Seamus Brennan ‘20 News Editor On Monday, Apr. 23, the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture hosted Randy Boyagoda, a Catholic writer and professor of English at the University of Toronto, for a lecture entitled “My Flannery O’Connor Problem, and Yours …” in Rehm Library. The […]
Seamus Brennan ‘20 News Editor On Thursday, Apr. 5, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Holy Cross Student Government Association co-sponsored a campus-wide fishbowl discussion on the topic of guns, gun violence, and gun rights. Throughout the event, students and faculty members from a wide range […]
Seamus Brennan ‘20 News Editor On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Holy Cross Dining Services hosted its first ever Pop-Up Valentine’s Day Dinner. Held in Suite A of the Hogan Campus Center, the event featured a gourmet four-course meal, and availability to students was extremely limited. Although each course offered […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor On Monday, Feb. 12, Peace and Conflict Studies and the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture co-sponsored “Race, Poverty, and the Criminal Justice System: Lessons Learned From Wrongful Conviction Cases,” a lecture given by Tricia Bushnell, director of the Midwest Innocence Project. Bushnell […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor In recent months, the College of the Holy Cross has appeared in various news stories from national media outlets, most notably including expert commentary from professors, a feature on “Jeopardy!” and inclusion in national college rankings. Victor Matheson, Professor of Economics, has provided […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor On Monday, Nov. 13, the Holy Cross Student Government Association (SGA) held a town hall on the topics of diversity and inclusion in the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library. SGA co-presidents Donald Stephens ’18 and Margaret Scanlon ’18 led students and faculty members […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor On Friday Oct. 27, the Society of Saints Peter and Paul hosted Harvard graduate and Rhodes Scholar Aurora Griffin, author of “How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard,” for a lecture of the same name in the Dinand Levis Browsing Room. Griffin, who graduated from […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture hosted Dr. Charles Camosy, associate professor of theology at Fordham University, for a lecture titled, “Beyond the Abortion Wars: A Way Forward for a New Generation” in Rehm […]
Seamus Brennan News Editor On Friday, Sept. 29 and Saturday, Sept. 30, the College of the Holy Cross community celebrated its annual homecoming weekend on campus. Holy Cross alumni traveled to campus for the festivities. Highlights included a football game versus Lafayette, a pep rally, and various networking […]
By Seamus Brennan, Staff Writer This year, the Holy Cross community is celebrating 25 years of the College’s mission statement. The Mission and Identity Professional Development Subcommittee organized an effort to capture the perspectives of Holy Cross students, faculty, and staff on how they live out the mission of […]
Name: Seamus Brennan ’20 Major: English and Economics double major Position(s): News Editor (Fall 2016) Favorite Newspaper: The Wall Street Journal Life in a Headline: “Pressing On”
By Seamus Brennan At around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, Republican candidate Donald J. Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to win the presidency of the United States. Trump won 279 electoral votes as opposed to Clinton’s 228 to clinch the presidency in an unforeseen victory. While […]
