21 Jump Street is the latest TV series from the 1980s to be adapted for the big screen. The original 21 Jump Street, a gritty crime drama in which baby-faced cops go undercover in high school, helped launch the career of Johnny Depp. However, instead of following this format, the […]
Month: March 2012
Taking a Break in Santiago, Spain
LONDON – I was excited about my spring break trip this week not only because I would get to go to Spain (number two in my goal to reach five European countries), but also because I was going to get to hang out with someone from home. One of my […]
Students attend St. Patrick’s Day Ball
Each spring, DanceCincinnati, Cincinnati’s professional dance organization, holds it’s annual ball. This year it was held on St. Patrick’s Day evening and was therefore themed as such. Several dance students of Dr. Christon Hurst, adjunct professor of music, attended the ball. They were privy to the grand ballroom of Music […]
Outdoor track and field begins season
The Xavier track team opened its outdoor season with a strong showing at the Early Bird Relays hosted by the University of Cincinnati. The team finished the day with four victories. Leading the team was senior Nick Williams, who won the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.89 seconds. Williams […]
XU baseball excels in home opener
This past weekend the Xavier University men’s baseball team played their home opener here at Hayden field against the Toledo Rockets. They played three games over the weekend, and Xavier won two of them. Friday’s game was a pitching duel, which Xavier won 1-0. The Musketeers also won Saturday’s outing […]
It’s Madness! Rounds of 64 and 32
The beauty of the NCAA Tournament is that it gives the “little guys” a chance to topple the bluebloods of college basketball. The idea of David besting Goliath has never been truer than in this tournament. While the tournament has been lacking in buzzer beaters and nail biters (compared to […]
Xavier tennis excels in conference
The Xavier men’s and women’s tennis teams have begun Atlantic 10 play in a strong fashion. The men’s team started its conference play this past weekend and picked up back-to-back wins. By defeating Saint Joseph’s University (7-0) and Temple University (5-2), the men have pushed their season record to 7-8 […]
The Guerrero Salad Bar Theory
Recently a young, astute man who most of you may know – who also happens to be my roommate – brought a telling concept to my attention. He described to me a conundrum of aesthetics vs. efficacy that arises on this campus quite often, epitomized by our very own salad […]
Professor Profile: Matthew Dunch
Matthew Dunch, S.J. is a first year professor and currently teaches philosophy. Prior to Xavier, he was a preschool, middle school and high school professor. Recently the Xavier Newswire had the opportunity to sit down with Professor Dunch and talk about his experience thus far at Xavier and his experiences […]
Police Notes-3/21/12
March 13, 3:40 p.m. – Xavier Police stopped two subjects who were taking scrap metal out of the woods in the R2 lot. The subjects were issued with trespassing warnings and sent on their way. March 17, 2:15 p.m. – At the East entrance to Cintas Center, a subject reported […]