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Democracy on Trial: Senate Moves forward ZLWK .DYDQDXJK &RQĂ€ UPDWLRQ Ethan Bachand ’22 News Editor After weeks of deliberation and questions regarding his character, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was recommended by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday, September 29. However, the 11-10 vote did not come easily, as Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) conditioned that his yes vote be accompanied by an FBI investigation. Kavanaugh, the former White House secretary and current U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge for the District of Columbia, was nominated by President Donald Trump back in July in order to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. What was expected to be a smooth nomination quickly EHFDPH GLIĂ€ FXOW DV 'U &KULVWLQH Blasey Ford came forward with an allegation that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were minors. The allegations were not immediately made public, but once the story was published it became a sigQLĂ€ FDQW URDGEORFN IRU .DYDQDXJK¡V FRQĂ€ UPDWLRQ DV 'U )RUG ZDV FDOOHG upon to testify. Weeks of specula-

tion over whether she would appear or not culminated in her making the trip out from California to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee the day before the committee took their vote. Tension in the room was palpable,

heading into the midterm elections. Accusations were made by Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (RIA) that Democrats had leaked Dr. )RUG¡V SULYDWH OHWWHU ZKLFK RULJLQDOO\ was given to her congressional representative.

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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before giving her testimony of an alleged sexual assualt by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

as both Democrats and Republicans WRRN FOHDU VWDQFHV RQ 'U )RUG¡V DO legations. On multiple occasions throughout the hearing, shots were taken across the aisle in an attempt WR JDLQ PRPHQWXP IRU RQH¡V SDUW\

-XGJH .DYDQDXJK WHVWLĂ€ HG DIWHU wards, defending his character and denying the allegations with intensity. Criticizing the way the committee has handled the situation Kavanaugh said, as quoted by the Associ-

DWHG 3UHVV ´WKLV FRQĂ€ UPDWLRQ SUR cess has become a national disgrace. The Constitution gives the Senate DQ LPSRUWDQW UROH LQ WKH FRQĂ€ UPD tion process, but you have replaced advice and consent with search and destroy.â€? On Friday morning, the DemoFUDWV¡ FKDQFHV RI RYHUWXUQLQJ WKH Republican majority looked slim. Voting procedure was put into place with an 11-10 vote, followed by constant movement by senators in and out of the senate chamber. Although the vote was scheduled for 1:30 P.M. EST, it took place approximately 30 minutes later, as senators on the left side of the aisle lobbied Flake to change his vote. 7KH Ă€ QDO UHVXOW VHHPHG WR VSOLW down the aisle, in what can be deemed at least a small victory for both sides. Although the recommendation to the full senate was RIĂ€ FLDOO\ DSSURYHG E\ WKH -XGLFLDU\ Committee, Senator Flake spoke prior to the vote. The senator from Arizona voiced his concern of the allegation, conditioning his yes vote ZLWK DQ RIĂ€ FLDO LQYHVWLJDWLRQ E\ WKH FBI. While the Republicans on the

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Holy Cross Celebrates Fall Homecoming

Underrated Film Reviews: Little Miss Sunshine Page 7

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Holy Cross cheerleaders perform during the Purple Key Society’s Homecoming pep rally on Friday, Sept. 28.

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Members of the Holy Cross community enjoy tailgating on Freshman Field before the game.

Eggplant: First Year Students Study Seniors’ Names to Get Into Parties Page 9

MLB Playoffs Predictions 2018 Page 12 Photo by Hui Li.

Students enjoy a BBQ before the big game.

Photo by Kim Fetherston.

The Marching Band performs during the halftime show.

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NEWS

October 5, 2018

Student Government Association Senate Segment THIS WEEK IN THE SGA SENATE: SGA Cabinet Members

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/DVW 6XQGD\ WKH 6*$ 6HQDWH FRQYHQHG LQ +RJDQ WR KROG FRQĂ€ U mation hearings for seven SGA Executive Cabinet Members to hear RI WKHLU UHVSHFWLYH TXDOLĂ€ FDWLRQV DQG SODQV IRU WKH \HDU :H IRXQG WKDW DOO RI WKH QRPLQHHV ZHUH Ă€ W IRU WKH MRE DQG DOO ZHUH FRQĂ€ UPHG &RQJUDWXODWLRQV WR &KULVWRSKHU :KDPRQG ¡ *UDFH %XUNH ¡ /RXLV +XUWDGR ¡ 0HOWHP (UDFDU ¡ &RXUWQH\ (VWHYHV ¡ 0LWKUD 6DOPDVVL ¡ &KULV +LJJLQV ¡ DQG *DUUHWW )RUWLQ ¡

We conversed over the terms and conditions of the Holy Cross Wi-Fi as a result of growing student concern regarding location tracking. We look forward to taking up the matter further during our next meeting after break.

0DWW :ROIH ¡ LV DQ 6*$ 6HQDWRU &KHFN EDFN ZHHNO\ IRU PRUH 6HQDWH VSHFLĂ€ F updates and initiatives to make student life easier on the Hill. Public Safety Emergency Services The Senate discussed student accessibility to the Department of Public Safety and emergency services, as well as the few blue lights off-campus.

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INSTITUTE CHANGE

Snapshots From the Hill

~Eggplant Eddition~ Wednesday, Sept. 26 Hogan Ballroom- Someone decided it was a good idea to put The Spire and The Fenwick Review next to each other at the co-curricular extravaganza. They were wrong. Saturday, Sept. 29 Freshman Field- Multiple parents were rushed to the hospital after trying (and miserably failing) to do keg stands.

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Students enjoy a meal during the Multicultural Student Organizations’ takeover of Kimball Quad.

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Members of the Spire Staff recruit new members at the Sept. 26 extracurricular extravaganza.

Freshman Field- Several young childen were reported missing after being swept into a “sea of purple,� according to their parents. The children have yet to be found, although multiple sitings have been reported in Mulledy. Tuesday, Oct. 2 Luth Athletic Complex- Riots erupted among athletes when a NARP was spotted tying to lift weights. No one knows how he got in.

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SGA collects donations for victims of the Merrimack Valley gas explosions.

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Members of the jazz band rehearse on Thursday, September 27.

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October 5, 2018

Study Abroad Panel Describes /LIH &KDQJLQJ ([SHULHQFHV .DWH 0F/DXJKOLQ ¡ News Editor

their study abroad experiences as had learned in the classroom and had been learning in her classes “transformative,â€? “riveting,â€? “eye allowed them to look at their expe- DQG DOORZHG KHU WR REVHUYH Ă€UVWopening,â€? and “transcending, riences at Holy Cross in new ways. hand how the abstract concepts On Monday, October 1, the Of- shameless, and liberating.â€? Izzi Lambrecht, who studied for she had studied directly affect peoĂ€FH RI 6WXG\ $EURDG DQG WKH 2ISome of the panelists said that one semester in Cork, Ireland and ple and communities. Ă€FH RI 0XOWLFXOWXUDO (GXFDWLRQ studying abroad taught them to another in Rhotia, Tanzania, said Mary McGregor, who studied in held a study abroad panel discus- live independently, to go into new that studying abroad in two dras- Australia, found it valuable to “resion. The panel was titled “The move yourself from your space, Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,â€? see the world that you are used and featured eight students who to from the outside, and realize studied abroad in countries as that the American way is not widespread as Argentina, Peru, the only way.â€? Following the Ireland, Australia, and Tanzadiscussion, the panel broke up nia. The students discussed a into smaller groups, allowing wide range of topics, from why the attendees to ask more spethey decided to study abroad FLĂ€F TXHVWLRQV DERXW WKHLU VWXG\ to the most important lessons abroad sites and experiences. they brought back with them to Holy Cross has study abroad Holy Cross. sites in 19 different countries, The panel speakers, all and offers both foreign lanmembers of the class of 2019, JXDJH SURJUDPV DQG Ă€HOG VWXGwere Adrian Cacho, Angel ies programs. Students who are Carrillo, Bioribel Castillo, Izzi interested in studying abroad Lambrecht, Mary McGregor, VKRXOG UHVHDUFK +RO\ &URVV¡ Mithra Salmassi, Brian Senier, various programs on the ColPhoto by Hui Li. 6WXGHQWV DWWHQGLQJ WKH 6WXG\ $EURDG 3DQHO OLVWHQ DV ,]]L /DPEUHFKW ¡ OHJH¡V ZHEVLWH DQG PDNH DQ DSand Cheng-En (Emmanuel) Wu. describes her semesters in Ireland and Tanzania. The students described wanting to pointment to meet with a Study study abroad for a variety of reaAbroad director to discuss the sons, including the chance to meet experiences with open minds and tically different countries allowed application process. The applicanew people, to learn new languag- positive attitudes, and to under- her to apply her Public Health ma- tion for the 2019-2020 school year es, to explore big cities and new op- stand that they cannot predict the jor and her Africana Studies con- is open online at sa.holycross.edu portunities, to go outside of their future. Many explained that their centration to new contexts. Her until Friday, November 2. comfort zones, and to learn more study abroad experiences gave experience gave her a deeper and about themselves. They described them new insight into what they fuller understanding of what she From KAVANAUGH, page 1 committee were successful in SXVKLQJ WKURXJK WKH 3UHVLGHQW¡V nomination, Democrats received the FBI investigation many had hoped for. Dr. Ford herself had called for the Bureau to conduct an investigation prior to her appearance in front of the committee. The political rhetoric continued after the vote, as both par-

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SHAPE Tips for Better Sleep Habits

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evening, making you have poor sleep and can worsen sleep apnea. So, what can college students do to establish healthy sleep patterns? 1. Turn off your cell phone before bed; the blue light from devices VKLIWV \RXU FLUFDGLDQ UK\WKP 5Hlaxing before bed can help with this: yoga and meditation are good tools. 2. Avoid daytime naps and if you do need a nap, then ensure that you are awake for 4 hours before you go back to bed for the night. 3. Make sure your bedroom is a comfortable place; doing work in your room may affect how you perceive your room by relating it to stress. 4. Do not pull “all-nighters� because when you wake up you can have headaches, mood problems, increased stress, and even a decrease in immune function that can put you at an increased risk for illness. 5. Set sleeping 7-9 hours a night as a goal. 6. Some medications can affect sleep by enhancing wakefulness and causing insomnia. Talk to your Health Care Provider. Avoid caf-

feine after 12 noon. ([HUFLVH 3K\VLFDO DFWLYLW\ FDQ promote healthy sleep patterns. Avoid exercising too close to your bedtime as exercise can increase alertness and body temperature therefore impeding ability to fall asleep. 8. Seek treatment for headaches, depression, anxiety, GERD, asthma, thyroid problems, and other chronic illnesses because they can result in sleep problems. 9. Polish up on your time management skills, as scheduling adequate time to sleep is imperative to optimizing your sleep quality and subsequently your alertness, memory, capacity to think, regulate your mood, and ability the next day. Regular healthy sleep improves overall health and wellbeing. 10. Take the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) assessment to assess your own sleep quality. For more information, you can stop by our SHAPE table at the “Break-for-a-Break� event in the Fieldhouse on 10/1, where we will be giving out sleep masks and informational handouts. We also have a nutrition table on 10/4. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for regular updates on our activity on FDPSXV WKLV \HDU

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THAT’S NEWS TO ME News Stories from Around the World .DWH 0F/DXJKOLQ ¡ News Editor Thursday, September 27th New York, New York- The Israeli Prime Minister informed the UN of a “secret atomic warehouseâ€? in Tehran, Iran. He came with photographs and map coordinates of the facility. This may escalate the conĂ LFW EHWZHHQ ,UDQ DQG WKH 81 6HFXrity Council if further investigation shows that Iran violated the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal. Paris, France- ,Q WKH Ă€UVW FDVH LQvoking a new law against verbal sexual harassment, including catcalls and unwanted and sexually aggressive VSHHFK WKH )UHQFK FRXUW KDV Ă€QHG D man 300 euros for making “lewd and insultingâ€? comments to a woman aboard a bus. Friday, September 28th Gaza Strip- Israeli soldiers fatally shot seven Palestinians, killing two boys. These men were among thousands participating in the weekly proWHVWV RQ WKH IRUWLĂ€HG *D]D ERUGHU ,VUDHO¡V PLOLWDU\ VDLG WKDW LWV WURRSV UHVRUWHG WR OLYH Ă€UH DQG DLUVWULNHV WR prevent breaches of the border from Gaza, a Hamas-controlled territory. Weno, Micronesia- An Air Niugini plane missed the runway of an airport on the island of Weno in Micronesia and landed in the Chuuk lagoon. Locals rushed to the plane in small boats and helped to save the passengers. All 47 passengers on the Ă LJKW ZHUH VDIHO\ HYDFXDWHG Monday, October 1st Berlin, Germany- Seven German men were arrested under suspicion of building a far-right terrorist organization called Revolution ChemQLW] $XWKRULWLHV VDLG WKDW WKH JURXS¡V extreme-right beliefs focused on a “revolutionary goal of triumphing over the democratic rule of lawâ€? that included “violent attacks against foreigners and those holding different political beliefs.â€? Tuesday, October 2nd Tehran, Iran- Poisonous batches of bootleg alcohol containing unknown substances have killed at least 42 people and blinded dozens of others. Police raided an underground distillery and made 31 arrests. Palu, Indonesia- 1,234 have been reported dead from the magnitude-7.5 earthquake in Indonesia. Others are still unaccounted for and lie in the rubble of ruined buildings that were swept away by the 20 foot tsunami that followed the earthquake. Nearly 6,400 personnel are ZRUNLQJ WR Ă€QG VXUYLYRUV UHFRYHU bodies, and evacuate people from the area. Information courtesy of the New York Times.

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OPINIONS

October 5, 2018

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Anniversary of Las Vegas Shooting: What this Means for Gun Control in the U.S Maggie Connolly ‘21 Opinions Editor This past Monday was the oneyear anniversary of the shooting DW D -DVRQ $OGHDQ FRQFHUW LQ /DV 9HJDV $W WKH FRQFHUW SHRSOH ZHUH NLOOHG DQG ZHUH LQMXUHG 7KLV ZHHN /DV 9HJDV WRRN WKH time to remember those who lost WKHLU OLYHV RU ORYHG RQHV $V D QDWLRQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV PXVW WDNH this time to revisit the gun control GHEDWH :LWK VR PDQ\ VRFLDO LVVXHV WDNing the forefront in politics in the SDVW IHZ \HDUV WKHUH LV D WHQGHQF\ to focus on one or two of these LVVXHV DW D WLPH ,VVXHV OLNH WKH /DV 9HJDV VKRRWLQJ ODVW \HDU RIWHQ brings gun control to the forefront RI WKH SROLWLFDO WDEOH $OWKRXJK PDQ\ $PHULFDQV GR EHOLHYH LQ VWULFWHU JXQ ODZV WKRVH ZKR EHlieve in the Constitution as a document that should be interpreted literally often have an issue with any kinds of alteration of the 2nd $PHQGPHQW SURYLGLQJ $PHULFDQV ZLWK WKH ULJKW WR EHDU DUPV +RZHYHU LW LV KDUG WR EHlieve that the founders of the 8QLWHG 6WDWHV FRXOG KDYH IRUHVHHQ WKH VWDWH RI $PHULFD QRZ $OWKRXJK LW LV WUXH WKDW WKHUH LV no foolproof way to know what WKH IRXQGHUV ZRXOG KDYH ZDQWHG LW LV HYLGHQW WKDW D ORW RI $PHULFDQV DJUHH ZLWK WKLV VHQWLPHQW $FFRUGLQJ WR D 7,0( DUWLFOH

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Kavanaugh Hearing: There’s Plenty To Be Angry About Carolyn Fenerty ‘20 Guest Writer

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The Eggplant The Spire’s Satirical Page Kimball Hand Sanitizer: Potentially the Most Mediocre Aspect of Holy Cross Krystyna Constantino ‘21 Human Poodle

doorways of school cafeterias. A perfectly-sized dollop is dispensed each time, I had only ever encountered two leaving the hands feeling varieties of hand sanitizer before soft and refreshed and coming to Holy Cross. The clear ready to devour a homegel type is the most common, as PDGH 3% - it dries quickly and is often carried The hand sanitizer disin pocket-sized bottles. It typically pensed next to the dish resmells like pure sterilization and turn in Kimball, however, stings like hell as soon as it touch- is a meek amalgamation HV WKDW RQH SDSHUFXW \RX GLGQ¡W RI WKH WZR ,W¡V QRW QHDUO\ know you had on the inside of aerated enough to be con\RXU ULJKW ULQJ Ă€ QJHU EXW DW OHDVW VLGHUHG IRDP \HW LW¡V QRW you know it killed 99.99% percent viscous enough to resemof your germs. The second type is ble gel. It dribbles out of the soft foam often found near the the dispenser like excess

butternut squash puree from the corner of a baE\¡V PRXWK $GGLWLRQDOO\ it sometimes requires multiple swipes of the hand under the sensor to get it to come out. This makes you look foolish as you impatiently jab your hand in a horizontal karate-chop-esque manner until, at last, you move away too quickly and it squirts out onto the little tray beneath it. Whose idea was it to equip our campus dining KDOO ZLWK VXFK LQVXIĂ€ FLHQW

means of sanitation? Was this the result of disproportionate funding to every other aspect of our school post-Hart Center construction? If the dispenser is actually meant to provide the foamy type and is simply broken, is its repair also due to the lack of funds? Or does no one care enough about how icky the feeling of lukewarm suds is on the palms to raise concern to a wider audience? The world may never know the answers to these questions. In the meantime, however, ,¡OO EULQJ P\ RZQ KDQG VDQLWL]HU My hands are used to the sting.

First-Year Students Study Seniors’ Names to Get Into Parties Clay Dutton Doesn’t Know Anyone Here Midterms week is always a stressful time on Mt. St. James. Dedicated Holy Cross students, however, are used to the workload. Many have been spending the weeks before fall break cramming for exams, cranking out papers, or memorizing personal information about seniors so they can get into parties. Most Holy Cross students are familiar with the dilemma of atWHPSWLQJ WR JR WR SDUWLHV DV D Ă€ UVW year student. Having only been on the Hill for a few weeks, most Ă€ UVW \HDUV GRQ¡W NQRZ PDQ\ XS perclassmen. When they arrive at a given off-campus residence, or to an apartment in Williams or Figge,

they are greeted with the dreaded question: “Who do you know here?â€? ´:HOO QRZ ,¡P SUHSDUHG Âľ D Ă€ UVW \HDU VWXGHQW GH clared to The Eggplant, triumphantly brandishing a fat stack RI Ă DVKFDUGV ´, KDYH everything they could possibly ask you on these bad boys. I Moodle-stalked the hell out of the Class of 2019. I have every single seQLRU¡V QDPH DQG ZKHUH they live. Off-campus address, room numbers in Figge or Williams, majors, minors, hopes, dreams, everything.â€? In order to be able to SXW D IDFH WR WKH QDPH HDFK Ă DVK FDUG DOVR IHDWXUHV WKH HYHU Ă DWWHU

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DERXW WKH Ă€ UVW \HDU VWXGHQWV¡ QHZ found studiousness. “What the hell is going on?â€? one off-campus senior, Carson Harold, asked. “I

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asked a freshmen who he knew at my house on Saturday and he ratWOHG RII DOO QLQH RI RXU Ă€ UVW PLG dle, and last names. Where are they getting this information?â€? In an exclusive interview with The Eggplant, a senior who wishes to remain anonymous reported feeling that “the freshmen know more about Frank than Frank knows about Frank.â€? $ Ă€ UVW \HDU VWXGHQW who had overheard the interview piped up, “Francis McLean Dwyer, Class of 2019, 10 Clay, favorite color is navy blue, hates cockroaches, loves oatmeal. Goes by Frank.â€?

And in Other News Mario Micallef ‘22 Filling Space See front.

Three students (right) glare at a student taking up an entire Dinand table to himself. 2018. Colorized.

It seems as though the entire Ă€ UVW \HDU FODVV VHHPLQJO\ WLUHG of not getting into parties these past four weekends, is hitting the ERRNV ´,¡P XVLQJ IDOO EUHDN WR EUXVK XS RQ FRQĂ€ UPDWLRQ QDPHV DQG PRWKHUV¡ PDLGHQ QDPHV Âľ VDLG D Ă€ UVW \HDU VWXGHQW LQ WKH VWDFNV In the science library, two Bio 161 students were drilling each other on HC ID numbers and childhood nicknames. In the MRC, a student was printing out the 59-page-long temporary student phone directory. At press time, a Quizlet entitled ´1DPH RI 6HQLRUV¡ )LUVW 3HWVÂľ KDG EHHQ VKDUHG E\ Ă€ UVW \HDU VWX dents.

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Sports Maggie Flaherty ’20 Sports Editor Holy Cross’ Women’s Hockey team opened their historic inaugural season as a Division 1 program in the Hockey East league. Last year, Holy Cross went 169-3 in their transition season as an independent Division 1 program and fell to Franklin Pierce 4-3 in overtime in the NEWHA championship game. This year, the Crusaders face a daunting schedule against some of the best competition in the world. Holy Cross should anticipate and prepare for more intense and fast paced game play as they embark on their new season in one of the most prestigious and storied leagues in hockey history: the Hockey East. The opponents the Crusaders will face are not just talented players —they are the most high-caliber competition in the country. Case in point—eight of the 23 members of the gold-medal winning U.S. women’s hockey team in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were either current players or alumni of Hockey East, and three members of the Canadian women’s hockey team had Hockey East ties as well. Although Holy Cross has dominated NEHC play the past

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three seasons—tallying 48 wins and only 6 losses—Hockey East is a different animal and undoubtedly full of elite competition. Only time will tell how Holy Cross stacks up.

two-game non-conference series against RIT (2-0-0). The Crusaders traveled home from Rochester with a loss and a tie from their two meetings. They dropped the

a power-play, and history would repeat itself the next afternoon when RIT would take advantage of yet another power-play opportunity. Sophomore goalie Julia Pel-

Freshman Carlie Magier scored WKH ÀUVW JRDO RI KHU FROOHJLDWH FDUHHU LQ WKH ÀUVW SHULRG DIWHU ÀQLVKing a rebound from senior Danielle Doherty. Amanda Kewer also picked up an assist on the play to help put the Crusaders on the board. However, Holy Cross GLG QRW ÀQG WKH EDFN RI WKH QHW again in the game; RIT capitalized on a power-play late in WKH ÀUVW SHULRG WR HTXDOL]H WKH match and seal the fate of the game. Goaltending continues to be a positive aspect of Holy Cross’ defense. Freshman goalie Jada Brenon made an impressive ÀUVW VWDUW LQ EHWZHHQ WKH SLSHV Brenon logged 29 saves and was QDPHG WKH ÀUVW VWDU RI WKH JDPH The Crusaders have a week of downtime before they head back to upstate New York this weekend for a match against RPI. They continue their six-game away match streak until a late October 19 home opener against Brown.

Photo courtesy of goholycross.com. Senior forward Danielle Doherty earned an assist against RIT.

7KH &UXVDGHUV¡ Ă€UVW WHVW LQ WKHLU new league comes October 12 in an away game against Providence. This past weekend, Holy Cross began their historic season in a

season opener 2-0 after giving up WZR TXLFN JRDOV LQ WKH ÀUVW SHULRG despite outshooting RIT 15-14 in the remainder of the game. One of the RIT goals was a result of

letier, one of the four netminders battling it out for the starting position, made 27 saves in the game. Saturday afternoon, Holy Cross HDUQHG WKHLU ÀUVW WLH RI WKH VHDVRQ

Men’s Soccer End September on High Note with Upset over No. 16 UMass-Lowell ing out on a trip to the NCAA DIWHU PLQXWHV -XQLRU PLGĂ€HOGHU LQ WKH ER[ 6RSKRPRUH PLGĂ€HOGHU Tournament. Roko Prsa of Croatia made a tanta- Max Krause stepped to the spot If the Crusaders were intimi- OL]LQJ UXQ GRZQ WKH ULJKW Ă DQN DQG and coolly slotted the equalizer dated at all by their opponents’ poked a through ball to his coun- past the River Hawks keeper. The 7KH Ă€QDO ZHHN RI 6HSWHPEHU strong reputation, they didn’t show WU\PDQ Ă€UVW \HDU IRUZDUG 5HQDWR match looked headed for a draw saw the Holy Cross Men’s Soccer DQ\ VLJQV RI LW 7KH Ă€UVW PLQ- .DX]ODULF ZKR QHDWO\ Ă€QLVKHG IRU until another set piece gave Holy team make program history by top- utes were goalless as Holy Cross the opening goal. &URVV KRSH LQ WKH Ă€QDO PRPHQWV ping a ranked opponent and grabbing a point on the road against a Patriot League foe. The Crusaders (2-3-4 overall, 1-0-1 Patriot League) made the short journey northeast and walked away with a 2-1 victory over No. 16 UMass-Lowell (6-3-2 overall, 1-1-0 America East), and four days later traveled to Lafayette (4-3-2 overall, 0-1-1 PL), where the divisional rivals played to a 1-1 draw. Including the win over Navy RQ 6HSWHPEHU WKH /DID\HWWH Ă€[ture capped a spell of three games in seven days, and Holy Cross will be happy to earn a positive result in each match. UMass-Lowell has become a national powerhouse in soccer since transitioning from Division II to Photo courtesy of GoHolyCross.com Division I earlier this decade. In WKH Ă€QDO \HDU RI WKH 5LYHU +RO\ &URVV VRSKRPRUH PLGĂ€HOGHU 0D[ .UDXVH SURSHOOHG WKH &UXVDGHUV SDVW 1R 80DVV /RZHOO Hawks’ transition to the top level of NCAA athletics, they ranked as high as No. 13 in the country, but were ineligible to compete in senior goalie Henry Stutz saved Holy Cross refused to concede Holy Cross were given a free kick SRVWVHDVRQ SOD\ /DVW \HDU LWV Ă€UVW two River Hawk attempts in the another, however, and kept them- 25-yards out in the center of the full season at the Division I level, Ă€UVW KDOI +RZHYHU ZLWK WKH UDLQ selves in the match until opportuni- pitch. Krause was destined to play 80DVV /RZHOO Ă€QLVKHG VHFRQG pouring down making the home ty came knocking in the 67th min- KHUR DV KLV VKDUS HIIRUW GHĂ HFWHG in the conference and lost in the turf even slicker than usual, the ute. The Crusaders earned a corner off the wall and caromed into the America East championship game home favorites always looked eager kick and the referee awarded a River Hawk net to all but seal the in double overtime, narrowly miss- to score and made a breakthrough penalty kick after some commotion upset for the Crusaders. Billy Fitzpatrick ‘20 Chief Sports Editor

The Crusaders looked to carry the momentum from the UMassLowell win into conference play in their road tilt against Lafayette in Easton, Penn., last weekend. Neither team could make a breakWKURXJK LQ WKH ÀUVW KDOI DV 6WXW] PDGH WZR VDYHV DQG ÀUVW \HDU JRDOie Alex Sutton claimed one for Lafayette. The match remained scoreless until the 79th minute, when VHQLRU PLGÀHOGHU 7\OHU %HOO SXW WKH Crusaders ahead, assisted by fellow VHQLRU PLGÀHOGHU %REE\ %DUVLF However, the lead was short-lived IRU +RO\ &URVV DV MXQLRU PLGÀHOGer Chris Gomez equalized for the Leopards by slotting home a low cross from the touchline. The game ended in a draw after two goalless overtime periods. While the Crusaders would have loved to get a win over Lafayette, they will be content to walk away IURP WKHLU ÀUVW WZR OHDJXH PDWFKHV with four points, especially with one of those matches coming on the road at the end of a crowded stretch in the schedule. A Crusader claimed the Patriot League 0LGÀHOGHU RI WKH :HHN DZDUG IRU the second consecutive week, with Barsic earning the distinction previously.

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%UXLQV 6HDVRQ 3UHYLHZ What to Look For on the Ice $OO\VRQ 1RHQLFN[ œ Editor-in-Chief The 2018-2019 NHL season got underway this week and by this point the Bruins are already two games into the regular season, including an ugly loss to defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Washington Capitals. Here’s what to look for in the coming weeks as the young Bruins team hopes to improve on last season.

Defense The Bruins blue line is also full of young talent, many of whom will be relied upon to step up this

at least 3-4 weeks, forcing the B’s to juggle their D pairs in these opening weeks. The Charlestown native, Matt Grzelcyk, too is nursing a preseason injury, but started

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relief for Rask, but will hopefully push Rask to maintain his starting spot and produce numbers closer to his demonstrated full potential.

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season as the 41-year old Captain Zdeno Chara sees fewer and fewer minutes with each passing season. Torey Krug led the Dunit in points last season, but due to an ankle injury in Bruins’ last preseason game Krug will sit for

this week and will be tasked with making up for Krug’s offensive production. For now the fate of the Boston blue line lies primarily with Grzelcyk and Charlie Mcavoy, two Boston University products.

of Anton Khudobin to free agency. Rask comes off an underwhelming season with a 2.36 goals-againstaverage and .917 save percentage, far from his best numbers with Boston. Halak will not only provide solid back-up goaltending and

Ryan Donato has had a busy year, IURP OHDGLQJ WHDP 86$ ZLWK ÀYH goals in PyeongChang to earning QLQH SRLQWV ÀYH JRDOV DQG IRXU assists) in 12 games with the Bruins during his debut at the end of last season. Donato represents the youth of this Bruins team and is poised for a breakout rookie season. The Crimson-turned-Bruin was seemingly everywhere this summer––the Foxboro Pro League, Bruins events throughout New England, and on the scoresheet in China––all to ensure that he earns a spot in the top two lines in these ÀUVW IHZ ZHHNV 'RQDWR FRXOG EH the answer to Boston’s production VWUXJJOHV RXWVLGH RI LWV ÀUVW OLQH and if given top-six minutes and power play action, he could even make a run for the Calder Trophy.

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0/% 3OD\RII 3UHGLFWLRQV Billy Fitzpatrick ’20 Chief Sports Editor The arrival of autumn signals one of the best periods in the sports calendar each year. 2018 is no different. The NFL is in full bloom, Heisman hopefuls are beginning to separate themselves in the world of college football, the Capitals look to avoid the championship (and alcohol-related) hangover after a thrilling run for the Stanley Cup last spring, and 14 teams in the Eastern Conference just let out a collective sigh of relief with LeBron heading for Hollywood (sorry, Cleveland). But forget all of that - the MLB playoffs are here! It’s shaping up to be a great month of high-stakes baseball. Will the Astros repeat? Can the Red Sox cap off an historic regular season with a World Series crown? Can a good-not-great NL club beat out one of the AL superteams? May the baseball gods please bless us with a Kershaw Game 7 start at Yankee Stadium? These questions and more will be answered in the next four weeks‌ Here are our predictions. I would not advise you to use these picks for betting purposes as the team I watched the most this year, the New York Mets, is currently gearing up for our 2019 World Series run with some offseason golf. Without further ado: NLDS Dodgers over Braves in 4 games One of the best stories of the season has been the upstart Atlanta Braves. In a division that was supposed to go to the Nationals or Mets, Atlanta saw its young starlets (Ronald Acuna Jr., Ozzie Albies) propel the Braves WR WKHLU À UVW SRVWVHDVRQ DSSHDU ance since 2013. Coincidentally, the Braves fell to the Dodgers in four games in the NLDS that year, and I see the same happening

this year. After coming so close to winning it all last year, the Dodgers won’t settle for an early exit.

NLCS Dodgers over Brewers in 6 Unlike the Cubs, the Dodgers can equal the Brewers’ offensive production and get into that formi-

Mike Clevinger, and Trevor Bauer) to rack up 200 strikeouts each in a season. However, they were a sub.500 team when playing teams outside the historically bad AL Central. The Astros can match Cleveland’s

fense, led by AL MVP candidates Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez, will knock the Oakland starters out of games early and the usually dominant Athletics bullpen won’t be able to hold up over the course of a whole series. Either way, an AL East team will reach the ALCS. ALCS $VWURV RYHU 5HG 6R[ <DQNHHV in 6

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Brewers over Rockies in 4 The Brewers punctuated a lateseason push to take the NL Central by topping the Cubs in a thrilling Game 163 tiebreaker on Monday. Powered by MVP frontrunner Christian Yelich, Milwaukee boasts the hotter offense of the two teams heading into October. The Rockies had to use their ace, Kyle Freeland, in the Wild Card game on Tuesday, so he will likely only be available for Game 3 of the NLDS. Neither club has the deepest starting pitching staff, but both bullpens rank near the top of the NL in several major categories. The Rockies will regret QRW KDYLQJ KRPH À HOG DGYDQWDJH as they are far better at Coors Field than on the road. The Milwaukee bullpen and Yelich-led offense will carry the Brewers to the NLCS.

dable bullpen early in games. The Brewers will need their starters to HDW XS D VLJQLÀ FDQW DPRXQW RI TXDO ity innings so the bullpen doesn’t burn out, and I don’t see that happening up against a deep and dynamic Dodger lineup. Clayton Kershaw should start in Games One, Four, and Seven (if necessary), a luxury that no other team - especially the Brewers - can match. ALDS Astros over Indians in 3 Despite not winning a World Series in the past two seasons, the Indians have demonstrated their ability to play well on the greatest stage in recent years. Furthermore, they have the starting pitching to make a deep run; Cleveland became the À UVW WHDP WR HYHU KDYH IRXU SLWFK ers (Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco,

starting pitching behind Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander, and the offense is as good as any in baseball.

Regardless of who the Astros run into at this stage, they are the team to beat. Verlander, Cole, Dallas Keuchel, and Charlie Morton form the deepest rotation in the playoffs. The bullpen is solid, with guys like Lance McCullers Jr. and Collin McHugh available as longrelievers who can eat up innings. Offensively, the quartet of Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve, and George Springer is as good as any in baseball. They won’t give up many runs and have enough À UHSRZHU RIIHQVLYHO\ WR JHW DKHDG early in games against the rotations of Boston and New York that both have several question marks. World Series

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Celebrating 175 Years A Glimpse of Holy Cross Athletics’ Past

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All photos courtesy of the Holy Cross Archives and Special Collections archives photo gallery.

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