Name: Grace Bromage Class year: 2023 Hometown: Kingston, MA Major: English, Education Minor, Creative Writing Concentration Campus activities: The Spire, Writer’s Workshop, Study Abroad Ambassador Favorite movie: Anastasia (1997) Favorite song: Rhiannon by FleetwoodMac Favorite singer/group: ABBA Favorite color: purple Favorite sports team: Red Sox Favorite class taken […]
Grace Bromage ‘23 Senior Advisor Around campus, Ben Lepper ‘25 is known as the sports guy thanks to his work as The Spire’s Chief Sports Editor and his football game broadcasts. However, he is now showing a different side of himself as he breaks into the global music […]
Michael O’Brien ‘23, Editor-in-Chief and Grace Bromage ‘23, Senior Editor As highlighted in the Constitution of the United States and valued by many other governments around the world, freedom of speech should be a universal right. However, there are many cultures that still prohibit this inherent freedom: one […]
Grace Bromage ‘23 Editor-in-Chief As we publish our final issue of the Fall 2021 semester, it is time to thank everyone who has contributed to our success. I would first like to thank all of our amazing editors and chief editors. Each week, I have been so impressed […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Grace Bromage ‘23 Editors-in-Chief At their most recent assembly, the College of the Holy Cross faculty passed a motion that called for a halt on hiring an executive director for the new Prior Center for the Performing Arts. The motion, brought forth by Professors Paige […]
Grace Bromage Editor-in-Chief For lead actor Daniel Desmond ’22, last weekend’s performance marked his return to acting after almost eighteen months online. For him, it was “a relief” to be back to performing in person, especially for a comedic show like “The 39 Steps.” “The 39 Steps” features […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Grace Bromage ‘23 Editors-in-Chief A week removed from his official inauguration, College of the Holy Cross President Vincent D. Rougeau spoke to the Spire about his future thoughts and plans for the College. While most of the comments suggested a stage of planning across the […]
Name: Grace Bromage ’23 Position: Editor-in-Chief Major: English Eggplant title of your life: College Junior Still Surprised That She Has Schoolwork
Grace Bromage ’23 Editor-in-Chief For many Holy Cross students, this is the first semester where they can fully experience campus life: the rush of students in between classes in Stein Hall, the mental scramble to study for in-person exams, and the struggle to find a table in Kimball […]
Martha Wyatt-Luth ’25 Staff Writer On Sept. 7, 2021, El Salvador made one of the biggest economic gambles in history. The young and audacious El Salvador President, Nayib Bukele, adopted Bitcoin as legal tender, requiring all businesses to accept bitcoin as payment. With, according to the World Bank, […]
Grace Bromage ’23 Editor-in-Chief At 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, dozens of students crowded around the Stein Quad to witness the 2021 performance of ACT’s Midnight Theater. In the past, this event has been held in the “Pit” in the lower level of O’Kane, but to comply […]
Grace Bromage ‘23 Editor-in-Chief On a typical weekend, students can expect Holy Cross’ campus activities board, known to most students as CAB, to be hosting a variety of activities. So far this semester, students have engaged in mini-gold on the hoval, Worcester Bingo, and 10-Spot coffeehouse performances. To […]
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