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Colin Healy ‘25 Sports Editor A decision Oakland sports fans have been dreading for years has finally arrived. Last week, the Athletics, Oakland’s professional baseball team which has called the Bay Area home since 1968, announced plans to move to Las Vegas within the next decade. After years […]
Ben Kuchipudi ‘25 Sports Editor On December 4th, 2022, the New York Knicks were at rock bottom. After a strong first half at home against the Dallas Mavericks, the Knicks were outscored 41-15 in the third quarter and eventually lost 121-100, falling to 10-13 on the season. The […]
Ben Capocci ’26 Staff Writer (Edited 4/26 at 2 EST, some details are now obsolete.) Boston’s most exciting team is off to a rather rocky start in their postseason campaign. Well, relatively rocky, that is. The Boston Bruins claimed the title of best regular season team in the […]
Aiden Konold ’26 Staff Writer The Holy Cross men’s golf team travels to Phoenix, MD this weekend to play in the Patriot League Men’s Golf Championship held at Hillendale Country Club. Holy Cross finished fifth at the Shark Invitational, sponsored by Long Island University, and won the Roar-EE […]
Jake Ruderman ’26 Sports Editor With the NBA Playoffs in full swing, it’s a good time to examine what each star has at stake this year, and who’s the most in danger of falling out of favor with the public. Here’s a light power ranking of all the […]
Nathan Howard ’25 Chief News Editor The 177th Graduating Class of the College of the Holy Cross will be officially celebrated at commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 26, at 10:30 a.m. at the DCU Center in Worcester. As part of this commencement ceremony, U.S. Senator Peter Welch ‘69, […]
Ben Lepper ‘25, Chief Sports Editor Mike O’Brien ‘23, Editor-In-Chief On April 24, Holy Cross’ Office of Title IX and Equal Opportunity welcomed Aly Raisman, team captain of the gold medal winning women’s gymnastic teams in 2012 and 2016, to campus in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. […]
Will Donahue ‘24 Opinions Editor Earlier this year, when the news of a live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” remake hit the internet, I thought the craze of sequels, prequels, and reboots that have dominated theaters over the past decade was at its peak. But it looks like […]
Caroline Muniz ‘23 Features Editor Last Friday, the Hoval came alive with the music by a variety of student bands and musical acts that battled it out. The performers consisted of Griffin Weigel, The Business, Güero SFR, Missionary, Fat Morgan, Munkee, The Minutemen, Will Guckin & Alexander Natalizio, […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Chief Opinions Editor On Friday, April 21, 2023, the Holy Cross Classics honors society Eta Sigma Phi hosted its annual Homerathon. Homerathon has been a yearly event since 2017 and is a time for Classics students to share their love for ancient Greek epic while […]
Caroline Wallace ‘23 Features Editor Hometown: Tampa, FL Major: Mathematics with a minor in Education Campus Activities: Marching Band, Pep Band, Jazz Ensemble, WCHC, Intramural Softball Favorite Movie: Mrs. Doubtfire Favorite Musician/Group: Sammy Rae + the Friends Favorite Class you have taken at HC: History of Rock Favorite […]
Nicole Letendre ’23 Chief Features Editor With contributions by Joy LaGrutta, Assistant Director of Student Wellness Holy Cross’ “Women on the Run” program is a community of 30+ students, who attend 6am group runs on Wednesday mornings with the goal of completing a half marathon race held next […]
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