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The following public statement clarifying their work was made by the AGC ad hoc Committee on Faculty Sexual Misconduct in response to Fr. Boroughs’ decision to decline their request for an independent investigator. The statement was received by the Spire electronically on April 5. Statement by ad hoc […]
Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor There is something about scary movies, scary books, scary stories, and scary anything, really, that we love as adults and often despise as children. It is actually the same thing that is to an equal degree hated when we are younger, and loved […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor After being arrested and charged with staging a fake hate crime, “Empire” actor, Jussie Smollett, unexpectedly had all charges dropped against him by Chicago prosecutors, to the bewilderment and anger of many. However, there were some who quickly jumped to support Smollett […]
Jackie Hart ‘19 Sports Editor Led by junior attackman Justin Lynskey with four goals and one assist, the Holy Cross men’s lacrosse team took down Navy 12-9 last Saturday afternoon for its first Patriot League win of the season. Along with Lynskey’s four goals, juniors Kevin Kodzis, Connor […]
Bianca Miccolis ’21 Features Editor After 50 arrests in the $25 million college cheating scandal, the Department of Education opened a “preliminary investigation.” The Department of Education will be looking into major universities such as USC, Yale, Wake Forest University, Stanford University, Georgetown University, the University of San […]
Maggie Flaherty ‘20 Sports Editor Holy Cross women’s lacrosse (3-8 overall, 1-3 Patriot League) battled Army West Point and Navy last week and fell to both teams. ARMY WEST POINT – Wed. March 27 The Crusaders faced Army (8-3 overall, 1-2 PL) at West Point, New York, last […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor Holy Cross, as well as many other universities, require several semesters of studying a foreign language. Here, most study abroad programs involve at least three or four semesters of a language in order to study in a country with a language barrier. There […]
Ryen Cinski ’22 Opinions Editor Uber ratings: Such a trivial matter. Yet I am completely and undeniably bothered by the fact that I don’t have a perfect 5-star rating. I ask myself what I possibly could’ve done to deserve my demerits, yet I can never pinpoint the exact […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor Jordan Peele, writer and director of 2017’s best film “Get Out,” returns to the horror genre with “Us,” a bloody and hilarious film that tackles many societal issues at once while also being super entertaining. Let me make something clear: if you come […]
Pat Wareham ‘20 Sports Editor After another action-packed month of March in the college basketball world, four teams remain in the fight for the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Hey blue-bloods, step aside. There’s no room in this party for you Kansas, or you Duke, or even you […]
Maggie Flaherty ‘20 Chief Features Editor Watching horror movies is just not for me. I learned this the hard way after too many Black Mirror viewing parties freshman year (Yeah, I know Black Mirror isn’t horror, I am just weak). But I am intrigued by them, so I […]
Charles Krumsiek ‘20 Sports Editor With the NBA playoffs around the corner, let’s look at potential matchups in the Eastern Conference we are most looking forward to. 5. Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets This matchup would make for a very interesting first round series, despite that, on paper, […]
