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Ethan Bachand “22 Chief News Editor In response to the increase in workload perceived by the student body, an online petition has been started in order to institute a Pass/ No Pass option at the College of the Holy Cross for the Fall semester. The petition, organized […]
Michael O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Graphic Courtesy of the Athletic Department Last week, the College of the Holy Cross Athletic Department hosted a fireside chat webinar for student athletes across all teams on campus led by Athletic Director Marcus Blossom and Assistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete […]
10/23/2020 The Spire is excited to announce our first contest of the semester! With Halloweekend and all its accompanying shenanigans coming up, our satirical section, The Eggplant, is hosting a contest for the most imaginative public safety blotters relating to Halloween! Tell us: what are the strangest and […]
Julia Maher ‘23 Opinions Editor From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump set the U.S. up to fail. Through his horrible and ill-timed response, he set in motion the trajectory on which the U.S. moves today. Not only that, but also through his supporters’ blindness to the […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor President Trump’s frequent use of Twitter is without a doubt one of the most defining features of his presidency. While it is beneficial for a politician to use social media to their advantage to connect with their constituents, the last four years have shown […]
Sean McNamara ‘21 Staff Writer NO DREAM – Jeff Rosenstock This is Jeff’s fourth LP under his own name after bouncing around in the pop-punk scene of the early 2000’s. His previous solo efforts released over the past decade, “We Cool?,” “Worry,” and “POST-” have all exhibited Rosenstock’s […]
Mario Micallef An Eggplant Exquisite choice Bernadette. Yes, one long cut across my bangs goes stupendously with my four eyes and buck teeth. I cannot wait to see Bruce in Gym class tomorrow. I am sure he will have nothing but nice things to say to me. Gone […]
Matthew Anderson ‘21 Polemicist Perhaps the most important discovery by certain Faculty and Administrators this semester at the College of the Holy Cross is that, by acknowledging how unorthodox this semester is, or by admitting the unique challenges it presents, it becomes permissible to assign the same amount […]
Hannah Johnson ‘21 Spooky scary skeleton I thought maybe it was just me who felt a little anxious about these update emails, but after listening in on some student conversation about the latest, I realized that it’s probably a universal feeling. And that seems very odd: so far, […]
10/18/20: Confirmation Hearings: The Senate confirmed Zain Tirmizi, Paige Cohen, and Thais Velasquez to the SGA 2020-2021 Cabinet. Congratulations to all! Speaker Updates: Senators have continued to meet with their assigned RSOs and have been learning about and promoting RSO events. We welcomed our new Class of 2024 […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Editor-in-Chief The approach of enrollment evokes anxiety for many students who worry about whether they’ll be able to get the classes they need, but this week, the College of the Holy Cross announced changes to the enrollment policy in hopes of improving students’ experiences. The […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor In the midst of this Presidential election cycle, the College of the Holy Cross has doubled down its efforts to boost students’ civic engagement with the promotion of TurboVote, a program personalized for the Holy Cross community to ensure their voice is […]
