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In this issue:
Remembrance and Celebration
For 28 years, Jerry Colbert ’64, the producer of the PBS holiday concerts, has honored our nation and glorified our freedom.
By Rebecca Smith ’99
Arbor Studies
It is a little-known fact that the Holy Cross campus is a registered arboretum—a collection of maintained specimen trees. Read about the history of the award-winning landscape that defines our unique campus.
By James Dempsey
Bugs and Bones
The inaugural Ardizzone awards enable pioneering faculty field work
By Rebecca Smith ’99
Syllabus: Understanding Jesus
Rev. William Reiser, S.J., professor of religious studies
By Pam Reponen
Flashback: When Houdini escaped from The Hill
On Dec. 10, 1925—according to the student newspaper, The Tomahawk—more than 1,000 people packed the auditorium at Holy Cross for a performance by Harry Houdini—a virtual sellout, considering the student body numbered 1,084.
By James Dempsey
Grandpa Was Right!
Dominic Randolph ’09 took a circuitous route to the Hill, but this gridiron diamond is now shining brightly.
By John Gearan ’65
Ownie Carroll ’25: Renaissance Man
Remembering the humble hurler who had it all
By John Gearan ’65
Uncharted Waters
By Rev. Catherine H. Reed, assistant chaplain
The Profile: Leigh Anne Brodsky ’80
By Michael Reardon
Also:
- News From The Hill
- Faculty & Staff
- The Power of One
- Alumni News
- Book Notes
- Athletics
- In Memoriam
Publication Date
Summer 6-20-2008
Publisher
College of the Holy Cross
City
Worcester
Keywords
Alumni, campus news, 40th anniversary Black Student Union, 40th anniversary SPUD, Jerry Colbert ’64, Holy Cross arboretum, Charlie Wilson ‘80 and Amy Bermingham ‘80, Erin E. Ronan ’98, Thomas Severo ’06, Susan Palsir Huber ’87
Volume
42
Number
3
Rights
Copyright ©2008 by College of the Holy Cross. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed in Holy Cross Magazine are those of the individual authors and subjects and do not necessarily reflect the views of the College administration, faculty, staff or students. No portion of this magazine may be reprinted without the express written consent of the editor.
Recommended Citation
College of the Holy Cross, "Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 42, No. 3, Summer 2008" (2008). Holy Cross Magazine. 68.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/hcm/68