Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor With the recent surge in numbers of Gen Zs speaking out against climate change and striving to be more environmentally friendly (think reusable coffee cups and metal straws), College of the Holy Cross has instituted a new school-wide policy. This policy, entitled “Leave […]
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor Anytime difficulty is encountered, the immediate recourse is to retreat from encountering it and choose an easier option. Evading difficulties and challenges are routinely prioritized in our society, which is focused on quickly obtaining information and solving problems in the most streamlined […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Opinions Editor In the wake of the recent college admissions scandal involving multiple parents across the country, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, I think it would now be a good time to address the topic of failure in a culture that currently coddles […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor As of only a few months ago, I was one of the few people in the world who had seen only one or two Marvel films. I just found myself uninterested in the franchise, especially since there were two to three films coming […]
Chloe Gonzales ’22 Shape Contributor Have you ever wondered how much sleep Holy Cross students get? Do you personally struggle with getting enough sleep in the midst of deadlines, events, and exams – especially during finals season? Along with our sleep outreach table that offers tips on how […]
Ryen Cinski ‘22 Opinions Editor “I do want the experience of like game days, partying. I don’t really care about school, as you guys all know.” This is what Olivia Jade, YouTube star and daughter of actress Lori Loughlin, had to say about her college career at the […]
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 […]
