by Hanna Seariac, Chief Web Editor How many times do you hear someone present a statement and then remark “this begs the question that…”? Many people use that phrase as a way of saying “this raises the question that…,” but do not realize the proper usage of the […]
by Carly Priest, Opinions Editor Earlier this week, the Washington Post ran a profile of Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence. The author, Ashley Parker, detailed the minute, quirky, and even charming details of their marriage— according to a family friend, Mike Pence proposed to Karen Pence […]
To the editors, We, the undersigned proud alumni of the College of the Holy Cross, reflect fondly upon our years on Mount St. James. Each of our lives were forever changed by our experiences and friendships on the Hill–in classrooms and dorm rooms, through SPUD or service trips, […]
by Olivia Pan, Opinions Editor There have been a number of exchanges in news articles, a fishbowl discussion, and comments about our newspaper’s name and our school’s mascot. Evolving the brand of the college (and it is a brand, our brand) is long overdue. All institutions of higher […]
by Emily Kulp, Opinions Editor The decision of whether to change the name of our newspaper is a difficult one for both the staff of The Crusader and the entire campus community. Are we embracing dangerous ideals by having our school’s newspaper share its name with the Ku […]
By Sam Arciprete, Chief Opinions Editor The Editorial Board of The Crusader partnered with the SGA a few weeks ago to host a fishbowl event to discuss a potential name change to the newspaper. This came after a faculty petition was signed by several dozen faculty members and […]
by Olivia Pan I have written previously that my family is not a politically correct group per se, and although we are certainly sophisticated in our dealings with the outside universe, we are true to ourselves, which brings me to this story. I belong to an invitational Facebook […]
By Max Lies The 2016-17 academic year has been one for the books—the death of notable celebrities, one of the most divisive election cycles in history, and internal change have made the year one of the most unique in modern memory. As an outgrowth of that, we’ve seen that […]
Maybe It’s Time to Download Lyft I’m not much of a fun of ride sharing apps. In fact, I’m really pretty apathetic towards the industry entirely. At least, I was before recently. I use them when I absolutely have to. But recently, Uber has been generating a lot […]
Labels And How They Deepen the Divide by Olivia Pan Recently, Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario decided to remove scales in their gym, becoming the target of outrage, primarily from conservative media outlets and conservative twitter users. According to Bruce Marshall, the manager of wellness programs at […]
by Emily Kulp Last April, it was revealed that abolitionist Harriet Tubman would be replacing former president Andrew Jackson on our $20 bill. There has, however, been recent speculation that President Trump will seek to reverse this motion since he previously referred to putting Tubman’s face on the […]
By Carly Priest On Wednesday, February 22nd, 1957, President Donald J. Trump revoked protections for transgender students that allow people to use the restroom and locker room facilities that match their authentic gender. Wait, excuse my typo—Wednesday, February 22nd 2017. Forgive me: for a second I really thought […]
