Tag: tucker scott
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The Folly of Forever War Claims
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor It’s another forever war! Just like Iraq! Anytime America takes any strong foreign action, isolationists from both parties emerge to claim that the battle has already been lost despite the fact that it has barely begun and America is winning. In fact, New York City…
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Peep My Pets 3
Tucker Scott ’26 Staff Writer Pet(s) Names: Wilson Pet(s) Age: 5 Pet(s) Breed: Golden Retriever How did you first get your pet? After my family’s childhood dog, Fenway, passed away we started talking about getting a new puppy during COVID (as many did during COVID). One day we went to…
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Trump vs. MTG: The Battle For The Soul of the Republican Party
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor Last Saturday, President Trump went off on Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a loser, a traitor, and that no one cares what she has to say. This fight was a long time coming since for months MTG has been savaging the administration. First over…
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Worcester Art Museum’s New Armory Collection
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor The Worcester Art Museum, otherwise known as the WAM, houses nearly 40,000 works of art across time periods covering all of the world. The museum opened in 1898 and, since 2013 after acquiring the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection, is now home to the second…
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Ciattarelli Gets Crushed
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor With all the votes finally tallied in the hotly contested election between Mikie Sherrill (D) and Jack Ciattarelli (R) for the governorship, Ciattarelli barely lost by 13 points, with the final tally being 56.5 percent for Sherrill and 43 percent for Ciattarelli. This was a…
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SNAP Shortages Spark Generosity
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or as it is more commonly known today as SNAP, was created as part of the Food Stamp Act of 1964. Its original purpose was to help low income families and individuals afford nutritious food. Since its creation, the program…
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Breaking News! New Spire Section
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor Breaking news! As of last week the Spire is happy to introduce its newest section, Breaking News. Each week a number of articles will be published detailing the most important and late breaking news of the day. It could be something as simple as information…
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Sudan War Discussion
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor At the end of September, the Political Science department hosted a talk to discuss the Sudan War, its causes, and what can be done. It was pitched as, “Driven by the outbreak of war in April 2023, Sudan is currently facing the world’s fastest growing…
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Peep My Pet 2
Tucker Scott ’26 Staff Writer This week the pet that will be peeped is Claire Kraemer’s dog, Rosie. Rosie is an adorable mix of chihuahua, dachshund, and terrier who is currently 8 years old and was actually born on Valentine’s Day. Rosie was rescued from Tyler, Texas in June 2017.…
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Dean Todd Announces Closing of Kendig Gate
Tucker Scott ‘26 Staff Writer On September 25, 2025 Associate Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students Charles Todd announced that Kendig Gate was closed. In his announcement letter he specifically focused on being “good neighbors and to keep everyone safe.” He then followed up by saying, “Sticking…
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Vance’s Chances
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor The moment President Trump won his second term in the White House there is a question of who will run for the office in 2028. The immediate assumption would be that Vice President J.D. Vance would run. It makes sense that once a President terms…
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Congressional Hearings Need To Stop Being Televised
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor The intention of an action and the effect of an action can often have greatly varying consequences. When the consequences of something, even if it is meant in good faith, turn out to be horrible, then there is no shame in saying you got something…
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Peep My Pets
Tucker Scott ‘26 Staff Writer Dogs have always been a crucial part of my life. There has never been a time where I haven’t had at least one dog. The first dog that joined my family was Coco. In 2011, when I was 7, I was in St. Thomas with…
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All Hail Homelander
Tucker Scott ’26 Staff Writer All Hail Homelander! How do you become the world’s number 1 leader superhero? It’s simple! You do things your way. Homelander may be the most powerful superhero in the world, but the thing that makes him so great aren’t just his powers. It’s also how…
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It’s Time to Conquer Canada
Tucker Scott ‘26 I bet they would say “soory” tooOur Canadian brothers and sisters are suffering under the tyranny of Justin Trudeau and it is about time we did something about it. For too long we have let our neighbors to the north suffer under the rule of the beavers,…
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Pam Bondi Needs To Go
Tucker Scott ’26 Staff Writer Pam Bondi has been an utter disaster as Attorney General. She has been more focused on setting herself up for a 2028 run by pandering than actually doing good policy. In fact a huge controversy that the Trump administration is dealing with, the Epstein Files,…
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We Need to Leave the UN and Salt the Earth
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor The charter of the United Nations states that their purpose is, “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights in the dignity and worth of…
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When The Fight Is All That Matters
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor Republicans have apparently decided to once again give up a winnable Senate seat because people care more about token acts of resistance than actually winning, or policy effectiveness, or anything really. I bring this up in the context of the Texas Senate race for 2026.…
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Holy Cross is on the Wrong Side of the Harvard Debate
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor Recently, Holy Cross and 150 other colleges have signed a letter supporting Harvard in their fight against the Trump administration following the administration’s removal of hundreds of billions of dollars of federal funding. No matter how you look at it, Holy Cross is on the…
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Violence in Place of Victory
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor The naming of a potential law is important because it reveals the goals of the politicians. The Affordable Care Act, the Equal Rights Amendment, the Fair Housing Act, etc. But what does it say about a society when a bill in California is named after…
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The TSA Should Be Trashed
Tucker Scott ‘26 Staff Writer If there is one thing that all Americans can agree on, it is that airport security and the TSA are the absolute worst. Whether it’s the insanely long lines, incredibly ridiculous rules, or just inane inefficiency, it is a guaranteed thing that every American hates…
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Animals’ Political Parties
Tucker Scott ‘26 Clifford the Big Red Dog Recently I decided to interview different animals to get their takes on politics and the 2024 election. Dogs were, of course, very conservative. They said the economy under Biden was very ruff. Leading their owners to work longer hours and give them…
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The Unbound Judicial System
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor Since January, federal judges – almost all of whom were appointed by Democrats – have issued four dozen rulings that blocked or limited some aspect of the Trump administration’s agenda. Now on its own that’s not a bad thing. The Judiciary has a duty to…
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Trump’s Tariffs: Terrible or Terrific?
Tucker Scott ’26 Opinions Editor A central policy of the Trump agenda — and one of the only bipartisan ideas left in Congress — is that we should place tariffs on foreign goods. However, the reasoning behind this varies immensely, from national security to trade imbalance and from protectionism to…
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Trump’s Triumphant Speech
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor As someone who likes America having two viable political parties, the implosion of the Democratic Party is truly something to behold. On nearly every issue, they have been incredibly disconnected from the American people; it boggles the mind. There is no question why the Democratic…
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Disney is Dead
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor The sad reality is that Disney is dead. The mouse king has finally fallen after a over 50-year rule. Now, some will claim that the fall of Disney was because of streaming services, movie burn out. the pandemic, or any number of reasons. But the…
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A New Bipartisan Day is Dawning in America
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor For the past fifty years the government has been run by the silent generation. And nothing has been done. If anything, divisions have gotten much much worse. Gridlock, compromise, and political disagreements have been symbolic of the federal government and politics in general. Now finally…
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RFK Jr. Was The Wrong Choice
Tucker Scott ‘26 Opinions Editor After Trump’s victory he quickly began assembling his cabinet. And, largely his picks have been extraordinarily good. Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, and Doug Bergum will all do a fantastic job leading their individual departments. Except for Matt Gaetz, Trump has done a great job putting…
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It All Comes Down to Pennsylvania
Tucker Scott ‘26 Staff Writer Last week, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky appeared in Pennsylvania to do a tour of a munitions factory that is currently supplying weapons to Ukraine in their war against Russia. Now ignore the extreme political nature of a foreign president appearing in a battleground state less…
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Television’s Golden Age is Long Gone
Tucker Scott ‘26 Staff Writer When I was a child, I grew up in the golden age of television. I grew up surrounded by great shows such as Avatar the Last Airbender, the first few seasons of Spongebob, Tom and Jerry, Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, Batman the Animated Series, Superman…