Month: September 2018
-
Michael Beatty delivers Gallery Talk in Cantor Art Gallery
Paige Cohen â21 Staff Writer On Monday, September 17, the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery hosted a Gallery Talk by Michael Beatty, an Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Department. Beatty teaches classes in sculpture and three-dimensional design, and he is represented by the Krakow Whitkin Gallery in…
-
Destruction and Magic in the Illustrations of âHome Withinâ
Margaret Goddard Staff Writer â21 In the senior studio art concentration seminar the past few weeks, weâve been reading theories on the challenges of a lifelong artistic pursuit and how to manage them. Last Wednesday, visual artist Kevork Mourad visited the art center to talk about his life work and…
-
Reactions from ESPNâs Top 100 NBA Players
Billy Fitzpatrick Chief Sports Editor With opening night in the NBA less than a month away, preseason predictions and analysis are beginning to flood out of sports media outlets. Last week, ESPN released its annual list of the top 100 players for the upcoming season. Here, we analyze which players…
-
Womenâs Soccer scores first Patriot League win in 2-0 victory against Lafayette
Maggie Flaherty ’20 Sports Editor & Chief Features Editor The Holy Cross Womenâs Soccer team (3-6-0, 1-1-0 Patriot League) were road warriors this past Saturday, traveling to Oak Stadium in Easton, PA, to defeat Patriot League rival Lafayette (4-5-0, 1-1-0 PL) by a score of 2-0. Â This result marks the…
-
That’s News To Me
By Ethan Bachand â22 News Editor Thursday, September 20th: Berlin, Germany- The German government has approved the sale of advanced weaponry to Saudi Arabia as well as multiple other Middle Eastern countries. This is a reverse from previous policy that saw a ban imposed back in January on the…
-
Menâs Soccer Gets Off to Good Start in Patriot League
Billy Fitzpatrick Chief Sports Editor After a frustrating sleight of results in non-conference play to open the season, the Holy Cross Menâs Soccer team secured a crucial win over Navy last weekend at Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium in Worcester, Mass. The Crusaders (1-3-3 overall, 1-0 Patriot League) netted their…
-
Princeton Professor gives Constitution Day Lecture on Free Speech
Ethan Bachand â22 News Editor On Wednesday, September 19, Professor Keith Whittington from Princeton University spoke to students and faculty in Rehm Library as a part of the Charles Carroll Programâs line of speakers. To commemorate Constitution Day, which occured two days earlier, the talk was centered around the…
-
Crusader of the Week: Lizzy Casavant â21
Bianca Miccolis â21 Features Editor Hometown: Westwood, MA Major: English Activities involved in on campus: Delilahâs a capella group, SPUD Favorite Netflix series: âNew Girlâ TV or movie that you refused to watch: âMarley and Meâ Favorite song: âIvyâ by Frank Ocean Favorite singer/group: I have too many! Ed Sheeran,…
-
Destruction and Magic in the Illustrations of âHome Withinâ
Margaret Goddard ’21 Staff Writer In the senior studio art concentration seminar the past few weeks, weâve been reading theories on the challenges of a lifelong artistic pursuit and how to manage them. Last Wednesday, visual artist Kevork Mourad visited the art center to talk about his life work and…
-
Separating the Men from the Boys
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been swept up in a firestorm of controversy due to recent accusations of attempted rape, made by research psychologist, Christine Blasey Ford. Ford claims that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her at a party while they were both high…
-
Why We Must be Emotionally Intelligent
Henry Noe ’22 Opinions Editor Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand oneâs feelings and the feelings of those around them. Employing emotions to control behavior and being emotionally aware of how to proceed with an interaction also fall within this definition. In earlier levels of education, these skills are…
-
Football Falls to Dartmouth
Billy Fitzpatrick Chief Sports Editor A week after a thrilling overtime victory over Yale, Holy Cross fell behind early and could not mount another second-half comeback against an Ivy League foe, as Dartmouth (2-0) prevailed over the Crusaders (1-3 overall, 0-1 Patriot League) last weekend at Fitton Field in Worcester,…
-
âHey, thatâs not Vegan!â
Spencer Caron ’20 Opinions Editor Arguments in favor of a vegan lifestyle have been gaining traction lately due to celebrity endorsements and sensational documentaries. Evidence of veganismâs increasing, albeit still tiny following, is the ubiquitous nature of products like almond milk and tofu. Newer and more experimental foods like The…
-
Michael Beatty delivers Gallery Talk in Cantor Art Gallery
Paige Cohen â21, Staff writer On Monday, September 17, the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery hosted a Gallery Talk by Michael Beatty, an Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Department. Beatty teaches classes in sculpture and three-dimensional design, and he is represented by the Krakow Whitkin Gallery in…
-
iHeartRadio Music Festival brings New Beginnings, Surprise Collaborations
Maggie Flaherty â20 Chief Features Editor The 8th annual iHeartRadio music festival hit the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, this past weekend for two jam-packed nights of performance. The festival entertained fans with some of the music industryâs most sought after names encompassing a wide range of genres, with…
-
College Football Week 4 Roundup
Patrick Wareham Sports Editor With the 2018 college football season well underway, there are few surprises among the top contenders in the race for the College Football Playoff. Out of the 130 FBS programs, there are only 8 programs who legitimately have a shot at hoisting the trophy when it…
-
Holy Cross SGA Hosts National Voter Registration Day Event
Sofia Maietta â19 News Editor On Tuesday, September 25, Holy Crossâ Student Government Association under Co-Presidents Meredith Coolidge â19 and Adrian Cacho â19 hosted an event to support National Voter Registration Day in an effort to increase voter turnout among Holy Cross students. SGA set up tables in various locations…
-
COPE to Host âFresh Check Dayâ
Jackie Cannon â20 Chief News Editor The campus group Counseling Outreach Peer Educators (COPE) will host Fresh Check Day on Tuesday, October 2 to do a mental health check-in with students. The event, held from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the Hoval, will include food, prizes, giveaways, and…
-
iHeartRadio Music Festival brings New Beginnings, Surprise Collaborations
Maggie Flaherty Chief Features Editor & Sports Editor The 8th annual iHeartRadio music festival hit the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, this past weekend for two jam-packed nights of performance. The festival entertained fans with some of the music industryâs most sought after names encompassing a wide range of…
-
Holy Cross Begins New Mission Initiative
Kate McLaughlin â21 News Editor In a September 14 letter to the campus community, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president announced the start of the Mission Priority Examen on campus. The Mission Priority Examen is an Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) initiative that seeks to reaffirm the…
-
The Best Decision You Can Make Freshman Year, Spring Break Immersion Program
Allyson Noenickx â19 Editor-in-Chief SBIP Leader âWeâre all bumble bees.â I first heard these words as my sophomore year Spring Break Immersion Program (SBIP) group was gathered around the dinner table in Ivanhoe, VA, listening to one of our site coordinators, Mac, as she explained the miracles that are bumble…
-
Campus Welcomes 869 First-Year Students and 233 Completely Changed Individuals
By London England A Broad The College of the Holy Cross welcomed its largest class of incoming first-year students on Move-In Day 2018. The Class of 2022, which consists of 869 of Holy Crossâs finest students, has already proven to be an exciting addition to the student body. Interestingly enough,…
-
Five Alumni Honored with Sanctae Crucis Awards
Jackie Cannon â20 Chief News Editor The College of the Holy Cross presented five alumni with the prestigious Sanctae Crucis Award on Friday, September 21. Augustine J. Caffrey, Ph.D. â73, Hon. Richard J. Leon, J.D. â71, Mary Beth Sheridan â83, Barbara Tylenda, Ph.D., ABPP â79, and Arthur E. Weyman,…
-
Sexual Assault: Why We Have to Talk About it Now More than Ever
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor Over the past year or so, it feels like every time the news is turned on, there is a new piece on a sexual assault allegation. Recently, the newspapers have been putting out stories by the hour with updates about the allegations that Supreme Court…
-
Librarians Give Up, Make the Periodicals a Green Zone
By Dewey Decimal Dining in Dinand Dinand Library has undergone many changes this academic year, including the opening of new study rooms and a change in hours. The room formerly known as the periodicals now houses the art, architecture, and photography books collection, while long-obsolete magazines and newspapers have…
-
Academic Departments Refuse Whiteboard Donation
Mario Micallef Eggplant Editor âMy only regret in life is that my name cannot be erased from the history books; pity on those who must suffer the use of my monstrous creationâ: the last words of James Pillans (inventor of the blackboard). The chalkboard was created over 200 years ago…
-
Chat Cutters Be Warned!
Jackson Skelley Eggplant Editor Recently Kimball Dining Hall announced they will be looking to hire more student workers to deal with some of the worst types of people on campus:  the chat-cutters on Chicken Parm night. For those unfamiliar with the term, or unaware that they themselves are one, a…
-
Tent at 175th Anniversary Picnic Catches Alternative Housing Coalition’s Eye…
Chris Shakespeare Eggplant Editor Record breaking first year student enrollment has begun to manifest itself as a trend at The College of the Holy Cross. Many changes have occured on campus in response to the staggering number of incoming first year students this year. In order to more adequately accommodate…
