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Scavenger’s Logs – Week Four On Campus
Hannah Johnson ‘21 Making ends meet The world is a harsh and unforgiving place, in these times. As we’ve seen, at the drop of a hat–one positive test–the dining hall can be shut down for a full 24 hours, sending the hungry students scurrying into the night, looking […]
Giraffa camelopardalis
Mario Micallef ‘22 Eggplant Editor The Giraffa camelopardalis, or “Giraffe” as the uneducated would put it, is the tallest living terrestrial animal native enough to call the Savanna desert home for millennia. It may come with grave news to the 13 remaining fans of Kiss that Gene Simmons, […]
Weekly HC Athlete Spotlight- Karter Seitz, Men’s XC
Mike O’Brien ’23 Chief Sports Editor Starting this week, The Spire Sports Section is beginning a weekly Athlete Spotlight, highlighting athletes across various sports teams and how their training during the time of the pandemic is shaping up. This week, I was able to catch up with Karter […]
The Choice is Clear: The Senate Must Do Its Job
Joe Barbieri ‘23 Opinions Editor Last Friday, the news everyone was dreading to hear became a sad reality: longtime Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Since being confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1993, Ginsburg […]
Zoom Fatigue? Use These Tips
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor Since many people are working virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are heavily relying on technology platforms like Zoom. Using Zoom for extended periods of time will result in something known as “Zoom fatigue.” Zoom fatigue is the exhaustion that results from using […]
SGA Senate Minutes
09/20/2020: Confirmation Hearings: The Senate confirmed Jimmy Lunny, Margaret Telling, Bianca Miccolis, Connor Murphy, Erin Reinhart, Meaghan Lanctot, and Maggie Ober to the SGA 2020-2021 Cabinet. Congratulations to all! Speaker Updates: The RSO liaison program starts this week, as Senators were assigned their RSOs to communicate with. Elections […]
National Society of Leadership and Success Chapter Created at Holy Cross
Devyn Forcina ’22 News Editor College of the Holy Cross has established their own chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success. This society, henceforward abbreviated NSLS in this article, has over 600 chapters worldwide and is one of the largest collegiate honor societies that is dedicated […]
Civitas Initiative Engages Students, Encourages Social Justice
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor For many, the year 2020 has highlighted an unprecedented level of personal, community, and global need. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to uproot our previous perception of normal, we have been forced to confront a new reality. This new reality, for many of […]
Africana Studies Class Subject to Zoombombing
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor On Thursday, Sept. 17, an Africana Studies class at the College of the Holy Cross experienced a racially charged “Zoombombing.” This incident, which was first alerted to the campus community the night it occurred, is currently under investigation by the Department of […]
Do Not Tarnish RBG’s Legacy
Maggie Connolly ‘21 Chief Opinions Editor Last Friday, we lost an icon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for women in this country and beyond. She was the second woman to ever serve on the United States Supreme Court. She was a part of countless famous rulings, including […]
Unsung Heroes: Housekeeping Staff
Grace Bromage ’23 Chief Features Editor There is a routine that comes with living on campus at Holy Cross. Students can expect to see housekeeping dusting and vacuuming the hallways and common rooms and to have their trash taken out once a week. Students can expect to say […]
