Monthly Archives: November 2005

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 6

Join Rev. William O’Halloran, special assistant to the president, on Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. on O’Kane Porch for the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The evening will feature Christmas performances by the Holy Cross Pep Band and Chamber Singers. … Continue reading →

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Fourth Consecutive AIDS Compassion Week Seeks to Educate Community on Effects of AIDS/HIV Epidemic

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Bishop Healy Multicultural Society has planned a week of events dedicated to educating the community on the effects of the AIDS/HIV epidemic and to building compassion for victims and their loved ones. This is the fourth … Continue reading →

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Seventh in Series of ‘Hogwarts at Holy Cross’ to Feature Live Animal Show

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will present “Hogwarts at Holy Cross VII: Caring for Earth’s Magical Creatures” science series on Dec. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College … Continue reading →

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Holiday Pops Concert at Mechanics Hall Features Student Singers from Holy Cross

The Mass Symphony Orchestra will present the 26th annual Holiday Pops Concert at Mechanics Hall on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. Worcester State College professor Christie Nigro, will direct the choir comprised of students from the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alternate College Theatre Presents Student-Directed The Seven Year Itch

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Alternate College Theatre presents George Axelrod’s hilarious 1952 marital comedy, The Seven Year Itch on Dec. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m.; Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Dec. 4 at … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Balinese Gamelan Orchestra to Hold Concert Directed by Distinguished Visiting Artist

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross departments of theatre and music will present the first concert of their famed Balinese gamelan orchestra, Gamelan Gita Sari, under the directorship of visiting fellow in Balinese performing arts, I Wayan Dibia, on Dec. … Continue reading →

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Ed Rice, Author of Sockalexis Book, to Give Talk at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Ed Rice, who authored a book on the legendary baseball player Louis Sockalexis Class of 1897, will give a talk on Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Suites B & C (fourth floor) of the Hogan Campus … Continue reading →

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Award-Winning Journalist to Give Talk at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Anisa Mehdi, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer of documentaries on Islam for National Geographic, PBS, ABC News, and CBS, will give a talk titled “Islam in America” on Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. in the Rehm … Continue reading →

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Author Michael White to Give Reading on Campus

As part of the Visiting Writers Lecture Series, author Michael White will give a reading on Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Levis Browsing Room (Dinand Library). The event is free and open to the public. Michael White is … Continue reading →

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William Kristol, Editor of The Weekly Standard, to Deliver Hanify-Howland Lecture

WORCESTER, Mass. – William Kristol, editor of the influential Washington-based political magazine, The Weekly Standard, will deliver the 40th annual Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture on Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Price, Nationally Acclaimed Writer on Nature and Culture, to Give Reading and Discussion at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jennifer Price, author and environmental historian, will give a reading and discussion titled “13 Ways of Seeing Nature in L.A.” on Nov. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library, on the third floor of Smith Hall, … Continue reading →

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Theatre Professor’s Book to Be Subject of Discussion at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture will present a discussion of Steve Vineberg’s High Comedy in American Movies (Rowan & Littlefield, 2005) on Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the College of … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Hold Lecture Recital on Sacred Music of Josquin des Prez

WORCESTER, Mass. – A lecture recital on The Sacred Music of Josquin des Prez will be on Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The event is free and open to the … Continue reading →

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‘From Pittsburgh to Providence: God, Justice Kennedy and Judicial Behavior’

Holy Cross senior Timothy O’Brien has been selected by the College’s Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies as one of two recipients of the 2005 fall semester’s Maurizio Vannicelli Washington Semester Away program award. He will present his thesis, “From … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross’ Cantor Art Gallery to Feature Turkish Paper Marbling by Feridun Özgören and Güliz Pamukoglu

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross will present The Art of Ebrû: Turkish Paper Marbling with Islamic Calligraphy by Feridun Özgören and Güliz Pamukoglu from Nov. 21 to … Continue reading →

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Expert on Sexual Violence in Youth to Give Talk at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Nan Stein, Ed.D., will give a talk titled “A Rising Pandemic of Sexual Violence in Elementary and Secondary Schools: Locating a Secret Problem” at 4 p.m. on Nov. 15 in Rehm Library at the College of the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Community Raises Nearly $20,000 For Hurricane Relief

WORCESTER, Mass. – Money raised by the College of the Holy Cross “Stand By You” relief effort, a coordinated show of financial, physical and spiritual support for the victims of the hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast, totals $19,780 to … Continue reading →

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Organist Marie-Claire Alain to Perform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Organist Marie-Claire Alain will perform a concert on Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, Alain will perform … Continue reading →

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Ellen McCurley ’82, Founder of Non-Profit Organization That Helps Children Affected by AIDS, to Give Talk on ‘War and Plague in Africa’

WORCESTER, Mass. – Ellen McCurley ’82, founder of the Pendulum Project, a non-profit organization that helps children who are orphaned and vulnerable due to HIV/AIDS, poverty and war, will give a talk titled “War and Plague in Africa: The Social … Continue reading →

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Extensible Toy Piano Festival Promises to Bring Out the Kid in Everyone

The toy piano has a deceptively simple mechanism — plastic hammers hitting steel rods — but the instrument produces a rich and quirky sound palette. David Claman, assistant professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross, was teaching … Continue reading →

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