This week the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer ALliance is celebrating the annual LGBTQ week on campus. Alliance is a group that includes anyone who identifies outside of the hetero-normative way of thinking. They are a support group for anyone who identifies themself as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender […]
Month: April 2012
SAC appoints SRR
On Monday, Xavier’s Student Activities Council (SAC) submitted its recommendations for the appointed positions of Students Rights Representative, LGBTQ Training and Support Intern, Board of Elections and Student Conduct Liaison. The appointments still need to be voted on next Monday. The University Committee Appointments were also announced Monday. The Students […]
The tragic half-life of undergraduate enthusiasm
#8220;Before I speak, I have something important to say.” – Groucho Marx Like the words of a toddler, the words of the undergraduate are inconsequential and somewhat adorable. But while the toddler learns words for the first time, the undergrad is faced with the task of re-evaluating the meaning of […]
The Good Life
Henry Ward Beecher once wrote: “Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today.” Nonetheless, as I approach the end of my tenure at Xavier University, I find myself preoccupied with reliving the happiness I’ve found in the past four […]
STAFF EDITORIAL
The news of an event such as Xavierfest should come as a surprise for students. The Student Activities Council (SAC) is really stepping up their game. Instead of the typical “one hit wonder” artists that nobody cares about, SAC is getting creative. While the number of performers, vendors and anticipated […]
Permanent Uphill Slope
What’s your major? Oh, English…and Spanish…Ok, so what kind of job do you think you can get with that? Do you even have plans for next year? Can you believe the best four years of your life are almost over? WHOAAAA!. I’m pretty sure every senior got to hear some […]
Xavier Ruined Me
I’ll try not to make this too sappy or too nonchalant, but do forgive me if I break from keeping it real. I walked onto this campus determined to become a “service geek.” I wanted to help people who were less “blessed” than I, not because they needed me, rather […]
The Last Video Store
October 7 was my very first shift at FLiX. At 5:30 p.m., I open up the store, feeling jittery and immediately grab a pack of Sour Punch Straws. I pop in Good Night and Good Luck in the DVD player, as a consolation for having to miss the free screening […]
Titanic: A re-release of a timeless classic
Where were you Dec. 19, 1997? Probably not in the movie theaters, given we were only about eight or nine years old and weren’t even allowed (or supposed) to see PG-13 movies. Whether you actually waited until you were thirteen or channeled your inner rebellious rulebreaker and saw the movie […]
Favorite places of England’s most famous
LONDON – Although I’ve spent plenty of time in London and a few weekends traveling to different countries, I hadn’t really taken the opportunity to see many areas just outside of London. There are plenty of places in England that are only a short train or bus ride away from […]