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Notable Alumnus John Paul Jones on His Time at Catholic and His Journey in the Bachelor Franchise
By Catherine O’Grady Before his time on The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, John Paul Jones spent his Thursday nights sitting in the Pryzbyla center eating chicken nuggets, fueling the obsession that would come to define him. Jones was most recently seen this past Tuesday in the series finale of season 6 of Bachelor in Read More …
First-Ever Maker Tech & Art Expo Held at Catholic U
By Katie Ward Over the weekend the School of Engineering hosted the first-ever Maker Tech & Art expo, celebrating the open-source learning, manufacturing, and creativity that serve as the pillars of the global “Maker Movement” that inspired Maker Faires for almost fifteen years. The event was held on Saturday, September 14 in the Pryzbyla Great Read More …
Athletics Department Focuses on Mental Training
By Sydney Hartman & Katie Ward The Catholic University Department of Athletics is sharing a focus of physical health and fitness with one of equal importance: mental health and wellness. Cardinal Athletics teamed up with Peer Educators Empowering Respectful Students (PEERS) to host sports and performance psychologist Dr. Todd Kays for a talk titled “Better Read More …
Beto O’Rourke: Beto or Worse than Before?
By Eva Lynch Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign stands on a niche platform, as that of a survivor of a failed music career, the man who almost took down Ted Cruz, the only one thus far who has widened the blue island in the red sea that is Texas, and a resident and representative of El Read More …
Democratic Debate Watch Party Shows Increase in Catholic University Political Interest
By Rachel Stevens College Democrats hosted a democratic debate watch party on Thursday September 12 in Aquinas 108, bringing together a lecture hall full of students to eat pizza and engage in discussion with one another about their thoughts during the third debate. It is no secret that Catholic University is a politically active campus. Read More …
Peter Rex Speaks With Busch School Students
By Jack Murray Peter Rex, CEO of Makerise, a company that provides businesses resources to be successful in the increasingly competitive markets, spoke to around 500 students in the Della Ratta Auditorium in Maloney Hall on Tuesday, September 17th. “Going broke was one of the best things that has ever happened to me.” This is Read More …
REACH Festival at the Kennedy Center
By Jaylynn Williams The REACH Opening Festival at the Kennedy Center is a two-week festival that offered over 500 events including a performance by the Nation Symphony orchestra, a screening of The Black Panther, and meet- and-eats with local DC chefs. The festival was free, allowing people from all walks of life to attend, from Read More …
John Bolton: Fired or Resigned
By Eva Lynch Following many reported disagreements, President Trump took to Twitter to announce that he asked National Security Adviser John Bolton to resign. Within a few minutes, John Bolton quickly tweeted his own side of the story, claiming that he had offered to resign and Trump declined to talk with him, prompting a “who Read More …
Shall Not Be Denied: The Library of Congress’s Suffragette Exhibit
By Kat Kaderabek To commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the Library of Congress has opened an exhibit entitled, “Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote” to honor the suffragettes who tirelessly worked in the pursuit of women’s equal rights. The exhibit opened in June of 2019 and will Read More …
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Americans and the Holocaust
By Julianna Guthrie The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is now featuring an exhibit in honor of its twenty-fifth anniversary called “Americans and the Holocaust,” which is scheduled to remain open through 2021. This walk-through exhibit takes visitors through the history of America and its connections with World War II from the year 1938. The Read More …