Category Archives: Winter 2021

Winter 2021 issue of Holy Cross Magazine

Holy Cross Welcomes Twelve Tenure-Track Faculty Members

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

At the start of the 2020-21 academic year, Holy Cross welcomed new tenure-track faculty members, joining the following departments: biology, classics, English, mathematics and computer science, philosophy, psychology, sociology and anthropology, Spanish, and world languages, literatures and cultures. The scholars … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alumnus Aids Theatres in Their Darkest Hour

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

In spring 1975, theater legend Arthur Laurents received a Tony Award nomination for directing the revival of “Gypsy,” the 1959 classic often referred to as the quintessential Broadway musical. In that same time—and some 200 miles away—David Saint was graduating … Continue reading →

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‘Return to Me’ Offered for Lent 2021

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

Holy Cross will once again offer a daily digital reflection series for the holy season of Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 17 and concludes on Easter Sunday, April 4. Each day, subscribers will receive a reflection on … Continue reading →

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Vanecko Shows the World What It Means to “Fight Like A Girl”

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

Mary Kate Vanecko ’17 first discovered boxing as a way to cross-train while playing varsity lacrosse at Holy Cross. She liked it so much, she joined the boxing club at Trinity College in Dublin while studying abroad junior year. When … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Course Examines Eating and Its Disorders

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

Professor Jumi Hayaki opens the Zoom meeting of her upper-level seminar on eating disorders like the researcher that she is, identifying the day’s focus — a form of treatment known as motivational interviewing — and inviting students to discuss their … Continue reading →

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College Launches Student Emergency Aid Committee

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

In September, the College sent an email to all students: Anyone experiencing an emergency financial need — from housing insecurity to transportation to books — could complete an online request form and a member of the Student Emergency Aid Committee … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alum Saves Classic Songs From Oblivion

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

As a child, Dick Sheridan ’56 would thumb through the catalogs of the day — Sears and Montgomery Ward — idolizing pictures of guitars. He’d savor the sound of chords he’d hear that accompanied the folk songs he loved and … Continue reading →

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Anthony Fauci, M.D., ’62: COVID Crusader

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Holy Cross Magazine

1958. A chemistry lab at Holy Cross. Freshman Anthony Fauci is conducting an experiment that requires what feels like hours of measuring, weighing and heating a solution over a Bunsen burner. The final step: Clamp the test tube and deliver … Continue reading →

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