Matt Nickerson ’24 Eggplant Staff Writer This month, an Australian man named Nedd Brockmann broke a record by running from Perth to Sydney in a mere 47 days. That cross-country run took Brockmann across 3,953 kilometers– or 2,456 miles, to use one of the units of measurement mandated […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Observational Scientist As human beings, like any other creatures, we are designed to evolve. That’s what Darwin said just before he discovered gravity. Think about how easy it is to close your eyelids. We do it tens of thousands of times per day. That’s because […]
Julianna Mariani ‘24 On the Sunday concluding the College’s fall break, Autumn Harvest ‘24 spontaneously combusted from loving fall too much. You may be saying, “that’s crazy, no one can love fall too much,” and while I would normally agree, Autumn proved us wrong. I was given the […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Taking Over as Chief Sports Editor I’m sure most of you sports fans are already well aware, but the Holy Cross football team has been on a roll recently. Four wins and zero losses! That’s incredible. I didn’t get a chance to go to any […]
Lauren Poltorak ‘26 Plastic Skeleton The Office of Residence Life and Housing has announced that Brooks Hall will be converted into a Spirit Halloween this Halloween season. All current residents of Brooks must be moved out of their dorms by October 1st. Any Brooks residents that are not […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Urban-Inspired Journalist Another day, another dollar. Or another 8 am shift, another $14.25 per hour, I suppose. Haha. Our beloved protagonist walks into a Boston Dunkin’ Donuts (not sponsored), in earshot of the kitchen where a hypothetical shriek could be heard, if one were to […]
Definitely not by Brian Saville A survey of the Class of 2020 found that 94% of its members were able to find a job, internship, or other meaningful gig not long after they graduated. The data speaks for themselves– against all odds, Holy Cross kids tend to land […]
Lauren Poltorak ‘26 Ambassador at the Consulate of Azerbaijan Holy Cross students have received a personalized letter of thanks from Buckingham Palace following the touching memorial this past Wednesday. The memorial was held in the Brooks Common Room, the historical site of pasta and freeze-pop night and the […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Eggplant Staff Getting Old The most valuable part of the college experience is the boot camp you face as a freshman. When I was a freshman at the height of COVID, we did not have the typical campus welcome most other students receive. Before our […]
Julianna Mariani ‘24 Editor-in-Chief The Fauci Effect Fall 2022, welcome back to the Spire! Even though it is now my third year at Holy Cross, I still feel like a first-year. Which is why the fact that there are so many of them, is very concerning. The only […]
Alissandra Conlon ‘24 The Best Places to Eat in Worcester Worcester is locally renowned for its restaurant scene; every culture, heritage and style can be found within the city. Notable restaurants include VIA, Volturno, and the classic Worcester Public Market. The one that never seems to make it […]
Brian Saville ‘22 Certified Cool Guy During last week’s Campus Update Webinar, President Rougeau announced a development that many in the Holy Cross community had been feverishly anticipating for millennia: an additional dorm building for underclassmen. In an effort to consolidate their budget, however, the school has opted to […]
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