Catherine Yasckira ’24 Staff Writer It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The holiday spirit is all around, classes are winding down, and we are finally about to go on a much-needed winter break. It is easy to get caught up in the spirit of the holiday […]
Letter to the Editors: In a December 4, 2020 editorial, Ethan Bachand ‘22 and Kelly Gallagher ‘22 address a number of very important issues as they respond to the op/ed published by Professor David Schaefer in the Fenwick Review. Their editorial engages with a number of Professor Schaefer’s […]
I want to thank the staff and editors of The Spire for publishing a thoughtful response and call to action in their recent Holy Cross Must Balance Values of Academic Freedom and Anti-Racism article. The article lays out the competing forces of academic freedom and an institutional commitment […]
Ethan Bachand ’22 and Kelly Gallagher ’22 Chief News Editor and Editor-in-Chief, respectively Prior to Thanksgiving break, a Political Science professor at the College of the Holy Cross wrote a letter to his students that was later published in The Fenwick Review. Professor David Schaefer, who has been […]
Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor Over the past few years, I, along with many Catholics of my generation, have struggled to find reasons to be proud of our religion. Our experience with Catholicism has involved scandal, abuses of power, crime, ostracization and often hate, which features prominently in […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor Since the beginning of the pandemic and Trump’s subsequent politicization of mask mandates and physical distancing, America has seemingly become divided into two groups of citizens, more or less: those who proactively follow the scientific pandemic guidelines, and those who minimize the severity […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump granted former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn a presidential pardon. Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, responded on Twitter to the pardon by calling it a “Pardon […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor When the Associated Press (AP) announced Joe Biden’s victory as President-elect after many long days of anticipation and stress, both positive and negative uproar ensued. Those who logically settled for Biden danced in the streets, completely overjoyed, while Trump duped his supporters into […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor Last Saturday, former vice president Joe Biden became President-elect after he passed the 270 electoral college vote threshold needed to win the presidency. As major news networks began declaring the news, it was clear that President Donald Trump would not accept this truth. Pushing […]
Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor With the results of the election finally established, there is a palpable sense of relief among my friends and family members. Many of us, young people in particular, have regained a sense of pride and hope that we had lost over the past […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor As the nation eagerly awaits the final results of the 2020 election, I think it is more important than ever to discuss the topic of political differences. With the polarization of American politics becoming more evident, we must remember to respect each other’s political […]
Catherine Yackira ‘24 Opinions Staff Writer The six men and three women clad in black robes who sit on the highest bench of the nation have an undeniable mysticism about them. Nine of the greatest legal minds in our nation, who are purportedly guided by the sacred text […]
