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Alumni Get First Dibs on Single Basketball Tickets
Be the first on your block: Basketball tickets for alumni go on pre-sale on Monday, Oct. 24, promptly at 9:00 a.m. Xavier grads can purchase single-game tickets before they go on sale to the general public the next day, Oct. 25. Ssshhh. Use the ultra-secret V.I.P. password: XALUM. |
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A Flurry of Awards: Xavier Tops Magazine Rankings
In a new survey of 2,000 schools by The Princeton Review/Entrepreneur magazine, Xavier is distinguished as one of the top schools in the country for undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. (Xavier comes in a cool 25th.) Xavier is also named by G.I. Jobs magazine as a "Military Friendly School" for 2012. And the University is one of the best in the nation according to Forbes annual ranking of America's Top Colleges. Xavier is ranked 184 overall, 157 among private colleges, 36 in the Midwest and 16 in best Master's colleges. |
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Presidential Flair: Campus Earns White House Honors
For the third year in a row, Xavier is named to the President of the United State's "Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll" for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community. |
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How Soccer Coach Andy Fleming Created a Winner
Coach and Athletic Director magazine details how the Xavier Musketeers men's soccer team became Atlantic 10 tournament champions for the first time in school history after knocking off the conference's top three seeds. The team followed a detailed blueprint developed by new head coach Andy Fleming. Meanwhile: Men's soccer has garnered its first national ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. |
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Staring Down Hitler, Remembering Shoah
Sarah Niemoeller survived the Nazi Gestapo and went on to marry the famed theologian Pastor Martin Niemoeller. The 90-year-old baronness came to campus in October as part of the Women of Excellence's "Touching History" series. A web excusive interview with the feisty firebrand, at Xavier Magazine. |
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All for One, Four for All: Four X Grads Join Board
The University adds four members to the University's Board of Trustees (all four are X graduates): Stephen G. Cuntz, CEO of BlueStar Inc.; Natasha Hamilton Holiday, senior managing consultant, Public Financial Management; Paul V. Muething, managing partner at Keating Muething Klekamp,and Karen Smith Wells, vice president of strategy for McDonald's USA. |
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Get Out the Popcorn, Head for the Cinema-plex
George Clooney's newest film The Ides of March, with a number of scenes shot at Xavier, opens in theaters across the country. Hey, is that the Cintas Center we see? Other sites caught on Clooney cam: University Drive and the academic mall. |
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Get Ready for the Season With Musketeer Madness
This year's "Musketeer Madness Presented by Skyline Chili" takes place on Saturday, Oct. 22. This free event begins with a Fan Fest and autograph signing on the plaza in front of Cintas Center starting at 4:00 p.m. The event continues inside as both men's and women's basketball teams are introduced to the fans with a light show. Also: Xavier launches a new billboard campaign featuring the senior men's and women's teams. And: Tu Holloway is named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 50 list chosen by college basketball media. |
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Jason Kokrak Wins First Golf Tour in Pro Career
Golfer Jason Kokrak, a Xavier graduate, earns his first career Nationwide Tour victory, in the Boise (Idaho) Open. The long-hitting Kokrak finishes at 18-under 266 to become the tour's 10th first-time winner and fourth rookie winner in 2011. |
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Singer/Songwriter Mike Posner to Appear at Cintas
Pop singer Mike Posner performs at Cintas on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Floor tickets are $25 each for the general public, $15 students. Lower bowl seating $20, $10 students. |
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Former U.S. News Editor Speaks at Cintas Center
James Fallows, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, speaks on campus. The writer has reported extensively around the globe, worked as President Carter's chief speechwriter, and served as editor of U.S. News & World Report. The Oct. 27 event at Cintas (7:30 p.m.) is free and open to the public.
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