Category Archives: Fall 2018

Fall 2018 issue of Holy Cross Magazine

Alumna Leads Movement to Empower and Advance Female Visual Artists

In 1999, Maggie O’Neill departed Holy Cross with a political science degree in hand and a plan in mind: She was going to law school. There was just one problem. “I didn’t really want to go to law school,” she … Continue reading →

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Finding Oneself in Others: Theresa Becchi ’10 Finds Inspiration in Peace Corps

A year ago, I sat in a prison yard under the corrugated metal roofing of a makeshift shelter, surrounded by women who had trafficked drugs, trafficked humans, killed their husbands or killed a child. We laughed, cried and sang, squinting … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Women’s Volleyball Team Tops National Community Service Challenge

For the first three months of 2018, Holy Cross women’s volleyball beat the competition with their service and assists of a different kind — those they performed off the court. And they did it without even trying. “It was really … Continue reading →

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Last Lap: Reflections from Retiring Swimming and Diving Coach Barry Parenteau

It was a fall day in 1975 when Barry Parenteau found himself alongside his father, Paul, in the office of then-Holy Cross Athletics Director Ron Perry Sr. ’54. The elder Parenteau was head coach of the Holy Cross men’s swim … Continue reading →

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Young Alumni Found Nonprofit to Build Schools and Provide Medical Care in Honduras

It was 2014 when Michael Mastroianni ’16 found himself in Honduras on a missionary trip — and on the verge of losing a bet that would change his life and those of local residents. In the country on a Medical … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alumni Fight to Create Affordable Housing for All

In the beginning, all Connie Snow ’77 wanted to do was take a few houses — Victorians, once stately but now decrepit — and bring them up to code, creating homes for needy families in Brattleboro, Vermont. “We were in … Continue reading →

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Le Chevalier: English Professor Receives French Knighthood

It was a chance encounter in an elevator that brought Maurice Géracht to Holy Cross 52 years ago. He was a Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin, wrapping up his dissertation and fielding job offers, when his adviser asked … Continue reading →

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Citizen Scientists: Summer Course Takes Hands-On Approach to Environmental Issues

“It’s a Small World” might seem an odd soundtrack for a chemistry course, but the chirpy chorus begins every time students in Environmental Chemistry rig their tabletop wind turbines just right. First they connect a string of lights to the … Continue reading →

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Five Holy Cross Faculty Members Promoted to Rank of Professor

After years of dedicated teaching and research in their respective fields, five Holy Cross faculty members have been promoted to the rank of full professor. We asked them a few questions about their scholarship — and more:

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Chaplains’ Office Welcomes New Staff

This academic year, the Office of the College Chaplains welcomes two new staff members: Rev. Keith Maczkiewicz, S.J. and Andrew Omondi. Both offering rich education and faith experience, they are excited to join the Holy Cross community. To many, Maczkiewicz … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Maymester Program Leaves Mark on Faculty, Too

At the end of a long, hot day last May, Aaron Seider, associate professor of classics, was leading a group of students on a tour of the Capitoline Museum in Rome. He was ready to throw in the towel and … Continue reading →

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