By Dan Haverty, Student Contributor Recently, an article appeared in The Crusader in which Professor David Schaefer challenges the argument in favor of changing the College’s mascot name. Professor Schaefer explains that supporters of the name-change fail to consider a third dimension that is usually forgotten in discussions of […]
By Carly Priest, Opinions Editor “Do your parents read your column? What do they say about it?” I’ve been asked several times throughout the semester whether or not my parents read my column, undoubtedly for the “liberal” content of my articles (I really do not think recognizing the […]
by Keith Plummer, Student Contributor To whom it may concern, Over the past few weeks, an author for the Eggplant column has posted some hilarious articles that show just how funny it is that people are concerned with issues of race and gender among others. Truly, how laughable is […]
By Emily Kulp, Opinions Editor On April 11, a group of faculty members representing different disciplines participated in a panel entitled, “Calling Ourselves Crusaders: What’s in a Name?,” as part of the ongoing conversation over whether Holy Cross should consider changing its mascot. Several of the panelists mentioned […]
By Scott Kingsley, Student Contributor Trigger warnings, micro-aggressions, and safe spaces that arose from modern academia formed a nation of victims in which the status of victimhood entails moral superiority. We’ve fostered a nation of coddled, immature young adults who have no real understanding of how the world […]
By Professor David Schaefer, Faculty Contributor To the Editors of The Crusader, In Hanna Seariac’s April 7 column “My Crusade for The Crusader,” despite her illuminating etymological research, there is a major omission in her assertion that during the Crusades “both sides” (that is, Christians and Muslims) “committed […]
by Jillian Kearns, Student Contributor In the last edition of The Crusader, there was an article describing why only abstinence should be taught to teenagers. Several of the arguments were flawed, so I would like to address the mistakes to the writer (Scott Kingsley ‘17). You comment on how […]
by Concerned Crusaders in the Black Student Union Dear Stephan Duncan, The Black Student Union (BSU) read your piece in last week’s paper “Racism on Campus?” and were confused about the intentions of your article. We understand that you are a weekly contributor to the Eggplant section of […]
By Olivia Pan, Opinions Editor “Can you believe that, with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf?” – President Trump stated this about his predecessor who played exactly one round of golf and took one day off in his […]
By Scott Kingsley, Student Contributor This article is a response to Carly Priest’s Opinions article from last week entitled “Who Put Fred Flintstone in Charge.” For those who missed it, it was a verbose condemnation of abstinence-only sex education. The author claims, “I care because today, abstinence-only […]
By Brendan Fisk ’19, Contributor Crusader Newspaper, I saw you were looking for input on the impending name change of the newspaper and I thought I might as well throw in my two cents. I’m under the impression as I think most people are that changing the newspaper’s […]
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 […]
