Changing places, faces

Newswire Photo By Danielle Meiners

The Musketeers begin the year trying to make up for losing 53 percent of their offense and 39 percent of their rebounding that exited the program when C.J. Anderson and B.J. Raymond graduated and Derrick Brown declared for the 2009 NBA Draft. Xavier is not short on familiar bodies, however, as the top 10 players on the depth chart have all spent at least a year under the tutelage of Miller—and Mack. [full story]

A-10 confernce hoping for plethera of postseason bids

Schedule will have Muskies battle tested come March

Xavier at the head of deep conference in 09-10

Homecoming for Amy Waugh

Strength coach hits the sand running

Xavier’s strength and conditioning program has long been seen as one of the most effective in the country. Accomplishments such as the transformation of Josh Duncan and Stanley Burrell into the strongest players at the NBA Draft combines their senior years and the slimming down of the current anchor in the post, senior Jason Love have proven this in recent years. [full story]

Questions for the commish: Bernadette McGlade

XU hopes to continue success

Tough schedule features top teams

More than faces in the crowd

SAC copes with budget

Newswire photo by Shane Hughes

Because Student Government Association received the same amount of funding this year as they did in the 2008-2009 academic year—instead of the usual one percent of undergraduate tuition—Student Activities’ Council has been trying to plan events economically to stay within their budget. [full story]

Police Notes

Mayoral race, hotly debated issues highlight Hamilton County elections

Hamilton County elections take place Tuesday, Nov. 3, and though several officials are up for reelection (including Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory), many of the debates leading up to these elections have focused on the state and local issues presented on the ballot. The Gallagher Student Center will again serve as a polling location for area voters, including those registered with an on-campus address. [full story]

EDITORIAL | SUSTAINABILITY DAY

The long-standing Xavier tradition of Academic Day was replaced by Sustainability Day this year, an event designed to highlight the work of the Sustainability Committee and serve as forum for student and faculty input regarding further advances the university can make in becoming more environmentally sustainable. [full editorial]

EDITORIAL | THOUGHTS

This week, The Newswire thinks. . . [full editorial]

Staff Opinion: New ticket system no good for campouts

Staff Opinion: Find power in tragedy

Letters to the Editor

Volleyball looking for consistency in play

The Xavier volleyball team dropped a tough match to George Washington this past week, but rebounded with a sweep of Charlotte. [full story]

One up, one down for XU

The Xavier women’s soccer team split a pair of weekend games with a 2-1 win over the University of Massachusetts and a 4-0 loss to Rhode Island. [full story]

Men’s soccer drops two

The Xavier University men’s soccer team dropped two more A-10 matches this past week. The offense has been absent in almost every conference game this season. [full story]

‘Ain’t it Good’ to see talent

The Gallagher Student Center Theater was taken over by notorious figures this past weekend. To be exact, God, accompanied by Adam, Eve and a sassy (yet elegantly-dressed) snake graced the stage among several others from the book of Genesis to put a witty spin on some well-known biblical stories. [full story]

The SEARCH for success

Project What?

Nestled away on the second floor of Gallagher is a room many routinely pass without a second thought. This “hidden treasure” is room 250, headquarters of Xavier University’s Project SEARCH program. [full story]

A “typical” day with Project SEARCH