By Kayla Rogers On the first day of the Spring semester, staff members from across campus came together to hold a panel discussion for students on the recent executive orders and how they will impact campus. Nathan Whitlock, the Interim Director of the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, hosted the event as part of […]
Category: Opinions
Centre College Housing Quality: Is the Price Right?
by Kayla Rogers As a residential college with almost everyone living on campus, along with the difficulties of obtaining off-campus housing/status, one would think that our dorms would be much better than what we have. Housing comprises a significant chunk of our tuition, tallying at $6,970 for the 2024-2025 school year. Centre’s policy of having […]
Die Hard: The Most Christmas-y Movie Ever?
by Aelwen Iredale What makes a Christmas movie a Christmas movie? Is it the snow, the time of year, the message of love and happy endings? Peace-on-Earth and all that? Or is it just the Christmas carols, gingerbread houses, and lights decked out throughout every set? As a former Hallmark employee, I know all about […]
Brick, Mortar, and Mild Disappointment: The Quirks of the Academic Buildings
by Anonymous Look, once you begin to voice your thoughts, silencing them grows ever more difficult. They say it takes two months to build a habit; this marks roughly ninety days of my oh-so-honest reviews, and I’m showing no signs of stopping. As my professors sometimes have encouraged me to do: “I must say what […]
Flipping the Script: A Brief Guide to Thanksgiving Diversions
by Connor Parks Aren’t you just SO EXCITED to go home for Thanksgiving this year? Those long-awaited “welcome backs,” hugs from grandparents and pets, rediscovering showering without shoes… and the inconsolable existential dread of political polarisation? If you’re anything like me, the anxiety of election aftermath may be seriously overshadowed by the unease of the […]
Homecoming Weekend: Centre Alumni’s Reign of Terror
by Cole Hiller Going into homecoming weekend, myself and many other students were continually warned to watch out for the alumni. We were told tales about the weird behavior of the alumni and how they would even go as far as to not only go into their old dorms, but to sleep in students’ beds! […]
A Badge of Honor: Centre Never Closes
by Hallie Gleeson The temperature has dropped, the leaves have (mostly) fallen, and the sun is getting slower to rise with each passing day. As for me, it’s harder and harder to leave the warmth of my cozy dorm to trudge across a frozen, icy campus to lecture. This is my second Kentucky winter. As […]
The Rancid Rations of Centre Colonels
by Anonymous Centre College is a food desert. Okay, no, not really—I can admit when I’ve crossed the line into sensationalism. But there’s only so much stale bagel and cold flatbread a stomach can handle before the dramatics set in. Before I even set foot on campus, I knew I would never be fully satisfied […]
Centre Students React to Donald Trump’s Reelection
by Elke Coenders with Ben Reynolds and Kayla Rogers Some Centre students stayed up into the wee hours of November 6 nervously tracking electoral votes, while others woke to the news: Donald Trump has been reelected as the 47th president of the United States. For some, the results were cause for celebration and relief. For […]
Democrats, How Did We Lose? What Now?
Op-Ed by J. N. I woke up with heaviness in my stomach today. I knew what had happened before I checked the news. Based on the direction of the electoral votes from last night, it was unlikely that Harris had pulled through. And so here we are. There’s an unfortunate fact in the United States […]