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The doctorate is out
Contingent faculty members dominate Xavier’s English Department
Out of the 38 English Composition courses being offered at Xavier over the 2007-08 academic year, not one is being taught by a “principal faculty” member. [full story]
The Xavier Vatican contingent in Rome.
Bringing home knowledge
Conference in the Vatican highlights need for interfaith awareness at Xavier
Xavier delegates, who attended the First Lay Conference on Jewish-Christian Relations in Rome, are trying to strengthen relationships and dialogue between Jews and Christians on Xavier’s campus and in the Cincinnati community.
President Fr. Michael Graham, Director for Hillel at Xavier Rabbi Abie Ingber, Dr. Arthur Shriberg, Director of the Brueggemen Center for Dialogue Dr. James Buchanan, Catholic student Maggie Meyer and Jewish student Michael Loban were the Xavier representatives. [full story]
Campus Characters: Xavier Jedi fights ‘Dark Side’ with hugs
He is famous for the ever-present light saber clipped to his jeans and the free hugs that he gives out to anyone who needs one. But what is his story?
Ben Klapper, a freshman history major, is probably one of the most yet
least known people on campus, thus making him one of the most interesting.
“His light saber is how I met Ben Klapper,” says friend Jenn
Bailey. [full story]
Staff Editorial: Tracking tenure
We’ve got to admit that we’re rather stumped by the issue of the ever increasing contingent faculty presence at Xavier.
We’ve dealt with a lot of issues this year that have reasonably simple answers (i.e. school officials shouldn’t censor the student newspaper), but this is not a simple issue at all.
We asked a few people for their opinion on the matter, some people gave boring answers, some people dodged the question and some didn’t return our phone messages. [full article]
Staff Editorial: Limited Outlook
Darren LaCour: Build me up, buttercup
Beth Hesse: Senior stresses and sorrows
Letter: Addressing the issue
Letter: Flag fury
Letter: Core curiculum
Letter: Tearing down borders
Frank Victores
Mixed bag in exhibition win
Ahead of the men’s basketball team’s first competition of the season, senior forward Josh Duncan said that he and fellow seniors Stanley Burrell and Drew Lavender were the leaders of the team. [full article]
‘Game of the Century’ sets up ‘Game of the Century’
Patriots victorious over rival Colts in thriller, Indy spite grows
“The Game of the Century,” I somewhat-stupidly endorsed it.
During the week leading up to the Colts-Patriots game, it certainly seemed like it would be. We had the defending champion Indianapolis Colts, halfway through a season with a blank loss column... [full column]
Unprecedented glory days in Beantown
Erika Breese
A successful trip “Into the Woods”
The Xavier Music Department went above and beyond for their production of the Stephen Sondheim classic “Into the Woods,” directed by Xavier alum Gary McGurk. This fantastic play compiles all of the well-known fairytales into a story that explores the themes of family, change and our own inner fairy tale. [full story]
Dancers dazzle at Diwali
Xavier’s Southeast Asian Society, co-sponsored by Student Activities Council, presented Diwali 2007: A Journey Thru India on Nov. 5, in order to celebrate Diwali and share Indian culture with the Xavier community. [full story]
Erika Breese
Be your own rock legend
There is one game that (fortunately) my friends own called Guitar Hero III, which has fascinated me and captured my free time like no game ever has before.
However, when I first encountered the Guitar Hero franchise, I thought it was… silly. But when I finally decided to try it out one day, I liked it. In fact, I really liked it. [full review]
Wednesday
I feel especially sensitive this week. I feel like creating poetry. Perhaps it’s the stars...perhaps it’s the sun in Scorpio...perhaps is the peyote...whatever the case may be, I shall fill this week’s Calendar City with heart-wrenching, profound, beautiful poems.
Let us begin with a simple ode to the sunlight:
[Dramatic pause.]
Sunlight, oh! Sunlight.
Burning, oh! Burning.