The Xavier track team traveled south last weekend to compete in the Alabama Relays. The Musketeers set a team record and had many big races. This meet had a considerably bigger field. “It’s a bigger meet and we kind of like to go to a couple of meets like this […]
Month: March 2012
XU golf travels to Florida
With the turn of the weather, the Xavier men’s and women’s golf teams are getting into the swing of things for their spring season. The men’s team traveled to Florida and finished fifth at the Florida Atlantic Invitational. The women’s team stayed in Ohio and placed fourth at the 2012 […]
Saying farewell to the 2011-12 men’s basketball season
Best attitude: Dez Wells This season has been a bit (okay, a lot) of a roller coaster ride, and you have to give a lot of credit to these guys for keeping a good attitude throughout all of that. Dez has had a great attitude all season, but more importantly, […]
Tennis excels in weekend play
After two matches each last weekend, the Xavier men’s and women’s tennis teams had a much easier schedule this past week. The men’s team defeated Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday by a score of 6-1 to improve its record to 8-8 on the season. The women’s team played a non-conference […]
Baseball splits weekend
The Xavier men’s baseball team now has a record of 8-15 after winning two of the five games they played this past week. They split the two games they played against Miami (Ohio) and then went on to win one of the three games they played against Western Illinois. Freshman […]
Almost, Maine a success with audiences
#8220;Almost, Maine, a small town in northern Maine that doesn’t quite exist….” Is the setting for this past weekend’s Xavier Players show Almost, Maine. This show, written by John Cariani, consists of eight 15-minute segments interconnected by the location of this unincorporated Maine village. As noted in the playbill, each […]
University announces $12 million budget increase
Xavier University has announced a budget of $215,965,000 for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase of almost $12 million from the last budget. Most notably, financial aid for students will increase by 10 percent, the funds used to renew and replace facilities on campus will increase by $1.5 million and […]
Baseball field sees repairs, turf
The XU baseball team is looking forward to new improvements on its home field that will benefit both Xavier’s baseball and the soccer stadiums. This past year, a shed was added on the left field line. In addition, the soccer field will be receiving new turf. The old turf from […]
Sustainability club plans Earth Week
An event that is usually constrained to a single day in celebration of Earth is being celebrated this year for an entire week on campus. The Sustainability Club invites Xavier to celebrate Earth Week, April 16-22. The week’s kick-off on April 16, will include live music, sustainability bingo, herb planting […]
Your favorite expletive bids fare-average
This is my last column and that would make me sad, if I wasn’t so apathetic. Although it has been the downfall of all of my more serious relationships, my apathy is something I hold dear so I hope it is not offended when I put it aside for a […]