Holy Cross in the News Archives
April - June '05
"More NCAAs for DCU; Holy Cross joins as regional hockey host in ’08, ’10" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Associated Press | June 16, 2005 |
"Edward P. Jones' 'The Known World,' wins Ireland's IMPAC literary prize"
Edward P. Jones '72 received one of Europe's richest literary prizes June 15 for his widely acclaimed novel, The Known World, which also received the Pulitzer prize for fiction last year.
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Voice of America News | June 13, 2005 |
"Innovative Islamic Thought Will Come From the West, Analysts Say"
Ibrahim Kalin, professor of Islamic studies, discusses the influence of American Muslims. "The influence has always been from the heartlands of Islam: from the Persian world, Cairo and partly the Ottoman world to the rest, that is the periphery of the Islamic world. In the modern period, you have a convergence of a number of influences coming from various sources, various corners of the world and, of course, Muslims in the West," said Ibrahim Kalin, professor of Islamic Studies.
The Boston Globe | June 12, 2005 |
"Search for meaning on campus; Schools respond to students' quest for spirituality"
A new survey shows that a large percentage of college students are interested in developing their personal expressions of spirituality. At the College of the Holy Cross, "We challenge [students] to be willing to think and ask hard questions: Who am I? What are the gifts I have been given? Is God a part of this?" said Kim McElaney, director of the Office of College Chaplains.
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Telegram & Gazette | June 7, 2005 |
"A positive first spin; Tornadoes’ debut wins raves"
By all accounts, the Tornadoes' home opener was a homerun. "Excitement definitely was in the air for the Tornadoes’ home opener and the return of professional baseball to the city after 71 years. A sold-out crowd of more than 3,000 filled the new-look Fitton and saw their new team defeat the Brockton Rox, 8-3," writes Jennifer Toland.
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Telegram & Gazette | June 6, 2005 |
"Play ball; Launching Tornadoes was a team effort"
An editorial in the Telegram & Gazette says the creation of a pro ball team in a few months "is a dramatic demonstration of what a wholehearted community effort can accomplish." The College of the Holy Cross, part of that effort, is supplying the venue, Fitton Field.
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Telegram & Gazette | June 5, 2005 |
"‘The crucial moment’; Prof. says D-Day was turning point"
On the anniversary of D-Day, John B. Anderson, associate history professor emeritus at the College of the Holy Cross, says June 6, 1944 signaled the beginning of the end of World War II. "(D-Day) showed people we could succeed, could defeat the Germans. They had seemed almost unstoppable."
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Broadway.com | June 3, 2005 |
"Bartlett Sher"
Bartlett Sher '81, who wrote a few plays while at the College of the Holy Cross, made his directorial debut with The Light in the Piazza, which picked up six Tony awards at the June 5 ceremony.
American Academy of Pediatrics News | June 1, 2005 |
"The need for Zzz's; Could changing school start times improve health of adolescents and young adults?"
"We in the sleep field believe that starting high school before 8:30 or 9 creates a challenge for students to function at their best level in school," said Amy Wolfson, professor of pyschology at the College of the Holy Cross and an expert on sleep-wake patterns of adolescents and children. "We assumed that as children got older, they needed less sleep but that's not the case. Adolescents need the same amount of sleep as elementary school-age children if not a little more, and at the same time adolescents are starting to experience a phase delay that makes it difficult to start school earlier."
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Associated Press | May 24, 2005 |
"Collins named chancellor of UMass-Boston"
Michael Collins '77, chair of the Holy Cross board of trustees, has been appointed chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston campus. Collins, the former president and chief executive of Caritas Christi Health Care System, is currently a professor of internal medicine at Tufts.
Journal of the American Medical Association | May 18, 2005 |
"Pediatric Sleep Medicine Comes of Age"
At a recent meeting in Florida, sponsored by Brown Medical School, pediatric sleep specialists convened to discuss sleeping problems children and adolescents have and how to define priorities for patient care and public policy, among other items. Amy Wolfson, professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross, says the start time of high schools is too early.
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Rutland Herald | May 17, 2005 |
"Costello takes command of Third Fleet"
Barry M. Costello, USN '73 has been named vice admiral and given command of the Navy's Third Fleet in San Diego. "I've got 50 million square miles of ocean that is in my area of responsibility up here off the West Coast of the United States going out west to the International Dateline," Costello told the Rutland Herald in Rutland, Vt.
Telegram & Gazette | May 16, 2005 |
"Science research is surging at Worcester colleges"
A significant amount of scientific knowledge is derived from Worcester colleges, including from the College of the Holy Cross, writes Telegram & Gazette columnist Albert B. Southwick.
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Lowell Sun | May 11, 2005 |
"Page by page, helping them think; Lawrence Academy teacher uses innovation to help students make connections, find insight"
Tim Delehaunty '90 chairs the English Department and was recently named academic dean at Lawrence Academy. "You're in the moment when you're teaching. I've got administrative things to do as well, but in class there's a moment when you're responding to the students, to the world," he said.
Telegram & Gazette | May 6, 2005 |
"Chance meetings plot course for Devine"
A senior in high school still mulling his college choices, Conor Devine ran into Tom Sullivan, the Crusaders men’s rowing coach, and Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., by coincidence four years ago - helping him decide the College of the Holy Cross was the right choice. Now a senior at the College, Devine will help lead the men’s varsity 8 boat in the ECAC Rowing Championships, and after being awarded a Fulbright, will work and study in Korea after graduation.
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The Albany Times Union | May 3, 2005 |
"Nicole Dessingue"
A star on the Holy Cross softball team, scholar-athlete Nicole Dessingue '06 of Schaghticoke, N.Y., talks about her Holy Cross experience, her strict work ethic and her future plans.
Boston Business Journal | April 29, 2005 |
"Hub commencements: Squandered opportunity; As 56,000 prepare to graduate, critics say state fumbles chance to market college prowess"
A front-page story in the Boston Business Journal, which suggests that the huge marketing potential of commencement season in Boston is taken for granted, quotes economics professor Victor Matheson as saying "Graduations are probably a significantly bigger deal than World Series or Super Bowls."
Telegram & Gazette | April 25, 2005 |
"5 local women to be honored; YWCA’s Katharine F. Erskine Award"
Theresa McBride, a history professor at College of the Holy Cross, is one of five local women who will receive the YWCA’s Katharine F. Erskine Award during the 12th annual Tribute to Women - Katharine F. Erskine Awards ceremony on May 10.
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The Boston Globe | April 21, 2005 |
"Books brothers; Chip and Mike Flaherty are banking on their movies inspiring kids to read"
Francis "Chip" Flaherty Jr. '89 and his brother Michael, partners in the Boston-based enterprise Walden Media, "are quietly building a portfolio of films that young audiences enjoy, critics applaud, and - surprise - authors and educators endorse," writes Joseph P. Kahn of the Boston Globe. ''As paradoxical as it sounds, we want to be known as the film company that gets kids back to reading," Chip told the reporter.
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New England Cable News | April 19, 2005 |
"Faithful Speculate Outcome of Conclave"
Mathew Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies, talks about the papal conclave and the issues the new pope will face relating to Africa, Asia and the developing world.
Harvard University Gazette | April 11, 2005 |
"The Cantoria Code; Grad student explores newly found Sistine Chapel graffiti"
Evan MacCarthy '03, who double majored in music and classics at Holy Cross, used part of his 2004 Morrill Fellowship, to explore the choir loft, or cantoria, of the Sistine Chapel during the Vatican's restoration. As a Harvard graduate student, Evan's scholarly discovery of graffiti in the choir room of the Sistine Chapel is arguably a natural progression of his undergraduate experience crossing disciplinary lines.
The Baltimore Sun | April 10, 2005 |
"A new church for a new pope; Catholic faith on the rise in Africa and Asia"
Mathew Schmalz, professor of religious studies at the College of Holy Cross, comments on the rise of Catholicism in the Third World.
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MetroWest Daily News | April 10, 2005 |
"Out of blackness: Unique exhibit at Worcester Art Museum chronicles the plague"
The "Hope and Healing" exhibition, sponsored in part by the College of the Holy Cross, is "a triumph of visionary planning and execution," according to Chris Bergeron of the MetroWest Daily News.