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A holiday tradition since 1978, the Office of the College Chaplains and the College Choir at Holy Cross host an annual Festival of Lessons and Carols for Advent in St. Joseph Chapel.

Rev. Paul Harman, S.J., vice president for mission, gives a reading.

Michelizabeth Sainvill ’14 delivers a reading.

Guest conductor Christopher Shepard leads the College Choir.

Michelle Sterk Barrett, director of Community-Based Learning, gives a reading.

Paul Melley, assistant chaplain and director of liturgical music, delivers a reading.

Marybeth Kearns-Barrett, director of the Office of the College Chaplains, presides at the event. Servers are, from left, Matthew Boni ’15 and Joseph Seebode ’15.

From left, Suzanne Crifo ’13, Ariel Jiminez ’13, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., president, Tracy Barlok, vice president for development and alumni relations, and Eileen Dombrowski, receptionist in the Office of the College Chaplains.

Fr. Boroughs gives a reading.
Photography by John Buckingham

Scores of students, faculty and staff attend a “fishbowl” discussion on affirmative action in the Rehm Library. The discussion was preceded by a talk titled “The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action” last month.

Featured participants included, from left, Patricia Giglio ’14; Margaret Freije, associate dean of the College; Thomas Landy, director of the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture (moderator); Antonio Willis-Berry ’13; Kendy Hess, Brake-Smith Assistant Professor in Social Philosophy and Ethics; Darrell Byers ’83, director of development at WBUR; Christopher Theobalt ’13; and Ariel Jimenez ’13.

Professor Hess makes a point during the discussion.

Theobalt, a political science major with an Italian minor from Garden City, N.Y., takes part in the discussion.

Photography by Chris Ryan, S.J., and Nick Markantonatos

Midshipman 2/C Calvin Joewono ’14, of Berkeley, Calif., and his date Maya Nicole Welch ’14 enjoying the annual O’Callahan Society Dinner in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. (The O’Callahan Society, named for Holy Cross professor Rev. Joseph T. O’Callahan, S.J., the first Navy chaplain to be awarded the Medal of Honor, encourages and cultivates the traditions associated with the Jesuit, liberal arts education of military officers.) “The dinner was a wonderful experience to connect with former and current military alumni. This year we had the opportunity to commemorate the Special Warfare community, and it was a great experience to talk with SEALS,” Joewono said.

From left, O’Callahan Society Dinner keynote speaker, rear admiral Garry Bonelli, deputy commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command, and his wife Marti with Ann and Capt. Thomas Kelley, USN (Ret.) ’60. Kelley is a Medal of Honor recipient for his service in Vietnam. During Bonelli’s speech to about 300 guests in Hogan Ballroom, he discussed the combat and non-combat duties of the Navy SEALs, as well as the care given to returning SEALs and their families.

Photography by Glenn Parry

“Today” show correspondent Craig Melvin, right, interviews Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., in the Mary Chapel at Holy Cross on April 17. The segment, which focused on the book “Fraternity,” the story of Fr. Brooks’ efforts to recruit African-American students to campus in the late 1960s, aired on July 4 and can be viewed online. It was the last television interview for Fr. Brooks, who died July 2.

Photograph by Christian Santillo

Gabe Miranda ’13 talks with Julia Keough ’13 as she paints in front of Alumni Hall.

Photograph by Terrence Smith ’12

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, faculty and staff took part in a community discussion about how and why Martin Luther King was more than his “I Have a Dream” speech. Participants included, from left, Darien Henry ’14; Shawn Johnson ’13; Virginia Coakley, assistant chaplain and director of Protestant and ALANA ministry; Michael West, associate professor of history; Adrienne Shaw ’12; and Jonathan St. Firmin ’12. The discussion was part of a series of events on Black History Month sponsored by the Black Student Union, a student organization that promotes unity among the black community at Holy Cross.

Photograph by J Kevin Crowley ’12

Rev. Philip Boroughs, S.J., president, gives the keynote address at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon. The event was part of “Aptissimi: The Leadership Conference,” which invites student leaders to explore, develop and articulate their personal leadership styles, and one of a number of annual events sponsored by the “Hate: Not Here!” anti-bias committee. Aptissimi comes from a Jesuit philosophy of developing “as many as possible of the very best.”

Jacqueline Peterson, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, introduces Fr. Boroughs.

Kibbs Fortilus ’13 takes in the event.

Samantha Adams ’13 delivers remarks about King’s legacy.

Monaisia Livingston ’14 also spoke about King’s legacy.

Photography by Dan Vaillancourt

An exhibit in the Main Reading Room of Dinand Library showcases news clippings, photographs, and other material from the tumultuous late 1960s when a group of African-American students were recruited to Holy Cross under former president Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., ’49. The exhibit corresponds with the release of “Fraternity” by Diane Brady which chronicles the stories of their time at Holy Cross. The material in the exhibit was culled from the library’s archives.

Photography by Christian Santillo

Copies of the book “Fraternity,” by Diane Brady are on display in the Holy Cross Bookstore. The book, which was released today, is garnering national attention.

Photograph by Nick Markantonatos