Joseph Abrams ‘23 Editor In Chief It’s often hard for us to imagine goals that aren’t self-serving, to recognize that the small victories we make for ourselves contribute to a larger victory for something much bigger. When we aren’t trying to acquire a new skill, add a new […]
Joseph Abrams ‘23 Editor in Chief Inherent to the human condition is a fundamental desire to categorize and name the various people, places, and things that our consciousness desperately tries to make sense of. It is a biological fact that we are born into this world with little […]
Joseph Abrams ’23 Co-editor in Chief As future professionals and decision-makers, Holy Cross students, and young academics at large, have a remarkable opportunity to fix many of the problems left behind by generations of intolerance and ignorance. Our best chance at doing this, however, is to arm ourselves […]
Joseph Abrams ’23 Editor in Chief A bouncy house in Kimball, a photo booth in Hogan, and a Pub Night courtesy of Wormtown Brewery were probably not on your 2023 bingo card, but weren’t they great? All of these activities were instrumental in this year’s Power of Purple […]
Joseph Abrams ’23 Editor in Chief This year, Holy Cross students have the privilege of working alongside, and being taught by, a new team of International Visiting Jesuit Fellows. These Fellows are at Holy Cross for at least this Spring semester and bring with them the thorough experience […]
Joseph Abrams ‘23 Editor-in-Chief For most, Valentine’s Day roars its way in through a flurry of smarties wrappers, expensive dinners, regrettable texts, and tears on the bathroom floor. This Valentine’s Day, however, a perfect opportunity presents itself to share and appreciate the kind of love that never lets […]
Joseph Abrams ’23 Chief News Editor With finals season in full gear and a withering amount of dining dollars to spend on Winter treats, you may feel as though your holiday aura hasn’t quite returned to form. Holy Cross had its own Christmas Tree lighting and is hosting […]
Joseph Abrams ’23 Chief News Editor Holy Cross, as an institution, thrives on the love and excitement students and alumni have for it. A lot of this adoration takes the form of donations– the gifts of current and former students are often allocated to school resources, new buildings, […]
Joseph Abrams ‘23 Chief News Editor The topic of gender affirming care is likely one near the top of most people’s minds, especially considering how seemingly important it was to the recent midterm elections. Some state legislatures are currently debating the topic as it pertains to transgender youth, […]
Joseph Abrams ’23 Chief News Editor Four years ago, as the College grappled with faculty sexual assault allegations and a violent hate crime on campus, students, faculty, and staff came together to ask the pressing question: “Where do we go from here?” That collective, which was the first […]
Joseph Abrams ‘23 Chief News Editor Last Thursday, Holy Cross had the immense pleasure of hosting Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi at the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture. Gandhi, an associate professor of Asian American Studies at UCLA and an author, traveled all the way from the […]
Joseph Abrams ’23 Chief News Editor A little over forty years ago, Joseph McCartin joined the rest of the class of ‘81 on the hill for the first semester of their freshman year. With hopes of being a doctor, McCartin believed he knew what he wanted from his […]
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