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Summer 2001

Racial Strife: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow?

Three days of rioting exposed Cincinnati’s long-standing racial tension and left the city, and Xavier, searching for answers and solutions....

About Face

It’s been 32 years since Xavier became a coeducational school—and nine year since male undergraduates outnumbered their female counterparts....

Excuse Me?

When it comes to missing classes, tests and assignments, students get quite creative with their cover-ups....

Making Tracks

Tom McComas became the nation’s top authority on toy trains by turning an unwanted gift into a booming business....

Open Wide

With patients like lions and tigers, David Sullivan’s business is a zoo. That’s because the 1975 graduate is the dentist for the Cincinnati Zoo and Biological Gardens....

 

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Latin Lessons

Murder Proves Academic

With the advances in the forensic science field, criminal justice classes on the subject are proving to be some of the most popular on campus.

Racial Strife: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow?

Three days of rioting exposed Cincinnati’s long-standing racial tension and left the city, and Xavier, searching for answers and solutions.

Thad Hopes to Win When it Mattas Most: in March

New men’s basketball coach Thad Matta has big plans for the Musketeers, including marching deep into the NCAA Tournament.

Uncertain Future for Schmidt Fieldhouse

Schmidt Fieldhouse has quite a history, but with the Cintas Center now open, the outdated, 73-year-old landmark is facing an uncertain future.

 

 

Flying with NASA

WVXU producer Ann Thompson prepares to fly with a team of students from the University of Cincinnati as they conduct experiments on a zero-gravity plane.

Weekend Degree Program Graduate Fulfills Personal Goal

When he began classes at Xavier, Robert Limoseth set a unique goal for himself. Then he achieved it

President and Police

Xavier President Michael J. Graham, S.J., gives the keynote address to the 90th graduating class of the Cincinnati Police Academy.