By: Jackie Hart, Sports Editor Crusaders In Action: 2016-2017 Top Five The Crusaders had an exciting and eventful 2016-2017 athletic season. There were overtime thrillers, penalty kick heroes, defeating old foes, and upsetting nationally ranked teams. While it would be great to provide a shout out to all […]
By Trey Belclef. Staff Writer In news that has shocked the Holy Cross community, it has been revealed that on-campus a cappella groups are only a cappella groups due to their inability to buy actual instruments. The colleges groups initially formed to perform as bands, but had to […]
By John Buzzard, Chief Eggplant Editor After several years running as the satire section of The Crusader, I regret to inform our beloved audience and everyone else reading that we will no longer continue to publish the Eggplant. This comes as a result of several letters sent to […]
By: Spencer Caron, Sports Editor Men’s Lacrosse Come Up Short in Patriot League Semis On April 25 the Crusaders earned their first ever Patriot League tournament victory as they took down Navy 11-7, earning them a berth in the league semifinals. Last Friday the Crusaders travelled to Baltimore […]
By: John Albinson, Chief Sports Editor Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards At the time this piece is being written the Celtics are currently up 1-0 in this series, but my prediction is still Wiz in 7. As dynamic as Isaiah Thomas has been all season, John Wall is […]
By: Bobby Tuzzio, Sports Co-editor While the playoffs are beginning to intensify as each team gets closer to an NBA title, after the Finals, free agency is going to dominate the headlines. I thought that it would be interesting to look at some of the top free agents this […]
By: Charlie Ryan, Staff Writer #4. Liverpool Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool has been the Premier League’s most enjoyable team to watch. Goals galore on the front end and a leaky defense on the back end-what’s not to love? Their statement victory over Arsenal to open the season was the […]
By Emily Breakell, Former SGA Co-President I’m still mad because people I don’t know think it’s okay to ask me how same-gender sex works. I’m still mad because when we talk about “majority students” on this campus, we’re talking about white kids, not recognizing that an even […]
By Caroline Ahern, Copy Editor I remember when Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign in June of 2015. I remember laughing out loud, turning to my mother and saying, “Donald Trump? The guy from Celebrity Apprentice? The guy with an entire building in New York that pretty much […]
By Emily Kulp, Opinions Editor At the University of California, Berkeley, during the years of 1964 and 1965, the Free Speech Movement arose, a student protest against the school’s restriction of political activity. 52 years later, the University of California, Berkeley has been repeatedly linked to controversies representing […]
By Kyle Espinola, Student Contributor The following is written in response to an article which appeared in last week’s edition of The Crusader. The piece this article responds to was written by the Black Student Union and takes issue with Eggplant writer Stephan Duncan’s satirical piece titled “Racism […]
By Allyson Noenickx, Chief News Editor On May 1, Donnie Stephens ’18 and Maggie Scanlon ’18 officially took office as Student Government Association (SGA) Co-Presidents. Scanlon and Stephens were elected by the student body in February. Already the pair has assembled their Executive Cabinet and begun work on […]
