Ethan Bachand ‘22 Editor-in-Chief On Friday, Oct. 29, College of the Holy Cross President Vincent Rougeau confirmed that the Class of 2022 Senior Ball will be taking place at Polar Park on Nov. 19. After weeks of speculation over whether the event would happen, the President shared […]
Mary Cronin ‘22 News Editor Returning to campus in August, Holy Cross students were disappointed to learn that one of their favorite campus dining locations, Lower Kimball, would not be opening. The unique food court style dining hall, located below Kimball’s main dining hall, was always a go […]
Mary Cronin ’22 News Editor Jocelyn Buggy ’22 Chief News Editor For many students on the Hill, participating in extracurricular activities is a major part of their Holy Cross experience. The College boasts a spectrum of over 100 clubs and organizations on campus ranging from Peer Educator Organizations […]
Devyn Forcina ‘22 News Editor On Sept. 16, the McFarland Center welcomed Dr. Teresia Mbari Hinga to Rehm Library for her talk “African, Christian, Feminist and More: Tracing African Women’s Theo-ethical Footprint: Issues, Themes and Concerns in the 21st Century.” This talk was a part of Catholics & […]
Sarah Carter ‘24 News Editor Since returning for the fall semester, students at the College of the Holy Cross have experienced a campus immersed in the splendor of in-person activities. From carnival games on Freshman Field to learning in lecture halls, the magnitude of the campus’s transition from […]
Sarah Carter ‘22 News Editor This past week, representatives from the College Counseling Center, Chaplain’s Office, and Relationship Peer Educators coalesced on the Hoval to initiate conversation on sexual violence within the College community and how to best promulgate awareness for sexual violence within the student body. Present […]
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22 Chief News Editor Last Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The Holy Cross community mourned this tragic date alongside the rest of the nation through an Interfaith Remembrance Service. Sponsored by the Office of the College Chaplains, the Remembrance Service took place at 4 […]
Brendan Bonner ’23 News Editor As students return to another new, albeit strange, year back on the Hill, there are a multitude of changes they must adapt to in order to make this year a success. One of the biggest and most exciting changes comes in the form […]
Joey Abrams ‘23 News Editor As vaccination rates rose this summer, followed by a string of optimistic messages from the Holy Cross Administration, it seemed a long awaited return to normal was finally on the horizon. The school had exceeded its goal for 90% of the student population […]
Mary Cronin ‘22 News Editor After over a year of solely virtual engagement, Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD) was finally able to host a Recruitment Night to recruit volunteers for the 2021-2022 school year. Covid-19 made volunteering at sites throughout Worcester impossible, but SPUD was finally able […]
Ethan Bachand ‘22 Editor-in-Chief Despite operations appearing normal on the surface, Dining Services is currently suffering from drastically low staff numbers. The department has been forced to close locations as well as alter operating hours of open locations due to a significant drop in both career staff […]
Kelly Gallagher ‘22 & Matt Anderson ‘21 Editors-in-Chief As we edit our last edition of The Spire as Editors-in-Chief, we’ve been looking back on our time here and thinking about our team’s hard work over the past two semesters. It goes without saying that this year has presented […]
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