Nathan Howard ’25 News Editor On Nov. 17, 2022, the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture hosted philosopher Olúfemi Táíwò, who gave a lecture titled “Being in the Room Privilege: Elite Capture and Epistemic Deference” in Rehm Library. Olúfemi Táíwò is an assistant professor of philosophy at […]
Gioia Guarino ‘23 Features Section Editor The annual Kimball Thanksgiving dinner returned to campus on Thursday, November 17, 2022! Hungry students flocked to the main dining hall, forming lines and buzzing with excitement. As the leaves fall, temperatures drop, and coats become a closet staple, there is no […]
Brendan Bonner ’23 News Editor Student wellness has always been of the utmost importance at Holy Cross. Throughout the semesters, new activities or services have been put in place that focus on improving wellness for students in need. In hopes to further bolster student wellness over the coming […]
Will Muller ’23 Staff Writer As students crammed for pre-Thanksgiving deadlines in the week preceding the break, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as well as off-campus communities as a whole, prompted the student body with reason to reflect. Across the country, Nov. 13-19 marked Transgender Awareness […]
Nicole Letendre ‘23 Chief Features Editor On November 18th, Holy Cross seniors prepared to attend Senior Ball at the DCU Center, an event that celebrates their accomplishments throughout the years and brings friends together for a beautiful night of pictures, food, dancing, and fun. Dressed in gorgeous gowns […]
Joseph Abrams ’23 Chief News Editor Holy Cross, as an institution, thrives on the love and excitement students and alumni have for it. A lot of this adoration takes the form of donations– the gifts of current and former students are often allocated to school resources, new buildings, […]
By Danielle Dentremont ’25 News Editor The daily newspaper of Worcester, called the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, published an article on Nov. 22 featuring President Vincent Rougeau in a conversation among presidents of neighboring Worcester colleges. Per the article’s title, “Talking to Presidents of Holy Cross, Assumption, WPI […]
Michael Vail ’24 Might Start a Podcast Welcome to the first edition of Unfocused Group, a novel medium of discussion between the most unlikely collaborators. A typical focus group consists of people from diverse demographics and is used to gauge interest in a product or yield results in […]
Mackenzie Hughes ’25 The person who wrote this article No one had as bad a Thanksgiving as Mike. Poor, poor Mike, whose girlfriend brought him to her house for the holiday. It went as terribly as you can expect a dinner between a white-collar wall street bro and […]
Caroline Muniz ‘23 Features Editor Williams is the dorm in which its residents have the most creative freedom they have ever had. The long walls and numerous rooms make for great decorating opportunities. One room has taken full advantage of this opportunity, leaving no corner empty and lighting […]
Lara Coby ’26 Staff Writer I am one of the very few people on this Earth that really loves to look within and write. I love telling people my stories when I know they can relate to them, and as my freshman fall semester is beginning to close, […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Chief Opinions Editor *Trigger Warning: Pedophilia* In the past, I have written articles that have touched on the hyper-sexualization of our society. Based on recent events unfolding in our world, it is evident that this sexualization is reaching children. It is becoming so mainstream, in […]
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