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Mario Micallef ‘22Hard News Guy Professor gives her class a pop quiz because, “You all decided you could pull hooky for an entire week. Not on my watch.” First-year seen crawling on top of the Kimball roof looking for what his senior teammate called ‘Upper, Upper Kimball.’ […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor The Cardinals are a Juggernaut Arizona is hot, and I’m not talking about the temperature. The Cardinals have been the most dominant team in the league thus far. Sitting at a perfect 6-0 record following Sunday’s win, Arizona looks every bit the title […]
Patrick Grudberg ‘24Staff Writer After struggling on homecoming weekend against Harvard, the College of the Holy Cross football team responded with a dominant performance against Georgetown, winning 48-14. The win marked the first game in Patriot League play for Bob Chesney’s squad, who hope to complete their three-peat […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer In February of this year, the Red Sox were in a rough spot. They had just come off one of their most pitiful seasons since Bobby Valentine’s horrid tenure, going 24-36 in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Numerous pieces of the core were injured, such […]
Ben Kuchipudi ‘25Staff Writer The True Contenders In my opinion, there are two definite contenders for the NBA title. The Los Angeles Lakers are the clear favorites to come out of the West after adding Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, and Kendrick Nunn; nothing else to really […]
Julianna Mariani ‘24Events Planner Extraordinaire -buy them a Cool Beans milkshake—provided you’ve got some dining dollars left -give them a tour of your dorm room. Warning: this will only take up about five minutes of time -sneak them into Kimby: proceed with caution -give them a tour of […]
Michael Vail ‘24Self-Appointed Distributor of Thoughts “This fire hydrant is raised slightly above the ground. And this one is halfway-buried. This third one, however, is perfectly level. Why were they designed this way?” – KEVIN “Where did the cinnamon toast crunch go?” – David ‘22 “Over these past […]
Grace Bromage ’23 Editor-in-Chief For many Holy Cross students, this is the first semester where they can fully experience campus life: the rush of students in between classes in Stein Hall, the mental scramble to study for in-person exams, and the struggle to find a table in Kimball […]
Major: History and Classics Hometown: Hong Kong/Britain Dorm: The Edge Campus activities: St Peter and St Paul Society, Philosophy Club, Pax Christi, Manuscripts Club, Classics Club Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Food, Socialising, Jogging, Visiting Cathedrals, Museums Favorite course: Classical Drama, Early Church Why you picked Holy Cross: Close-knit Catholic […]
Caroline Muniz ’23 Features Editor Check out this beautiful gem of a dorm room in Carlin! Their dorm has an immaculate theme and peaceful vibes like no other. Alexis Berard ‘23 and Cloe Bridge ‘23 have a unique layout with the regular communal living space of Carlin, but […]
Nicole Letendre ’23 Chief Features Editor On Sunday, Oct. 17, the Holy Cross Cheerleading Team spirited for the UMASS Cancer Walk at Polar Park. Members of the cheer team were enthusiastic and supportive as the walk began, shaking their poms and cheering on participants. There were over 3,000 […]
Kelly Gallagher ’22 Senior Advisor When Vincent Sekafetz ‘25 earned a role in the Theatre Department’s fall production of The 39 Steps, he found that he was the only first-year in the entire cast. Or more accurately – the entire two casts, of five actors each. The small, […]
