Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Chief Opinions Editor Alexandra Berardelli ’25 Staff Writer Academic conferences don’t always have to be for the professors. Last weekend, we had the opportunity to attend (and present at!) the Classical Association of New England (CANE)’s annual meeting in Needham, MA. For starters, CANE is […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Chief Opinions Editor As a classics major, I love looking at relics of the past to inform my perspectives on modern life. In similar fashion, as an editor of The Spire, and just as someone generally interested in newspapers, I enjoy diving into the archives […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Chief Opinions Editor On Thursday, January 26, 2023, the “Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece” exhibit opened at the Cantor Art Gallery in the Prior Performing Arts Center. “Bringing the Holy Land Home” provides insight […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Chief Opinions Editor *Trigger Warning: Pedophilia* In the past, I have written articles that have touched on the hyper-sexualization of our society. Based on recent events unfolding in our world, it is evident that this sexualization is reaching children. It is becoming so mainstream, in […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Chief Opinions Editor If you know me personally, you would know that I hate watching TV. I have absolutely no patience to sit through TV shows, no matter how interesting they may be. Usually, the only way I can finish a multi-season show is to […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Chief Opinions Editor This past weekend, the departments of Theater & Dance and Classics put on the show Iphigenia by Euripides. Euripides was a playwright who lived in Athens during the 5th century B.C. Over the course of his life, it is estimated that he […]
Lara Coby ’26 Staff Writer Until recently, Kanye West, now known as “Ye,” and antisemitism were mutually exclusive. That is until West went on an Anti-Jewish rampage over the span of a month, which may have cost him his entire career. In a tweet, Ye stated his plans […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ’23 Chief Opinions Editor As a 20 year old college student who is somewhat active on social media, I can plainly see that many people suffer from negative body image issues. There are endless studies that support this theory that social media is an exacerbation, or […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Chief Opinions Editor I would never dare to say I am particularly knowledgeable about art. I also could never refer to myself as an artist because I am admittedly very bad at drawing, painting, writing poetry, etc. However, I have always appreciated art. I remember […]
Stacey Kaliabakos Chief Opinions Editor The same statement from Buckingham Palace that reported the death of Queen Elizabeth II to the world on September 8, 2022 announced that her son, Charles, had succeeded her as king. And suddenly, this man whose life has been full of shame and […]
Stacey Kaliabakos Chief Opinions Editor In an email sent out on July 21, 2022, entitled “Student policies under an endemic mindset,” Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Denielle Burl explained the new COVID-19 policies to be instituted at Holy Cross this fall. She began her email by acknowledging the […]
Stacey Kaliabakos ‘23 Opinions Editor Not many parts of our lives as students are as stressful, worrisome, and decisive as final exams. Most of the time, finals serve as a benchmark for all that we have learned throughout the semester and require a lot of preparation. Although most […]
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