Nicole Letendre
Name: Nicole Letendre ’23 Position: Chief Features Editor Major: English, pre-med Eggplant title of their life: World’s Fastest Spender of Dining Dollars Goes Bankrupt
Cheerleading Team Spirits for UMASS Cancer Walk
Nicole Letendre ’23 Chief Features Editor On Sunday, Oct. 17, the Holy Cross Cheerleading Team spirited for the UMASS Cancer Walk at Polar Park. Members of the cheer team were enthusiastic and supportive as the walk began, shaking their poms and cheering on participants. There were over 3,000 […]
Pie-les of Fun at the HC Dance Marathon Fundraiser
Nicole Letendre ’23 Chief Features Editor On Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Orientation Leaders (OLs) and Resident Assistants (RAs) arrived at Kimball Quad to face a potential pieing, suiting up with trash bags for protection and prompting passersby to participate in the event. That […]
Stretch Yourself to Practice Self-Care: Yoga at the Jo
Nicole Letendre ‘23 Chief Features Editor As the semester picks up speed, it’s hard to find a moment for ourselves—to unwind and briefly put aside the stressors of academics and various other responsibilities. Recently, I had the opportunity to go to one of the various yoga class offerings […]
Meet Tomo and Keeva: Therapy Dogs on Campus!
Nicole Letendre ’23 Chief Features Editor Likely you’ve come across these furry friends on campus at one time or another and can’t help but smile. After all, animals bring so much joy to the lives of countless students at their homes, and it’s fitting that our campus home […]
Who ya gonna call? An Interview with student EMT Céili Donnelly
Nicole Letendre ‘23 Chief Features Editor Céili Donnelly, a Holy Cross sophomore on the pre-med track, recently became a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) through the Central Piedmont Community College EMT Program, which ran approximately 2 months from May-July, and met once a week for 9 hours. Many […]
The Making of “Massively Distributed”
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor On Friday April 30th, “Massively Distributed,” an audiovisual display brought about by the collective work of Masary Studios, Monserrat’s “Natural World” cluster, and Arts Transcending Borders, was projected onto the side of the future Performing Arts Center for students to view. Upon arrival, […]
The Power of Positivity: Guest Speaker Ivy Watts on Mental Health in Athletics
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Holy Cross Athletics and COPE (Counseling Outreach Peer Educators) welcomed guest speaker Ivy Watts, a former track and field athlete who holds a Master’s in Public Health and who is the founder of the mental health self-love blog “Beautifully Simply You”, to discuss […]
Calling the Shots: Your Vaccination Questions Answered
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Kelsey DeVoe, Director of Health Services, and Denielle M. Burl, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, hosted a vaccine webinar, in which they answered some of the major questions surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations. Ms. Burl began by discussing the logistics of getting vaccinated: who is eligible […]
Catch Me at Kimbie: A Q&A with Dining Services
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor Throughout the pandemic, students on campus have been adapting with each new COVID update and regulation, trying to maintain friendships and academic success. It is no easy feat, but a constant throughout has been Kimball Dining Services, providing food to students on campus, […]
Wanted: The Holy Cross Crooks
Nicole Letendre ’23 Liaison to the D.U.H. Editor’s note: This article appears in our annual Eggplant Edition, comprised exclusively of satirical articles. While Holy Cross is known as a relatively safe campus, a recent emergence of a notorious creature on campus has provoked a spike in stolen food […]
CAB’s Paint Your Own Pottery: A Success!
Nicole Letendre ’23 Features Editor On Friday, March 5th the Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosted a “Paint Your Own Pottery” Night in Hogan Ballroom. Upon arrival, students showed their green HC Clear checkmark to a CAB member at the door, and were then instructed to scan a QR […]
The Spire 