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A Few Words from the Class of 2020
By Theresa Whitfield Senior farewell by Tower editors Emily Prendergast, Jared Prenda, Jamie Franc, Class of 2020 The class of 2020 experienced a lot as a class. From our first week at Catholic U with our “doors opening,” to forming vigilante gangs to hunt the clowns spotted on campus freshman year, to ending our tenure Read More …
Construction on New Monroe Street Market Building ‘The Everton’ Almost Complete
Courtesy of Maurice Walters | Architect By Katie Ward As students finish their semester scattered across the country, construction on the newest Monroe Street Market building has continued to be able to welcome them back to D.C. in the fall. The newest building, located on the southeast corner of Seventh and Monroe Streets, will be Read More …
Year in Review
By Tower Editors The 2019-2020 academic year will forever be remembered for the coronavirus pandemic – but at CUA, a lot happened before the disrupted spring semester. This review rounds up The Tower’s biggest stories of the year. It was a year of… … big donations, as the Conways donated $40 million to the nursing Read More …
Unemployment: How Long and How Bad?
Courtesy of Peak Prosperity By Chris Carey “Coronacation,” as some are now calling it, has brought along financial worries for millions of Americans. In the next few months, the United States is expected to see higher rates of unemployment than seen during the height of the Great Depression, and as many spend the time at Read More …
Protests Over Coronavirus Causes Controversy Amongst Parties
Courtesy of Getty Images By Katie Hoban Over one million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed across the United States and a majority of the country has shut down schools and non-essential businesses. With states shutting down services such as salons, restaurants, and retail stores, the stock market has been its biggest free fall since Read More …
SGA Approves Executive Budget for the Upcoming Academic Year in the Final Meeting of the Semester
By Catherine O’Grady Catholic University’s Student Government Association (SGA) met for the last time this semester on Monday, April 27 to wrap up the academic year and give senators one last opportunity to pass resolutions. The meeting was held via Google Hangouts due to the recent pandemic that has shut down Catholic University’s campus. After Read More …
How Catholic University is Fighting the Pandemic
By Theresa Whitfield Widespread efforts to provide relief for the unprecedented pandemic the world is facing are increasingly rising across communities, some in the most unexpected ways and places. Contributions are being made on levels large and small. The Catholic University community is no exception, with entire schools, professors, and even students doing what they Read More …
Podcast Review: Office Ladies
By Caroline Morris It all starts the same way: two friends talking and suddenly one says, “We should start a podcast!” Thankfully, most of these podcasts do not come to fruition, and if they do, they get lost amidst the plethora of others that have had the same idea. But there are diamonds in the Read More …
CUA’s Lockdown Version of Measure for Measure is a Joy
By Miriam Trujillo The Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art released its digital version of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure on YouTube on April 23, and it was definitely one of the most intrepid productions the Catholic University has ever seen. Intrepid is a word that always applies to CUA’s performing arts students. While the Read More …
Why Outer Banks Might be Overrated
Courtesy of OBX Today By Kat Kaderabek Netflix’s newest binge-worthy show, Outer Banks, was recently released and has since made its way to the top picks list. Due to its attractive cast, prime location, and intense plot-line, Outer Banks has quickly gained attention internationally, despite the exaggerated features of the plot. But does this eight-episode Read More …