Monthly Archives: November 2008

Spreading Holiday Cheer Around the World

The Class of 2010 and 2012 Class Councils plan on brightening up the holidays for underprivileged children around the world. They are participating in Operation Christmas Child through Samaritan’s Purse and inviting the Holy Cross community to drop off gift-filled … Continue reading →

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A Homecoming for Five Faculty Members

Every year, Holy Cross welcomes newly minted Ph.Ds to teaching positions that may last a semester or a year. However, it is not every year that five of these visiting professors and lecturers happen to be young Holy Cross alums. … Continue reading →

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Scholar to Discuss Artistic Exchange Between 16th-Century Jesuits and Indian Imperial Court

WORCESTER, Mass. – Mika Natif, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in visual arts at the College of the Holy Cross, will give a lecture titled “Emperor Akbar and the Jesuits: Artistic Encounters Between Europe and Asia at the Mughal … Continue reading →

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Team Spirit: The Man Behind the Purple

Bumping into him on campus or chatting with him over dinner in Kimball, you’d probably think that Matt Harper, a sophomore from Los Angeles, is a typical Holy Cross student.  Day-to-day, he’s busy trying to decide whether to take up … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Raise Jerseys of Four Basketball Greats

Tickets are almost entirely sold out for the game where all-time Holy Cross basketball greats George Kaftan ’49, Bob Cousy ’50, Togo Palazzi ’54, and Tom Heinsohn ’56 will have their jerseys lifted to the Hart Center rafters, a first … Continue reading →

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Internationally Acclaimed Pianist to Give Performance of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations”

WORCESTER, Mass. – Sarah Grunstein, internationally acclaimed pianist and assistant professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross, will perform J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall. The concert, presented … Continue reading →

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Football Team Rolls To 38-17 Victory Over Fordham

WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior quarterback Dominic Randolph  (Amelia, Ohio) completed 35 of 59 passes for 407 yards and five touchdowns, to lead the Holy Cross football team to a 38-17 victory over Fordham at Fitton Field. Randolph now has a … Continue reading →

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Panel of Holy Cross Economics Experts Discuss Financial Crisis

“We don’t want you to leave here tonight and take all your money out of the bank,” joked David Chu, director of the Ciocca Office of Entrepreneurial Studies and Holy Cross’ prebusiness advisor, to a full room of students in … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Senior Receives Prize for Work During Semester in Washington, D.C.

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross senior Patrick Reilly has been selected by the College’s Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies as the 2008 fall semester’s Maurizio Vannicelli Washington Semester Away program award. He will present his thesis, “Wiretapping and the … Continue reading →

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For Decades, Holy Cross’ Washington Semester Program Has Given Students Rare Opportunities

Each semester, Clarence Thomas ’71, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, makes it a point to meet with the 16 Holy Cross students who take part in the College’s Washington Semester Program. “He brings them up to the Supreme … Continue reading →

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Award-Winning Organist to Perform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Colin Andrews, an award-winning concert organist, will perform on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. in the Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross.  The event is free, handicap accessible, and open to … Continue reading →

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Kevin Palumberi ’10: We ‘Witnessed History Unfold Before Our Eyes’

Twelve of us participating in the Washington Semester Program have witnessed history unfold before our eyes, as Senator Obama laid claim to the presidency of the United States at 11 p.m. We didn’t miss the opportunity to show our support … Continue reading →

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Election Notebook

America’s historic presidential election is the subject of classroom and dining hall conversations at Holy Cross today. Early reports suggest that there was a record turnout among young voters across the country. On Mount St. James, hundreds of students watched … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Host Panel on Current Financial Crisis

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Prebusiness Program at the College of the Holy Cross will host a panel discussion on the current financial crisis titled, “A New Financial World Order?” on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 7-9 p.m. in Stein Hall room … Continue reading →

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Marathon Feat

A group of students in the naval science program at Holy Cross ran in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., last month, raising $16,764 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, a non-profit that assists wounded Marines, sailors and … Continue reading →

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