Will Donahue
Name: Will Donahue Position: Copy Editor Major: English
Student Wellness Prepares for Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
Jocelyn Buggy ’22 Chief News Editor September marked the 31st annual National Recovery Awareness month, originally established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 1989. Following this national awareness initiative, Oct. 22 through Oct. 28 is Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. The Office of Student […]
Presidential Inauguration Preview
Sarah Carter ‘24 News Editor As the throes of ever-accumulating schoolwork leave students feeling especially overrun this first week back from break, the weekend simply could not come sooner. A football game at Worcester’s premier ballpark, an assemblage of family-centric activities at Fall Fest, and the three-day-long inauguration […]
Lower Kimball Reopens October 18
Mary Cronin ‘22 News Editor Returning to campus in August, Holy Cross students were disappointed to learn that one of their favorite campus dining locations, Lower Kimball, would not be opening. The unique food court style dining hall, located below Kimball’s main dining hall, was always a go […]
The Good Trouble Series Continues with “For and With Others”: How Does Our Mission Statement Become Activism?”
Devyn Forcina ‘22 News Editor On September 29, the third installment of The Good Trouble Series, “ “For and With Others”: How Does Our Mission Statement Become Activism?” was held virtually. Professor Santos moderated the event, and the speakers included Professor Ryan, Isabella Corazzini from Worcester Interfaith, Yandi […]
Provost Freije Announces Sabbatical
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, Sept. 28, Provost and Dean of the College Margaret Freije announced her plans to step down as Provost and take a sabbatical at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. This message was relayed to the campus community through an email […]
Holy Cross Hosts Fall Concert
Brendan Bonner ‘23 News Editor With the surge of COVID cases trending favorably down, Holy Cross students were rewarded with the return of on-campus concerts, a pre-pandemic staple of student events. The Fall Concert was hosted by CAB and served as a way to both honor all of […]
Blessing of the Jo and Mahoney Way: A Milestone Occasion
Sarah Carter ‘24 News Editor This past Saturday, October 2, 2021, students and respected alumni coalesced on the patio of the Jo to celebrate the formal blessing of the Jo and its newly named sidestreet Mahoney Way. The Jo, which first opened last semester, has been at the […]
Professor Karsten Stueber Tackles America’s Political Divide In “Polarizing Disagreements”
Joey Abrams ‘23 News Editor The presidential election of 2016 spurred the largest political polarization that the American electorate had ever seen, exacerbated further by the 2020 election year and simultaneous coronavirus pandemic. Former centrists have been skewed, social disagreements have become violent, and those who’ve stayed out […]
Purple Key Society Sponsors In-Person Co-Curricular Extravaganza
Mary Cronin ’22 News Editor Jocelyn Buggy ’22 Chief News Editor For many students on the Hill, participating in extracurricular activities is a major part of their Holy Cross experience. The College boasts a spectrum of over 100 clubs and organizations on campus ranging from Peer Educator Organizations […]
Teresia Mbari Hinga presents “African, Christian, Feminist, and More” in McFarland Center Talk
Devyn Forcina ‘22 News Editor On Sept. 16, the McFarland Center welcomed Dr. Teresia Mbari Hinga to Rehm Library for her talk “African, Christian, Feminist and More: Tracing African Women’s Theo-ethical Footprint: Issues, Themes and Concerns in the 21st Century.” This talk was a part of Catholics & […]
The Jo’s New Line of IN-PERSON Fitness Classes
Sarah Carter ‘24 News Editor Since returning for the fall semester, students at the College of the Holy Cross have experienced a campus immersed in the splendor of in-person activities. From carnival games on Freshman Field to learning in lecture halls, the magnitude of the campus’s transition from […]
The Spire 