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WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Alternate College Theatre presents the charming, wildly successful Neil Simon classic Sweet Charity on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 8 p.m., Feb. 2 at 2 and 8 p.m., and Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. in Fenwick Theatre (2nd Floor O’Kane Hall) at the College of the Holy Cross. Tickets are $7 for members of the Holy Cross community and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be reserved by calling the ACT box office at (508)-793-3536.

Sweet Charity is packed with show-stopping dance numbers adapted from Bob Fosse’s original choreography, high-energy songs, and lovable characters. Adapted from Nights of Cabiria, a film by Federico Fellini, Sweet Charity tells the story of perennial optimist Charity, who is perpetually unlucky in love. With well-intentioned advice from her girlfriends and co-workers at the Fandango Ballroom, Charity bumbles her way through amorous mishaps, including relationships with a married man and an Italian movie star. Finally, she meets Oscar, who may be the one to sweep her off her feet.

Sweet Charity is based on a book by Neil Simon, with music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The play received 12 Tony nominations during its first run on Broadway.

The Alternate College Theater is a student-run organization at Holy Cross. In each production, students manage every aspect from directing and acting to lighting and set design. In Sweet Charity, the director is recent graduate Eric Butler ‘06; other members of the production staff include musical directors Stephanie Samborowski ’08 and Daniel Libatique ‘10, costume designer Katherine Fritz ‘08, set designer Mary Beth Cotty ‘09, choreographer Olivia Schum ‘09, and producer Caitlin Powell ‘08.

Sweet Charity is suitable for all audiences.

WORCESTER, Mass. – Six employees of the College of the Holy Cross have received the 2007 Claire B. Burns Awards. The awards program, now in its eleventh year, was established and endowed in 1997 by Donal J. Burns ’49 in honor of his wife, Claire, an alumna of the Class of 1990. The awards are presented annually to non-exempt employees of the College, currently working or retired, who in the fulfillment of their responsibilities have demonstrated, fostered and promoted the spirit of family which is a treasured characteristic of the Holy Cross Community.

The recipients, all from the Worcester area, were honored at an awards banquet on Jan. 9 in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom.

The recipients are:

Samuel Alcorn, of Worcester, retiree who worked in physical plant/grounds from 1986-97.

Harry C. Clouthier, of Worcester, has worked in physical plant/building services since 1987.

Darlene M. DeMarco, of Worcester, has worked in physical plant/building services since 1994.

Jason S. Laine, of Worcester, has worked in physical plant/building services since 1982.

Brian J. McCann, of Grafton, has worked in physical plant/building services since 1989.

Sandra E. Shook, of Worcester, currently working in the study abroad department has been employed since 1989.

In addition, 48 employees were recognized for perfect attendance over the past year, including William Breault, who has received the award for the past 24 consecutive years.  Breault, of Worcester, has worked in physical plant/building services since 1976.

Ninety-two employees were also recognized for years of service to the College.

WORCESTER, Mass. – Amy Wolfson, professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross and preeminent scholar on sleep, has been awarded a grant of nearly $75,000 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a branch of the National Institutes of Health, to fund a research fellowship for Andrea Azuaje, class of 2008.  Wolfson will serve as a mentor to Azuaje as she completes a project that will examine sleep disturbances among disadvantaged adolescents.

Azuaje, a psychology major with a minor in childhood studies, says recent research studies suggest that sleep disturbance is more prevalent among individuals with a lower socioeconomic status.

“I will be investigating the influence of socio-economic status and culture on sleep patterns and other related health variables,” explains Azuaje. “ It is essential for us to grasp a better understanding of these factors to see how they influence behavior in school and overall emotional stability.”

Azuaje will start her fellowship this spring and will continue for a year and a half. Next semester she will work part-time and when she graduates in May she will take on the project full time.

In addition to her work, she will be assisting Wolfson with her “Sleep-Smart” Project. In 2005 Wolfson received a four-year grant of $1.07 million for this sleep research study, which is largest research grant awarded to an individual in the College’s history.

The program assesses young adolescents’ sleep habits and evaluates the efficacy of her “Sleep-Smart Pacesetter” Program on middle school students from Worcester’s Forest Grove and Sullivan Middle schools. While significant research has been conducted on older adolescents, middle school-aged adolescents’ sleep patterns and daytime functioning have been understudied.

Azuaje has worked with Wolfson for the last three years as a volunteer research assistant for the “Sleep-Smart” Program, where she was responsible for conducting young adolescent student interviews, data entry, downloading actigraphs, and creating and editing weekly parent newsletters.  This semester she will co-lead the “Sleep-Smart Pacesetter” Program, a preventive-intervention curriculum, where she will be teaching the curriculum to seventh graders in the Worcester Public Schools.

“Ms. Azuaje has had research and clinical experiences, beyond what is typical of a college senior,” says Wolfson.  “It is impressive to see how she seeks out new and enriching experiences, particularly in the area of childhood studies.”

In addition to being mentored by Wolfson, Azuaje will be learning from Monique LeBourgeois, assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Human Development of Brown University, Mona El-Sheikh, alumni professor of human development and family studies at Auburn University, and Oneka LaBennett, assistant professor of anthropology at Holy Cross. During next semester she plans to visit LeBourgeois at Brown every few weeks to assist her with her sleep research on preschoolers and to plan her own project.

After she completes her fellowship, Azuaje plans to earn her Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

“Eventually, I would like to either work in a hospital setting or have my own private practice,” says Azuaje. “At this point in my career, I am extremely interested in the behavioral and emotional aspects of child and adolescent development.”

Born in Caracas, Venezuela and raised in West Harrison, N.Y., Azuaje is an active participant in the Holy Cross Community. She is a member of the peer mentoring program and was a resident counselor for the Odyssey program, which helps freshmen adjust to college life.

“I am very excited for this coming semester and next year,” she exclaims. “This is a wonderful beginning to my career.”

WORCESTER, Mass. – The following films will be shown at Kimball Theatre at the College of the Holy Cross. All films are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information, please call the Kimball Theatre Box Office at 508-793-2455.

Eastern Promises
Wed., Jan. 16: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

The Kingdom
Fri., Jan. 18 and Sat., Jan 19: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated R.

No End in Sight
Wed., Jan. 23: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. This film is not rated.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Fri., Jan. 25 and Sat., Jan. 26: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated PG-13.

Gone Baby Gone
Wed., Jan. 30: Showings 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

In The Valley of Elah
Fri., Feb. 1 and Sat., Feb. 2: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated R.

American Gangster
Wed., Feb. 6: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

Bee Movie
Fri., Feb. 8 and Sat., Feb. 9: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated PG.

Into The Wild
Wed., Feb. 13: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

Beowulf
Fri., Feb. 15 and Sat., Feb. 16: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated PG-13.

Michael Clayton
Wed., Feb. 20: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

We Own the Night
Fri., Feb. 22 and Sat., Feb. 23: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated R.

No Country for Old Men
Wed., Feb. 27: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

Atonement
Wed., March 12: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

Margot at the Wedding
Fri., March 14 and Sat., March 15: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated R.

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Wed., March 26: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

3:10 to Yuma
Fri., March 28 and Sat., March 29: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated R.

The Savages
Wed., April 2: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated PG-13.

The Kite Runner
Fri., April 4 and Sat., April 5: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated PG-13.

Sweeney Todd
Wed., April 9: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

I Am Legend
Fri., April 11 and Sat., April 12: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated PG-13.

Juno
Wed., April 16: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated R.

Enchanted
Fri., April 18 and Sat., April 19: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated PG.

The Great Debaters
Wed., April 23: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Rated PG-13.

Charlie Wilson’s War
Fri., April 25 and Sat., April 26: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated R.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Fri., May 2 and Sat., May 3: Showing at 7 p.m. Rated R.

WORCESTER, Mass. – A documentary film titled, Hidden Warriors: Women on the Ho Chi Minh Trail directed by Karen Turner, professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross, has been selected for the 9th Annual Women’s International Film Festival, a project of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). The high profile festival titled, Through Women’s Eyes, showcases films by women directors from around the world. It will take place February 1-2, 2008 in Sarasota, Fla.

Produced by Turner and Phan Thanh Hao, a Vietnamese journalist, they began working on Hidden Warriors in 2000 and finished in 2005, representing the first joint effort by an American and Vietnamese team. In 2006, Turner spent a semester in Hanoi, Vietnam on a Fulbright Grant, where she shot footage that will be used as an epilogue for the festival. The documentary was shot in several stages, all taking place in Hanoi, with Vietnamese cameramen and U.S. cinematographers.

“The film tells the story of the thousands of young women who volunteered to support North Vietnam’s regular army after 1965 when the U.S. intensified its air war,” explains Turner. “These women left their homes during their teens and early twenties, forgoing marriage and education, to defend the most critical sites along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.”

The 46-minute film shows archival footage from Hanoi, never before shown in the U.S. It documents the daily lives and struggles of these women who took on the work of their male comrades, displaying visually that women can stand up as well as men under the most violent conditions.

“Interviews filmed in Hanoi with members of one troop of volunteer youth reveal why women left home to fight, how they managed leadership roles, the respect they earned from male counterparts, and the disappointments of their lives in the post-war era,” explains Turner. “Hidden Warriors not only adds an important and new dimension to a war story told in the past mainly through male views, but also contributes important insight to questions about the role of women in war.”

The film has been a useful teaching tool, and has been shown in Hanoi and in over 30 venues in the U.S.

The idea for the film came from a book Turner co-wrote with Hao, titled, Even the Women Must Fight:  Memories of War from North Vietnam (Wiley New York, 1998). After the book was published, several documentary filmmakers called to get permission to use the book as a basis for a film. But, Turner and Hao decided that they did not want to lose control of the story or the interviews with the group of veterans, and decided to produce the film themselves.

“We knew that these were ordinary people who did not know how to deal with the media, especially from the U.S., and would probably not talk as openly as they did with a small crew that they knew, and a Vietnamese cameraman,” says Turner.

Turner, a member of Holy Cross faculty since 1987, is a trained scholar of classical Chinese law and has written about law in China in a comparative context. She is now working with a team at Stanford University to compare the Chinese and Roman empires. Turner was instrumental in the development of the Asian Studies program at the College, and is the recipient of several academic awards and honors, including being named the Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., Professor of Humanities (2002-2005).

“I went to Vietnam with my husband, Thomas Gottschang, professor of economics at Holy Cross and a Vietnam vet, in 1993 when he taught economics at Hanoi National University,” says Turner. “I heard these stories of women fighters for the first time in Hanoi during that visit and they changed my life. I continued to work on two fronts, one in the China field, and the other in the history of women and war, especially in Vietnam.”

Turner says her students have been a major force in the film. One of them did a voiceover for the film and her classes have watched and commented on it as it has progressed.

“The insights of my students, who are far savvier about film than I am, have been very helpful and I have always kept them in mind as my imaginary audience and that has helped with the focus of the work.”

She has also had overwhelming support form the administration and her colleagues at Holy Cross.

Established in 1976, UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations, completely supported by voluntary donations. Their mission is to advance women’s human rights, focusing on activities to reduce women’s poverty and exclusion, stopping violence against women, ending the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls, and supporting women’s leadership in governance and post-conflict reconstruction.

All proceeds from the 2008 Through Women’s Eyes film festival goes to the Safe Cities Program to stop violence against women in Latin America.

For more information or tickets please visit www.ThroughWomensEyes.com.

WORCESTER, Mass. – The music department and the chamber players at the College of the Holy Cross will present the QX String Quartet, a Boston-based ensemble, on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

The quartet, founded in 2005, includes violinists Krista Buckland Reisner and Rohan Gregory, violist Peter Sulski and cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws. Their music ranges from the classics to improvisational world music.

“We will be performing just the classics at Holy Cross,” says Sulski, “Including Bartok’s quartet number 1, Beethoven quartet opus 18, number 4 and the Ravel string quartet.”

Sulski works with instrumental students at Holy Cross, giving them lessons, coaching them in chamber music, and assisting with the Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra. He also helps in setting up many community outreach performances for the students, including one at Mechanics Hall in the spring.

“Working at College of the Holy Cross with its musicians is an intense experience,” explains Sulski. “The students are dedicated and open to new experiences and ways of thinking.”

The Quartet collaborates frequently with composer Shirish Korde, professor and chair of the music department at the College. QX is planning the premiere of a concerto for string quartet, in the performance Korde will play the block flute.

QX made their debut right here in Worcester, at Mechanics Hall. They have performed with pianists Andrew Rangall and Judith Gordon at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, premiered a composition written for them by Christos Koulendros, by invitation of the St. Botolph Club in Boston and recorded their first CD in the fall of 2006, by composer Joseph Summer (Albany Records).

In 2005, they started the QX Chamber Music Festival, which brings together budding young instrumentalists for an intensive week of chamber music coaching, faculty and participant concerts. The festival was so successful they have expanded it to a two week period and opened it up to adult amateurs. This year it will take place from July 14-25.

Other upcoming events include a Shakespeare Concert in Boston’s Jordan Hall and the recording of a second CD of works by Joseph Summer.

WORCESTER, Mass. – Patricia Bizzell, professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named the 2008 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Exemplar Award winner by the national Council of Teachers of English. She will be presented the award on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at their main general assembly meeting and her remarks will be published in the December 2008 journal of College Composition and Communication (CCC).

“This is by way of being a lifetime achievement award for people in composition studies and rhetoric, and I am deeply honored to receive it,” says Bizzell.  “The roster of previous recipients includes a number of people whom I consider to be my mentors.”

The Exemplar Award is given to a person who is a role model for the CCCC organization. It seeks to recognize those representing the highest ideals of scholarship, teaching, and service to the entire profession, through a national and international scope. The award has been given each year, since 1991.

“The English department is thrilled that Professor Bizzell is getting the recognition in her field that she so strongly deserves,” says Rev. James Miracky, S.J., associate professor and chair of the English department. “Her teaching and service to the College has been generous and first-rate. In particular, her work with the College’s Writer’s Workshop and her outstanding rhetoric course have been invaluable contributions to developing in our students the critical thinking and writing skills that are so central to the College’s mission.”

Bizzell, a member of Holy Cross faculty since 1978, earned her Ph.D. in English literature from Rutgers University. She is a nationally recognized authority on the teaching of composition and has lectured and conducted workshops at other institutions and at scholarly meetings. Bizzell is the author of numerous articles and essays on composition theory. Her book, The Rhetorical Tradition: Readings from Classical Times to the Present, which she co-authored with Bruce Herzberg, received the National Council of Teachers of English Outstanding Book Award in 1992.

A member of the advisory board for the Voices of Democracy Project, she worked to help create a Web site of important speeches in American history, with scholarly and teaching apparatus attached. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Bizzell prepared several units for the Web site including one on the speech “Religion and Race” by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, which was the keynote address at the first national conference of American clergy to address civil rights issues, in Chicago in 1963.

In addition, Bizzell served as president of the Rhetoric Society of America from 2004-06. She resides in Worcester.

Established in 1911, the NCTE has worked to advance teaching, research, and student achievement in English language arts at all scholastic levels.

WORCESTER, Mass. – Gwenn A. Miller, assistant professor of history, has been awarded a fellowship by The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). She will receive $30,000 for seven months of work from January through July of 2008.  The NEH fellowship is awarded to individuals pursuing advanced research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public’s greater understanding of the humanities.

Miller specializes in early American history, specifically the Russian colonization of Alaska. During the seven months, she will be working on a book about relations between native people and Europeans in Russian America (Alaska) during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

“The competition for these highly prestigious fellowships is always fierce,” says Timothy Austin, vice president for academic affairs and dean at the College of the Holy Cross. “Professor Miller has clearly convinced her fellow historians that the project she is pursuing promises to affect her field in quite significant ways. We are delighted that she will be able to press ahead aggressively during her leave and then bring her expertise back to the classroom for the benefit of her students.”

After the book is published, Miller plans to move on to new comparative projects.  She says, “I am particularly interested in stretching the bounds of traditional American history both through my teaching and through my scholarly work.”

Miller, a member of the Holy Cross faculty since 2004, earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from Duke University and her B.A. from Bowdoin College. Miller was an instructor and teaching assistant at Duke University; prior to that she taught history at the high school level. She is the author of an essay, titled “Contact and Conquest in Colonial North America” in A Companion to American Women’s History edited by Nancy A. Hewitt (Blackwell, 2002) and published another essay titled “The Perfect Mistress of Russian Economy: Sighting the Intimate on a Colonial Alaskan Terrain, 1784-1821,” in Haunted by Empire: Geographies of Intimacy in North American History, edited by Ann Laura Stoler (Duke University Press, 2006). She resides in Jamaica Plain, Mass.

WORCESTER, Mass. – From the Today Show and USA Today to the front page of the Telegram & Gazette to the Jakarta Post and Australian radio the College of the Holy Cross has been making headlines nationally, locally, and overseas.

Here is a glimpse of the past year:

• Hot from the White House Press, Dr. Anthony Fauci ’62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is one of eight recipients of a 2005 National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honor for scientific achievement. The award was given to him by the President of the United States.
• In January, Fauci made CNN’s “People you should know list” and in September a Washington Post article reported on Fauci receiving the prestigious Mary Woodward Lasker public service award.
• Sports economist, Victor Matheson, assistant professors of economics, was sought out by numerous outlets for his expertise including The Boston Globe, The Gainesville Sun, and The San-Antonio Express; he also appeared on CNBC.
  A recent study by several economics professors, including Matheson and Robert Baumann, assistant professor of economics, showed that a winning football season does not create a noticeable increase in jobs or pay in a teams’ home town. The article ran in more than 100 media outlets.
• Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music and world renowned composer, was awarded two Grammy awards for Ainadamar (Fountains of Tears): best contemporary classical composition and best opera recording.  The news made the Boston Globe and the Telegram & Gazette, among other publications.
  In the pages of The New York Times, Golijov talked about his role as the first composer in residence for the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center this summer; and in August, under Goljiov’s auspices, 16 Holy Cross students became the first “outside” singers ever to join conductor Maria Guinand’s acclaimed Schola Cantorum de Caracas in performing Golijov’s St. Mark Passion at the Lincoln Center.
  Golijov opened up to Men’s Vogue (August issue) about his biggest influences and his latest work, the soundtrack for Youth Without Youth, a film by Francis Ford Coppola.
• Appearing live in The Today Show studio last February, Amy Wolfson, professor of psychology, talks about the importance of sleep and gives mothers with young children tips on getting a good night’s rest.
  In The New York Times, a study by Wolfson and Mary A. Carskadon, a sleep researcher at the Brown School of Medicine, found that most adolescents aren’t getting the amount of sleep they need. The study was referenced in a special section of the “Science Times” focusing on sleep research.
  In a full page article appearing in The Boston Globe, Wolfson gave parents advice about letting their kids stay up late to watch the Red Sox games during the World Series.
• Holy Cross men’s basketball guard Pat Doherty ’08 graces the cover of Sports Illustrated college basketball March Madness issue.
• Inside the glossy pages of Business Week, star litigator Theodore V. Wells Jr. ’72, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ’71, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Edward P. Jones ’72, are among a small group of young African Americans who arrived at Holy Cross during a racially tense time in the nation’s history. This article reports their stories, and probes how their time at Holy Cross shaped who they are today. It also focuses on Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., president emeritus, who encouraged them to attend the College and helped mentor them during their time at Mount St. James and beyond.
• With an election year right around the corner, The New York Observer writes about Jon Favreau ‘03, who is Barack Obama’s campaign speechwriter.
• John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the U.S., received an honorary degree from the College and addressed the graduates during the Commencement ceremony on May 25 on the campus. The story ran in many different media outlets. Roberts’ wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, graduated form Holy Cross in 1976, she was the subject of a lengthy interview in the Telegram & Gazette that talked about her experiences at Holy Cross.
• The Lexington Minuteman talks to Jon Landry ’07 about his dream come true. Landry, who was a defenseman on Holy Cross’ men’s hockey team, signed a two-year entry-level contract with the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets.
• David O’Brien, who recently retired as professor of history and Loyola Professor of Roman Catholic Studies, was profiled in America Magazine. O’Brien taught American Catholic history and Catholic social and political thought in Holy Cross classrooms since 1969.
• Abdi Lidonde, supervisor of the physical plant department, sits down with Bronnie Kush from the Telegram & Gazette to explain how he is living out his dream, by building a school for impoverished youths in his native Kenya. The Holy Cross community is offering assistance.
• Mary M. Doyle Roche ’90, assistant professor of religious studies, talks about the loss of “innocence” among today’s children. A highly-acclaimed Australian radio program, “Encounter” explores the connections between religion and life.
• The Telegram & Gazette and The MetroWest Daily News gave rave reviews to the outdoor production of Richard III, presented by Redfeather Theatre (in collaboration with Holy Cross).  The play was directed by Edward Isser, associate professor of theatre, and the cast included numerous Holy Cross students.
• The Worcester Business Journal reported 53 percent of Holy Cross alumni gave to the school’s annual fund this past year, surpassing national higher education fundraising trends.
• During a September press conference, Holy Cross announced plans to honor basketball legend Bob Cousy ’50 with a life-size bronze statue to be located in front of the Hart Center. Numerous media outlets were on hand for the news, including WBZ-TV, The MetroWest Daily News, and Celtics.com.
• Catherine Roberts, associate professor of mathematics, was selected as one of 14 master teachers for the Intel Massachusetts Department of Education/Intel Math Initiative.  Chosen from a pool of over 90 applicants, she will help elementary and middle school math teachers improve their skills. The interview was conducted in her hometown of Chatham and ran in the Cape Cod Chronicle.
• USA Today came to campus as members of the Class of 2011 gathered for the annual President’s Banquet where they discussed and brought to life their summer reading assignment, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan. Chosen because of its emphasis on fundamental social, ethical and environmental questions, the book served as a catalyst for dialogue and reflection among students, faculty and staff.
• In lengthy interviews with the Telegram & Gazette and Worcester Magazine, celebrated composer Shirish Korde, professor and chair of the music department, kicked off Music Worcester’s 148th season with the U.S. premiere of his composition, Svara-Yantra. He received a glowing review from The Boston Globe.
• Steve Dziemian, a printer in the graphic arts department at the College, had been suffering with a life-threatening liver disease for years.  After undergoing a successful transplant — made possible by the kindness of a living donor — Dziemian shared his story with ABC’s Nightline.
• In an op-ed on academic integrity, Timothy Austin, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College, comments on the role technology plays in cheating, and offers suggestions on how faculty can address and combat student dishonesty. The essay, written for Inside Higher Ed, was widely read and received numerous comments.
• Richard Herrick, professor of chemistry and director of the new Clavius Scholar Program, talks to the Telegram & Gazette about how a $586,500 grant will benefit low income Worcester students who are interested in the sciences.
• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ’71, talks to 60 Minutes and ABC News about his recent memoir titled “My Grandfather’s Son,” which describes his life and the events that shaped it.
• In the aftermath of the Oct. 18, 2007 terrorist bombings in Pakistan, Mathew N. Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies and director of the College Honors Program, comments on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s return and the changing political climate in USA Today. Schmalz previously lived in Pakistan (and India) for four years, where he spent time with Bhutto.
  In preparation for presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s “Faith in America” address, Schmalz, an expert on Mormon culture, offered analysis to numerous media outlets, including the The San Francisco Chronicle and The Boston Globe. An article written by the Associated Press ran in nearly 70 media outlets.
• Reporters from the Telegram & Gazette and Worcester News Tonight join David Lipke ’08, co-chairman of the student government association, as he takes the first ride in one of the College’s Zipcars. Holy Cross was the first College in Worcester to have Zipcars arrive on campus.
• From the theatre department’s production of My Life with Albertine to the Cantor Art Gallery’s exhibit of Crossroads, a Worcester Magazine cover story explains you don’t have to go much further than the College of the Holy Cross for culture and entertainment.
• Ann M. Sheehy, assistant professor of biology, received a $200,000 Smith Family New Investigator Award for newly appointed junior faculty researching AIDS, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and neuroscience. Worcester News Tonight aired a feature story about Sheehy, and the Telegram & Gazette and the Kalamazoo Gazette ran similar pieces.
• Visiting fellow in Balinese performing arts, I Made Bandem, a world renowned master and leader of music, dance, and theater, opens up to The Jakarta Post about the Balinese program at the College.