By John Connolly and Liz Friden Catholic University student Daniel Midwinter was found dead in Opus Hall on Wednesday. Midwinter was found unresponsive around 11 a.m. in his dorm room in Opus Hall. Emergency responders were not able to revive him. Officials have said his death appears to be from natural causes. University President Read More …
By Katie O’Neil Dan was the happiest, most positive person I have ever met. I never once saw him down in the dumps. He made you feel better whenever he could and he would always keep your conversation positive. If you were sad, he would talk about something you love. Dan and I met through Read More …
By Georgi Nigro Waves. Their crashing sounds ignite my soul, The mist of the ocean sprays on me, Saving me. It is as if sitting here is healing me. Healing me from the hurt the world brings me, The devastation and constant disappointment. This escape. Sitting on the sand, Hair blowing in the soft breeze, Hitting Read More …
By Neil Kavanaugh The Catholic University Women’s Volleyball team ended their season with a 19-13 record, and 4-2 in their conference. The Cardinals finished 3rd in the conference, which is an improvement over their predicted 6th place preseason ranking. The team boasted an impressive 11.21 kills and 17.74 digs per set, having an overall hitting Read More …
By Cara Dimarcantonio I am a full-time student involved in multiple extracurricular activities, as well as an unpaid intern and part-time employee. One day this summer, my pancreas decided to make me do its job (which is to produce insulin, a hormone which aids the transport and storage of the sugar broken down from carbohydrates Read More …
By Catherine O’Grady President John Garvey, Rev. Jude DeAngelo and Sister Nancy Bauer, assistant professor of canon law, took part in a panel about the recent sexual assault scandal in the Catholic Church on Tuesday, November 6. The event was held in the Koubek Auditorium in the Edward M. Crough Center for Architectural Studies and Read More …
By Robbie Cruz and Liz Friden It has been a busy fall semester for both College Democrats and College Republicans leading into Tuesday’s midterm elections. The two political parties have long gone back and forth at Catholic University, facing off in a kickball game on Sunday, October 28 on the Law School lawn. The Republicans Read More …
Nacho Average Calling – The Nest By Russell Blakeslee The “Nacho Average Calling” event on Monday brought together a panel of three members of the religious life to talk about vocational discernment, with nachos thematically being served to attendees. The event was organized by the Catholic Values Task Force of the Student Government Association (SGA). Task Read More …
By Abby Anderko Mitch Landrieu, the former Mayor of New Orleans spoke to the Catholic University community on Wednesday November 7 about his book In the Shadows of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History in his presentation that is the newest installment in the History Matters lecture series. Other topics in the lecture included racism Read More …
By Alex Santana Millions of Americans went to the polls on November 6 and as a result the U.S. House of Representative will fall into Democratic hands and the U.S. Senate will remain in Republican control. Of the 435 seats in the House, there are currently 235 Republicans and 193 democrats and seven vacancies. As Read More …