Sarah Carter ‘22 News Editor This past week, representatives from the College Counseling Center, Chaplain’s Office, and Relationship Peer Educators coalesced on the Hoval to initiate conversation on sexual violence within the College community and how to best promulgate awareness for sexual violence within the student body. Present […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Editor-in-Chief Despite operations appearing normal on the surface, Dining Services is currently suffering from drastically low staff numbers. The department has been forced to close locations as well as alter operating hours of open locations due to a significant drop in both career staff […]
Joey Abrams ‘23 News Editor As vaccination rates rose this summer, followed by a string of optimistic messages from the Holy Cross Administration, it seemed a long awaited return to normal was finally on the horizon. The school had exceeded its goal for 90% of the student population […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 Chief News Editor Last Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The Holy Cross community mourned this tragic date alongside the rest of the nation through an Interfaith Remembrance Service. Sponsored by the Office of the College Chaplains, the Remembrance Service took place at 4 […]
Brendan Bonner ’23 News Editor As students return to another new, albeit strange, year back on the Hill, there are a multitude of changes they must adapt to in order to make this year a success. One of the biggest and most exciting changes comes in the form […]
Mary Cronin ‘22 News Editor After over a year of solely virtual engagement, Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD) was finally able to host a Recruitment Night to recruit volunteers for the 2021-2022 school year. Covid-19 made volunteering at sites throughout Worcester impossible, but SPUD was finally able […]
Devyn Forcina ‘22 News Editor As summer approaches, so does the College of the Holy Cross’s beloved Summer Gateways Orientation Program for incoming first years. Because of the pandemic, last year’s program was unable to run in-person and was successfully converted to be a virtual program. This year, […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor On April 27, President Rev. Philip Boroughs, S.J. sent an email to members of the Holy Cross community stating that all students, other than those who receive a medical or religious exemption, will be required to get a Covid-19 vaccine in order to […]
Sarah Carter ’24 News Editor Last week, students at the College of the Holy Cross received news of a developing vaccine mandate at the College that will take effect in the coming fall semester. The mandate will necessitate that students be fully vaccinated in order to return to […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor On May 5, the College of the Holy Cross recognized 7 distinguished alumni at the 23rd Sanctae Crucis Awards Cermony for their societal contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the event did not resemble the eloquent banquets Holy Cross typically throws […]
Hui Li ‘21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer On Tuesday, May 4, the Faculty of the College of the Holy Cross voted to approve the Common Requirements Steering Committee’s new academic model. The vote, according to committee member Mark Hallahan, associate professor of Psychology, was conducted via Zoom. He stated […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 & Matt Anderson ‘21 Editors-in-Chief As we edit our last edition of The Spire as Editors-in-Chief, we’ve been looking back on our time here and thinking about our team’s hard work over the past two semesters. It goes without saying that this year has presented […]
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