'After Aurora, Grief and Questions' The New York Times Read Time 1 Minute Issues and Ideas In a Letter to the Editor published in The New York Times, Jerry Lembcke, associate professor of sociology at the College of the Holy Cross, warns against labeling James Holmes, the man accused of the Colorado movie theater shooting, as a "loner" too quickly."The association of violence with so-called loners risks denigrating the very idea of personal independence by stigmatizing nonconforming lifestyles," he wrote. Read the letter in The New York Times This "Holy Cross in the News" item by Kristine Maloney. More Stories Image Go to Story Holy Cross, Tufts University Launch Accelerated Master of Science in Nutrition Image Go to Story Blood? No. Needles? No. Medicine? Yes. Image Go to Story Move-In Day 2025: Welcome, Class of 2029 View All Stories
In a Letter to the Editor published in The New York Times, Jerry Lembcke, associate professor of sociology at the College of the Holy Cross, warns against labeling James Holmes, the man accused of the Colorado movie theater shooting, as a "loner" too quickly.
