by Linley Mueller, Staff Writer There are many people on college campuses everywhere that are aware of the socializing app called “YikYak,” an anonymous forum where people from different communities can post and interact with each other. There are ways this app can be used for good. For example, friends can be made and people […]
Category: Opinions
Centre’s Outdoor Art Students
By Elena Rodrigues While making the trek between classes, many Centre students noticed a new addition to the greenery: art students! These art students can be seen standing between many of the academic buildings such as Crounse, Young, and Olin Hall. These are students from the figure drawing and landscape class, who are working on […]
VOTE!
By Hallie Gleeson, Opinion Editor and Staff Writer Do you remember the School House Rock song we all watched in fifth grade about voting? Excellent news: now you’re finally allowed to exercise your civic duty (aka one of the best parts about being an American citizen!) On September 19th, tens of thousands of new voters […]
Dear First-Years: Take Initiative by Jenna Nicodemus
by Jenna Nicodemus (Managing Editor) When I was a first-year, taking initiative seemed daunting. I have always been shy, and I arrived at Centre knowing absolutely nobody. However, I managed to find an amazing friend group not even halfway through my first semester, and I was able to stay on top of my classes, too. […]
I-What? IWAE!
By Taylor Garrett, staff writer. We all hear the hustle and bustle of construction on our small campus as we make the trek to and from class every day. Most days, it seems as if we live on a construction site. We wonder, “Is anything really even being built back there?” The answer is yes!
“Where is the Empathy,” Calli Zevon
Imagine yourself walking on the sidewalk in between Cowan and Old Centre and every person you pass looks you in the eyes, smiles, and says, “hey!” What is the likelihood of you saying “hey!” back? Now, imagine that same scenario, but each person you pass has their heads down in their own worlds that have […]
Op-Ed: The Sit-In and The American Racial Binary
This author of this article wishes to remain anonymous. Another day of community, solidarity, and celebration. Another day of disappointment for those who don’t fit Centre, or America’s, racial binary. On the first of November, our community saw another attempt at solidarity and trust-building on campus. Yet for many Centre students, it was more erasure, […]
Weed-Out Classes, Discouraging or Just Difficult?
BY ZAMIRAH HUSSAIN – STAFF WRITER A weed-out class, or “weeder” as it is also known, is a college colloquialism, commonly defined as a lower level course required for a specific major/track, that is intentionally difficult and rigorous in order to “weed out” students that the ubiquitous “they” don’t believe have the skill or tenacity […]
Student Input Will Guide Gen-Ed Changes
BY ZAMIRAH HUSSAIN – STAFF WRITER It is no secret that Centre’s general education requirements are not always popular among students. And it is undeniable Centre students have what can be considered a hefty list of classes they must take. However, that can be considered a secondary issue, as the main issue students typically have […]
When Winning Loses
BY HANNAH HOOPER – STAFF WRITER “It doesn’t matter. We won.” This is what our president had to say when CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl recently prompted him to comment on the veracity of Dr. Ford’s statement. These words tell us that to our president, partisan politics matters more than human dignity. These words turn what […]