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SGA Member of the Month Executive Cabinet Chief of Staff, Abby Griffin ‘17, was nominated and selected as the first-ever SGA Member of the Month! Communication within and on behalf of the executive branch is because of her diligent work in the Cabinet as the main communicator and […]
By Caroline Ahearn On Thursday Feb. 16, the Holy Cross Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Peace & Conflict Studies sponsored a lecture given by Dr. Daniel L. Byman entitled, “Understanding the Islamic State.” Dr. Byman is a professor of security studies and a Senior Associate Dean […]
By Allyson Noenickx On Monday, Feb. 20 Student Government Association (SGA) co-president candidates, Maggie Scanlon ’18 and Donnie Stephens ’18, and Conor Carey ’18 and Liv Paulo ’18, squared off in a debate moderated by Luke Reynolds ’18. Students gathered by the Hogan copy center where candidates spoke […]
By Fred Boehrer Dr. John Rickford spoke to Holy Cross students and faculty members on Thursday, Feb. 17 in Rehm Library on Social Justice for Jeantel (and Trayvon): Fighting Dialect Prejudice in Courtrooms and Beyond. Prof. Meredith Pugh of the English department introduced Rickford and thanked the numerous […]
In partnership with the SGA Senate, The Crusader took some time this week to interview the two pairs of candidates running for SGA Co-President for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Co-Presidents head the SGA Executive Cabinet and work to represent all students on campus. Given this major responsibility, […]
By Elinor Reilly The modern world has a beef with self-sacrifice. Most things society (and the individuals within it) focuses on every day are centered on how to get ahead financially; how to be sexually active; how to avoid “haters.” Students at Holy Cross understand this intimately. Difficult […]
By Hanna Seariac Recently, I read an opinion piece regarding the Virgin Mary and the reception of virginity in modern culture. The writer of this piece argued that the Christian community uses the Virgin Mary as a vehicle for encouraging abstinence as a social construct to oppress women. […]
By Olivia Pan, Opinions Editor In late January, President Trump signed an executive order that banned immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, suspended all refugee admission for 120 days, and barred all Syrian refugees indefinitely. Homeland Security supposedly wanted to exclude green-card holders from the travel ban, but as […]
By Carly Priest, Opinions Editor From ages 5-11, I didn’t once wear a swimsuit top to the public swimming pool. I think it was because I wanted to look like my brother. My parents were very supportive of my decision to go topless, and allowed me to spend […]
By John Kim, Features Editor Hometown: Vincent, OH Current position on campus: Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry What is it about your profession that you enjoy it so greatly: Talking with and working with students in class and in lab. Role Model: My parents Education: B.S. in Chemistry, […]
By Katherine Hogan It’s another Saturday night on the hill and I find myself walking up College Street back to campus, freezing and out of breath. I proceed to question why I walked off campus in the first place; trying to enter homes of those I do not […]
