Crusader of the Week: Evan Garcia ‘26

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Emily Carbone ‘28

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Name: Evan Garcia

Class Year: 2026

Hometown: Dartmouth, MA

Major: Political Science and Religious Studies Double Major, with a Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration.

Campus Activities: Student Government Association, Spring Break Immersion Program, Pax Christi, Green Fund, Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture Committee, Alpha Sigma Nu, Religious Studies Student Advisory Committee.

Favorite Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Favorite Song: “Clocks” by Coldplay.

Favorite Color: Classic Blue (Pantone 19-4052).

Favorite Sports Team: The Woo Sox.

Favorite class taken at Holy Cross: I can’t pick just one, but some favorites include Modern Religious Movements, Free Speech in the Digital Age, and When Heroes Fail.

Item on HC Bucket List: Visit the exorcism room. Also, graduate.

Embarrassing HC Moment: Losing my phone in the snow and having to use my laptop to find it in 20° weather.

Bragging Rights: I interned at the White House during my Washington Semester Program. 

Words to Live By: “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson 

One thing you would change at HC: I wish every day was a Bagel Wednesday.

Favorite TV Show: Mare of Easttown

Favorite Book: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. 

Favorite Kimball Meal: Chicken marsala.

Favorite Cool Beans Drink: Hot chocolate with a shot of espresso.

Favorite Spot on Campus: Campion House.

Favorite Off-Campus Restaurant: Probably Nu Kitchen or The Fix (R.I.P. Flying Rhino).

Guilty Pleasure: The dessert station at Kimball.

Some small things that make your day better: Dining dollars, my friends, and calling my parents and sister (not in that order). 

First thing you do when you wake up: Check my Google Calendar.

Last thing you do before going to bed: Check my Google Calendar.

Favorite place you have traveled to: Bermuda.

Something you look forward to when you go home: Long walks on the beach with my family.

Post-Graduation Plans: Either a post-graduate fellowship or a job in public service.

Favorite memory at HC: Sledding on Freshman Field with my friends the first time it snowed our freshman year. However, I did lose my phone for a little while that day (see: embarrassing HC moment).

Featured image courtesy of Evan Garcia ’26

Copy edited by Sophia Mariani ’26


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