HSS Mandate Violates First Ammendment Rights: Student Comments Misrepresent CUA

Helena Lado, Class of 2013
February 10, 2012

In the days and weeks following the Health and Human Services mandate that requires all Catholic organizations to include contraceptives in their employees’ health care plans, a firestorm has erupted across the nation. Most of the debate about the mandate has revolved around whether or not... (more...)

Proposed DC Legislation Stifles Student Potential

Helena Lado, Class of 2013
January 14, 2012

Over our winter break, DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown introduced a bill that would require all high school seniors in DC to apply to college. The introduction of such a bill illustrates a mentality in American society that increasingly views a college education, and only a college education,... (more...)

Students Respond to Town Hall: Student Complaints Unrealistic

Helena Lado, Class of 2013
November 18, 2011

When I attended the Town Hall with President Garvey on Wednesday, I went to hear what my fellow students would have to say about the single-sex dorm switch. As the first several students said their piece, I noticed a common theme: why didn’t you get the students more involved in the decision... (more...)

Debate of the Week: Occupy DC Accomplishes Little Acting Within the System

Helena Lado, Class of 2013
October 21, 2011

When I first heard about the Occupy Wall Street protest, I understood it to be something like a hippie gathering complaining about the super wealthy members of American society. But when the protests caught fire and spread everywhere throughout the U.S. (and even across the globe), I thought... (more...)