Sarah Carter News Editor On Tuesday, February 12, students and faculty of the biology department coalesced for a seminar celebrating Darwin Day (which is vehemently regarded as a real holiday among evolutionary biologists at Holy Cross ) and the work of evolutionary biologist Dr. Luis De León. De […]
Brendan Bonner ’23 News Editor Whether you are new to campus or a long time Crusader, the Lobby Shop is a spot on campus with huge popularity. Due to the ease of access and variety of snacks, dorm needs, and other goods, the Lobby Shop is a cornerstone […]
Nathan Howard ’25 News Editor The current academic year has presented many challenges regarding the College of the Holy Cross’s COVID response policies. This is especially true following the onset of the Omicron variant. While there was an expected increase in cases when students first returned to campus […]
Danielle Dentremont ’25 Staff Writer The spring semester may now be in full swing, but COVID-19’s Omicron variant continues to impede Holy Cross’s ability to resume complete normalcy in campus life. With the first two weeks of classes consisting of a hybrid of in-person and virtual classes, the […]
Brendan Bonner ’23 News Editor With the spring semester getting underway and classes returning to the forefront of everyone’s mind, resources that can help in academic success are as important as ever. Luckily, there are a plethora of options available out there for ensuring students the most success […]
Sarah Carter ’24 News Editor On Tuesday, Feb. 1, College of the Holy Cross students congregated in the Rehm Library to listen to a talk from Chris Mooney, a well-awarded contributor for the “Washington Post” and climate change research aficionado. Mooney began his discussion by citing some of […]
Nathan Howard ’25 News Editor Since its opening in 1983, the Iris And B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery has offered the Holy Cross community access to historical and contemporary exhibitions in order to strengthen the liberal arts experience of the college. Beginning on January 24, 2022, the Iris […]
Joey Abrams ’23 News Editor If there is anything that the past four semesters since COVID-19 sent students home have shown, it is that there is no perfect approach to tackling the pandemic. Sure, there are some soundproof strategies—social distancing, masking, and vaccination—but implementing them on a scale […]
Joey Abrams ‘23 News Editor Over the past few years, the Holy Cross administration and Board of Trustees have ushered in a round of new initiatives to support diversity and inclusion on campus. With a student population that is over 30 percent non-white, complimented by a non-white 36 […]
Nathan Howard ’25 News Editor On Thursday, Dec. 2, Michele Murray, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, held a communicative forum that allowed for faculty, staff, and students to connect and inform one another about mental health and stress reduction exercises. Staff members Paul Galvinhill […]
Danielle Dentremont ‘25 Staff Writer On Wednesday Nov. 15, Dr. Sandro Galea visited the Rehm Library to discuss the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how they can be applied in mitigating the next pandemic. Galea is a physician, author and professor and dean at Boston University […]
Nathan Howard ’25 News Editor On November 16, 2021, the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture hosted Holy Cross President Vincent Rougeau, who led a conversation with conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and liberal Commonweal Magazine editor Matthew Sitman. The conversation largely addressed the growing […]
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