Violence and Respect
Helena Lado, Class of 2013, English
April 19, 2013
Boston. Newtown. Aurora. Fort Hood. Virginia Tech. Attacks by our fellow Americans against our fellow Americans, on American soil. Such things shouldn’t be so common an occurrence in the past few years that we can rattle off five incidents without pausing to think about them. With every new report... Read more »
Relay For Life Breaks Record
Pat Fricchione, Class of 2014, History
April 19, 2013
$62, 927.17. An amount that breaks any previous fundraising record that Catholic University’s Relay For Life has ever raised. This smashes the original goal of $47,000 by nearly $16,000. CUA’s contribution to Relay For Life benefits the American Cancer Society, which is the largest cancer organization... Read more »
Following in Francis’ Footsteps
Chelsea Schoen, Class of 2014, Theology
April 19, 2013
When the new pope chose to take the name of Francis, everyone’s attention turned to its meaning. In St. Francis’ footsteps, our pope made a strong commitment to humility and being a church of the poor. What many others usually associate St. Francis with is an image of the man who preached to the... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Law School Enrollment Dropoff
Eric McErlain, Class of 1989, Tower Editor in Chief 1987-1988
April 19, 2013
I was alarmed at the revelation that funding of operations at the University rely too heavily on revenue generated by the Columbus School of Law (“Law School Enrollment Dropoff Causes Departmental Budget Cuts,” April 14). After reading the story, it was hard not to conclude that law school... Read more »
Tower Editorial: From Tragedy, Resurgence
April 19, 2013
It’s easy when tragedy strikes to think we’re all from Boston, or Newtown. Moments like Monday afternoon provide a fairly quick awakening. We could write about the bravery, or the heroism, the terror and the fear, and these subjects would be perfectly appropriate to comment on in the wake of such... Read more »
From the President’s Bookshelf: Pride and Prejudice
John Garvey, University President
April 16, 2013
January marked the 200th anniversary of one of the world’s best loved novels, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It is one of my favorites. I have read it several times. I watched the 2005 movie adaptation about a dozen times with our daughter Clare. It is the sort of book I get more out of... Read more »
What’s in a Name?: McMahon Hall
Victor David, Politics, Class of 2014
April 16, 2013
When driving into the University, one of the first buildings anyone sees is the stately McMahon Hall. Though it is missing a few chimneys than what one would’ve seen in previous years, it is still an impressive edifice to behold. The second oldest building on campus (its cornerstone laid only four... Read more »
Tower Editorial: The Old College Try
April 16, 2013
It’s Odyssey day! Once a year, we welcome prospective students and parents to check out our campus and see if they would like to spend four years and several thousand dollars on our beloved campus. The prospect of college is daunting, but we here at The Tower are old pros at college life, so we thought... Read more »
City of God: Easter: A Nation Plunged into Mystery
Joseph Jablonski, Tower Staff
April 16, 2013
This past Triduum, we celebrated the Paschal Mystery. Do we understand what that means? Many should say so. We “understand” the Triduum. On Holy Thursday night, we celebrated the Last Supper, when Christ washed the feet of his disciples, calling us to serve others. On Good Friday, we mourned... Read more »
Jumbo Jets and World Poverty
Joseph McQuarrie, Elementary Education Major, Class of 2015
February 15, 2013
What if I told you that every four hours a jumbo jet filled with children will crash and kill everyone on board? I think everyone would agree that such numbers of kids shouldn’t be getting killed at such a horrifyingly consistent pace. A tragedy of this size would call any civil human being to want... Read more »
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