Spencer Caron Chief Opinions Editor Out of the three branches of government, the judicial branch is the least media-friendly. The lower courts are collectively known as the place to which busy people hate to be summoned for jury duty. The appeals process is so complex that even […]
James Gallagher Editor in Chief You’ve probably heard the above in some form or another while you’ve been around these parts. Everyone goes abroad, takes cool photos, brags about it for a few months, and then everyone thankfully moves along. No- you should not study abroad because it […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor There is a great deal of evidence to attest to the fact that Jesus was a historical figure who did, in fact, exist. He is mentioned by both early Jewish and Roman historians. The first Christian writings to mention Jesus are the epistles of […]
To the Editor, […]
By Donnie Stephens and Maggie Scanlon SGA Co-Presidents The Student Government Association was pleased to welcome 9 new members through special mid-year appointments during the winter break. Typically, a few vacancies open up each year with SGA when sitting members go abroad/away, or step down for a […]
CRISPR gene editing is an example of a technology that can be found in a futuristic novel of the previous decades. CRISPR, or Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, is a technology being improved by geneticists every day that already has the potential to correct some forms of […]
Carly Priest Opinions Editor To unapologetically ignite, and together, rise “Take up the White Man’s burden—/ Send forth the best ye breed—/ Go send your sons to exile/ To serve your captives’ need” (Rudyard Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden”).[1] Those opening lines are not my words, but […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor On February 14, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, murdered 17 people, including students, teachers, and faculty members, with an AR-15 assault weapon. This assault weapon is one of the most commonly used in mass […]
By Fred Boehrer Last year Fr. Boroughs asked the Holy Cross community to explore and provide input on the following question: “In what ways do you think the Crusader moniker and mascot are appropriate or inappropriate, representations of the College, given our mission, values and identity?” As […]
To Father Boroughs and the Board of Trustees, As members of this Holy Cross community who are concerned with seeking justice within and beyond campus, we want to express our disappointment in the decision to keep the Crusader moniker. We held an open discussion on Monday, […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, the definition of feminism is, “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” This concept is reasonable, fair, and simple enough. Please note that it states “equality of the sexes,” not making the sexes the […]
I was always on board with changing the name of the campus newspaper, though particularly so since I launched the first “1972” column and began to regularly write for our campus publication in 2016. Attaching the name Crusader to every piece of writing I put on the internet […]
