Allyson Noenickx & Jackie Cannon Editor in Chief & Chief News Editor Editor’s Note: The following article contains discussion of sexual misconduct. On Aug. 24, The Boston Globe reported that the College of the Holy Cross and Oberlin College were cutting ties with acclaimed organist James David Christie […]
Kate McLaughlin ’21 News Editor In a September 6 email, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president, welcomed the campus community back to the College and detailed multiple planned changes for the school in its landmark 175th year, including the construction of two new buildings: a new recreation and […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 News Editor On September 14, the Holy Cross community commemorated the College’s 175th anniversary with a special celebration. The evening was divided into two portions, the first of which was a Mass held in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel and the second being a picnic on […]
Editor’s note: The following letter was drafted by a group of five Holy Cross alumni on Aug. 3 and sent to the College on Aug. 15. The Spire obtained this letter from the five signatories. With their permission, the contents of the letter are just now being made […]
Sofia Maietta ‘19 News Editor In an email sent out on September 7, the College notified the Holy Cross community of significant changes in the school’s Office of Title IX Initiatives, which has named Tracy Kennedy as its new permanent Director. Previously the College’s Interim Director of Title […]
Caroline Ahearn ‘20 News Editor In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Holy Cross’ Feminist Forum and the Student Government Association hosted Sage Carson, manager of Know Your IX, to speak on April 17 in the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library. A recent graduate of the University […]
Seamus Brennan ‘20 News Editor On Monday, Apr. 23, the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture hosted Randy Boyagoda, a Catholic writer and professor of English at the University of Toronto, for a lecture entitled “My Flannery O’Connor Problem, and Yours …” in Rehm Library. The […]
Kate McLaughlin ‘21 Staff Writer On Tuesday April 24, the Office of Disability Services sponsored “Autistic Writers of Holy Cross,” an event that showcased the creative talents of Clara Joy Gibson ‘21 and Terrence Smith ‘12, both autistic writers. In their presentations, Gibson and Smith shared their writing, […]
Seamus Brennan ‘20 News Editor On Thursday, Apr. 5, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Holy Cross Student Government Association co-sponsored a campus-wide fishbowl discussion on the topic of guns, gun violence, and gun rights. Throughout the event, students and faculty members from a wide range […]
Jackie Cannon ‘20 Chief News Editor In the third installment of the “Authors on the Hill” series, Italian Professor Susan Amatangelo presented her publication, “Italian Women at War: Sisters in Arms from the Unification to the 20th Century” on Monday, April 16. As editor of this book, […]
Caroline Ahearn, News Editor In the March 2018 issue of The Fenwick Review, Elinor Reilly ‘18 authored an article entitled “New Ways in Theology at Holy Cross,” outlining works from over a decade ago by Professor Tat siong Benny Liew of the Religious Studies department, before he was […]
Jackie Cannon ‘20 Chief News Editor At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, over 1,100 volunteers gathered at Worcester City Hall to participate in the 6th annual Working for Worcester Build Day. At a diverse array of sites across the city, volunteers participated in projects such as […]
