By Duane Paul Murphy More than 30 guests in attendance gathered on Thursday night in Heritage Hall to listen to a conversation about the state of Christianity in Palestine from the personal experiences from a native Gazan Christian. Khalil Sayegh, an associate fellow of the a pro-Israel Christian advocacy non-profit organization Philos Project, was the Read More …
By Katie Ward and Thomas Holmes The university hosted the third session of the Healing the Breach of Trust series, a day-long event called “What’s Really Going On? The Root Causes of the Current Crisis,” in Heritage Hall on Tuesday, March 26. About 100 faculty, alumni, and clergy attended the different talks throughout the day. Read More …
By Caroline Carr Catholic University’s Department of Anthropology hosted an event introduced by a real-life pirate, otherwise known to the student body as anthropology professor David Clark, who dressed up for the event in a pirate bandana, eyepatch, gold earring, and goonies t-shirt. The lecture, titled “The Story of Blackbeard’s Shipwreck Queen Anne’s Revenge” took Read More …
By Neil Kavanaugh March is winding down, which means it’s time for the NCAA’s annual men’s college basketball tournament, often referred to as March Madness. March Madness has taken Catholic University by storm. 64 teams enter, only one will emerge. This is what has happened the past week, see how your bracket stacks up. “For Read More …
By Duane Paul Murphy Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan Boyle spoke to more than 30 students about the state of American politics in Washington, D.C., as well as nationwide, on Wednesday night in the Byron Auditorium of the Columbus School of Law. Dr. John Kenneth White, longtime senior politics professor at Catholic University, moderated the discussion with Read More …
By Rachel Stevens This week on campus, the Best Buddies student organization hosted a multitude of events surrounding the national campaign “Spread the Word to End the Word,” in an effort to make the campus more aware of those with disabilities. According to Best Buddies, the week is dedicated to “a week full of advocacy Read More …
By Jared Prenda After serving 15 years as the head coach for the Catholic University of America men’s basketball team, Steven Howes announced his resignation on Tuesday, March 19. Over those 15 seasons, Coach Howes brought constant success, bringing the Cardinals to a winning record in 13 seasons, and had an overall record of 276-138. Read More …
By Thomas Curry Studies have been conducted for years regarding the effects of gentrification in communities such as Shaw, U Street Corridor and Columbia Heights; however, gentrification has recently made its way to Northeastern D.C., including the Brookland neighborhood. Gentrification, a term that has risen in popularity since the turn of the twenty-first century, explains Read More …
By Russell Blakeslee On Tuesday, in a day of lectures about a response to the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Reverend John P. Beal, J.C.D. of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania gave a lecture in Caldwell Auditorium on the relevance of social science for canon law. Fr. Beal, whose alma mater is Catholic University and who Read More …
By Thomas Holmes Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke announced his campaign for the Democratic nomination for President in 2020. O’Rourke raised over $6 million in the 24 hours after announcing his campaign on March 14. He became a national sensation after his race against Ted Cruz for U.S. Senator of Texas. Robert O’Rourke was born Read More …
