By John Albinson WINNERS LA RAMS: After a disappointing season last year that saw them go 4-12, the Rams have already won three games this season and sit atop the NFC West. Quarterback Jared Goff, in his sophomore year, has looked surprisingly competent, tossing seven touchdowns to go […]
James Gallagher Editor-in-Chief Last year, prompted by a letter from several dozen faculty members, The Crusader’s editorial board initiated a rigorous process to discern the future of the newspaper’s name. As part of a campus-wide discussion of the history associated with our mascot, faculty panels and student opinion […]
James Gallagher Editor-in-Chief If memory serves me correctly, the term “outrage machine” was coined by some combination of Conservative radio hosts and GOP also-rans in the 2016 election cycle. While, as a member of last year’s losing team, I don’t necessarily agree with much of anything that comes […]
Sam Acriprete Chief Opinions Editor This past weekend, Donald Trump was on everyone’s mind. Trump had finally invaded the one area of pop culture that we thought was impervious to politics: professional sports. This past week Donald Trump took his first jab at the world of sports […]
Carly Priest Opinions Editor On Tuesday, Representative Mark Walker (R-NC), chair of the Republican Study Committee said of his female colleagues: “…the accomplished men and women of the RSC [Walker pauses]…And women [laughs] if it wasn’t sexist, I would say the RSC eye-candy, but we’ll leave that […]
John Albinson Chief Sports Editor It’s easy to forget that sports are sports. It can be difficult to separate an athlete from their on-field persona; that is, what they do during a game. As a Yankees fan, I didn’t like Big Papi—my main reason stemmed from the simple […]
Caroline Ahearn News Editor On Friday, September 22, five alumni returned to Mount Saint James to receive the 2017 Sanctae Crucis Award. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the award, which is the College’s highest non-degree recognition. Thomas R. Beecher, Jr. ‘59 P90, Deborah L. Fuller, D.M.D., […]
Sammy Gjeltema Staff Writer Being a female computer science major at Holy Cross, I hear all the time, “Oh, you’ll totally get a job because you’re a girl.” Gender equality, a common buzz phrase of the modern 21st century has become especially relevant in the workplace; specifically, the […]
Carly Priest Opinions Editor [Trigger warning from the author: This piece contains statistics and themes surrounding sexual assaults on college campuses, including instances of rape.] As I tried to unleash the first “1972” column of the 2017-2018 school year, I sat stumped. Not with writer’s block— just the […]
By Caroline Ahearn, News Editor Photo courtesy of TIME.com In response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey, the Office of the College Chaplains coordinated a collective relief effort on behalf of the College of the Holy Cross. Hurricane Harvey reached Texas on August 25 and lasted through […]
photo courtesy of CBS Boston Sofia Maietta News Editor On September 1, shortly after College of the Holy Cross students arrived back on campus for the fall semester, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., President, issued a letter to the campus community regarding President Trump’s impending decision on whether […]
By Patrick Wareham Following last week’s shutout win on the road over Patriot League rival Bucknell, the Crusaders (2-1) dazzled in their home opener on Saturday, upsetting ninth-ranked New Hampshire in a convincing manner, 51-26. Holy Cross quarterback Peter Pujals and wide receiver Martin Dorsey led a dominant […]
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