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 […]
Category: Opinions
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 […]
The Immaturity and Immorality of Cowan Dish Theft
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. Cowan Dining Commons and Sodexo Dining Services are common topics of discussion on Centre’s […]
The Twitter Dilemma: Loose Tweets Sink Futures
By JARED THOMPSON – CENTO WRITER It is hardly a debatable fact that Twitter is a major force in society. It has brought many average people fame while simultaneously bringing many famous people to their knees. From scandal to bad comedy, song lyrics to mundane complaints, our tweets can be viewed as nothing less than […]
The Death of Chivalry: The Male Perspective
By MASON MCCLAY – CENTO WRITER Editor’s Note: This article provides the male perspective. The accompanying female perspective is found here. As the Roman Empire helplessly fell, these words issued a steadfast code among European men, resulting in the urgent protection of civilization: “Love the commonwealth as thyself, and let thy life be as a […]
The Gray Area: Hate the Player, Not the Game
By GRAY WHITSETT – COLUMNIST The “Centre bubble,” as we all know, is a very real phenomenon. And as we also all know, it cuts us off from the world at large. I couldn’t be guiltier of this. As such, when the recent government shutdown began I hadn’t properly followed the story and short of […]
Student Political Debate and Exchange of Ideas
By ALEC HUDSON – STAFF WRITER For over two weeks the United States Federal Government was shut down. National Parks, museums, and monuments were closed, federal workers were furloughed for two weeks, and benefits to millions of Americans were cut due to lack of workers to process the claims. The infantile attitude of Congress, due […]