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In this issue:
Treasures of the Cantor
Since its dedication in 1983, the College’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery has become a center of cultural life on campus. Under the direction of curator Roger Hankins—and with a recent $1 million challenge grant from the Cantor Foundation—the gallery is poised to enter a new era.
By Laura Porter
Photographed by Michael Carroll
The Keeper of the Books
After a distinguished career as an acclaimed Voltaire scholar and the president of Hunter College, Paul LeClerc ’63 took the reins of the New York Public Library in 1993. Today, the NYPL is one of the most used libraries on the planet. And LeClerc has plans for steering this cultural landmark into the future.
By James Dempsey
Photographed by Patrick O’Connor
Mount Manresa: Retreat to the spirit of the Cross
A reflection
By Kate Barry ’89
Flashback: Timothy Leary ’42
A new crop of biographies and a possible feature film have brought the 1960s icon renewed attention. But it was at Holy Cross that Tim Leary first learned to “drop out.”
By James Dempsey
The Little Team That Could
It has been 60 years since the magical season when the Holy Cross basketball team captured the NCAA championship. In 1947, as the basketball reporter for the College’s student newspaper, The Tomahawk, Lou Buttell witnessed that legendary victory “up close and personal.” Six decades later, he recalls the road to glory.
By Lou Buttell ’48
Where does God fit in?
“At this point scientists universally accept evolution as a fact central to understanding the characteristics of all living organisms.”
By Thomas Lee ’59
The Profile: Michael E. Daniels ’76
By Michael Reardon
Also:
- News From The Hill
- Faculty & Staff
- The Power of One
- Alumni News
- Book Notes
- Athletics
- In Memoriam
Publication Date
Spring 4-5-2007
Publisher
College of the Holy Cross
City
Worcester
Keywords
Alumni, campus news, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, New York Public Library, Susan and Michael Stuart, Douglas G. Lilly ’91, Kelly Trethewey ’97, Chris Doherty ’80, Ed Walsh ’69
Volume
41
Number
2
Rights
Copyright ©2007 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. 41, No. 2, Spring 2007" (2007). Holy Cross Magazine. 73.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/hcm/73