Monthly Archives: February 2007

Organist Christie Continues Series of Concerts at Holy Cross Commemorating Death of Buxtehude

WORCESTER, Mass. – Organist James David Christie will perform the sixth of eight concerts commemorating the 300th anniversary of the death of the great 17th-century North German organist-composer Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707). As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, … Continue reading →

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Crusader Basketball Dominates Patriot League Honors

WORCESTER, Mass. – Members of the Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball teams have been honored by the Patriot League. The men’s team captured three of the four major individual awards. Senior guard Keith Simmons was named 2007 Patriot League … Continue reading →

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Crusader Basketball Dominates Patriot League Honors

WORCESTER, Mass. – Members of the Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball teams have been honored by the Patriot League. The men’s team captured three of the four major individual awards. Senior guard Keith Simmons was named 2007 Patriot League … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Receives Grant to Support Prison Rehabilitation Program

WORCESTER, Mass. – Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD), Holy Cross’ umbrella service organization, has received a $2,500 grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation (GWCF) to support a rehabilitation program on prison grounds for soon-to-be-released inmates. The grant proposal … Continue reading →

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Child’s Play

Forty-eight grade school students got a taste of college life on Monday. While children were out of school on the President’s Day holiday, Holy Cross professors and staff were offered the opportunity to bring their son or daughter to campus. … Continue reading →

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Fresh Idea

“What’s the rush?” That might be the question more overscheduled Holy Cross students will ask themselves, if the latest innovation from Holy Cross Dining Services catches on. Last fall, the Slow Food movement came to Mount St. James, and early … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross’ Cantor Art Gallery Presents Exhibition on Asian Hand-Loomed Cloths

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross presents Gold Cloths of Sumatra: Indonesia’s Songkets from Ceremony to Commodity from March 1 to April 18. The exhibition offers both 19th … Continue reading →

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Department of Theatre Presents Faculty-Directed Production of Neil Gaiman’s ‘Coraline’

WORCESTER, Mass. – The department of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross will present Coraline, based on the novel Coraline (copyright 2002), by writer and graphic novelist Neil Gaiman., on March 22 – 24 and 29 – 31 … Continue reading →

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Road to Victory

This fall, Development teamed up with Athletics to launch a new fundraising initiative to support Holy Cross varsity athletics. Today, the Crusader Athletics Fund is already on a winning course. About 450 donors have contributed $220,000 to date. A new … Continue reading →

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Student Artwork on Display at Consortium Exhibition

Two Holy Cross students received prizes for their artwork at the third annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Show. The show runs through March 10 at ARTSWorcester’s Aurora Gallery, 660 Main St. Kimberly Powell ’07, a studio art major, received … Continue reading →

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Thinking Green

Holy Cross is offering an innovative — and timely — way to reflect and prepare for Easter this year. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21, and concluding on Easter Sunday, April 9, the “Making the Parts Whole” Web site will … Continue reading →

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Applications to Holy Cross Increase for Second Consecutive Year

Holy Cross has seen another jump in the applications for admission. The number of students applying increased this year by 5 percent.  While the figures are still preliminary because the processing and reading of applications have not been completed, 7,054 … Continue reading →

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Music Professor Osvaldo Golijov Picks Up Two Grammy Awards

WORCESTER, Mass. – Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross won both Grammy awards that he was nominated for in the categories of Best Opera Recording and Best Classical Contemporary Composition for his opera … 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. Cristina Ballantine, of the mathematics and computer science department, earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University … Continue reading →

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Co-Founder of Black Panther Party to Give Talk at Holy Cross

Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, will give a talk on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross. The talk is free and open to the public. … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Spring 2007 American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Program Calendar of Events

WORCESTER, Mass. – The American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Program announces its calendar of events for the 2007 spring semester. Unless otherwise stated, all events are free and open to the public. For more information on any of the … Continue reading →

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Parents of Bulimia Victim to Present Talk on Eating Disorders at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Tom and Doris Smeltzer, the parents of a bulimia victim who died at the age of 19, will tell the story of their daughter through photographs, journal entries, and poems on Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Names Psychology Professor to Endowed Education Post

WORCESTER, Mass. – Danuta Bukatko, professor of psychology and director of the women’s and gender studies program, has been selected as the first person to hold the Joseph H. Maguire ’58 Professorship in Education at the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

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Auschwitz Performers to Be Recalled in Acclaimed Musical Drama at Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross will present An Evening with Madame F, a musical drama created by Claudia Stevens, on Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in O’Kane Hall (Fenwick Theatre). The event is free of charge to the Holy … Continue reading →

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In Perfect Harmony

High school students from across Massachusetts will get a crash course in college life this weekend and sing with the Holy Cross College Choir. The music department is hosting a high school choral festival on Feb. 3. Approximately 150 students … Continue reading →

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