Holy Cross in the News Archives
January - March '05
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New England Cable News | March 22, 2005 |
"Worcester Resident Looks To Build School in Kenya"
Aggrey Abdi Lidonde, a supervisor in the Physical Plant at the College of the Holy Cross, plans on building a school in Kenya in an effort to give back to his homeland.
Telegram & Gazette | March 22, 2005 |
"Slam-dunk for city; NCAA tournament upsets get city national attention"
A Telegram & Gazette editorial praises the efforts of the College of the Holy Cross, the official host of the NCAA tournament, for helping to make the event a rousing success.
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The Boston Globe | March 20, 2005 |
"A point of balance; Fencing program gives blind students confidence to move through life"
The Carroll Center for the Blind, founded by the late Rev. Thomas Carroll '32, teaches blind students mobility and spatial awareness through fencing. "The Carroll Center's fencing class is unique in the nation," according to James Whitters of The Boston Globe.
New England Cable News | March 18, 2005 |
"Holy Cross to Look Back at History"
In a sit-down interview, Jay O'Callahan revisits his uncle's heroics in World War II.
Associated Press | March 16, 2005 |
"Women have substantial lead on men"
Holy Cross is one of only three colleges in the 64-team NCAA field of women's basketball to graduate 100 percent of their players, according to numbers in the 2004 NCAA Graduation Rates Report.
MSNBC.com | March 13, 2005 |
"March Madness posts up for big financial score"
Economics professor Victor Matheson comments on the economic impact of March Madness.
Telegram & Gazette | March 11, 2005 |
"Ex-Holy Cross rugger takes off with ESPNU"
As vice president and general manager of ESPNU, a new 24-hour college sports network, Burke Magnus '88 is "one of the most influential people in all of college sports," says Bill Doyle of the Telegram & Gazette.
The Boston Globe | February 23, 2005 |
"Thoroughfares to the future; Improving city's streetscapes and encouraging transit-oriented projects drive agency's planning"
Mark Maloney '72, director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, discusses development in Boston in a question-and-answer story in The Boston Globe.
Telegram & Gazette | February 14, 2005 |
"Cousy truly one of city's own"
On the heels of the new biography of Bob Cousy, "Cousy, His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basketball," Bob Doyle of the Telegram & Gazette says the Cooz is "hotter than ever."
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The Syracuse Post-Standard | February 10, 2005 |
"From the heart; Passion for hoops brings cardiologist to bench at Caz"
Michael Bowser '66, decided, at the age of 55, to change professions from being a successful cardiologist to his dream of being a basketball coach.
Telegram & Gazette | February 7, 2005 |
"HC hoops among best; Magazine lists program 68th"
The men's basketball team is listed as the 68th best program in the nation in Street & Smith's special edition "100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time."
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MetroWest Daily News | February 6, 2005 |
"A child lights the darkness: As a youngster, Czech artist Helga Weissova-Hoskova chronicled the terrifying"
"A Child Artist in Terezin: Witness to the Holocaust," showcasing Helga Weissova-Hoskova's work in Rehm Library, is described as "an exhibit of extraordinary power" by Chris Bergeron of the MetroWest Daily News.
Telegram & Gazette | January 28, 2005 |
"Student talent on display at First College Art Show"
The artwork of students attending Worcester colleges is on display at First College Art Show. The show, which is judged, includes second prize winner Matt Dugan '06, "Me as Lucien Freud," charcoal and pastel and honorable mention Jennifer Knapp '07, "self-portrait," charcoal.
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Telegram & Gazette | January 25, 2005 |
" Pro baseball team picks HC's Fitton Field; May 28 to be home opener"
The newest Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball team will play at Fitton Field at the College of the Holy Cross.
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The Boston Globe | January 24, 2005 |
"Going the distance; By caring for those a disease has left orphaned, she's found her own life transformed"
Ellen McCurley '82 started a nonprofit organization that helps African children infected with or affected by AIDS in 2001.
The Portsmouth Herald | January 23, 2005 |
"Fishing for metaphors"
Billy Collins '63 "has captured the attention, and admiration, of the American public like no other living poet, except perhaps Maya Angelou," writes Michael Keating of the Portsmouth Herald.
The Holliston Tab | January 20, 2005 |
"Wade in the waters of integration: Deeper please, if we dare"
Guest columnist Robert Principe, Director of Special Projects & Multicultural Training at the College of the Holy Cross, says "Multicultural education should be at the core of our school's curriculum K-16."
The Daytona Beach News Journal | January 17, 2005 |
"How much is NASCAR hall worth to Daytona?"
Victor Matheson, economics professor at the College of the Holy Cross, weighs in on the economic impact of the proposed NASCAR Hall of Fame in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Telegram & Gazette | January 17, 2005 |
"Chaplain-poet embodies faith; Rev. Catherine Reed serves at Holy Cross"
Rev. Catherine Reed, Protestant chaplain at the College of the Holy Cross, reflects on her life and growing up black in a front-page story published on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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The Boston Globe Magazine | January 16, 2005 |
"Everybody's Favorite Big Mouth"
Tommy Heinsohn '56, commentator for the Boston Celtics, says his love for art was aided in part by a dorm proctor at the College of the Holy Cross.
Palm Beach Daily News | January 14, 2005 |
"Procrastination Pays Off; Plenty of time and imagination more important than research, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist tells Palm Beachers"
Edward P. Jones '72 talks about his book The Known World, a novel about slavery that earned him the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
Telegram & Gazette | January 14, 2005 |
"HC coach reaches noteworthy career milestone"
A Telegram & Gazette editorial notes Bill Gibbons' stellar achievement of scoring his 400th career victory as head coach of the women's basketball team at the College of the Holy Cross, putting him in the ranks of other successful college coaches.
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The Boston Globe | January 13, 2005 |
"Crusaders march Gibbons to his 400th victory"
Bill Gibbons, head women's basketball coach at the College of the Holy Cross, earns his 400th career victory Jan. 19 as the Crusaders beat Army 70-53.
Inside Radio | January 9, 2005 |
"Crusader for a Greater Medium"
Interview with President/CEO Peter Smyth ’75 of the Braintree-based Greater Media, a communications company that includes 19 AM and FM radio stations in the U.S."Our industry is indebted to The Holy Cross Crusaders for producing one of radio’s unquestionable stalwarts and a true unsung leader," writes Mike Kinosian of Inside Radio.
Worcester Magazine | January 6, 2005 |
"Top 10 Best Art Exhibits"
Rev. Don Doll’s "Vision Quest: Men, Women, and Sacred Sites of the Sioux Nation," displayed in the Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross in early 2004, was one of the "Top 10 Best Art Exhibits" in the area, according to the Worcester Magazine.