Viveca Stucke ’26
Chief Features Editor
Name: Meredith McDonough
Class Year: 2026
Hometown: Woburn, MA
Major: English Major, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Concentration
Campus Activities: The Spire, Dance Ensemble, Her Campus at Holy Cross, Spring Break Immersion Program, Senior Class Gift Committee
Favorite Movie: Whiplash
Favorite Song: “Wild Horses” by The Rolling Stones
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite sports team: Boston Bruins
Favorite class taken at Holy Cross: Horror Films, Sex & Gender with Professor Malia
Item on HC Bucket List: Graduate!
Embarrassing HC Moment: Slipping on the stairs when you first enter Smith Hall (luckily, very few people were around)
Bragging Rights: I watched The Rock and Kevin Hart film Central Intelligence; my friend lives on a street that was a shooting location!
Words to live by: If it’s meant to be, it will be
One thing you would change at HC: More printers on campus
Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Favorite Book: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (technically a play, but a great read nevertheless)
Favorite Kimball meal: Taco Tuesday
Favorite Cool Beans Drink: Iced coffee with whole milk
Favorite spot on campus: The Hoval, especially on a warm day when students are out and about
Favorite off-campus restaurant: Via
Guilty Pleasure: Sleeping in until at least 10:30 when my schedule allows
Some small things that make your day better: Running into familiar faces around campus and ordering a post-class Starbucks refresher
First thing you do when you wake up: Check my email
Last thing you do before going to bed: Make a to-do list for the next day
Favorite place you have traveled to: Aruba
Something you look forward to when you go home: Catching up with longtime friends
Post-Graduation Plans: Working in higher education in the Boston area and applying to graduate school
Favorite memory at HC: The BC vs. Holy Cross football game
Featured image courtesy of Meredith McDonough ’26
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