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The Crisis in Venezuela Hits Home
By Miguel Gonzalez Many people ask me the same question, and to be honest, I asked myself this question as well: how can my home country, once the richest country in South America, a nation that is recognized to have the largest oil reserves in the world, manage to be in the worst humanitarian crisis Read More …
SGA Hosts Special Meeting to Discuss Faculty Assembly and CUA Project Arts Budget
By Catherine O’Grady Catholic University’s Student Government Association (SGA) met on Monday to vote on Resolution 014, a resolution regarding the Faculty Assembly, and a recommendation of the Special Committee on Allocations Appeals regarding CUA Project Arts. Resolution 014 titled, “A Resolution Affirming SGA Support for the Academic Senate,” was an affirmation of SGA’s priority Read More …
Catholic University Students Choosing Service for Spring Break
By Thomas Curry College spring breaks typically consist of beach parties, trips to Cancun and tropical resorts, or relaxing with friends at home. Some Catholic University students are choosing to use their time away from school to give back to communities both domestic and abroad. Twelve spring break trips, hosted by Campus Ministry and Habitat Read More …
Globetrotters: The Learning Curve of Studying Abroad in Ireland
By Maureen McGarry Before leaving for Ireland, I was beyond excited for my study abroad experience and all of the new opportunities I was going to have. Everyone told me what a fun time I was going to have, and how great my time abroad in Ireland would be. Don’t get me wrong, I am Read More …
Op-Ed: Observations on the Faculty Assembly from Select SGA Representatives
By Jimmy Harrington, Weston Kirby, and Aaron O’Brien Mackisey As student leaders, we are called to stand up and speak out. As members of Student Government, we have never shied away from either. During a Special Session of the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate on March 4th, 2019, the Senate passed Resolution 014, “A Resolution Read More …
Baseball Wins First Games of the Season
By Jared Prenda The Catholic U baseball team claimed its first two wins of the season this past weekend as it scored a combine 23 runs in a doubleheader against McDaniels College in Columbia, Maryland. The Cardinals are projected to have a strong season coming off of their Landmark Conference Title last season. In the Read More …
Is This What You Call Living? The Threepenny Opera has a Message for Society
By Miriam Trujillo Over this past weekend, drama and music theatre students put on their spring musical, The Threepenny Opera, composed by Kurt Weil, written by Bertolt Brecht, and directed by Pauline Grossman and Patrick Gardner. The cast members played four sold-out shows to audiences in the Callan Theater: a small and dark auditorium located Read More …
Inside the Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art: Interviews with Artists
By Miriam Trujillo Theatre Guide awarded Catholic University’s Rome School the “Best College Performing Arts Program.” This award is a reader’s choice award, intending to showcase artistic talent among colleges, young artists, chorus’, actors, dance companies, and theatre companies. To win the Best College Division, Catholic University beat out schools such as Stevenson University and Read More …
Women’s Month: Why 2019 Is So Important for Women
By Katherine Kaderabek March is Women’s History Month and to kick it all off, Catholic University students rallied to support the Office of Campus Activities’ (OCA) food truck event on March 4th in McMahon Circle. The food trucks included Captain Cookie, Swizzler, and Big Cheese, three D.C.-based companies. Several other organizations are actively promoting Women’s Read More …
Bahama Mama Bingo
By Rachel Stevens Catholic University students flocked to the Pryzbyla food court for “Bahama Mama Bingo,”on Tuesday March 5, which was a beach-themed bingo night filled with hot prizes. The grand prize of the night was two tickets to see Ariana Grande in D.C. The night started with students getting a Hawaiian lei and munching Read More …