Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor Since the beginning of the pandemic and Trump’s subsequent politicization of mask mandates and physical distancing, America has seemingly become divided into two groups of citizens, more or less: those who proactively follow the scientific pandemic guidelines, and those who minimize the severity […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor When the Associated Press (AP) announced Joe Biden’s victory as President-elect after many long days of anticipation and stress, both positive and negative uproar ensued. Those who logically settled for Biden danced in the streets, completely overjoyed, while Trump duped his supporters into […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor During the coronavirus pandemic especially, many of us have heard advice on how to stay positive during a time of turmoil. While a positive mindset is a mostly good thing to adopt, it can easily enter a territory of toxicity. Toxic positivity is […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor In recent years, there seems to be a rise in anxiety and depression among people, particularly adolescents. Although anxiety and depression are potentially crippling, those who are diagnosed do not have to feel miserable for the rest of their lives. In the 1950s, […]
Julia Maher ‘23 Opinions Editor From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump set the U.S. up to fail. Through his horrible and ill-timed response, he set in motion the trajectory on which the U.S. moves today. Not only that, but also through his supporters’ blindness to the […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor Since Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi founded the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in July 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman’s murder of Trayvon Martin, some conservatives have profoundly politicized the organization. Contrary to what they think, BLM is a […]
Name: Julia Maher Hometown: Tacoma, Washington Major: English with a concentration in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies Campus Activities: Spire Opinions Editor, SPUD, Spring Break Immersion Program, Hospitality Minister, & Pride Favorite Movie: The Shining Favorite Song: Mariposa by Peach Tree Rascals Favorite Singer/Group: Surfaces Favorite Color: Purple […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor United States citizens tend to view sexuality as a very rigid, binary idea. We entertain the notion that each person identifies as either straight or gay, and that sexuality does not change or fluctuate over time. This model, however, proves harmful and limiting, […]
Name: Julia Maher ’23 Position: Opinions Editor Major: English with a concentration in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies If you made a new section for the paper, it would be: Awesome baking recipes!
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor Since many people are working virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are heavily relying on technology platforms like Zoom. Using Zoom for extended periods of time will result in something known as “Zoom fatigue.” Zoom fatigue is the exhaustion that results from using […]
Julia Maher ‘23 Opinions Editor On Aug. 7, 2020, after a long period of wishful thinking from students, College of the Holy Cross finally released housing assignments for the fall semester. My friends blew up our group chat, so excited that they would reclaim their traditional, on-campus college […]
By Julia Maher ’23Opinions Editor The coronavirus pandemic will probably be one of those events in history in which people divide their lives into two separate timelines: life before and life after. We are living in an unprecedented time of illness, which also means that the social and […]
