Caitlin Wiffler ‘27
Definitely Does Not Write for the Eggplant
What can I tell you? As one of the only writers of The Spire to tackle actual news this week, I have decided to make it my duty to catch everyone up on what’s going down on the Hill. For starters, there was an ice cream truck this past Friday for students who filled out the #HCRealTalk Survey. This was the only news I planned on ‘tackling’ because the only men in my life are named Ben and Jerry. Hahaha. Well, my dad and brother are both named Jerry, so… maybe that’s not a joke after all. Anyway, they made this title into a hashtag to “appeal to the youths.” I, personally, do not enjoy looking at hashtags on things other than Instagram captions, so I have to admit this disturbed me a little bit. The giveaways include a Worcester-themed gift bag, an Amazon gift card, a bookstore gift card, a Target one, a Grubhub one, $100 in dining dollars, and a free ticket to the Spring Concert. That’s a real Charlie Brown situation for whoever wins that Worcester-themed gift bag! Was it mandatory for there to be six really awesome prizes and one that is so…eh? Bland? Boring? However, I must include the fact that I own Worcester Monopoly (pardon me, I won it during summer orientation Bingo) and it is pretty fun to play. Still, not as awesome as $100 in dining dollars.
Let’s address some news outside of Holy Cross. The Guardian published an article about President Trump’s statement that “there are methods” to running for President for a third time. Oh. Okay. Um. You know what? Let’s go back to Holy Cross.
Kimball had “food” every day. I put ‘food’ in quotation marks not to make the usual joke about its quality, but because they do NOT serve food between 2:00 and 4:30 p.m. A few students (whose names will remain anonymous – mostly because two of the three involved were not freshmen) made the mistake of going to lunch at 2:30 on a Sunday. Disappointment was certainly one of the emotions they displayed.
This week, students also had classes. Some were Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1:00 p.m. Others were Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 p.m.! Riveting stuff. Ugh, I’m bored. I keep checking my email for more things that I could write about, but it’s just club meetings. Whoever wants to go to the SGA Cabinet Meeting – IT’S AT 8:00 P.M.! HOGAN SUITE B/C! What else…you know what? Enough of this ‘news’ nonsense. I’m sorry. I understand that this was my one chance to show you all that I can be a journalist, but you can’t make me! I’ll tell you my news.
Last weekend, I went to Boston with my friends. We went to Brandy Melville and I got three gorgeous tops! One is this pink off-the-shoulder top that’s really cute. I’m so excited to wear it. For those wondering what else I did in Boston, you clearly are not accustomed to the ways of a Brandy Melville veteran. It takes five laps, roughly two to three hours, a recent caffeine injection (see: caffeine patch clip from Meet the Robinsons), and two bonus laps to really get a good look in a Brandy. A trip to Cava and the Bittersweet Coffee Shoppe was a great success to begin our journey. However, I must express my sorrow for spending $7.22 on a small iced latte with whole milk.
That’s the news! I apologize for derailing this into what seems like an Op-Ed for Brandy Melville, but I encourage everyone who reads this to stop thinking about the news for a moment. Instead, think about your friends. Think about those relationships you hold so dear! Those who you quote Jaws with, those who you make brownies with on Sunday nights, and those who you go to Brandy Melville with. That’s my news.
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