Members of COPE Recently a student-run Instagram account called Erase the Stigma at Holy Cross was created with the intention of providing a platform for students to anonymously share their experiences with mental illness. Consequently, in an early February issue of The Spire, an article of the same […]
We are writing in response to the very thoughtful letter (2/22/19) by Marie Therese Kane ‘18 regarding the recent $2 million gift from Arthur and Carlyse Ciocca for the Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society, which was matched by an additional $1.5 million from the Charles Koch […]
Clara Gibson ’21 Guest Writer If I get the right idea from your letter, the gist seems to be “he didn’t rape her, so what’s the big deal? Let me, a female student, explain. I am 5’4”, 125 pounds, and autistic. Even among college-age women, I am at extreme […]
Larry Cahoone Professor and Former Chairman of Philosophy Long ago, in a college far away, a female student told me that her Philosophy professor was pursuing her romantically, even showing up at her part-time job. I told her I would help her do whatever she wanted, like initiating […]
Marie Therese Kane ’18 Alumna On December 19, just as students were trickling home for Christmas break, Holy Cross published a news article celebrating the launch of the new Carlyse and Arthur A. Ciocca ’59 Center for Business, Ethics and Society. The article noted that The Center is […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor The Oscars is every film-lover’s Super Bowl. It’s the movie event of the year, a day of celebration for all kinds of films: foreign, animated, short films and the teams behind the camera as well as in front. From this writer’s perspective, it […]
Bobby Tuzzio ’20 Editor-in-Chief Netflix made a big splash in 2018. The company has continued to prove that it can release amazing content. Two Netflix movies that I saw in 2018 were directed by fairly well-known directors, Alfonso Cuaron’s passion project “Roma,” and Paul Greengrass’s historical drama “22 […]
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor Spring break is fast approaching and Holy Cross students will be gifted with nine days free from classes and from the stresses of the academic day. As a result, a newfound problem presents itself: how should we make best use of this newfound […]
Ryen Cinski ’22 Opinions Editor “No, we’re actually going to stay together,” I said with a confident smile. Prior to leaving for college, I was asked what my boyfriend and I were planning to do time and time again. This question is one that is unavoidable when you are […]
Grace Manning ’21 Staff Writer We have all experienced, partaken in, or heard of discrimination in our society today. Unfortunately, it is something that still very much exists and is relevant to everyone, whether white, black or any other ethnicity. However, we aren’t as familiar with discrimination towards white […]
Emily Kulp ’19 Chief Copy Editor Weeks have passed since the historic, Holy Cross sit-in that occurred asking the faculty of the college for more of, well… everything. More transparency, more action, more interaction, and more justice. Although the sit-in was a direct response to Professor Dustin’s sexual misconduct and […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor I’m sure I am not the first college student who has dealt with their fair share of disgusting dorm bathrooms that would send any normal person in search of a hazmat suit. However, most recently I came upon a truly peculiar and rather disturbing site […]
