Sarah Carter ’24 New Editor Since opening to members of the Holy Cross community on March 8, 2021 – a week ahead of its projected opening date – the Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness center, colloquially referred to as “The Jo,” has aroused the interest and appropriation of […]
Davey Sullivan ‘22 News Editor Since the beginning of March, cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise at Holy Cross. Students were alerted the week of March 1st that there were 18 positive cases over the week and 100 close contacts in quarantine. Students were warned that […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor Family Weekend has been a beloved tradition within the Holy Cross community for years. Before Covid-19, the College would spend weeks preparing to welcome families from across the country for a weekend of food, fun, and community. Like almost all other aspects of […]
Devyn Forcina ‘22 News Editor The Hope + Access campaign for Financial aid seeks to raise $40 million for need-based financial aid. This eighteen-month campaign began in January 2021 and will continue until June 2022. Its philanthropic mission is to enable all admitted students to attend the College […]
Hui Li ‘21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer On the evening of Friday, March 5, the Holy Cross community received a notice from the college’s “Coronavirus Updates” email account. The message, titled “Weekly Update: March 5, 2021,” contained information about a concerning trend in the number of COVID-19 cases at […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor On Monday, March 1, Vincent D. Rougeau, the incoming president of the College of the Holy Cross, sat down for an interview with The Spire. Over the course of the call, which was conducted over Zoom, Mr. Rougeau answered a variety of […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor The largest student organization on campus, Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD) represents a major part of the Holy Cross experience for many people on the Hill. In a typical semester, over 500 students volunteer weekly with more than 40 diverse community partnerships […]
Davey Sullivan ‘22 News Editor On Thursday, February 25, the COVID Core Team announced that an outbreak of COVID-19 had been pinpointed as occurring in Brooks Hall. This outbreak comes after multiple consecutive days without any cases on campus at all. Brooks Hall is the largest residence hall […]
Devyn Forcina ‘22 News Editor On March 1, the McFarland Center hosted Caroline Chen for a talk on “Public Health Reporting in a Pandemic of Disinformation.” Chen, an investigative reporter for ProPublica, has a background in health reporting, as she covered the Ebola outbreak in a previously held […]
Speaker Updates: Connor McNerney ‘22, Professor Scott Malia, and Professor Josep Alba-Salas from the Steering Committee discussed three separate models regarding the new proposed common area requirements and surveyed the Senators on eight questions regarding them. Senate is also establishing a Class-Council-Class Senator Liaison that will meet throughout […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor On Wednesday, February 24th, the McFarland Center hosted a virtual conversation about how Deaf Catholics are continuing to shape the global Church through language, community, and culture. The event was part of the Center’s “Catholics & Cultures” initiative, which aims to draw attention […]
Devyn Forcina ‘22 News Editor The Common Requirement Steering Committee is holding five campus-wide listening sessions over the course of late February and early March. The goals of these sessions are to elicit feedback on the current system of common requirements and to discuss three alternative models. Ultimately, […]
