The Super Bowl took a back seat to politics at Sacred Heart University on Sunday, Feb. 3 when U.S. Senator and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain made a visit to campus. McCain came just two days before Super Tuesday, when about half the country, including Connecticut voters, will go to the polls.
Underage drinkers beware. On Feb. 1, late Friday night, a fun night out turned into a nightmare for six Sacred Heart students. According to Sgt. Paul Grech, of the Bridgeport Police Department and head of "Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET)," there were a total of 12 students arrested under misdemeanor charges of the third degree.
A monumental figure in the development of Sacred Heart's mission statement, Sister Margaret Palliser, OP, S.T.D. Assistant Vice President for Mission, had her final day on Jan. 31 after spending 15 years with the University. She is a woman of many talents; she has a Bachelor's degree in Math and Science from St.
The ONE campaign in collaboration with the Peer Mentoring Program, Campus Ministry and the Student events team sponsored the "Souper Bowl." The Souper Bowl is a campaign that was started by a church youth group to raise money and collect food for food pantries and soup kitchens.
This January a group of Sacred Heart students traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi to help rebuild the ruins from hurricane Katrina. This was one of many trips made by members of Sacred Heart's mission for Katrina, "Pushing Back the Wave." There, they continued to rebuild homes and sites that still remain destroyed even two years after the storm had hit.
On Feb. 4 Dr. Judea Pearl gave a lecture titled, "Can we Talk Ourselves to Peace" in the University Commons. In 2002, Dr. Pearl's son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was abducted and murdered by Islamic extremists in Pakistan. After his death, Dr.
Sacred Heart's main campus was still quiet at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, but the University Commons was busy with adults, university and high school students brought together for one cause: to reward six Bridgeport elementary school students for excellence in the classroom.
Every campaign season, around this time of year, a large number of states hold their primaries on the same day; this is known as Super Tuesday. This 2008 Super Tuesday was on Feb. 5 where twenty-four states all across the country held their polls. Three for Democratic caucuses, two for Republican and then nineteen are holding polls for both.
The new book, "Examining Nostra Aetate after 40 Years: Catholic-Jewish Relations in Our Time," opens greater possibilities in religious relationships. This book focuses on the Catholic and Jewish religions, specifically on how crucial it is now, to build an inter-religious relationship.