By Oliver Longenecker It’s apparent now that AI (Artificial Intelligence) is becoming a part of our everyday lives, whether we like it or not. While this new technology has its advantages and disadvantages, it’s very clear what the impacts of this technology is on the environment. Now look, I’m not going to soapbox this by […]
Category: Opinions
Freshman’s First Frat
by Macy Critchelow Steam forms when liquid water is heated to a boiling point of 121 ℉ and then transforms into an invisible gas. Steam is usually associated with something comforting: a home-cooked meal being prepared in the kitchen or a hot bowl of soup when sickness sweeps through the family. In the absence of […]
Centre’s Housing Lottery: The Old Way Was Better
by Anonymous In my four years at Centre, I have experienced changes both big and small, for better and worse, necessary and unnecessary. Some of these changes are recent, like the switch to Workday. Others are older, like the switch to Parkhurst dining, for which my year was the first to experience it. Many of […]
2000’s Diet Culture Returns with Rise of Ozempic
by Leigh Wingfeld Within the past year or so, I’ve noticed that GLP-1’s, such as Ozempic and Wegovy have become more prevalent in mainstream media. You can’t look at social media, streaming or live TV without seeing advertisements for GLP-1’s or GLP “friendly” products. GLP-1’s are an incredible scientific discovery used to treat obesity and […]
Beware: Centre Quietly Changes Study Abroad Application Scoring
by Charlesie Robison During the 2024-2025 Centre year, there was a Study Abroad showcase held in Weisiger Theatre which detailed not only the different options for Centre students during the 2025-2026 season, but also how the selection process is done for applied students. They explained that they look for four things in each applicant: their […]
Students, Admin, World: Revive This Dead Campus
by Jenna Nicodemus During my freshman orientation, I distinctly remember the day that upperclassmen moved back onto campus. Before that day, orientation felt almost like summer camp: too busy on grounds far too large for too few people. When the upperclassmen came, the campus suddenly felt alive. Buzzing. Halfway through my first semester, this impression […]
Name On The Plaque: AC and the Alumni
by Anonymous About a week ago, I walked into my morning class in Young Hall dreading the hour to come. Not because of the class itself (though I was definitely regretting taking something so outside my major), but because I knew that, by the time class dismissed, I’d be soaked in sweat and hating life, […]
Cowan’s No Exit Sign and How Meal Plans Fail
by Cole Hiller It’s a very common occurrence on campus that people sneak into Cowan without swiping their meal. This is a problem for Centre, so in response, they added a sign on Cowan’s exit insisting that the door is an exit only. On top of that, they made it so that friends can no […]
Is Benedict Cumberbatch Ableist?
The Drama Column – A Column Dedicated to Beating a Dead Horse. Analyzing old scandals and celebrity boycotts, and presenting the facts to finally determine… Was the cancellation deserved? Written by The Discordian In the 2011 Royal National Theatre’s smash-hit production of Frankenstein, Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller alternated roles between the Creature and […]
The Overton Window: What It Is and How to Shift Neutral Again
by Leigh Wingfeld The Overton Window is a model for understanding what is, and more importantly, what isn’t, acceptable in politics. Inside the Overton Window sits what is considered “socially acceptable”, with the centre being what is made into policy. Outside of the window sits what are considered radical and unthinkable ideas. What is contained […]