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By Allyson Noenickx A Contest of Ideas (ACI), a new and independent journal of opinion at the College, was recognized as an official Registered Student Organization (RSO) on Feb. 6. The journal, which was approved unanimously by the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate in November 2016, was spearheaded […]
Name: Allyson Noenickx ’19 Major: Computer Science Position(s): Chief News Editor (Spring 2017); News Editor (2015-2016) Favorite Newspaper: The Boston Globe Their Headline: “Local Girl Breaks Record for Most Chalupas Eaten in a Single Semester”
By Megan Izzo, Editor-in-Chief On the evening of Tuesday, February 7, noted social justice activist Shaun King appeared in a sold-out Hogan Ballroom to address members of the College and the greater Worcester community. King, who is senior justice writer for the New York Daily News and a […]
By John Albinson, Chief Sports Editor Isaiah Thomas never had time to listen to doubters. Selected with the last pick of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, his official league pre-draft projection reads: “Thomas will mount a spirited attempt to make an NBA roster.” Standing at […]
By Patrick Wareham, Staff Writer The largest controversy surrounding the college football bowl season was the topic of high profile players such as running backs Christian McCaffrey of Stanford and Leonard Fournette of Louisiana State electing to skip their respective teams’ bowl games and begin preparation for the […]
By Spencer Caron, Sports Editor Men’s Basketball Outplays Colgate Last Wednesday the Crusaders defeated league rival Colgate 56-50 at home. This important win puts their record at 12-12 overall. The two teams have similar records within league play, so the game was slated to be close. First quarter […]
By Robert Tuzzio, Sports Editor In the days following President Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for an extended period of time, athletes across the world have spoken out in opposition toward Trump. One of those athletes is decorated distance […]
By John Albinson, Chief Sports Editor FIRST QUARTER: NE 0-ATL 0: Fifteen minutes into Super Bowl LI and surprisingly not much has happened. Atlanta, besides running back Devonta Freeman, looks like a team that has never played in a Super Bowl. Thankfully, New England isn’t playing like a […]
By Alex Smith, Chief Features Editor Tommy x Gigi: Coming off of what the brand has described as a highly successful season one showing, designer Tommy Hilfiger and model Gigi Hadid are hosting a second avant garde show in Venice Beach on February 8. The show is said […]
By Olivia Pan, Opinions Editor Free Speech: The right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution, to express beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government restriction. First and foremost, can we agree that absolute free speech is a myth? If we can do that, we can move […]
By Caroline Ahearn, Copy Editor Whether they were looking forward to it or absolutely dreading it, everyone was expecting something—some kind of major political message from someone at the Super Bowl, following in the pattern of events like the Vice President’s visit to “Hamilton,” Green Day’s anti-Trump chant […]
By Emily Kulp, Opinions Editor The First Amendment to our Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law […] abridging the freedom of speech.” These words mean little on paper; what matters are the images that come to mind: throngs of Americans chanting words of dissent, a man standing […]
