Monthly Archives: June 2008

Being a superhero is a tricky thing. Not that your job description isn’t clear: save the world is pretty self-explanatory, but that rarely comes with instructions. You’re also expected to live forever (which can prove difficult), always get the bad … Continue reading →

Lauren Courtney ’09 recently served as the head orientation leader at this year’s summer orientation program at Holy Cross, which means she shepherded the incoming class on their first steps toward establishing a successful college career. For the past three … Continue reading →

“We had a few parents who said they want to come back to school,” said Kristine Cyr Goodwin after one of the Gateways summer orientation sessions last week. She was only half-joking. From the time students and their parents step … Continue reading →

At a White House ceremony on June 19, President Bush awarded the nation’s highest civilian medal to six Americans, including Dr. Anthony S. Fauci ’62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Bush told about 250 guests … Continue reading →

Watch as we take you on a video tour of the new four-story integrated science complex, which is currently under construction. Related Information: Integrated Science Complex Watch construction of the science complex via a webcam

Professor Joanna Ziegler says it is not a matter of if ethics should be incorporated into the curriculum at Holy Cross, but how. Ask her why, and she rises high in her chair and responds in mock horror with rhetorical … Continue reading →

After two nominations (The Light in the Piazza and Awake & Sing), Bart Sher ’81 took home his first Tony Award for best musical director for the Lincoln Center revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. The Tony Awards show … Continue reading →

Despite her awareness of the problems in Africa, Catherine “Katie” Moran ’08 wasn’t prepared for the poverty and devastation she witnessed in Tanzania. In an online journal, she is sharing her reflections on the country and the people she met … Continue reading →

When an earthquake wreaks havoc in China or a cyclone ravages Myanmar, how should the students at Jesuit campuses respond? Some actions amount to well-meaning but ultimately ineffectual gestures, others can achieve measurable results, and a few may inadvertently make … Continue reading →

On Saturday, June 7, during Reunion Weekend, the College of the Holy Cross honored one of its best-known former student athletes, Bob Cousy ’50, with the unveiling of a life-size bronze statue in front of the Hart Recreation Center on … Continue reading →