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Come to Archives & Distinctive Collections on the third floor of Dinand Library to revisit some highlights and happenings on the hill during the years our visiting Reunion alumni were students 💜 Yearbooks, photographs, documents, and more will be on display. Staff will be available to answer questions!

Friday, June 5, 11am-3pm
Saturday, June 6, 10am-12pm

How can AI assist scientific literature research? The Holy Cross Community can learn more with the help of our library staff! Drop in our Zoom presentation on Wednesday, May 20th at 12:30 pm. We'll cover AI tools that you can use for literature searching, points to consider when using AI for research, and how to evaluate tools you are unfamiliar with. See the events calendar in our bio for more information and the Zoom link 🔗

On this day in …

On May 14, 1952, legendary baseball coach Jack Barry celebrated his 500th winning game. John J. “Jack” Barry attended Holy Cross from 1905-1908, serving as captain of the Crusader baseball team. He went on to play eight years of professional baseball with the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics before returning to Holy Cross in 1921 as the full-time baseball coach. He continued for an unprecedented 39 seasons, and stands as the all- time winningest coach in Holy Cross Athletics history. His teams made six appearances in the NCAA College World Series. At their first appearance in 1952, they won the Championship.

Coach Barry was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 and the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1966. He died in 1961 after more than 40 years of service to the College.