Holy Cross Magazine is published three times a year for alumni, parents, friends, and the Holy Cross campus community by College Marketing and Communications.
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Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 58, No. 3, Fall 2024
College of the Holy Cross
How Holy Cross Is Creating a Community That’s Not Afraid To Speak Up
It’s a hard time to talk about tough topics, yet that’s exactly what the College wants its students to do.
Story by Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89How Maia Lee-Chin Went From Fenwick Scholar to Bestselling Author
The classic major’s new book, “Et Cetera: An Illustrated Guide to Latin Phrases,” highlights shared human experience — even over several millennia.
Story by Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89Rust Spots, Broken Radio and a Door That Doesn’t Open: Inside the True Value of a Family Van
Reflection by Ronan Flanagan ’28Amplifying the Voices of Women in Jazz
Vocalist Rhiannon Hurst ’25 is using Holy Cross’ highest academic honor to examine and spotlight the music of women and nonbinary jazz artists.
Story by Billy McEnteeHoly Cross History Reveals The Power of Hope
Inside the vital tie between hope and education.
Reflection by Rev. Paul F. Harman, S.J., Hon. ’24Fitness For All: Inside Improvements Needed for Gym Accessibility
“What I have found is that ADA compliance does not mean that it is accessible,” says William Schutte ’26.
Story by Maura Sullivan HillShe Was Supposed to Go to Law School. Instead, She Opened a Dispensary.
Payton Shubrick ’15 wants you to rethink cannabis — and a whole lot of other things, too.
Story by Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89
Photography by Michael IvinsDivided Democracy — The Past is (Frighteningly) Never Dead
Reflection by Thomas R. Martin
Illustration by Stephen Albano“What Business Are You In … Really?”
Reflection by Julie Halpin Anderson ’84Also:
- Where in The Hill is This?
- Around The Hill
- My Bag: Jennifer Tefft ’93, Musician, Songwriter and Performer
- In Memoriam
- Can We Ask You Some Questions, Connor Zanini?
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Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 58, No. 2, Spring/Summer 2024
College of the Holy Cross
What is Belonging — And Why Does it Matter in Today’s Divided, Lonely World?
It’s not a buzzword, a checkbox or a synonym for diversity and inclusion. Psychologists and experts explain what belonging is, how it matters to you and why it’s more important than ever.
Feature by Maura Sullivan HillA Walk Long-Delayed
For members of the class of 2024, perseverance paid off, as they experienced their first traditional graduation following a nontraditional end of high school and beginning of college.
Reflection by Diana Chavez Cruz ’24‘This Masterpiece’
Inside St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at 100.
Feature by Melissa Shaw
Photography by Michael IvinsThe Day I Met The Pope
Philip Metres never had a desire to meet the Holy Father, nor thought he would. Yet when they met at the Vatican, it prompted a response he never expected.
Reflection by Philip J. Metres III ’92A Letter to Our Daughters
What it was like for the first women on campus and why it matters to women students today.
Reflection by Joan Sinopoli ’76André Isaacs ’05: The Bonding Agent
With nearly 1 million followers on social media and high-profile coverage from the “Today” show, BBC News and more, the chemist and professor lives a life out loud. But who is the man behind the media, who naturally, seamlessly connects with everyone from students to strangers, and what inspired his unlikely journey into the spotlight?
Feature by Michael BonnerDungeons, Dragons & Diversity: A Course on a Quest
New Montserrat class uses the classic fantasy role-playing game as a way to reflect on ethnicity and race.
Syllabus by Meredith FidrockiAlso:
- Around The Hill
- My Bag: Ed Soares, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Surfer
- Where in The Hill is This?
- Artifact: This doll loves Holy Cross, but his origins are unknown.
- In Memoriam
- Can We Ask You Some Questions, Jon Favreau?
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Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 58, No. 1, Winter 2024
College of the Holy Cross
It Scares Us To Death — And We Love It
Why are we fascinated with things we should fear, and why at Holy Cross is a dusty storage space home to the campus’ most persistent (and unsubstantiated) legend?
Feature by Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89I’ve Jumped in a Lake More Than 1,200 Days in a Row. Here’s What I’ve Learned.
Essay by Dan O’Conor ’90Suppose We All Presupposed?
How St. Ignatius’ instruction issued 500 years ago could improve your daily life.
Essay by Michele MurrayTell Us a Story, Jonathan Kruk
For 35 years, storyteller Jonathan Kruk ’77 has been entertaining audiences public and private with tales that range from classic to custom. And in many ways, his life mirrors the stories he tells.
Feature by Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89The Gospel According to Alice Laffey
Essay by Rev. Matthew Cortes, S.J., ’09Lights Out, Books Out: An Unexpected Education
Essay by Rev. Joseph Bruce, S.J., ’73Together in a Classroom on a Late Afternoon | Late Valentine from an Old Teacher
Reflection and poem by Robert Cording“I Need You.” Inside Football’s Bittersweet Championship Season
Go behind the scenes as the Crusaders pursued their fifth consecutive Patriot League football championship, but experienced the biggest loss they could imagine.
Feature by Michael BonnerAlso:
- About the HCM Redesign
- Holy Cross by the Numbers
- Around the Hill
- My Bag: Christian Bachez ’23, New York City-based Working Artist
- The Hidden History of Holy Cross’ Hermits
- In Memoriam
- Remembering HCM’s Jack O’Connell ’81
- Can We Ask You Some Questions, Roseann Fitzgerald?