Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor For many, the year 2020 has highlighted an unprecedented level of personal, community, and global need. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to uproot our previous perception of normal, we have been forced to confront a new reality. This new reality, for many of […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor On Thursday, Sept. 17, an Africana Studies class at the College of the Holy Cross experienced a racially charged “Zoombombing.” This incident, which was first alerted to the campus community the night it occurred, is currently under investigation by the Department of […]
Maggie Connolly ‘21 Chief Opinions Editor Last Friday, we lost an icon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for women in this country and beyond. She was the second woman to ever serve on the United States Supreme Court. She was a part of countless famous rulings, including […]
Grace Bromage ’23 Chief Features Editor There is a routine that comes with living on campus at Holy Cross. Students can expect to see housekeeping dusting and vacuuming the hallways and common rooms and to have their trash taken out once a week. Students can expect to say […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Features Editor Name: Ryan Wynn Hometown: Haverhill, Massachusetts Major: History Campus Activities: Manuscripts, Inscriptions, and Documents Club; Parnassus Journal; Co-editor of History on the Hill Newsletter Favorite Movie: Saving Private Ryan Favorite Song: Take Me Home Country Roads by John Denver Favorite Singer/Group: The Beatles […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Editor-in-Chief More than a few students have lamented their early morning classes, but for Renée Harris ‘22, it’s particularly challenging to wake up for her weekly 8 A.M. discussion because it’s been just over seven hours since her last class ended. Renée is an international […]
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor It’s no secret that many Holy Cross students harbor a passion for medicine, prompting them to enroll in heavy-duty science courses and tirelessly scribble notes about biological processes and an assortment of equations into the late hours of the night. The far more […]
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer On Friday, September 18, approximately 40 members of the College of the Holy Cross community spent an hour with each other through a virtual gathering. The registration link for the event was included in an email titled “Incident of Bias,” which was […]
09/18/2020 Dear Holy Cross Community, The Spire is so excited to be back with you for the Fall 2020 semester! We are also pleased to introduce our new initiative – weekly newsletters, which will replace our usual print form. Here you will be able to find every article […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Resident Bard (Remote) Gather round, boys and girls, gather round! Tonight, I would like to welcome you all to a compelling story of a young soul beginning college… ‘Twas the night before August when a letter arrived.Young Tyler retrieved it and widened his eyes. It […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor Last Friday afternoon, I logged out of my last Zoom class with a sigh of relief. After four hours of class on that single day, I thought I finally made it to the finish line for the week. Despite being exhausted from […]
Devyn Forcina ‘22 News Editor On Monday, September 14, 2020, Holy Cross students met with prospective employers in a Virtual Career Fair. This career fair included employers from for-profit organizations including ALKU, BAE Systems, Inc., Ernst & Young LLP, Floyd Advisory LLC, GE, HPOne Holdings Inc., KPMG LLP, […]
