Monthly Archives: March 2011

Women’s Ice Hockey Claims Third Consecutive ECAC Title

The women’s ice hockey team concluded the 2010-11 season with its third consecutive ECAC Open championship. In the final round, the Crusaders forced a 4-4 tie against St. Anselm and earned the title by winning a shootout. Jocelyn Kratchmer ’11 … Continue reading →

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Music Professor Awarded International Composition Award

Chris Arrell, assistant professor of music at Holy Cross, has received the 2011 Ossia International Composition Award for contemporary music from the Ossia New Music Ensemble, a student-run group at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. Ossia receives … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Participate in Citywide Book Drive

The College of the Holy Cross has teamed up with the Colleges of Worcester Consortium in the city’s fifth annual “Give A Book” drive.    With the goal of promoting literacy and a love of reading, the citywide book drive will … Continue reading →

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“Two Minutes With Ed Augustus”

Ed Augustus, the  director of  government and community relations at the College of the Holy Cross, was interviewed in both Worcester Magazine and the Worcester Business Journal about his new position at the College and goals for the office.  A native … Continue reading →

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“College theater takes the city stage”

In an article exploring the rising popularity of college theater productions in Worcester, Ed Isser, professor and chair of the theatre department at the College of the Holy Cross, encourages city residents to attend shows that are unlikely to be … Continue reading →

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Eminent Mathematician to Give Annual Sulski Memorial Lecture at Holy Cross

Carolyn S. Gordon, the Benjamin Cheney Professor of Mathematics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., will give the 18th annual Leonard C. Sulski Memorial Lecture in Mathematics on Wednesday, March 16, at 8 p.m. in Room 519 of the Hogan … Continue reading →

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“Do Teens Really Need Nine Hours of Sleep?”

A poll released earlier this week by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) finds that Americans aren’t getting enough sleep because they’re spending too much time on their cell phones, computers and other electronic devices before bed.  It makes sense then, that … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Present Lectures Exploring Changes in Catholicism

The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross will present a number of distinguished speakers in March who will offer theological and historical insights on how practicing Catholicism has changed and continues to change … Continue reading →

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Record Number of Students Engage in Community Service Over Spring Break

The Holy Cross Chaplains’ Office reports that 309 students — or one in 10 students at the College — are spending their spring break this week doing community service. This is the largest group in the 36-year history of the … Continue reading →

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Tricia Rose Talks Hip-Hop Music and Culture

In a crowded Seelos Theatre on Feb. 7, Tricia Rose, acclaimed author of Hip Hop Wars and scholarly works on African-American culture, led a discussion at a Montserrat Self cluster event aimed at understanding the place of hip-hop music in … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Professor Recognized for Musical Excellence

The Massachusetts Cultural Council has awarded Holy Cross professor Shirish Korde, composer of the multimedia chamber opera Phoolan Devi: The Bandit Queen an unrestricted $7,500 grant. Korde was one of only 15 out of 416 eligible applicants across the state … Continue reading →

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“‘I do,’ but more just don’t”

The percentage of married Americans (52%) is at a historic low, according to a recent article by the Telegram and Gazette. The news did not surprise Edward H. Thompson, Jr., professor of sociology at the College of the Holy Cross, … Continue reading →

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‘Holy Cross Newsroom’ One-Stop Shop for College’s News

Visitors to the College website will notice some changes in the way stories about Holy Cross people, programs, and events on campus are presented on the website. The new “Holy Cross Newsroom” is designed to make it easier for website … Continue reading →

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Organist Renee Anne Louprette to Perform at Holy Cross

Concert organist Renee Anne Louprette will perform Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross, as part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists’ Series.  The concert, which is handicap accessible, … Continue reading →

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“Push to restore ‘Turtle Boy’ fountain”

In a news story for NECN – Worcester News Tonight about a fountain in Worcester commonly known as ‘Turtle Boy,’ David Gyscek, the visual arts studio coordinator at the College of the Holy Cross, believes that the strange fountain can … Continue reading →

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“Success of new stadium depends on deal with Falcons”

In an article for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about potentially building a new open-air stadium or expanding the current Georgia Dome, Victor Matheson, associate professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, questions whether it is economically prudent to … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Senior Brings Sleep Education Program to Worcester

Christina Kyriakos’ interest was piqued as soon as she heard about a children’s sleep education program that psychology professor Amy Wolfson mentioned in her Sleep and Behavior course. The psychology major, who conducts sleep research with Wolfson and Gregory DiGirolamo, … Continue reading →

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author to Deliver Commencement Address

  Novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson will receive an honorary degree from the College of the Holy Cross and address this year’s graduates during the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. on the campus.  The author … Continue reading →

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