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Mackenzie Hughes ‘25 Asking for a friend I have invited some participants to discuss with me what they think these professions are. Below are their responses. They have chosen to remain anonymous out of embarrassment. Question 1: What do you think the job of a consultant is? “To […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Chief Opinions Editor Last week, it was announced that BuzzFeed News, the digital news outlet that utilized the growing power of social media to take the internet by storm during the mid 2010’s, is closing down. Arguably, the termination of Buzzfeed News marks the end […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Switching Back to Hulu, At This Point The battle between Netflix and their users has always been a fierce one. Netflix is not profiting as much as they would like to due to widespread account sharing, and their users don’t want to pay for the […]
Ashwin Prabaharan ‘26 Opinions Editor The Supreme Court, over the last decade especially, has received intense scrutiny and animosity over its decisions in socially and politically significant cases that work to redefine the most important aspects of our lives. Headed by nine justices nominated by the President and […]
Gail Durkin ‘26 Guest Writer Rising tensions in our nation’s political climate has become increasingly apparent in recent months, so much that it has led to an inordinate polarization between groups of students. One such example is seen in the incredibly high strain between the Pride RSO and […]
Lara Coby ‘26 Guest Writer Everyone always says that freshman year flies by in an instant. As much as I believed them, I felt that everyone just said that to say it. However, having lived through the entirety of my Freshman year, people do not just say it […]
Ryan Wynn ‘23 Staff Writer In a conversation with a fellow student-worker, she frustratingly vocalized her concern over insufficient wages as an employee of Holy Cross. “I had to find a supplementary form of income,” she stated, “the cost of groceries and loans have become too much. I […]
Sean Rego ’23 Opinion Editor Whenever I recall my travels through the bushveld of Western Zimbabwe, I think of the tiny villages, the iconic baobab trees and the foreign wildlife. Yet I also remember passing the towers of black smoke tainting the blue skies. Coal is vital for […]
Sean Rego ’26 Staff Writer Recently, the term “BRICS” has made headlines globally. Closer cooperation, a proposed currency and talks of expansion have all sobered the West to the reality of potential opposition, not seen since the 20th Century. Yet while these cooperative agreements between Brazil, Russia, India, […]
Will Donahue ‘24 Opinions Editor As of me writing this article, Illumination and Nintendo’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is already the highest-grossing film of 2023 – and is tracking to pass the billion-dollar mark before long (Deadline). If you ask me, there are no surprises here; “Mario” […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Chief Opinions Editor During my college search, I intentionally sought out a school that would provide me with an environment in which I could grow not only intellectually, but spiritually as well. I applied to a few small liberal arts colleges, but when I was […]
Ashwin Prabaharan ’26 Opinion Editor Believe it or not, the battleground for the 2024 presidential race is being shaped as we speak, with debates and campaigns forming across the nation. Incumbent Democratic President Joseph Biden is slated to formally announce his candidacy for re-election before the summer of […]
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