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Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Chief Features Editor The abrupt end of the on-campus semester came as a shock to the entire College of the Holy Cross community, yet the arts programs quickly asserted their commitment to adapting their activities. Arts Transcending Borders, the Music Department, and the Department of […]
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Photographer On Monday, March 9, Jen Marr, founder and CEO of Inspiring Comfort, LLC., brought some paws-itivity to campus for the second half of the semester. In November 2019, she published “Paws to Comfort: An Everyday Guide to Learning How You Can Help Mend […]
Emma Powell ’20 Guest Writer It is difficult to believe that just a couple of weeks ago, I was frantically telling everyone packed at Pub night that there was “NO WAY THIS IS OUR LAST PUB NIGHT.” As people fought back tears, I laughed off their reactions that I […]
Did you take a photo with your friends and a “Class of 2020” banner before leaving campus? We are still accepting submissions at spire@g.holycross.edu!
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor On Monday, March 11, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs S.J., president sent an email to all College of the Holy Cross students, faculty, and employees. The email, titled “Important College Update,” outlined the College’s response to the recent rise of COVID-19 in the United […]
Davey Sullivan ‘22 News Editor On Wednesday, March 11, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs S.J., president announced that due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the College of the Holy Cross would be making significant changes to operations, including shifting towards distance learning for all classes. Distance learning will continue for […]
By Maggie Connolly ’21Opinions Editor “Remember where we started?” read an Instagram caption of a photo with the six women presidential candidates. Six. Let that number sink in. Not only did we have six women running for president, we had two black Americans, one Asian-American, a Mexican American […]
By Julia Maher ’23Opinions Editor There’s no doubt that the coronavirus has changed us in many ways. It has sickened nearly half a million people globally and killed over 20,000. It has restricted air travel and caused many small businesses to suffer financially. It has forced countries and […]
Matt Austin ’13 and Jimmy Simmons ’13Co-News Editors Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of a telephone interview conducted on November 2, 2010. This transcript has been edited to publication level and for readability while preserving the character, meaning, and flavor of spoken expression. Austin: When did […]
Donald BrandProfessor of Political Science At the beginning of the 2018/2019 academic year I was invited to join a committee of faculty, administrators and students being formed to draft a philosophy statement concerning freedom of expression at Holy Cross. We began our deliberations mindful of the fact that […]
Hui Li ’21Co-Chief Photographer On Thursday, March 12, Michele Murray, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, held her last on-campus Dean’s Forum of the semester in Hogan 4, Suite A. The Dean’s Forum is an open meeting hosted by the Dean of Students on […]
To the College of the Holy Cross community, Like many of you, we are feeling the shocks of yesterday’s announcement about classes going online for the rest of the semester. We are left with many questions and few answers. The one thing that is clear to us is […]
