Category: Opinions

by Anonymous My first two years at Centre were hard, especially as someone struggling with my mental health. I was lonely, depressed, and it really affected me in my classes. I would skip class, not do my homework, and spend most of my time curled up in my bed thinking about how embarrassed I was […]

By Hallie Gleeson and Aelwen Iredale If a tour group passes by you, you might catch the guide mentioning Centre’s convocation policy. There’s one or two convocations (at least!) nearly every week of the semester. The events range from specialized speakers to student performances to film screenings and more. There’s something for everyone! You can […]

by Leigh Wingfeld A lot of people are very critical of the Cowan dining hall. As an individual with food sensitivities, Cowan is the best dining hall I have experienced. I specifically have a gluten sensitivity, and I admire　the options and food safety offered at Cowan. Everything in the dining hall is labeled with possible […]

by Anonymous As the horror of Charlie Kirk’s death unfolds, it is notable that it is a part of many events in the last few years that shows us the America we once all knew is disappearing — for the good, bad and the ugly.  Before I start off, let’s get a few things straight: […]

by Adam West “I’ll be fine.” This was the main thought running through my head the first few weeks of college. Now, sure, I knew that I didn’t know everything, but I thought high school had prepared me for college better than most. I was the cocky first year who thought college would be a […]

by Kayla Rogers Chalk paints the sidewalk with bible verses, anti-abortion groups come to campus spreading disinformation, Brocks hanging up MAGA signs, creating a Pro-Life student organization, students walking around with the infamous red hats… Centre is starting to change. Since Trump was elected President, conservative and far-right students and organizations on campus have been […]

by Hallie Gleeson I’ve been half-expecting the robot revolution for years. The genre of science fiction, from cheesy older films like The Empire Strikes Back or popular TV shows like the Matrix, has both desensitized me to the novelty of artificial intelligence and somewhat primed me to expect that inorganic sentience was more of a […]

by Aelwen Iredale, Hallie Gleeson, Jenna Nicodemus Carnival – the annual SAC event at Centre! This year’s edition offered a giant swing ride, slides, airbrush hats, free shirts, ice cream, food trucks, cornhole, live music, and generally a fun place to hang out. Though the weather was a bit dismal and on the colder side, […]

by Aelwen Iredale Dry Stack and The Hub are Danville staples for the poor, caffeine-addicted students of Centre, especially for the ones who need to escape the confines of campus but don’t have the cars to do it. However, what do you do when one member of your friend group wants to go to Dry […]