CUA Tower Issue Nov. 14, 2008

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Friday, November 14, 2008

Volume 86, Issue 12

O’Connell Freezes Hiring, Asks for 5% Budget Cuts

By RYAN J. REILLY Tower Staff

The economic crisis has officially hit Catholic University.

University President Rev. David M. O’Connell has placed a temporary freeze on hiring both new and replacement positions at the University effective immediately, according to a letter he sent to faculty and staff on Wednesday.

He also placed temporarily halted capital spending, including projects previously approved in the current fiscal year, and asked vicepresidents to reduce their current

budgets by 5 percent.

O’Connell sent the letter to members of faculty and staff on the morning of Oct. 12. The Tower obtained the letter through a recipient. Victor Nakas, University spokesman, said the “letter was addressed to faculty and staff only” and did not comment on the content any further.

“Like all institutions and businesses across the country, CUA has been affected by the credit markets and the economy,” said O’Connell in the letter.

He emphasized that his mesPHOTO BY RYAN J. REILLY / TOWER STAFF

See ECONOMY, page 5

FROM LEFT: Seniors Connor Galvin, Alwin Heller, Tim Furdyna and Mike Kuklinski were asked to come up onto stage by B.J. Novak because of their enthusiasm for the performance.

Weekend Victory Would CUA Stands Up for “Office” Star Secure Slot in Playoffs Program Board Fills Pryz for Comedy Show

By MICHAEL FLYNN Tower Staff

After a long and testing season, it all comes down to just one game to finish up the regular season, as the Cardinals could clinch the Old Dominion Athletic Conference title with a win over Bridgewater on Saturday.

“I think we can’t grow complacent with what we have done so far this season,” said senior captain Nick Olivero midseason about what needed to be done to reach the playoffs. “We have to be even hungrier and more focused for the next game if we want to have

the type of success that we desire.”

The Cardinals drowned Guilford College 49-34 last Saturday. Senior quarterback Keith Ricca passed for over 500 yards and threw five touchdown passes.

Senior wide-receiver Andrew Buis was Ricca’s favorite target of the day. He had nine catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Senior running back Greg Brown had five grabs out of the backfield for 101 yards. One of his grabs was a 63 yard reception that ended up being one of three touchdowns Brown had during the day.

See FOOTBALL, page 9

By MICHAEL OLIVA Tower Staff

Comedian B.J. Novak performed to a nearly sold-out crowd in the Pryzbyla Center on Tuesday night. More than 600 students from the University and local area attended the event sponsored by Program Board.

Novak traveled to Washington on a train from New York and joked about the online directions he used to get from Union Station to the University.

“If someone tells you that you can get from Union Station in downtown D.C. to this part of campus, in four minutes, you are going to die,” said Novak.

“I show up ten minutes late to every-

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CUATOWER.COM thing and feel like a failure because some speed freak is racing around our nation‘s highways in a Maserati on Christmas morning checking off times.”

Novak plays Ryan on the NBC Emmy winning show “The Office,” a mockumentary about the lives of employees at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, PA. He has also written eight episodes of the show. He has appeared on MTV‘s “Punk‘d” and

in the films “Unaccompanied Minors,” “Reign Over Me” and “Knocked Up.” “The performance was hilarious and I’m a huge fan of the Office, so that made it even more amazing,” said Katie Buonpastore, a sophomore politics major. “I hope more events like this happen, as it is definitely something we need more of.”

Arriving to chants and applause, the comedian started his performance by singling out students in the crowd who were making their own jokes about Novak’s first name. Eventually, he asked the male students to come up on stage with him.

See COMEDIAN, page 5

Engineering Students Examine Explosions of Coke and Mentos

By JUSTINE GARBARINO Tower Staff

PHOTOS BY JUSTINE GARBARINO / TOWER STAFF

TOP: Nicole Ildeofonso, junior, was pointed out by Professor, after she set a record with her partner.

BOTTOM: Anna Cero, junior, prepares her Diet Coke bottle and nozzle for testing.

Letting the imaginations of engineering students run wild can cause some explosions, especially when they are given Diet Coke and Mentos.

Students participated in a competition on Friday, November 7, where they were asked to create a nozzle which would shoot the highest fountain of liquid into the air.

Nozzle size could not exceed the size of the two liter bottle of soda in height or diameter.

A new record was set this year by junior Nicole Ildeofonso and senior Fran Corso, whose fountains individually reached 34 feet each. A record height of 33 feet was set last year by current senior Joe Cochrane.

A reaction occurs when the bottle of soda is opened and Mentos are dropped into it. The soda begins to foam at a rapid rate and the liquid is ejected into the air.

The challenge was sponsored by the University’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers chapter and the Office of the Dean of the School of Engineering.

More than 40 engineering students gathered to see 20 of their peers compete behind

Pangborn Hall, home to the School of Engineering. This was the third year the competition was held.

“It went really well the first year, so we decided to do it again,” said Vinny Caruso, a member of IEEE, who prepared and oversaw the entire challenge. “I really like doing this.

We had a great turn out and are going to do this every year.”

Only one nozzle was disqualified because it exceeded the size requirement.

Some nozzles were also awarded creativity points, including a nozzle that was hooked onto two soda bottles simultaneously to gain more jetting power.

Each student received a two liter bottle of soda and was given one role of Mentos.

Students had three minutes to set up their nozzle, add the mentos and see how high their liquid would shoot.

A long piece of paper hung from a third story window was numbered by feet and used as a ruler to determine how high the liquid would shoot. Judging was done

by Scott Matthews, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

See MENTOS, page 5

Cardinal at CUA: Obama is ‘Apocalyptic’

By LIZ GRDEN Tower Staff

His Eminence James Francis Cardinal Stafford criticized President-elect Barack Obama as “aggressive, disruptive and apocalyptic,“ and said he campaigned on an “extremist anti-life platform,” Thursday night in Keane Auditorium during his lecture “Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II: Being True in Body and Soul.“ “Because man is a sacred element of secular life,” Stafford remarked, “man should not be held to a supreme power of state, and a person’s life cannot ultimately be controlled by government.”

“For the next few years, Gethsemane will not be marginal. We PHOTO BY RYAN J. REILLY / TOWER STAFF

will know that garden,” Stafford said, comparing America’s future with Obama as president to Jesus’ agony in the garden. “On November 4, 2008, America suffered a cultural earthquake.”

Cardinal Stafford said Catholics must deal with the “hot, angry tears of betrayal” by beginning a new sentiment where one is “with Jesus, sick because of love.”

The lecture, hosted by the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, pertained to Humanae Vitae, a papal encyclical written by Pope Paul VI in 1968 and celebrating its 40 anniversary this year.

Stafford also spoke about the See CARDINAL, page 5

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Rev. David M. O’Connell, University president, visited the new facility in Rome last month while on a trip to several European destinations.

Univ. Opens Global Education Facility

By HELEN MARIE BERG Tower Staff

The University has leased an overseas facility for its Rome-based global education programs in an effort to expand University programs overseas.

University President Rev. David M. O’Connell toured the space during his international trip last month and said he is confident it will strengthen the University’s overseas academic programs not only in Rome, but throughout Europe. Europe is the most popular destination for students studying abroad.

O’Connell traveled to Rome and other locations throughout Europe for nine days in October, during which he held meetings with University alumni and visited the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine.

James Brennan, University Provost, Julie Englund, University treasurer and vice president for finance and administration and Robert Sullivan, vice president for University development, accompanied O’Connell on his trip.

The University is subleasing the space from St. John’s University in New York, which had leased property from the Vincentians of Leonine College. It will include office and classroom space for the University’s global education program based in Rome.

“Our partnership with St. John’s enables CUA to renew our education program in Rome by supporting a stable academic base of operations,” Brennan said in an article in November’s Inside CUA. “Moreover, we can use the Rome location as the base to provide support services for students studying throughout Europe when assistance is needed.”

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Page Two “EVERYDAY I‛M HUSTLING.” - RICK ROSS Well, sorry McCain lost.

If you liked him then you should have put a ring on it.

Alright, who is the smart aleck who slipped the phrase “Black Out” past administrators in promoting the football game tomorrow?

For those of you keeping score on the Speaker’s Policy: things it’s OK to talk about at CUA - beastiality, porn, fellatio, homosexuality...

Things it’s not okay to talk about: abortion.

So... next celebrity appearance on campusElderly Ghetto Gospel Choir! Loves it! Youtube immediately.

OMG! Twilight comes out next weekend! Vampires are way too hot for the big screen. This better not suck. I’m waiting another year for Harry Potter 5 for this, and there aren’t any more books to read in the meantime.

Just incase you needed another reason not to go to the Cardinal’s Nest, a bunch of people finally got what they asked for and got effed up! Ohhhh Snap!

Overheard: B.J. Novak Pandas do not think pandas are cute! If I were a panda, I would be all about pandas. I am all about pandas now, I just know where to draw the line. If I were a panda, I would be f**king the s**t out of pandas, just so I could cuddle afterwards.

Fall Crawl = best college parties ever that end at 8PM! Thanks for prolonging the festivies, ADG.

I do think we can all agree that smoking pot is the only way for some people to unwind from the stress of rolling a joint.

Ok, ok, ok. ‘That’s what she said’ jokes are okay, in moderation (cough cough BJ Novak cough cough).

This is packed I was told this is a sold out room it’s a lot bigger then I expected… that’s what she said.

There seems to be excitement on campus...A lot of post-it notes with my name on them.

Sorry if those got annoying.

And the huge banner that probably stared at you and made you uncomfortable…

I apologize for that.

I’m in a fight right now with the OnStar lady. We are not getting along... I’m not proud of this: I don’t know how she could have answered this, but she gave me a wrong turn and I said, ‘I am going to kill you, that is the last time you give me a wrong direction. I am literally going to kill you. How do I get to OnStar Headquarters?’

“Welding Makes You Feel Powerful” Chemistry Major David Myers Shares His Plans for World Domination Dave Myers is from Peoria, Illinois. He is a chemistry major and he’s starting a Frisbee Golf club here on campus. “Frolfing, we call it,” says Dave. Read on to find out how he’ll be controlling your brain when he grows up.

Tell me what I can understand about chemistry.

I like chemistry because when you can use it to understand everything that goes on around you, you can truly understand how things are then manipulate them to your advantage. I want to go into medicine. You need chemical knowledge to understand all the terminology, all the processes, how drugs work ... It’s really about trying to understand how things work on the molecular level.

So you have to understand how they work just by reading about them?

You have to do a lot of measurements. A lot of times, you can tag certain molecules with fluorescence, so once they break down or go through a certain reaction, the fluorescence fades, comes back in. It’s all about using what you can measure to figure out what you don’t know.

goes up, probably four or five feet tall, and have something on the top that can either spin, or I’m going to hang things – hopefully I’ll be able to make it spin around.

What inspired you to do that?

I like doing structures like that – things that can stand up and support [their] own weight. I saw some dude on the Internet that had a bunch of them and I was like, “Wow.” Some dude from Arizona or New Mexico – he used to live in a commune in Washington or Oregon. He went to college and after college he was like, fuck this. So he went and had fun on a commune for a few years and he loved it. Tried to go back to some kind of engineering or whatever he studied in college and he couldn’t do it. He was like, “This is a waste of my life.”

He couldn’t handle the real world?

[He’d experienced] a more peaceful way of living than going through the stresses of everyday capitalism in the US. So he started collecting steel in his backyard and just making things. I think it was Royce Carlson.

So it’s just like algebra.

It’s a lot of math.

I’m excited to see it. Where are you from?

Illinois. Peoria.

You like art.

I really enjoy it – I love sculpting and welding especially. Welding makes you feel powerful. You can manipulate these strong things.

I’ve heard of that town.

It’s great. I like the friendly people.

There’s about the Midwest – everybody’s nicer. Clerks, even – clerks are just happy all the time.

Are you doing another welding project?

I’m going to build a big pole that comes up and gets smaller as it

What else is different about the East coast? I always wonder if that distinction is as concrete as it seems to be. Would you say

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that there is a disparity?

There is, but it gets blurred a lot. It’s hard to make the full distinction – a lot of the small towns and cities around here are just like the towns in cities in Illinois. I think it’s just a matter of social etiquette. In Illinois, it’s much calmer. Out here, it’s a race to talk fast. If you go up to Chicago, it’s similar to DC. Just because city life is no fun.

Maybe it’s not so much of a difference between East coast and west coast. Its more of like City and country. That’s definitely a possibility.

There’s still the fast talking.

We talk faster?

A lot faster.

So are you going to medical school?

I think so. I took the MCAT last summer, which is way earlier than most people do it, which is spring of their junior year. I took the summer before my junior year. I did well enough, so I should be able to get in.

What made you want to take it so early?

You usually have to go through some sort of preparation in order to take it, because there’s so much stuff you have to learn. I just had a whole lot more time this summer. I thought I could just spend a month and a half intensively working on this stuff, pounding it into my brain, and take [the test] before school [started]. I thought it would be way more efficient and I would probably score better if I could

just get it done, not have to worry about anything else.

Was everyone like, “You’re crazy”?

Kind of. My advisor was like, “what?” I was like, I’m gonna do it. Relax.

You’re happy with your score?

Absolutely.

Do you think you’re going to be a doctor of people or a doctor of making medicine?

I’ll probably go into something like neuro-psychiatry, or the psychiatry of brain imaging.

I was reading this book about this doctor from California.

Around 2004, he had just started using this thing called SPECT imaging - single photon emission computed tomography.

Whaaa?

It’s able to measure and pick up on metabolic things that are going on in your brain. If a certain area of your brain is really working hard, they can pick that up. Basically its going change psychiatry. People can say, “I feel depressed.” In the brain, that can be triggered by numerous, numerous things – five to ten different things completely aside from one another. Back in the day, they would just use serotonin inhibitors. There were only a few ways to treat it. Those drugs can cause it to get worse if it’s not diagnosed correctly. What he’s doing is going to change the face of psychiatry and I want to jump in on that. The brain and genetics are the only places in the human body that we haven’t really investigated.

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5th Column with Christina Wolfgram

Hello, Kitty...

Welcome to College Thursday night is a sacred night in college.

People go out, people study, people hibernate in preparation for a crazy weekend – Thursday night is unspeakably important.

Last Thursday night, as I snuggled down under my blankets, feeling responsible for getting Friday’s homework done and excited to get a good night sleep, I said to myself, “Wow, how lucky am I to live in America, where my fellow kinsmen appreciate the hallowed events of Thursday night.”

My roommate, who has just recently gotten over the fact that I always talk to myself before falling asleep, nodded and went back to cramming for her major history exam.

Just as all the week’s troubles began to disappear with that magic Thursday night slumber, the most horrible noise woke me up. It was worse than the kids in the room above me when they sing Hannah Montana, it was worse than drunken shrieks, it was even more vile than my alarm clock. It was the fire alarm, and it was definitely unwelcomed at 2:30 in the morning.

My roommate urged me to get up and get out of the building. I calmly grabbed a jacket and started sliding on boots, looking around the room, wondering if there was anything else I should take – books? Too heavy. Jewelry? Too silly. Pillows and blanket in case Flather burns down and I have to live on the streets? Nah, too much trouble.

I realized how dazed I was as I tried to walk out of the room, tripping over my own feet and wondering aloud if my boots matched my sparkly Hello Kitty pajamas. My roommate and I found a stampede erupting in the stairwell, but made it to the first floor un-trampled.

My fellow Flather residents spilled out into the chilly outdoors wearing robes, pj pants, or like some of the more unlucky ones, just boxers. Some complained, some huddled together for warmth, some even tried to study. One of my friends tried to dry his hair, as he had just jumped out of the shower. Ironically, the group closest to me lit up cigarettes, and through the haze of smoke and naturally bad eyesight sans glasses or contacts, I saw that the magic of Thursday night had been ruined.

There are so many milestones that we were warned about before college: the sleepless nights, the tough professors, living on your own. It could have been the hour of sleep, it might have been the cold, but, standing outside in my pajamas I wondered if this was a milestone. Yes, some idiot pulled the fire alarm. That probably happens all the time. But people were standing in groups, looking out for friends – just three months ago, I didn’t even know any of these people existed.

Imagine who we will be in three years. Hopefully we won’t be getting dragged out of our beds in the wee hours of the morning. Maybe by senior year, none of us will even be in bed by 2:30.

Who will we be? Do we have to grow up?

As I continue my “journey” at CUA, do I have to give up things like Hello Kitty pajamas? Do I have to start doing adult things like folding my socks? I’m BAD at folding clothes! Is there any hope for me? What if I decide to change my major to Political Computer Spanish History? What if I have to graduate late? What if I don’t graduate at all?! Then, I will have to roam the streets. I cursed myself for not grabbing my pillow and blanket.

That would have made the transition to hobo life way easier.

My inner panic attack was cut short by my RA shuffling us back into the building. I almost forgot my anxieties when one of the boys on the fifth floor laughed at my pj’s. Back in my warm, cozy room, I realized that this fire alarm had been a sort of awakening, both literally and metaphorically.

Over-thinking the future is lame. Milestones are for old people. Just enjoy the moment, even if it means huddling close to your relatively new friends for warmth or laughing at the kid who didn’t get a chance to put clothes on before evacuating his dorm room.

Oh, and P.S. Whoever pulled that fire alarm: Don’t do it again. Thanks.

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CUA Students Assaulted at Cardinal‘s Nest MPD Arrests Man Who Sent Freshman to Hospital for Stitches

By RYAN J. REILLY Tower Staff

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Andrew Platt, a member of the Student Association, leads a meeting discussing a student bill of rights on Wednesday.

Student Assoc. Wants to Establish Judicial Rights

By BENJAMIN NEWELL Tower Staff Students deserve a binding bill of rights which guarantees them a right to view charges brought against them in judicial sessions, an unequivocal freedom of speech and some form of counsel for judicial proceedings, according to the student life branch of the Student Association General Assembly.

“Law professors here laugh at the way judicial proceedings are handled,” said sophomore Alexander Pinnix, a member of SAGA. In a meeting led by Junior Andrew Platt, SAGA members suggested rights not guaranteed to students by the University. Those missing rights, some said, could be made an issue by the student life board.

Any bill passed by that board, or any other student committee, is non-binding. University adminis-

trators would have no reason to enforce any bill of rights, unless they are brought into the discussion, said Platt. “They’re going to listen, because I’m going to make them listen,” he continued.

The board is drafting a document which will go before SAGA. Once it is passed, student representatives plan to bring the document to University administrators for formal adoption into the student code of conduct.

“We shouldn’t reach for things in this. It needs to be a reasonable document,” said senior Courtney Martin, who has had experience in three versions of student government.

Another topic discussed was clarifying what rules are enforceable on and off campus by the Department of Public Safety and the Office of Student Life. “Are they deputized all the way to Fourteenth Street? I don’t even know,” said Platt.

A University freshman was punched in the face and had six stitches placed in her upper lip on Monday night after a man assaulted her upon being thrown out of the Cardinal‘s Nest, a bar at the corner of Perry Place and 10th St. NE. The man assaulted several other students, including one who sustained a swollen black eye, said witnesses.

Metropolitan police officers arrested a 27-year-old black male and charged him with felony assault and two counts of simple assault, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report. The police report states the suspect was under the influence of alcohol and charges him with assaulting two University students and an employee of American Pizza, located in the same plaza as Cardinal’s Nest, a five-minute walk from the University.

The 18-year-old freshman, who asked not to be named, said she is not sure why the fight broke out, but exited the bar when the altercation began because she was scared. A Cardinal‘s Nest bouncer threw the suspect out of the bar, and the suspect quickly spun around and punched the freshman and her friend, she said. She was taken to Providence Hospital, and is going to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office today to discuss the criminal allegations against the male suspect.

Student Terrence McNicholas, 20, was also punched by the suspect and sustained a black eye.

He called MPD to report the fight,

who, he said, responded quickly.

Right after he called the police, the man hit his friend, so McNicholas tried to pull the man off him. The man swung around and punched McNicholas in the face.

McNicholas said the man who was arrested ran inside Cardinal’s Nest with five or six friends who had been part of the altercation.

“When the cops showed up all the locals ran inside and the bouncers were helping them. The cops went in and came out and arrested him, and they said that he was the only guy in there,” said McNicholas.

He suspects the bouncers let them out the back door, and thought it was strange that the men went back inside the bar. “The bouncers were protecting [the suspect and his friends]…even as he was going around punching other people in the face,” he said.

The bar throws college nights on Mondays and Thursdays,which are popular with University students. The bar admits anyone who

is over 18, sometimes restricting their alcohol consumption using wristbands and marking anyone under 21 with a black “X” on their hands. The freshman who had stitches put in her upper lip said she is not sure if she will return to the bar for a college night.

“I won’t be back for awhile,” she said. “But if it’s a college night, then people should have to show their Cardinal Card at the door.”

Cardinal’s Nest changed their prices and are requiring students to show their Cardinal Cards as of last night to promote more college students coming to the bar, rather than locals.

“If you don’t have a CUA ID, it will be $10, but $5 if you show it,” said sophomore Jennifer Cardamone, who works at the bar.

Cardamone was not present on Monday.

A manager at the Cardinal’s Nest said he was not present on Monday night and declined to comment.

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The CUA campus perimeter is now viewable on Google Maps, which launched Street View in D.C. a few weeks ago.

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Street View Car Catches University Students, Buildings and Cars

By MARGARET BOEHM AND STEPHANIE CALHOUN Tower Staff

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Rev. David M. O’Connell, CUA president, addresses the audience in the Pryzbyla Center before Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. He spoke to the U.S. Bishops about CUA on Monday.

O’Connell Addresses American Bishops in Baltimore, MD

By JUSTINE GARBARINO Tower Staff University President Rev. David M. O’Connell discussed the University’s finances, campus development and the papal visit during an address to United States Catholic Bishops at their annual meeting on November 10 in Baltimore, his first appearance before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops since 2001.

The University can now be viewed with the Google Street View feature on Google Maps. Google Street View provides 360 degree panoramic street-level views of selected cities and metropolitan areas.

So who’s doing what along Michigan Avenue? Did Google catch your suitemate tying his shoes? Did they catch your professor spilling his cup of morning coffee getting out of his car? Or did they catch the dazed and confused expression of a freshman walking from Spellman Hall?

Google Street View shows images of students walking from the DuFour Center and students getting into their cars. Images of an incomplete Opus Hall, as well as a still standing St. Bonaventure Hall, which was demolished last year, can also be found on the site.

The Street View feature began in May 2007 with coverage of five cities. This project of putting street-level images of cities on the web has been extended into six countries, including recent additions of France, Spain and Italy. In honor of Election Day, Google launched satellite images of the Washington, D.C. area.

Criticism of the program has been widespread, as privacy advocates question the

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legality of showing pictures of people in various locations. The faces of people are blurred, which Google says, is to preserve the privacy of the people in the images, since they did not give their consent for their picture to be taken.

The launch of the Washington, D.C. images was supposed to happen earlier this year, but the Department of Homeland Security delayed it. As opposed to being started with U.S cities, Atlanta, Tampa, and Sacramento, images of D.C. were launched the same day as Seattle.

Since Google as added the University to Street View, street sighting is sure to become

a trend of students. Look up any address, in any city and you are sure to find a funny image. Google has caught people climbing into windows, inappropriate signs and other acts of mischief with their cameras.

The ultimate goal for Google is to provide street images of the entire world. However, the company has not publicly stated how and when they plan to do so. Until then, images of University students moving about campus can be seen by people throughout the world.

Has your daily routine been captured yet?

Get on Google Street View and find out.

The annual national collection raised nearly $6 million, which funds financial aid and scholarships, and serves as a promotional tool for the University, he said in a Catholic News Service article.

“This past year [was] the best fundraising year in history,” said O’Connell.

The current financial crisis has hurt the University endow

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Members of Now Defunct Senators Club Gather in Pryz for Bi-Annual Luncheon

By MARGARET BOEHM Alumni of the University’s Senators Club met in the Great Room of the Pryzbyla Center Thursday for one of their bi-annual luncheons.

Members of the club who graduated during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were the majority of attendees.

“It was great. We had a full house. They just love this school,” said Martin Dowd, men’s tennis coach and class of 1960 graduate, after the event.

Male commuter students in the then combined School of Architecture and Engineering who lived in Brookland formed the Senators Club in 1923. “They were studying architecture and engineering because those were the things to study after the war,” said director of Alumni Relations Marion Gosney on the founding members of the club.

“The Senators Club was and is a tight knit group,” said Gosney. “They want to reach out to the next generation of architects and engineers.”

The Senators Club became a networking hub and a philanthropic organization, although it was originally created to be a social club.

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Pictured are members of the Senators Club in 1964. Senators Club alumni gathered in the Pryzbyla Center this week for their bi-annual luncheon.

The club no longer exists at the undergraduate level. The club is solely an alumni organization that has grown to include men and women graduates from all schools.

Today, the club consists of more than 250 former members of the Senators Club and other alumni. The Senators Club is supporting a mission by the Dominican brothers in Pakistan. In

addition, the alumni of the Senators Club have set up a scholarship fund, which is now the largest organizational scholarship fund at the University.

“We had it great. We had it cheap. We had it so easy you could not believe,” said alumnus Bill Rogers, class of 1960. “The four years went by in a flash.”

In Phone Call, Pope Congratulates Obama

By JOHN P. SCHMIDT Tower Staff President-elect Barack Obama returned a phone call to Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday after his election to the presidency last week.

Obama phoned the pope “to thank the pope for his telegram, his congratulations” on the election said Rev. Federico Lombardi, chief spokesman for Pope Benedict XVI, in a CathNews article.

Pope Benedict XVI had sent a telegram to Obama last Wednesday, congratulating him on his election as the 44 President of the United States, as well as being the first African American ever elected. The pope also said he would

keep Obama and the U.S. in his prayers.

The phone call between the pope and Obama was part of the “normal exchanges” between a new American President and other world leaders, according to TimesOnline.

The same day, a senior Vatican official made clear the Holy See would oppose any changes by Obama in U.S. policy on embryonic stem cell research, according to the TimesOnline article. There was no exchange on the issue, however, between the pope and the president elect.

“All of us are hoping that Obama will be able to meet the expectations and hopes directed at him,” said Lombardi in a statement.

Lombardi said he hoped Obama would

“work for the cause of rights and justice, finding suitable ways to promote peace in the world, fostering people’s development and dignity while respecting essential human and spiritual values.”

American clerics in the Catholic Church attacked Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden, a Roman Catholic, because of his stance on abortion during the campaign. Neither the pope nor Lombardi mentioned Biden in the telegram or phone call.

Biden will become the highest ranking Roman Catholic in American government since former president John F. Kennedy. He will also become the first Catholic vice president in American history.

O‘Connell: Papal Visit Highlight of Presidency ment, according to O’Connell.

He said the endowment dropped in October from $227 million to $144 million before reaching its current total of $157 million. The University’s endowment was $38 million when O’Connell first arrived at the University in 1998.

University investments shrank by $83 million, O’Connell said.

“The University is carefully monitoring this situation as well as our fundraising efforts and is taking steps necessary to face the coming year prudently, with an eye to the future,” O’Connell said in the article.

O’Connell also mentioned the opening of a new residence hall, Opus Hall in January, which will help with the University’s increasing enrollment, as well as plans to open a residence for student priests, which will accommodate 30 students this summer. He also discussed plans for a vocations discernment program. O’Connell said 80 men and 30 women have

entered a religious vocation during his tenure at the University.

O’Connell said Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the University was the highlight of his presidency.

“The Holy Father’s speech was extraordinary, as you know, but we felt a special pride in the fact that Pope Benedict chose Catholic University as his pulpit to address the church in our country on the topic of Catholic education,” said O’Connell in the article.

He said the pope’s visit was a reminder of the University’s role in the Church and academic community.

“I believe the University has moved far beyond the fits and starts of long ago in so many ways into an era of solid, forward momentum that places the national university of the Catholic Church in our country on the right trajectory and the path where it truly belongs,” said O’Connell. “The task is far from finished but those who will lead the University in the years ahead will stand on solid ground.”

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Archbishop of Washington and University Chancellor Donald Wuerl was elected chair of the Committee on Doctrine of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Department of Public Safety Crime Log Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Suspicious package John McCormack Road Respondent one reports he discovered an unattended suspicious package on John McCormack Rd. MPD checked the package and determined the package safe.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Student Code Violation Spellman Hall A violation of the CUA policies and procedures occurred at Spellman Hall. The incident will be referred to the office of Judicial Affairs.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 Student Code Violation Conaty Hall A violation of the CUA policies and procedures occurred at Spellman Hall. The incident will be referred to the office of Judicial Affairs.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 Sick person to the Hospital Pryzbyla Center Respondent one reported correspondent one was ill. EMS was notified, respondent and transported to the hospital.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 Fire Alarm Reardon Hall DPS responded to an activated fire alarm. The building was searched

Iraq Vet: Al-Qaeda in Iraq ‘Extremely Marginalized’

By SARAH FAVO Tower Staff

Tower Staff

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for signs of fire with negative results. Further investigation revealed a pull station had been activated. DCFD was not notified.

FMO was notified.

Friday, November 7, 2008 Flooding Respondent one reported a toilet overflowing causing a flood. FMO was notified. There was no visible damage to the building.

Friday, November 7, 2008 Fire Alarm Flather Hall DPS responded to an activated fire alarm. The building was searched for signs of fire with negative results. Further investigation revealed that a switch on the alarm panel was low. FMO was notified.

DCF was not notified.

Saturday, November 8, 2008 Simple Assault Brookland/CUA Metro Station Correspondent one reports being assaulted by S/1 EMS was notified, responded, and transported Correspondent one to the hospital.

Suspect one as arrested by Metro Transport Police. Area coordinator was notified and on the scene.

Saturday, November 8, 2008 Student Code Violation Spellman Hall

A violation of the CUA policies and procedures occurred at Spellman Hall. The incident will be referred to the office of Judicial Affairs

shattered and property taken from the vehicle. Property Taken: iPod, Cover, Charger, Connector

Saturday, November 8, 2008 Fire Alarm Magner House DPS responded to an activated fire alarm. Further investigation revealed a pull station had been activated. DCFD was notified.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Destruction of Property Centennial Village Respondent One reports the south gate kiosk glass was shattered and the frame broken. It is unknown how the incident occurred. FMO was notified.

Saturday, November 8, 2008 Sexual Abuse Brookland/CUA Metro Center Correspondent one reports that suspect one touched her without her permission. MPD was notified. This report was generated on 11/09/08.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Theft from Auto Harewood Road At 1105 hours, correspondent one returned at 11500 hours and discovered property had been taken from the vehicle. Property taken: Radio/CD player

Monday, November 10, 2008 Sick Person to the Hospital Crough Center Respondent one noticed correspondent one was ill and notified EMS. EMS responded and transported correspondent one to the hospital.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Damage to property Millennium North Respondent one reports discovered damage to the loading dock retaining wall. It is unknown how the damage occurred. FMO was notified.

Monday, November 10, 2008 Theft from Auto Harewood Road Correspondent one reports he parked his vehicle on Harewood Road at 1000 hours. Correspondent one returned at 1830 and discovered his vehicle window had been

Monday, November 12, 2008 Harassing Phone Calls Reagan Hall Correspondent one reports receiving harassing phone calls from an unknown caller. Area coordinator and DPS was notified.

Colonel Andrew Martin, who served in Iraq as the Chief Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Directorate with Multinational Force, spoke in honor of Veteran’s day at the University on Tuesday.

Martin, who is currently a student at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. and whose daughter, Maureen Martin, is a junior at the University, spoke about the problems in Iraq and the power of Al-Qaeda.

He said Iraqi soldiers are equipped the same as the U.S. and Al- Qaeda is very destructive with their capabilities. “Al- Qaeda is extremely marginalized in Iraq right now. What they are doing is taking women mentally incapacitated out of hospitals, rigging them with bombs, and sending them into Shia Marketplace,” said Martin. “There was huge backlash because it is against Islam to kill like that.”

Martin, whose awards include a Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal, broke down the political differences between the Sunni and the Shia. The Sunni are divided up into Al- Qaeda, the Sons of Iraq, who are transferring over into the new government, and the Kurds.

The Shia, on the other hand, may be the more violent of the two, he said. One of their groups, the Special Group Criminals, who are part of the Martyr Sadr and were active during Saddam Hussein’s reign, has “caused a lot of coalition and many Iraqi deaths,” according to Martin.

He also said the Special Group of Criminals was the greatest threat and Iran was influencing a lot of the behind the scenes action.

“If the Iranians weren’t involved, there would be very little violence in Iraq,” said Martin.

Martin graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1985 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry. His first assignment was with the 101st Airborne Division, stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky where he served as a Rifle Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer. In 1990, Martin‘s branch transferred to the Military Intelligence Corps and he has since served as a Counterintelligence Officer for the last 18 years.

At the end of his speech, Martin presented the University with a flag, which was flown over the headquarters of Multinational Corps in Iraq, as a thank you for all the support the troops have received from the University community.

Trustee: Obama Election May Lead to Black Pope

By JUSTINE GARBARINO Tower Staff The election of the first African American U.S. president may lead to the election of the first black pope, according to University trustee Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory of Atlanta.

The election of Sen. Barack Obama was “a great step forward for humanity and a sign that in the United States the problem of racial discrimination has been overcome,” Gregory, 60, said in a Timesonline article.

In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, the media and members of the Church speculated that a pope from a third world African or Latin American country would be selected by the conclave. Possible candidates included Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze and Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras.

COURTESY ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA

Gregory also mentioned that in the Vatican hierarchy, senior positions are held by all nations and races. Gregory is originally from Chicago, the home of presidentelect Obama.

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Packed Audience Attends Comedy Act in Pryzbyla COMEDY, from page 1

PHOTO BY RYAN J. REILLY / TOWER STAFF

Television star and comedian B.J. Novak’s “shy puppet” was used throughout his performance on Tuesday night.

Novak also made jokes about the adult film industry.

“You know what I like about porn? Here is what I like about porn - everyone is a star,” he said.

“That is one part of Hollywood where you do not have to struggle a lot before you make it to the top level. There are no underrated supporting actors in porn. If you play pool cleaner number five in ‘Good Will Humping,‘ congratulations, you are a porn star.”

Despite the frequent use of foul language, as well as references to sex and drugs, the University community was not offended and there was no violation of the presentations policy, according

to Steve Kreider, director of student programs for the University.

Every speaker or performer oncampus is vetted by administrators, such as Kreider, in an effort to prevent potential offenses.

“I am extremely proud of Program Board,” said Kreider. “They planned something that they had never tried before and it was executed perfectly.”

The Student Fee Allocation Board allocated $26,130 to Program Board for the performance at the University. The funds went towards paying Novak, advertising and security. The full-house generated approximately $9,000 in ticket sales, which varied from $12 to $25. The money raised will be returned to SFAB.

Univ. Endowment Loses $68 Million ECONOMY, from page 1

sage was not “fraught with panic but, rather, carries with it a sense of reasonable caution and financial prudence: we cannot maintain a ‘business as usual’ approach.”

He said his decisions “are not drastic measures, but they are strategies that will have an impact on the entire University, some areas more than others.” He said they are consistent with what is going on in colleges, universities and businesses across the nation to protect institutions against adverse risk.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of

the Immaculate Conception, located adjacent to campus, also had to lay off employees, according to the Washington Times.

The University’s endowment, which supplements the annual operating budget, declined in value from an all-time high of $227 million to a low of $144 million and, as of October 31, $159 million.

“I am confident that, with careful monitoring, oversight and cooperation, we will weather the current financial storm as we continue to offer the highest quality of education available today,” said O’Connell.

O’Connell asked the vice presidents to draft up plans to reduce their current bud-

gets by Dec. 10 at the latest.

The budget planning process for fiscal year 2010, which runs from May 2009 until April 30, 2010, is already underway, said O’Connell. He said the budget committee will examine all aspects of University operations.

“Tuition and fees, which constitute 64 percent of our annual budget revenue, will be raised as modestly as possible,” said O’Connell. The tuition must be approved by the Board of Trustees, which is convening in mid-December.

- Benjamin Newell, Tower Staff, contributed to this article.

New Record Set Cardinal: Obama Election Was a ‘Cultural Earthquake’ for Soda Blasts CARDINAL, from page 1 decline of a respect for human life and the need for Catholics to return to the original values of marriage and human dignity.

“If 1968 was the year of America’s ‘suicide attempt,’ 2008 is the year of America’s exhaustion,” said Stafford, an American Cardinal and Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary for the Tribunal of the Holy See. “In the intervening 40 years since Humanae Vitae, the United States has been thrown upon ruins.”

This destruction and America’s decline is largely in part due to the Supreme Court’s decisions in the lifeissue cases of 1973, specifically Roe v.

Wade. Stafford asserted these cases undermined respect for human life in the United States.

“Its scrupulous meanness has had catastrophic effects upon the unity and integrity of the American republic,” said Stafford.

Humanae Vitae (“On Human Life”) reaffirms traditional Catholic teachings regarding abortion, contraception and other human life issues.

Pope Benedict XVI said in May it is “so controversial, yet so crucial for humanity’s future...What was true yesterday is true also today.”

Monsignor Livio Melina, president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, gave the opening address at the lecture and spoke about the importance of agape love to gain knowledge.

“Love itself is a form of knowledge, and this knowledge cannot be objectified,” said Melina. “It is a unique relationship between the believer and God.” Stafford said the truest reflection of the love between the believer and God is that of the relationship between husband and wife, and that contraceptive use does not fit anywhere within that framework.

According to Stafford, the inner dynamic of a spousal relationship is much like the body itself, which ‘speaks’ in terms of masculinity and femininity.

“The experience of love introduces us in a specific way to moral knowledge,” added Melina.

MENTOS, from page 1

“Frankly, if my judging is unfair, I don’t care,” said Matthews.

Students in his class who participated received extra credit points.

“A lot of our turn out [of participants] comes from Dr. Matthews,” said Caruso.

Ildeofonso and Corso participated in a run off to determine the first place winner.

They set their nozzles off simultaneously in the run off.

Ildeofonso won, as her nozzle clearly emitted liquid much higher than Corso’s.

Ildeofonso won a $40 gift certificate to Best Buy as the first place winner. The second and third place winners received a $20 and a $10 gift certificate, respectively.

Students were covered in soda from the spray of the bottles by the end of the challenge, except for one student, who was smart enough to bring an umbrella.

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David Dawson Vasquez, Rev. Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington and chancellor of the University, and Rev. David M. O’Connell, University president, had lunch with CUA students studying abroad while in Rome.

O’Connell’s Travels Highlight Global Strength of University ROME, from page 1 “CUAbroad will greatly benefit from the new property that Father O’Connell has initiated in Rome, as it opens up so many options for our CUA in Rome education abroad program,” said Madison Bolls, the global program manager of CUAbroad.

The new center will allow students to choose between living with a host family and living in a dorm. The center will also include a library, computer lab, and common room for student use.

Sashi Murthy, a senior architecture major who studied abroad in Rome last spring, feels a new central gathering space will benefit the students studying there.

“I think that having a university center for Catholic is a great opportunity for students to have a place to go and relax whenever they need to,” said Murthy. “It will also provide that extra resource and reassurance of security.”

CUAbroad’s program in Rome began in 2002 and attracts an average of 12 students each semester. In the spring of 2008, 16 students participated.

“We hope these new opportunities will

make the CUA in Rome program more appealing to CUA students,” said Bolls.

O’Connell also had lunch with current University students studying abroad in Rome during his visit and stopped to pray at the Basilica of St. Paul.

“It is very important for me to go to this great basilica dedicated to Christianity’s Apostle to the Nations and to bring with me the intentions of the University community of the Pauline year,” said O’Connell in an Inside CUA article.

From Rome, O’Connell traveled to Lviv to visit the Ukrainian Catholic University to discuss ways to further strengthen the University, which was founded in 2002.

O’Connell and Brennan met with the UCU President Rev. Mark Morozowich to discuss the University’s present needs and future challenges.

After the visit to the UCU, Brennan was impressed with the spirit of the vibrant Catholic community found in Lviv, a place where Catholics were once oppressed and forced to practice their religion in secret.

“We share a mission and our extension of support could make a real difference with this Catholic university in an emerging democracy,” said Brennan.

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Quill KTG: Joys of Sisterhood Staff Commentary

Katrina Avila Freshman Politics

This semester having spent my time balancing a full freshman schedule as well as immersing myself in student life on campus the best way I can. I have involved my self with Program Board as the committee chair for the freshman class and as well as with The Tower.

My involvement with those two organizations still left holes in my schedule for service opportunities as well as a social outlet. Pledging Kappa Tau Gamma (KTG) filled that void.

I realized that I can handle being part of KTG, in addition to The Tower, Program Board and a full academic schedule along with the demands with each of these three organizations.

Also I can have a well

rounded experience here at the university.

You may have not been aware, but the university has an active Greek life on campus; in fact it has two very active social-service Greek organizations which includes Alpha Delta Gamma (ADG), the National Catholic Social Fraternity– Kappa chapter and KTG the local Christian Social-Service Sorority.

The Sisters of KTG promote and deliver critical services to people in need.

They intend to better serve our community both socially and spiritually, as well as represent Christ’s mission through their ideals of true Christian Womanhood.

Many of the Sisters of KTG participate in the many service opportunities that CUA has to offer, and this upcoming semester will include even more service opportunities.

KTG is taking an initiative to increase their goal of community service by making the American

Cancer Society their most important project.

On the fraternity front of Greek life we also have ADG, who also prides themselves in service and dedication to the campus as well as the community.

ADG plans to go each month to the Armed Forces Retirement Home and has taken part in So Others May Eat (SOME). They will be holding a toy drive in conjunction with Campus Ministry this Christmas.

The feeling of being part of a tradition of strong independent women who all serve a common purpose is most rewarding. Once I am a sister of KTG I look forward to being part of a wonderful support system where I can give and take advantage of the opportunities. Even as a pledge, I feel that pledging has made me a better student and a better person.

I have learned more about myself and the skills I need to grow not just as a student here at the university, but as a person in general.

DISCLAIMER: The opinions represented in cartoons, letters to the editor, guest commentary, and signed columns are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of The Tower or the University. Editorials reflect the perspective of The Tower’s editorial board.

Quill Editor - quill@cuatower.com Editor in Chief - editor@cuatower.com

The Quiet War in Africa Ten years ago a war began.

Eight nations and a couple dozen rebel groups fought in this war. The war and its aftermath resulted in 5.4 million deaths. What war was this? If you are not familiar with the Second Congo War, or Great War of Africa, you are not alone. Sadly, too few know about the troubles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which once again has become the heart of darkness in Africa.

Unfortunately, the troubles in DRC are far from over. The formal end of the conflict in 2003 has not reestablished peace and human rights are being assaulted daily, the state is unable to provide for the basic needs of its citizens, and things could get a lot worse before they get better.

The most recent rebel advance has led over 250,000 people to flee from their homes or shelters. This displacement and the rebel advance will likely exacerbate problems that are far too common in sub-Saharan Africa, including ethnic conflict, the dispersal of refugees, child soldiers, widespread rape, governmental instability, and a further deterioration in the economy and quality of life.

The current state of affairs in eastern Congo is pushing people to flee from their homes and communities.

In refugee camps, refugees face malnutrition, unemployment, limited access to education, and the threat of violence. The world has said “never again” to genocides like Rwanda, but the same ethnic groups, Hutus and Tutsis, are on the brink of more ethnic cleansing, which would make “never again”, already discredited by Darfur, an even hollower phrase.

It is not an exaggeration to say that widespread rape is a bigger problem

in DRC than anywhere in the world.

Perhaps hundreds of thousands of people have been sexually assaulted.

Soldiers use women instrumentally to fulfill their sexual desires, and then discard them like inanimate objects that are no longer useful. There are public rapes, brutal, violent rapes, and ongoing sexual assault. Rape has not only been a product of disorder, but also a tool of warfare.

The impact of the war and its aftermath has been appalling for the children of DRC. More children under five die in DRC each year than in all of Latin America combined.

DRC might also be the country with the most child soldiers. Tens of thousands of children are living with the military, as soldiers, laborers, or sex slaves. Even those free from slavery or violence face poverty and its devastating products, including inadequate access to healthcare, education, shelter, and food.

The sheer horror of the conditions in DRC should reveal the gravity of this threat to the global common good and human flourishing, and the need to elect leaders whose commitment to the common good is not limited to a handful of issues. People talk about the sanctity of human life, human dignity, and human worth, but are not even familiar with a war that leaves 5.4 million dead bodies in its wake.

This is not a partisan issue. It is an issue of social justice and the common good that transcends ideological and national borders and demands action.

Perhaps, Obamaniacs can stop repeating the phrase “change” and start articulating a vision for change in the region that needs it most.

Perhaps, ex-McCainiacs can follow

in Representative Chris Smith’s lead and take a few moments out of their day to try helping some children who are already born.

While serving as British Prime Minister, Tony Blair said, “There can be no excuse, no defense, no justification for the plight of millions of our fellow human beings in Africa today. There should be nothing that stands in the way of our changing it…This is the fundamental moral challenge of our generation.”

If it has been the fundamental challenge of the baby-boomer generation, they have failed. The obligation now falls on the shoulders of a new generation of voters and leaders.

Young people are not unwilling to say “never again,” but Darfur fades from their thoughts like a music or clothing fad that is no longer cool, just months after it was the rage. More is needed, more is demanded.

Tony Blair said, “I fear my own conscience on Africa. I fear the judgment of future generations… asking: but how could wealthy people, so aware of such suffering, so capable of acting, simply turn away to busy themselves with other things?”

There is no powerful pro-Africa lobby in Washington DC. If more aid and stronger peacekeeping missions are needed, the impetus for this change must come from the grassroots, from people committed to the sanctity of human life, dignity of the person, and universal spread of human rights. Perhaps, you will help to give voices to the voiceless, or perhaps you are also too busy with other things. What does your conscience say?

THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY STUDENT GOVERNMENT AT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA NEWSLETTER EDITION 6 S.A.G.A. ANNOUNCES IMPROVED LIBRARY HOURS FOR FINALS WEEK CUA NEWS •Questions, Comments, or Concerns?

Please check out SAGA online at saga.cua.edu or visit us in person in Pryz 107. Office hours start this week.

•Goodluck to the CUA Football Cardinals this Saturday in the ODAC Championship against Bridgewater.

Join Program Board for a tailgate at noon on the 15th.

•The Student Association General Assembly encourages all students to visit evaluations.cua.edu to view reviews of prospective professors.

•SAGA Liaison Erin Kilroy would like to congratualte Career Services on their extremely successful career fair.

Thank you very much to all students who participated. The employers present were very impressed with the student response.

In collaboration with the CUA Student Association General Assembly, Mullen Library will remain open twenty-four hours (24 hrs) for four (4) days during the fall 2008 semester reading and exam period. Mullen Library will open at 9am on Saturday, Dec 6, and will not close until 2am on Thursday morning, Dec 11 (or Wednesday night depending on your point of view).

Not all reading rooms and services will be available during our extended hours.

Please call our Information desk at 202319-5070 for more information.

Our hours for the rest (after the 24 hour per day period ends) of exam week are: •Thursday Dec 11 at 8am - 2am •Friday Dec 12, 8am - 12am •Saturday, Dec 13, 9am - 5pm

The Dining and Services Advisory Board Did you know the Student Restaurant got a new grill this year? How about more burgers in at lunch time? Did you grab a Cheese Steak last week? All of these new ventures in the dinning services at CUA, are all a result of DSAB, the student run group on campus who meets with Aramark every second Thursday of the month.

DSAB has been working very hard with the Aramark management at the Pryz to provide the best dinning experience at the Pryz, and does a great job.

In the Food Court, DSAB worked to improve the meal exchange, and in the C-Store, to provide more organic options, and coming soon reusable grocery bags.

DSAB is proud to announce two big ADVERTISEMENT

upcoming events. On Friday November 21st, the second annual Chili Cook Off will take place. Anyone can participate, just bring your Chili to the Food Court at 12:30 on the 21st.

Also this year we will once again be hosting the Mid-night breakfast during finals week.

So as you can see DSAB is a very busy group, but it lacks one thing, your involvement!

Please feel free to come to the DSAB meetings on the second Thursday of every month, and become involved with making the dining services on campus better, and be a part of events such as the Mid-night breakfast.

You can contact your student government representive to DSAB Charlie O’Neill at 51oneill@cua.edu or stop in to talk during his office hours on Monday’s from 6-8 pm.

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Coexistence

Exploring the Experiences of Gay Students on Campus

Most Gay Students Say They Feel Welcome at Catholic U.

By BEN NEWELL and ALEX CARRION Tower Staff

In the shadow of the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, gay students face a campus that most say is as accepting as any other community.

Catholic University’s history of accommodating minorities is spotty, including a failed attempt attempt to sustain ain organization which catered to gay and bisexual students.

Despite having no official club to join, Junior Robby Diesu said that gays “tend to selfghettoize. We just run with each other.”

For Michele Jacobsen, a bisexual and practicing Catholic, the religious aspect of the University has a positive impact on her life.

“I went on the freshman retreat and didn’t really hold back,” said Jacobsen. “I generally got positive feedback from the priests here.”

That kind of positive feedback is encouraged by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In their 1997 release addressing the parents of gays, they said “In you, God’s love is revealed.” It then called for ministries specific to the needs of gay Catholics.

Father Robert Schlageter, University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry, instructs ministers who encounter gay students questioning how sexuality relates to their faith to “treat every single person as precious in the eyes of God and precious in the

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Students Kim Clark (left), Jon Bell and Sarah Monroe talk in Gibbons Hall about their everyday experiences with gay students on campus.

Clark was the founder of a Gay / Straight Alliance Organization at her high school in Connecticut.

eyes of the Church.”

Some University policies unintentionally gave same sex couples advantages over their straight counterparts. “Up until two years ago, I could have guys over after hours all I wanted,” said Diesu. He was referring to the code of student conduct, which for many years took a stricter stance on co-ed student visitors than it did for visitors of the same

sex. Now, visitation hours apply to all students in all rooms. “At least now, we’re treated the same, even if it was unintentional,” said Jacobsen.

Several states have addressed the question of gay marriage in the recent national election.

California’s Proposition Eight, which redefined marriages as between a man and a woman grabbed most of the headlines.

Gays at the University, as across the nation, are talking about its passage. Junior Michael Ferraro, whose boyfriend visited this week, was shocked by its passage.

“I was blown away, I figured the state would be pretty liberal, but I guess not.” Diesu echoed his surprise. “It just doesn’t make sense.”

The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is strictly an institution between a man and a woman.

Gay students struggling with their place at the Catholic University of America is nothing new. Twenty years ago, students succeeded in opening a club which advocated for lesbian and gay rights.

In May of 1988, the OLGSR was approved by the University under the condition that its mission did not contradict any policies of the Church or University.

The group started with over fifty homosexual and heterosexual members, but problems began almost immediately.

The USG initially denied the OLGSR funding, claiming that they did not approve of the group’s name even though everything else about the group held up to the University’s student standards. According to then-board member Alyssa Ure, “The title implies it’s okay to be homosexual … but Church teaching doesn’t say this.” The board overturned its previous ruling that December, giving the OLGSR much needed student recognition.

The reversal was not enough to the keep the OLGSR afloat. Its constitution was revised by the University, forbidding the organization to hold sponsored dances, social events or even organized prayer. Without these vital means of making money and developing cohesion, the club was unable to publicly pursue its goals.

Members of the group defended its motives consistently.

“We oppose discrimination, [but do] not advocate homosexuality,” said Joe Rafter, the original OLGSR president. “We promote understanding.” Pleas like this, however, fell on deaf ears. In spite of a long struggle lasting two years, the OLGSR lost support over time and disbanded by 1992.

For now, no movements are afoot to formally organize a club.

“It’s just not a big deal,” said Ferraro. “I don’t need to be part of a club. I’m an individual.”

Christina Wolfgram contributed to this article.

Students From Other Colleges Say Gays are Accepted as Equals

By CHRISTINA WOLFGRAM Tower Staff

College Democrats, College Republicans, Spanish Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club – there is such a wide variety of clubs on campus, but it feels like something is missing. It has been rumored that the university has a 30 percent homosexual population. This means that there is a significant portion of the school’s population unrepresented. Why don’t we have a Gay/Straight Alliance Club? Many feel that it wouldn’t survive. “[The Catholic University of America] does not feel like a safe environment to come out,” said sophomore Kim Clark, who was co-founder and president of a Gay/Straight Alliance Club at her old high school. “It’s a ‘don’t ask, don’t talk about it’ situation.”

An anonymous third year student from Northeastern University thinks that the silence at our school “has a lot to do with the religions environment … it makes homosexuals uncomfortable to come out.” According to this source, being openly gay at Northeastern University is normal, and homosexuals are “treated like anyone else.”

The same goes for the homosexual population at the University of North Carolina in Greensborough, where straight freshman Pete Borotto lives in a dorm made up of mostly gay men. Claiming that his neighbors are never discriminated against, Borotto said, “The entire campus is like a gay-straight alliance club.”

While acceptance comes naturally at some schools, other schools support clubs that are safe havens for anyone who is

gay, lesbian, straight, transgender, or questioning. Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland has a very active gay community. A club called Prism brings both gays and straights together for events like “Gaypril,” coming out dances, and even meetings once a week where students can talk to a mentor.

At CUA, “It’s a ‘don’t ask, don’t talk about it situation.”

PHOTO BY JOHN STRAUB

In 1988 a struggle ensued to create and maintain the Organization for Lesbian and Gay Student Rights (OLGSR). Above, the former Undergraduate Student Government (USG) holds a heated two hour long meeting discussing recognition of OLGSR as a legitimate student group of the University in 1988.

Across Campus Beakon asks students across campus about how they think the University handles the issue of homosexuality.

Kimberty Clark, Sophomore, Drama Goucher Sophomore Nina Chilbert has recently come out and has found immense support in Prism’s people and activities.

“It’s a huge relief to have a group of people that know what I am going through and are there for me,” said Chilbert. “[Prism] has given me much more confidence and I know I can be myself around them, and … around the rest of the Goucher community.”

After hearing of other school’s open support for gay/ straight alliance groups, some CUA students are left wondering why the gay population of our school does not have a club.

“Without [groups like Prism], I doubt that people would be as aware and supportive of the gay community and the issues they are faced with,” said Chilbert.

“In class, classmates do not have a problem.

Teachers might feel that they have to be more discreet.

Maybe they fear rejection.”

Elena Gutierrez, Spanish Teaching Assistant

“Yea, they’re probably treated less well here than at other universities.

Still, I don’t think they let it get to them.”

“I don’t know.

I’m not a homosexual.

I’m sure they’re treated well. To be honest, I’m not so privy to their culture.”

“I don’t think there are any issues. I spend most of my time [in Crough] and we’re pretty accepting.”

Mary Kirby, Junior, Nursing

Justin Tauro, Senior, History

Mary Gilmartin, Junior Architecture

“The students here are pretty open, for the most part.”

Andrew Metzler, Junior, Architecture

“We don’t think they’re different.

We know them and love them. It’s not like high school where everyone sits at different lunch tables.

There aren’t any seclusions here.”

Chris Maily, Freshman, Exploratory Phil Giorgano, Freshman. Sociology

Photos and Interviews by Judith Guccione and Ben Newell

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday, November 14 Mission Jamaica/Honduras Cookie Sale 11 AM – 1 PM Pryz Habitat for Humanity T-Shirt Sale 11 AM – 7 PM Pryz

Monday, November 17 Capitol Steps 7 PM – 10 PM Pryz Great Room Anime Club Meeting 8 PM – 11 PM McMahon 201

Tuesday, November 18 Massage and Stress Reduction 11:45 AM – 2:15 PM Gowan 410 SAGA Meeting 9 PM – 10 PM Hannon 106

Wednesday, November 19 Senior Murder Mystery Dinner 5 PM – 11 PM Pryz Great Room Society for a Virtuous Culture Meeting 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Caldwell 121 Open Mic Night 8 PM – 10:30 PM Starbucks Anime Club 8 PM – 11 PM McMahon 201

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Special Event: Capitol Steps Capitol Steps is a long standing tradition here at Catholic and we are looking forward to having them back this year, especially right after the elections!

Their show is Monday, November 17th at 8:30pm in Great Room B&C. It is brought to you by Program Board and made possible by SFAB! OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, the Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. In the years that followed, many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom (“Don’t quit your day job!”), and although not all of the current members of the Steps are former Capitol Hill staffers, taken together the performers have worked in a total of eighteen Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience.

Since they began, the Capitol

CUA on Tap 5 PM – 11 PM Caldwell Auditorium El Club De Espanol 6 PM – 7 PM Pryz 205 Students for Life Meeting 8 PM – 9:30 PM Caldwell 117

Veterans Day Events Salute to our Heroes Veterans Day Speaker, Colonel Andrew Martin Colonel Andrew Martin, and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran, and career military officer came to speak with the CUA community Tuesday, November 11, 2008. His talk included information on the current situation in Iraq.

Salute to our Heroes at the half time of the CUA football game v. Bridgewater.

Veterans from the Armed Forces Retirement Home, as well as Walter Reed Army Medical Center and CUA Veterans will be in attendance, and honored at the half time of the football game Saturday, November 15. Additionally, Top-Notch Barbershop will be performing America the Beautiful.

Veterans Day 5k, Sunday November 16thregistration is in the pryz all this week.

Entry fee is $5; all money goes to the wounded Veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

The run will be held at the Dufour Center.

For more information on Veterans Day events, or if you would like to help show your support the troops, contact Maureen Martin at 30martim@cua.edu

The Senior Class is hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on Wednesday November 19th. There will be a cash bar, dinner, and show beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Pryz Great Room for $10. Tickets can be purchased with credit or debit at programboard.cua.edu up until the start of the show. Following the show be sure to check out Open Mic Night in Starbucks at 8 p.m.!

Steps have recorded 28 albums, including their latest, Campaign and Suffering. They’ve been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard 4 times a year on National Public Radio stations nationwide during their Politics Takes a Holiday radio specials.

The Capitol Steps were born in December, 1981 when some staffers for Senator Charles Percy were planning entertainment for a Christmas party. Ronald Reagan was President when the Steps began, so co-founders

Elaina Newport, Bill Strauss and Jim Aidala figured that if entertainers could become politicians, then politicians could become entertainers! Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn’t find three wise men or a virgin! So, they decided to dig into the headlines of the day, and created song parodies & skits which conveyed a special brand of satirical humor that was as popular in Peoria as it was on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Most cast members have worked on Capitol Hill; some for Democrats, some for Republicans, and others for politicians who firmly straddle the fence. No matter who holds office, there’s never a shortage of material.

Says Elaina Newport, “Typically the Republicans goof up, and the Democrats party. Then the Democrats goof up and the Republicans party. That’s what we call the two-party system.”

Student Org Spotlight on: The College Democrats

History Club Meeting 5 PM – 6 PM Pryz 351

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The College Democrats have had a semester to remember. Not only did the CD’s knock on over 12,000 doors, make over 2,000 phone calls, and canvass in three states for the presidential election, but they also hosted two speakers on campus, attended numerous political forums in the city, and marched for democratic ideals on the national mall (often times bringing along their life size cutout of Barack Obama). But what is Chairman Joe St. George most proud of?

“It is the camaraderie that exists in our organization now.” St. George goes onto say, “We are no longer

just a bunch of Democrats getting together, we are friends.” St. George cites the extremely large amount of freshmen that are active in the organization as a major reason for the College Democrats successes. “When we campaigned or went to political events, we traveled as a small army.

Because of this, political campaigns took notice.”

Because of the emergence of young democrats in the freshman class, St. George organized several events geared solely for freshmen.

“The executive board wanted to create a “House” like environment. Just as the House caters to the freshmen’s spiritual needs, we want to cater to the freshmen’s political needs.” As a result, the College Democrats took freshmen on a tour of Capitol Hill, invited them to attend their first political fundraiser,

and are taking them to explore the newly-opened Newseum.

St. George knew it had been a successful semester when Tim Kaine, the Governor of the commonwealth of Virginia, complemented the College Democrats at Catholic on election night as to how active they have been for the Democratic Party of Virginia.

“Here’s a guy who was almost Vice-President of the United States complementing this goofy looking chairman of the College Democrats at Catholic…pretty cool.”

Although the election is now over, the College Democrats are far from being inactive at Catholic University.

St. George will not give away the CD’s playbook for the future, but he says that more social events, more speakers, and more focus on social justice issues are in the works.

“I also love the fact that we have worked with the College Republican’s on so many events. After all, we all believe this nation should be better than it is right now, we just differ on how to get there.”

-Erin Kilroy

On Friday, November 7th, CUA IEEE hosted its third annual Diet Soda and Mentos Competition. The competition brings together the entire School of Engineering, as well as welcoming anyone else from the CUA community who wants to watch/participate. The concept is quite simple: construct a nozzle to harness the power of the chemical reaction of the candy and soda and shoot the soda fountain as high into the air as possible. The nozzles are constructed from PVC piping, copper pipe, random pieces of stuff lying around, and for the first time this year, concrete. A total of approximately 35 people entered into the event. The winning nozzle, built by Junior Electrical Engineer Nicole Ildefonso shot the soda 34 feet into the air, a beating out the old record of 33 feet set by Joe Cochrane last year.

How-To Girl’s P-Card Principles As the semester slowly draws to a close, your organization probably has plans for an outing or to attend an event that requires some brave and patient soul to front the money and wait good-naturedly for reimbursement. Or you could use the p-card! When looking for places to eat as an organization, try to find restaurants that can/will accept over-the-phone credit card numbers, or if you can order ahead online. Some restaurants even offer full-course meals for a flat rate. Planning on renting a van or booking a hotel to attend an out-of-town conference? Look online for reservation information and pricing. Once you get all your details, fill out a UEF with the exact order, cost, and date of the event – make sure to check P-Card of as the type of payment. The Program Coordinator will then take care of the purchasing/reservation, and email you with confirmation.

Moral of the story: do your homework, make sure the restaurant/company you’re working with will accept either online orders or over-the-phone credit card purchasing, and you’ll be able to really enjoy your organization’s event! ~ Melanie Singh

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Friday - November 14, 2008

CARDINAL’S RECORD BOARD

Field Hockey 13-7 Landmark 6-0

Football (ODAC) 8-1

Soccer Men 13-6 Women 10-8-2

FIELD HOCKEY

#1 Seed “Not Particularly Hard” Says Coach

By SOPHIA PEABODY Tower Staff

Two Athletes Run Through Past 4 Years

By LAUREN WILLIAMS Tower Staff

Seniors Paul Santuoso and Jenna Hackett led the pack this season on the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Hackett received All-Conference Honors last week and Santuoso has been the top finisher for Catholic every race this season. In the following interview, both runners share their greatest accomplishments, running strategies and memories over the past four seasons.

1. What are the mental strategies that you use to keep you going during a race?

Santuoso: The one thought that goes through my head a lot is – “I’ve trained much harder than these people, and I want it more.”

That usually gives me the extra boost to pick up the pace.

Hackett: I go out and try to stay with the girls on the team. I try [to] only focus on what I can accomplish, like passing the girl in front of me or running the third mile and fast as the second.

2. What are your favorite songs/ bands to listen to on your iPod when you run during practice?

Santuoso: iPod’s are for recreational runners. During practice I usually think about the day’s events, dinner plans, family stuff, the girlfriend.

Hackett: When I run…I am able to sort my thoughts and find some sort of clarity in life. I think about everything, school, relationships, memories, hopes for the future, what I want to eat when I am done running, how cute the house I am running past is, or how many more miles do I have to run till I am done.

3. What has been your greatest personal accomplishment during your athletic career here at CUA? Santuoso: I feel accomplished for having been both a cross country and track athlete here at CUA while maintaining the demands of nursing school. Having received All-Conference was pretty nice too.

Hackett: [Before] coming to Catholic I had never run competitively. I walked on to the cross country team and Coach Fisher literally had to teach me how to run a race. Getting through my first workout freshman year was a highlight, learning how to find pace and run consistent 6 minute miles was another…and I think finally breaking 18:45 was a big one. Honestly my college experience would not have been [as] fulfilling if I had not run. I have made life long friends [and] have learned so much about myself in the process.

4. Are there any weird quirks you have/do before a race or while running?

Santuoso: I’ll also squat down on the line and say the same prayer that I have just before the gun goes off at every race for the last 10 years that I’ve been running competitively.

Hackett: I have to run with gum!

I chew it when I start to panic so I can just think about chewing instead of running and find some sort of tempo.

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Freshman Mary Swarthout focuses on the game and challenges to come.

The 2008-2009 regular season ended with a crushing loss for the Catholic University field hockey team.

The first post-season match saw the Cardinals take home a resounding win. In a marathon match, as they took on Juniata Saturday, November 8, the Cards watched victory slip away in double-overtime.

Their fortunes turned on Wednesday with a 6-2 blowout against the Cabrini Cavaliers. It was the Cards first post season victory.

Wednesday’s slugfest saw two young guns, freshman Mary Swarthout and sophomore Molly Mahoney tally up numerous goals throughout the game.

Saturday the Cards will face a tough rival, William Patterson, for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) semifinals. Number-one ranked William Patterson fell to the Cards last year, though that is not always the case.

“Nothing about this team is particularly difficult, but at this point in the season they’re a finely tuned team with some great coaching and

athletic ability,” said head coach Gia Cillizza.

In the Landmark Conference Championship, held last Saturday, the Cards suffered at the hands of Juniata’s Eagles. After beating Juniata earlier in the season, the Cardinals fell to the Eagles with a painful 2-1 double overtime struggle for the Landmark Conference Championship. The only goal for Catholic University was scored by junior Carley Walko in the eleventh minute when sophomore Kendall Petschauer’s shot was deflected off of the goalie’s pad and directly to Walko’s stick. Walko took advantage of the opportunity and gave the Cardinals their only lead of the game.

The Juniata goalkeepers stayed on top of the Cards’ offense by making save after save as the Cardinals unleashed a furious attack of eight attempted shots in the second half.

At the end of regulation time, the score was tied 1-1. While both teams attempted to break the tie in the first overtime, neither were able to sink a goal. Because of both of the teams’ tight defense, the game was forced into a second overtime.

Over an hour-and-a-half into the

MEN’S SOCCER

‘Miracle’ ECAC bid Will Keep Men’s Season Alive

By BRETT KLINE Tower Staff

After the CUA men’s soccer team (13-6) lost in conference finals 1-0 on Saturday at Susquehanna, they were pretty sure their season was over.

However, later that night they were informed that they had received a bid into the ECAC tournament and were scheduled to play their first round game on Wednesday at home against Wesley College.

The Cardinals were able to put their loss in the conference finals behind them, and riding two first-half goals by junior Brian Pappas, defeated the Wolverines 3-1. The Cardinals will play their semifinal match Saturday against Frostburg State, and if the team is able to secure a win, they will play against either King’s College or Wilkes University in the ECAC championship on Sunday.

Senior Matt Brady said, “We are thankful that we got a chance to play in the ECAC tournament.

We didn’t want the conference championship game to be the end of our season. On Saturday we will be looking to extend our season another day and we want to end on a high note with a win on Sunday.”

The Cardinals came just short of their season goal of winning the Landmark Conference Tournament, falling

to the Susquehanna Crusaders in a close fought battle. The Crusaders scored in the 33rd minute and the Cards were unable to battle their way back into the game. Reflecting on the loss Matt Brady said, “We were very disappointed when we lost in the conference championship.

We didn’t feel like we played our best game, but we are a young team and don’t have a lot of experience in big games like a conference championship.”

Once the Cardinals found out that their season was still alive, they immediately began preparing for Wednesday’s matchup against Wesley. Earlier in the season, the Cardinals beat the Wolverines 3-2 in a tough road match. However, the team received news that they were going to be without their captain and defensive leader Tim McAneny, who injured his shoulder against Susquehanna.

Freshman Brian White noted, “Tim is obviously a key player for our team. As a result of his injury we’ve had to make some adjustments. Everyone in the back has had to take on some leadership and we all realize we have to play even harder.”

Going into the game against Wesley, the Cardinals hoped to score early and take the pressure off a young defensive group.

The Cards did just that, getting a goal in the first ten minutes of the game from freshman midfield-

er Michael Dimarco. Pappas pushed the lead to two goals after scoring off a give and go with senior Kyle Bakas. Before the end of the first half sophomore defender Nick Sylvester crossed the ball to Pappas who headed it far post for his second goal of the game. Although the Wolverines scored early in the second half, the tight Cardinal defense and poised goalkeeping of Quinn Daly kept Wesley from coming within one goal.

The 3-1 victory against Wesley was a telling sign of the Cardinals’ strong bench. Their offensive firepower has come up big for the team on multiple occasions. “This year we have added a lot of depth to our team,” Pappas said. “We’re able to bring guys off the bench that provide a lot of talent for us.”

The Cardinals will continue their journey on Saturday against Frostburg State. The Bobcats compiled an impressive record of 14-4-1 this season, which was good enough for second place in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.

In their quarterfinal match up, they defeated Washington and Jefferson 1-0. The Cardinals are confident that they can compete for the ECAC championship.

“We are excited to move to the semi-finals,” said freshman forward Nick Sylvester. “We know that we have the ability to win this tournament.”

Ricca’s Offense Breaks Records FOOTBALL, from page 1 Ricca completed 28 of 42 passes and threw for 530 yards and five touchdowns.

For the second week in a row and third time this season, Ricca was named ODAC offensive player of the week.

He completed passes to seven different receivers and completed six passes of more than 30 yards. Ricca now leads the conference in passing efficiency rating (163.5), completion percentage (62.5 percent) and touchdown passes with 30. A season for the record books is in the making with one game left, and the most efficient offense in the conference is sure to be explosive.

History was made, on Saturday, when Guilford’s quarterback, Josh Vogelbach, hit Guilford player, Kevin

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Vaughn, for his third and final touchdown pass of the day. Vogelbach broke the NCAA Division III career total offense record on the play, marking his 124 career touchdown pass.

Brown added 101 receiving yards on five catches and

rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns. The stat leaders were capped off by Buis who finished with nine receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Brown added 101 receiving yards on five catches and rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns.

Sophomore defensive back Christian Pavik made a gamehigh 10 tackles for a defense that forced three turnovers.

CUA will return to action on Saturday as the Cardinals welcome Bridgewater to Cardinal Stadium. This game will end the regular season for CUA and serve as the ODAC championship game.

With a win, the Cards will enter the playoffs for the first time since the 1999 season, in which they went 9-2, losing to Western Maryland in the first round. Saturday’s kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

game, Eagle sophomore Paula Price fired a goal past Cardinal goalkeeper, junior Marian Cassilly to end the tie with a final score of 2-1, securing the Landmark Championship for Juniata College, who was ranked #3 in the conference. The teams will now await the NCAA announcement for the 2008 field hockey national championship tournament field.

The 2008 ECAC field hockey tournament was kicked off against the Cabrini Cavaliers on Wednesday evening, November 12. The scoring started off with Petschauer’s goal in the minute 13. Swarthout got her shots in off of assists from seniors Ro Dixon and Kelly Burke within the first 29 minutes. Liz McCormack jumped on board and drilled in a goal shortly afterward. Late in the game, Mahoney made two goals, giving the Cardinals a five point lead over the Cavaliers.

The Cardinals, ranked fourth in the ECAC, will return to action against the winner between 8th ranked Misericordia (13-7) and number one ranked William Peterson (14-3). “We bounced back on Wednesday to a 6-2 win and now we’re ready to pound William Patterson,” said Cillizza.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Promising Season Ends in Dissapointment

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Junior Defender Helene Nicoletti winds up for a down-field shot.

By PATRICK STAPLETON Tower Staff

The women’s soccer season came to an abrupt end as they lost 1-0 to Westminster College on Wednesday. Despite the loss, they did not go down without a fight.

Last Saturday they faced off against Moravian for a shot at their first Landmark Conference Championship.

While CUA had a 10 shot advantage and dominated 11-2 on corner kicks, their performance was not enough to overcome their opponent. Senior Suzie Peters had six shots during the game, while Sophomore forward Kelly Donnelly contributed five. Only six of those 11 shots were on net.

The game ended in a stalemate, both teams holding each other scoreless.

The battle continued into double overtime. A winner was not decided until a goal from Moravian player Arielle Caldas in the second overtime. Her goal earned Moravian the game win, and the Landmark Conference Championship.

Despite the loss, Catholic was selected to play in the ECAC tournament.

They first faced off against Westminster on Wednesday in a game that was a tale of two halves. While the first half was productive for the Cards, the same could not be said for the second. In the first period the Cards had control of the ball, taking 11 shots. Donnelly took two of those shots but was unable to find the net.

After Westminster scored in the second half, the Cards fought to respond with a goal of their own.

Catholic shot eight times in the second period but none made it in the goal. Senior midfielder Elyse Bellardini got off two shots on goal but was unsuccessful in her efforts. With only one second left on the clock, junior defender Helene Nicoletti took a free kick at the Westminster goal. The shot attempt was unsuccessful, and the Cards fell to their opponents 1-0.

The women’s team finished with a record of 10-8-2 and earned bids to the Landmark Conference Tournament and the ECAC tournament.

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“If you just want a picture of me and the puppet to have a very unrepresentative, hopefully misleading view of what I do with my time off – I go on tour with puppets, if you want to take a picture,” joked Novak. “Is that the guy from the Office? That’s a pretty smart show I thought.

I wonder what his stand up is like. Yeah, I don’t know about that.”

Catholic University News Packaged For Your Busy Schedule

Highest Fountain of Soda Competition Held on Campus

The economic crisis which has impacted the country is being felt by the University.

In a letter sent to faculty and staff on Wednesday, University President Rev. David M. O’Connell announced that he has placed a temporary freeze on hiring both new and replacement positions at the University effective immediately.

He also placed announced a freeze to capital project expenses and asked vice-presidents to reduce departmental budgets by five percent.

O’Connell Announces Hiring Freeze because of Economy

given to celebrate the 40th anniversary year of Humanae Vitae, a papal encyclical written by Pope Paul VI in 1968.

TOP NEWS OF THE WEEK Comedian BJ Novak Speaks on Campus The University’s Program Board hosted comedian BJ Novak, who plays the role of Ryan on NBC’s Emmy-Award winning show “The Office” on Wednesday in the Pryzbyla Center. Over 600 students from the University and local schools attended.

For video, pictures and audio from the event, visit cuatower.com.

Catholic University Football Team to Battle for Championship The University’s Football team (8-1) will play host to Bridgewater on Saturday.

With a win the team would clinch the Old Dominion Athletic Conference title and a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Cardinal Attacks President-Elect Obama

SPORTS

Coexistence on Campus

Students participated in a competition on Friday, November 7, where they tried to create the highest fountain of soda. A new record of 34 feet was set this year.

The fountains are created by a chemical reaction when Mentos are dropped into a bottle of soda.

Playoffs in Sight for Football Team

In a speech delivered by His Eminence James Francis Cardinal Stafford given on Thursday night in Keane Auditorium the Cardinal criticized President-Elect Obama and his policies. The speech was

The regular season is one game away, and a win over Bridgewater on Saturday could give the Cardinals the Old Dominion Athletic Conference title and a spot in the playoffs - a first since the 199 season.

Cross Country Seniors Look Back

This week, Beakon discusses the attitudes and perspectives of gay and straight students on campus and across the country. We come to understand that gay students are treated fairly and respectfully here on campus, despite a University-recognized group.

While such organization existed, the Organization for Lesbian and Gay Student Rights in 1988, a growing number of gay students are looking towards other schools as model for how the University helps them coexist with the community.

The Tower celebrates the achievements of seniors Paul Santuoso and Jenna Hackett, who have excelled in cross country at CUA since their freshman year.

Friday, November 14

•Junior Retreat, 6 p.m., Campus Ministry •Friday Nights w/ The House, 5:30 p.m., The House

Saturday, November 15

•Tailgate with the Cardinal Crazies, 12-2 p.m., DuFour Lawn •Football vs. Bridgewater, 1 p.m., Cardinal Stadium •Women’s Volleyball vs. Stevenson, 7 p.m., DuFour Center •CUltimate Frisbee CUFF Tournament, 9 a.m., Poolesville, MD

Sunday, November 16

•Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week Food and Clothing Drive Kick-Off, Campus Ministry

Monday, November 17

•Capitol Steps, 8:30 p.m., Pryz Great Room •SFAB Review Session, 5:30 p.m., Student Association Office •Nat’lCoalition on the Homeless Panel, 7 p.m., Campus Ministry

Tuesday, November 18

•House Mass, 8 p.m., The House •SAGA Meeting, 9 p.m., Hannan 106

Wednesday, November 19

•Murder Mystery Dinner, 5:30-8 p.m., Pryz Great Room Open to All Classes Now! $10 Tickets: programboard.cua.edu •Men’s Basketball vs. Washington & Lee, 7 p.m., DuFour Center •Open Mic Night, 8-10 p.m., Starbucks •Great American Sleep Out, 7 p.m., Centennial Village Circle

Thursday, November 20

•Stephen Spotswood’s Miranda is Morning, 7:30 p.m., Hartke Theatre •CUA on Tap, 5 p.m., Caldwell Auditorium

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