Truth, Maybe, Lie : Holy Cross

Holy Cross has won a national NCAA Basketball championship.

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Holy Cross won the NCAA championship in 1947!

William Lewis ‘40 went on a voyage to the arctic and was later sued for having published journals about his experience.

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There is no William Lewis '40...

More HC alumni make up the FBI than any other college.

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This is a rumor I have now heard from 2 alumi and one online forum, though it is unverified beyond that.

The Dinand archives contain the mummy of a young girl named “Tanetpahekau” who died in 650 B.C. Holy Cross received the mummy as a gift in 1896.

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This is true!

Singer Songwriter known as ‘Drake’ played at HC in 2010 and ‘fell in love’ with the campus.

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Drake did play at HC in 2010 but his thoughts on campus are still unknown.

Holy Cross has indirectly played a significant role in TikTok’s multi media global empire. 

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Kate Jhaveri ‘95 is head of global marketing for TIKTOK

James E. Burke '47 said he learned more at Holy Cross than at Harvard Business School.

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Former CEO of J&J and cited as one of best CEO's of all time.

"My Jesuit, liberal arts education taught me how to think, how to question, how to communicate and how to write. It’s amazing what you can do and where you can go when the foundation of your education is solid.”

The ‘exorcism room’ in Fenwick inspired an un-aired episode of X-Files called 'Fifth Floor'.

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This is a rumor!

Joseph E. Murray  M.D., '40: 

 Conducted first successful kidney transplant

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And he got a Nobel Peace prize for it too!

Kati Fernandez ‘15: 

Developed  ESPN+ 

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Kati Fernandez '15 did not create ESPN+ BUT she is the Dir, Original Content Dev & Integration at ESPN+...