Published since 1915 by the students
of Xavier University
Published since 1915 by the students
of Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
Double OT goal puts Xavier soccer into A-10 Tournament for first time since 1997
Entering the weekend with slim playoff hopes, the Xavier men’s soccer team emerged as the number six seed in the A-10 conference tournament. After pairing a 1-1 tie against Charlotte on Friday night with a 2-1, double overtime victory over Richmond on Sunday, the Musketeers will play in their first conference championship since 1997. [full story]
Approximately 135 people volunteered to be tested as potential bone marrow donors Friday in the continuing search to find a match for Cincinnati Police Officer Jason Faulkner. [full story]
When Sean Miller was introduced as Xavier’s new head men’s basketball coach on July 8, 2004, Miller talked about how “there was something special” about this university.
For a specific example of this “specialness,” look no further than the coach himself. [full story]
PPP majors take an active role in the electoral process
Angela Neyer and Joe Lehnert are two sophomores who know political activism–they have both been doing hands-on work all semester for Ohio campaigns for Steve Chabot and Ted Strickland in preparation for the upcoming November 7 elections. [full story]
Flu prevention for all students
This fall, flu shots will be available to all Xavier students through the McGrath Health and Counseling Center. The clinic hours are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and students do not need to schedule an appointment. The cost of the shot is $20 and can be put on any student’s bursar bill.[full story]
Haunters connect XU and Evanston
XU equestrians’ finish best ever
Professor Profile: Tom Merrill
October 16 - October 29
Even the possibility of a rigged election is devastating to a democracy. If people know that tampering is a possibility, what incentive do they have to participate?
For an issue as important as voting, we need to have complete confidence in our system. And it is not just politics. More and more of our lives are becoming plugged-in, and, though it may make us sound like old fogies, we simply aren’t sure that the technological systems are securely and adequately developed. [full article]
Volleyball topples top-ranked Dayton
“Dig for Cure” raises money to fight breast cancer
The women’s volleyball team dethroned the top-ranked Dayton Flyers last Thursday night in the inaugural “Dig for the Cure” match as they recorded 102 digs on the match to help raise money for breast cancer research. [full story]
Women’s golf team shows final-round improvement for second straight week
Looks decieve in “Marie Antoinette”
Sofia Coppola, the third generation of a directing dynasty, has finally emerged with her first movie since the surprise success of “Lost in Translation” three years ago. Using Kirsten Dunst, another blonde darling, as the lead, Sofia tells the story of France’s ill-fated queen in Columbia Pictures’ “Marie Antoinette.”[full story]
Hollywood is notorious for having marriages that last as long as a sale at Target and are as unhealthy and twisted as the idea of deep-fried Twinkies. [full story]
The competition is open to all students who have any desire to showcase their talent or maybe just get some much-needed attention.[full story]
There are few things that really unnerve me when I’m walking to class. I spend most of the time either pretending to take important business calls on my cell phone or staring off into space with glazed-over eyes, amazed that I’m actually leaving my apartment.
However, I am quickly snapped out of my imagined seventh dimension by one very noticeable, very bizarre aspect of the academic mall. I’m talking about the smoke that rises from the sewer just outside of Alter Hall.
