Monthly Archives: March 2006

Kara Pipoli ’07 Among Truman Scholarship Finalists

Kara M. Pipoli, a junior at the College of the Holy Cross from Chester, Conn., is one of 243 finalists in the Truman Scholar national competition. The prestigious scholarship, which provides up to $30,000 for graduate study, receives about 600 … Continue reading →

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Author Simic to give reading as part of Visiting Writer’s Series

Charles Simic was born on May 9, 1938, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In 1953 he left Yugoslavia with his mother and brother to join his father in the United States. They lived in and around Chicago until 1958. His first poems … Continue reading →

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Humanitarian Mungai, 22, to Give Talk as Part of ‘Africa Awareness Week’ at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Michael Mungai, who overcame poverty and heads a non-profit organization that provides shelter and education services to children in Dagoretti, Kenya, will give a talk on March 24 at 4:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the … Continue reading →

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Students to Engage in Discussion on Creating Dialogue Between Islam and the West

WORCESTER, Mass. – There will be a round-table discussion by Holy Cross students on the challenges and opportunities for a dialogue between Islam and the West on March 21 at 4 p.m. in Mulledy Hall. The talk is free and … Continue reading →

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Legendary Guitarist Jay Geils to Give Talk at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Legendary guitarist Jay Geils will give a talk titled “The Evolution of the Electric Guitar” on March 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center, Room 519 at the College of the Holy Cross. The talk … Continue reading →

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Applications to Holy Cross Jump 41 Percent

Holy Cross received a record 6,700 applications for admission to the Class of 2010 — a 41 percent increase from the previous year. The increase is due to a mix of factors and new initiatives, according to Director of Admissions … Continue reading →

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Professor Picone ’90 to Give Talk on Ecological Damage

WORCESTER, Mass. – Chris Picone ’90, assistant professor of biology at Fitchburg State College, will give a talk titled “A Radical Proposal for Sustainable Agriculture” on March 13 at noon in O’Neil Hall, Room 101 at the College of the … Continue reading →

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National Book Award Winner to Give Talk at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Carlos Eire, the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of history and religious studies at Yale University, will give a talk on his memoir Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy, winner of the 2003 National … Continue reading →

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Award-Winning Author and History Professor to Give Talk on Bay of Pigs Invasion

WORCESTER, Mass. – Victor Triay will give a talk titled “Bay of Pigs: Confrontation in Cuba, April 17, 1961” on March 23 at 4 p.m. in Room 304 of the Hogan Campus Center at the College of the Holy Cross. … Continue reading →

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Faculty Tenure Decisions Announced at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – This spring, seven members of the Holy Cross faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor, with tenure. Loren R. Cass, of the political science department, earned a Ph.D. in political science from Brandeis University. … Continue reading →

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Panel Discussion at Holy Cross to Feature Three Noted Professionals Discussing Women and Science

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will present a panel discussion with three esteemed science professionals Diann Jordan, Sheila Tobias and Elga Wasserman titled “Celebrating Women and Science: Lessons from the Past and Directions for the Future” … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Department of Theatre Presents Faculty-Directed ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’

WORCESTER, Mass. – The department of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross will present Bertolt Brecht’s 1944 masterpiece The Caucasian Chalk Circle on March 30 and 31, April 1, 6, 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. in Fenwick … Continue reading →

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History Professor’s Book on Historic Charleston to be Subject of Discussion at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture will continue its “Celebration of Books” recently published by Holy Cross faculty with a discussion on Stephanie E. Yuhl’s A Golden Haze of Memory: The Making of Historic Charleston on … Continue reading →

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Professor Intermont ’89 to Give Talk on Bell Ringing at Annual Sulski Memorial Lecture

WORCESTER, Mass. – Professor Michele Intermont ’89 will deliver the 13th annual Leonard C. Sulski Memorial Lecture in Mathematics on March 22 at 8 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center, Room 519. The lecture, free and open to the public, … Continue reading →

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Four successful Holy Cross alumni to discuss careers in field of economics

The department of economics will sponsor a career night on March 15 at 7 p.m. in Rehm Library featuring four successful alumni in the field of economics. Some of the areas and activities that will be discussed by members of … Continue reading →

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One-Week Diary: A Chronicle of a Week in China

Following the popularity of last year’s China trip blog, 10 students and three faculty members from the College of the Holy Cross will chronicle their 10-day study tour to the third largest country in the world over spring break. But … Continue reading →

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One of the World’s Leading Philosophers of Religion to Give Talk on ‘Seeing Pictures of God’

WORCESTER, Mass. – D.Z. Phillips, Rush Rhees Professor Emeritus at the University of Wales and Danforth Chair in Philosophy of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, will give a talk titled “Seeing Pictures of God” on March 21 at 4 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Two Scholars to Debate ‘Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus’ at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – William Lane Craig, research professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, Calif., and Bart D. Ehrman, James A. Gray distinguished professor and chair of the department of religious studies at the University of … Continue reading →

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Princeton Professor to Give Talk on Natural Law and Offer Critique on Oliver Wendell Holmes

WORCESTER, Mass. – Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, will give a talk on natural law and critique American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes’ refutation … Continue reading →

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Visiting Fellow at Holy Cross to Give Talk on Pope Benedict’s 50 Years of Writing

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. James Corkery, S.J., international visiting fellow from Dublin, will give a talk titled “A Half Century as Theologian: Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI” on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the College … Continue reading →

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