Ben Kuchipudi ‘25 Staff Writer As I’m writing this, we’re only six games into the NBA season, but it looks like last year wasn’t a fluke for the New York Knicks. After eight years of pain for Knicks fans (myself included), it seems like the Knicks are finally […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor College of the Holy Cross Basketball is (almost) back! The Crusaders have been gearing up for the 2021-2022 campaign for the past few weeks, and they’re hoping to build on a difficult yet promising COVID-shortened 2020-2021 season. The Crusaders open play at the […]
Colin Healy ’25 Staff Writer All of Red Sox Nation was dealt a blow when we woke up Halloween morning. News broke that our beloved Jerry Remy passed away from lung cancer at the age of 68. Affectionately known as RemDawg, Remy laced up for the Sox from […]
Martha Wyatt-Luth Opinions Editor ‘25 Photo courtesy of Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) For decades, there have been technological skeptics voicing concerns about the great dangers technology could present for humanity. In their eyes, on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened Pandora’s box of technology by […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Opinions Editor On Oct. 21, 2021, actor and comedian Alec Baldwin shot Joel Souza and killed Halyna Hutchins. I remember FaceTiming my mom the next night and hearing the news from her. I was in a state of shock and disbelief. First off, I hadn’t […]
Joseph McKenzie ’72 Alumni Column Serving as editor-in-chief of The Crusader taught me more valuable business leadership skills than many of the leadership training courses I completed. These lessons include how to motivate a subordinate staff, how to delegate tasks, and how to write good business prose. Ask […]
Julia Maher ’23 Despite the strong party and alcohol culture that pervades most college campuses, some students choose to abstain from alcohol and drugs for different reasons — due to a family history of addiction, financial reasons, addiction recovery, medications, or simply and plainly because they do not […]
Anna Lee ‘24 On Oct. 21, 2021, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a statement urging booster shots “for those who are 18 and older and who were vaccinated two or more months ago” (CDC Newsroom). After the usual recitation of medical and scientific benefits, […]
Julianna Mariani ‘24 Chief Eggplant Editor They say time flies when you’re having fun. If that’s true, then how come it feels like I just walked into Wheeler for the first time two weeks ago? I’m kidding. College is the time of my life. For sure. Yeah. I […]
Mario Micallef ‘22 Eggplant Editor It’s true. I did. His name was Rodrigo and he was terrific. More specifically he was an iguana. Oh, how I miss him so. I had just flown in. I had a 24 hour layover. It was about 6:30. The sun was on […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Eggplant Editor “Hello all, I just wanted to make a little PSA about bubble tea in Worcester. Until it is available on campus, which will hopefully be someday soon, be sure to order as a group if you’re going to use Grubhub! A $6 drink […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor On Oct. 31st, the Holy Cross women’s cross country team travelled to Lehigh University to compete in the Patriot League Championship meet, placing sixth out of 10 teams. The team improved upon their seventh place finish from last year, scoring 191 points […]
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