The Spire

Viveca Stucke ‘26

Chief Features Editor 

Name: Liz Schmidt

Class Year: 2026

Hometown: Lynnfield, MA

Major: Economics major and French & Francophone Studies minor 

Campus Activities: SGA, Dance tea, Dance ensemble, World Languages SAC, WCHC, SBIP 

Favorite Movie: Ámelie 

Favorite Song: Chinese Satellite by Phoebe Bridgers 

Favorite color: Purple 

Favorite sports team: The Holy Cross dance team, closely followed by the Women’s basketball team

Favorite class taken at Holy Cross: I think it is a tie between Political Economy with Professor Svec and Masterpieces of French Cinema with Professor Schilt

Item on HC Bucket List: Be Crusader of the Week

Embarrassing HC Moment: Falling on the Dinand steps 

Bragging Rights: I chatted with President Rougeau about my post grad plans a couple of weeks ago. He gave me some good insight!

Words to live by: Everything happens for a reason 

One thing you would change at HC: Shorter waiting times to get food 

Favorite TV Show: Gilmore Girls 

Favorite Book: Normal People by Sally Rooney

Favorite Kimball meal: French toast sticks

Favorite Cool Beans Drink: Oreo milkshake 

Favorite spot on campus: The Dinand patio 

Favorite off-campus restaurant: Mare E Monti 

Guilty Pleasure: The Twilight franchise 

Some small things that make your day better: Seeing my friends around campus, baking a sweet treat, dancing, and listening to a song I love for the first time in a long time

First thing you do when you wake up: Scroll on Instagram, unfortunately

Last thing you do before going to bed: Say “Goodnight! I love you!” to my roommate 

Favorite place you have traveled to: Paris 

Something you look forward to when you go home: Catching up with my friends from high school

Post-Graduation Plans: Attending law school to earn my JD, although I am not sure exactly where yet

Favorite memory at HC: Senior Ball into the Fenway game!

Copy edited by Gail Durkin ’26‘

Featured image courtesy of Liz Schmidt ’26