Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, February 12, Michele Murray, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, informed the student community that Professor John Panteleimon Manoussakis of the philosophy department is now on leave. Prof. Manoussakis started the semester initially teaching three classes––two sections of Medieval […]
Caroline Ahearn ’20 Chief News Editor On Monday, February 11, students and community members gathered in Hogan for “Freedom of Expression: A Fishbowl Chat.” Sponsored by the Student Government Association, the event sought to be a dialogue on what freedom of expression is, what it looks like on […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief Following the release of a Worcester Magazine article detailing accusations of sexual misconduct against College of the Holy Cross Professor Christopher Dustin, Professor Dustin has been placed on academic leave. This information was shared in a January 30 letter to the campus community, six […]
Allyson Noenickx Editor-in-Chief After a historic two-day student-led sit-in and discussions between groups of students and members of the executive team, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president formally addressed the student community in a written statement, offering an apology to students. Hundreds of students lined the hallway directly […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief On January 31, Holy Cross Interim Director of Athletics Brendan Sullivan announced that longtime women’s basketball head coach Bill Gibbons has been suspended for the remainder of the 2018-2019 season. The suspension––effective immediately––is due to an “internal investigation into a personnel matter,” according to […]
Sofia Maietta ‘19 News Editor On Wednesday, January 23, Father Boroughs sent a campus-wide email detailing the several initiatives that would be undertaken by faculty, staff, and students alike during the spring semester, and outlining the College’s goals moving forward. To begin his email, Father Boroughs recalled the […]
Kate McLaughlin ‘21 News Editor On January 20, Dean Michele Murray, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, sent an email to the Holy Cross student body in which she outlined her plan to enact a series of new opportunities for students to voice their concerns, […]
Caroline Ahearn ’20 Chief News Editor At 6 a.m. on Friday, January 26, Holy Cross kicked off its annual giving challenge to raise money for the Holy Cross Fund, the Crusader Athletic Fund, as well as specific initiatives such as the Bishop Healy Emergency Fund, the LGBTQ+ Leadership Fund, […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 News Editor On Thursday, January 31, Professor Jill Lepore gave a lecture titled “The Rise and Fall of the Truth” to the Holy Cross community in the Hogan Ballroom. The talk, which lasted an hour, covered a variety of historical events and our interpretation of […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief At 5:30 PM on Tuesday, February 5, student leaders of the “Standing Up by Sitting In” protest announced that they would be concluding the sit-in following several meetings with administration. Members of the College of the Holy Cross Executive team agreed to meet many of […]
Check back for updates to our complete photo gallery from today’s sit-in. Photographs by staff photographer Kim Fetherston ’22 and Jake Bucci ’21, and Chief News Editor Caroline Ahearn. Click a photo to enter gallery mode. Read our developing coverage of today’s events here.
Allyson Noenickx ‘19 Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, February 5, students assembled at the Hogan Oval around 9:50 AM to begin their march towards Fenwick Hall for a second day of demonstration. The sit-in, which has been largely student-led and organized through social media, is planned to continue until the […]
