Tag: Jonathan Thompson
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The Crusader Holds Fishbowl Discussion on Potential Name Change
By Allyson Noenickx, Chief News Editor On Thursday Mar. 16, The Crusader and the Holy Cross Student Government Association Executive Cabinet hosted a Fishbowl Discussion on the suitability of the student newspaper’s name––The Crusader. The student-led conversation was prompted by a letter sent by 48 members of the Holy Cross Faculty…
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Letter from the Editors: Calling Ourselves Crusaders
The following editorial is a response to a February 6, 2017 letter to the editors, co-signed by 48 members of the Holy Cross faculty. The original letter can be accessed here. We, the Editors-in-Chief, wish to voice our solidarity with the 48 members of Holy Cross faculty who have proposed a discussion on…
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Undergraduate Perspective: I Heart HC
By Sam Arciprete This past week, the College launched a wildly successful giving campaign, I Heart HC, that collected 6,111 gifts in a 24 period. The marketing for this campaign, which was well done as always, featured students all over campus saying what it is they love about our campus.…
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Pushing Forward
By Jonathan Thompson About a month ago now, let’s just say I was in no place to do much of anything. Still stunned by the results of the election, I was rendered a living vegetable, capable of going through the motions, not capable of doing much other than that. Slowly…
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Boys Will be Boys?
By Jonathan Thompson The saying “boys will be boys” has always annoyed me, but I was never totally sure why. It wasn’t until recently that I figured out why the phrase bugs me so much. While on the surface it seems the phrase is innocent, its implications are broad. “Boys…
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Voting: Is It Actually Important?
By Jonathan Thompson In the months leading up to any election, a multitude of campaigns can be seen across several mediums that encourage the American public and in particular, young people, to register to vote. The rhetoric used by these campaigns is usually used to make voting sound “cool”–like something…