Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor Just before Thanksgiving, New York City closed all public schools due to the city’s 3% positivity rate for a consistent seven days. This was the measure Mayor Bill de Blasio decided would be the threshold for keeping the school system opened when he […]
Hannah Johnson ‘21 Chief Eggplant Editor, A.K.A. “Already Packing” If you’re reading this, and you’re currently an HC student, congratulations! Within two weeks from today, you’ll be completely finished with the Fall 2020 semester. It’s been the longest semester of my life and I definitely feel like I’ve […]
Mario Micallef ’22 An Eggplant Editor [Interior of a recording studio within a semi-abandoned corporate building in a suburb outside of Tampa, Florida, Tuesday, 7 a.m.] [Chester Bigly, hosts the conservative radio show “Bigly Right” where he has a special guest for the day’s show.] [Chester holds a […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 News Editor This semester, the College of the Holy Cross implemented a new multi-phase enrollment schedule for Spring 2021 course registration. According to a Nov. 13 e-mail from Provost Margaret N. Freije, the College has been exploring a multi-phase process since Fall 2019 given the […]
12/6/20 Speaker Updates: The WSGA has finished adjusting their constitution. It has changed greatly in terms of officer responsibilities, including the terms for officer removal, and has added an advisory position to feature an alumni member. Spring elections are happening right after winter break. Potential bills are being […]
Devyn Forcina ’22 News Editor How does a virtual, diverse, interdisciplinary group of students come together on Zoom and share knowledge they’ve gained, as scholars? Alexander Hamilton. His name is Alexander Hamilton. All jokes aside, the smashing hit musical Hamilton can be approached from various academic angles, and on […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor Graphic Courtesy of ESPN The NBA is (almost) back. After an unusually short two month offseason, teams have begun gearing up for the start of the 2020-2021 campaign. The offseason might’ve been short, but it didn’t lack excitement or surprise. Let’s get into […]
Bridget Flaherty ’21 Features Editor The Alternate College Theatre’s production of “The Fox” marks the first Zoom I’ve been excited for since that one night in March my friends hosted a virtual hangout before it became incredibly tedious to see your friends virtually. In my eyes, this production […]
Name: Katherine (Kit) Mullen Class Year: 2021 Hometown: Burlington, CT Major: International Studies Campus Activities: Women’s Golf, SPUD, Student Outreach Favorite Movie: Oceans 8 or Knives Out Favorite song: I’m really hooked on MAX and Joey Bada$$ song “Still New York” Favorite singer/group: Quinn XCII or Bazzi Favorite […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Features Editor History on the Hill is the Holy Cross History Department’s student-led newsletter. Its two co-editors, Holly and Ryan, are both good friends of mine, and it’s exciting to see that they are wrapping up the second ever publication of the newsletter in the […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Photo courtesy of Mark Seliger Photography For the final installment of The Spire’s Student Athlete Spotlight, I caught up with Ayir Asante, a sophomore on the football team. Asante had a tremendous freshman season in 2019, earning the title of Patriot League […]
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Maintaining sleep schedules and managing stress, HC SHAPE topics of the month, are unarguably prevalent in the lives of college students, especially surrounding both finals studying and test weeks. As college students learning through a global pandemic, we are constantly faced with stressful […]
