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By Jared Prenda I had been a fan of Gucci since I was 15 years old when my friend played the Atlanta rapper’s 2nd album Hard to Kill on a bus ride home from a high school football game. I fell in love with his nasally delivery, hard trap beats, and the even harder lyrics. Read More …
By Samuel Matthews & Annie Murphy Few topics are more controversial than the Black Lives Matter movement which began in response to the death of Trayvon Martin in 2013. But on the evening of Thursday, September 21st, Bishop Edward Braxton of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois delivered a talk on just that subject for the Read More …
By Jissella Urquilla The Catholic University community finally has a new hangout spot on campus. Murphy’s Grill opened its doors to patrons on Monday, September 25th after a couple weeks of mock service. Two “Now Open” banners, an announcement email sent by the university, and a welcome video let the campus know that Murphy’s Grill Read More …
By Katie Ward A 2015 Cengage Learning study found that 80% of college seniors said that finding a job post-graduation is their primary goal. With the 21st century job market constantly evolving, it is hard for students to feel confident in their job search after graduation. The Office of Career Services at Catholic University of Read More …
By The Tower Staff As many of you may or may not know by now, Murphy’s Grill is open to the university’s public as well as traveling guests whether they are fellow alumni or prospective families. While it will become a new and delicious addition to the university’s prolonged list of buildings as well as Read More …
By Luke Cocchi What comes to mind when you think of America? Do you think of baseball, apple pie, the smell of fireworks; or do you think of brave men? Men such as Crispus Attucks, a former slave who found himself as one of the patriots who fell on the cold, March night in 1770. Read More …
By Jared Prenda The CUA Lady Cards Field Hockey pulled off their second nationally ranked road upset in as many weeks as they beat #17 Mary Washington 4-3 Tuesday night. The huge comeback win pushed the team’s overall record to 6-2. and a perfect 4-0 on the road. Mary Washington was the fourth nationally Read More …
Click here for our newest edition! Year 95, Edition #4 Featured in this week’s issue: Career Services Helps Students Ahead of Career Fair Bishop Braxton Speaks on Black Lives Matter Movement at CUA on Tap Murphy’s Grill Officially Opens on Campus and more!
By Katie Ward ’21 Class of 2018 Matthew Skros Alexa Schimp Class of 2019 Jimmy Harrington John Connolly Class of 2020 Weston Kirby Elise LaFleur Class of 2021 Sean O’Grady Alexandra Kilgore School of Architecture Sara Cangarlu Kelly Reed School of Arts and Sciences Cavan Hagerty Alexander Santana School of Business Nicholas Spinelli Kevin Walsh Read More …
By Duane Paul Murphy ’19 Catholic University of America’s national seminary last week withdrew its invitation for James Martin to speak at the seminary’s annual alumni event, citing the concern that his views about the LGBT community needing to have a better relationship with the Catholic Church may become a distraction at the event, based Read More …