Monthly Archives: February 2009

Eighteen students, including myself, traveled to the Warren Conference Center in Ashland and engaged in-depth conversations, activities, and reflections on contemplative action and living a life of intent during Holy Cross’ inaugural social justice weekend workshop last month. The retreat, sponsored … Continue reading →

Participants and speakers in a four-part symposium titled “Moral Responsibility for the Legacies of War,” which was sponsored by the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at Holy Cross from Feb. 3 through 19, shared riveting stories. The symposium engaged … Continue reading →

For Eco-Action co-chairs Meghan Tighe ’09 and Maria De la Motte ’10, and for senior advisor Sarah Bolthrunis ’09, the club is more than just a diversion. “Outside of our academic work, our involvement with Eco-Action is our top priority,” … Continue reading →

Alumni network Last November, the annual Junior-Senior Career Networking Evening at Holy Cross saw a record number of alumni (60) and students (more than 200) participate in the event, which took place nearly two months after the economy took a … Continue reading →

The odyssey of collector and scholar Kent Bicknell began, inauspiciously enough, outside a New Hampshire hockey rink almost two decades ago. “They were having a rare books sale, and I thought ‘well, I like antiques’ so I decided to go … Continue reading →

A summer internship in 2007 at the Product Stewardship Institute encouraged Sarah Bolthrunis ’09 to change her entire semester abroad plan. Originally set to spend the spring of 2008 in Washington, D.C., through Holy Cross’ Washington Semester Program, Bolthrunis underwent … Continue reading →

Mathew Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies and director of the College Honors Program at the College of the Holy Cross, has been selected as the newest panelist for “On Faith,” a Web site on religion produced jointly by Newsweek … Continue reading →

While Worcester lies some thousand miles east of Illinois, the city holds its own special connection to the Prairie State’s most famous political export. Abraham Lincoln, born 200 years ago last week, was a young congressman when he visited Worcester … Continue reading →

As the freshmen of the Holy Cross women’s ice hockey team took to the ice for the first time this year, they did not know what to expect. Though prospects for the season ahead looked promising, they knew a lot … Continue reading →

After winning the Division IV National Tournament with the Holy Cross women’s rugby team last fall, Marina Vornle von Haagenfels ’10 probably thought that her year in sports could not get much better. As she drove home from Vermont’s Killington … Continue reading →

Things are getting hairy at the College of the Holy Cross — and for good reason. It’s “MANuary,” a month-long celebration of “phenomenal facial hair,” from Jan. 21 – Feb. 21, that will benefit Locks of Love, an organization that provides … Continue reading →