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Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor As the end of January approaches, the College of the Holy Cross continues to release more information about the reopening process. With the class of 2024 scheduled to arrive this weekend, the College has introduced both a new COVID monitoring system and […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor It’s been a month since the NBA began its 2020-2021 campaign and, as expected, there has been no shortage of drama and intrigue. Within the past 30 days, effects of the coronavirus have been felt, teams have faltered, and trades have been made. […]
Matt Anderson ’21 2017 Brooks-Mulledy Flood Survivor; 2018 Brooks Hall Fire Denier For many of today’s youth, at least before the pandemic, the first year at College is a right of passage. It’s part of a brief flicker of time where it’s socially acceptable for students to crush […]
Grace Bromage ‘23 Chief Features Editor Andi MacFarlane ’23 is one of many students who have opted to spend the time between the fall and spring semesters on campus, taking part in Holy Cross’s J-Term. She and 15 other students filter into a classroom in Smith Labs for […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Chief Opinions Editor This week, the United States government will see a change in leadership, both individual and party. That change is long overdue, and much needed in light of both recent events and the events of the last four years. Make no mistake, the […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor And then there were four. On this weekend’s Championship Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will square off against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field for the NFC crown, while the reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs will play host to […]
December 12, 2020 To the Editors of The Spire: When the editors of a student publication like The Spire undertake to publish a criticism of a “Thanksgiving Letter” that I sent to my students (and which I subsequently published in RealClearPolitics and The Fenwick Review) as they did on December 4, I would not […]
Ethan Bachand ’22 Chief News Editor As the fall 2020 semester comes to an end at the College of the Holy Cross, students’ attention has begun to shift to what this spring will look like on Mount St. James. Although the College currently plans to operate this spring […]
12/11/2020 We’ve finally made it to the end of the semester. It’s been a long one, but the campus community has been amazingly resilient. As The Spire has seen, students have remained engaged with creative initiatives and meaningful programs. Various organizations have offered exciting events to bring the […]
Kelly Gallagher ’22 Surviving off memes
I want to thank the staff and editors of The Spire for publishing a thoughtful response and call to action in their recent Holy Cross Must Balance Values of Academic Freedom and Anti-Racism article. The article lays out the competing forces of academic freedom and an institutional commitment […]
Letter to the Editors: In a December 4, 2020 editorial, Ethan Bachand ‘22 and Kelly Gallagher ‘22 address a number of very important issues as they respond to the op/ed published by Professor David Schaefer in the Fenwick Review. Their editorial engages with a number of Professor Schaefer’s […]
