University to Stage Show Celebrating Heritage
Sam O'Mahony, Tower Staff
February 3, 2012
Catholic University’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music will be showing off its talents this upcoming Sunday, February 12, with a new concert ‘Songs of Old CUA,’ a nostalgic musical review celebrating CUA’s 125th anniversary. The entire University community is encouraged to join the musicians,... Read more »
Teach for America Educates Campus
Sam O'Mahony and Frances Mackinnon, Tower Staff
February 3, 2012
The Catholic University of America hosted the organization Teach for America on Wednesday, February 1, in the Pryzbyla Center Great Room, providing students and faculty alike with the opportunity to hear a lecture on the hardships that children in the D.C. Public Schools system must overcome in order... Read more »
Assistant Secretary of Labor Speaks on Affordable Care Act
Kirstie Murr, Tower Staff
February 3, 2012
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Phyllis C. Borzi, came to campus and explained to students the 2010 health care reform, highlighting how it can benefit college students. Borzi was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Labor of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) on July 10, 2009 and became... Read more »
Students Embrace New Missal
Chelsey Sterling, Tower Staff
February 3, 2012
Two months since launching the new Roman Missal, students at The Catholic University of America have proven to be largely supportive, despite the initial apprehension surrounding the change. The new Missal’s intent is to make the English translation closer to both the original Latin and subsequent... Read more »
Upcoming Housing Plans Determined
Amanda Pellegrino, Tower Staff
February 3, 2012
With the single-sex housing policy taking effect on sophomore residence halls next year, the administration is currently evaluating ways to both satisfy students and split sophomore housing in a way that adheres to the standards set by the new policy. Though the administration battled with turning the... Read more »
Students React to Extended University Hours
Frances Mackinnon, Tower Staff
February 3, 2012
Administrators at The Catholic University of America have begun a new trial this spring semester which will extend the hours of both the John K. Mullen of Denver Library and the Eugene I. Kane Fitness Center. Under this new policy, which will continue through February, the Library will be open for twenty-four... Read more »
Brookland Development Draws Concern
Bridget Geiran, Tower Staff
February 3, 2012
Construction planned for the 900 block of Monroe Street– which would require the destruction of five neighborhood houses and Colonel Brooks’ Tavern– was delayed after strong opposition from Brookland residents. The Neighborhood Advisory Board believes that the 12,900-square-foot structure... Read more »
University Decreases Admission Rate
Samantha Cannon, Tower Staff
January 27, 2012
In the past year, The Catholic University of America has cut the acceptance rate in an effort to improve its academics and to become more prestigious. In comparison to other schools in the region, the school currently has a relatively high acceptance rate. The class of 2011 represents the initial efforts... Read more »
University Appoints New Vice President
Bridget Geiran, Tower Staff
January 27, 2012
H. Ken DeDominicis started this week in his new position as Catholic University’s top fundraiser, tasked with adding to the school’s endowment. DeDominicis, the new Vice President for Institutional Advancement, was appointed by the University in early December. His position in Institutional Advancement... Read more »
Students Attend March for Life
Erica Prenda, Tower Staff
January 27, 2012
Around 500 members of the CUA community stood on the steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on January 23 before venturing into downtown Washington, DC to participate in the anti-abortion movement’s annual event, the March for Life. “Catholic University has the... Read more »
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