Seamus Brennan News Editor In recent months, the College of the Holy Cross has appeared in various news stories from national media outlets, most notably including expert commentary from professors, a feature on “Jeopardy!” and inclusion in national college rankings. Victor Matheson, Professor of Economics, has provided […]
Caroline Ahearn, News Editor Following her selection in early December, Shawn de Jong began her work as the new Chief of Public Safety at the College of the Holy Cross on January 2, 2018. De Jong was chosen from a select number of candidates by a search […]
Aidan Largey Staff Writer On Wednesday, November 8, the Peace and Conflict Studies, Africana Studies, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies departments hosted “The Human Consequences of Anti-LGBTQ Policies” in the Rehm Library. Hosted by Denis Kennedy, head of Peace and Conflict Studies, the seminar featured Rev. […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor On Monday, Nov. 13, the Holy Cross Student Government Association (SGA) held a town hall on the topics of diversity and inclusion in the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library. SGA co-presidents Donald Stephens ’18 and Margaret Scanlon ’18 led students and faculty members […]
Caroline Ahearn News Editor On Saturday, November 11, the Ciocca Office of Entrepreneurial Studies and Prebusiness Program hosted the 12th annual Holy Cross Women in Business conference. The conference was sponsored by PepsiCo, GE, Eaton Vance, and Deloitte and planned by a committee of student organizers including Sarah […]
Sofia Maietta News Editor Today, what once used to be a church now stands as a memorial—a silent tribute to the 26 people killed on Sunday, November 5 in Sutherland Springs, Texas. This small community located just outside the city of San Antonio is home to the First […]
Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor Catherine Tarantino ’18, a history major and peace and conflict studies minor, gave a presentation on Thursday, November 9, based on her award-winning Washington Semester Thesis, entitled “I’ve Come this Far to Freedom: Voices of Summer ’64.” Tarantino is the recipient of the […]
By: Katie Bowles ‘18 Beneath a culture of politeness and door-holding, runs an undercurrent of complicity towards gender-based violence. As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close, it is essential to understand that Mount St. James is not a safe haven from relationship abuse. Under the Violence […]
Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor The College of the Holy Cross Theatre Department is in the midst of producing their bilingual production of “Fuenteovejuna,” which is a reimagining of the 17th century play by Lope de Vega during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. The show […]
Caroline Ahearn News Editor “Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you […]
Emma O’Connor Staff Writer On Monday, November 5, a lecture by Seth Stephens Davidowitz discussing “Anti-Semitism on the Internet” was hosted by the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture and supported by the Kraft-Hiatt Fund for Jewish-Christian Understanding. Seth Stephens Davidowitz, a […]
Jackie Cannon Chief News Editor A variety of College of the Holy Cross Professors have been quoted or had their work published in major publications and media sources recently, including Washington Monthly, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. The topics they cover range from Catholic perspectives […]
