Caroline Ahearn ’20 Chief News Editor On Tuesday, March 26, Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University, visited Holy Cross to deliver his lecture, “How Democracies Die.” Ziblatt, a specialist in the study of European politics, state-building, democratization and historical political economy, is […]
Kate McLaughlin ’21 News Editor On Tuesday, March 26, students, faculty, and staff gathered in Rehm library for the second annual Tuition Transparency Town Hall. Earlier that day, students had received an email from Student Affairs notifying them that the Board of Trustees voted to set tuition, standard […]
Sofia Maietta ’19 News Editor Holy Cross recently announced the creation of a new dual degree program in partnership with the University of Notre Dame which will consist of a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science. Driven by a common commitment to a liberal education in […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief In a March 13 letter to the campus community, President of the College Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J. announced that Rev. William R. Campbell, S.J., ’87, Vice President for Mission, would be leaving Holy Cross. Campbell has been appointed as the director of the […]
Ethan Bachand ’22 News Editor On Tuesday, March 26, the Students for Responsible Choices peer education group hosted “The Devil’s Lettuce on a Catholic Campus” in Hogan Ballroom, an event geared towards educating the campus community on marijuana and the ways it can possibly be abused. The people […]
Haidt Lectures on Politics, Polarization and How We Got Here Caroline Ahearn ‘20 Chief News Editor On Tuesday, April 2, renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt delivered the 53rd annual Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture in the Hogan Ballroom. The Hanify-Howland Lecture Series recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves in the […]
Jackie Cannon ’20 Editor-in-Chief During the April 2 Faculty Assembly, Provost and Dean of the College, Margaret Freije defended the recent Koch Foundation donation of $1.5 million to the newly established Carlyse and Arthur A. Ciocca ’59 Center for Business, Ethics and Society and addressed widespread concerns about […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, the College’s Faculty Assembly voted to request that the Board of Trustees hire an independent investigator to aid their ongoing review of faculty sexual misconduct cases, policies, and procedures at the College––a request that Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president had publicly […]
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 […]
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 […]
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), […]
