Elizabeth Connelly ’25 News Editor Last Friday, I had the unique opportunity to attend “Creatures in Croads.” If this name raises questions for you, you are most certainly not alone. Here’s what I can tell you about my experience. “Creatures in Croads” was held in the middle of […]
Mackenzie Hughes ’25 Staff Editor On Oct. 21, Taylor Swift released “Midnights,” her first new record since “evermore” in 2021. The album has already sold 800,000 copies, claiming the title of the most streamed-album in a single day on Spotify. Many organizations came together on campus to celebrate […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Chief Opinions Editor As a 20 year old college student who is somewhat active on social media, I can plainly see that many people suffer from negative body image issues. There are endless studies that support this theory that social media is an exacerbation, or […]
George Caldwell ’24 Staff Writer “Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?” is a complicated gospel album from singer-songwriter Tyler Childers. The Kentucky native first gained a following by uploading acoustic country songs to SoundCloud, where several have received millions of listens. He burst onto the national country […]
Edward Scott ’26 Guest Writer An argument commonly made on both sides of the political aisle is that candidate quality no longer matters. To quote Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talking about Alexandra Ocasio Cortez’s district, “A glass of water with a (D) on it could win […]
George Caldwell ’24 Staff Writer This month, the largest first-year class in the history of Holy Cross arrived on campus. With 904 new students, the Class of 2026 is 10% larger than last year’s first-year class, according to the College’s website. The difference was clear when we saw […]
Stacey Kaliabakos Chief Opinions Editor The same statement from Buckingham Palace that reported the death of Queen Elizabeth II to the world on September 8, 2022 announced that her son, Charles, had succeeded her as king. And suddenly, this man whose life has been full of shame and […]
Yum Yiu ’25 Opinions Editor Jordan Peele produced another big hit with “Nope” on July 22, 2022. It was one of the most anticipated movies of the summer due to the overwhelmingly positive reviews of Peele’s previous movies. Similar to other Peele fans, I walked into the cinema, […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Opinions Editor To be honest, I have not been the slightest bit interested in the Winter Olympics this year. This is unfortunate, because watching the Olympics used to be a big part of my childhood. I vividly remember sitting with my parents during the months […]
Will Donahue ‘24 Opinions Editor If you religiously browse the Oscar nominations every year (like I do) despite claiming not to care about award shows (like I also do), then you may have noticed that Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” was nominated for this year’s Best Picture award. […]
Anna Lee ’24 Chief Opinions Editor What women come to mind when you think of feminism? 1920’s women clad in white and their best Sunday hats, marching down Washington D.C. with posters in hand? Rosie the Riveter pumping her bicep with “We Can Do It” in bold font? […]
Anna Lee ’24 Chief Opinions Editor On Monday, Feb. 21, the College of the Holy Cross COVID Core Team released a few new updates to their mask policies. Despite the decision to make masking optional, the Core Team cites exceptions for certain classes, professors, or areas. Thus, professors […]
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