Christopher Herndon ’22 Guest Writer Disappointment and disgust. As I read the article published by The Spire regarding the virtual RA program, I felt attacked by my Holy Cross community and discouraged by the disparaging words written by the Spire editor. While I am more than willing to […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor Last Friday, President Donald Trump sent shockwaves across the country by announcing in an early morning tweet that he and First Lady Melania Trump had indeed tested positive for the coronavirus. The president and the first lady were not the only ones who […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor Donald Trump’s response to Covid has clearly already been a colossal failure. Now, on top of his failure to the country, he has failed himself and many of his political peers and close advisors. Trump’s positive Covid test last Friday shocked the world, […]
Mariem Girgis ’22 SHAPE Member Zoom lectures got you tired? How about your eyes? Does attending class and studying make you feel eye strain, headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, and/or neck and shoulder pain? If you answered yes to any of these symptoms, it might be due to […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor This past Tuesday, Americans all across the country eagerly watched the long awaited debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. After watching the ninety-minute debate, the reaction of most Americans can best be summarized in the words of CNN Chief […]
Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor I was shown a video recently which started with the phrase, “if every high school principal gave the following speech, America would be a much better place”. My mind immediately jumped to words of inclusion, promotion of diversity and equal access to quality […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor United States citizens tend to view sexuality as a very rigid, binary idea. We entertain the notion that each person identifies as either straight or gay, and that sexuality does not change or fluctuate over time. This model, however, proves harmful and limiting, […]
Julia Maher ’23 Opinions Editor Since many people are working virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are heavily relying on technology platforms like Zoom. Using Zoom for extended periods of time will result in something known as “Zoom fatigue.” Zoom fatigue is the exhaustion that results from using […]
Joe Barbieri ‘23 Opinions Editor Last Friday, the news everyone was dreading to hear became a sad reality: longtime Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Since being confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1993, Ginsburg […]
Hui Li ‘21 Co-Chief Graphic Designer September: the beginning of a new semester, a fresh start to another year at College of the Holy Cross. Even though this is not the start to my senior year that I imagined, I am doing my best to push through the […]
Julia Maher ‘23 Opinions Editor On Aug. 7, 2020, after a long period of wishful thinking from students, College of the Holy Cross finally released housing assignments for the fall semester. My friends blew up our group chat, so excited that they would reclaim their traditional, on-campus college […]
Joe Barbieri ’23 Opinions Editor To put it lightly, 2020 has been quite the year. Coronavirus, wildfires, protests against police brutality. You name it and it has happened. In the midst of all this chaos, it is hard to believe that the 2020 election is in 50 short […]
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