Monthly Archives: February 2010

Economic Impact of the Olympics

Victor Matheson, associate professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, comments on the high price of hosting the Olympics, and how it could impact Vancouver. The New York Times, Room for Debate blog – Feb. 12 “Dreaming … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross March 2010 Concert Series

WORCESTER, Mass. – The music department at the College of the Holy Cross will present the following musical performances on campus during March 2010. All events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the music … Continue reading →

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Lecture to Offer Historical Perspective on Muslim-Christian Relations

WORCESTER, Mass. – Sidney Griffith, professor and chair of the department of Semitic and Egyptian languages and literature at the Catholic University of America, will give a lecture titled “Christians and Muslims Together: Lessons from Yesterday for Today” on Monday, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross March 2010 Concert Series

WORCESTER, Mass. – The music department at the College of the Holy Cross will present the following musical performances on campus during March 2010. All events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the music … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Hosts Love Your Body Week

WORCESTER, Mass. – Peer Educators from the Nutrition, Exercise, and Eating Disorder Program (NEED) at the College of the Holy Cross have organized a health and body week to educate students on eating habits, eating disorder awareness, the media’s effects … Continue reading →

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Less gold for Olympic sponsors?

Robert Baumann, associate professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, talks about the costs of hosting the Olympic Games. Read the MSN Money story.

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An Ecumenical Pilgrimage to Holy Cross

Preview of Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, the latest exhibition at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross. Read the Yankee story.

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Holy Cross Professor, Students Launch Cutting-Edge Web Site on Bird Anatomy

WORCESTER, Mass. – Leon Claessens, assistant professor of biology at the College of the Holy Cross, will launch a unique new 3D online database of bones in the skeletons of living, recently extinct, and fossil birds.  Made possible through a … Continue reading →

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Rep. Polito considering run for State Treasurer

Daniel Klinghard, assistant professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross, provides insight into how Scott Brown’s U.S. Senate win might impact future republican success. Watch the NECN/Worcester News Tonight story.

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Holy Cross to Welcome Accreditation Review Team March 28-31

WORCESTER, Mass. – As part of an accreditation process that takes place every 10 years, a team representing the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) will visit the College … Continue reading →

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Cruel love

In this week’s New York Times Book Review cover story, Leah Hager Cohen, W.H. Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters at the College of the Holy Cross, reviews Louise Erdrich’s new novel Shadow Tag. Read The New York Times review.

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Photo Shot in Kenya Earns Happny ’10 First Place in Citywide Art Show

Three Holy Cross students took home honorable mentions, while Nora Happny ’10 won first place prize in the sixth annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Arts Show at ARTSWorcester’s Aurora Gallery. Happny’s winning photograph, titled “The Little Engine That Could,” was … Continue reading →

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Art proves to be child’s play: Photo takes first place in college show

Nora Happny, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2010, wins first prize in the sixth annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Show for her photograph of “The Little Train That Could.” Read the Telegram & … Continue reading →

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Experts split: Are FY11 student aid increases enough?

Lynne Myers, director of financial aid at the College of the Holy Cross, talks about new federal funding for Pell Grants. Read the eCampus News story.

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Scholar to Recount Early Christian-Buddhist Encounter

WORCESTER, Mass. – Trent Pomplun, author of Jesuit on the Roof of the World: Ippolito Desideri’s Mission to Tibet, will speak about his book in a lecture titled, “Inter-Religious Dialogue in Tibet,” Thursday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. in the … Continue reading →

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Have Blogs Become So, Um, 2009?

In a story about young people losing interest in long form blogging, Sarah Rondeau ’13 who ‘tweets’ for the College of the Holy Cross, shares why she prefers briefer, more mobile forms of communication.  Read the Associated Press story.

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J.D. Salinger: 1919 – 2010 – In Memoriam

Steve Vineberg, professor of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross, writes about author J.D. Salinger, who died last week at the age of 91. Read the story in the Boston Phoenix.

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Words are his racket: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon to read at Holy Cross

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, who will be giving a reading at the College of the Holy Cross, talks to the Telegram & Gazette about winning the Pulitzer Prize, his poetry, and his rock band! Read the Telegram & Gazette … Continue reading →

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Black & Gold Fashion Show to Benefit Haitian Relief

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Black Student Union (BSU) at the College of the Holy Cross will hold its 12th annual Black and Gold Fashion Show and Dinner on Friday, Feb. 5 at Mechanics Hall in downtown Worcester.  Dinner is scheduled … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Sports Economists Available to Comment on Economic Impact of the Olympics

WORCESTER, Mass. – Vancouver is not likely to profit from hosting the Olympics, despite the large crowds expected to descend upon its hotels, restaurants and shops, according to sports economists Robert Baumann and Victor Matheson.  “If a city is expecting … Continue reading →

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