by Emily Kulp Last April, it was revealed that abolitionist Harriet Tubman would be replacing former president Andrew Jackson on our $20 bill. There has, however, been recent speculation that President Trump will seek to reverse this motion since he previously referred to putting Tubman’s face on the […]
By Carly Priest On Wednesday, February 22nd, 1957, President Donald J. Trump revoked protections for transgender students that allow people to use the restroom and locker room facilities that match their authentic gender. Wait, excuse my typo—Wednesday, February 22nd 2017. Forgive me: for a second I really thought […]
By Emily Kulp A purple-robed and foam-armored figure on the sidelines of a football game. A knight-like symbol on the upper left-hand corner of a student’s hoodie. Everywhere you go on campus our mascot, the Crusader, seems to have a presence. Even this newspaper has taken its name. […]
The following editorial is a response to a February 6, 2017 letter to the editors, co-signed by 48 members of the Holy Cross faculty. The original letter can be accessed here. We, the Editors-in-Chief, wish to voice our solidarity with the 48 members of Holy Cross faculty who have proposed a […]
On February 6, 2017, the Editors-in-Chief of The Crusader received the following letter co-signed by 48 members of the Holy Cross faculty. Our response to the letter can be accessed here. To the editors, In response to the growing anti-Muslim tensions in our country, and to the fact that […]
By Sam Arciprete This past week, the College launched a wildly successful giving campaign, I Heart HC, that collected 6,111 gifts in a 24 period. The marketing for this campaign, which was well done as always, featured students all over campus saying what it is they love about […]
By Olivia Pan, Opinions Editor Recently I wrote an article entitled, “The Myth of Free Speech and Why Milo Yiannopoulos is a Whiner.” I received some positive feedback and fully expected for some to take issue with my opinion. An alumnus and I got into a verbal dust-up […]
By Carly Priest I am the author of the 1972 column piece “Not All Virgins Wear White,” originally published in the February 10th issue of The Crusader. Though I foresaw some pushback, I did not expect two response pieces the following week, and truth be told, I am […]
By Carly Priest Like Wonder bread and NASCAR, Baloney and Budweiser Beer, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition seems quintessentially “American.” Every February, like clockwork since 1964,[1] the Swimsuit Edition features the likes of Cindy Crawford and Beyoncé, Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum. It’s worth noting that in the […]
In partnership with the SGA Senate, The Crusader took some time this week to interview the two pairs of candidates running for SGA Co-President for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Co-Presidents head the SGA Executive Cabinet and work to represent all students on campus. Given this major responsibility, […]
By Elinor Reilly The modern world has a beef with self-sacrifice. Most things society (and the individuals within it) focuses on every day are centered on how to get ahead financially; how to be sexually active; how to avoid “haters.” Students at Holy Cross understand this intimately. Difficult […]
By Hanna Seariac Recently, I read an opinion piece regarding the Virgin Mary and the reception of virginity in modern culture. The writer of this piece argued that the Christian community uses the Virgin Mary as a vehicle for encouraging abstinence as a social construct to oppress women. […]
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