Caroline Ahearn, News Editor Following its creation by College of the Holy Cross President Rev. Philip Boroughs, S.J., last month, the working group tasked with facilitating the dialogue on the appropriateness of the Crusader moniker and mascot held its first open discussion on Thursday, October 26 in Brooks […]
Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor The Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Chief Diversity officer at the College of the Holy Cross, Amit Taneja, has initiated a program, Intergroup Relations, on campus in an effort to make Holy Cross a climate that encourages discussions on […]
Sofia Maietta News Editor In recent weeks, Spain’s region of Catalonia has once again come to the forefront of international attention, as an independence movement which is well underway has intensified. The hard-fought battle between secessionists and the Spanish government in Madrid came to a head on Friday, […]
Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor Professor Yuhl, the director of the Montserrat Program, a history professor, and the author of award-winning articles and books, won the Donal J. Burns ‘49 Career Teaching Medal during the fall Provost’s address given by Dean Freije. Campus community members nominate a faculty […]
By Caroline Ahearn News Editor The 52nd annual Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture will be held on Thursday, November 2 at 8 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. The Hanify-Howland Committee aims to recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves in dedication to public service and initiation of intellectual discourse […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture hosted Dr. Charles Camosy, associate professor of theology at Fordham University, for a lecture titled, “Beyond the Abortion Wars: A Way Forward for a New Generation” in Rehm […]
Sofia Maietta News Editor On Wednesday, October 18, political scientist Eliot Cohen visited the College of the Holy Cross to give a talk on his new book, “The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.” As a veteran of the U.S. […]
Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor On Saturday, October 28 at 8 a.m., the College of the Holy Cross will hold the Crusaders Against Cancer 5K for its third year. This year, the race is held in honor of Henry Carr ’19, who passed away from cancer in […]
By Katie Bowles, Staff Writer Since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on Wednesday, September 20, the Holy Cross community has been making efforts to raise awareness, donate funds, and call on the federal government to take action and assist Puerto Rico. Much of the island and surrounding islands also […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor On Friday, Sept. 29 and Saturday, Sept. 30, the College of the Holy Cross community celebrated its annual homecoming weekend on campus. Holy Cross alumni traveled to campus for the festivities. Highlights included a football game versus Lafayette, a pep rally, and various networking […]
Jack Godar Editor-in-Chief This past Thursday, President Philip Boroughs, SJ, sent out a letter to the Holy Cross community announcing the formation of a working group tasked with gathering responses regarding the Crusader mascot and moniker. “The Crusader name is an undeniable part of Holy Cross’ history,” said […]
By Caroline Ahearn, News Editor On Thursday, September 28, Caitlin Daniels, a member of the class of 2018 and winner of the Maurizio Vannicelli Washington Semester Program Prize, presented a public lecture in Rehm Library on her thesis entitled, “Gender, Elections, and How Women Win (Or Don’t).” The […]
