http://www.cuatower.com The Catholic University of America Independent Student Newspaper Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:50:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hugh Kelly, founder of Catholic University staples Irish Times and Ellis Island, has sold the later to the owner of two Tex-Mex restaurants. Ellis Island, once a bustling and popular bar/restaurant frequented by University students, has been closed the entire academic year, and its future was uncertain. Brookland's Ellis Island was ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/27/kellys-ellis-island-sold/ I was surprised to read Prof. Kmiec's editorial about Cardinal Stafford's recent speech at CUA where he discussed Barack Obama's views on abortion. In his letter, Kmiec attempts to refute those, like Stafford, who would insist that the president-elect is "anti-life."  Kmiec states, "He [Obama] is not; the new President ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/27/letter-to-the-editor-cardinal-stafford-right-on-obamas-abortion-views/ The 21 November Tower carried an article, “Student Association Discusses Bill of Rights….” Based on the article, I concluded that a proposed change to the Student Handbook to limit Catholic University's Department of Public Safety's off-campus jurisdiction vis-à-vis students won preliminary (first reading) approval. As an alumnus living in the nearby ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/27/letter-to-the-editor-student-association-discusses-bill-of-rights/ Cardinal J. Francis Stafford, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See, is standing by controversial comments he made about President-elect Barack Obama during an on-campus lecture last Thursday. In an address hosted by the John Paul II Institute on Marriage and Family, Stafford called President-elect Barack Obama’s policies ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/21/cardinal-stafford-stands-by-criticism-of-obama/ The University filed a complaint against Cardinal’s Nest, a bar popular with students, on August 26, following reports of students returning to campus intoxicated from the bar. Kathryn Jennings, associate dean of students, officially filed the complaint with the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Association saying, “Our Department of Public Safety reported hundreds ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/21/cua-dean-files-complaint-against-cardinal%e2%80%99s-nest/ Behind every identical uniform, every generic honorific and every accomplishment within the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is the story of an individual. Junior nursing major Shannon Gasser has shown up on her Colonel’s radar as a capable leader. Freshman Josh Choe scores in the top of his class on ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/21/cadet-cardinal-weekend-training-with-cua-rotc/ Most voters get pitches from presidential candidates through television commercials, prime-time debates and campaign websites. Senior Irene Kelly got a pitch from President-elect Barack Obama in a personal phone call and meeting with the candidate. Irene’s mother, Sarah “Sally” Kelly, became one of the first state representatives in New Hampshire to support ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/21/senior-got-personal-pitch-from-obama/ University students attended a protest on Nov. 15 against Proposition 8, a ballot which eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry in California, as they braved the rain marching from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. More than 5,000 people ranging “from gay and straight, young and old, black and ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/21/cua-students-protest-prop-8-on-mall/ Residents in Gibbons Hall selected their rooms for next semester on Monday, as they prepare to move to Opus Hall next semester due to renovations that are planned to take place in Gibbons Hall. The housing lottery, which began at 4:00 p.m., had problems, as the MyHousing section of Cardinal Station ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/21/gibbons-residents-make-opus-room-selections/ Kelly Wilson, CUA Graduate Student It was good to see the Tower address homosexuality on campus.  As a second year graduate student, this is the first time I have seen the CUA community publicly acknowledge homosexuality on campus.  It leads me to wonder if CUA is as hospitable as the article ... http://www.cuatower.com/2008/11/21/letter-to-the-editor-thoughts-on-gay-students-at-cua/