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Erika Breese
The exterior and interior of the new Xavier Women’s Center, opened last month on Dana Ave.
Handicapped accessibility?
Amanda Stahl lives her life like any other Xavier student. She gets up, grabs a quick breakfast and is out the door on her way to class.
There is one difference that separates Stahl from other students: She gets around campus using a wheelchair. [full story]
Women’s Center opens
After more than two decades, Xavier University once again has a women’s center. The new Women’s Center, located adjacent to the Village on Dana Avenue, opened last month. [full story]
SGA voting goes hi-tech
With technology playing a major role on Xavier’s campus, it was only a matter of time until the Student Senate elections would be held on the Xavier Portal. That time has finally come as the recent Freshmen Senate elections were held online. [full story]
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Students take charge of phonathon
For the first time, Xavier students have taken responsibility in running and organizing the student phonathon that helps to raise money for Xavier University.
Although students working for the student phonathon have been calling alumni, parents and other supporters of Xavier for over 10 years, students have not previously been managers of the student phonathon. [full story]
Staff Editorial: Team players
Though you might be convinced otherwise, the Newswire does not actually hate any groups on campus.
Sure, we’ve taken more than our share of cheap shots at certain organizations, pointing out what we see as flaws and failures, and often leaving little room for positive perception. [full article]
Staff Edtorial: Bring back the love
Mfreke Akpaninye: Open your mind before your mouth
The fight against injustice
Letter: World Newswire
Letter: Clean up in the caf
Letter: Dangers of Dana
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Junior forward Carissa Gilbert, a transfer from the University of Maryland, co-led the Musketeers in shots in Sunday's loss to Miami (OH). Xavier outshot Miami substantially, but could not find the net.
Xavier rides Rams squads to righteous record
This week in volleyball, the Musketeers dodged two different Rams teams, beating Fordham 3-1 on Friday night in the Bronx, N.Y., and Rhode Island 3-0 on Saturday night in Kingston, R.I., keeping their conference winning streak alive. [full article]
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Dedrick Finn was a central figure in Xavier’s 2004 “Elite Eight” run.
Finn-ished? Ex-Musketeer faces cocaine charges
Two years after he was dismissed from the men’s basketball team for violating team rules, former Xavier point guard Dedrick Finn faces multiple felony charges in the state of Indiana relating to dealing cocaine, according to Warrick County Sheriff Marvin Heilman. [full article]
Fun times at 18th Fenwick Open
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Colorful cars in Clifton
The Xavier University Visual Arts Society painted a donated car in the style of well-known artists during the Streetscapes Festival in Clifton held Sept. 29-30.
The festival featured chalk paintings by local artists that were reproductions of paintings by Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso and Norman Rockwell among others. [full review]
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The cast is armed and dangerous.
'The Kingdom' come
“The Kingdom” begins with scenes of American oil employees and their families playing outside their housing compound in Saudi Arabia. We sense that something terrible is about to happen as the camera shifts, showing images of men watching the Americans with binoculars from rooftops. [full story]
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The other Hilton
In Hollywood, they either love him or hate him. He breaks hearts and enrages those who are famous. He even had to move from his place of work to avoid harassment.
Sounds like it would be a powerful Hollywood mogul right? No, instead it’s a regular guy from Miami writing under the pseudonym Perez Hilton. [full story]
Wednesday
I will never get tired of hearing this conversation:
Person A: “Hey, did you see the new women’s center?”
Person B: “Yeah, but I’ve only got one problem with it.”
Person A: “What’s that?”
Person B: “Where’s the men’s center?”
Person A and Person B then laugh hysterically as if Person B is the first person to make such a cunning, witty comment. [full week]