<p>With its storied athletics tradition and more than 25 percent of current students participating in a varsity sport, Holy Cross values its membership in the Patriot League.</p>
<p>From an article last fall announcing the reinstatement of football scholarships at Holy Cross. [Holy</a> Cross Magazine | Patriot League Approves Scholarship Change](<a href=“http://magazine.holycross.edu/issue_46_4/46_4_sports/46_4_regan]Holy”>Patriot League Approves Scholarship Change | magazine.holycross.edu)</p>
<p>Holy Cross’s Bob Cousy won the recent Boston Globe fan vote for picking the best player of the 64 best college players to play at New England schools in an NCAA-style bracket. </p>
<p>[New</a> England’s best college baller bracket - Boston.com](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/ne_best_college_baller_bracket/]New”>http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/ne_best_college_baller_bracket/)</p>
<p>To be honest, Cousy probably won due to his popularity as a Celtics player. Few folks around who saw Cousy play in college. Jimmy Walker of Providence did not have the pro career that Cousy had, but was a devastating college player. Walker really should have won. Just sayin’</p>
<p>Of the five colleges/universities that have won the NCAA basketball championship, the College Baseball World Series and the NIT, Holy Cross was the first to accomplish the feat.</p>
<p>Holy Cross, Cal, Stanford, Michigan and Ohio State are the only five schools who have captured those three titles. And in 1954, HC became the first.</p>
<p>June 7, 2013
Jack Donohue Selected For Induction Into FIBA Hall Of Fame</p>
<p>MIES, Switzerland – Former Holy Cross head men’s basketball coach Jack Donohue has been selected for induction into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame. Donohue is one of 12 members of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013, which will be formally inducted on Wednesday, June 19, at the House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland.</p>
<p>Donohue led the Crusaders to an overall mark of 106-66 from 1965-1972, with the team posting a winning record in six of his seven years. His best season at Holy Cross came in 1970-1971, when the Crusaders posted an overall record of 18-8. Donohue coached eight players who earned All-District honors, and four of his players were drafted by teams in either the National Basketball Association or the American Basketball Association. Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Donohue went 250-46 as the head coach at St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School and Power Memorial Academy (where he coach Lew Alcindor) in New York City.</p>
<p>In 1972, Donohue was named coach of the Canadian National Team, a post he held through 1988. Four years after becoming coach, he took a team which had not qualified for the 1968 Olympics to a fourth-place finish in the 1976 Montreal Olympiad. Canada continued to improve under Donohue, placing fifth in the 1981 World University Games, losing only to the Soviet Union. Canada was sixth at the 1982 World Championship and strengthened its spot as a world power the following year by winning the Gold Medal at the World University Games, defeating the United States and Yugoslavia in the medal round. Donohue guided the Canadians to a fourth-place finish in the 1984 Olympics and announced his retirement following the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He passed away on April 16, 2003.</p>
<p>Holy Cross Mentioned in Recent Episode of ‘Jeopardy!’ on June 27, 2013</p>
<p>Brings total mentions of Mount St. James to 10</p>
<p>Quick: This nationally renowned, Jesuit liberal arts college has appeared on “Jeopardy!” 10 times.</p>
<p>If you responded with “What is Holy Cross?,” that is correct, as host Alex Trebek might say.</p>
<p>On June 27, in the category of “Colleges With Mass. Appeal,” Holy Cross was the question to the following answer: “This oldest Catholic college in New England is located in the wicked excellent city of Worcester.”</p>
<p>It was the 10th time that Holy Cross has been part of either the answer or question in the longtime running quiz show, according to a “Jeopardy!” spokeswoman. Holy Cross was last featured on March 6.</p>
<p>Here is a complete list of Holy Cross references on the show, according to the J! Archive website.</p>
<p>June 27, 2013
Category: Colleges With Mass. Appeal
Dollar value: $2000
Answer: This oldest Catholic college in New England is located in the wicked excellent city of Worcester.</p>
<p>March 6, 2013
Category: “Cross” Word Clues
Dollar value: $1000
Answer: In 1843 Benedict J. Fenwick founded it as a men’s college in Massachusetts</p>
<p>Nov. 10, 2010
Category: College Before & After
Dollar value: $2000
Answer: A Jesuit school in Worcester competes in running that’s off-track</p>
<p>Sept. 12, 2007
Category: Where Am I?
Dollar value: $1600
Answer: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands before an outdoor display of a whale skeleton.) Holy Cross is a college in Massachusetts; across the country, the name of this University of California campus means “holy cross”</p>
<p>Feb. 23, 2006
Category: College Knowledge
Dollar value: $800
Answer: Founded in 1843 in Worcester, it’s the oldest Catholic college in New England</p>
<p>June 3, 2004
Category: Education
Dollar value: $600
Answer: (Hi, I’m Chris Matthews.) This religious order runs 20 colleges in the U.S. including Georgetown, Loyola & my alma mater Holy Cross</p>
<p>Oct. 2, 2002
Category: State the College
Dollar value: $800
Answer: Emerson, Holy Cross, Amherst</p>
<p>Nov. 7, 2000
Category: The Ladies Room
Dollar value: $600
Answer: A bestselling book by this woman seen here grew out of her commencement speech at Holy Cross</p>
<p>Nov. 3, 1997
Category: “Cross” Talk
Dollar value: $800
Answer: Founded in 1843, it’s the oldest Catholic college in New England</p>
<p>Feb. 14, 1990
Category: College Trivia
Dollar value: $500
Answer: This religious order runs 28 colleges in the U.S. including St. Louis U., Holy Cross & Georgetown U.</p>
<p>In 2013 fourteen recent graduates from the College of the Holy Cross have been awarded Fulbright grants to work and teach abroad during the 2013-14 academic year. This marks a record high number of Fulbrights awarded in a single year for the College. Since 2004, Holy Cross has received a total of 64 Fulbrights, and has consistently been among the nation’s top producers of Fulbright students at the undergraduate level.</p>
<p>The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is widely recognized as the most prestigious international exchange program in the world. The highly competitive grants are awarded on the basis of academic merit and professional promise.</p>
<p>[Holy</a> Cross Produces Record Number of Fulbright Scholars | College of the Holy Cross](<a href=“http://news.holycross.edu/blog/2013/07/25/holy-cross-produces-record-number-of-fulbright-scholars/]Holy”>Newsroom | Holy Cross Produces Record Number of Fulbright Scholars)</p>
<p>Holy Cross is the only Catholic college among the top 50 liberal arts schools on the U.S. News list.</p>
<p>U.S. News & World Report ranks Holy Cross #9 in the country for “most loved colleges” (and 50% of alumni give)</p>
<p>In 2010 the “Miss Worcester” diner took the crown as best diner in America on Monday night’s TLC show “Best Food Ever”. Miss Worcester is 1 mile from HC and is a big HC favorite for students.</p>
<p>The Miss Worcester was the showcase model for the Worcester Lunch Car factory across the street. The Worcester Lunch Car Company manufactured the diner.</p>
<p>The Worcester Lunch Car Company monopolized the New England market with its colorful diners. Although Worcester sent a smattering of diners as far as Florida and Michigan, the cars were most popular in their home territory. From 1906 to 1961, the company built six hundred fifty-one diners, with as few as ten or as many as seventy seats. Known for their small size, solid construction, and old-fashioned styling, the cars featured oak and mahogany woodwork, intricate ceramic tile patterns, and a backbar of stainless steel. Their distinctive porcelain enamel exteriors with names emblazoned on them proudly proclaimed their presence along the roadside. Day and night, these diners fed generations of New England’s working class; today, fewer than one hundred lunch cars still operate…</p>
<p>The second Bishop of Boston, Benedict Joseph Fenwick of the Society of Jesus longed to establish a Catholic College within the boundaries of his all-New England diocese. Catholics in great numbers, fleeing religious persecution and famine, and seeking economic opportunity, were pouring into the region. </p>
<p>He gave this first Catholic College in New England the name of his cathedral church in Boston, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross which remains the name of the Cathedral church for the Boston archdiocese(<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Cross_(Boston[/url])”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Cross_(Boston)</a>)</p>
<p>I also read somewhere that the school ended up in Worcester because the anti-Catholic No-Nothings Party was in power and wouldn’t allow a Catholic college in Boston. HC was built in Worcester instead. The Holy Cross diplomas for the first few years were actually awarded by another Jesuit school, Georgetown. Eventually the No-Nothings fell from power, and BC opened in Boston, AFTER Holy Cross.</p>
<p>Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!</p>
<p>Mark Goddard who played Major Don West on the TV series “Lost in Space” became a local celebrity in high school when he led his baseball and basketball teams to state championship finals in both sports. Mark went to Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA in hopes of playing basketball. These hopes were quickly dashed because of stiff competition and Mark turned to drama. He has always maintained, and to this day tells young people, “When something in life goes against you, take it, and make it work for you.” He left Holy Cross in his junior year to go to New York and study acting in a more serious manner at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Following two years of study and work in stock theater, Mark was ready to pursue his dreams and left for Los Angeles. After only three weeks in Hollywood, he signed a contract with Aaron Spelling to play the continuing role of Cully in the series Johnny Ringo. This was in 1959, and Westerns were hot. It suited Mark just fine because his childhood heroes were Hopalong Cassidy and Gene Autrey. It was at this time that he changed his name from Chuck to Mark largely due to his friend and mentor, Chuck Conners (The Rifleman). Mark was busy during the next years: Professionally – three years on The Detectives followed Ringo, then to his surprise three years on Lost in Space at 20th Century Fox became the role he is best-known for.</p>
<p>Holy Cross stuns No. 7 Boston College
MEN’S HOCKEY: HOLY CROSS 5, BOSTON COLLEGE 4</p>
<p>November 30, 2013 BOSTON — No matter what Holy Cross men’s hockey thought of its chances Friday night against powerhouse Boston College, the Crusaders’ 11 losses in their last 11 games versus the Eagles told the story of their series. </p>
<p>Time to add a new chapter. </p>
<p>Holy Cross entered the game with a losing record this season, yet competed like champions, taking a four-goal lead with three minutes left in the second period and holding on for landmark 5-4 win over seventh-ranked BC at Conte Forum. </p>
<p>“Unbelievable,” exhaled freshman center Mike Barrett (two goals, one assist). “Best game, best win I’ve ever had in my career, hands down. I can’t give enough credit to (goaltender) Matt Ginn for keeping us in it there at the end.” </p>
<p>The Crusaders held a 5-1 lead through 47 minutes, but the Eagles’ Ryan Fitzgerald scored seven minutes into the third period, and then Michael Sit and Kevin Hayes cut it to a one-goal advantage with a pair of late goals 27 seconds apart. </p>
<p>But Ginn, a junior third-year starter, stoned BC over the final 4:02, making seven of his 34 saves over the closing stretch against the five-time national champions as a crowd of 6,527 watched underdog Holy Cross hold off its Jesuit rivals. </p>
<p>“I’ve seen that movie before, and a lot of times it ends, 6-5, in overtime, the home team wins,” said HC coach Paul Pearl, who has led the Crusaders since 1994. </p>
<p>The win marked the third time Holy Cross (4-9) has defeated a top-10 opponent and the fifth time the Crusaders have topped a nationally ranked team. It was also the first time an Atlantic Hockey team has beaten Boston College (8-4-2). It was Holy Cross’ second win over BC, the first since 1946. </p>
<p>HC had last knocked off a top-10 team two years ago, in a 5-4 October win at No. 7 Boston University. The other conquest of a top-10 team, of course, was the Crusaders’ 4-3 overtime victory over No. 3 Minnesota in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament in Grand Forks, N.D. </p>
<p>“I thought the kids played really well for about 53 minutes, and then we decided to make it interesting there for the last seven,” Pearl said. “BC is a great team, and you knew they were going to have a push there. We were fortunate to be able to hold on, and obviously Matt Ginn played great at the end their to stem the tide.” </p>
<p>Pearl also noted the play of his six defenseman, highlighting sophomore Nate Domagala, who played his first game of the season. Senior center Shayne Stockton, an assistant captain, also made a timely return from a six-week layoff. </p>
<p>The visitors went ahead 12:24 into the game on Barrett’s first goal. Sophomore Joe McNamara, whose father John played at BC, assisted. </p>
<p>“I just saw the puck come from behind the net, it went through my feet, actually, and when I turned around I saw my (defenseman) Joe Mac had it,” Barrett said. “I saw it coming, and I was just hoping to tip it in the general direction of the net.” </p>
<p>Just 55 seconds later, Barrett’s linemate, sophomore left wing Castan Sommer, beat BC goalie Thatcher Demko (13 saves) glove side on the rebound from a Matt Vidal shot. Barrett also assisted, having advanced the puck to Vidal, who had a goal and two assists for the game. </p>
<p>Hayes scored soon after to draw the Eagles to within 2-1 after one. </p>
<p>Senior right wing Adam Schmidt, another assistant captain, started off a three-goal period for the Crusaders, scoring eight minutes into the second. </p>
<p>Barrett made it 4-1 Holy Cross off a defensive zone faceoff 4:09 later. </p>
<p>“Great pass by Matty Vidal and Sommer for getting it out of the zone,” Barrett said. “It was just a replay of one from last weekend (against Robert Morris) that I missed, but I capitalized on this one and much better to get this one, I think.” </p>
<p>Vidal then scored the winner at 16:53, his shot soaring over Demko’s glove. </p>
<p>Holy Cross is off until next weekend when it hosts Atlantic Hockey foe Air Force on Friday and Saturday at the Hart Center, both 7 p.m. starts. Those will be the Crusaders’ final two games before taking part in Frozen Fenway versus Bentley on Dec. 28. </p>
<p>“Our record doesn’t really show how good we are, and that win proves it,” Barrett said. “We’re at an all-time high. BC is one of the best teams in the country, if not the best, and we’re going to be riding the confidence for a little bit and hopefully we can carry it into next weekend against Air Force and get two wins.”</p>
<p>Cornelius B. Prior, Jr., a 1956 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and chair of the board of the telecommunications services company Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., headquartered in Beverly, Mass., is donating $25 million to the College. The gift, the largest single donation in the history of Holy Cross, was announced in February 2013 by the College’s president, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., at an event on campus that featured student and faculty performances and a celebration of the arts.</p>
<p>Prior—who has long been a champion of the arts in communities ranging from Maine to the Caribbean—has designated his gift to enhance the arts at Holy Cross with a new performance facility on campus. The gift comes as the College launches the leadership phase of a comprehensive fundraising campaign to support a number of strategic initiatives.</p>
<p>NCAA 1947 Champions - Great story in the New York Daily News:</p>
<p><a href=“http://creative.nydailynews.com/crusaders”>http://creative.nydailynews.com/crusaders</a></p>
<p>First Navy chaplain to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest decoration for valor, was a Jesuit priest from Holy Cross: <a href=“Newsroom | College Community Remembers Rev. Joseph T. O’Callahan, S.J.”>http://news.holycross.edu/blog/2014/03/13/college-community-remembers-rev-joseph-t-ocallahan-s-j/</a></p>
<p>HC Grad Takes Helm of American Medical Association
For immediate release:
June 9, 2014</p>
<p>CHICAGO – Steven J. Stack, M.D., an emergency physician practicing in Lexington, Ky., was named president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest and most influential physician organization. Following a year-long term as president-elect, Dr. Stack will assume the office of AMA president in June 2015. At that time he will be age 43 and the youngest AMA president in the last 100 years.</p>
<p>“It is a deep honor and privilege to be named president-elect of an organization that is committed to serving as a strong physician voice and a dedicated patient advocate on the pressing health care issues confronting our nation,” said Dr. Stack. “With vision and perseverance, I look forward to creating a brighter future for patients and the medical profession.”</p>
<p>Elected to the AMA Board of Trustees in 2006, he was the first board-certified emergency physician to serve as an AMA board member. During the last eight years, Dr. Stack has served in many leadership positions, including AMA board chair and AMA secretary. Prior to his service on the AMA board, he held a distinguished record as an elected leader within numerous state, national and specialty medical associations.</p>
<p>Dr. Stack is nationally recognized for his special expertise in health information technology and served in the role of chair of the AMA’s Health Information Technology Advisory Group from 2007 to 2013. He has also served on multiple federal advisory groups for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), including the Information Exchange, PCAST Report, and Strategic Plan workgroups.</p>
<p>In his home state of Kentucky, Dr. Stack has served as medical director of the emergency departments at St. Joseph East in Lexington, Ky. and St. Joseph Mt. Sterling in rural eastern Kentucky. He also served as medical director of the emergency department at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.</p>
<p>Born and raised in Cleveland, Dr. Stack graduated magna cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. </p>
<p>He returned to Ohio and completed his medical school education and emergency medicine training at the Ohio State University before moving to Memphis to begin his clinical practice. In 2006, he and his family relocated to Lexington.</p>
<p>Dr. Stack is married and the proud father of a 9-year-old daughter. His wife, Tracie, is a practicing board-certified pediatric allergist and fellow AMA member.</p>
Fun Clip- Miami v Holy Cross 1946 in the Orange Bowl
http://www.efootage.com/stock-footage/70422/Miami_Orange_Bowl_-_1946_Football_Game/