Jayquelin Cannonononon ’20 Lost 7th Grade Student Council Election In a landslide win, the College of the Holy Cross Student Government Association passed a bill to implement an electoral college system in their yearly elections. Each dorm will have a set number of electoral votes accounting for dorm […]
Krystyna Cynstyntyny ‘21 and Annie Hentschtschtschtsel ‘19 Long-Lost Sisters As the days get warmer and the home stretch of the semester draws near, it’s hard not to daydream about end-of-the-year festivities, especially Spring Concert. Here are some performers we hope to see down on Freshman Field this May: […]
Olivia Jade Giannulli Prospective Crew Athlete, Youtube Influencer Prompt: In approx. 500 words, tell us why you are qualified to go to the University of Southern California. Although I would rather make a vlog to explain why I should go to USC, I think that my career as […]
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 […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor 7:00 a.m.: Getting up in the morning is the easy part. Get up, brush the teeth, shower, throw on clothes, get out the door. Have class at 8AM., so not really a problem. Got a whole hour. 7:20 a.m.: Walking down to breakfast […]
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 […]
