By Bryan Wright – Cento Writer CVS has decided to stop selling tobacco products because doing so conflicts with their purpose of providing a form of healthcare as a pharmacy. This made me think that the intelligent people at Centre College should follow suit by actively remembering the harm that tobacco use can do to […]
Category: Opinions
The Editorial Board: A discussion on the merits of going “gradeless”
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Editor’s Note: The Editorial Board of the Cento is composed of members of the staff and does not reflect the opinions of any one individual on the staff. The Editorial Board represents the voice of the Cento. If you ask any Centre student, “What makes Centre, Centre?” you would get a […]
The Influence of the Meme Generation: The Evolution of Millennials’ Preferred Methods of Communication
By JARED THOMPSON – CENTO WRITER Technological advances, by definition, allow us a variety of new opportunities with which to expand our worldviews. The technological advances of the 21st century, at least the ones college students have most closely integrated into their lives, have primarily allowed people greater freedom of expression. However, the very same […]
The British are Coming, the British are Coming
By RACHEL WEST – MANAGING EDITOR You’ve definitely heard their names: Doctor Who, Sherlock, Downton Abbey. They’ve become some of the most popular television shows and fandoms in America in recent years, and you can only watch them online or weeks after they first appear. It’s the most recent iteration of the British invasion, but […]
“Mind the Gap”: The dangers of being a healthy woman
By SARAH CORNETT – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF For any individual who has ever traveled by the complex London subway system there is one phrase that should automatically come to mind: “Mind the gap.” Within these subway stations, commonly known as the “Tube,” this simple utterance is meant to warn travelers of the wide gap created between the […]
The Gray Area: The Prevelance of Unhealthy Study Habits and Student Asceticism at Centre
By GRAY WHITSETT – COLUMNIST It’s that time of year again. It is cold. It is difficult. It is nearing finals. It is Centre in November, the onset of winter. It is time to buckle down, time to make our offerings to the caffeine gods, time to stop denying the existence of research papers, seminar […]
Letter to the Editor: “Slut-Shaming”
By CHELSEA FAIST – CENTRE STUDENT Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to this Letter to the Editor. Dear Editor, I would like to say a few words about a previous letter to the editor, titled “Reaction to the Gray Area.” My issues here are not with the policy discussed; I am not particularly […]
Letter to the Editor: Columnist’s Response to Previous Column Contribution
By GRAY WHITSETT – COLUMNIST Dear readership, In a recent article in The Gray Area, I stated a few opinions that I had toward the visitation policy. Unfortunately, they may have been taken in ways I did not intend, which is partly due to poor interpretation and partly due to the way I presented them. […]
The Death of Chivalry: The Female Perspective
By AUDREY JENKINS – STAFF WRITER Editor’s Note: This article provides the female perspective. The accompanying male perspective is found here. If we define chivalry as the sexist notion of performing tasks for women because they are too dumb, weak, or pathetic to do these tasks themselves, then I’m all for the death of chivalry. Heck, […]
Letter to the Editor: Reaction to the Gray Area
By C.J. DONALD – COLUMNIST Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to this article. Dear Editor, Respectfully, I disagree with the previous piece from the “The Gray Area” titled “The Visitation Policy: A Violation of Student Independence.” I am sure that the student only wished to express his opinions, but I personally believe that […]