Monthly Archives: October 2003

WORCESTER, Mass. – Edward O’Donnell, associate professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., is an expert on the history of catastrophic fires. He is available to comment on the recent wildfires in California, and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – In the fall of 1994, a team of archaeological scuba divers entered the waters off of Alexandria, Egypt. Working beneath the surface they searched the bottom of the sea with sophisticated technological devices searching for ancient Alexandria, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Peter Burleigh, ambassador and deputy representative of the United States to the United Nations from 1997 – 99, will give a lecture, titled “America’s Role in the World: Anxieties of a Career Diplomat,” on Thursday, Nov. 13 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross theatre department will present Timon of Athens, one of the most rarely performed plays in the Shakespearean canon, from Thursday, Nov. 6 – Saturday, Nov. 8 and from Thursday, Nov. 13 – Saturday, Nov. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Dong-ill Shin will perform his final organ concert for the Artist Diploma of the Boston Conservatory on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at Holy Cross. Part of the Holy Cross Chapel … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Saturday, Oct. 25, beginning at 8:30 a.m., Holy Cross will hold a conference, titled “The Fourth Wave: What is the New Feminism?” in the Rehm Library. Women’s dignity, feminism, and women’s rights, to name a few, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Archives & Special Collections department at Holy Cross will present renown storyteller Jay O’Callahan at 8 p.m. on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday Nov. 11, 2003 in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. O’Callahan will perform “Father Joe: A … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Religious environmentalist Roger Gottlieb will give a lecture, titled “A Spirit in Love with the Earth: The Meaning and Promise of Religious Environmentalism,” on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in Holy Cross’ Rehm Library. Gottlieb is … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Saturday, Oct. 25 at 8:00 p.m., a celebration of the life of Bruce Miller, longtime music professor and director of the Holy Cross College Choir and Chamber Singers, who died unexpectedly this past summer, will take … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Professor Edward T. O’Donnell, of the Holy Cross history department, is available for comment on yesterday’s Staten Island ferry crash. O’Donnell recently published a book on a previous New York boating disaster, titled Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom, children (age 12 and younger) of faculty, staff, and the College Hill and South Worcester communities are invited to participate in chaperoned “trick-or-treating” … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Dec. 10, 1968, Thomas Merton, the celebrated Trappist monk and writer, was accidentally electrocuted in Bangkok, Thailand, while attending an Asian monastic conference. His final statement of his last conference at Bangkok was, “So I will … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Linda Chavez, president of the Center for Equal Opportunity in Washington, D.C., will deliver the annual Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Hogan Ballroom at Holy Cross. The lecture, titled “Thinking … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Monday, Oct. 20 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the Rehm Library at Holy Cross, filmmaker Shakti Butler will present an interactive video presentation on her groundbreaking documentary The Way Home. The presentation is free … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will hold a series of presentations and workshops by African-American artists during the 2003-2004 academic year. The series has been put in place to provide programming that speaks to the contemporary … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Festival for Cinema of the Deaf will make its Massachusetts debut on Sunday, Oct. 19 at Holy Cross. The Festival, which has toured internationally, will feature a collection of first-rate short films by deaf filmmakers. Each … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross presents Big Idea: The Maquettes of Robert Arneson from Sunday, October 26 through Friday, December 19, 2003. California-based artist Robert Arneson (1930-1992) … Continue reading →