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Crawford must sit
NCAA decides Jordan Crawford, transfer from Indiana, will not be able to play this season despite sanctions levied against his former school
Erika Bresee
The Xavier University men’s basketball team was dealt with a setback on Wednesday, Dec. 3 when they received word that sophomore transfer Jordan Crawford will not be eligible for the 2008-09 season. [full story]
Task force formed to find, allocate funds
Xavier has convened a group of administrators, faculty and student representatives in a university-wide Structural Review Task Force, Dr. Roger Fortin, the academic vice president and Provost, told a faculty assembly on Monday. [full story]
Xavier aware of local discontent
University creates advisory board to strengthen relations with community
Comm. Arts students question, defend ousted faculty’s teaching
PR class takes on the world, not finals
One less final paper at the end of the semester is a tempting offer for many students. So when Dr. Danielle Parker, a first time professor in the Communication Arts department, gave the students an option of doing a big, final paper or doing 30 hours of volunteer work, many students chose to volunteer. [full story]
Professional Profile: Kimberlie Goldsberry
Police Notes
Senior leads among Air Force peers
Krista Miller, a member of the Air Force ROTC, knows what it means to take risks—likewise, she knows what happens when risks pay off. In late October, Miller, a senior computer science major at Xavier, acquired the hard-earned position of “pilot.” [full story]
Staff Editorial: University needs to cut with care
The recession in which we find ourselves was hard to see coming, as our nation’s leaders and financial gurus can attest, and it required swift and decisive, effective action. At the time, it probably appeared to Xavier’s financial team that a blanket hiring freeze represented this kind of action.
Though it was swift and decisive, it seems now that the hiring freeze was only partly effective, laden less with benefits (measured in dollars) and more with costs (measured in academic esteem and, thus, faculty confidence). [full article]
Staff Editorial: Number 14 might be a little high
Sarah Weiten: Obama ‘did it’; what comes next?
Brandon McClain: False alarms
Letter: En(twigh)light-enment
Letter: Caf needs help
Erika Bresee
Defense carries Musketeers to hot start
XU uses strong defensive effort to win in Puerto Rico; overcome injuries to beat Miami
The Xavier men’s basketball team has relied on a dominant defensive mentality to carry them to a 6-0 start, including a tournament championship at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Season Tipoff. [full story]
Volleyball wraps up season at A-10’s
XU tops Temple but falls to No. 21 SLU in A-10 semifinals
Women rebound with four straight wins
XU to play in Orlando Tournament in 2009
Influx of talent added by XU athletic recruits
Diwali highlights South Asian culture
The South Asian Society performed its annual Diwali celebration the weekend before Thanksgiving, providing a welcome respite from the cold weather, bare trees and dark evenings of Cincinnati’s late autumn weather. [full story]