Name: Ramsés Taveras Class Year: 2022 Hometown: New Haven, CT Major: Economics / International Studies Campus Activities: Creative Writing Club, Finance Club, HCSIF Favorite Movie: The Godfather Favorite song: “Flamboyant” by Big L Favorite singer/group: Billy Ocean Favorite color: Olive Green Favorite sports team: New York Yankees Favorite […]
Grace Bromage ‘23 Chief Features Editor Students and professors have spent this semester experimenting with a variety of different class modes. While many classes are still fully remote, others have become hybridized, containing both online and in-person components, since Holy Cross has entered its yellow alert. STEM majors […]
Caroline Wallace ‘23 Features Editor The pandemic has affected the normal roles of all members on campus. The resident assistants now face the difficult task of maintaining both community and health in their respective buildings. While following COVID guidelines is a necessary measure that Holy Cross students must […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Features Editor One of the major differences in our lives on campus this semester is dining. Our beloved dining hall, Kimball, is open, but with a limit on the amount of people who can come in and eat indoors. Crossroads and the Science Cafe also […]
Bridget Flaherty ‘21 Features Editor Clubs on campus have faced unprecedented challenges this past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I interviewed Sam Sweet ‘21, the chair of Alternate College Theatre, to see how ACT has adapted to the new normal. What has been the biggest obstacle to […]
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Pathway to Peds is a program within Alpert Medical School, of Brown University, which strives to promote diversity within the medical field, with a particular focus in pediatrics. On Thursday, February 11th, Pathway to Peds hosted a virtual panel of pediatric physicians, who […]
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has raised many public health concerns regarding COVID-safe practices, the Student Health Ambassadors (SHA) initiative was formed this spring semester, led by faculty and staff officers, Neil Lipsitz of the Psychology Department; Liz Drexler-Hines, Director […]
Grace Bromage ‘23 Chief Features Editor Many students choose to take part in Holy Cross’s J-Terms as a way to earn credits and advance in their college careers. Nick Bettenhauser ’24 was one of many such students who participated in this year’s J-Term, participating in several of the […]
Stacey Kaliabakos Features Editor This semester is undoubtedly already quite different than any semester Holy Cross has seen before. Almost all classes are online, social contact is limited, and students are still getting used to the new restrictions in place due to COVID-19. With a quick glance at […]
Bridget Flaherty ‘21 Features Editor Last semester, I had the pleasure of interviewing first-year Daniel Maddigan who spent his first semester of college at home in California. Now that he’s on campus, I caught up with him again to see how his experience has changed. What is life […]
Name: Calla Merritt Class Year: 2023 Hometown: Bedford, NY Major: English Campus Activities: none Favorite Movie: American Werewolf in London Favorite song: Tokyo Love Hotel – Rina Sawayama Favorite singer/group: Kid Cudi Favorite color: Green Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Penguins Favorite class taken at Holy Cross: Creative Writing […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Editor-in-Chief Sick of Zoom? You’d have to make an exception for State vs. Natasha Banina, a performance unlike anything you’ve experienced before on Zoom – or anywhere else, for that matter. Directed by Igor Golyak, the live performance stars Darya Denisova (2020 Elliot Norton Award-winner […]
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