Democracy is on the move in the Middle East. Whether that is good or bad news is still an open question.

The Palestinian terrorist organization/political party Hamas won a decisive victory last week, grabbing 76 of the Palestinian Authority’s 132 parliament seats.

On Feb. 25, 12 Xavier students and one faculty advisor will depart for the spring break of their lives.

Cancun? Bahamas, you ask?

No, we have something a little cooler in mind. Through the Alternative Breaks (AB) club on campus, we are headed to Ukraine for ten days to work at Orphanage 12 in Kiev.

Walking across a college campus, it seems like cigarette smoke is everywhere. And why not smoke?

Lung and oral cancer seem like distant threats and heart disease hasn’t even begun to enter the mind of a 20-year-old.

However, the short-term health effects of smoking, which you may or may not obviously notice, are the precursors to more serious health effects like cancer and heart disease.

Last Saturday, I attended "Last Muskie Standing." Interested in the talent of students here on campus, I was anxious to check it out.

As I sat in my seat in the Gallagher theater minutes before the students took the stage, I envisioned a night full of laughs.

Unfortunately, I laughed maybe once and spent the rest of the night focusing on the back of the seat in front of me.

The Office of International Student Services (Romero International Center), in collaboration with the International Students Society, would like to invite you all to the 5th annual World Quest, an International Trivia Competition.

This event will be held on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Schiff Family Banquet Room, in Cintas Center.

Proceeds from this event will be used for international students’ grants and also as scholarships for the study abroad program.