Category: Opinions
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The Rise of Political Sexism
Lizzie Swanson ‘28 Chief News Editor In honor of Women’s History Month, I would like to expose a few sexist narratives and encourage a productive and respectful conversation about the way in which we speak about women. In recent days, I have noticed an increase in blatant sexism both in…
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Fun is Dying
Charlotte Purkiss ’29 Staff Writer There has been a widespread decline in fun and a major increase in stress, anxiety and depression through the last few years. As a society we all suffer to break free from what we deem as important – things like work and appearance. But why…
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No One Wants to Die for Israel in Iran
Ian Sykes ’28 Opinions Editor This is Israel’s war and Americans are dying for it. On Feb. 28, 2026, Israel struck Iran and coerced the United States to do the same, culminating in the death of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the beginning of “Operation Epic Fury,” otherwise known…
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Campaign Spending: A Look into Republican and Democratic Strategies
Ashwin Prabaharan ’26 & Lars Belvin-Larsson ’26 Co-Editor-in-Chief & Opinions Editor With midterms approaching, campaigns are beginning to focus and direct their funding toward targeted advertisements to not only bolster their candidate’s image but also smear the opposition. Each campaign has specific interests, so a myriad of topics are covered…
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So You Want Killer Robots?
Fiona Greaney ‘29 Opinions Editor Never in my life would I have thought I would side with an AI company. But a few weeks ago I found myself routing for Anthropic, a company that uses artificial intelligence to create a family of large language models named “Claude.” In 2024, Anthropic…
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The 2026 Oscars: Starring a Triumphant Jessie Buckley
Julia Kane ‘27 Opinions Editor Includes spoilers of the film Hamnet. In the spirit of Saint Patrick’s Day, Irish culture is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. When I think of Ireland, the first thing that comes to mind is its superiority in the arts. Between Cillian Murphy, Fontaines D.C.,…
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The Folly of Forever War Claims
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor It’s another forever war! Just like Iraq! Anytime America takes any strong foreign action, isolationists from both parties emerge to claim that the battle has already been lost despite the fact that it has barely begun and America is winning. In fact, New York City…
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Everything is Bigger in the Texas Primaries
Lars-Belvin Larsson Guest Writer As the midterm election in November approaches, the country will gain clearer insight into which front-runners stand out. The U.S. Senate primary election in Texas on March 3rd clarified which candidates are still vying for one of the two available U.S. Senate seats, though uncertainty remains.…
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An Open Letter to Scouting America
Fiona Greaney ‘29 Opinions Editor Dear Scouting America, In the statement released on Feb. 27th, you affirmed Scouting’s “longstanding commitment to military families” and “service to the more than 200,000 girls who participate in (your) programs.” What you failed to mention is that DEI measures will be removed from Scouting and transgender scouts…
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Reflecting on Spring Break Immersion: Appalachia as America Left Behind
Ian Sykes ‘28 Opinions Editor This spring break, I had the privilege to participate in the Spring Break Immersion program. If you haven’t heard of it, Spring Break Immersion is a program where hundreds of students forsake their week of sunny leisure time to immerse themselves in a wide number…
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War on a Whim
Colette Potter ‘26 Opinions Editor The current war on Iran is a culmination of Congress ceding power to the executive branch. I attended the Constitution Day lecture at Holy Cross a few months ago, where Philip Wallach, Congress Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, presented his work on the waning…
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When Politics Comes for Your Morning Coffee
Kimberly Von Randow ‘28 Opinions Editor Politics has always divided Americans. Red states versus blue states. Liberals versus conservatives. But in New England, there’s one thing that unites nearly everyone: Dunkin’. So when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently suggested that companies like Dunkin’ should prove…
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Pool
Kimberly Von Randow ’28 Opinions Editor We the People of Holy Cross, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish a demand for our pool tables in Hogan to be restored, promote the General Welfare (especially in the evenings following dinner time), insure domestic Tranquility (after back-to-back midterms), and…
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Are You Paying Attention?
Olivia Zimmerman ’29 Honestly, how long can you go without picking up your phone? Can you read through this article without your mind craving something else — something more engaging? I think it would be simply unreasonable for us to deny that there is a real problem. Our attention spans…
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Book Review: The Anxious Generation
Charlotte Purkiss ‘29 Staff Writer We live in a time where technology is present in our everyday lives. But the ramifications of it are all still unfolding. Parents often blame our generation’s faults on our phones. And as I have gotten older, I have grown to understand that it really…
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The Blue Bin Illusion
Fiona Greaney ‘29 Opinions Editor You stand in Crossroads with two options ahead of you. In your hands lie a brown paper bag, a plastic cup with a lid, and a few disheveled napkins. Two bins stand before you: a black bin and a blue bin. You are an upstanding…
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Is The SAVE Act Really What We Need?
Lars-Belvin Larsson Guest Writer The United States House of Representatives passed one of the GOP’s key legislative agendas on February 11th, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, to crack down on fraudulent voting. The SAVE America Act would require voters to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship to register…
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Olympic Politics: Hypocrisy Within the IOC
Julia Kane ‘27 Opinions Editor Just prior to the beginning of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the United Nations and International Olympic Committee came together to call for the Olympic Truce, a tradition being revived in 1994. Spanning from a week before the games begin to when the Paralympics end, this…
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A Lesson in Academic Extortion
Kimberly Von Randow ‘28 Opinions Editor Before students attend their first lecture each semester, many face a different kind of test: How much can you afford to learn? A single textbook can cost $200 or more. Add mandatory online access codes, lab manuals, and digital homework platforms, and the price…
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: Finding Love in Hostile Times
Emily Costello ‘27 Staff Writer and Web Editor Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance exemplified the extremist contention in our country long before he took the stage at Levi’s Stadium. Concern regarding his American citizenship (despite being born in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory) resulted in a vocal population protesting…
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“The Epstein Cabal: It’s a Big Club and We Aren’t In It”
Ian Sykes ’28 Opinions Editor The late George Carlin once said of the U.S. political system that “they’ll get it. They’ll get it all from you, sooner or later, ’cause they own this f#$@ing place. It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it. … And by the way, it’s…
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If We Want to Be Exceptional, We Need Exceptional Transit
Colette Potter ’26 Opinions Editor As yet another break looms, I am once again aghast at the dismal state of public transit in the United States. There are very few public transit options to get to other cities in New England. I have taken nearly every form of public transit…
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The Winter Olympics Are Pretty Cool
Fiona Greaney ‘29 Opinions Editor Every four years, people from around the world tune in to watch the Summer Olympics. But its younger sibling, the Winter Olympics, receives less of the attention and praise. I personally love and look forward to the Winter Olympics every time it rolls around, and…
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The Case for Worcester: Thoughts on the Future of the Paris of the Eighties
Bryce Maloney ‘26 Senior Advisor to the Editors-in-Chief A few months ago, I wrote an article calling on Holy Cross students to take more of an active role in reassessing attitudes and perceptions of the city of Worcester. While the article initially represented my critique of the campus’s culture in…
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Podcasters Killed the Radio Star
Kimberly Von Randow ‘28 Opinions Editor Once upon a time, radio was cool. Then TV showed up like the new kids on the block. Then streaming. Then podcasts — thousands of them, all hosted by people with suspiciously good microphones and a lot of… questionable… opinions. Radio is now being…
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The Cult of the Early Risers
Colette Potter ‘26 Opinions Editor Early risers get the kudos and night owls suffer shame. It is a deeply frustrating phenomenon – and one that just won’t stop. The barrage of videos about people’s early morning routines is constant across many social media forms. For those who run early in…
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Technology’s Impact on Childhood
Ciara Long ’29 Staff Writer When I look back to elementary school, some of my favorite memories are of the days when it snowed so much that school was canceled. Snow days were magical, filled with sledding and hot cocoa and playing in the snow with the neighborhood kids. The…
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Greek Lessons in Work-Life Balance: What America Can Learn
Julia Kane ‘27 Opinions Editor Almost immediately upon moving into my apartment in Athens, Greece, I was startled by the way people carried themselves, which was vastly different from any American city I was used to. While Bostonians bustle through the city, often appearing to be stony-faced and unapproachable, Athenians…
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Alex Pretti’s Death Shows Us This: ICE Must Be Abolished.
Ian Sykes ‘28 Opinions Editor “Are you okay?” These were the last words of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and US citizen, after he tried to help a woman who was shoved onto the ground by ICE. After he muttered his last words, he was maced in the face,…
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Is Using AI Cheating? Depends Who’s Asking
Kimberly Von Randow ‘28 Opinions Editor Is using AI cheating? At Holy Cross, the answer increasingly seems to depend on who is asking. On one hand, the College has made a clear institutional statement: artificial intelligence matters. Students are advised to complete an AI literacy course to be granted access…