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By Jimmy Cassidy The field hockey team at the Catholic University of America began their defense of their Landmark Conference championship in strong fashion on Saturday, September 24th, with a 4-1 victory over the River Hawks of Susquehanna University. Two goals in each half were enough for the 2015 conference champions and they move to Read More …
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By: Janae Carter This past weekend, the thirty honors students studying abroad in Rome were able to enjoy a memorable weekend in Venice. For me, Venice was an experience like no other because it is like no other city in the world. Instead of roads, you ride on boats through the many canals that fill Read More …
By: Duane Paul Murphy Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is accused of using more that a quarter-million dollars from his own charity fund, The Donald J. Trump Foundation, to fund his legal problems and other properties for himself. According to Washington Post’s David A. Fahrenthold, based on interviews and legal document findings, Trump apparently used Read More …
By: Vincent Principe There’s a certain degree of self-righteousness that goes into putting words on a page for others to see. One has to first think their thoughts mean something on some sort of universal level and come up with some method to put those thoughts on a page. After that, there is the waiting, Read More …
By: Duane Paul Murphy The Brookland-CUA Metro station and the red line from Fort Totten to NoMa will be closed between October 29th and November 22nd of this year due to the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (WMATA) implementation of SafeTrack. SafeTrack is a year-long accelerated public maintenance program, which was officially initiated on June Read More …
By: Stephen Calandrino The Busch School of Business and Economics began their Fall CEO Lecture series on Tuesday September 20th. In the past, speakers from retired General Stanley McCrystal to HonestTEA founder and CEO Seth Goldman have made appearances in this lecture series have given advice to students based on their own prior experience. This Read More …
By: Iain Higgins Post-grunge alternative rock fans can always rely on Weezer. The White Album is Weezer’s new addition to their extensive list of albums, and it hits hard with catchy hooks and cohesive riffs. Rivers Cuomo, Weezer’s slightly nerdy, yet somehow effortlessly cool front-man leads the charge in their explosive beginning. Their debut album, Read More …
By: Iain Higgins It’s been a big year for Anthony Kiedis and the gang. The Red Hot Chili Peppers dropped a new album this summer, their most recent record since 2011’s I’m With You. Their new album is entitled The Getaway, and it’s been divisive, to say the least. Fans have been loving it, but Read More …
By: Katarina Ivancik Opening the Folger Theatre’s fall season is Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. The Folger Theatre website summarizes the play beautifully in its overview, “Reason and passion collide in Jane Austen’s beloved tale of sisterhood and romance. When sudden financial straits force the Dashwood family to move to a distant cottage, Read More …