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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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
