Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor I was shown a video recently which started with the phrase, “if every high school principal gave the following speech, America would be a much better place”. My mind immediately jumped to words of inclusion, promotion of diversity and equal access to quality […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor United States citizens tend to view sexuality as a very rigid, binary idea. We entertain the notion that each person identifies as either straight or gay, and that sexuality does not change or fluctuate over time. This model, however, proves harmful and limiting, […]
Mariem Girgis ’22 SHAPE Member Zoom lectures got you tired? How about your eyes? Does attending class and studying make you feel eye strain, headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, and/or neck and shoulder pain? If you answered yes to any of these symptoms, it might be due to […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor This past Tuesday, Americans all across the country eagerly watched the long awaited debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. After watching the ninety-minute debate, the reaction of most Americans can best be summarized in the words of CNN Chief […]
Maggie Connolly ‘21 Chief Opinions Editor Last Friday, we lost an icon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for women in this country and beyond. She was the second woman to ever serve on the United States Supreme Court. She was a part of countless famous rulings, including […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor Since many people are working virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are heavily relying on technology platforms like Zoom. Using Zoom for extended periods of time will result in something known as “Zoom fatigue.” Zoom fatigue is the exhaustion that results from using […]
Joe Barbieri ‘23 Opinions Editor Last Friday, the news everyone was dreading to hear became a sad reality: longtime Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Since being confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1993, Ginsburg […]
The Spire stands in solidarity with those affected by the racist Zoombombing incident in a Holy Cross class. Racism in the learning environment is unacceptable whether the class is in person or online. The classroom should be a safe place for everyone to learn. No one should have […]
Julia Maher ‘23 Opinions Editor On Aug. 7, 2020, after a long period of wishful thinking from students, College of the Holy Cross finally released housing assignments for the fall semester. My friends blew up our group chat, so excited that they would reclaim their traditional, on-campus college […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor To put it lightly, 2020 has been quite the year. Coronavirus, wildfires, protests against police brutality. You name it and it has happened. In the midst of all this chaos, it is hard to believe that the 2020 election is in 50 short […]
Maggie Connolly ‘21 Chief Opinions Editor Are we surprised to see another Trump slip up? In the last few days, countless news outlets have been covering Trump’s conversation with Washington Post journalist, Bob Woodward in mid-April. So, what exactly did he say this time? “This thing is a […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor Last Friday afternoon, I logged out of my last Zoom class with a sigh of relief. After four hours of class on that single day, I thought I finally made it to the finish line for the week. Despite being exhausted from […]
