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Student Fashion Show During Black History Month at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The third annual Black & Gold Dinner and Fashion Show will take place on Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center. The event, held during Black History Month, is a … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Norman Cohen to Speak at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rabbi Norman M. Cohen will deliver a lecture on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 304 of the Hogan Campus Center. Cohen’s lecture, entitled “What’s a Nice Jewish Boy Doing at Holy Cross?” is free … Continue reading →

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Cabaret to be Performed at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Cabaret, the Alternate College Theatre’s spring musical, will be performed Feb. 1-4 at 8 p.m. in the Fenwick Theatre at Holy Cross. There will be a matinee performance on Feb. 3 and 4 at 2 p.m. Based … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students Participate in Spring Break Service Programs

WORCESTER, Mass. – Approximately 350 Holy Cross students will depart from Worcester on March 3 to spend their spring break participating in the Appalachia Service Program and Habitat for Humanity. Students involved in the Appalachia Service Program (a program created … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross community will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the lobby of the Hogan Campus Center. Sponsored by Student Affairs, the events are free … Continue reading →

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Lecture on Politics and Implications of the Aging of the Baby Boom

WORCESTER, Mass. – The politics and implications of the aging of the “baby boom” is the topic of a lecture at the Consortium Gerontology Studies Program Annual Event at Holy Cross on Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. The event … Continue reading →

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President Michael C. McFarland, S.J., to Deliver Rodino Lecture at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Richard Rodino Lecture on the Aims of the Liberal Arts will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 4 p.m. in the Brooks Concert Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Rev. Michael … Continue reading →

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Ice Skating Lessons for Deaf Children to be Offered at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will begin offering ice skating lessons for deaf children, ages 4 and up, at the Hart Recreation Center ice rink. Skaters of all levels are invited and instruction will be in American Sign Language (ASL). … Continue reading →

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Extraordinist Craig Karges to Perform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Craig Karges, award-winning entertainer of illusion and psychic happenings, will give a performance at 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center. Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, the event is … Continue reading →

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January Music Events at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – There will be a number of musical events during the month of January at Holy Cross. All concerts are free and open to the public. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m.–The Apple … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Community Participates in Numerous Holiday Charities

WORCESTER, Mass. – With the holidays approaching, members of the entire Holy Cross community have given of themselves to those in our community who are in need. According to Richard Mucci ’02, the organizer of the Mulledy Charity Drive, “Every … Continue reading →

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Deaf Education Michael R. Finneran to Lecture at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Michael R. Finneran, executive director of the Austine School for the Deaf in Brattleboro, Vt., will deliver a lecture on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m. in the Hogan Campus Center at Holy Cross. Finneran’s lecture, entitled, … Continue reading →

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African-American Poet and Author Toi Derricotte to give Reading at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Leading African-American poet and author Toi Derricotte will be reading at Holy Cross on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 4:30 p.m. in the Browsing Room of Dinand Library. Co-founder of Cave Canem, a workshop for African-American writers, Derricotte … Continue reading →

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AIDS Quilt to be Displayed at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will be displaying the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center. Sponsored by Wellness Programming and SHAPE (Sexual Health Awareness … Continue reading →

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Author John Feinstein to Sign Books at Holy Cross Basketball Game

WORCESTER, Mass. – John Feinstein, best-selling author of “The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division 1 Basketball,” a book about Patriot League basketball, will be at Holy Cross on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the men’s basketball home … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Educator Named U.S. Professor of the Year

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross physics professor Robert H. Garvey today was named U.S. Professor of the Year for 2000 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). … Continue reading →

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French Theatre Troupe to Perform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will host a performance of “La Leçon,” by the French playwright Eugene Ionesco. The play will be performed by the French theatre troupe, La Compagnie Claude Beauclair, on Friday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students will Hold “Sleep Out” to Raise Awareness of Homelessness

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross students plan to raise awareness to the problems of hunger and homelessness during the College’s annual week of events, sponsored by the Student Coalition on Homelessness and Hunger (SCOHAH), a 120-member organization run through the … Continue reading →

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McGovern Flag Presentation at Holy Cross Postponed

WORCESTER, Mass. – The flag presentation ceremony with U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and the Holy Cross Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit has been postponed due to changes in the Congressman’s schedule. The event was scheduled to take place … Continue reading →

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Scholar to Lecture on Heroine of the German Resistance at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Shareen Blair Brysac, a producer, writer and director, will deliver a lecture on Monday, Nov. 20, at 4 p.m. in Room 519 of the Hogan Campus Center. Brysac will speak on her book, “Resisting Hitler: Mildred Harnack … Continue reading →

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