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Julianna Mariani ’24 Eggplant Editor As we all know, this month was Super Bowl LV. Bucs vs Chiefs. I wasn’t very into the game to be honest, my roommate and I had it on as we did homework but I couldn’t bring myself to watch. It was too […]
Mario Micallef ’22 Eggplant Editor [Newport Beach CA, July 5, 1:30 p.m.] [Tim swims and snorkels in the shallow waters of the beach. His wife, Maybel, sits on the beach and sunbathes.] Maybel: Tim, honey, let’s eat! [Tim remains underwater.] Maybel: Timbelthon Jones, I’m starving. Get out of […]
Mario Micallef ’22 Eggplant Editor Breaking news. A letter was sent to The Big Daily Scoop in 1992. This letter has sat behind our basement mailbox. We finally have the rights to publish it (It’s more that I just got really lucky finding it. I wonder if I […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor For Tom Brady, winning the Super Bowl nearly two weeks ago is already old news. He’s been there before; he’s already done that. But this one perhaps means more to his legacy than all the others. He now has more Super Bowl […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor The NBA’s All-Star Weekend has long been one of the league’s most captivating traditions. It’s a great way for the association to bring together its best players and showcase their incredible talents with events like the Skills Challenge, the 3-Point Shootout, and the […]
Michael Vail ’24 Eggplant Editor “Hey, it’s me. I, uh, I’m a bit stuck here. Yeah, in Kimball. I know I said I’d be back soon, but, uh, I still haven’t gotten my food. I swiped the damn card at least 20 times and it won’t go through. […]
2/8/21 Speaker Updates: Meetings between Class Senators and their Class Councils will begin shortly. A bill is being drafted to restructure the Senate so that the Speaker and Parliamentarian become in charge of Internal Affairs. The restructuring would also expand the Student Outreach committee to include academic affairs […]
Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor We are a troubled generation. Studies show that over 90% of Gen Z adults have experienced regular bouts of stress-related depression. One could argue that even before COVID-19, we had more to worry about than generations past, if you look at the increase […]
Davey Sullivan ‘22 News Editor With over 27.5 million cases so far in the United States, COVID-19 changed the way that education operations occur across the world. Even as vaccinations have begun rolling out, those at educational institutions have remained extremely vigilant. Colleges across the country have brought […]
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer Spring 2021 marks the first semester that College of the Holy Cross has opened its campus to a larger portion of its student body since it closed around this time last year, when COVID-19 cases were first starting to rise both in […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor Attending community worship represents a major part of the College of the Holy Cross experience for many students on the Hill. Before COVID-19, hundreds of people would pack into St. Joseph’s Chapel each week to share in faith and fellowship. Even those who […]
Sarah Carter ‘24 News Editor Since opening its doors to students once again late this past January, Kimball Main has been at the center of many students’ on-campus experiences. Although the facility operates quite dissimilarly from its pre-COVID days, the dining hall still serves its same essential purpose […]
