By MATT GILBERT – CENTRE STUDENT Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to this article published in the March 20, 2014 issue of the Cento. As the recent Cento article “SGA Raises Questions Over Centre’s Smoking Policy” stated, Centre College is one of the few college campuses in Kentucky to have relaxed tobacco policies. Our policy, […]
Category: Opinions
Success in Female Leadership: Keep Momentum Going
By SARAH CORNETT – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In September of 2011, Jill Abramson was appointed as the Executive Editor of the New York Times. Abramson’s appointment should have come as no surprise, considering her past résumé includes notable positions at Time, the American Lawyer, and the Wall Street Journal before spending 14 years at the New York Times. […]
The Editorial Board: Why We Would Choose Centre
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. You’ve probably seen in the news recently that a 17-year-old New York student named […]
Funding the Flame Stirs Both Disgruntlement and Hope
By Justin Allard – Opinions Section Editor On Tue., March 18, Centre sprouted gold ribbons with gift tags on them overnight. They appeared across campus and were all addressed to Centre College. The sender varied from tag to tag, but all represented a private donator. This was part of a new funding campaign called Fund […]
True Life: the Confessions of a Snapchat Hater
By Sarah Cornett – Editor-in-Chief In 2012, Stanford students Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy designed an app that would change the face of modern communication. The aptly nicknamed “phantom app” called Snapchat allows users to send photos that will disappear in one to ten seconds. It seems that everyone born after 1990 rejoiced at the new […]
The Editorial Board: The Work-Study Dilemma
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. Work-Study is one of the greatest opportunities provided to students by the federal government. […]
The Gray Area: Discussing Centre’s Diversity
By Gray Whitsett – Columnist Here at Centre College we talk a lot about our accomplishments. We brag, and rightfully so, about our stellar study abroad program. We tout our remarkably low student-to-professor ratio. We praise the accolades of our faculty and students, boast of our admirable “value of education” ranking, and assert our impressive […]
A Washed Up System Causes Problems in Laundry Facilities
By Alec Hudson – Staff Writer Centre students are a privileged group. We live on a well-organized, well-managed campus with most of the amenities necessary for a normal life. But this life of education is by no means free. We as students bear many costs and responsibilities for living on such a well-designed campus. One of […]
This I Believe: The Importance of Listening
By Mason McClay – Cento Writer Sore and exhausted, I sat in the pavilion of Indian Hill High School in a frustrating attempt to avoid the wave of ninety degree, mercilessly humid air. I believe I was drifting into a state of disassociation. I didn’t usually have trouble distinguishing which hand was left and which […]
The Gray Area: Learning to accept the imperfections of CentreTerm
By GRAY WHITSETT – COLUMNIST I have only lived through two CentreTerms in my time at Centre College — one focused on religion and politics, the other spent in India. These two courses were arguably the most influential classes I’ve taken in my student career and experiences I value with love and pride. I hesitate to […]