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Xavier delegation greets Pontiff
Erika Breese
Xavier President Father Michael Graham, S.J. greets his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI. Fr. Graham and a delegation from Xavier traveled to Rome to attend the First Lay Conference on Catholic-Jewish relations from October 21-25. Other attendees of the conference included Rabbi Abie Ingber (pictured third from left), director for Hillel at Xavier; James Buchanan, director for Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue; Art Shriberg, professor of management and entrepreneurship; Jewish student Michael Loban; and SGA President Maggie Meyer.
Two area residents robbed at gunpoint near campus
On Oct. 24 and 25, two area residents were robbed at gunpoint just across the street from the Xavier campus according to Campus Police.
The first robbery, which occurred behind the Ezzell auto parts store on Dana and Ledgewood avenues, was reported to Campus Police at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 by an area resident. The victim fled when he was approached by the suspects, who proceeded to fire a shot at the victim from a 9 mm handgun. [full story]
Stats show campus crime increase
Crime on Xavier’s campus is on the decline, while off-campus incidents are slowly but noticeably increasing, according to Xavier Campus Police statistics.
The most noticeable change in Xavier’s crime statistics, which covers through March of 2006, has been the increased number of alcohol arrests and citations. But this boom in liquor law citations is not because of increased consumption but rather from a new system being employed by the university to track and record alcohol violations. [full story]
2007 Election Guide
Although all Xavier students can choose to register to vote in Hamilton County, where he or she lives determines the ballot they use on election day, Nov. 6.
Students living on campus are voting within the city of Cincinnati. However, depending where off-campus students live, they may be voting in the Cincinnati or Norwood elections. [see the issues]
Former boy-band member runs for city council
Teacher Feature: Fr. John LaRocca
Bio-logical chairs
Police Notes
Parking after hours
In the wake of the recent armed robberies near the Ledgewood parking lot, we've noticed that Campus Police have locked the area down. We frequent that lot quite often, since it's the closest place to our offices that the meter maids allow us to park.
In fact, we've seen a Campus Police vehicle watching over the lot every single time we've parked there since last Thursday. So we don't feel unsafe in the Ledgewood lot. [full article]
Staff Editorial: On Nov. 6, be sure to vote
Mfreke Akpaninye: What's happened to Halloween?
Xavier: let's go green
Letter: X-treme letdown
Letter: Help fight homelessness
Letter: Core criticism
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Volleyball streak ends in STL
As the English proverb states, ‘all good things must come to an end.’ The Xavier volleyball team’s nine match winning streak and undefeated conference record was snapped on Friday at Saint Louis. [full article]
Lavender in the hunt for two more awards
The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced that Senior Point Guard Drew Lavender was among 50 players put on the watch list for the 2007-08 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, which is given annually to the best player in college basketball. [full article]
Ramjammed: Club Ultimate goes 7-1 in “Rabbit Hole”
John LaFollette: The Spectator
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Affleck's 'Baby' here to stay
"Gone Baby Gone" is based on a novel written by Denis Lehane is about a 4-year-old girl, Amanda Creary, who goes missing from the blue collar Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.
The girl's worried uncle hires two private investigators, Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro, (Michelle Monaghan) to find out what has happened to his niece. [full story]
Erika Breese
The woes of being a princess
A few years ago on a regular Monday night, I was babysitting my two cousins who are 4 and 7 years old. We were having regular little girl conversations, so of course we brought up our favorite Disney princesses. I was shocked and appalled to hear from both of them that their favorite Disney princess was Ariel. [full review]
Wednesday
Inspired by the action-packed, adventurous life I live, I've decided to dedicate this week to secret agents who kick butt, take names and always get the babes.
So, loyal Calendar Citizens, this week shall be a manual-a challenge, if you will. You will be given many options for badarse-ness (I don't know if I can say the three letter word for butt, so I'll say arse) that you may or may not accept.
Each day will hold a new adventure...so hold tight to your form-fitted, plaid bellbottoms, you crazy hippies, because here we go (like the N*SYNC song! LOLZ! OMG! THYE'RE LIKE SO HANDSOME!!! LOLZZZZZ!!!@!@!@)
Your first mission, should you choose to accept it, involves capturing a small woodland creature.