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 […]
Ryen Cinski ’22 Opinions Editor With Thanksgiving just around the corner, premature thoughts of Christmas are beginning to surface, signalling an entry into the holidays. To many, the holidays are about family: sitting down with those you love by the fire and enjoying each other. To others, the […]
By Julia Maher ’23Opinions Editor It is that time of year again—the time in which we are called to express gratitude for all of the gifts in our lives. Thanksgiving is an easy time for us to practice gratitude because we are motivated by the participation of other […]
By Max Hendrix ’23Staff Writer On Monday night, Nov. 18, Heather Mac Donald was invited into the College of the Holy Cross’ Seelos Theater to present her controversial views on diversity programs in higher education and challenge students to enter into dialogue with someone who is opposed to […]
By Alex DiBlasi ‘23Staff Writer When I heard that conservative author and provocative commentator Heather Mac Donald would be speaking at Holy Cross, I did not plan to attend. However, as “Protest Heather Mac Donald” posters began to pop up all over social media, I made it a […]
By Maggie ConnollyOpinions Editor ‘21 Only three weeks left until my return to College Hill. Only three weeks left to listen to every episode of Pod Save America I’ve missed since I’ve been abroad. That means catching up on all of the news I’ve missed or brushed over […]
Veronica Ruiz ‘23 Staff Writer The computer labs and libraries were crowded with people. There was tension in the rooms. The word “Enroll” was all up on everyone’s desktop screen, just waiting to be clicked on at exactly 7:00 a.m. The enrollment process can be one of the […]
Emily Croce ’22 Staff Writer Over the course of the past week Holy Cross students underwent enrollment for the upcoming spring semester. With the stressful 7:00 a.m. wake up call, students and faculty alike experienced the frustrating task of selecting classes. Being a small college, the number of […]
