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 […]
Category: Opinions
Silicon Souls and Moral Circuits
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 […]
Annual Recap: Carnival 2025
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, […]
Dry Stack, or The Hub?
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 […]
Press Picking: Free Press in the United States
by Kayla Rogers Press Picking: Free Press in the United States “Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House Press Team. Legacy outlets who have participated in the press pool for decades will still be allowed to join–fear not–but we will also be offering the privilege to well-deserving outlets […]
The State of Freedom of Expression at Centre
by Sasha Haunz, Turner Roach, Jenna Haines, Kira Pusateri, and Xavier Hayden “Go F*nd Yourself, Planned Parenthood!” These words were blatantly stated on an eye-catching poster that was strategically placed outside of the Campus Center in November. The anti-choice stance of the Students for Life America organization sparked immediate criticism from within the Centre community. […]
Title IX: An Investigation
by Cole Hiller Cases of sexual assault and rape are unfortunately relevant on campus. Safety when going out is very important, and the general student population is aware of how to stay safe and recognize when someone else is in an unsafe situation. On an institutional level, there is the Title IX office which is […]
What Can Democrats Do?
by Perry Nadreau On Tuesday, President Trump gave his first address to Congress since beginning his second term. While the address was more of a campaign rally than anything substantive, the highlight of the night for me was Al Green, a Democrat representative from Texas, standing up and protesting the removal of Medicare and […]
The Power of a Liberal Arts Education
by Hallie Gleeson What is the purpose of a liberal arts college education? That’s a question that your FYC class probably attempted to answer. (Maybe repeatedly.) Students arriving at Centre hail from many cities, many states, many countries. Each Colonel comes to Centre for a combination of reasons—perhaps to continue playing their favorite sport, to […]
The Next Five Years
by Hadley O’Bryan The Climate Clock counts down to the point where we reach irreversible damage. Five years remain. How can it get worse than this? You spend the morning of February 16th contacting loved ones to see if they and their homes survived the disaster. This has become commonplace for you. You did it […]