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David Kohl

Zumbiel: gone in 30 seconds

Months of waiting come to an end as space is made for campus expansion

Zumbiel’s end marks the beginning for the development of Xavier Square. Construction is set to begin at the end of 2008 or the beginning of 2009, said Laurel Bauer, the media relations coordinator in the Xavier public relations department. The tentative opening will be sometime in 2010. [full story]

 

 Campus News

Employee relations questionable for food service bidders

Sodexo, Inc., Xavier’s current food service provider, may cause students to question their business practices, but its employees that work at Xavier seem to be satisfied with the company.

Sodexo is currently Xavier’s food service provider, but their contract is set to end on May 30. [full story]

 Opinions & Editorials

Fire in the hole

Hooray! Zumbiel has finally fallen, even though it happened when no one was around (so much for the excitement we have been building up for the past two months).

But as we watch the video footage from Schott Hall of the building a-tumblin’ down, we started thinking of some other things we would like to see topple as well... [full article]

 Sports
Erika Breese

‘Sweet’ redemption

The stated goal at the beginning of the season for the 2007-08 Xavier Musketeers men’s basketball team was to advance further in the NCAA Tournament than they had a year ago.

A year ago was a loss that a few of you may remember, a string of missed free throws, questionable calls and desperation shots combined to steal an upset victory over Ohio State from last year’s Musketeers. [full story]

Women knocked out of NCAA Tournament

Late run falls short; leaves team looking forward to next season

Doug Tifft: The most important weekend in XU history?

 Arts & Entertainment

Netflix, websites and explosions

A few websites for people who like movies, music and loud explosions...

A small miracle occurred last night when I watched the barely comprehensible, yet vaguely interesting Italian film “8½.” It had nothing to do with the fact that I actually made it through the whole thing (which was, in itself, an extraordinary feat), but with the fact I was watching it in the first place. [full article]

 

 Calendar City

Wednesday

Me so tuiered o’ guud grahmmah n punk’d-chu-ashon.

nO Mo’!

I’s nottt gone-ah be guud wit-tha graaaaammmmmaaaaaaaah N.E.More.

apRiL foolz iz comeeng up..!.~sos~Imagonnaquit b-ing so guuuud @ gramur.

!no! Th*z iZ !not! a ref-ah-rence to Jar Jar Binks. I-ve ### actshuallee nevah sin thate move EEEEH!

Thiiisah iiiiisah ubnuckshucks...[full week]