylor Over the years I have heard many grumblings about the parking situation here at Centre. I have witnessed drivers slowly go down lines of parking, the driver hopeful, keeping their head on a swivel, despite their slim chances of finding a parking space remotely close by on a Monday night. More recently, […]