BY RACHAEL BLANDAU – OPINIONS EDITOR In September, Donald Trump committed a campaign sin: he punked the media. With an announcement that Trump would be having a news conference to divulge “big news,” the media watched an empty podium for an hour as the candidate arrived late for his press conference. Then, when he finally […]
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CentOnion: Centre to Host 2016 Vice Presidential Cage Brawl
BY BRENNEN AMONETT – STAFF WRITER The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) revealed a new partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) today, announcing the first ever Vice Presidential Fight-to-the-Death Cage Brawl. This event is set to take place at Centre College on October 13th, 2016, and will be the fourth of now five general election […]
Girls Can Throw Parties, Too
BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD As with many colleges, a staple of Centre’s student culture is the frat party; nearly every weekend, any number of the school’s six fraternities will open their houses to the student body for a night of themed outfits, blaring music, and dancing away the stresses of the week. Banners hung in […]
Kentucky Kernel Scandal: A University’s Failure
BY JAKE MCGUIRK – STAFF WRITER A University of Kentucky professor resigned recently over his involvement in a case of sexual harassment. In response, the college conducted an internal investigation and reached a deal in February with the accused, James Harwood, allowing him to resign and receive pay and benefits through August 31. The Kentucky […]
Bevin’s Bloody Bodement
BY BRENNEN AMONETT – STAFF WRITER Several weeks ago, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin called upon the people of this country to make a sacrifice. A sacrifice that derives its historic and nationalistic relevance from the words of Thomas Jefferson, a founding father of a country economically and culturally oppressed by a nation across the sea, […]
What is Aleppo? Taking a Closer Look at the Third Party Candidates
BY BRENNEN AMONETT- STAFF WRITER “What is Aleppo?” This question, posed by Libertarian Presidential Nominee Gary Johnson, tells us a lot about where the 2016 election season has taken us. It’s certainly been a wild ride. From Emails to Socialism to memes to a new Great Wall, it has been a mind-boggling […]
CentOnion: Cowan’s Meaty Monotony
BY JAKE MCGUIRK – STAFF WRITER Far more important than newly tenured faculty, a rapidly growing student body, a presidential election, or an ever-heightening conflict in the Middle East is this pressing question: what food will we get to shove in our mouths today? There’s no doubt about it; no single topic dominates conversation at […]
The Bevin administration’s push for Pro-Life legislation
BY RACHAEL BLANDAU – STAFF WRITER This week, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, which he claimed was operating a clinic in Louisville that violated state law. From Dec. 3 to Jan. 28 the clinic had allegedly performed 23 unlawful abortions, which for Governor Bevin was the […]
Letters to the Editor: To the men of Centre College
To the Men of Centre College, on Whose Behalf Jesse Diluzio Spoke – It is my understanding that you took offense to Emily Rodes’ article and I can objectively see why; you didn’t like feeling attacked or generalized, which is fair. But what I think you didn’t quite get out of the article, and possibly […]
Centre reacts to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy
BY DANA REYNOLDS – STAFF WRITER Beginning with host Chris Rock’s bold opening monologue and ending with the fiery, political anthem “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy running over the credits, the 88th annual Academy Awards delivered a sustained and wildly messy attack on Hollywood’s diversity problem. This year, uproar was unavoidable; for the second […]