Holy Cross in the News Archives
October - December '05
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Telegram & Gazette | December 28, 2005 |
"Deaf Youth Theatre performs First Night"
In a feature photo, an 8 year old is seen practicing as part of the Deaf Youth Theatre for a performance at First Night, the New Year's Eve celebration in Worcester. Judy Fask, director of the Deaf Studies Program at Holy Cross, is the performance coordinator.
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The Boston Globe | December 25, 2005 |
"An air of excitement, but also uncertainty"
In a year-end visual arts recap, fine arts writer Cate McQuaid picks Hope and Healing, co-sponsored by the College of the Holy Cross, as one of the best arts shows in the region. She writes, "the well-received Hope and Healing: Painting in Italy in a Time of Plague, at the Worcester Art Museum, examined not just the art that sprang up in response to the bubonic plague but the theology, medicine, and history of the time."
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BBC's "The World" | December 14, 2005 |
"Rev. Dunn talks about Baghdad College"
Rev. Charles Dunn, S.J., associate director of planned giving and director of parent giving at the College of the Holy Cross, talks about Baghdad College where he was once a teacher. Some of Baghdad College's graduates are among the leading candidates in the elections in Iraq.
Telegram & Gazette | December 12, 2005 |
"Children’s issues won his heart"
Mark Shriver '86, vice president and managing director of U.S. programs for Save the Children, a nonprofit organization that focuses on child welfare at home and abroad, says the College of the Holy Cross instilled in him a commitment to helping people. "They’re drilling it in your head that there is a need for social justice," he said. "It’s part of the church’s teaching, and it’s part of what we’re called to do."
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Business Week | December 11, 2005 |
"Cancer Cells With A Death Wish"
Stephen W. Fesik '75, who earned a degree in chemistry from Holy Cross, is looking for a way to make cancer cells self-destruct. "His goal is to flick on a cellular switch that should cause tumor cells to kill themselves. It's a trick that has stumped scientists for decades."
The Star-Ledger | December 11, 2005 |
"On My Nightstand"
Edward O'Donnell, associate professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross, discusses the books he is currently reading.
MetroWest Daily News | December 11, 2005 |
"An act of faith"
Features reporter Chris Bergeron describes the works on display at the current Cantor Art Gallery exhibit, The Art of Ebrû: Turkish Paper Marbling with Islamic Calligraphy, as beautiful. "Through a little known art form, the striking works open an intriguing window into the history and religious culture of the Muslim world and particularly the Ottoman Empire of Turkey." He also writes, "On the simplest visual level, they are dazzling to look at as objects of technical craft with deeply religious overtones."
The Boston Globe | December 9, 2005 |
"Local musicians going for Grammy gold"
Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross, was nominated for the best classical contemporary composition Grammy for his song cycle "Ayre."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | December 7, 2005 |
"Remember Pearl Harbor? WWII vets worry that it is just a history lesson"
World War II veterans fret that Pearl Harbor has been relegated to history lessons and museum artifacts. Historians, such as Edward O'Donnell, associate professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross, believe major events will fade into the background and people will embrace more urgent ones, like Sept. 11. " 'In a way, there's only so much room in the memory of a country,' said O'Donnell, a Pearl Harbor specialist whose father joined the Navy the day after the attack." "They become a different kind of memory," he said. "It goes from real memory to historical memory, kind of a museum quality memory."
Telegram & Gazette | December 6, 2005 |
"Movie maven; Holy Cross professor Steve Vineberg wins a following on and off campus"
Steve Vineberg, professor of theatre at Holy Cross who has loved theatre since he was a child, talks about his career as a scholar, writer and theatrical director. Ed Isser, associate professor and chair of the Holy Cross theatre department, says Vineberg's writing success is due in large part to his insightful commentary. "He can take the big ideas and make them accessible," Mr. Isser said. "Unlike most academics who want to be extremely careful, Steve is not afraid to go out on a limb with his opinions. Anyone can make pronouncements, but he has the breadth of knowledge to back them up. It takes boldness and courage."
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Telegram & Gazette | December 2, 2005 |
"HC alum’s humanity follows him to the lab"
Anthony Fauci '62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, credits his Jesuit education for his success. Among his lab work, Dr. Fauci is seeking a vaccine to stop the spread of HIV.
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CBS4 Boston | November 28, 2005 |
"Some Gulf Coast College Students Look To Go Home"
Kevin Marshall '07, who came to Holy Cross for the fall semester after Hurricane Katrina forced Loyola University to shut down, is looking forward to moving back to New Orleans.
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The Associated Press | November 26, 2005 |
"O Tannenbaum, you're upside-down"
Edward O'Donnell, a history professor at the College of the Holy Cross and an expert on Christmas traditions, comments on the latest retail boom of upside-down Christmas trees. "My suspicion is that the vast majority are buying them because they seem to be nontraditional," said O'Donnell. "It's funny and it's off the wall. Or off the ceiling."
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Telegram & Gazette | November 24, 2005 |
"Professor works to preserve Indian site"
Thomas Doughton, lecturer in the Center for Interdisciplinary & Special Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, has formed a nonprofit organization, the New England Native Preservation Trust, in an effort to raise enough money to purchase a plot of land that was once the site of a pre-Colonial era Nipmuc Indian village. "Preservation of the spring is important to remembering the Nipmucs who once lived here," Doughton said.
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Worcester Magazine | November 24, 2005 |
"The Art of Ebrû and the sound of paper"
Chet Williamson, arts & entertainment editor of the Worcester Magazine, calls the current exhibit at the Cantor Art Gallery, The Art of Ebrû: Turkish Paper Marbling with Islamic Calligraphy, "a great little show."
The Sacramento Bee | November 15, 2005 |
"Educators hear the ticking of sleepy teens' body clocks"
The physical and emotional changes during adolescence can be exacerbated by the lack of sleep teen-agers get because of early school start times. "It's a more vulnerable period of time because of the intensity of the cognitive and emotional changes that occur in adolescents," said Amy Wolfson, associate psychology professor at the College of the Holy Cross. "If you have adolescents that are sleep-deprived, it may affect the way they feel about themselves."
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | November 10, 2005 |
"ASO soars in tale of a murder"
Osvaldo Golijov's opera "Ainadamar," conducted in Atlanta's Symphony Hall, was met with a glowing review. "Within the opera's 80 minutes, Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang weave a counterpoint of deep images: on love, loss and dignity; on how precarious a society is and how it can crumble so quickly; on the idea that art, like life, does not exist in finished form but must be passed on for the next generation."
Albany Times Union | November 8, 2005 |
"Heroism fathers tale for the stage"
Rev. Joseph O'Callahan, S.J., the only Navy chaplain ever awarded the Medal of Honor, saved many lives of injured sailors aboard an aircraft carrier that was struck by Japanese bombs on March 19, 1945. "To a generation of Holy Cross students and World War II Navy veterans, Lt. Commander Joseph O'Callahan was at once deeply human and almost godly."
Research & Development Magazine | November 1, 2005 |
"Leading the Fight Against Disease"
Anthony Fauci '62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is the cover story of this issue's Research & Development Magazine, which names him Scientist of the Year. Fauci says his sucess is partly due to the strictness of his Jesuit upbringing. " 'At Holy Cross I got a hybrid BA in Greek Classics and pre-med,' says Fauci. The Jesuits created an environment and a demand for excellence that 'was profound,' according to Fauci. They also created an atmosphere and an environment to seek the truth, to obtain a command of the intellect in your specific area, and to seek public service."
Telegram & Gazette | October 30, 2005 |
"Professor tracks ascent of state’s Italian-Americans"
A Century of Judges of Italian Descent in Massachusetts, written by Rev. Vincent Lapomarda, S.J., "is a shot across the bow of the old picture of Italian-Americans as mobsters or mob-influenced," writes columnist Albert B. Southwick. "Rev. Lapomarda never mentions the Mafia or the Cosa Nostra, but his intent is plain: Italian-Americans can be proud of what they and their colleagues have done in maintaining and defending the rule of law for the last century."
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Telegram & Gazette | October 27, 2005 |
"From College Hill to big-time Broadway; Holy Cross alum directs prize-winner"
Profile of Bartlett Sher '81, director of The Light on the Piazza, which earned six Tony awards this year. "Putting on a musical is one of the most demanding, one of the most horrible-wonderful experiences ever," Sher said.
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Telegram & Gazette | October 17, 2005 |
"Kudos to Cross; College’s community involvement welcome"
A Telegram & Gazette editorial lauds the efforts of President Michael C. McFarland, who has increased Holy Cross involvement in the community over the last several years. "Since Rev. McFarland became president in 2000, Holy Cross has quietly rejoined the city. Its impact has been especially noticeable in the South Worcester and College Hill neighborhoods."
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Worcester News Tonight | October 14, 2005 |
"'Ray' producer has Holy Cross connection"
Karen Baldwin '85, one of the producers behind the Oscar-winning film Ray, visited campus to discuss the movie with students.
Telegram & Gazette | October 14, 2005 |
"A stitch in time; Knitting comes back in fashion as young fans learn old tricks"
In what appears to be a nationwide trend, students at the College of the Holy Cross have taken up knitting as a hobby. "Holy Cross sophomore Stephanie Samborowski thought she was the only one in her dorm - if not her entire age group - who was interested in knitting. After she discovered others on her floor who shared her desire to learn, she decided to canvass the rest of the campus. She sent out feelers. Were there any others who wanted to form a campus knitting group? Seventy people signed up. They were all women, but recently a few male students have expressed interest."
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Telegram & Gazette | October 11, 2005 |
"Strangers no more; Katrina evacuees find academic high ground in Central Mass."
Kevin Marshall and LaTrina Antoine are continuing their education during the fall semester at the College of the Holy Cross. They are among 11 students from Loyola University who are spending the semester on Mount St. James. Margaret Freije, associate dean of the college, spoke to each of the students on the telephone before they arrived to find out what courses they might want to take and contacted professors to ask if they were interested in accepting students two or three weeks after the semester had started. "The faculty were extremely generous," she said. "They said, 'Absolutely, send them to me. I'll catch them up. We'll get the material to them.' "
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Telegram & Gazette | October 11, 2005 |
"$2M project started"
On Oct. 7, city officials and neighborhood activists formally broke ground on a $2 million condominium project for the South Worcester neighborhood, expected to alleviate a housing crunch in the working class neighborhood. The front-page story in the Telegram & Gazette stated, "Officials and residents alike credited the school’s increasing outreach to the community and its mounting civic involvement to the efforts of the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, who became Holy Cross president in 2000." At the groundbreaking ceremony, Fr. McFarland said, "We should all work together, and not against each other, to make Worcester a better place."
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The Daily Record (NJ) | October 10, 2005 |
"Randolph teen publishes her journey of faith"
Marjorie Corbman, a freshman at the College of the Holy Cross, has released a book, A Tiny Step Away from Deepest Faith: A Teenager's Search for Meaning. "It has two dimensions," Corbman said. "On one hand it's about my own personal journey to faith. On the other hand, it's about teenagers my age and their spirituality in general."
Telegram & Gazette | October 9, 2005 |
"Consumer advocates want to flip the switch to public power delivery"
David Schap, professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, comments on municipal power companies. "The dominant reason for entering into municipal electric light companies before 1900 was just to get service — of any kind," Schap said. "It was either do that, or not have service at all."
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NPR.org | October 8, 2005 |
"Composer Golijov, Soprano Upshaw Unite for 'Ayre'"
Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross, has teamed up on a new song cycle called Ayre, which has just been released on CD. "The songs in Ayre (a medieval Spanish word meaning air or melody) are settings of traditional Jewish, Arabic and Christian folk melodies and texts. The result is a work of cultural and emotional juxtaposition: Beautiful melodies are set to ugly texts, and expressions of love and anger live side by side."