Monthly Archives: March 2008

Holy Cross in the News (January – March 2008)

Telegram & Gazette March 31, 2008 “Students participate in Holy Cross Cares” Four-hundred students, staff, and faculty at the College of the Holy Cross volunteered for the 11th annual Holy Cross Cares Day — the biggest turn out in the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Student Group Holds Bone Marrow Banquet to Help Worcester Community

WORCESTER, Mass. – A student group, Multiethnic Identity Xploration (MIX), at the College of the Holy Cross is hosting the annual MIX Bone Marrow Banquet and Drive on Sunday, April 6 from 6-8 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. … Continue reading →

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Commissioned Artwork by Terri Priest Installed in Smith Hall

Learn more about the exhibit titled “Paths to Divine Light Through Vermeer’s Lens.”

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Holy Cross to Host 37th Annual Classics Day for High School Students

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will hold the 37th Classics Day on Thursday, April 2. The day-long series of events relating to the study of Roman culture is designed to familiarize students with the Holy Cross … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Cares Day has Largest Turn Out of Volunteers in the History of the Event

WORCESTER, Mass. – Four-hundred students, staff, and faculty at the College of the Holy Cross have volunteered for the 11th annual Holy Cross Cares Day — the biggest turn out in the history of the event.  The event will take … Continue reading →

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Letters of Admission

The College of the Holy Cross received 7,222 applications for admission to the Class of 2012. The Admissions staff carefully reviewed all applications — looking at academic standing, essays, recommendation letters, co-curricular activities, and community involvement, among other things — … Continue reading →

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Great Russian Novelist is the Subject of a Conference at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will host a conference titled “Art, Creativity, and Spirituality in Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov,” at which scholars from around the world will discuss the last book written by the great Russian novelist, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Black Student Union to Celebrate 40th Anniversary

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Black Student Union (BSU) at the College of the Holy Cross will kick off a year-long commemoration of its rich 40-year history with an anniversary celebration titled “Honoring Our Past, Cherishing Our Present, Preparing for the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students Compete Iron Chef-style in Cooking Challenge

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Student Government Association (SGA) and dining services at the College of the Holy Cross will host the College’s first annual Kimball Kreations event, a cooking competition modeled after Food Network’s hit Iron Chef, on Wednesday, April … Continue reading →

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Washington Post syndicated columnist and Best-Selling Author, E.J. Dionne, Jr., to Give Lecture

WORCESTER, Mass. – E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington Post syndicated columnist, bestselling author, and NPR commentator, will deliver the annual Condé Nast Lecture on Media, Ethics and Values on Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library (located in Smith … Continue reading →

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From Their Family to Yours

Francis X. “Chip” Flaherty Jr. ’86 will give no less than three talks when he returns to Holy Cross on March 26. First, he’ll speak to students in an English class that covers C.S. Lewis. Then he’ll address prelaw students. … Continue reading →

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‘Young Catholics Today: What’s Happening and Why?’

Why are younger Catholics less likely to be engaged with the Church? That’s the question Bill Shea, director for the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture, plans to explore during the fourth annual alumni/ae colloquium at the College of the … Continue reading →

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Worcester’s Story

On the heels of the grand opening of the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts — which has signaled excitement throughout Worcester — the spring issue of Holy Cross Magazine focuses on the city’s past, present and future. John B. … Continue reading →

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Visiting International Jesuit to Talk about Transmitting Faith Through Generations at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Mario Farrugia, S.J., a visiting international Jesuit from the Gregorian University in Rome and the Malta Province, will give a lecture titled “Faith Across Generations” on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library … Continue reading →

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Local Organist to Play as Part of Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

WORCESTER, Mass. – William Ness, an organist and minister of music and arts at the First Baptist Church of Worcester, will perform on Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. in Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Theatre Department Presents the Comedic Broadway Hit, Dinner at Eight

WORCESTER, Mass. – The department of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross presents the 1932 Broadway hit, Dinner at Eight, by George S. Kaufam and Edna Ferber. Directed by Steve Vineberg, professor of theatre, this hilarious and touching … Continue reading →

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New Directions in Adult Stem Cell Research and Ethical Considerations to be Addressed at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture and the Biology Department at the College of the Holy Cross will host a program of events titled “Stem Cells: Science and Ethics” on Thursday, March 27 at the College.  … Continue reading →

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Worcester Artist Terri Priest to Install Commissioned Work at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Terri Priest, Worcester-based artist and retired Holy Cross professor, will unveil her latest work commissioned exclusively for the College of the Holy Cross titled “Paths to Divine Light Through Vermeer’s Lens” on Tuesday, April 1 at 5 … Continue reading →

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Acclaimed Boston-based Chamber Group to Play at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Chamber Players present a concert by Winsor Music, Inc., featuring the works of Franz Josef Haydn, Bruce Adolphe, and Robert Schumann, on Thursday, April 3 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Hall at the College … Continue reading →

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‘Orthodox Idyll’ is Holy Cross Student’s ‘On Faith’ Blog

Ani Nalbandian ’09 is one of six students nationwide recently chosen by “On Faith,” an interactive Web site on religion produced jointly by Newsweek and washingtonpost.com, as a regular contributor to the college religion blog “Faithbook.” Nalbandian and the other … Continue reading →

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