<p>Once known as the “schoolmasters of Europe,” the Jesuits are known for excellence in a highly personalized education in the liberal arts. That education pursues the growth of the whole person toward responsible freedom, competence and compassion. Jesuit graduates are to be “men and women for others,” committed to using their carefully-honed talents in lives of leadership and service.</p>
<p>Holy Cross is among the best known Jesuit colleges in the country and one of the oldest Jesuit colleges. Holy Cross was ranked third in voting for most remembered of the 28 Jesuit colleges in the USA, coming in after Boston College and Georgetown.</p>
<p>O’Malley is best known for his controversial, but effective teaching methods and his portrayal of Father Dyer in The Exorcist, for which he was also a technical advisor. </p>
<p>Of the nation’s twenty-eight Jesuit colleges and universities, Holy Cross consistently sends the highest number of students to serve in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, a year-long postgraduate national service program. In 2009 Holy Cross again sent the largest number of students into the JVC of all the Jesuit colleges which is particularly impressive given that HC is among the smallest Jesuit colleges.</p>
<p>University of North Carolina - 28
Ohio State University - 25
University of San Francisco - 25
University of California, Los Angeles - 23
University of Minnesota - 18
University of Kentucky - 17 College of the Holy Cross - 16
New York University - 16
DePaul University - 15
University of Iowa - 13</p>
<p>Joe McGinniss graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1964. McGinniss became an overnight success when his first book, The Selling of the President, landed on The New York Times bestseller list when he was 26 years old, making him the youngest living writer with that achievement. The book described the marketing of Richard Nixon during the 1968 presidential campaign. After the success of his book in 1968, McGinniss left the Inquirer to write books full-time. He next wrote a novel, The Dream Team. It was followed by Heroes, and the warmly received Going to Extremes, a nonfiction account of his year exploring Alaska. Next came the McGinniss trilogy of true crime books, Fatal Vision, Blind Faith and Cruel Doubt. All three books were made into TV miniseries. His 1983 account of the Jeffrey MacDonald murder case, Fatal Vision, was a best-seller.
In 1995, McGinniss sat through the O.J. Simpson trial, expecting to write a book about it, but he returned the advance after Simpson was acquitted, saying the trial had been “a farce.” His next book, the critically acclaimed The Miracle of Castel di Sangro, followed the fortunes of an Italian soccer team from a tiny town during one dramatic season in the big leagues. The Big Horse was published in (2004). In his most recent book, Never Enough, McGinniss returned to his study of the dark side of the American family with a nonfiction account of the murder of investment banker Robert Kissel by his wife Nancy in Hong Kong.</p>
<p>Last Saturday November 28, 2009, Holy Cross played in the postseason for only the third time in school history, while advancing to the NCAA playoffs for just the second time. The first postseason appearance for the Crusaders came in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1946. In that contest, Holy Cross suffered a 13-6 loss to Miami (Fla.), as the Hurricanes’ Al Hudson returned an interception 89 yards for a touchdown after time had expired to break a 6-6 tie and give Miami the victory. The only previous NCAA appearance for the Crusaders came in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs on Dec. 3, 1983, when Western Carolina defeated Holy Cross 28-21 in the quarterfinals at Fitton Field. That contest was tied at 21-21 in the fourth quarter, before Jeff Gilbert threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Eric Rasheed, giving the Catamounts the victory.</p>
<p>Holy Cross alum Jack Higgins '76 is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times. Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the College of Holy Cross with a B.A. in Economics.</p>
<p>He began editorial cartooning for the Holy Cross student newspaper “The Crusader” before he started freelancing for the Chicago Sun-Times. He became a full-time cartoonist for the paper in 1981. Higgins was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1986; he won in 1989.</p>
<p>Higgins was for many years syndicated through Universal Press Syndicate. He ceased syndication in July 2007, opting to create more local cartoons for his paper.</p>
<p>Holy Cross junior strong safety Anthony DiMichele (McKees Rocks, Pa.) and senior quarterback Dominic Randolph (Amelia, Ohio) have been selected as All-Americans by the Sports Network. This marks the first time the Crusaders have had multiple players selected to the Sports Network All-America team in the same season since 1991.</p>
<p>In its 2009 edition of The Best 361 Colleges, the Princeton Review awarded Holy Cross a 98/99 academic rating. Only 5 colleges or universities were awarded a higher academic rating.</p>
<p>At the most recent American Collegiate Moot Court Association 2010 National Tournament Winners included 3 Holy Cross students in the top ten including the overall winner:</p>
<p>Katharine Andrew- Holy Cross </p>
<p>Robert Kelly- Patrick Henry College </p>
<p>Brandon Haas-Denison University </p>
<p>Timothy Appelbaum- California State University at Long Beach </p>
<p>At the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Evan Lysacek, coached by Holy Cross alumnus Frank Carroll, won Gold in the Men’s Figure Skating, becoming Carroll’s first Olympic Gold Medal Champion.</p>
<p>Frank Carroll, HC class of 1960,was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1996. He is the first figure skating coach to be named the Olympic Coach of the Year, which happened in 1997.</p>
<p>On March 6, 2007, it was announced that he was elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. He was inducted on March 22, 2007 during the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, between the original dance and the men’s free skate.</p>
<p>In honor of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 325th birthday, James David Christie, world renowned organist and Holy Cross distinguished artist in residence, will perform a program of the composer’s works, including his famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, on March 21 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at Holy Cross. </p>
<p>This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Taylor and Boody Organ, an award-winning 52-foot high, 10-ton instrument designed in the tradition of 16th and 17th century Dutch and north German organs. It was built in a two-year period by a team of craftsmen led by George K. Taylor and John Boody. </p>
<p>This year also marks Christie’s quarter century of service to the campus community as resident organist and teacher. He has been acclaimed as one of the finest organists of his generation. He was the first American to ever win a first prize at the Bruges (Belgium) International Organ Competition and was the first person in the history of the competition to ever win both the Prize of the Jury and the Prize of the Audience. </p>
<p>In addition to serving as organist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Christie has served on more international organ competition juries than any American organist. He has toured the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia giving concerts, master classes and seminars at major music festivals. He has recorded for 12 different labels and is heard regularly on radio broadcasts in the United States, Canada and Europe.</p>
<p>Incorrect. This person is the chairman of a reputable musical theatre training program. Numerous Broadway performers have trained here. Any other guessers.</p>
<p>OK. It appears that all you musical theater afficionado’s are stumped. Neil Donohoe is a Holy Cross grad and director of the musical theater dept. at The Boston Conservatory. I encourage all to check out their performances which are fantastic and loaded with talent. Main stage shows are currently at Midway Studios in south Boston while the new theater is being completed on Hemenway St… Strike Up The Band starts 4/23 and is listed as sold out but call the box office and they may be able to find tix.</p>