By Olivia Pan, Opinions Editor Free Speech: The right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution, to express beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government restriction. First and foremost, can we agree that absolute free speech is a myth? If we can do that, we can move […]
By Caroline Ahearn, Copy Editor Whether they were looking forward to it or absolutely dreading it, everyone was expecting something—some kind of major political message from someone at the Super Bowl, following in the pattern of events like the Vice President’s visit to “Hamilton,” Green Day’s anti-Trump chant […]
By Emily Kulp, Opinions Editor The First Amendment to our Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law […] abridging the freedom of speech.” These words mean little on paper; what matters are the images that come to mind: throngs of Americans chanting words of dissent, a man standing […]
By Sophia Maietta, Staff Writer The recent turmoil that has enveloped the country—government and civilians alike—over the past two weeks has been continuously and quickly building since Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20th. Granted, many would argue that the political and social upheaval began long before Trump even […]
By Carly Priest, Opinions Editor I have some real beef with the Virgin Mary, and I don’t mean with Mother Mary herself. I take issue with whomever decided to promulgate Mary as an abstinent miracle-enabler first, raiser of the King of Kings second. It’s not the figure of […]
By G.Matthew Greco ’17, Speaker of the Senate On behalf of the College of the Holy Cross Senate: When asked in the seventh grade what I wanted to be when I grow up, I responded “Speaker of the House.” In between sporting events and ABC evening news with […]
By Emily Kulp Everything felt different when I first emerged from my dorm building on November 9. From what I later heard from friends, acquaintances, and the media, that day felt different for a lot of other people too. Yet for many this difference arose from a sudden […]
The Social Justice Coalition is a product of discussion that occurred in the wake of the 2015 Jesuit University Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN) Conference. Attendees of the conference brainstormed how they could best apply what they learned at the conference to life back on campus, breaking up into […]
By Jonathan Thompson About a month ago now, let’s just say I was in no place to do much of anything. Still stunned by the results of the election, I was rendered a living vegetable, capable of going through the motions, not capable of doing much other than […]
Many students reflect fondly on the Holy Cross move-in day experience: an enthusiastic greeting from student volunteers is complemented by an overwhelming sense of excitement that comes with the independence and freedom of college. As students progress, this excitement is gradually subdued by the realization that many aspects […]
By Anamika Dutta Anxiously awaiting move-in day on August 27, I imagined how my new life would unfold atop Mount St. James. Even though I tried to keep my expectations neutral, I could not help but picture myself having a blast every day with a solid friend group […]
While my recollections of first grade are hazy at best, some random memories do stick out in focus: Danny and I were cast as the only two “evil gnomes” in the class play, I got in relatively big trouble for stomping on a sponge to see how deflated […]
