In continuing to celebrate and honor Black History Month, I was able to talk to Morgan Bradford. Besides being a senior here at Centenary, Morgan is also President of the Black Student Union organization on campus. She has done a fantastic job throughout her presidency so far, and I am very glad I was able to interview her during this month.

On January 27, 2023 I had the opportunity to attend the Korean Art Song Festival with Yeon-Kyung Kim which was hosted by the Hurley School of Music’s Voice Department. It was an exceptional display of diversity and cultural richness that was a delight to both those performing and audience members.

On Friday January 20, 2023, Ridgewood Middle School hosted a handful of Centenary students, including myself, and allowed us to talk to their 8th grade students about high school and college. This event was made possible through the joint effort of Dr. Christal Schoen from Centenary and Mr. Joseph Johnson of Ridgewood Middle School. It served as one of the last events for this year’s Dream Week.

In the United States Congress, the House of Representatives (the bigger chamber), elects a Speaker during the first session of every new Congress. The Speaker is second in the line of presidential succession after the vice president. They are in charge of the organization of debate and House accounting. Typically, although not a constitutional rule, the Speaker is a member of the majority party. They often act as a spokesperson for the party and lead discussions in a manner that benefits their party’s interests . . .

Welcome to the Spring 2023 volume of The Conglomerate! We’re so glad to be back and see all of you (even though we can’t actually see your faces…). We hope you’ve all enjoyed the holiday season and found some way to relax. I know the staff, Executive Board, and I made the most of it - even if that meant doing absolutely nothing. Despite being away from the paper for almost a month, I have been waiting for us to start publishing again. Little did I think that it would be the day so soon . . .

As most students may very well know, Pandora is Centenary’s art and literary magazine and one of the only outlets for students to express themselves creatively on campus. But have you ever wondered where the magical mags come from or how they became so popular on campus? I spoke with Pandora’s Editor-in-Chief, Anna Jane Storms, to get the inside scoop.

Welcome to Issue 10 of The Conglomerate – the last issue of the Fall 2022 semester. I still can’t believe this issue is finally here, and the paper has completed another successful publishing period.

I turned eighteen last December, marking me as an adult. Sure, I couldn’t drink, smoke, or rent a car, but I excitedly began to count down to the 2022 midterm elections because I could finally do what I’d been waiting years to do: vote.

Holidays are always a cause for celebration and partying amongst young people, especially since the lightening of COVID-19 restrictions, and Halloween was no exception this year. In cities across the world, costumed teens and young adults gathered at clubs and bars to celebrate the holiday. In South Korea, where COVID restrictions had only recently been lifted, a record number of people traveled to Itaewon, a center for nightlife in Seoul, for the popular Halloween celebration. Unfortunately, with an unprecedented amount of party-goers in the narrow streets of Itaewon, the festivities quickly turned dangerous.

Centenary’s Homecoming Week is a great opportunity for students to get competitive, have fun with their friends, and, most importantly, show some school spirit.

The five main social Greek organizations at Centenary have been established for a while. Some of us may know some of the stories from their early years or just from years past, but how many of us know about the Greek organizations that have not been on campus in years? Greek organizations started at universities in the United States as early as the late 1700s, so the history of Greek life is as old as our country.

On October 24th, 2022, Diwali celebrations began for Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains all over the world. The word Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word deepavali, which means “rows of lighted lamps.” Diwali is an annual holiday known as the Festival of Lights that extends over five days, during which each religion celebrates its own historical events and stories.

I am chronically addicted to Instagram. Honestly, it is embarrassing how much time I spend on this app. Pretty much any other social media platform disgusts me. I’m not just endlessly scrolling, comparing myself to people I went to high school with (even though, yes, I am doing that too). I justify my absurd amount of screen time by following super-cool-totally-niche art accounts. As an artsy person who rarely values anything more than a good aesthetic, it is my duty to no longer gatekeep them. Here are ten accounts that make the app worth it for me.

With The Conglomerate’s long history spanning exactly 100 years, it only makes sense that the newspaper has been privy to some of Centenary’s most monumental moments. Many of these moments were documented in the News & Worldview section, which today still includes reports of campus infrastructural changes, incoming and outgoing faculty, messages from the President, campus-wide activities, and more.

On October 13, 1922, the Centenary community was introduced to their very own student newspaper, The Conglomerate. This paper, which very fittingly was published on a Friday the 13th, helped keep the student body informed of various events and happenings that took place over campus. As years went by and The Congo was run by different students every year, the paper began to evolve and develop its own personality. When seeing how the paper began to where it is now, numerous topics, layout designs, and writing styles were introduced and became crucial parts of future publications.

From September 15 to October 15, Hispanic Heritage Month is annual celebrated by the U.S. Latinx and Hispanic communities. The event, which remembers the history and cultures of these people, commemorates how those communities have changed and contributed to American society. The term Hispanic or Latino (or Latinx, the more recent term) indicates to a person’s culture or origin—regardless of race.