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 […]
By Jackie Cannon, News Editor On Feb. 14 and 15, The College of the Holy Cross’ Women’s Forum put on their annual production of “The Vagina Monologues” in the Hogan Ballroom. The show focused on the unique experiences of over 200 women that were originally interviewed by the […]
RSO Lobbying Association: Last Monday at the State of the Association, the Student Union voted in favor of the Senate’s By-Law proposal to permanently disband the Student Union and replace it with the RSO Lobbying Association. The RSOLA will be maintain the right to form Ad-Hoc committees, propose […]
By Allyson Noenickx. Chief News Editor On Feb. 14 the College held a 24-hour “I Love HC” fundraising challenge. In total over 6,100 participated in the day-long challenge, raising over $1.64 million and breaking the all-time 24-hour giving record for all liberal arts colleges of 5,683 donors set […]
By Anamika Dutta, Features Editor Sō Percussion presented A Gun Show at the College of the Holy Cross, on Feb. 10, 2017. Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Americans were shaken by the senseless tragedy. Processing the grief and confusion was overwhelming, and sparked national […]
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 […]
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 Seamus Brennan, Staff Writer This year, the Holy Cross community is celebrating 25 years of the College’s mission statement. The Mission and Identity Professional Development Subcommittee organized an effort to capture the perspectives of Holy Cross students, faculty, and staff on how they live out the mission of […]
By Max McKee, Chief Copy Editor “On Valentine’s Day, if 4,000 alumni, parents, students, and members of the campus make a gift, Holy Cross will receive $1 million.” That is the challenge issued this year for the “I Love HC” giving event, which takes place on Tuesday, February […]
By Lauren Hayward, News Editor Rev. Thomas Worcester, S.J. will become president of Regis College in Toronto, Ontario, beginning in August. Father Worcester has been a faculty member of the history department since 1994. He achieved tenure in 2000 and was promoted to professor in 2010. Father Worcester’s […]
By Allyson Noenickx, Chief News Editor On Jan. 30, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., responded to concerns over recent executive orders passed by President Donald Trump in a letter addressed to the campus community. In the letter coauthored by Margaret Freije, vice president for academic affairs and dean […]
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