This past summer was filled with more monumental blockbusters than any other with Marvel’s The Avengers, The Amazing Spider Man and, of course, Batman: the Dark Knight Rises. While these movies were all great in their own right, this past summer conceived one of the most brilliantly powerful and entertaining […]
Month: September 2012
Album: Animal Collective
It’s never easy to make a follow-up to a masterpiece. Animal Collective’s previous album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, was one of the most acclaimed albums of 2009. Their latest album, Centipede Hz, while failing to reach the same heights as its predecessor, still manages to impress. After taking a break from […]
Spicy balls and bucket lists
Sometimes I feel a little blonde. Things tend to go over my head at times. Let me give you an example. I’ve been asked, “how’s the construction going at Xavier?” by friends, only to respond with, “what construction?” (In my defense, I feel like campus has been under construction since […]
Men’s soccer remains loss-less
The No. 24 Xavier men’s soccer team remains unbeaten after a late equalizer in a 1-1 double-overtime draw against the Virginia Cavaliers. Gino De Paoli scored off of a free kick in the 85th minute to tie the match at 1-1. The junior midfielder struck the ball from 30 yards […]
Cross Country shows well
The men’s and women’s cross country teams saw strong performances by their top runners this past weekend at the National Catholic Championship. Both Xavier cross country teams took sixth place in their races in a meet that consisted of the top Catholic universities from across the country. Leading the men’s […]
Bertsch makes impact at Xavier
Three years ago, Xavier made a coaching change that has undoubtedly altered the course of men’s soccer history for the Musketeers. In December of 2009, Xavier hired head coach Andy Fleming to take over a faltering men’s soccer program. Two months later, Fleming hired Kris Bertsch of Syracuse University as […]
Sports Opinion: You get what you give
The funeral procession has already begun for most students. Since Dec. 10 of last year, students have argued over divisive issues about this basketball program, which has been put under constant scrutiny by cameras and reporters. Students have had to answer for things that they’ve had no control over, and […]
Reynolds and Davis ineligable for the 2012-2013 season
Following the recent news that freshmen Myles Davis and Jalen Reynolds are academically ineligible, the Xavier men’s basketball roster is getting thinner by the day. Since last season’s Sweet 16 run, the Musketeers have lost eight players: Tu Holloway, Kenny Frease and Andre Walker to graduation; Griffin McKenzie and Mark […]
Xavier students donate blood and save lives
Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati was founded in 1938 and serves 31 hospitals in 17 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Ky. and Southeastern Ind. Hoxworth collects over 90,000 units of blood annually from local donors to help save the lives of patients in their area hospitals. At […]
National Psychotherapy Day Sept. 25
September 25 is National Psychotherapy Day. Sponsored by the Psychotherapy Foundation and supported by the American Psychological Association, National Psychotherapy Day is a day when clinicians, clients and therapy advocates unite to promote the profession, fight stigma, educate the public and draw attention to the needs of community mental health. […]