Michael O’Brien ’23 and Julianna Mariani ’24 Editors-in-Chief The 2022-2023 academic year has been off to a flying start, with many new and intriguing facets of campus life in the spotlight. Between the opening of the Prior Performing Arts Center, the record freshman class size, our undefeated football […]
Joseph Abrams ‘23Chief News Editor Much like the newest style of L.L. Bean boots and the unparalleled capacity to wear shorts in the cold, sickness has spread throughout the Holy Cross student body. It seems that most classrooms are filled with tense, room-silencing sneezes and enough sniffles to […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Julianna Mariani ‘24 On Monday, March 13, President Vincent D. Rougeau of the College of the Holy Cross commented on a variety of pressing campus issues. In an interview with The Spire, President Rougeau talked about both current news such as the climate circle as […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Editor-in-Chief On Friday, Oct. 29, College of the Holy Cross President Vincent Rougeau confirmed that the Class of 2022 Senior Ball will be taking place at Polar Park on Nov. 19. After weeks of speculation over whether the event would happen, the President shared […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Editor-in-Chief Despite operations appearing normal on the surface, Dining Services is currently suffering from drastically low staff numbers. The department has been forced to close locations as well as alter operating hours of open locations due to a significant drop in both career staff […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief Take a look back on a year in review with the Spire! Top News Article: Students Walk Out of Diversity Delusion Talk in Protest When controversial conservative author Heather Mac Donald came to speak at an event sponsored by the Fenwick Review, over 200 […]
Tess Williams ‘24, Vanussa Barbosa ‘23, Megan Lorenz ‘23, and Margaret Panasci ‘24 Staff Writers Childcare is a nationwide issue that has continued to plague parents despite protests and efforts to require adequate help. This has caused both family and business problems. Work-life balance is at the forefront […]
Ashwin Prabaharan ’26 Tucker Scott ’26 Staff Writers On November 8th, the United States held its first congressional midterm elections during the presidency of Joe Biden. Analysts and political pundits widely expected Republicans to make sweeping gains, allowing them to capture majorities in both chambers of Congress. Polls […]
Aiden Konold ’26 Staff Writer Since being elected to the presidency in 2016 and even after losing the Presidential Election in 2020, former President Donald J. Trump has been responsible for the poor performance of the GOP in Midterm Elections. When Trump entered office in early January of […]
Yum Yiu ‘23 Opinions Staff I went to watch the last showing of Iphigenia last Sunday, which was amazingly done. To my surprise, I was able to see the show in a completely different light thanks to my directing class. During the show, I was actively observing it […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Chief Opinions Editor If you know me personally, you would know that I hate watching TV. I have absolutely no patience to sit through TV shows, no matter how interesting they may be. Usually, the only way I can finish a multi-season show is to […]
Michael O’Brien ‘23 Editor in Chief Mental health services have become a point of focus for many collegiate institutions across the United States in recent years, as a shifting attitude towards destigmatizing feelings such as depression and anxiety amongst students has started to become normalized. This focus has […]
Mackenzie Hughes ’25 Someone who gets distracted in class thinking about what gender parts of the cell are If the cell’s powerhouse has any gender, it’s female. The thing that’s responsible for generating most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biomechanical reactions ain’t gonna be […]
Matthew Nickerson ’24 Features Staff Writer Over its one-hundred-and seventy-nine year history, the College of the Holy Cross has been the setting of a wide variety of humorous stories and compelling escapades. There’s the fire that burned Fenwick Hall down in 1852 and nearly shut the entire college […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Fine, I’ll Talk About Politics After a vicious battle between the Republicans and the Democrats on Election Day, incumbent Joe Biden managed to keep his spot in the presidential office. “I was really on my toes for a moment there,” Joe admitted. “But the team […]
Jackson Lauber ’25 Staff Writer Thanksgiving Day Football: a classic American tradition dating back to 1920, occurring annually except during World War 2. The Thanksgiving Day slate of games often includes both the Lions and the Cowboys, and this year is no different. Thanksgiving Day 2020 features the […]
Ben Kuchipudi ’25 Sports Editor In the final home game of the regular season, Holy Cross continued their magical undefeated season, securing a 36-29 win against the Bryant Bulldogs. The Bulldogs played the Crusaders tough, especially in the second half. Holy Cross got off to a hot start […]
Jake Ruderman ’26 Staff Writer With the NBA season underway, teams are increasingly able to assess their situations, determining whether they should add pieces and further complete their team, or sell existing pieces for future assets. But regardless of wins and losses, there’s only one thing at the […]
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