There is much emphasis at Xavier on living ethically. Like anything made into a slogan, it has been drained of its content. It is my view that if we carefully examine the most regular day-to-day actions of an American student, we are forced to see that they don’t pass any […]
Month: November 2011
Wicked in Cinci
To the delight of citizens and visitors throughout Cincinnati, Wicked has returned to the Aranoff Center. Based on the book by Gregory Maguire, Wicked tells the backstory of The Wizard of Oz, allowing for more complex character development of and between the Wicked Witch of the West called Elphaba, and […]
Beyond the Bookshelf with Britt:
To lovers of the mystery genre, Phyllis Dorothy James, better known as P.D. James, will be a familiar name. To those of you who prefer other genres, P.D. James is definitely a name that you should add to your reading list. A Mind to Murder, James’ second novel, written in […]
Bookfair for a cause
DAYTON, Ohio — Remember those reading incentive programs in elementary school where you got a free personal pan pizza for reaching a reading goal? Now that you’re in college and you can buy your own pizza, you probably need new motivation to read. Since, now that you’re in college, you […]
Volleyball advances to Atlanic 10 tournament
Freshman setter Aubree Smith enters her first career Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament this weekend after a record-breaking regular season. Smith was awarded the A-10 Rookie of the Week honor, yet again, on Monday. Smith captured the weekly award for the seventh time this season, an A-10 conference record. Senior middle […]
Xavier men’s basketball team records first regualr season win
Xavier began the 2011-12 regular season with an onslaught of national attention. Freshman Dezmine Wells started in the first regular season game of his collegiate career and performed above and beyond expectations. Wells recorded 12 points, four boards and two assists. Two of the guard’s points came from a SportsCenter-worthy […]
XU cross country regional results vary
The cross country team competed in the Atlantic 10 Championship in Charlotte, N.C. this past weekend where the women placed seventh and the men placed eighth. Sophomore Tom Ohlman and senior Keith Albrektson both earned All-Conference honors for the men’s division, marking the first time in Xavier men’s cross country […]
Xavier men’s basketball defeats IPFW
The Xavier men’s basketball team recorded its second regular season win last night, starting out the season strong at 2-0. The Musketeers defeated the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort-Wayne Mastodons 86-63, in contrast to their 76-66 win over IPFW last season in overtime. The Musketeers were joined on the court by […]
Mixed results for women’s basketball
The women’s basketball team defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 66-61 on Saturday at Cintas Center. The game marked head coach Amy Waugh’s first career win and was also the fourth consecutive season opening victory for the Musketeers. Senior guard Tyeasha Moss scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, notching […]
Dodge ball Tourney
On Saturday, Nov. 19 a dodgeball competition will take place in O’Connor Sports Center at 1 p.m. Teams of 6-8 students will play on the court at one time, with the option for the use of substitutes. Teams will play a round-robin, followed by a single-elimination tournament. Alternative Breaks, the […]