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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Running in 2020
By Duane Paul Murphy The independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders told Vermont Public Radio (VPR) that he will be officially running for president in 2020 as a registered Democrat against incumbent Republican President Donald J. Trump. Sanders announced his campaign on Tuesday, February 19th. If elected, Sanders will become the oldest president ever elected at Read More …
Trump Visits Miami and Speaks to Venezuelan Exile Community
By Alexander Santana As he spoke to about 1,500 cheering members of the Venezuelan, Cuban, and Nicaraguan exile communities at Miami’s Florida International University (FIU) on Monday, President Donald Trump said that “socialism promises prosperity, but it delivers poverty” and once again reiterated his support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó and the end of Read More …
President Garvey’s Catholic Project Announcement
To the University Community: On Saturday morning the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith announced that it had found Theodore McCarrick guilty of sexual abuse of minors and adults, and the use of the sacrament of confession to solicit sex. The abuse of power was cited as an aggravating factor. The congregation dismissed from Read More …
Men’s Swimming and Diving Wins Landmarks for Third Straight Year
By Jared Prenda The Catholic University men’s swimming and diving team has completed the three peat of the Landmark Conference with another conference title this past weekend in nearby Boyds, Maryland. The Cards finished atop the podium with a total of 867 points after the three-day meet, Susquehanna finished in second with 624 and Scranton Read More …
Spring Career Fair
By Thomas Holmes Catholic University hosted a wide variety of employers for its second career fair of the school year. Over seventy different companies and recruiters gathered in the great rooms of the Pryz on Friday, February 15 to meet undergraduate students and hear what they have to offer. Over one hundred students attended the Read More …
“Delivering Little Boy”: Doctors in the Manhattan Project
By Abby Anderko Dr. James Nolan, a professor of sociology from Williams College in Massachusetts spoke to Catholic University students, faculty and members of the Brookland community on Monday, February 18th. His lecture was on the Manhattan Project and his grandfather’s participation as a medical doctor. Even though his grandfather never spoke of his participation Read More …
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Tenured Faculty
By Stephen K. Wright I am writing to you as Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature. It has been my distinct pleasure and pride to serve my students and colleagues at CUA from 1982 until my retirement in 2013. Yet today, I am writing to you to express my profound dismay at the reprehensible Read More …
Students Flock to Catholic U for Cardinal Preview Day
By Robbie Cruz Nearly 2,000 high school seniors and families visited the Catholic University of America for Cardinal Preview Day on Saturday, February 16th. Catholic University invites early decision, and action students to attend campus on Cardinal Preview Day. This event is an opportunity for students who are apart of the class of 2023 to Read More …
Arabic Club and Saudi Student Association Host 1001 Arabian Nights
By Thomas Curry The Arabic Club and Saudi Student Association hosted their seventh annual 1001 Arabian Nights event on Tuesday, inviting students across campus to participate in activities that introduced Arabic culture to the Catholic University community. 1001 Arabian Nights, which took place in the Great Rooms of the Pryzbyla Center on February 19 from Read More …
Union Market
By Thomas Holmes, Noelia Veras, and Theresa Whitfield Union Market, just a few Metro stops away from Catholic University, is a collection of diverse and trendy food vendors all located within a refurbished warehouse. With a variety of food options at every step, it is no wonder that Union Market attracts such large groups of Read More …