Herman Cain received 1 percent of the vote this Saturday in the South Carolina Republican Primary, and Newt Gingrich won with 40 percent. This is 99.9 percent hilarious and 100 percent ridiculous. Those 1 percent of voters did not actually vote for Herman Cain, who is no longer even running. […]
Month: January 2012
Reading Between the lines with PJC:
I first met the main character Bean of Shadows in Flight many years ago in school when I discovered the novel Ender’s Game. Since that time, I have read and reread the novels of Orson Scott Card. I was not disappointed when I picked up Shadows in Flight, though I […]
London: A mix of past & present
LONDON — One of the most surreal experiences of my life was walking down the street the latter part of last week. I walked to the Tube station to refill my travel card, and as I walked past the bus station, I heard at least five different accents from the […]
Hookah Hotspot:
Entrepreneur Alec Habli and his wife Brittany have released plans to open a new hookah bar on Montgomery Road. Genie Hookah Lounge will take the place of the vacant property, formerly X-Rays Tanning, next to Betta’s Italian oven. The site is a converted two-story 1920s town house. The owners plan […]
Increased security in Gallagher
In the next few months, students and employees can expect to be using their All Cards to swipe into Gallagher Student Center. As a part of Phase 1 of Xavier’s Safety Initiatives, the University will be installing remote door locks on all of the buildings on campus. They have already […]
CFJ searches for new director
The Center for Faith and Justice (CFJ) is in the process of selecting an interim director to replace the current director, David Johnson, as he transitions to interim Associate Provost at Student Life and Leadership (SLL). Johnson was selected for the interim position at SLL as part of the realignment […]
TXTBOX strives to make students money
With nearly $13 billion lost nationally in the textbook industry each year and only 25 percent of students selling books back, four Xavier students are hoping to capture the remaining 75 percent through their newly-launched business, TXTBOX. TXTBOX is a textbook-return system in which students drop their textbooks in a […]
Manresa Applications
The Manresa Orientation Team is now accepting applications for the fall 2012 First- Year Orientation. The process is organized completely online; no paper applications will be accepted. Once a student has submitted a team application, he or she also must sign up for an individual interview time slot. The interviews […]
Police Notes-01/25/12
Jan. 18 12:02 a.m. – Xavier Police assisted Residence Life with a room search in Kuhlman Hall. Two fictitious IDs were confiscated during the search. Jan. 18 4:25 p.m. – Xavier Police assisted Norwood Police with an auto accident with injuries on the 3700 block of Montgomery Road. Jan. 19 […]
Men’s basketball takes on SLU
The Xavier Musketeers will return to action today when they take on the Saint Louis Billikens. After traveling to Dayton on Saturday, the Musketeers will play the Billikens at Cintas Center before playing their next three games on the road. Xavier fell to the Dayton Flyers 87-72 on Saturday in […]