Name: Avery Faires Year: 2022 Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia Major: Psychology and Spanish Campus Activities: Delilahs Acapella, Honors College, Sigma Delta Pi, Psi Chi Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo Favorite Song: Dancing in the moonlight by King Harvest Favorite Singer/Group: Taylor Swift Favorite Color: Purple Favorite Sports Team: UNC Basketball Favorite Class taken at Holy […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Senior Advisor Sadie O’Conor ‘22 began her first year at the College of the Holy Cross with Choir Week, where she was immediately struck by “how kind the people in the choir were.” Now in her senior year, Sadie finds that the welcoming nature of the […]
Nicole Letendre ‘23 Chief Features Editor On Friday, November 19, seniors at Holy Cross gathered for their celebratory senior ball, to mark their final year at Holy Cross and spend time with friends. Earlier in the day, seniors and their plus ones picked up bracelets in Hogan, later going […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 The Warriors Are for Real After a short two season hiatus, Golden State is back on top. Sitting at a league-best 18-2, the Warriors have blown away preseason expectations. Stephen Curry looks as good as he’s ever been; he’s tied with Kevin Durant for the […]
Ben Lepper I consider myself to be a hot take artist, so I figured that I would start a little recurring segment in the sports section where I share some of my recent ones. Whenever I do one of these, I will provide a few hot takes about […]
Ben Kuchipudi Thanksgiving is a time loved by all with plenty of delicious food, spending time with family and friends, and a whole day of watching football. There were three games on the Turkey Day slate, so let’s recap. Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions For the 82nd straight […]
Patrick Grudberg ‘24 Staff Writer For the third time since 2010, Georgia and Alabama are set to meet in the SEC Championship Game. This rivalry has given us some of the greatest games of college football in recent memory. The 2018 National Championship game had Tua Tagovailoa’s unexpected […]
Colin Healy After a 38-year hiatus, playoff football returned to Fitton Field this past Saturday. Fresh off a third straight Patriot League championship, the Holy Cross Crusaders clashed with Sacred Heart in the first round of the FCS playoffs. A defensive showdown turned into a classic nail-biter in […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor There’s an old saying that “money talks” and this adage holds true when it comes to baseball. Arguably the sport with the biggest cash flow around a league outside of European soccer, it’s not uncommon for stars to negotiate contracts of $100 […]
By Sarah Carter ’24 News Editor On Thursday, November 11, 2021, prospective English majors and other interested students amassed in the Rehm Library for a poetry reading by special guest, Adrian Matejka. Matejka was welcomed as the last of this semester’s Working Writer Series speakers, of which there […]
Mary Cronin ‘22 News Editor On Friday, November 19, the Class of 2022 attended their Senior Ball at Polar Park in Worcester. Sponsored by the Student Government Association Class of 2022 Class Council, seniors were able to celebrate, dance, and eat with their fellow classmates at Polar Park. […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Grace Bromage ‘23 Editors-in-Chief At their most recent assembly, the College of the Holy Cross faculty passed a motion that called for a halt on hiring an executive director for the new Prior Center for the Performing Arts. The motion, brought forth by Professors Paige […]
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