Month: February 2017
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Letter from the Editors: Calling Ourselves Crusaders
The following editorial is a response to a February 6, 2017 letter to the editors, co-signed by 48 members of the Holy Cross faculty. The original letter can be accessed here. We, the Editors-in-Chief, wish to voice our solidarity with the 48 members of Holy Cross faculty who have proposed a discussion on…
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Letter to the Editors: The Crusader Tradition
On February 6, 2017, the Editors-in-Chief of The Crusader received the following letter co-signed by 48 members of the Holy Cross faculty. Our response to the letter can be accessed here. To the editors, In response to the growing anti-Muslim tensions in our country, and to the fact that the Ku…
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Purple Pennings
By Patrick Buscone Growing up, I always envied people who got to watch Michael Jordan. I read every book I could find on him. When other kids were reading Harry Potter, I was reading Playing for Keeps by David Halberstram or The Jordan Rules by Sam Smith or countless others.…
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PSG Humble Barcelona in Decisive Victory
By Charles Ryan The UEFA Champions League round-of-sixteen kicked off last week with a selection of tantalizing ties. FC Barcelona squared off against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in what would be a major turning point in the futures of both clubs. With Paris Saint-Germain clad in vintage…
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Catching Up With Coach Joe Scott
By Robert Tuzzio Joe Scott is in his first season as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team, but his relationship with coach Bill Carmody goes back much further than that. After establishing himself as one of the best multi-sport high school athletes in New Jersey, Scott continued his…
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Holy Cross Basketball
Holy Cross Picks Up Win Against American Holy Cross traveled to D.C. last Sunday to take on American University. This win puts the Crusader’s Patriot League record at 8-8. The game started with the two teams trading nine-point runs. The Crusaders scored the first nine points unanswered and American retaliated,…
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Student Crowned King of the College
By John Buzzard Ah, election season for the SGA. It ebbs and it flows like a winding river. One day we are running for office or senator and then the next day we read about our crushing defeat in the middle of Kimball and try to hold back the tears.…
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New Trade Restrictions arise amidst NBA Deadline
By Stephan Duncan Invest in Copper In light of recent events following the blockbuster trade between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings that sent superstar center Demarcus Cousins to New Orleans in exchange for multiple players and draft picks, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has enacted a new trade…
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Project September: The Future of E- Commerce
By Alex Smith It’s been described as Gilt meets Instagram meets Pinterest. About a year ago Alexis Maybank and Leah Park, two of the founding members of Gilt, launched Project September and it’s been changing the world of ecommerce ever since. “I was searching blindly for items that caught my…
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Crusader of the Week: Natalie Correa ‘17
By John Kim Hometown: Fair Lawn, NJ/New York, NY Major: English and Art History Double Major Best Dorm: Figge, of course! Favorite Holy Cross Class: Any Art History course. Least Favorite Holy Cross Class: Montserrat: Control to Chance. This was a physics-based class… not my forte. Number of All-Nighters Last…
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Staff of the Week: Mariana Kahale
By John Kim Hometown: Edde Batroun, Lebanon Current position on campus: Dining, Kimball 2 What is it about your profession that you enjoy it so greatly?: Meeting and interacting with the lovely students Role Model: My mom Hobbies: Traveling and shopping Favorite Subject: History Least Favorite Subject: Math Favorite Animal:…
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Aftermath of Spring 2017 NY Fashion Week: Top 9 Trends In Review
Embellished, Extravagant Bathrobes: In shows by Alexander Wang, Lacoste, and Band of Outsiders, high-fashion bathrobes were especially prevalent. Leisurewear on the runway? My inner bum appreciates that immensely. I love that if I decide to go to class in my bathrobe and pajamas, no one can judge me. I mean,…
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SHAPE: Sleeping Well
Q: Why do we need sleep? As busy college students, we can be booked with classes, homework, and extracurricular activities throughout the day and night! In the midst of many commitments, sleep can easily be delegated to the bottom of our list of priorities. It is important to remember, however, how…
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The Importance of Women’s Forum
By Anamika Dutta Although the College of the Holy Cross offers rigorous and exceptional academics, dedicated professors, and a variety of sports and clubs, the campus body appears relatively politically inactive. There is not as much discussion about current affairs as perhaps there should be, as both domestic and foreign…
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Undergraduate Perspective: I Heart HC
By Sam Arciprete This past week, the College launched a wildly successful giving campaign, I Heart HC, that collected 6,111 gifts in a 24 period. The marketing for this campaign, which was well done as always, featured students all over campus saying what it is they love about our campus.…
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Liberal Undergrad/Conservative Alumnus: A Discussion
By Olivia Pan, Opinions Editor Recently I wrote an article entitled, “The Myth of Free Speech and Why Milo Yiannopoulos is a Whiner.” I received some positive feedback and fully expected for some to take issue with my opinion. An alumnus and I got into a verbal dust-up in the…
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My Mama Taught Me Well: a Response to a Response Regarding Virginity
By Carly Priest I am the author of the 1972 column piece “Not All Virgins Wear White,” originally published in the February 10th issue of The Crusader. Though I foresaw some pushback, I did not expect two response pieces the following week, and truth be told, I am thrilled two…
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1972: “She’s Beauty and She’s Grace, She’s Miss United States”
By Carly Priest Like Wonder bread and NASCAR, Baloney and Budweiser Beer, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition seems quintessentially “American.” Every February, like clockwork since 1964,[1] the Swimsuit Edition features the likes of Cindy Crawford and Beyoncé, Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum. It’s worth noting that in the fifty-three years…
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SGA Segment
SGA Member of the Month Executive Cabinet Chief of Staff, Abby Griffin ‘17, was nominated and selected as the first-ever SGA Member of the Month! Communication within and on behalf of the executive branch is because of her diligent work in the Cabinet as the main communicator and efficient taker…
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Daniel Byman Visits Campus to Give Lecture on Understanding the Islamic State
By Caroline Ahearn On Thursday Feb. 16, the Holy Cross Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Peace & Conflict Studies sponsored a lecture given by Dr. Daniel L. Byman entitled, “Understanding the Islamic State.” Dr. Byman is a professor of security studies and a Senior Associate Dean at Georgetown…
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SGA Co-president Candidates Debate
By Allyson Noenickx On Monday, Feb. 20 Student Government Association (SGA) co-president candidates, Maggie Scanlon ’18 and Donnie Stephens ’18, and Conor Carey ’18 and Liv Paulo ’18, squared off in a debate moderated by Luke Reynolds ’18. Students gathered by the Hogan copy center where candidates spoke about their…
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Dr. John Rickford: Social Justice for Jeantel (and Trayvon): Fighting Dialect Prejudice in Courtrooms and Beyond
By Fred Boehrer Dr. John Rickford spoke to Holy Cross students and faculty members on Thursday, Feb. 17 in Rehm Library on Social Justice for Jeantel (and Trayvon): Fighting Dialect Prejudice in Courtrooms and Beyond. Prof. Meredith Pugh of the English department introduced Rickford and thanked the numerous sponsors, including…
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Q&A with the SGA Co-Presidential Candidates
In partnership with the SGA Senate, The Crusader took some time this week to interview the two pairs of candidates running for SGA Co-President for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Co-Presidents head the SGA Executive Cabinet and work to represent all students on campus. Given this major responsibility, we asked…
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Sex and Sacrifice
By Elinor Reilly The modern world has a beef with self-sacrifice. Most things society (and the individuals within it) focuses on every day are centered on how to get ahead financially; how to be sexually active; how to avoid “haters.” Students at Holy Cross understand this intimately. Difficult classes, job…
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Response to “Not All Virgins Wear White”
By Hanna Seariac Recently, I read an opinion piece regarding the Virgin Mary and the reception of virginity in modern culture. The writer of this piece argued that the Christian community uses the Virgin Mary as a vehicle for encouraging abstinence as a social construct to oppress women. The author…
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Weighing Compassion versus Safety in Our Country of Immigrants
By Olivia Pan, Opinions Editor In late January, President Trump signed an executive order that banned immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, suspended all refugee admission for 120 days, and barred all Syrian refugees indefinitely. Homeland Security supposedly wanted to exclude green-card holders from the travel ban, but as this executive…
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1972: Bossy in a Bikini (Otherwise, Just Assume Boss)
By Carly Priest, Opinions Editor From ages 5-11, I didn’t once wear a swimsuit top to the public swimming pool. I think it was because I wanted to look like my brother. My parents were very supportive of my decision to go topless, and allowed me to spend every class…
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Faculty of the Week: Professor Seth Barrett
By John Kim, Features Editor Hometown: Vincent, OH Current position on campus: Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry What is it about your profession that you enjoy it so greatly: Talking with and working with students in class and in lab. Role Model: My parents Education: B.S. in Chemistry, B.A. in…
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Going Out on the Hill
By Katherine Hogan It’s another Saturday night on the hill and I find myself walking up College Street back to campus, freezing and out of breath. I proceed to question why I walked off campus in the first place; trying to enter homes of those I do not know in…
