Spencer Caron ’20 Opinions Editor At this point, the premise of the so-called free speech debate is familiar to those who have paid attention. For the most part, far-left progressive students, and sometimes far-left faculty members, claim that an individual or idea is so odious that it ought […]
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor The opening to my freshman year at Holy Cross has been replete with excitement and change. Over the summer, I envisioned for myself the paradigm college experience which I wanted to see become fully realized; this included joining every club that caught […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor In the United States, there is a culture of attributing acts of hate or disdain against a community to race, regardless of the race of the discriminated community. More specifically, there is a predominant community of people who believe that with the rise […]
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor With the amelioration of the internet and e-readers, libraries are becoming less and less sought out as a valuable resource. Individuals are less inclined to pursue their local library when in search of a certain resource or in need of assistance; the […]
Dear Editors, Buddy the Elf could mostly aptly describe the topic of the recent Charles Carroll lecture by David French, because French truly sat on a throne of lies. Before and after his lecture, French continually enflamed passions surrounding Brett Kavanugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. This included […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor It seems as though you cannot look at social media lately without stumbling upon a viral video, showcasing white people calling the police on African Americans for patently ridiculous reasons. Many people feel these videos depict racist white folks blatantly harassing black […]
Tyler Christiansen Staff Writer Damien Chazelle, writer/director of the critically acclaimed films Whiplash and La La Land, creates another near-perfect film about the trials of the NASA program through the eyes of Neil Armstrong. Josh Singer, writer of Spotlight and The Post, adapted the screenplay from James Hansen’s […]
Maggie Connolly Opinions Editor About two weeks ago, Taylor Swift proclaimed herself as not only a voter, but an adamant voter. Her Instagram post reminding her followers to vote shook the world of social media, and was followed by an acceptance speech at the American Music Awards reminding […]
“Some very good people have some very bad ideas, and if you can’t separate the two, you have to get another day job; you can’t be a judge.” The late Justice Antonin Scalia provided this quotation when asked about his unlikely friendship with colleague Justice Ginsburg. Washington D.C.’s […]
By Olivia Pan It seems as though you cannot look at social media lately without stumbling upon a viral video, showcasing white people calling the police on African Americans for patently ridiculous reasons. Many people feel these videos depict racist white folks blatantly harassing black people. For instance, […]
Maggie Connolly About two weeks ago, Taylor Swift proclaimed herself as not only a voter, but an adamant voter. Her Instagram post reminding her followers to vote shook the world of social media, and was followed by an acceptance speech at the American Music Awards reminding her fans […]
Henry W. Noe With the amelioration of the internet and e-readers, libraries are becoming less and less sought out as a valuable resource. Individuals are less inclined to pursue their local library when in search of a certain resource or in need of assistance; the abandonment of this […]
