By Jimmy Cassidy The women’s soccer team at the Catholic University of America saw their season come to a close in the Second Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Sunday, November 15th. The 1-0 loss to #13 Swarthmore College was the team’s first defeat since September 19th, a stretch that included twelve straight Read More …
Welcome to another chilly autumn week at CU. Morpheus is looking forward to gobble gobble day, anticipating heaping piles of mashed potatoes and flowing rivers of gravy. There is not much to say this week in light of recent events, however, Morpheus did catch wind that certain members of SGA are petitioning for a “smoke-free” campus here at CU. That’s rich. Where Read More …
Elyse Desrochers: Studies in Paris, France, Currently The evening of Friday, November 13th, 2015, I wake up from a nap to the sound of sirens. I check my phone, and the first wave of messages flood in, concerned friends and family from the US who know more than I do about what’s happening are contacting Read More …
Andrew Ceacatura: Studied in Nantes, France, 2014 There’s a lot to be said, I think the statuses I posted on [Facebook] only scratch the surface of my emotions regarding this. Obviously it was a very stressful weekend. I grew up in North Jersey and very vividly remember the events of 9/11. But as an 8 Read More …
By Lauren Werling Professor Maryann Love’s Politics class on global issues is teaming up to raise awareness about modern slavery including human trafficking across the United States and is exploring ways that elected officials, policymakers, law enforcement, activists and survivors can fight back. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in world. It is Read More …
By John Connolly The unofficial organization, CUAllies, held its first meeting of the year last Monday, November 9, at the Barnes & Noble Café on Monroe Street. President Briana Bee, Vice President Stephen Morris, and Communications Director Bryn Molloy began the meeting by reading the group’s updated mission statement. CUAllies, which was originally founded in Read More …
By Christopher Woodside It has been a year and a half since The Catholic University of America was featured on a list of institutions being investigated by the Department of Education for open Title IX sexual violence investigations. Since this time, the University has undertaken and organized countless initiatives and events from “Can I Kiss Read More …
By Paige Wearmouth An anonymous threat to the black students of Howard University was made through social media causing unrest across the University’s campus. On Wednesday November 11th, the racist post was published on the website 4chan, and quickly drew attention and responses. The post, laced with profanities, was a discourse several paragraphs in length Read More …
By Antoinette Cea All students studying abroad in Europe from the Catholic University of America are safe in spite of the recent terrorist attacks made by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Paris and Brussels. According to the Director of Education Abroad at Catholic University, Grace Schneider, study abroad students were encouraged Read More …
Ann Lipscombe Class of 2016 Studio Arts