Tag: Hui Li
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Demystifying HC Clear
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Several weeks into the semester, College of the Holy Cross students are likely well-acquainted with the platform HC Clear, used daily to schedule COVID tests, check-up on test results, and catalogue symptoms. As the semester has progressed, key questions have arisen regarding self-reporting symptoms, as…
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Michelle Sacco ‘21: Journey of an Organ Scholar
Kelly Gallagher ’22 Editor-in-Chief If you were lucky enough to pass St. Joseph’s Chapel on Sunday, February 28, at 3 p.m., you must have experienced a thrill at the powerful notes of the organ soaring across the courtyard as Michelle Sacco ‘21 performed her Senior Recital. The recital featured compositions by…
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An Interview With a First-year on Campus
Bridget Flaherty ‘21 Features Editor Last semester, I had the pleasure of interviewing first-year Daniel Maddigan who spent his first semester of college at home in California. Now that he’s on campus, I caught up with him again to see how his experience has changed. What is life like on…
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A First-Year’s Look At Ciocca Center’s J-Term Programs
Grace Bromage ‘23 Chief Features Editor Many students choose to take part in Holy Cross’s J-Terms as a way to earn credits and advance in their college careers. Nick Bettenhauser ’24 was one of many such students who participated in this year’s J-Term, participating in several of the Business Certificate…
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Say Hi! To the Student Health Ambassadors
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has raised many public health concerns regarding COVID-safe practices, the Student Health Ambassadors (SHA) initiative was formed this spring semester, led by faculty and staff officers, Neil Lipsitz of the Psychology Department; Liz Drexler-Hines, Director of Student…
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COVID Compliance of Utmost Importance for Spring Semester
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer Spring 2021 marks the first semester that College of the Holy Cross has opened its campus to a larger portion of its student body since it closed around this time last year, when COVID-19 cases were first starting to rise both in the state…
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Tale of a Linguistic Pioneer at Holy Cross
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer December 2020 marked the end of a year unlike any other. Professors who were previously teaching on campus shifted to lecturing online. This was no different for Professor Claudia Ross, who has taught Chinese in the classroom for decades. For her, December 2020 marked…
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Holy Cross’s J-Term: An Interview with Participating Student, Andi MacFarlane ‘23
Grace Bromage ‘23 Chief Features Editor Andi MacFarlane ’23 is one of many students who have opted to spend the time between the fall and spring semesters on campus, taking part in Holy Cross’s J-Term. She and 15 other students filter into a classroom in Smith Labs for the class…
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HC Remote Semester Bingo (on-campus edition)
Matt Anderson ’21 Big Board Guy Featured image by Hui Li ’21.
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Holy Cross Must Balance Values of Academic Freedom and Anti-Racism
Ethan Bachand ’22 and Kelly Gallagher ’22 Chief News Editor and Editor-in-Chief, respectively Prior to Thanksgiving break, a Political Science professor at the College of the Holy Cross wrote a letter to his students that was later published in The Fenwick Review. Professor David Schaefer, who has been a member…
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An Interview with Mike Philbrick ‘96
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Graphic design by Hui Li ’21. Sports are one of the most cherished facets of life as a Holy Cross student and alum, and perhaps nobody knows this better than Michael Philbrick ‘96, an HC graduate with a degree in history. A senior…
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“Pakachoag: Where the River Bends” Informs on the Significance of Indigenous Presence and History
Sarah Carter ’24 News Editor This past Saturday, the McFarland Center at the College of the Holy Cross welcomed students and faculty to a live first viewing of “Pakachoag: Where the River Bends,” a film illuminating on the significance of commemorating the history of indigenous peoples native to the Worcester…
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Robin Hemley Highlights Working Writers Series
Devyn Forcina ’22 News Editor The College of the Holy Cross’s former Jenks Chair of Creative Writing, Robin Hemley, returned to the Holy Cross community on November 5, 2020 as a speaker in the Working Writer Series. This two-part event featured a Craft Talk at 3:30 and a Non-Fiction reading…
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Alpha Sigma Nu Inductees
ALPHA SIGMA NU INDUCTEES Congratulations to the following students from the Class of 2021, who will be inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu at an Induction Ceremony on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET. NAME Beaulieu, Gabrielle V Burke, Grace C. Burns, Margaret T. Cheng, Ting Cody, Carolyn Cohen,…
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Professor Yingyi Ma Speaks about Chinese Students in the United States in Online Event
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer On Thursday, November 5, nearly 50 members of the Holy Cross community participated in a special Zoom event called “Chinese College Students in the United States: A Conversation with Yingyi Ma.” Dr. Ke Ren, assistant professor of Chinese and east Asian history at the…
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A Preview of The Office of Title IX and Equal Opportunity’s Virtual Meet-and-Greet
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer On Tuesday, November 9, Derek DeBobes, Director of Title IX and Equal Opportunity at the College of the Holy Cross, sent an email to the student body regarding an upcoming event that his office is hosting. He, alongside Kara Hughes, Senior Investigator with the…
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Spooky Scary Halloween Public Safety Blotters
As Holy Cross students celebrate Halloween remotely this year, The Spire asked students to submit the strangest and spookiest sights one might report on the Hill. Thank you to all of our contributors for submitting your imaginative public safety blotters to our contest! We are pleased to award bragging rights…
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Best Albums of 2020 That You Might Not Have Heard Yet
Sean McNamara ‘21 Staff Writer NO DREAM – Jeff Rosenstock This is Jeff’s fourth LP under his own name after bouncing around in the pop-punk scene of the early 2000’s. His previous solo efforts released over the past decade, “We Cool?,” “Worry,” and “POST-” have all exhibited Rosenstock’s ability to…
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Holy Cross Student Grateful to Skip Fall Break
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Too Salty to Study Most Holy Cross students have been plunged into an endless whirl of midterms, with no Fall Break to provide a brief respite. However, despite the grueling schedules of most students, The Eggplant found one student eager to share her enthusiasm for the College’s…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci ‘62 Makes Special Appearance for Holy Cross Community
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Chief News Editor On Tuesday, Oct. 6, College of the Holy Cross alumnus Dr. Anthony Fauci, Class of 1962, appeared before the Holy Cross community in a student forum hosted by the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture. The director of the National Institute of…
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The HC Election Forum: An Interview With Committee Member Marisa George
Grace Bromage ‘23 Chief Features Editor As the 2020 election approaches, the McFarland Center started the HC Election Forum. The forum has spent the semester organizing lectures and discussions, and recommending articles, spanning a wide variety of political issues. I was able to talk to Marisa George ’21, a double…
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“Impostor Syndrome on a College Campus” – Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin’s Keynote Address to the Holy Cross Community
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer On Wednesday, September 30, the Office of Multicultural Education (OME) welcomed a visitor to deliver a virtual keynote address to members of the Holy Cross community. Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin, a licensed psychologist and executive coach with a PhD in counseling psychology from Columbia University,…
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HC Intern at New York Medical College works on COVID-19/Flu Vaccine Hesitancy Research
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Christopher Smith ‘22, an environmental studies major from Tillson, NY worked as a Head Student Research Intern at New York Medical College, as well as with the medical professionals at Westchester Medical Center, on important research concerning both flu and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Chris, along…
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Event Preview: Student Forum with Dr. Anthony Fauci ’62
Hui Li ’21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer On September 22, Anthony Fauci, MD earned a spot in Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2020. Dr. Fauci has served as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984 and received the prestigious Presidential…
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HC Students Catch a “Break”
Hannah Johnson ‘21 Hallelujah This just in from Holy Cross–after weeks of Zoom classes day in and day out, it appears that students enjoyed the first vacation in the recorded history of this semester. Classes began without hesitation on September 1st, and pressed on even through Labor Day. Previously “within…
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A Conversation with Grace Hamilton ’22, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Grace Hamilton ‘22, a Biology major and Deaf Studies minor at Holy Cross, recently completed a CNA/HHA certification program at the Academy for Healthcare Training in Malden, Massachusetts. Pursuing a career as a Physician’s Assistant, Grace is a member of the HC SHAPE club, has…
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HC Professor’s Screenplay Presented at Poe Fest in Baltimore
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 Editor-in-Chief Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous works resonate particularly well with the spooky Halloween spirit of October, a theme which is embraced by the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival based in Baltimore. The Poe Fest traditionally occurs on the first weekend of October, commemorating Poe’s…
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An Interview with “Unsung Hero” Najee Quashie ‘21: The Highs and Lows of Virtual Academia
Stacey Kaliabakos Features Editor I met Najee Quashie ’21 through my Introduction to Psychology class where he works as a “Tech Assistant” along with two other College of the Holy Cross upperclassmen. Intro to Psych is one of the largest classes at Holy Cross and our instructor, Professor Axelson, along…
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In Solidarity with Those Affected by Zoombombing Incident
The Spire stands in solidarity with those affected by the racist Zoombombing incident in a Holy Cross class. Racism in the learning environment is unacceptable whether the class is in person or online. The classroom should be a safe place for everyone to learn. No one should have to go…