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A look at what’s new in 2007
As the new semester kicks off, Auxiliary Services and Student Government Association have been hard at work to bring changes across campus.
After Kinko’s vacated its location on the ground floor of Gallagher Student Center, the space has become “The Student Business Development Center,” which will serve as a headquarters for existing businesses like FliX, Xpress Laundry Service and Muskie Mart. [full story]
Harris, Granderson explode in second half to take shootout
The Xavier women’s basketball team showcased its experience and resilience against the Cincinnati Bearcats, rallying from a 14-point deficit to win 89-76 in the women’s Crosstown Shootout last Wednesday at Fifth Third Arena. [full story]
Darfur activist Nick Clooney to speak at Xavier
While Nick Clooney may not have the credentials of a superstar as his son George does, the Xavier chapter of a larger national group called Students Taking Action Now: Darfur, believes he has just as much importance. [full story]
Xavier interns help more than a resume
Professor Profile: Dr. Morten Kristiansen
January 10 - January 21
The most popular show on TV these days is the dreamy medical melodrama “Grey’s Anatomy.” The stars of the show get the constant press coverage that publicists only dream of. But lately the Golden Globe-winning drama has had the kind of coverage that isn’t exactly golden. Two of the stars of the show, T.R. Knight and Isaiah Washington, are still in a war of words. [full article]
Defensive woes continue for Xavier
The Xavier men’s basketball team temporarily took the Atlantic 10 conference lead with a quality 83-77 win over Massachusetts last week before losing it again with yet another loss on the road, this time to the St. Joseph’s Hawks by a score of 82-74. [full story]
The Spectator: From the 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl
There is no sense in risking life and limb in the foreign graveyard of the Florida Turnpike without some sort of payoff: excellent seats at the 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl, held at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Fla., and contested between the ACC’s Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Big East’s Louisville Cardinals.[full story]
Hollywood wakes to surprises, snubs
It’s the morning of the 79th Annual Academy Awards’ Oscar nominations. Today, dreams are one step closer to coming true for actors, directors, producers, screen-writers and special effects gurus.
Current Miss USA Tara Conner was threatened with dethroning due to “unacceptable” behavior. Conner has been accused of underage drinking, snorting cocaine in club bathrooms, kissing Miss Teen USA (with whom she shares a Trump Plaza penthouse) and sneaking men into the penthouse for late night rendez-vous.[full story]
Wednesday
When the sun comes out over a beautifully snowy landscape on a lazy afternoon, I can only think of one wish I have on this earth. That wish involves a certain shoot-’em-up-lotsa-guns game called “Rainbow 6: Las Vegas.”
I wish all the world were run like that game. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, maybe you should quit watching reruns of “Grey’s Anatomy” and start proving yourself on the virtual battlefield by shooting as many other virtual gamers as possible.