Monthly Archives: November 2007

Holy Cross Administrators to Serve Midnight Breakfast to Students During Final Exam Period

WORCESTER, Mass. – Recognizing that students stay up late studying during finals period, administrators at the College of the Holy Cross — including President Michael C. McFarland, S.J. — volunteer each semester to serve the scholars breakfast late into the … Continue reading →

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Annual Christmas Tree Lighting to Take Place Dec. 4

WORCESTER, Mass. – Join Rev. William O’Halloran, S.J., special assistant to the president, for the annual tree lighting ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. on O’Kane Porch. The evening will feature a performance by the Holy Cross Chamber … Continue reading →

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Advent: A Time to Retreat

The holidays are quickly approaching, but between shopping, baking and wrapping presents there is not much room for quiet time. Holy Cross is trying to change that by offering a way to reflect and prepare for Christmas this year — … Continue reading →

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College Chaplains Announce Plans to Celebrate the Start of Advent

The College Chaplains and the College Choir of the College of the Holy Cross will sponsor the 29th annual Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols on Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, along with a number … Continue reading →

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Concert Organist and Teen Choir to Play at Holy Cross as Part of the Chapel Artist Series

WORCESTER, Mass. – Peter Stoltzfus Berton, concert organist and choir director at All Saints Church in Worcester, will perform Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross.  Berton will be … Continue reading →

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Grant to Fuel Interest in Race, Ethnicity, and Urban Politics

skyline Two political science professors at Holy Cross have received an award from the Consortium on High Achievement and Success to stimulate more interest in areas related to race, ethnicity, and urban politics among students at the College. Assistant professors … Continue reading →

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City to celebrate holiday season with array of festive events

Celebrate the holiday season with a slate of holly jolly events scheduled throughout Worcester over the next few weeks. View the complete list by clicking on “Cool Culture” at http://www.worcestermass.org/culture/. Nov. 30 Festival of Lights 5 – 8 p.m., Worcester … Continue reading →

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Senior vice president talks about need for new science complex in video

You’ll find many people on the Hill who love Holy Cross, but few display the same type of enthusiasm as Frank Vellaccio. In the second of three videos about the integrated science complex now under construction, the senior vice president … Continue reading →

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Experts Available For Commentary and Analysis of Hot-Button 2008 Presidential Election Issues

WORCESTER, Mass. – Faculty experts in a wide range of political and related disciplines from the College of the Holy Cross are available to offer distinctive perspectives on some of the hot-button political issues expected during debates, the primary elections … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Junior Awarded Russian Grant to Pursue Language Studies in Moscow

WORCESTER, Mass. – Olivia Schum, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2009, has been awarded a $1,500 Charles Braver Language Exploration Grant to fund her language studies in Moscow, Russia during the spring 2008 semester. … Continue reading →

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‘Hate: Not Here’ committee invites community members to share their views in poster contest

What do peace, harmony, and mutual respect look like? Members of the Holy Cross community are invited to put their artistic talent to use in expressing that vision. For the second year in a row, the “Hate: Not Here” committee … Continue reading →

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Get the inside story on the college application process by reading the Holy Cross admissions blog

Attention high school students! Holy Cross admissions officers are spilling the secrets behind the purportedly mysterious process of the college application process. In a regularly updated blog on the College’s Web site, admissions staff members address the issues and concerns … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Biologist Receives Grant for HIV/AIDS Research

WORCESTER, Mass. – Ann M. Sheehy, assistant professor of biology at the College of the Holy Cross, has received a $200,000 Smith Family New Investigator Award for newly appointed junior faculty engaged in basic research in the areas of AIDS, … Continue reading →

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

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

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Gyscek ’96 explores domestic life, technology in work exhibited at Cantor Art Gallery

David Gyscek ’96, studio arts coordinator in the visual arts department at Holy Cross, was photographing a male subject on his digital camera for a still photograph. When he went to review the images of the model mopping a floor … Continue reading →

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Sixth Annual AIDS Compassion and Awareness Week at Holy Cross

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

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The Holy Cross Alternate College Theater Presents Christopher Durang’s Beyond Therapy

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross Alternate College Theater (ACT) presents Beyond Therapy, a hilarious farce by the preeminent American comic playwright, Christopher Durang. The student-run production will be performed Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at … Continue reading →

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New steel structure in Integrated Science Complex nearly complete

Construction of the Linda and Park B. Smith Laboratories at Holy Cross is on schedule. Project managers report that significant progress on the new building has been made since ground was broken about six months ago. The steel structure of … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Welcomes New Balinese Professor at Concert

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross is proud to announce a new visiting fellow in Balinese performing arts, I Made Bandem, a world renowned master and leader of music, dance, and theater. He will conduct his first … Continue reading →

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