Calla Merritt ’23 Staff Writer As someone who holds no love in my heart for Elon Musk, and, similarly, a teeny-tiny bit of reluctant love for Grimes in my heart, I was not shocked when I heard word of their semi-separation. Between the two’s own personal brands of […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2019, Dr. Anthony Fauci has been the most popular and trustworthy doctor in America. Serving as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, Fauci’s recommendations and strategies on COVID-19 safety […]
Martha Wyatt-Luth Staff Writer ‘25 With the pandemic hopefully reaching an end in sight, many individuals are itching to travel abroad. Many students have decided to even study abroad for not only a semester, but their entire undergraduate education. It is quite common to see international students in […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor To say that College of the Holy Cross students are involved on campus and in their communities would be an understatement. On top of the prestigious academics of the College, many students devote dozens of hours each week to countless organizations on campus. […]
Anna Lee ’24 Opinions Editor Like any typical college student, students at the College of the Holy Cross surround themselves with coursework, takeout boxes, and social events as soon as the semester picks up. But as students turn inward, pushing themselves to meet deadlines and quotas, others in […]
Martha Wyatt-Luth ’25 Staff Writer On Sept. 7, 2021, El Salvador made one of the biggest economic gambles in history. The young and audacious El Salvador President, Nayib Bukele, adopted Bitcoin as legal tender, requiring all businesses to accept bitcoin as payment. With, according to the World Bank, […]
Anna Lee ‘24Opinions Editor Ever since students were asked to leave campus in March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has tested many, if not all Holy Cross students. In addition to managing a full courseload, most students have had to adjust to variable regulations and disruptions. Though Holy […]
Davey Sullivan ‘22 News Editor The Business, Ethics, and Society Minor is an interdisciplinary, student-designed minor on this campus that I believe is misunderstood. What has historically made the minor controversial is funding from the Charles Koch Foundation. The program is often judged as being unethical before the […]
Julia Maher ’23 When Holy Cross announced that students will be required to get the Covid vaccine except for religious or medical excuses, I was ecstatic. I have been home for 18 months due to the pandemic, and I have been fully vaccinated for a week now. Since […]
Maggie Connolly ‘21 Chief Opinions’ Editor For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a writer. When I was a teenager, I became interested in politics, culture, and society. Journalism was my perfect avenue to consolidate my passion for writing with this newfound interest. Working […]
Grace Manning ‘21 Opinions Editor In the year after Breonna Taylor’s tragic death at the hands of Louisville police officers, rage and indignation resurface as one of these policemen, Jonathan Mattingly, prepares to release a book telling his side of the story that rocked the U.S. and the […]
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