Published since 1915 by the students
of Xavier University
Published since 1915 by the students
of Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
Shops, restaurants highlight campus development project
Envision twenty acres of a Xavier Village, an off-campus hangout within walking distance featuring dining, shopping and entertainment.
Xavier’s Community Building Institute calls the idea the East Campus plan, one that is currently in the process of being drawn up and submitted to a developer.
Proximity has been key in the potential development plan, said Liz Blume of the CBI. [full story]
The first annual “The X Shirt,” a T-shirt designed in hopes that Xavier students, alumni and fans will be united in a new, proud tradition at Xavier athletic events, is slated to debut in the bookstore within the next two weeks.[full story]
Sept. 15 begins Hispanic heritage month and marks the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries. Xavier will be recognizing the importance of this month through the first annual Equity and Excellence Lecture Series. [full story]
Nobel Prize winner to speak at Xavier
Derek Walcott, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature, will speak at Xavier University.
September 5 - September 11, 2006
A week ago, President George W. Bush confirmed the existence of secret U.S. prisons. With the disclosure of this CIA-operated prison system, Bush has shown the extent to which the United States’ program of rendition, which began in 1995 to extradite suspected terrorists to foreign countries for interrogation and prosecution, has grown. [full story]
Finger’s Quickie:
Conformity is for winners
I realized that the people Mr. Gibson had just described as the “9/11 Generation” are the same age as me, implying that I, too, am a member of the “9/11 Generation.” [full story]
Club athletes risk life and limb for the love of sport
When a school has the quality of Division I athletics that Xavier has, there is a huge spotlight on varsity athletes. However, there are many other Muskies who are great athletes, but on the club sports level. These clubs are often overshadowed and sometimes ignored. [full story]
Golf team sets scoring record, takes title
Women’s basketball faces tough schedule
The Spectator by John LaFollette
Apologies for the extra effort needed to read this week’s Spectator, loyal enthusiast; space on the sports page is becoming increasingly more reserved for actual sporting news.[full story]
Instead of being the pop version of John Mayer with whom most people are familiar, he mixes in a lot of jazz and blues guitar riffs, but still sails along in pop melodies with his silky and unique voice.
The first single off the record, “Waiting on the World to Change,” is just one of many songs in which Mayer voices his opinion about current world situations. [full story]
Before “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill,” there was “Resevoir Dogs.” This classic film will be shown at 11 p.m. on Thursday in the GSC Theatre. This is the first installment in the “Classic College Movie” series.
Thank goodness the coveted Club Day on the Mall is finally over so that the events of the school year can get underway. It’s about time I stopped making up stuff to fill this back page. Now that there are meetings and campus activities almost every day, there’s a real possibility this calendar can be filled with depth and substance! How exciting!
Don’t worry, I plan on doing nothing of the sort. I merely said it was a possibility. It’s also a possibility that I will uppercut the obnoxious, smelly, know-it-all that sits behind me in math class the next time he wastes another hour of my life boring the class with non-math related trivia. These are simply possibilities, not realities. [full week]