The “This Week in Tower History” column will collect relevant, historical, or humorous excerpts from any past editions of The Tower’s 97-year-existence. Compiled weekly by Tower editors. March 26, 2010 SGA (then called SAGA) started its CUA Express service A front-page article about the challenging job market started with “The current economic climate is one Read More …
By: Thomas Curry As New York City remains the epicenter of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States, Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to call on the National Guard to aid efforts in eradicating coronavirus in New York. In a conference on March 27, Gov. Cuomo spoke to soldiers of the Read More …
By Katie Ward University President John Garvey announced on Wednesday, March 18 that classes would continue to be taught online through the remainder of the semester, and residence halls would remain closed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The campus was closed, and all athletics events, team practices, recreational activities, and student organization events planned for Read More …
By Noelia Veras Rian Johnson’s latest film, Knives Out, is thrilling, mysterious, and extremely intricate. The film has been compared to the incredibly well renowned works of Agatha Christie. Knives Out has done particularly well with audiences and was nominated for Best Screenplay at the Oscars earlier this year. The film follows the death of Read More …
This article is part of a series in response to the SARS-CoV-2 quarantine. Read Renee’s other articles in the series here. By: Renee Rasmussen It’s safe to say the past month has been one of chaos, confusion, and frustration. After going from a life of routine to being forced to go to one of unfilled Read More …
By Claire Prudhomme The Weeknd is an R&B singer notorious for utilizing a variety of genres to conceptualize his music. He released his latest album last Friday and his sales have sky-rocketed since. In the title track of After Hours, listeners can hear everything they need to be entrapped in The Weeknd’s style and artform. Read More …
By Angela Hickey With the Catholic University of America spring semester now strictly online, many students are wondering how this will affect the overall grading process. The move to online learning prompted students to take the initiative and advocate for a pass/fail system in order to help ease the transition that many are having trouble Read More …
Courtesy of The New York Post By Jeremy Perillo As the United States, and the world, continues to battle COVID-19, the 2020 election campaign has been shuttered by constant news coverage of the deadly pandemic. Fortunately, for President Trump, that means more media/news exposure for himself, and less exposure to Democratic candidates, former vice president Read More …
Courtesy of USA Today By Chris Carey The virus came to the United States in a slow crawl. It was China’s problem. As the death toll rose in China and skyrocketed in Italy, the calm and unworried response from the Oval Office was deafening. Slowly, healthcare authorities, government officials, pundits, and citizens came to the Read More …
Courtesy of the Foreign Policy Research Institute By Chris Carey For months, the United States’ economy steadily chugged along. Typical economic indicators such as GDP, which measures how much is produced; inflation, which measures the value of money; and interest rates, which determine loans and investment, have been seemingly so good that continued growth has Read More …
