Published since 1915 by the students
of Xavier University
Published since 1915 by the students
of Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
Gold medal grounds: Xavier has received the national 2006 Grand Award from the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) as No. 1 in the country for urban university landscaping. “Many people have put a lot of hard work into making this campus a beautiful place,” said Walter Bonvell, Xavier grounds foreman who has worked here for the past 25 years.
“Everyone in Physical Plant plays a part—the 12 full-time groundskeepers, the three to five seasonal groundskeepers, the electricians who do the lighting, the carpenters who build ornamental fencing, the plumbers who repair our irrigation systems and the administrators who support our efforts.” -XU
Ryan’s Pub worker released on bond
Xavier University senior Michael “Yates” Walker was released on $250,000 bond Tuesday evening after being indicted on three counts of sexual misconduct and two charges of rape. Walker could face up to 35 years in jail if convicted. [full story]
The Xavier Advocate Program exists to provide confidential support, information and advocacy to any member of the Xavier community who has been affected by any kind of harassment, discrimination, relationship violence, sexual assault or stalking. An advocate is available 24 hours a day to provide support and information to survivors and the friends and family of survivors. All information is confidential. [full story]
Sally Winn, vice president of Feminists for Life, will be the featured moderator at the pregnancy resources forum to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The forum is sponsored by Xavier’s Students for Life Club and will be held at 7 p.m. in Cintas Center, conference room five.[full story]
Over 50 members of the Xavier community will be heading to Fort Benning, Ga. this weekend to participate in the annual protest at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly known as the School of the Americas (SOA). [full story]
Cheerleaders get basketball points
It takes a lot to cheer for one of Xavier’s cheerleading squads. The white squad cheers for the women’s basketball games, while the blue squad cheers for the men. Both teams practice together twice a week for a total of five hours.
As of now, most of Xavier’s students have their schedules planned out for next semester—and even though many of you probably did not get every class you wanted, at least it’s all done, right? Yet, even with it all finished, did anyone really feel completely relieved after scheduling that last class? Does anyone ever get a sudden panicky feeling that they will be graduating in May of their tenth year at Xavier? This all too familiar feeling can in many cases be thanks to what we endearingly call “core.” [full article]
Total devastation: Hurricane Xavier ravages Coastal Carolina
The men’s basketball team opened its much anticipated 2006-07 season with a 79-46 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers last Saturday night at Cintas Center. [full story]
Women’s basketball chomps on Gators in season opener
A Real Football Perspective from a Real Football Player
'Borat' gets laughs and praise
“Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” has to hold the record for the longest movie title as well as the funniest movie of the year. This knee-slapping film pushes every envelope and leaves nothing to the imagination.[full story]
Need a good laugh? Come out to Ryan’s Pub at 8 p.m. on Nov. 16 to help decide who is the funniest Muskie on campus and who will take home $400 in cash money! [more briefs]
Normally, when I sit down to write this column, I am juggling many things. Yes, I mean literally juggling. There are three small kittens that I stole from the judge that are continuously thrown into the air with my left hand, two lit torches and a bottle of Sunny Delight being juggled in my right hand.
When I’m feeling particularly ambitious, I switch around the contents of the two hands back and forth while doing an Irish jig to the soundtrack from the movie “The Big Lebowski.” I don’t want to toot my own horn but...well...ahem...toot.
If I’m not literally juggling, I’m at least multi-tasking by making phone calls, answering emails and reading the latest news updates.