Author Archives: Holy Cross Magazine

Holy Cross Alumni Find Powerful Connection, Spiritual Growth Through Retreat Program

One was looking for a community of faith. Another was mourning the death of his wife of more than 50 years. And a third, juggling grad school and a full-time job, just needed time to breathe. Their reasons are as … Continue reading →

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Theater in a Contentious Age: Holy Cross Alumnus Uses Theater to Tackle Contemporary Questions

It’s really hard to say what the national narrative is anymore,” says Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher ’81, “but one thing you can almost be certain of is every eighth-grader in the United States is probably going to read ‘To … Continue reading →

Posted in English, News, Summer 2019 | Comments Off on Theater in a Contentious Age: Holy Cross Alumnus Uses Theater to Tackle Contemporary Questions

Joanne Chouinard-Luth Wants to Help Holy Cross Students Live Long, Healthy Lives

Dentists are all about preventive care, says Joanne “Jo” Chouinard-Luth, D.M.D, MPH, M.S. She spent 30 years in practice embracing an approach of preventing and mitigating disease, and now she’s using that same tactic in her philanthropy, promoting health and … Continue reading →

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Game On: Women’s Ice Hockey Coach Embraces New Role

Want to evaluate team character during a rough season? Check out a Monday practice. “Mondays were the hardest,” says Tori Messina ’19, a co-captain on Holy Cross’ women’s ice hockey team that went 1-29-3 last year in its first season … Continue reading →

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It’s Never Too Late: Holy Cross Alumna Pens Two Bestselling Novels

When Karen McManus ’91 published her first book in May 2017, she realized a dream deferred. An aspiring author since childhood, she experienced the thrill of watching her first novel catapult onto The New York Times’ best-seller list and remain … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Political Science, Spring 2019 | Comments Off on It’s Never Too Late: Holy Cross Alumna Pens Two Bestselling Novels

Black Student-Athletes Take Leadership Role in Creating Shared Community

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick spent the 2017 and 2018 football seasons out of work. And even if he never takes another snap, he leaves quite a legacy. Kaepernick’s influence was on display at January’s Black Student-Athlete Summit (BSAS) in … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Sociology and Anthropology, Spring 2019 | Comments Off on Black Student-Athletes Take Leadership Role in Creating Shared Community

The Golden Rule: Holy Cross Alumnus Helps Provide Health Care to the Homeless

Ron Lawson ’75 had worked for 14 years as a financial analyst and manager for some of the biggest firms on Wall Street. So when he was suddenly laid off in the early 1990s recession, he didn’t think much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Political Science, Psychology, Spring 2019 | Comments Off on The Golden Rule: Holy Cross Alumnus Helps Provide Health Care to the Homeless

Holy Cross Students Turn Project Ideas Into Reality Through Ignite Fund

Rev. Thomas McMurray, S.J., wears many hats at Nativity School of Worcester — director of admissions, director of Jesuit mission and identity, and chaplain. When he needed help developing a religious education curriculum for the school, he knew where to … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Holy Cross Magazine, J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts in the World, News, Religious Studies, Spring 2019, Teacher Education | Comments Off on Holy Cross Students Turn Project Ideas Into Reality Through Ignite Fund

Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society Takes Business Programs at Holy Cross to Next Level

“Before, we emphasized that students could ‘major in anything, succeed in business,’ but we only offered the one pathway, the co-curricular certificate of readiness through COES,” says David Chu, the Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society’s director of certificate programs … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Ethics, and Society, Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society, English, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Religious Studies, Spring 2019 | Comments Off on Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society Takes Business Programs at Holy Cross to Next Level

Holy Cross Alumnus Paves Way for Ethical Business Leaders

Before tech startups flocked to Silicon Valley, before entrepreneurs competed for millions in funding on the TV show “Shark Tank,” and before entrepreneurship was part of the cultural zeitgeist in the U.S., Arthur “Art” Ciocca ’59 saw entrepreneurship as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society, Economics and Accounting, English, Holy Cross Magazine, J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts in the World, Mathematics and Computer Science, News, Physics, Spring 2019 | Comments Off on Holy Cross Alumnus Paves Way for Ethical Business Leaders

New Course Explores Storied, Unexpected Relationship Between the Jesuits and Music

What do Freddie Mercury and Chance the Rapper have in common? They’ve both created music that nods to their Jesuit ties. And they’re both topics of discussion in the course Music & the Jesuits, taught by Daniel DiCenso ’98, assistant … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and Accounting, Education, Holy Cross Magazine, Music, News, Spring 2019 | Comments Off on New Course Explores Storied, Unexpected Relationship Between the Jesuits and Music

20 Years Strong, Plumley Village SPUD Programs Continue to Grow

Each week, dozens of Holy Cross student volunteers take a short drive across the city to continue a commute that started two decades ago. The students, members of Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD), make their way to Plumley Village, … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Spring 2019 | Comments Off on 20 Years Strong, Plumley Village SPUD Programs Continue to Grow

Jimmy Murray ’17 Works His Way to 2019 AFC Championship Game

Jimmy Murray ’17 sees opportunity where others see stop signs. He first worked his way onto his high school football team and later onto the Holy Cross football team as a walk-on. In 2018, he beat the odds once more, … Continue reading →

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Justice, Equality and Immigration: Holy Cross Alumnus Offers Free Legal Advice to Undocumented College Students

When Jason Hernandez ’07 arrived on Mount St. James in fall 2003, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to major in or which career he might be interested in after graduation. But he did know, he says, that he wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Philosophy, Winter 2019 | Comments Off on Justice, Equality and Immigration: Holy Cross Alumnus Offers Free Legal Advice to Undocumented College Students

A Holy Cross Without Fenwick and O’Kane?

It’s nearly impossible to imagine Mount St. James without the iconic spires of Fenwick and O’Kane halls, but that’s exactly what a 1955 master plan predicted — and argued was inevitable. A Dec. 15, 1955, story published in The Crusader … Continue reading →

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For Us, For Others, For Action: Alumni Reflect on a Half-Century of the Black Student Union

It was Spring 1987 and high school senior Arnold Principal was lost. He arrived on Mount St. James for a campus visit, got separated from his host and unknowingly stumbled upon the Black Student Union-sponsored Spring Talent Show. “Two BSU … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Psychology, Winter 2019 | Comments Off on For Us, For Others, For Action: Alumni Reflect on a Half-Century of the Black Student Union

Five Outstanding Alumni Receive Sanctae Crucis Awards

They graduated years apart, yet each embraces the Jesuit magis, a calling to “be more” that has fueled Holy Cross men and women throughout the decades and around the world. Determined to live lives of purpose and impact, these alumni … Continue reading →

Posted in Chemistry, English, Holy Cross Magazine, Mathematics and Computer Science, News, Physics, Psychology, Visual Arts, Winter 2019 | Comments Off on Five Outstanding Alumni Receive Sanctae Crucis Awards

Two Alumni, Political World Veterans Teach Course Examining Politics From Inside-Out

The advertisement starts with a video of Hillary Clinton on stage. “If you look at the map of the United States, there’s all that red in the middle where Trump won,” she says. The video is intercut with images of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Holy Cross Magazine, J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts in the World, News, Political Science, Winter 2019 | Comments Off on Two Alumni, Political World Veterans Teach Course Examining Politics From Inside-Out

‘Summa’ Exhibition Showcases Work of Visual Arts Faculty

Scattered across a table built using the golden ratio were a series of small-scale hybrid sculptures created by Associate Professor Michael Beatty. His work, a mix of handmade and digitally printed forms, was among the artwork featured in “Summa,” an … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Visual Arts, Winter 2019 | Comments Off on ‘Summa’ Exhibition Showcases Work of Visual Arts Faculty

Women’s Ice Hockey Joins Elite Hockey East

Life is a lot different for head coach Peter Van Buskirk and the Holy Cross women’s ice hockey team this season. One day they’re facing the sixth-ranked team in the country, and the following week they’re right back at it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Cross Magazine, News, Winter 2019 | Comments Off on Women’s Ice Hockey Joins Elite Hockey East