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Kate McLaughlin ’21 News Editor In a September 6 email, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president, welcomed the campus community back to the College and detailed multiple planned changes for the school in its landmark 175th year, including the construction of two new buildings: a new recreation and […]
Spencer Caron ’20 Opinions Editor One is rightly in awe when considering Aristotle’s breadth and depth of knowledge. It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Aristotle wrote about everything that matters: chemistry, physics, ethics, botany, the afterlife, so on and so forth. In […]
Jackie Hart ’19 Senior Captain Meg Lawlor, #21 Hometown: Morristown, New Jersey Major: Economics Position: Center Midfield What are looking forward to most about this season?: Getting to play alongside my best friends for one last season. What’s the best part about Holy Cross Women’s Soccer?: How […]
Although the NFL season is only two weeks old, we are beginning to see some answers to questions that lingered throughout the off-season. How will the Eagles manage their quarterback situation? Will the Browns flirt with playoff contention after just one win in the past two years? What […]
Nostalgia abounded in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on a crisp late-summer Saturday when two historic college football programs renewed a storied rivalry that had been dormant since 1986. The Holy Cross Crusaders (1-2) made the short journey east along the Mass Pike to square off against a familiar foe, […]
Maggie Flaherty ’20 Chief Features Editor Years have passed since the classic Nora Ephron era of the romantic comedy. It has been a while since critically-acclaimed romantic comedy darling Meg Ryan inspired a sandwich order in a New York deli, since Julia Roberts reproached a snooty store worker […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor After a summer of relaxation, a lot of college students (or at least professors probably hope this is the case) read, or even reread, some of their favorite books. Although I did read my fair share of novels this summer, I also found […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief Hometown: Pembroke, MA Major: English, Pre-Med Best Dorm: Healy Favorite Holy Cross Class: 21st Century Literature Least Favorite Holy Cross Class: Atoms and Molecules Number of All-Nighters Last Semester: 0 Favorite Animal: Penguin Favorite Spot on Campus: Joyce Contemplative Center (not on campus) Favorite […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 News Editor On September 14, the Holy Cross community commemorated the College’s 175th anniversary with a special celebration. The evening was divided into two portions, the first of which was a Mass held in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel and the second being a picnic on […]
Luke Walsh ’19 Features Editor On September 7, 2018, Pittsburgh native Mac Miller tragically passed away at the young age of 26 due to a suspected drug overdose. In the wake of his death, the outpour of love and respect for the late rapper proves that while Mac […]
Henry Quesada ’22 Staff Writer It has long been rumored that the two faces of the modern NBA, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, recorded a rap song together during the NBA lockout prior to the 2011/12 season. Although short clips of the song had been posted on Twitter […]
Bobby Tuzzio Editor-in-Chief Junior cross country runner Jenna Gasparrini has been named the Patriot League Female Runner of the Week for the week of Sept. 9-15. Gasparrini has led the Lady Crusaders for the third week in a row. Her performance at the National Catholic Invitational at […]
