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Holy Cross Economics Course Explores the Intricacies of Inequality
“What is your opportunity cost of buying an iPhone?” Kolleen Rask, professor of economics, asks her class. “You wouldn’t be able to buy other products, right?” In the case of this conversation, the term “opportunity cost” denotes the loss of … Continue reading
Roger Hankins Retires from Cantor Art Gallery
After 18 years and nearly 100 exhibitions, Roger Hankins retired as director of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery in September 2019. His 2001 arrival in Worcester followed a two-decade career as head of gallery at the University … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, Winter 2020
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Holy Cross Alumnus Runs Across Country for Charity
Matthew “Matty” Gregg ’00 was six years old when he first dreamed of being a transcontinental runner. The idea was sparked after he watched a biopic on Terry Fox, a Canadian amputee, who ran coast to coast in 1980 to … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Political Science, Winter 2020
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Holy Cross Alumna Likens Greek Classics to Hip Hop Music
I’d been a hip-hop music fan from grade school, when a Catholic kid’s idea of rebellion was bellowing Blondie’s “Rapture” a cappella on the school bus until the driver screamed. I graduated to old-school hip-hop classics, “Rapper’s Delight,” “White Lines” … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Winter 2020
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The United States of Anxiety: Experts Weigh in on How to Stay Engaged in Politics Without Burning Out
If you thought presidential election seasons were tumultuous in the past, brace yourself for Election 2020. The 24-hour news cycle, smartphones and ubiquity of social media have caused politics to invade Americans’ lives in ways that have upended their sense … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts in the World, News, Political Science, Winter 2020
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Holy Cross Alumna Founds New England’s First Social, Activity Group for Those Living With Limb Loss
Melissa (Pierre) DeChellis ’02 needed an ambulance. Instead, she was bouncing around in the back of a pickup truck, on a winding mountain road on the Caribbean island of Dominica. That morning, she had woken up with pain and swelling … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Health Professions Advising, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Winter 2020
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Mable Millner Looks Back Over a Career Spent Looking Ahead
“The message was so special,” says Mable L. Millner, smiling as she reads a card resting next to a bouquet of flowers on her desk: “‘Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.’” The … Continue reading
Posted in Africana Studies, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, Winter 2020
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Holy Cross Religious Studies Professor Brings Artistry of Nepal, Greater Understanding of Buddhism to Campus
When Todd Lewis decided to study Buddhism in graduate school, he wanted to explore the least- examined Buddhist place in the world: Nepal. Post-graduation, Lewis set out on what was supposed to be a yearlong Fulbright trip to the Himalayan … Continue reading
Posted in Fall 2019, Holy Cross Magazine, Religious Studies
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The Christmas King: Holy Cross Alumnus Masters Hallmark Holiday Strategy
It’s unlikely you know his name, but you definitely know his work. And that’s alright with Bill Abbott ’84. As president and CEO of Crown Media Family Networks, Abbott answers his own email, eschews retaining a personal PR team and … Continue reading
Posted in English, Fall 2019, Holy Cross Magazine, News
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Professor’s New Work Examines the Universal Exile of Grief
There are words in the English language for those who lose a parent, a husband, a wife. But when it comes to articulating the loss of a child, “there is not a single word,” notes Osvaldo Golijov, Loyola Professor of … Continue reading
Posted in Fall 2019, Holy Cross Magazine, Music, News
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Classics Course Examines How Ancient Times Relate to Conflict in the United States
The music of Steely Dan, the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou” and the history of two world wars may seem an odd trio of discussion topics for a classics course. But the juxtaposition of the modern and the ancient … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Classics, Fall 2019, History, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Peace and Conflict Studies
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Holy Cross Alumna Leads Nonstop Philanthropy From an Unexpected Source
Mention billion-dollar international powerhouse World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the thoughts of many automatically land on its colorful characters and eye-popping feats of athleticism. But Mary Ellen Curran ’86 says there’s another story to tell. As the company’s senior vice … Continue reading
Posted in Fall 2019, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Political Science
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New Book Gives Voice to History of Jesuits on Campus
Hundreds walk by daily, but most would recognize only a handful of the names on the nearly 300 white stone markers at the Jesuit Cemetery. A new book seeks to rectify that, detailing the lives of those interred and, in … Continue reading
Posted in Classics, Fall 2019, History, Holy Cross Magazine, News, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Not Backing Down: Athletics Director Marcus Blossom Has Big Goals for Holy Cross
With a 4.43 GPA and stellar ACT scores, Marcus Blossom had his pick of colleges across the United States when he was a high school senior. The offers of an academic scholarship came from far and wide. Blossom, however, wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Fall 2019, Holy Cross Magazine, News
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Curiosity Leads to Unique Find Hidden in Fenwick for Decades
You’d think that everything hidden in Fenwick Hall would have been found by now. But that’s the thing about 175-year-old buildings: There’s always something else to discover. Such was the case in May when Avanell Brock, the College’s multimedia producer, … Continue reading
Posted in Classics, Fall 2019, Holy Cross Magazine, News
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Holy Cross Alumnus Honors Late Rev. Brooks, S.J., One Signature at a Time
It was November 2008 and Rodney De Leaver ’74 had an epiphany while sitting in the Hogan Ballroom. On campus to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Black Student Union, he was watching a “fireside chat” between the late president … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Summer 2019
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Theater Professor Enlightens the Next Generation
Whether it’s the Great White Way or College Street, questions of social justice in an increasingly polarized country can be asked and explored onstage. “I think a lot about my responsibilities as a white man,” says Edward Isser, W. Arthur … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Summer 2019, Theatre and Dance
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Retiring Faculty Members Leave Rich Legacy on Students, College
After decades of shaping students and the College, the following faculty members announced their retirement from Holy Cross this spring: Isabel Alvarez Borland, distinguished professor of arts and humanities; Patricia Bizzell, distinguished professor of humanities; John Hamilton, associate professor of … Continue reading
Posted in Classics, English, Featured, Holy Cross Magazine, Music, News, Philosophy, Psychology, Spanish, Summer 2019, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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First-Year Biology Course Studies the Effects of Aging
There’s something poetic about the youngest members of the Holy Cross community spending an entire year learning about the oldest members of society. That’s the scientific quest students undertake in Biology of Aging: Understanding and Combating Aging, a Montserrat class … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Summer 2019
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Holy Cross Alumnus Bridges the Gap Between Civilians and Military
For Operation Gratitude CEO Kevin Schmiegel ’89, each morning breaks with a cup of coffee and some reading. “I start each day reading emails from service members who have received our care packages,” he says. “They express gratitude and astonishment … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Summer 2019
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