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Feature: The "other" perspective
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The Dayton Flyer News' Karl Gustafson gives a true-life account of watching in hilarious agony as his Flyers suffer their 24th straight loss in Cincinnati. [full story]
Community inaction
Efforts to reach out in Norwood and Evanston ‘disheartening’
SGA, working along with the Community Building Institute, is attempting to build ties to local community leaders and councils because previously these relationships have not been firmly established.
This year, SGA’s Community Affairs Committee, led by Sarah Virkler, is attempting, with the help of Pickett Slater Harrington of the Community Building Institute, to build relationships and ties with the communities of Norwood and Evanston. [full story]
Erika Breese
Women’s Center unveils new exhibit
An exhibit that aims to publicize the work of women’s peace efforts around the world, 1,000 PeaceWomen, is now open for public view in the Xavier Women’s Center.
The project was created by PeaceWomen Across the Globe, a group that hopes to work against exclusion of women in decision making processes, especially in areas of the world where there are violence and poverty. All 1,000 women were nominated together for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005, but did not win. [full story]
Dr. Steven Cobb
Professor Profile: Dr. Steven Cobb
Dr. Steven Cobb, an associate professor of economics, has been at Xavier since 1984. Cobb has won both the Williams College of Business Teacher of the Year Dean’s Award in 2000-2001 and the Williams College of Business Teacher of the Year Students’ Award in 2003-2004. Cobb explains his love of economics, travel and the students of Xavier University. [full story]
Staff Editorial: Help us help them
Broken.
That’s the only term to accurately describe Xavier University’s relationship with the surrounding communities.
How did this happen? Assuming that Xavier isn’t actively trying to have a poor relationship with Norwood and Evanston, there are two main possibilities:
One: Fostering positive relationships with local communities is simply not a major priority at Xavier. [full article]
Staff Editorial: Stripping dignity
Matthew Finger: Protecting the students’ bodies
Andrew Chestnut: "Affirmative action is good; just don't ask why"
Ask the Experts: Mike Couch, Chief of Police
Letter to the Editor: Ready to be transformed? Read a book
Letter to the Editor: I want to be one less
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Muskies establish conference control
XU takes advantage of Dayton injuries in blowout
January 21, 1981 was a fairly unassuming day here in Cincinnati.
The campus of Xavier University was mourning a tough loss by a scrappy bunch of Musketeers to their rivals from up the road, the Dayton Flyers led by high scoring guard Roosevelt Chapman. [full article]
Xavier survives road test at UMASS, 77-65
The Xavier men’s basketball team took another giant step forward in their quest to repeat as Atlantic 10 conference champions on Sunday afternoon, as they marched in to Amherst, Mass. and emerged with a 77-65 victory over the UMass Minutemen.[full article]
Where are they Now: Anthony Myles
A new chapter in the Xavier coaching ‘Book’
Women’s Basketball Enjoys a Successful Week
Erika Breese
Norwood Restaurant Guide
The Newswire staff lets you in the best local picks for a great bite to eat. [full story]
Betta's Italian Oven
Wednesday
What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us? Just a stranger on the bus...
I say this not because that catchy mid-nineties tune is stuck in my head (and now stuck in yours!) but because over the past week many people have reported to me seeing many different look-alikes of famous (and superfamous!) people on campus.
The most notable look-alike recently seen on campus was a man who looked exactly like Jesus.