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By Megan Krakie, Class of 2020 My experience abroad in Costa Rica has undoubtedly been the greatest of my life! SOL is an incredible program that has helped me dramatically improve my Spanish and exposed me to new cultures and perspectives. I have made lasting friendships and learned lessons about myself that I will carry Read More …
By Jared Prenda The Lady Cardinals softball team finished its Landmark Conference play with a 7-5 (17-13) record following a weekend sweep over Juniata. The team will be taking the fourth and final spot of the conference playoffs. Senior Alyssa Keane stood out as she went 3-of-6 in the two games, recording 7 RBIs including Read More …
By Jared Prenda The Catholic University of America men’s baseball team picked up three Landmark Conference wins this past weekend. The wins came on a sweep of the Juniata Eagles in a double header on Saturday, April 21st and a follow up game on the 22nd at Roger J. Talbot field. The first two games Read More …
Click here for our newest edition! Year 95, Edition #24 In this week’s edition: Media & Communication Studies Department to be retained in School of Arts & Sciences University announces speaker for 129th Commencement Ceremony Founders Day and Odyssey Day considered a financial success Op-ed: It’s Not Easy Being Green Op-ed: A psychological look at empty Read More …
By Alexander Santana America lost a much beloved and admired first lady with the tragic passing of Barbara Bush, the wife of the 41st President George H.W. Bush and the mother of the 43rd President George W. Bush. Barbara Pierce Bush passed away on Tuesday, April 17th at the age of 92 surrounded by her Read More …
By Duane Paul Murphy The Catholic University of America’s provost and Academic Senate have decided to keep the Media and Communication Studies department within the university’s School of Arts and Sciences. The decision to keep the department came last week on Thursday, April 12th. Originally, the Provost proposed the consolidation of the Benjamin T. Rome Read More …
By Jimmy Cassidy In an announcement Monday, April 16th, the university announced Archbishop of Los Angeles José Gomez as the commencement speaker for this year’s graduation ceremonies. Gomez will address the class of 2018 at Catholic’s 129th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 12th. Gomez, who will receive an honorary fine arts doctoral degree, currently serves Read More …
By Abby Anderko This past week, the university hosted two big events, Founders Day Challenge and Odyssey Day. Both of these events generated publicity for the university, but more importantly, they also helped the university with its future in financial status and enrollment goals. On Tuesday, April 10th, the university celebrated its annual Founder’s Day, Read More …
By The Tower Staff As another school year at Catholic University comes to a bittersweet close, students in all majors are both looking forward to beach days and looking back on fond memories shared with their classmates. It was a great year for the Cardinals in the field, in the classroom, and at the Hill, Read More …
By Bo Williams, Class of 2018 When a child goes off to college, it is not simply returning to school after summer break. Whether it is going off to a four-year university or a junior college, it is an important transition into adulthood. Legally speaking, an adult is defined as anyone over 18 years old, Read More …