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Convocation Retrospective: How Has Campus Culture Changed?

Estimated Read Time: 4 minutes

By Hallie Gleeson and Aelwen Iredale If a tour group passes by you, you might catch the guide mentioning Centre’s convocation policy. There’s one or two convocations (at least!) nearly every week of the semester. The events range from specialized speakers to student performances to film screenings and more. There’s something for everyone! You can […]

Cowan Review: A Different Perspective

Estimated Read Time: 1 minute

by Leigh Wingfeld A lot of people are very critical of the Cowan dining hall. As an individual with food sensitivities, Cowan is the best dining hall I have experienced. I specifically have a gluten sensitivity, and I admire the options and food safety offered at Cowan. Everything in the dining hall is labeled with possible […]

Charlie Kirk: Double Standards and Free Speech in America 

Estimated Read Time: 5 minutes

by Anonymous As the horror of Charlie Kirk’s death unfolds, it is notable that it is a part of many events in the last few years that shows us the America we once all knew is disappearing — for the good, bad and the ugly.  Before I start off, let’s get a few things straight: […]

10 Things I Wish I Knew As a Freshman

Estimated Read Time: 4 minutes

by Adam West “I’ll be fine.” This was the main thought running through my head the first few weeks of college. Now, sure, I knew that I didn’t know everything, but I thought high school had prepared me for college better than most. I was the cocky first year who thought college would be a […]

Admin and Student: A Difference of Two Surveys

Estimated Read Time: 4 minutes

by Daniel Covington, edited by Jenna Nicodemus In early spring, Centre had several surveys floating around, mainly the college’s Student Experience survey as well as some others targeting specific offices. On April 16 2025, Barbara LoMonaco presented the results of the college student experience survey in an SGA meeting.  However, on May 6th, Cento staff […]

A Campus Colliding: The Rise of Conservatism in Liberal Arts Colleges

Estimated Read Time: 4 minutes

by Kayla Rogers Chalk paints the sidewalk with bible verses, anti-abortion groups come to campus spreading disinformation, Brocks hanging up MAGA signs, creating a Pro-Life student organization, students walking around with the infamous red hats… Centre is starting to change. Since Trump was elected President, conservative and far-right students and organizations on campus have been […]

Silicon Souls and Moral Circuits

Estimated Read Time: 5 minutes

by Hallie Gleeson I’ve been half-expecting the robot revolution for years. The genre of science fiction, from cheesy older films like The Empire Strikes Back or popular TV shows like the Matrix, has both desensitized me to the novelty of artificial intelligence and somewhat primed me to expect that inorganic sentience was more of a […]

Annual Recap: Carnival 2025

Estimated Read Time: 3 minutes

by Aelwen Iredale, Hallie Gleeson, Jenna Nicodemus Carnival – the annual SAC event at Centre! This year’s edition offered a giant swing ride, slides, airbrush hats, free shirts, ice cream, food trucks, cornhole, live music, and generally a fun place to hang out. Though the weather was a bit dismal and on the colder side, […]

Dry Stack, or The Hub?

Estimated Read Time: 2 minutes

by Aelwen Iredale Dry Stack and The Hub are Danville staples for the poor, caffeine-addicted students of Centre, especially for the ones who need to escape the confines of campus but don’t have the cars to do it. However, what do you do when one member of your friend group wants to go to Dry […]

Press Picking: Free Press in the United States

Estimated Read Time: 6 minutes

by Kayla Rogers Press Picking: Free Press in the United States “Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House Press Team. Legacy outlets who have participated in the press pool for decades will still be allowed to join–fear not–but we will also be offering the privilege to well-deserving outlets […]

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