Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Features Editor Stacey: What academic advice do you have for the Class of 2024? Kendall: This semester, regardless if you’re on campus or not, is a time for you to figure out who you are as a student. Don’t stress if your grades are not […]
Dear Holy Cross Community, The Spire is so excited to be back with you for the Fall 2020 semester. Holy Cross is a community dispersed, but thanks to the creativity and resilience of our individual members, we’ve still found ways to continue fostering our connections. We’re still an […]
Caroline Wallace ‘23 Staff Writer Traditionally during the first week of September, first-year students make their way up Mount St. James in a car filled to the brim with their belongings. As they enter the gates to Holy Cross, they are welcomed by faculty members, alumni, and current […]
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Photographer/Chief Graphic Designer Hello, everyone! My name is Hui Li. I am in the Class of 2021 – it’s hard to believe my class was once the youngest in the student body, and now we are the oldest! It feels strange to think that […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Editor-in-Chief The weeks following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others were filled with energy as people attended protests, sought education, and engaged in difficult conversations. Many students and organizations at the College of the Holy Cross have taken […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Chief Features Editor As if the usual grueling exams weren’t bad enough, right? Most students are currently preoccupied with surviving finals week during quarantine, so life on campus might seem long ago. Yet we here at Features would like to take the opportunity to bring […]
Bridget Flaherty ’21 Features Editor If you know me at all, you know that I am obsessed with celebrity culture. I relish in the emergence of new couples, even if their union is an obvious publicity stunt (I’m looking at you, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas). I […]
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Nicole: What has been the biggest challenge of quarantine (or having school in quarantine)? Natasha: The biggest challenge for me is simply missing out on the whole college experience I grew to love during the first semester. Being able to walk outside and […]
Raphaella Mascia ‘21 Staff Writer This past April, the first College of the Holy Cross Director of Sustainability, Cathy Liebowitz, assumed her position at the college. We took the opportunity to get to know more about her and her vision for sustainability at Holy Cross. *The following interview […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief As we were putting the final touches on our final edition of the Spire for the year, I began to think back on my four years writing for the Spire, and how they have shaped my experience on the Hill. It would certainly be […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief Take a look back on a year in review with the Spire! Top News Article: Students Walk Out of Diversity Delusion Talk in Protest When controversial conservative author Heather Mac Donald came to speak at an event sponsored by the Fenwick Review, over 200 […]
Grace Bromage ‘23 Features Editor On April 30, Tom Cadigan ’02, who works in the Alumni Relations Office, led a virtual tour of the history of the College of the Holy Cross. 300 alumni and parents logged on. Using pictures from the archives, the tour detailed the […]
