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The Summer ‘06 movie season didn’t exactly bring back memories of the golden age of film. Read the full story in Diversions.

Club hopping: Club Day on the Mall returns Sept. 11

The X-treme Fans’ Crosstown Campout, where hundreds of students in over 60 tents lined Cintas Center for tickets to the men’s basketball game versus Cincinnati, was one of last year’s biggest and most successful events presented by a club for its members.

On Mon., September 11, Club Day on the Mall will once again allow students to sign up to get involved in the hundreds of clubs and student organizations at Xavier. From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., all campus clubs have the opportunity to set up tables and recruit new members. [full story]

The end of Soupie’s

Farewell, Soupie’s Bar and Grille. The establishment in Norwood Plaza closed its doors this summer, although it is still undergoing a series of appeals.

“Soupie’s was a large problem for our community in terms of crime,” said Assistant Law Director of the Norwood Police Department, Ted Kiser.[full story]

 Campus News
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Trey Anastasio  

Phish phront man to play at Cintas

Through the hard efforts of the Student Activities Council, Xavier University will be hosting former Phish front man Trey Anastasio at Cintas Center on Fri., October 20. Xavier University student presale tickets will be sold on Wed., September 6 on the greenspace from 1 - 3 p.m. [full story]

Training professionals

This school year, the Xavier Consulting Group (XCG) is continuing to succeed with their popular accent training program.

Since 2003, Xavier faculty in the XCG have offered accent training to professional businessmen and women.... [full story]

Police Notes

August 23 - August 28, 2006

 Opinions & Editorials

Money Where Your Mouth Is

The start of the new semester at Xavier University means many things, such as the start of fall sports, a huge spike in liquor store revenue and the office of the bursar collecting an enormous amount of money.

We pretty much accept that college is expensive and that in order to have good jobs in the future we need college degrees. However, we must wonder exactly what we, or more accurately our parents, are paying for. [full story]

Fire, brimstone, and the bookstore

RIP Soupie’s: We barely knew thee

Moderation?

It seems today that more and more extremists, both left and right wing, have forced their way into the political area. [full story]

 Sports

Men’s golf earns top 25 ranking

The Xavier men’s golf program ranked in the top 25 of Golf Digest’s annual College Golf Guide for the first time ever this summer, claiming the 19th position in its auspicious debut.

The ranking, in its second year, rates schools based on... [full story]

Bobinski named permanent A.D.

Xavier University named Mike Bobinksi its permanent director for athletics on July 24... [full story]

The Spectator by John LaFollette

Here’s a recap of the top three stories from an unusually eventful late summer sports week. [full story]

 Diversions
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Superman star Brandon Routh. 

Summer films mostly flop

For the past few years, the summer season has been one of the busiest and most lucrative seasons for the cinemas. But as summer winds down and the numbers are starting to be handed in, one thing is for sure: This summer was definitely hyped up, but did not live up to all the buzz.[full story]

Conan kills at Emmys

This usually dull but lavish ceremony has undergone a lot of scrunity in recent years. But this year, it was a slight improvement.

One of TV’s funniest people, and heir to the Tonight Show throne, Conan O’Brien, was the master of ceremonies. [full story]

 Calendar City

Wednesday

Ah, good day. You seem to have stumbled upon the back page of the Newswire. My apologies.

This page is a lot like a creepy back alley late at night. Nobody really chooses to be here, but you get stuck and you feel uncomfortable throughout the entire experience.

Welcome to my world.

I guess you’re probably expecting an informative calendar filled with sarcasm and humor to plan your first big week on campus. I’m not going to do that. [full week]