Bryce Maloney ’26
Senior Advisor
From Friday, Oct. 31 to Sunday, Nov. 2, loved ones and relatives from far and wide descended on the Hill to celebrate Holy Cross’s annual Family Weekend. Kicking off with the “Hidden in Plain Sight Tour” of the campus, the wider Holy Cross community was invited to commence their Halloween weekend with a rendition of a litany of myths, legends, and realities that might not meet the naked eye. In keeping with this spooky theme, families were also invited to visit Archives and Distinctive Collections on the third floor of Dinand Library for a special viewing of some of the “hallowed (and Halloween-y) holdings at Holy Cross,” which was followed by an event perhaps even more tantalizingly scary for the average college student — a Career Conversations Session with the Center for Career Development in the Hogan Center.
However, the spookiest part of Parents Weekend perhaps came from the football field, where the Holy Cross Crusaders were bested by the Lafayette Leopards, 21-13. Likewise, the Holy Cross Men’s Soccer Team lost 2-1 to the American University Eagles, and Holy Cross Volleyball lost to the United States Naval Academy 3-2. In a similar way, Holy Cross’s Women’s Hockey Team lost to the University of Connecticut, who took home a score of 3-2. However, all was not lost, one bright spot being the Holy Cross Men’s Ice Hockey Team, who tied with Sacred Heart University 2-2 before taking the extra point in the Atlantic Hockey standings by winning the shootout 1-0. Holy Cross Volleyball also beat Loyola University Maryland, coming out on top with a score of 3-1.
The weekend was also a unique opportunity for families to become better acquainted with the broader campus community. A Fish Fry event hosted by the Black Student Union invited Crusaders of all backgrounds to an evening of “games, music, and food,” while a night of traditional Irish music was hosted in the Brooks Concert Hall by Diarmuid Ó Meachair, who played the accordion alongside John Hannagan ’28 and Ulysses Loken, who played piano. The Cantor Art Gallery also opened its doors to Holy Cross families, presenting this semester’s exhibit: The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975), which follows the lives and fashion trends of two of South Vietnam’s first ladies to explore the ways in which the country’s national costume has evolved since the Vietnam War era.
On Sunday, the Holy Cross community gathered at Saint Joseph’s Memorial Chapel and joined in worship to celebrate the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, led by Fr. Keith Maczkiewicz, S.J., Associate Vice President for Mission and Ministry. Finally, the weekend concluded with a time-honored tradition on the Hill: the yearly induction of seniors at the College into Alpha Sigma Nu, the National Jesuit Honor Society. Families were invited to watch as the prestigious honor was bestowed upon a select few students. Only the top 15% of a given class is given the opportunity to apply, from which only around 30 students are selected for induction each year.
Featured image courtesy of Holy Cross Football
Copy Edited by Lily Wasmund ’28
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