By Kate McCarthy ’23Staff Writer President Thomas Jefferson never gave a State of the Union address to Congress. He wrote the address but had it delivered to Congress via a clerk, starting a tradition that would last more than one hundred years, ending with Woodrow Wilson addressing Congress […]
By Olivia Pan ‘20Chief Opinions Editor On January 26, 2020, basketball legend Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter accident along with his thirteen year old daughter, Gianna, and seven other individuals who were also on board at the time. All nine individuals were travelling to the Mamba […]
Grace Manning ‘21 Opinions Editor Last October while travelling to Bafoussam, the West regional capital of Cameroon, as part of my study abroad program, we took a detour to visit the small village of Bamoungoum. The village had just suffered a huge landslide that is believed to have […]
Maggie Connolly ‘21 Opinions Editor Trevor Noah combines stand-up comedy with political commentary, a duo that is more than necessary in American political culture right now. On Jan. 17, he released a five-minute Youtube clip of Jordan Klepper “fingering the pulse” of Iowa before the first caucus in […]
Julia Maher ‘23 Opinions Editor We often hear about how it is important to take care of our bodies physically—how we should exercise, eat nutritious foods, and drink plenty of water—but how often are we encouraged to care about our mental health? Although it is equally, if not […]
Pat Driscoll ‘20 Guest Writer I am writing this piece on behalf of the men’s club hockey program at Holy Cross. Our program has not seen much success in the past, with many losing seasons in our history for as far as the program goes back. However, things […]
Ryen Cinski ‘22 Opinions Editor The recent outbreak of Coronavirus has become the main topic of conversation and concern—rightfully so. According to CBS, the number of confirmed cases across the globe has jumped to about 20,000 with eleven cases existing within the United States. Of these eleven, the […]
Ryen Cinski ’22Opinions Editor As a die-hard One Direction fan, I am constantly anticipating the release of solo music from each of the former bandmates. This past week was exciting for me as it saw the release of Harry Styles’ single “Adore You,” Niall Horan’s single “Put a […]
Michele C. Murray, Ph.D.Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students An Open Letter to the Holy Cross Community Holy Cross should be a place where all members of our community feel they belong and have the skills and opportunities to dialogue with those who hold different […]
David Lewis SchaeferProfessor of Political Science November 22, 2019 To the Editors of The Spire: The planned occupation of a large block of seats in the Seelos Theater by members of the Black Student Union at Heather Mac Donald’s November 18 lecture on “The Diversity Delusion,” followed by […]
Daniel KlinghardProfessor of Political Science At the second Faculty Assembly meeting of the Spring 2020 semester, Holy Cross faculty will vote on a proposed “Freedom of Expression Philosophy Statement.” We are told that this is only a precursor to a freedom of expression policy that will reflect the […]
By Johanna Mackin ‘20Guest Writer Following my own experience attending the Nov. 18 lecture by Heather Mac Donald and the defenses I have heard for hosting a “conservative” speaker on campus, as a student at Holy Cross, I’d like to express my concern for the speaker’s message as […]
