Name: Kaitlyn Bickerton Hometown: Norwood, MA Major: Psychology Campus Activities: SPUD, CBL, Women in Business, and Fellowship of St. Francis Favorite Movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Favorite song: “Only One” by Kanye West Favorite singer/group: Post Malone Favorite color: Blue Favorite sports team: Boston Bruins Favorite class taken […]
Did you know… Worcester was home to a celebrated pioneer of American rocket science? Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) was born and worked right in Worcester, Massachusetts. Goddard is known for developing and launching the first liquid fuel rocket, changing the future of space travel. NASA published an […]
By Allison Carvalho ‘22Staff Writer Toi Derricotte, an American poet known for her intimate pieces on African-American women, visited Rehm Library on Tuesday, October 24th to read multiple pieces of her original work and speak to students about her life’s events and challenges. Derricotte is the successful author […]
By Clarabel Smith ’20Features Editor For students, Halloween is probably less of a campus activity than an off-campus one, but nonetheless there have been Halloween events around campus that draw small but spooked crowds. Some of these include classics like the Healy Haunted House, which this year had […]
Amit Taneja and Mable Millner A “slutty” nun. A domestic violence survivor with a black eye accompanied by her assailant. A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing. An ISIS/Muslim terrorist. Caitlin Jenner. Cecil the Lion’s Killer Dentist. White trash. “Crazy Eyes” from OITNB. What do these themes have […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief During their first assembly of the year on Tuesday, October 22, members of the College of the Holy Cross faculty voted to endorse the statement made by the Academic Governance Council (AGC) ad hoc Committee on Faculty Sexual Misconduct that renewed the call for […]
Jaime McAllister-Grande ’99 Alumna My name is Jaime McAllister-Grande and I’m a 1999 graduate of Holy Cross. I was back on campus about 2 weeks ago; I spoke anonymously at a faculty meeting about my experience with the Title IX reporting process. I now feel like it’s time […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief Each holding a different instrument, we sat around the dining room table with Holy Cross students dispersed amongst AmeriCorps volunteers and community members, all of us singing and laughing. I could feel an overwhelming sense of joy and peace swelling within me as I […]
Julia Maher ‘23Opinions Editor As we grow up, other people and influences communicate to us how we should act and who we should be in the world. This inevitable communication can either be necessary or unnecessary. For example, it is necessary that we learn how to be peaceful […]
Chloe Gonzales ‘20SHAPE Contributor This school year, the Student Health Awareness Peer Educators (SHAPE) have compiled a list of goals to accomplish at Holy Cross, with the health and wellness of the student body in mind. We aim to accomplish these goals through educational outreach around campus. For […]
Ryen Cinski ‘22Opinions Editor In sixth grade, I was an avid reader. There was rarely a time in which I didn’t have a book in hand. I could, and still can, read at a very quick pace, flying through the pages with the chapters passing by. I enjoyed […]
