Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, February 12, Michele Murray, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, informed the student community that Professor John Panteleimon Manoussakis of the philosophy department is now on leave. Prof. Manoussakis started the semester initially teaching three classes––two sections of Medieval […]
Allyson Noenickx Editor-in-Chief After a historic two-day student-led sit-in and discussions between groups of students and members of the executive team, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president formally addressed the student community in a written statement, offering an apology to students. Hundreds of students lined the hallway directly […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief On January 31, Holy Cross Interim Director of Athletics Brendan Sullivan announced that longtime women’s basketball head coach Bill Gibbons has been suspended for the remainder of the 2018-2019 season. The suspension––effective immediately––is due to an “internal investigation into a personnel matter,” according to […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Features Editor Hometown: Ridgefield, CT Major: Chemistry major, German minor Activities involved in on campus: SPUD site leader at St. Francis Nursing Home, interdenominational worship service, post office worker Favorite TV show: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Favorite movie: A Knight’s Tale TV or movie that […]
Allyson Noenickx ‘19 Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, February 5, students assembled at the Hogan Oval around 9:50 AM to begin their march towards Fenwick Hall for a second day of demonstration. The sit-in, which has been largely student-led and organized through social media, is planned to continue until the […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief On Monday, February 4, dozens of students gathered outside the office of Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president in historic Fenwick Hall’s first floor hallway. The “Standing Up by Sitting In” demonstration was originally organized during a conversation among a diverse group of students […]
Women’s Hockey Stuns #5 Northeastern in Historic First Hockey East Win Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief On Friday Nov. 30, the Holy Cross Women’s Ice Hockey team stunned No. 5 Northeastern in a historic 5-3 victory, marking the team’s first win of the season, first Hockey East win in […]
Editor’s Note: The following is a letter written by Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard who was brutally murdered in a 1998 hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming. The letter was originally published in Out magazine on October 10, 2018 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death. […]
From the Editors’ Desk Today, Friday November 16, the College will embark on an experimental campus-wide conversation aimed at addressing some of the most pressing issues facing our Holy Cross community. While no one quite knows what exactly will unfold this afternoon, the inaugural ENGAGE Summit commissioned by […]
Allyson Noenickx Editor-in-Chief Voter turnout was the deciding factor in many races on Tuesday, as voters showed up in droves to cast their ballot in the 2018 midterm election and Democrats reclaimed control of the House, flipping more than the 23 seats needed to gain the majority. While […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Definitely did not design this logo The Eggplant’s investigative team has uncovered an uncanny resemblance between the late Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign poster and the logo of our own ACI. For the many dedicated Spire readers who likely don’t know, A Contest of […]
Allyson Noenickx Editor in Chief This summer two Holy Cross seniors, Izzi Lambrecht ’19 and Tessa Varvares ’19, travelled to Kigali, Rwanda to conduct research on gender-based violence and how it is addressed in the country. Their self-designed, interdisciplinary research project was made possible in part by Holy […]
