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Eight days later: at last, it’s Mack
The Xavier Athletic Department ended a week-long search with an in-house hire on Tuesday by naming former associate head coach Chris Mack as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program. Eight days after Sean Miller vacated the position to head to the University of Arizona, Xavier is set to announce the hiring of Mack at a press conference scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. [Full Story]
Fall enrollment numbers hold promise for university
Xavier administration officials are “cautiously optimistic” about higher-than-usual enrollment figures for the fall semester, and have indicated that they will continue to evaluate the status of the hiring freeze as the size of next year’s class becomes clear. [full story]
Speaker selected to deliver commencement address
Xavier has selected James Morris, the former executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, as the keynote speaker for the undergraduate commencement ceremony. [full story]
Sustainability intern promotes green effort
In continued efforts to keep Xavier’s campus “green,” Xavier’s Sustainability Committee recently selected junior James Cave to fill the role of Sustainability Committee Intern. [full story]
Senate gets early start, changes planned
MBA Office fundraiser aids student family
Police Notes
Students with disabilities work towards awareness
On Tuesday, April 14, the Student Network for Accessibility in our Community (SNAC) held an Understanding Disability Day on the greenspace and at the Dorothy Day House to raise awareness about students with disabilities. [full story]
Staff Editorial: This will be our year
The world economy in a downward spiral…ships belonging to the mighty United States commandeered by pirates…Xavier losing a talented young basketball coach to a higher profile, higher paying job. It’s as if the natural world’s been turned upside down.
Ours are serious times for serious people. As Xavier’s class of 2009
prepares to graduate, a heavy reality is setting in all across the country.
It’s not a nightclub. [full editorial]
Staff Editorial: Lack of haste makes waste
Point-Counterpoint: Sean Miller (Katherine Monasterio and Mfreke Akpaninyie)
Letter: One more flag
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April unkind to Xavier baseball
Musketeers drop seven of 12 after a promising start to season
After getting off to a hot start, the Xavier University baseball team has cooled down. The team started off the year 12-6, but has since fallen to an overall record of 17-13. [full story]
Midwest Masala blends dance, culture
Out of the hundreds of events that fill the activity calendar each semester, there are a handful capable of reminding the entire Xavier community why this is truly a great place. At the top of this list is the annual Midwest Masala sponsored by the South Asian Society. [full story]
Stuff Xavier People Like: Creating Unnecessary Facebook Groups for Overly-Specific Situations
Choose your summer reading
Decemberists hazard a new album
One thing can be said about The Decemberists ringleader Colin Meloy without rebuttal: he is ambitious. On their fifth go at a studio long-play, Meloy and his associates have fashioned a rock opera in the form of a mythical fantasy adventure. [full story]