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  • Battle of the Bands: Held the weekend prior to the end of classes, student-organized music groups compete to earn a coveted opening spot in the Sprint Weekend concert held the following weekend. Judges eliminate bands through a series of sets leading up to the final round, in which student attendees vote to select the winning band.[1]
  • Spring Weekend: The Spring Weekend, organized by the Campus Activities Board (CAB), is an annual event which marks the end of classes. Always held the week before finals, events include the Spring Carnival, fireworks, and a Spring Concert. In the past, invited performers have included the Pat McGee Band (2001), Wyclef Jean (2002), Third Eye Blind (2003, 2016), Howie Day (2004), The Roots (2004), Fabolous and The Starting Line (2005), Phantom Planet (2006), Guster (2006), Lupe Fiasco (2009), Drake (2010), J.Cole and the Far East Movement (2011), and Mac Miller and Walk the Moon (2013). Nelly and The Knocks performed a sold-out show in 2014. DJ Pup Dawg opened for Jessie J in 2015.[2] In 2016, the recording artist JoJo opened for the headliner Third Eye Blind.[3] The group Timeflies opened for T-Pain in 2017.[4]

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  • 100 Days Ball: Each spring, when 100 days are left at Holy Cross for the graduating Senior Class, the Purple Key Society (PKS), a service organization which fosters school spirit, loyalty, and enthusiasm, sponsors an informal dinner and dance in their honor. Tradition holds that attendees make a list of fellow seniors they would like to kiss, and attempt to follow through before the night is over.
  • Purple Pride Day: Each year, the Purple Key Society chooses a day to banner the campus in the color purple, the official school color, to foster school spirit and pride. This includes giving out purple balloons, purple T-shirts, purple cookies, purple stickers, and various other items throughout the day. Purple Pride Day usually coincides with a Holy Cross sporting event.
  • Cape Week: Following the close of the Spring semester, many students spend a week of vacation on Cape Cod. Students typically rent homes or stay in nearby hotels for a few days of parties and gatherings. Typically, students spend the week in Hyannis or in neighboring towns.

Insignia and representations of Holy Cross[edit]

Color

The school color is purple. There are two theories of how Holy Cross chose purple as its official color. One suggests it was derived from the royal purple used by Constantine the Great (born about 275 A.D., died in 337 A.D.) as displayed on his labarum (military standard) and on those of later Christian emperors of Rome.[5]

College seal

The seal of the College of the Holy Cross is described as follows:

The outer circle states in Latin "College of the Holy Cross, Society of Jesus, Worcester, Massachusetts".

The inner shield contains an open book (symbol of learning) and a cross of gold (symbol of Christian faith). Written in the book is the college's motto, In Hoc Signo Vinces; which translates as, "By this sign thou shalt conquer". The phrase is credited to Constantine.

The cross divides the lower part of the shield into quarters, which are alternately red and sable, the colors on the ancient shield of Worcester, England. The upper part of the shield has in its center the emblem of the Society of Jesus, a blazing sun with the letters IHS, the first three letters of Jesus' name in Greek. On either side is a martlet, reminiscent of those on the ancestral crest of Bishop Fenwick.[6]

Mascot

Holy Cross's athletic teams for both men and women are known as the Crusaders. It is reported that the name "Crusader" was first associated with Holy Cross in 1884 at an alumni banquet in Boston, where an engraved Crusader mounted on an armored horse appeared at the head of the menu.[5] In 2018, the college decided to phase out of using the Knight imagery, retiring the Holy Cross mascot Iggy T. Crusader. Holy Cross opted instead for the secondary (now primary) logo of a purple shield with an interlocking "HC".

Motto

The Latin motto In Hoc Signo Vinces, "In This Sign You Shall Conquer", has been attributed to Emperor Constantine the Great, a Roman emperor noted for his tolerance of Christians. According to some historians, Constantine had a dream or vision of a flaming cross in the sky with this inscription on the day preceding his decisive victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge (October 28, 312). This victory led to his capturing Rome and convinced him of the importance of Christianity.[6]

Environmental sustainability[edit]

In 2007, citing the college's commitment to Jesuit values, President Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.[7] The college's plan required the institution to reduce its carbon emissions by 20% before 2015.[8] As an ultimate goal, Holy Cross aims to be carbon neutral by the year 2040.[9] Holy Cross has taken numerous steps toward environmental sustainability, which has led to the reduction of the institution's carbon emissions by 46.8 percent between 2007 and 2017 according to the latest data.[10]

In keeping with sustainability efforts, Holy Cross has enacted multiple initiatives to reduce waste and pollution. The college entered a contract with Zipcar to operate four cars to reduce the need for individually owned cars on campus.[11] Weather permitting, public safety officers operate battery powered cars and bicycles.[11] Additionally, Kimball dining hall, the main dining hall of the college, went trayless in 2009. Approximately 25 to 50 percent less food is wasted, and up to a half gallon of water is saved per tray not washed, saving 900 gallons of water a day.[12] Holy Cross provides all students with a reusable drink container at the beginning of each academic year.

Alumni[edit]

Main article: List of College of the Holy Cross alumni
Anthony Fauci, class of 1962, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to the president

Holy Cross had more than 35,000 alumni as of January 2007.[13] There are 39 Holy Cross alumni clubs in the U.S. and 1 international club.[14] A number of Holy Cross alumni have made significant contributions in the fields of government, law, academia, business, arts, journalism, and athletics, among others. As of 2019, the alumni median salary for a recent Holy Cross graduate was $62,800; the mid-career median salary for a Holy Cross graduate was $129,700.[15]

Clarence Thomas, United States Supreme Court Justice; Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews and NBC's The Chris Matthews Show; and Basketball Hall of Fame members and Boston Celtics immortals Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn are among the college's most famous alumni. LSD pioneer Timothy Leary was a student at Holy Cross, though he withdrew after two years. Michael Harrington, author of The Other America and an influential figure in initiating the 1960s War on Poverty, was a graduate of the college, as was the famed pacifist leader Phillip Berrigan. Wendell Arthur Garrity, United States federal judge famous for issuing the 1974 order that Boston schools be desegregated by means of busing, is also an alumnus. Washington, D.C. super lawyer Edward Bennett Williams was a graduate. In addition to his legal career, Williams owned the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles.

Bob Casey, Sr., Pennsylvania governor, Bob Casey, Jr., his son, Pennsylvania treasurer and U.S. Senator, and Edward D. DiPrete, Governor of Rhode Island are among the most notable alumni with involvement in politics. Jon Favreau, Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama and co-creator of Pod Save America. Mark Kennedy Shriver, member of the Kennedy political family and Vice President and Managing Director of U.S. Programs for the charity Save the Children, graduated from Holy Cross in 1986.

Clarence Thomas, class of 1971, former trustee and current Supreme Court Justice

In 2003, an honorary degree and public platform was given to pro-choice Holy Cross alumnus Chris Matthews despite pro-life alumni objections. College President Fr. Michael McFarland defended the invitation and degree, despite clear direction from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop policies and Catholic Church policies never to give a public platform to those at odds with central holdings of the Church, such as the teachings on abortion. McFarland along with the majority of the current Holy Cross community continue to defend this, stating that while Matthews is pro-choice, that is not his defining characteristic and he did not talk purely about abortion in his speech.[16]

Several alumni have held top positions in the world of business and finance: Bob Wright, Chairman & CEO, NBC Universal, and Vice Chairman, General Electric; James David Power III, J.D. Power and Associates founder; William J. McDonough, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch.

In media and the arts, Holy Cross has several distinguished alumni: Ann Dowd, Emmy-winning actress best known for her roles in The Handmaid's Tale and The Leftovers;[17] Neil Hopkins, actor best known for his roles in Lost and Nip/Tuck; Bill Simmons, ESPN.com sports columnist and head of The Ringer, Channel 33, and the Bill Simmons Podcast Network; Dan Shaughnessy, sports columnist for The Boston Globe; Bartlett Sher, Tony Award-winning Broadway director; Joe McGinniss, bestselling author of The Selling of the President, Fatal Vision, and other books; Edward P. Jones, 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction for writing The Known World; Billy Collins, 2001–03 Poet Laureate of the United States; Dave Anderson, The New York Times sports columnist, 1981 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary; Jack Higgins, editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times, 1989 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning; and Kevin O'Connor, the host of TV's This Old House. In art and architecture, Vito Acconci.

In the sciences, Holy Cross also has several notable alumni, including Joseph Murray, winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine; immunologist Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical advisor to the president; and MacArthur Foundation "genius" bioengineer Jim Collins.

See also[edit]

Bob Cousy

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hodge, John (May 1, 2015). "Battle of the Bands 2015". Holy Cross Crusader. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Holy Cross: CAB Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "College of the Holy Cross". News.holycross.edu. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  4. ^ "College of the Holy Cross". News.holycross.edu. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  5. ^ a b Holy Cross: Color, Mascot, & Songs Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b Holy Cross College Seal Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ http://secondnature.org/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-Commitment_Charter-Signatories.pdf
  8. ^ "Holy Cross Finalizes Carbon Neutral Plan | Newsroom | College of the Holy Cross". news.holycross.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  9. ^ https://www.holycross.edu/sites/default/files/files/sustainability/carbon_neutral_plan.pdf
  10. ^ "Institution Detail". reporting.secondnature.org. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  11. ^ a b "Holy Cross is the First College in Worcester to Have Zipcars on Campus | Newsroom | College of the Holy Cross". news.holycross.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  12. ^ Smith, Rebecca & Staley, Kimberly (Winter 2016). "Mother Kimball". Holy Cross Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  13. ^ "Alumni and Friends". Archived from the original on 2006-09-08.
  14. ^ Holy Cross Regional Clubs Archived 2006-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Salaries for College of the Holy Cross Graduates". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  16. ^ Fowler, Jack (April 30, 2003). "Society of Drinan". National Review. Archived from the original on 2003-05-01.
  17. ^ Markantonatos, Nikolas (September 18, 2017). "Ann Dowd '78, P20 Wins Emmy Award for 'The Handmaid's Tale'". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

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