The Xavier Musketeers remain undefeated after winning a thriller in overtime at Vanderbilt University on Monday night. The Musketeers overcame a ten point deficient to come back and beat the Commodores 82-70. Though Xavier out-rebounded Vanderbilt offensively, posting 25 to contrast Vanderbilt’s nine, the Musketeers scored only 15 second- chance […]
Month: November 2011
Xavier takes on the Boilermakers
The Xavier men’s basketball team will take on the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday, continuing the toughest stretch of its non-conference schedule. Coming off of a thrilling overtime victory over No. 19 ranked Vanderbilt, the Musketeers should be ready to take on the Boilermakers. The biggest challenge for the Musketeers will […]
Students venture to Georgia for protest
What started as a handful of students and faculty traveling to Ft. Benning, Ga. to partake in a protest has evolved into a group of over 30 students and faculty coming together to stand up for something they believe in. On Nov. 8, this group hopped on a bus for […]
Police Notes-11/30/11
Nov. 17 2:56 p.m. – A student reported the theft of an iPod cord from his/her unlocked vehicle in the Village Lot. Nov. 18 5:17 p.m. – A student reported that he/she was assaulted at an off-campus house party approximately one week ago. Norwood Police have been notified. Nov. 18 […]
D4D hosts unique concert
Distance 4 Dreams (D4D) gathered the most prominent vocal performance groups on campus for a concert in the Gallagher Student Center (GSC) Theatre on Nov. 17. The event was held to raise money to grant children with lifethreatening illnesses their wishes of going to Disneyworld and drew more than a […]
SGA hires LGBTQ Intern
The Student Government Association voted to have senior Luke Beischel fill the new position of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Training and Support Intern (LTSI) on Monday. The LTSI position was created after the proposed idea for a fulltime LGBTQ faculty member or established center was denied. Vice President […]
Pell grant funds pending
Xavier University’s Student Government Association (SGA) took a stance on Nov. 21, requesting the United States of America’s Congressional Leadership to heed their cries against the national budget cuts, which could end Pell Grants and other need-based financial aid for next year. SGA President Ryan Alleman and junior Senator Ryan […]
Ethics team places second
The Xavier University Ethics Team placed second out of 22 teams at the Central States Regional Ethics competition on Saturday, Nov. 12, qualifying the team for the National Conference, which is to be hosted in Cincinnati this coming March. Xavier’s Ethics Team began three years ago under the direction of […]
Women fall to top 10 teams
The Xavier women’s basketball entered the toughest part of their schedule last week when they played two top ten teams in two games. The Musketeers traveled to Louisiville to face the University of Louisville Cardinals on November 20. Xavier struggled out of the gate and fell to the No. 9 […]
Xavier as a business, part II
The liberal arts, if you’re doing them right, won’t ever earn you a dime. They, unlike nice cars, attractive stock options or big pensions, are devoted to discovering the “good life.” The liberal arts are meant to provide a normative structure to our life – to tell us how we […]