To Father Boroughs and the Board of Trustees, As members of this Holy Cross community who are concerned with seeking justice within and beyond campus, we want to express our disappointment in the decision to keep the Crusader moniker. We held an open discussion on Monday, […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, the definition of feminism is, “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” This concept is reasonable, fair, and simple enough. Please note that it states “equality of the sexes,” not making the sexes the […]
I was always on board with changing the name of the campus newspaper, though particularly so since I launched the first “1972” column and began to regularly write for our campus publication in 2016. Attaching the name Crusader to every piece of writing I put on the internet […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor I will admit that I am a sucker for awards season: The Oscars, Golden Globes, and all of the various nonsense that is self-congratulatory at worst and recognizing great art at best. I love movies and I own approximately 500 movies. My mom and […]
The two editorials below appeared in this week’s issue of the Crusader to explain why we are changing our name. James Gallagher wrote the “Last of the Crusader” part, and Jack Godar wrote “Up Next: The Spire” The Last of The Crusader On January 7, 1955, our predecessors at […]
Samuel Arciprete Chief Opinions Editor During the off-week before the Super Bowl members of the media usually grasp at straws for storylines to fill the long two weeks between Championship Sunday and Super Bowl Sunday. This go around, Tom Brady provided some intrigue with the release of his […]
“To unapologetically ignite, and together, rise” Carly Priest Opinions Editor I find I have much difficulty writing the first 1972 article after a long break, and this piece is no exception. So much happened during this past interim— Trump’s “shithole countries” comment, Congress’ stalemated efforts to reform immigration […]
Earlier this week, President Donald J. Trump announced he was not a feminist, according to the British talk show host, Piers Morgan. Morgan tweeted an exchange he had with President Trump, where Trump reportedly told Morgan: “No, I wouldn’t say I’m a feminist. I mean, I think that […]
Ben Tayag Staff Writer This past December while we were locked in our rooms cramming for finals, President Donald Trump accomplished what many conservative pundits will label as the most significant accomplishment of the first year of his tumultuous administration: Tax Reform. This odyssey began on September 27 […]
By Olivia Pan The death of Penn State student, Timothy Piazza (pictured above), has drawn recent media attention to the dangers of college hazing. According to MSN, Piazza “died of a fractured skull and other injuries two days after drinking a dangerous amount of alcohol at a […]
By Carly Priest “To unapologetically ignite, and together, rise” Immaculate Contraception “Take the Pill once a day, keep basic civil liberties at bay”? It’s not exactly the old adage about doctors and apples, but given the recent revisions to the Obama-era contraception mandate, maybe we should consider an […]
By Spencer Caron Louis C.K. is my favorite comedian. He has been for years, and the latest sexual misconduct rumors which he has recently substantiated do not necessarily change my opinion of him as a comedian. Two things that the recent litany of sexul assault scandals have reiterated […]
