Saturday night, the Xavier men’s soccer team suffered a heart-breaking draw against No. 20 Northwestern Wildcats. The Musketeers allowed a penalty kick by the Wildcats’ Chris Ritter with nine seconds left in regulation, sending the game into overtime. Overall, Xavier displayed sharp defense throughout the game but gave Northwestern an […]
Month: August 2012
Women’s soccer drops both games in Ball State Tournament
This past weekend the Xavier women’s soccer team played in the 2012 Ball State Tournament, but lost both games. On Friday, the team matched up against Western Kentucky, where they were shut out 3-0. It was clear after the game that the Musketeer offense was not performing well. They were […]
Kyle’s Korner: Dez Wells
What is the price of winning? College athletics is centered on the notion that student-athletes play amateur sports while enriching their lives and intelligence. This ideal is excellent, but it seems as if our society has allowed the NCAA and universities to move further and further away from this “dream.” […]
Coach Orner: Officer to Coach
For much of his life, Xavier cross country head coach Ryan Orner would have been better addressed by a different title: Officer. Following four years of running for Towson University, Orner went directly into the State Police Academy. He then spent 12 years working for the Maryland State Police. However, […]
X-LAB program returns for another year
Xavier Launch-A-Business, (X-LAB), a pioneering economic development program at Xavier University’s Williams College of Business, is once again searching for people with innovative ideas. This is the program’s third year, and things are a little different. For the past two years, X-LAB has solicited applications and chosen winners using a […]
WeCar rental cars provide vehicles to Xavier students
This year Xavier has partnered with Enterprise Rent-a-Car to provide vehicles to students through the WeCar program. Enterprise currently operates more than 40 rental locations in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area and also operates the WeCar program on more than 50 college campuses throughout the U.S. and Canada. […]
Summer Book Review
Most would agree that the game of baseball is America’s true pastime. It reflects many of the ideals this nation strives to uphold such as personal achievement, teamwork and strategy for success. However, it also shows what the power of wealth can have on a team’s overall achievement. Especially within […]
Review: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s The Tempest
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a whirlwind tale of redemption, love and revenge that the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company brought to life last night in Gallagher Theater. The two-hour production boasted an energetic six-person cast that filled out the twelve characters that the show calls for. The actors and actresses often […]
The sky is not falling
The expulsion of Dezmine Wells no doubt ripped a shockwave through Xavier’s campus. The small forward’s size, which isn’t small by normal standards, and athleticism will be missed this winter. The man that constantly had a smile on his face and an easy laugh became quickly acclimated to campus. In […]
A saint among all
Uponreturning to Xavier University for my senior year, many thoughts came to my mind. These thoughts included: When will I get to meet the freshman basketball players? Will Eureka still be making sandwiches and calling me “boo?” And when will I get to Dana’s? Above all, I wanted to see […]