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 […]
The Spire would like to express its solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and to condemn the acts of hate which display our country’s continued systemic inequality. We believe that justice is overdue for the black lives that have always mattered and we support those fighting racism. […]
Dane Anderson ’20University of Phoenix, Class of 2020 “We are sending you home for your own safety.” I nod when I read this message from Holy Cross. It is still the third day before Plague Era (BPE). Life is sad but safe. The Lot is largely unoccupied. The […]
Hannah Johnson ‘21University of Zoomsylvania I haven’t been anywhere in N.C. besides Mebane since I came home. There’s been 9k-some cases here, 300 deaths or so, apparently. Haven’t heard about anything in our town. All I can speak to is my experience, which isn’t much, having been in […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Chief Features Editor As if the usual grueling exams weren’t bad enough, right? Most students are currently preoccupied with surviving finals week during quarantine, so life on campus might seem long ago. Yet we here at Features would like to take the opportunity to bring […]
Bridget Flaherty ’21 Features Editor If you know me at all, you know that I am obsessed with celebrity culture. I relish in the emergence of new couples, even if their union is an obvious publicity stunt (I’m looking at you, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas). I […]
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Nicole: What has been the biggest challenge of quarantine (or having school in quarantine)? Natasha: The biggest challenge for me is simply missing out on the whole college experience I grew to love during the first semester. Being able to walk outside and […]
Raphaella Mascia ‘21 Staff Writer This past April, the first College of the Holy Cross Director of Sustainability, Cathy Liebowitz, assumed her position at the college. We took the opportunity to get to know more about her and her vision for sustainability at Holy Cross. *The following interview […]
Matt Anderson ‘21Part-Time Tyrant Although J.D. Power and Associates™ ranked The Eggplant as the nation’s most trustworthy publication named after a fruit or vegetable, it may distress our hordes of dedicated readers – who depend upon our column for the current goings-on at Mount St. James – that […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief On the evening of April 30, several members of the administration at the College of the Holy Cross hosted a town hall on Zoom for the Class of 2020 as the semester was coming to a close. In attendance were Rev. Philip L. Boroughs […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor Following their election two months ago, the College of the Holy Cross Student Government Association (SGA) Co-Presidents Noah Sisk ’21 and Victoria Tara ’21 completed an interview with The Spire. As this year comes to a close, in combined responses they shared […]
Davey Sullivan ‘22 News Editor On Tuesday, April 28, the College of the Holy Cross Student Government Association and the Women in Business Club co-sponsored the first virtual Agape Latte over the online platform Zoom. This event featured the Brake Smith Associate Professor of Social Philosophy and Ethics […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor At the beginning of April, the Division of Student Affairs created a new website called “Bringing the Hill to You.” Dean Michelle Murray, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, announced the launch via a video message emailed to students on […]
