By Elizabeth Bolchoz Waking up in a daze, Mary Baggot, a sophomore at The Catholic University of America, checked her phone and immediately panicked. It was 9:48 a.m. and basketball practice started in 12 minutes. Looking at her crutches, Baggot knew getting the half-mile from Reagan Hall to the DuFour Center would take her at least […]

By Christopher Woodside Foregoing the tradition of addressing the American people seated behind the Resolute Desk, President Obama appeared standing behind a podium in the Oval Office to address the American people on the, “act of terrorism,” committed in San Bernardino, Califonira, and of the international fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant […]

By Paige Wearmouth Following reports of an armed suspect on campus, terroristic threats, and a series of Shelter in Place events, students at The Catholic University of America complained that the University’s response was poor due to its delay and lack of transparency. “We’re disappointed with the school’s reaction and lack of information given to […]

By Tower Staff A custodian was held at gunpoint by a man in Pangborn Hall claiming he was going to place a bomb in the main university office, resulting in two straight nights of shelter in place situations. The University was on lockdown for an hour and a half early Tuesday morning following the initial […]

By Stephen Fasulo II Loretta Lynch recently said at the Muslim Advocates Dinner on December 3rd that she will pursue legal action against people trying to inspire violence toward Muslim peoples through rhetoric. “Now obviously this is a country that is based on free speech,” began Lynch, “-but when it edges towards violence, when we […]

Tower Staff At around 8:08 p.m., the Catholic University Department of Public Safety order a Shelter in Place in the wake of armed intruder traversing through the school’s main campus. At 9:55 p.m., DPS sent out this email stating, “President Garvey has convened his Emergency Council and they are in constant contact with the Metropolitan Police Department in […]

Tower Staff The University is on lockdown for a second straight night following separate reports of an armed suspect on campus. The campus community was informed via email, phone call, and text message at 8:08 PM by the Rave alert system saying, “The Metropolitan Police Department and the CUA Department of Public Safety are on campus in response […]

By Christopher Woodside Professor Caroline Sherman long dreamed of being able to provide a venue for seniors in the History department to publish their finished theses after a long semester of research and writing. With the leadership of professors Taryn Okuma and Peter Shoemaker, these three Catholic University professors have made such a journal a […]

By Cameron Hosseinian Paige Wearmouth, an English and Music double major from Port Tobacco, Maryland, has been elected as The Tower’s 121st Editor-in-Chief. Wearmouth’s appointment will begin Spring 2016. Wearmouth joined The Tower the second semester of her sophomore year and since has been an integral member of the organization. Soon after joining The Tower, […]

                By John Connolly The Student Government Association (SGA) senate passed its first resolution on Monday, November 30th. Presented by Class of 2016 Senator Matt Hanrahan, Resolution 001 calls for “officers within the Department of Public Safety at the Catholic University of America [to] be equipped with firearms […]

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