Henry Noe ’22 Opinions Editor Springtime at Holy Cross: what a glorious time! You look out from your dorm room to see blue skies and the sun shining bright on the rolling hills of Mount Saint James. You put on your best spring outfit, lacking anything that could […]
Bthan Bachand ’22 Soon-to-Be Non-First-Year Over the past couple of years, the Office of Admissions has continuously accepted more students, subsequently creating larger first-year classes. At times, it seems almost as if members of the selection committee are attempting to see how far they can go with a […]
Directions: You should know how Mad Libs works. Submit your Mission Statement Mad Libs to spire@g.holycross. edu! The winner will be featured in next week’s Eggplant AND become the brand new Mission Statement of the Col- lege of the Holy Cross! The College of the Holy (1) ______ […]
This delicious recipe is a perfect way to spice up an otherwise dull spring semester! Light yet filling, Eggplants a la Boroughs are sure to delight local media stations and students’ instagram feeds alike. Yield: roughly 2,900 (and counting) Active Time: 2 days Total Time: 4 years Ingredients: […]
Liam Prendergast ‘19 Shaggy Enthusiast In an attempt to garner goodwill and refresh their tarnished public image, the Philosophy Department has released a lip-dub to the hit-song “It Wasn’t Me” by the incomparable Shaggy. While perhaps misguided in their attempt to shift the public eye from their recent […]
Carolyn Ahern ’20 Candy Bar Saleswoman It pains me to write this, but this will be my last article for The Spire. After a year-long battle with the College, particularly the Office of Media Relations, I am choosing to step down with dignity and grace, rather than wait […]
Carolyn Ahern ’20 The DC Semester, Like, Changed Her In case you haven’t been keeping up with the Democrats lately, here’s an updated list of every 2020 democratic presidential candidate, in order of their campaign announcement dates: Rep. John Delaney (D-MD), entrepreneur Andrew Yang, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), […]
Anonymous Goose Diplomat Philosophy Student I wanted to let everyone know that I, as a Philosophy student, am doing great. After all the recent discussion and protest about sexual assault/misconduct on this campus–which was so clearly focused on the welfare and well-being of the affected students and not […]
Allyson Noeshghsadufydsiujksgfuhfkdskjcjdhsbvjfgickx ’19 Doesn’t believe in evolution, Proud Flat Earther, Anti-Vax Mom On Friday, March 29, CAB held their annual spring concert reveal event in Hogan. Students gathered in Cool Beans to await the big announcement. At 4 p.m. “Airplanes” was blasted from speakers as it was announced […]
ylimE pluK Grateful to be Graduating The campus community returned from spring break to be greeted by an email informing them that there is no room for students on campus. The good news? There will be a new housing option available for Holy Cross juniors and seniors next […]
Angie Immersed Holy Cross has long been known for its intensive study abroad programs. While students at other schools mostly study abroad for just one semester, Holy Cross is known for encouraging their students to step out of their comfort zone and to live in a foreign country […]
By Billy Fitzpatrick ‘20 Miserable Mets Fan This past week, the New York Mets proved again just how classy of an organization they are. With spring training coming to a close, most teams (read: literally every other Major League Baseball team) prepared to travel to the city where […]
