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Hannah Thomas and Alysa Guffey | Monday, March 23, 2020
After learning the news that Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross would not be returning to campus for the remainder of the semester due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the tri-campus community reacted with a variety of emotions to the knowledge that seniors would lose their last memories on campus
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Holy Cross will suspend all on-campus activity until at least April 13 due to coronavirus, Holy Cross President Fr. David Tyson announced in an email Wednesday. Classes are set to resume online Monday, the email said. Holy Cross informed students of its decision amidst similar announcements from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and other Indiana universities.
Mary Steurer | Friday, May 17, 2019
Commemorating the class of 2019 as well as all those who helped shape their college careers, Holy Cross will hold its 52nd annual commencement ceremony Saturday in McKenna Arena in the Pfeil Center. Ashley Adamczyk, a communications major and theology minor, will be delivering the ceremony’s valedictory address. “It’s just really humbling, and I’m really
Claire Rafford | Monday, April 8, 2019
In January of 2002, when the Boston Globe Spotlight team released an article exposing the sexual abuse crisis in Boston parishes, the Catholic Church entered a state of deadlock. In response to the mass allegations, Church leaders met in Dallas that June and created the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The
Jackie Navarro | Monday, February 11, 2019
Holy Cross evacuated students from the College’s residence halls after power went out across campus at about 6:25 a.m. the morning of Jan. 30. An alert was sent out to the community stating that residents would have to evacuate the dorms and board Notre Dame Transpo buses to North Dining Hall. Holy Cross senior Noemi
Claire Rafford | Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Holy Cross College lost power at about 6:25 a.m. Wednesday morning, requiring all students to relocate to North Dining Hall. “We were notified about the power outage, or knew about it, at about 6:25 a.m. [Wednesday] morning, and then we notified all of our students — the residents of the outage — and gave some
Jimmy Ward | Monday, December 3, 2018
James Hall, named after Fr. Jacques-François Dujarié, was one of the first buildings open on the Holy Cross campus upon its completion in 1966. When students first started attending classes at the College, the residence halls James, Basil and Anselm all served as homes to the Brothers of Holy Cross. The brothers in formation used
Mary Steurer | Friday, May 18, 2018
Senior Tyler Duffy, an aerospace engineering major, said he hadn’t given much thought to the priesthood before his junior year. Now, he plans to enter Moreau Seminary as a postulant in the fall. Duffy said he became interested in religious life when he began diving deeper into his faith. “I’m a firm believer that as
Claire Rafford | Monday, April 16, 2018
“What dorm are you in?” It’s a question that Notre Dame students ask each other frequently — in classes, at parties, in nearly every social introduction. Almost everyone reading this article probably has, at most, a three-word response. For me, it’s a little different. I didn’t get into Notre Dame. Instead, after a harrowing two
Jordan Cockrum | Wednesday, January 17, 2018
In 2018, Saint Mary’s will introduce new graduate program, a Master of Autism Studies. Although students cannot begin their coursework until 2019, the program will begin accepting applications and hosting workshops this calendar year. “Everyone knows about the critical need for understanding and responding to autism in the world today,” Michael Waddell, program director, said in