Boroughs Fails to Meet Self-imposed Deadlines, A Complete Timeline of Sexual Misconduct and Response
Allyson Noenickx Editor-in-Chief On April 30, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs S.J., president updated the campus community on the ongoing Phil Catanzano Review of Culture, Structure and Processes and the Sexual Misconduct Policy Review in an email. This was the second update from Boroughs within a week, but prior […]
Moving Forward: Faculty Respond to Boroughs’ Address on Sexual Misconduct
On the morning of May 7th, President Boroughs offered our community a 20-minute address regarding faculty sexual misconduct and related challenges we have faced this year. The intention of that address, as stated in his original invitation, was to outline how we can move forward as a community. […]
Student Voices Disappointment with Administrative Response to Bishop McManus’ Discriminatory Comments
Dear President Boroughs, Dean Freije, and Dean Murray, I am writing to express my frustration and disappointment at the administration’s lack of response to the Bishop’s discriminatory comments against transgender individuals. I appreciate that there was a statement made specifically regarding the writing and missteps of the article, […]
Respect for All Human Beings
Anne-Catherine Schaaf ’22 Guest Writer When I saw the Fenwick Clock Tower lit up blue weeks ago, at first I was confused. Had we suddenly changed our school colors and I had simply been too caught up in homework to notice? However, when I when I saw the […]
Holy Cross Healing
Britt Axelson ‘21 Guest Writer Our country is polarized, and we need to work on speaking with people we do not agree with. It can be challenging to be empathetic to views other than our own. However, examining our underlying assumptions and making the effort to consider the […]
Tracy Kennedy Departs Title IX Amid Increased Scrutiny of Office
Caroline Ahearn ’20 Chief News Editor On the morning Thursday April 25, Holy Cross faculty and staff were notified via email that Tracy Kennedy, Director of Title IX Initiatives, will be leaving the College at the end of this academic year. Kennedy took on the Director role in […]
Men’s Rugby Shines at Santa Clara
Maggie Flaherty ‘20 Sports Editor The Holy Cross men’s rugby club traveled to California last weekend for the Jesuit Cup 7s, a tournament of the best Jesuit school rugby programs in the country. Last year, the Crusaders shocked D1 powerhouse Boston College with a victory on the opening […]
On the Intersection of Emotion with Architecture
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor What feeling rises within you when you walk up the steps to Dinand library? Beauty? Awe? Anxiety? It is undeniable that architecture holds a kind of mystical power over those who reside in a particular community. What is most remarkable about the […]
Rebuilding One Cathedral Shouldn’t Mean We Don’t Care About Rebuilding Another
Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor “Rebuild This Cathedral,” dares a collage of photos depicting a rainforest, a reef, a beach coated in garbage and a cluster of bees swarming a hive. It has been shared and liked and has circled the world, drawing more and more attention to […]
This Women-Run Company is Changing the College Jewelry Game
Meghan Shaffer ’20 Staff Writer When you think about college jewelry, the first thing that comes to mind is bound to be the typical college class ring. Big, a little old fashioned, with a large colored stone on top, likely the same kind that your parents and even […]
Avengers: Endgame Lives Up to the Hype (Spoiler-Free)
Kelly Gallagher ’22 Features Editor It’s the moment fans have spent a year waiting for. Following the jaw-dropping cliffhanger of “Infinity War” and one of the most secretive marketing campaigns ever, “Avengers: Endgame” has arrived in theaters. Lovingly made with the fans in mind, full of inside jokes […]
Tossed
Mario Micallef ’22 I find myself so distant from the coastlines of bliss. I find myself intertwined within the peels of a gangly soft yellow shell. What little respect you possess. Blame, blame, shame, shame; your bottom won’t remain. There are more of my kind in here, […]
Biden and Sanders 2020: Is Experience Really Everything?
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor Interestingly enough, this year there are more familiar names than just the incumbent president on the ballot for 2020. Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have both officially declared their candidacy for the Democratic primaries, Sanders falling short in the primaries in the 2016 […]
