Contraception Act Reaches Compromise

Sam O'Mahony, Tower Staff
February 17, 2012

Catholic University President John H. Garvey testified before the U.S. House of Representatives this past Thursday, reading a prepared statement to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that contested the Department of Health and Human Services mandate which necessitates religiously affiliated... Read more »

Disability Activist Speaks on Human Rights

Frances MacKinnon, Tower Staff
February 17, 2012

The Catholic University of America hosted Dr. Judy Heumann this past Thursday to discuss the history of the disability rights movement in the United States.  Heumann, who suffers from polio, has fought for the rights of disabled individuals since her early twenties. She inspires other people with disabilities... Read more »

University Accomodates Students with Special Diets

Frances MacKinnon, Tower Staff
February 17, 2012

Students who walk into the Edward J. Pryzbyla Student Cafeteria are immediately surrounded by several food counters with a cornucopia of food options. However, if students have certain eating conditions, such as allergies or a moral preference, food choices are limited. Although the salad bar has expanded... Read more »

African Leader Speaks on Peacebuilding

Lily Alvarez, Tower Staff
February 10, 2012

Reverend Emmanuel Ntakarutiman, a priest from Burundi, spoke to university students this week in effort to bring peace to the war- ravaged country. About 40 people gathered in Hannan Hall for the lecture on transitional justice, peace-building and human rights in Burundi and its neighboring countries.  Burundi,... Read more »

Student Organization Talks Protocol

Frances MacKinnon, Tower Staff
February 10, 2012

The three branches of the Catholic University Student Association held their first meeting together on Wednesday, February 1st to cover policy changes to be implemented this year. Changes approved for the Student Fee Allocation Board include alterations to their bylaw institution process, transparency... Read more »

Service Mandate Generates Organization Responses

Chelsey Sterling, Tower Staff
February 10, 2012

The new university policy requiring student organizations to participate in at least 50 hours of community service gathered mixed reviews from the Catholic University community. Since its institution in the fall of 2011, student leaders have been working to involve their clubs in service projects to... Read more »

Father Pritzl Remembered in Annual Lecture

Sam O'Mahony, Tower Staff
February 10, 2012

 “The worst persecution that philosophy has had to endure at the hands of the people today– is to be ignored by them,” said the dean of the School of Philosophy, John McCarthy, as he addressed the audience at the inaugural Reverend Kurt Pritzl O.P. Philosophy Lecture. The Catholic University... Read more »