Michael Vail ’24 Hasn’t Seen the Sun Since 2022 I had the pleasure of speaking with Sebastian Johns ’23, co-chair of the Holy Cross Gaming & Esports Club, about the upcoming intramural softball tournament. Johns managed to pull together an entire team consisting of members from the club. […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Reducing Your myHC Usage by 50 Percent myHC is one of ITS’s most significant projects to date. It functions as a centralized platform for all things related to Holy Cross: campus-wide events, student communications, important scheduling updates, and so much more. Students… tolerate it. That […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Renowned Critic I don’t like ThinkPads. The Lenovo ThinkPad is a laptop model that—upon first glance—has a feature you simply can’t miss. Appearing to be some sort of red button, this aesthetic abomination is actually a joystick with multidirectional navigation functions. It’s supposed to be […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Empath Last Monday, I was given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness a lecture entitled “Can Robots Feel Pain? Theorizing AI from Ibn Rushd’s ‘Science of the Soul.’” It was presented by Sylvester A. Johnson, who drove an old car all the way from Virginia Tech […]
Michael Vail ’24 Judgmentally Staring at the Guy in Shorts Last weekend, Worcester was blindsided by a severe cold front that shook the city to its core. I have transcribed some testimonials from campus residents with my frostbitten hands, so that they may be considered by future generations […]
Michael Vail ‘24 (Not Sponsored by Starbucks) Just before the start of the Spring 2023 semester, Holy Cross Dining Services announced their partnership with Starbucks, the most successful and influential coffee retailer in the world. When asked to release an official statement on the decision, the President of […]
Michael Vail ’24 Might Start a Podcast Welcome to the first edition of Unfocused Group, a novel medium of discussion between the most unlikely collaborators. A typical focus group consists of people from diverse demographics and is used to gauge interest in a product or yield results in […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Fine, I’ll Talk About Politics After a vicious battle between the Republicans and the Democrats on Election Day, incumbent Joe Biden managed to keep his spot in the presidential office. “I was really on my toes for a moment there,” Joe admitted. “But the team […]
Michael Vail ’24 Staff Writer Meet Jim Parent. Loyal crusader since ’63. Bleeding purple each day he lives. He feels refreshed to be back on campus this wonderful Family Weekend. It’s still Friday, so his daughter has yet to return from her seven-hour morning biology lab. With all […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Entomologist I found a mosquito on a windowsill in Kimball today, at coordinates 42.2401347, -71.8083961. Feeling particularly philosophical, I referred to our mission statement in search of guidance. What are our obligations to one another? What is our special responsibility to the world’s poor […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Taking Over as Chief Sports Editor I’m sure most of you sports fans are already well aware, but the Holy Cross football team has been on a roll recently. Four wins and zero losses! That’s incredible. I didn’t get a chance to go to any […]
Michael Vail ‘24 Urban-Inspired Journalist Another day, another dollar. Or another 8 am shift, another $14.25 per hour, I suppose. Haha. Our beloved protagonist walks into a Boston Dunkin’ Donuts (not sponsored), in earshot of the kitchen where a hypothetical shriek could be heard, if one were to […]
The Spire 