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University Announces 10% Tuition Refund After Students Petition for Cost Reduction for Online Classes
Image courtesy of Catholic University Communications By Katie Ward After Catholic University’s abrupt announcement on Friday that sophomores, juniors, and seniors would not be returning to take in-person classes for the fall semester, many students called for a reduction in the cost of attendance. The university responded to this intensifying pressure by announcing on Monday Read More …
Class of ‘19 Alumnus Aaron Mackisey Runs for City Council
Photo Courtesy of Aaron Mackisey By Chris Carey “Serve your neighbor, help out your community, do your best for the people around you,” said Aaron Mackisey on why he chose to run as an independent for the vacant Ward 9 city council seat in his home city of Warwick, Rhode Island. Rewind five years, and Read More …
University Announces New Title IX Regulations
Image Courtesy of content.govdelivery.com By Theresa Whitfield Catholic University’s Office of the Dean of Students recently updated aspects of its Title IX proceedings in compliance with the United States Department of Education’s (ED) new regulations. Title IX, a federal law passed in 1972, prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. Every college that receives federal Read More …
American Politics: The Breaking Point of a Culture of Competition
Image courtesy of vanityfair.com By Eva Lynch Over forty years ago, Jane Curtin became the latest target of the sardonic repartee characteristic of Dan Aykroyd’s Weekend Update. The engagement was a humorous amplification of the state of American politics in the 70s, yet is all too relevant today at its metamorphosis from lighthearted humor into Read More …
Immigration: The Trump Campaign Platform
Image courtesy of CNN.com By Eva Lynch While in office, President Trump has been hyper-focused on immigration policy, specifically surrounding undocumented immigration. As recent polls show the President trailing Democratic nominee Joe Biden less than 100 days until the 2020 election, Trump is reaffirming his trademark policy: many of his most recent presidential actions have Read More …
Kanye West’s First Presidential Campaign
Image courtesy of The Independent By: Franchetta Groves This year, the Fourth of July not only marked the day of American independence, but also the day that Kanye West announced that he would be running for president. While some may be surprised that the rapper would be interested in a career in politics, West has Read More …
No Pressure: Logic Review
Image Courtesy of TheBlast.com By Katie Van Lew In a Tweet released on July 16, rapper Logic announced his retirement from the music industry. Logic wrote, “Officially announcing my retirement with the release of ‘No Pressure’ executive produced by No I.D. July 24th… It’s been a great decade. Now it’s time to be a great Read More …
America’s Pastime Returns: Baseball in the Time of COVID-19
Image Courtesy of WUSA9 By Garrett Farrell On Thursday, July 23, Major League Baseball returned to a thunderous lack of applause, after concerns over coronavirus caused the league to postpone the beginning of the 2020 season by almost four months. The Washington Nationals, the reigning world champions, hosted the New York Yankees, the most successful Read More …
Legends Never Die: Juice WRLD Posthumous Album Review
Image Courtesy of Billboard.com By Katie Van Lew Rapper Juice WRLD rose to fame in 2018 with his single “Lucid Dreams.” He set himself apart from other rappers in the industry, as his music was an expression of his innermost, vulnerable feelings. His music was less about the lavish lifestyle that most artists rap about Read More …
ICE Reverses International Student Policy for Upcoming School Year After Backlash
Image courtesy of www.cairdfw.org By Jessica Fetrow The United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has rescinded its decision to bar international students from entering the country if all of their courses are online-only for the fall 2020 semester. The initial decision to prohibit foreign students from residing in the country was met with significant Read More …