Holy Cross in the News Archives
January - March '06
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Indianapolis Star | March 29, 2006 |
"Sports & Indy: Is it good teamwork?"
Victor Matheson, assistant professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, explains why the $1 billion that major sports events will generate in Indianapolis this year might not reach the city's people. He says $1 billion might change hands in Indianapolis, but "The question is, 'Are the people in Indianapolis $1 billion richer because of that?' That's a completely different story."
Hartford Courant | March 28, 2006 |
"Sleep-Deprived Teens Get Lower Grades, Exercise Less"
A survey released by the National Sleep Foundation regarding the sleep habits of adolescents contains startling statistics. Among them: at least once a week, 28 percent of high school students fall asleep in class, and 22 percent fall asleep doing homework. "And that is the tip of the iceberg because you know they aren't alert before they fall asleep," said Amy Wolfson, associate professor of psychology at College of the Holy Cross. "That is very alarming to me."
The Boston Globe | March 26, 2006 |
"Bearing witness to outlaw faith"
Fine arts writer Cate McQuaid calls Catholic Collecting, Catholic Reflection 1538-1850, on display in the Cantor Art Gallery, a "fascinating" exhibit.
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Telegram & Gazette | March 23, 2006 |
"Fighting hate"
Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., was joined by U.S. Rep James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, in kicking off Holy Cross' "Hate: Not Here!" initiative, that seeks to promote individual and collective responsibility for building campus community. "This is a movement that can achieve results," said McGovern. "This is a movement that I think is contagious."
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Telegram & Gazette | March 21, 2006 |
"Shiny day for a jog"
Lauren Dagnese '08 is photographed jogging on the Holy Cross campus.
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Diocesan Special | March 11, 2006 |
"Diocesan Special on 'Catholic Collecting' exhibition"
Virginia Raguin, visual arts professor at the College of the Holy Cross, discusses the Catholic Collecting exhibition with Raymond Delisle, Diocese of Worcester communications director, on the Diocese's weekly program.
News & Record | March 9, 2006 |
"Teacher brings hip-hop to campus"
Tracey Salisbury '88, an instructor in the African American Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, teaches hip-hop and a course on the history of the Black Panther Party, two popular courses in the program. "I want to reach all different kinds of students and share my love of hip-hop, help them understand the culture, not just the big time, mainstream thing it has become," Salisbury said.
Telegram & Gazette | March 5, 2006 |
"Schools address teenage anger"
Alison B. Ludden, assistant professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross, comments on possible causes for teen anger. "Anger management self-help groups may be the key to helping adolescents effectively cope with their problems and emerging anger," she said.
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Telegram & Gazette | March 4, 2006 |
"Show and tell"
Lucy Sweeney '08 is photographed next to her painting at the College Consortium Art Show at Arts Worcester.
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Telegram & Gazette | March 3, 2006 |
"Touchstones to the past; Holy Cross exhibit eyes Catholic art"
Features reporter Nancy Sheehan calls the Catholic Collecting exhibition in the Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross as "powerful and moving beyond its size."
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USNews.com | February 27, 2006 |
"College Flashback: Dr. Anthony Fauci '62"
When Dr. Anthony Fauci '62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was asked about one thing he did in college that still makes him proud he said, "Developed a deep social consciousness."
Telegram & Gazette | February 25, 2006 |
"Town and gown; Academia can play analytical role in economic future"
Citing Holy Cross' recently guaranteed $1.4 million in loans for a 12-unit housing complex in South Worcester, the College is mentioned in an editorial about college and university parternships with the city of Worcester. "The Worcester area is fortunate to have such truly engaged partners in the community," the editorial stated.
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MetroWest Daily News | February 25, 2006 |
"Holy history: Impressive collection of religious artifacts visits Worcester"
The singular strength of the "Catholic Collecting" exhibition, curated by Virginia Raguin, visual arts professor at Holy Cross, "derives from Raguin’s success finding fascinating objects of everyday use to complement grander works of outstanding beauty," writes features reporter Chris Bergeron.
Telegram & Gazette | February 25, 2006 |
"Students sign on to ASL; Preschoolers learn at library"
More than 80 people, most of them preschoolers, attended a Feb. 25 American Sign Language storytelling session at the Worcester Public Library presented by four students from the Deaf Studies certificate program at the College of the Holy Cross.
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Telegram & Gazette | February 20, 2006 |
"Saluting the power of words"
Stephanie Yuhl, assistant professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross, was one of five women from Worcester who spoke about her work in the third annual "Women in Print," sponsored by the Worcester Women's History Project. This year's theme was "Shaping History in Our Own Words." Yuhl talked about the evolution of her book A Golden Haze of Memory: The Making of Historic Charleston.
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Telegram & Gazette | February 18, 2006 |
"An everlasting cup; Holy Cross Mass to use centuries-old chalice"
The Feb. 19 Mass in St. Joseph Chapel at Holy Cross was concelebrated by Rev. Thomas Worcester, S.J., associate professor of history, and Rev. James Corkery, S.J., a visiting scholar from Dublin, using a 17th-century chalice from the Catholic Collecting exhibition, which opens Feb. 22 in the Cantor Art Gallery. "It’s really anybody’s guess as to when this chalice was last used, but it had to have been a very long time ago," said Virginia C. Raguin, professor of visual arts at Holy Cross.
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History News Network | February 13, 2006 |
"Jarhead Nation"
In his review-essay of the movie Jarhead, set in the Persian Gulf war of 1991, Jerry Lembcke, associate professor of sociology at the College of the Holy Cross, contends that the "subtext of Jarhead is about the continuing domination of America’s Vietnam experience in the nation’s present." The movie, he writes, leaves a "troubling reminder of Vietnam’s legacy in American political culture. Like its progenitors, Jarhead turns the war into a solipsistic affair about Americans — literally, the only Iraqis we see here are the 'crispy critters' left smoldering on the desert floor by the boys with The Doors."
Telegram & Gazette | February 12, 2006 |
"Success found on road less traveled; Love, fulfillment on Cavanaugh’s journey"
Sheila Cavanaugh '81, senior vice president for internal communications at Fidelity Investments, dispensed wisdom during the Thomas More Lecture on Faith, Work and Civic Life at the College of the Holy Cross. "We are only limited by our imaginations," said Cavanaugh. "Risk is a big component of growth. When you ask yourself, ‘Do I want to grow?’ risk is always a necessary ingredient."
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Telegram & Gazette | February 6, 2006 |
"WCHC goes global"
The Telegram & Gazette reports that WCHC, Holy Cross' student-run radio station, has begun Web streaming.
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The New York Times | February 6, 2006 |
"Skipping Across the Globe and Through Time"
An installation of the Lincoln Center celebration of Osvaldo Golijov's work, "The Passion of Osvaldo Golijov," receives a glowing review. Golijov is an associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross.
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Telegram & Gazette | February 1, 2006 |
"5 who fought for civil rights hailed at HC"
An event at the College of the Holy Cross honoring the legacy of five women of the civil rights movement coincided with the passing of Coretta Scott King. "We think of her as a part of Martin, but she was a person in her own right," said keynote speaker Ogretta V. McNeil, a member of the Worcester School Committee and a former psychology professor at Holy Cross. "She stepped forward and decided she was really going to forge ahead. She kept us all thinking about the issues."
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Telegram & Gazette | January 30, 2006 |
"On the job"
Roger Hankins, director of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross, is profiled in the Telegram & Gazette's weekly business feature "On the Job." "The gallery isn’t just one thing," Hankins says when asked how the gallery’s artwork is connected to the classroom. "We have multiple exhibitions throughout the year and each has its own unique character. They are organized oftentimes in conjunction with a research project or expertise in a field that a professor brings to the gallery. I help shape their ideas into exhibitions that explore a theme that is directly related to the class. Generally, my contribution is to understand how that fits into the larger community, not just a single classroom."
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Inc.com | January 27, 2006 |
"Super Bowl Fumble?"
Detroit officials who suggest the city will reap $300 million in extra revenue thanks to Super Bowl XL will be disappointed, says Victor Matheson, assistant professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross. "Such fat numbers, Matheson says, generally come from estimating how much money will be spent in the city, then multiplying the figure to account for how the money will re-circulate — without taking into account where any of it actually ends up."
The Boston Globe | January 27, 2006 |
"Golijov's new, simply staged 'Ainadamar' finds its soul"
"Ainadamar" (''Fountain of Tears"), performed in New York as part of a monthlong festival honoring Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross receives a positive review. "Golijov's music, charged with Spanish rhythms and timbres, is hypnotically beautiful and lustrously orchestrated."
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The Telegraph (UK) | January 26, 2006 |
"Why America's hottest composer is happy to flirt with bad taste"
Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross, says he would love his music to reach out beyond a classical élite.
Nextbook | January 25, 2006 |
"Bleeding Melodies; Composer Osvaldo Golijov on fear, freedom, and floating pomegranates"
In a question-and-answer interview, Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross, talks about his inspiration, his family and what first compelled him to write music.
Hartford Courant | January 23, 2006 |
"Young Composer Rocks His World; Lincoln Center Honors Golijov"
Hartford area music experts comment on the music of Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross. "In the larger schemes of things, he's doing something important, this blending of musical and cultural elements. I think he's picking up on a certain Latinization of Western practice, but in a way that's not cheap. It's very natural," says composer and Hartt School professor Robert Carl.
Financial Times (UK) | January 23, 2006 |
"Let's all listen to those laptops"
The sound of Osvaldo Golijov's music, including his use of a laptop as a 21st century folk instrument, is explored. "Golijov writes music that is pleasantly exotic. He can do all the things modernism can't, such as good melodies and dance rhythms. This is new music that audiences can feel safe with because it is totally tonal."
MetroWest Daily News | January 23, 2006 |
"After layoff, new career takes off: Local man finds success with comic strip"
"Dog eat Doug," a comic strip by Brian Anderson '96, was recently picked up for a seven-year deal by Creators Syndicate and is currently running in 30 newspapers nationwide. " 'Dog eat Doug' just has the right combination of wit, charm and cuteness, said Alexis Matsui, an editorial assistant at Creators Syndicate who works with the strip. Anderson’s creation was one of only a couple chosen from the thousands submitted each year, Matsui said."