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Anthony Cash ’23 Staff Writer As I sat down to write this article, the appropriate words could not seem to come to my mind. Draft after draft, nothing seemed to be good enough. Five drafts later, I felt a hand on my shoulder as one of my closest […]
Sasha Bogan ‘23 Staff Writer After being referred to as “special needs” on a random Wednesday by a random person at my college, I quietly uttered the words “Absolutely not… that is my cue to go.” I swiftly packed my bags and left the study room with a […]
Gioia Guarino ‘23 Features Section Editor Participating as a member of the Her Campus chapter here at Holy Cross has allowed me to connect with a fantastic group of fellow students through events, collaborations, and team meetings. This spring has been full of fun additions to our activity […]
Alexandra Berardelli ’25 Staff Writer Happy belated Met Gala Monday to all those who celebrate! For those of you who don’t celebrate, the Met Gala is a yearly charity event that is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume institute. Falling on the first Monday of […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Chief Opinions Editor To think that my time here at Holy Cross is coming to an end in under a month is mind blowing. It may sound cliché, but it truly feels like just yesterday that I began my college journey here in 2019. I […]
Caroline Muniz ‘23 Features Editor On April 26th, a presentation was conducted within the Academic Conference in which Senior Art students were able to present their work, which officially marked the opening of the exhibit titled “Essence.” The student artists in the exhibition include Christian Bachez, Jianing Bai, […]
Caroline Wallace ‘23 Features Editor Last Wednesday, April, 26, the English Honors Program presented their theses to their families, friends, and members of the English Department. Presentations were followed by a fifteen-minute Question and Answers session. Christian Barkman ‘23 presented his thesis that focused on John Milton’s Paradise […]
Grace J. Bromage ‘23 Senior Advisor Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have been featured heavily on the news in the last few years, with both Massachusetts’ Governor Maura Healey and Worcester’s own councilor Thu Nguyen pushing forward legislation to stop CPCs’ spread of misinformation. These motions are not limited […]
Name: Nicole Letendre Hometown: Hudson, MA Major: English, Pre-Med Track Campus Activities: Head Resident Assistant (HRA), Chief Features Editor for the Spire, SHAPE Co-Chair, EMT for Sports Medicine, Cheerleading Favorite Movie: Knives Out Favorite song: Anything Taylor Swift! Favorite singer/group: Lord Huron Favorite color: blue Favorite sports team: the Patriots Favorite class taken at Holy […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Screenwriter ACT I OF I SCENE 1 OF 1 About-to-graduate seniors make their way to the stage to be awarded a diploma. DCU Center double booked, so the stage is the Kimball Quad, where the most—peculiar?—events occur. A large, dull tent […]
Lauren Poltorak ‘26 Visual Anomaly-01 In recent years, the use of the term “liminal space” has become more frequent across the internet and has subsequently diffused into the public consciousness. This term describes places that appear uncanny, usually due to their emptiness and sense of being abandoned. That […]
Alexandra Berardelli ’25 Staff Writer Happy belated Met Gala Monday to all those who celebrate! For those of you who don’t celebrate, the Met Gala is a yearly charity event that is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume institute. Falling on the first Monday of […]
The Spire 