Carly Priest Opinions Editor On Tuesday, Representative Mark Walker (R-NC), chair of the Republican Study Committee said of his female colleagues: “…the accomplished men and women of the RSC [Walker pauses]…And women [laughs] if it wasn’t sexist, I would say the RSC eye-candy, but we’ll leave that […]
Caroline Ahearn News Editor On Friday, September 22, five alumni returned to Mount Saint James to receive the 2017 Sanctae Crucis Award. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the award, which is the College’s highest non-degree recognition. Thomas R. Beecher, Jr. ‘59 P90, Deborah L. Fuller, D.M.D., […]
Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor Rodrigo Hasbún, a Bolivian author, came to speak at the first installment of The Working Writers Series on Thursday, September 21, as well as to read from his novel, “Affections,” in both the original Spanish and the English translation. The event was sponsored […]
Caroline Ahern News Editor On Friday, September 22, Alternate College Theatre (ACT) put on the fall edition of their biannual “Midnight Theatre” competition. This semester’s showcase included four plays, one written and directed by Sage Leimer ‘21, one by Carlito Beal ‘18 and Patrick Connolly ‘18, one by […]
Sofia Maietta News Editor On Thursday, September 21, the well-known public intellectual and editor of First Things magazine, R. R. Reno, visited the College of the Holy Cross to give a lecture. Also an author of several books, Dr. Reno focuses his work largely on Catholic theology and […]
Image Courtesy of Whosestreets.com Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor On Monday September 18, The College of the Holy Cross held a screening of the documentary “Whose Streets” in Hogan. This film offers documentation of the 2014 crisis in Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of teenager Michael Brown by […]
Jack Godar Editor-in-Chief The 69th Emmys had a bit of a Holy Cross touch last night as Ann Dowd ‘78 took home the Primetime Emmy for Best Supporting Actress for her work as Aunt Lydia in the Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Dowd was one of two members […]
By Caroline Ahearn, News Editor Photo courtesy of TIME.com In response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey, the Office of the College Chaplains coordinated a collective relief effort on behalf of the College of the Holy Cross. Hurricane Harvey reached Texas on August 25 and lasted through […]
photo courtesy of CBS Boston Sofia Maietta News Editor On September 1, shortly after College of the Holy Cross students arrived back on campus for the fall semester, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., President, issued a letter to the campus community regarding President Trump’s impending decision on whether […]
(image courtesy of the Holy Cross Dining facebook page) By Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor With the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, The College of the Holy Cross Dining Services introduced a new program, Menus of Change. According to the Holy Cross Dining website, this program was […]
By Hanna Seariac, Chief Web Editor Recently, Olga Khazan of The Atlantic interviewed Holy Cross graduate Dr. Anthony Fauci, ‘62. Anthony Fauci is a well-known immunologist and physician who has worked with the Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations; he is the head of the National Institute of […]
By Allyson Noenickx, Chief News Editor On May 1, Donnie Stephens ’18 and Maggie Scanlon ’18 officially took office as Student Government Association (SGA) Co-Presidents. Scanlon and Stephens were elected by the student body in February. Already the pair has assembled their Executive Cabinet and begun work on […]
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