Photo Blog

Alison Mangiero, lecturer of political science at the College of the Holy Cross, took her Constitutional Law II class to an oral argument at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. by Justice Clarence Thomas ‘71. The students were present for the opinion announcement in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission—the influential campaign finance decision that was handed down the week prior. After the argument, Justice Thomas met with the students to answer their questions, both about the argument and the Constitutional Law, as well as his time at Holy Cross.

Samuel G. Freedman, an award-winning author, columnist, and professor, gives a reading as part of the Working Writers Series in the Rehm Library. He writes the On Religion column for The New York Times.

Leah Hager Cohen, W.H. Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters and visiting professor of English department, introduces Freedman. Cohen was a student of Freedman’s when she attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Freedman signed copies of his recent book “Breaking The Line: The Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Game and Changed the Course of Civil Rights.”

Photograph by Rob Carlin

For the first time in recent history, the Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra, College Choir, and Chamber Singers perform together on in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. The performance program, titled “Classics,” included works by Mozart, Brahms, and Gershwin, and performances by special guests from Beaver Country Day School Concert Chorus. Learn more about the event.

Photography by Darien Henry ’14

From left, Lauren Buckley ’14, Alison Wilkman ’14, Mathematics Professor Dave Damiano, Gopal Yalla  ’15, Molly Lynch ’14 and Melissa McGuirl ’15 at the 2014 Joint Mathematics Meeting in Baltimore. The five mathematics majors each presented posters on the summer math research they conducted at Holy Cross last year.

Seniors who studied abroad last year hosted a Study Abroad Fair for the Class of 2016. Seniors shared their academic and cultural experiences while they were abroad.

From left, Erick Diaz ’14, Nathalie Spina ’14, Danielle Pinaud ’14, and Norma Gomez ’14 studied in Argentina last year.

From left, Kevin Sutman ’14, Vipsania Pimentel ’14, Angela Brown ’14, Brian Brazeau ’14, Christina Catalano ’14 and Caroline Quinn ’14 studied in Italy last year.

Photography by Darien Henry ’14

The Office of Study Abroad held a welcome back reception for the Class of 2014 and summer 2013 study abroad participants in the Hogan Ballroom. During the event, the winners of the third annual study abroad photo contest were announced.

First Place
Danielle Breen ’14
“Derry Murals”
Location: Derry, Northern Ireland
Program: Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Second Place
Hannah McCormick ’14
“Teleférico” (cable car)
Location: Valparaíso, Chile
Program: Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Third Place
Hannah McCormick ’14
“Nyati wa Ngorongoro” (Buffalo of Ngorongoro)
Location: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Program: School for Field Studies – Kenya and Tanzania

Honorable Mention
Meghan Miles ’14
“El pulpo y la torre de Hercules de la Coruña” (“The Octopus and the Tower of Hercules in La Coruña”)
Location: La Coruña, Spain
Program: Universidad de la Coruña, La Coruña, Spain

Honorable Mention
Rachel Gannon ’14
“Николай” (“Nikolai”)
Location: Россия, Приморский край, Владивосток (Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia)
Program: Russian State University for Humanities, Moscow, Russia

Honorable Mention
Sean O’Neill ’14
“Spanish Strings”
Location: Madrid, Spain
Program: National University Galway, Galway, Ireland

Seniors Lauren Testa, of Winchester, Mass., and Timothy Murphy, of Niantic, Conn., spent the summer serving as American Cancer Society research fellows. Testa, a psychology major and chemistry minor with a premed concentration, worked at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Murphy, a biology major with concentrations in premed and biological psychology, worked at Massachusetts General Hospital. They are pictured at a reception for the fellows.

The Class of 2013 music majors gathered for a group shot in the Hart Center ice rink, where graduates prepped before processing into the gym for the Commencement ceremony. First, a friendly pose…

Then, a sillier stance…

Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld (above) recently spoke to political science students in Rehm Library as part a class titled “State and Local Politics,” taught by David Forsberg (below, left), adjunct professor of political science. Weld served as the state’s 68th governor from 1991-97.

Todd Lewis, professor of religious studies, conducts his Introduction to Comparative Study of Religion course on a sun-splashed Stein Quad. Students were sharing their capstone course research: a “spiritual encounter” with (according to their own choice) ritual and discussions with worshipers in Jewish synagogues, a Hindu temple, Jain temple, or several Buddhist Zen centers. “Their analytical work and their excitement in sharing their experiences makes this one of the best single classes I teach at Holy Cross,” says Lewis.

Photography by John Morton ’15