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Patrick Grudberg ‘24 Staff Writer When the calendar turned to March in 2016, the College of the Holy Cross men’s basketball team was in a bad place. Sitting at an ugly 10-19 record, they had just lost five straight to finish the regular season. Now, in any other […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Seeing a beloved staple of American culture slowly withering away is a sad sight to see. Movie theater attendance is on the decline because of the prominence of streaming services and the COVID-19 pandemic. The album has all but given way to […]
Ben Lepper ‘25 Sports Editor MVP: Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Two of the oldest starting quarterbacks in the NFL were in a dogfight for the coveted MVP award most of the season, and while I understand arguments for Aaron Rodgers, I think Brady has this one […]
Ben Kuchipudi ‘25 Staff Writer After over 30 years of failing to win a playoff game, the Cincinnati Bengals have managed to not only win that elusive game but ride that momentum to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1989. Before the season, the odds of the Bengals […]
Julianna Mariani ‘24 Editor-in-Chief, Cookie Correspondent It’s been a long winter but we’re back with another issue of The Spire! Shockingly enough I’ve been promoted this semester so you’ll be seeing a bit less of me in my favorite section *insert a super nonchalant wink.* I’ll miss you […]
Dennis Liu ’22 Staff Writer, A Drummer Over this past week, Senior Convocation was held for the Class of 2022. Part of the beautiful ceremony included “snapshots,” or brief descriptions, reflections and/or vignettes of different moments, small or large, from the current senior class. Here are 15 snapshots […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Eggplant Editor, Recipient of the 2022 “Most ‘Qualified’ ‘Lawyer’” Award One steep hill. Two 2×3 cardboard posters. Three broken ankles. Okay, that was an exaggeration. Humans only have two ankles. And my client only broke one of them. Fractured, really. Sprained, if you will. The […]
Mario Micallef ’22 Chief Eggplant Editor College of the Holy Cross took over the Beige Hawk sports bar on Greenie St. last Thursday night. Now for those of you who are not familiar with the Beige Hawk establishment, close your eyes and think of 2006 and 1983. Now […]
Joey Abrams ’23 News Editor If there is anything that the past four semesters since COVID-19 sent students home have shown, it is that there is no perfect approach to tackling the pandemic. Sure, there are some soundproof strategies—social distancing, masking, and vaccination—but implementing them on a scale […]
Nathan Howard ’25 News Editor Since its opening in 1983, the Iris And B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery has offered the Holy Cross community access to historical and contemporary exhibitions in order to strengthen the liberal arts experience of the college. Beginning on January 24, 2022, the Iris […]
Sarah Carter ’24 News Editor On Tuesday, Feb. 1, College of the Holy Cross students congregated in the Rehm Library to listen to a talk from Chris Mooney, a well-awarded contributor for the “Washington Post” and climate change research aficionado. Mooney began his discussion by citing some of […]
Brendan Bonner ’23 News Editor With the spring semester getting underway and classes returning to the forefront of everyone’s mind, resources that can help in academic success are as important as ever. Luckily, there are a plethora of options available out there for ensuring students the most success […]
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