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Students mix the dough as dietitian Kathy Egan pours in a sour dough starter.  

Students knead the dough. 

The class prepares to oil the dough. 

Egan gets the dough ready for the oven. 

Finished product!

Right before Thanksgiving break, Andrea Borghini, assistant professor of philosophy, teamed up with Holy Cross Dining’s Dietitian Kathy Egan and Chef George McHugh, for a hands-on seminar about bread making. 

The first-year students, who are all part of the Montserrat Natural World Cluster, got to mix, roll, and knead bread, as part of a seminar about the philosophy of food, titled “I Am, Therefore I Eat.” The course explores how specific dietetic decisions reflect a detailed and comprehensive image of a person or a community.

Prof. Borghini says this is the first time the class has cooked together.  “I chose bread making because it represents family or a group of people and brings a community together,” he shares.

Fr. Boroughs serves a student at Midnight Breakfast.

Members of the Jesuit community smile for a photo after a job well done! L-R: Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president; Rev. John Gavin, S.J., assistant professor of religious studies; Christopher Ryan, S.J., grants associate; Rev. Gregory Lynch, S.J., assistant chaplain; and Rev. James Hayes, S.J.,  associate chaplain.

Recognizing that students stay up late to study during finals period, administrators at the College of the Holy Cross volunteer each semester to serve the scholars breakfast late into the night. On Sunday May 13, Fr. Boroughs surprised students as he donned an apron and dining services cap and served them bacon and eggs!

Don’t miss out on the late night fun! The menu includes popular breakfast items, such as scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage links, assorted bagels, Belgian waffles and topping bar, assorted juices and nightly specials. See who is serving tonight.

Photography by Rev. John Savard, S.J.

Charlotte Wise, who works in Kimball Dining Hall, and Mable Millner, assistant dean and director of multicultural education, were recognized at the third annual Women’s Appreciation Banquet celebrating Women’s History Month in the Loyola Ballroom. The event, sponsored by the Brother to Brother committee, is held to recognize the many roles that women play in the Holy Cross community and their vital importance. From left, Wise, Robert Jones, interim associate director of multicultural education, History Professor Theresa McBride, who delivered the keynote address, and Millner.

Students wait in line for their morning jolt of caffeine at CB2. Over the summer, the coffee kiosk at the entrance of Stein Hall on lower campus was replaced with this spacious café that offers ample seating. An expanded menu includes coffees, teas, pastries, and grab-and-go items such as salads and wraps. Since opening at the start of the semester, the register has logged nearly 25,000 transactions, according to Martin Dudek, assistant director of production and planning in Dining Services.

Photography by J Kevin Crowley ’12

Old chairs that were replaced with new ones in Kimball Dining Hall didn’t end up in a landfill. Shipped through Food For the Poor, 114 of the chairs went to Haiti, while another 110 went to El Salvador. Environmental and Dining staff loaded the chairs on to a truck. From left, Lauren Manilla (Dining Services), Nicole King (Environmental Services), Mike Carenzo (Environmental Services),  Cathi Gallant (Dining Services) and Brian McCann (Environmental Services).

New carpeting and chairs in Kimball Main Dining Room were among numerous improvements made throughout campus this summer.

Photography by Nick Markantonatos

Crews work on a coffee shop in Stein Hall. Work on the café is expected to be completed in a week. This is one of numerous construction projects underway this summer.

Photograph by Cecile Rivera Llorens ’12

History professor Rev. Anthony Kuzniewski, S.J., marked the 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter and the start of the Civil War in his course, Lincoln and His Legacy. Above, Abraham Lincoln and Fr. Kuzniewski shake hands.

A cake baked by the College’s own Kimball Dining Services included Andrew Jackson’s quote “To the Union: It Must Be Preserved.”

Photography by Derek Gomes ’11

This year the Student Government Association and the Student Art Society, formerly known as Gesso, collaborated to create a new social space for students on the first floor of Hogan, next to the Cool Beans coffee shop. The area gives visual arts students an opportunity to showcase their work.

Photography by Cristina Sato ’11

An assortment of refrigerated items — freshly-squeezed orange juice, yogurt parfaits, and mixed fruit cups, among them — in the College’s new science café make for a colorful display.

Photograph by Cristina Sato ’11