Tyler Christiansen Staff Writer Summer is the time for big blockbusters like “Star Wars” or one of the many Marvel movies, not a low-budget, independent horror film that’s directed by a rookie with relatively unknown actors. With that said, “Hereditary,” written and directed by Ari Aster, completely defied […]
Maggie Connolly Opinions Editor This past Tuesday, November 6th, the midterm elections were held across America. The midterm elections tend to be on the back burner for many voters, especially young ones, but this midterm election was and is more important now than ever. In the eyes of […]
Henry W. Noe Opinions Editor Stress is a force which affects students and professionals alike. Although stress is seen as a negative within modern society, in small doses it can positively motivate individuals to work towards a certain goal or to advance a project. However, extreme stress is […]
Spencer Caron Opinions Editor Ah, Sweden! The Scandinavian nation emphatically cited by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, and other so-called democratic socialists when pressed if they are earnestly advocating for the type of economic order causing famine and social unrest in Venezuela right now. Before this article continues any […]
John Murphy ’21 Guest Writer Let’s be real. Our school? Academically successful. Athletically? Successful historically. But, the Holy Cross athletic program’s last stint of relativity was the baseball team making the College World Series in 2017. The last time they had done so was in 1978. The football […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor The Trump administration is currently seeking to advance steps that may ultimately disregard the transgender community in its entirety, leaving those who identify as transgender completely vulnerable to discrimination. According to the New York Times, the Department of Health and Human Services […]
Spencer Caron ’20 Opinions Editor At this point, the premise of the so-called free speech debate is familiar to those who have paid attention. For the most part, far-left progressive students, and sometimes far-left faculty members, claim that an individual or idea is so odious that it ought […]
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor The opening to my freshman year at Holy Cross has been replete with excitement and change. Over the summer, I envisioned for myself the paradigm college experience which I wanted to see become fully realized; this included joining every club that caught […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor In the United States, there is a culture of attributing acts of hate or disdain against a community to race, regardless of the race of the discriminated community. More specifically, there is a predominant community of people who believe that with the rise […]
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor With the amelioration of the internet and e-readers, libraries are becoming less and less sought out as a valuable resource. Individuals are less inclined to pursue their local library when in search of a certain resource or in need of assistance; the […]
Dear Editors, Buddy the Elf could mostly aptly describe the topic of the recent Charles Carroll lecture by David French, because French truly sat on a throne of lies. Before and after his lecture, French continually enflamed passions surrounding Brett Kavanugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. This included […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor It seems as though you cannot look at social media lately without stumbling upon a viral video, showcasing white people calling the police on African Americans for patently ridiculous reasons. Many people feel these videos depict racist white folks blatantly harassing black […]
