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XU, UC suspends rivalry to help out across town
More than 1,100 Xavier and University of Cincinnati students, staff and alumni spread out across the Greater Cincinnati area on Saturday to give back to the community in the tenth annual Crosstown Helpout. [full story]
Students get naked in chilly run for charity
Last Friday, nudity—or rather nearly nudity—was rampant on campus for the seventh annual Nearly Naked Mile. This year’s charity event benefited the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and was themed “Nearly Naked Mile 2007: An International Experience.” [full story]
International intelligence initiates WorldQuest
Many students are preparing for WorldQuest, an annual competition that tests the international knowledge of students. The sixth Xavier WorldQuest will take place on Friday, Feb. 16 [full story]
Traditionally, columns about Valentine’s Day attack the commercialism of the holiday. In reality, these attacks are thinly veiled ways of saying, “I don’t have a girlfriend/boyfriend so Valentine’s Day reminds me that I’m a loser” or “I’m too cheap to spend money on my significant other.” Not here. [full article]
Muskeeteers cruise past Colonials, reclaim conference lead
Playing balanced, textbook basketball, the Musketeers have won their last three games [full story]
Women roll as Harris nears another record
In a battle for fourth place in the Atlantic 10, the women’s basketball team thumped the St. Joseph Hawks last Friday night in Philadelphia by a final score of 85-72. [full story]
Junior Tim Short wins standup comedy challenge
Last Friday, the final round of Xavier’s own stand-up comedy competition, Last Muskie Standing, was held in the Gallagher Student Center Theater. [full story]
Tired of waiting until the best movies of the season come to HBO or Showtime because you can’t afford to pay the pricey movie theater costs? Here’s a guide that will keep you in the loop on the best movies and won’t break the bank. [full story]
Wednesday
Usually when I sit down to write these few columns, I have prepared myself for each of the events in the upcoming days. I meticulously go through the university calendars, Gallagher, portal announcements, emails, you name it. I write them all down in a green notebook and try to visualize what exactly I may write about those events the next day.
Sometimes there’s nothing going on around campus. For those unfortunate times, I make sure I still have something moderately valid to say. I look up bizarre holidays, birthdays or something interesting that happened on this day in history.