Hannah Johnson ‘21 Absolute Madman “What an awful time of year,” said a distressed student in Kimball. “I was trying to down two Claritins for my allergies while I was carrying my essay, as well as four study guides I’d just printed out in Dinand, and suddenly the […]
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor In the stress during finals week and the myriad of things which must be done, oftentimes students fail to ask the question, what comes after finals? Specifically, what can be done to make the summer months the most productive and enjoyable? This […]
The incoming class of 2023 was the first class in decades for which financial need was considered a factor in some admissions decisions Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief The College has chosen to abandon its need-blind admissions policy in favor of a need-aware one. For the first time in […]
The following public statement clarifying their work was made by the AGC ad hoc Committee on Faculty Sexual Misconduct in response to Fr. Boroughs’ decision to decline their request for an independent investigator. The statement was received by the Spire electronically on April 5. Statement by ad hoc […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, the College’s Faculty Assembly voted to request that the Board of Trustees hire an independent investigator to aid their ongoing review of faculty sexual misconduct cases, policies, and procedures at the College––a request that Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president had publicly […]
Allyson Noenickx Editor-in-Chief Last week, the College announced a new housing option for rising juniors and seniors at the Edge at Union Station, an apartment complex less than two miles away from campus. As the College faces its largest senior, junior, and sophomore classes in history next academic […]
Bobby Tuzzio ’20 Editor-In-Chief With the 2019 MLB season starting next week, here are my picks for each division’s regular season winners. AL East: Projected Winner: Boston Red Sox Coming off arguably the best season in franchise history, culminating in a 108-54 regular season record and a World […]
Billy Fitzpatrick ’20 Chief Sports Editor With the first day of spring officially here, let’s take a look back at the Holy Cross men’s basketball season before we switch out the hardwood for the baseball diamond for the next several months. The Holy Cross men’s basketball team (16-17 […]
Jackie Hart ’19 Sports Editor Jessi Button #8 1.Hometown: Moorestown, NJ 2.Class year: Senior 3.Major: Psychology 4.Position: Defense 5. What are you looking forward to most about this season?: The opportunity to play one last season with my best friends and teammates. I also look forward to winning […]
Charles Krumsiek Sports Editor The Boston Celtics are 6-4 over their last ten games (as of March 20) with three of them coming on a long road trip to the West Coast over the past week. While that record may not seem too impressive, the C’s have been […]
Maggie Flaherty ’20 Sports Editor The Holy Cross baseball team (3-18) went 1-3 on a pair of doubleheaders last weekend against Northeastern University (10-10) at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, MA. Saturday In the opening game of the day, the Huskies used dominant pitching to get ahead. Northeastern southpaw […]
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 […]
