Month: September 2012

News

Awareness of Islamophobia

On Sept. 19, Brueggeman Center is hosting the Islamophobia and Racism in this Election Year presentation. The presentation will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Duff Banquet Center in Cintas. There will be a reception and a group dialogue following the presentation. The presentation will be hosted […]

News

Steven Herbert, Ph.D. named new Dean of the Graduate School

Steven T. Herbert, Ph.D. has assumed his new position as the dean of the graduate school and associate provost for academic affairs at Xavier University. “When this opportunity came up, it was an opportunity for me to serve at a higher learning level… and for more of my colleagues,” Herbert, […]

Sports

Volleyball drops three matches

Despite many close sets, the women’s volleyball team lost all three matches in South Bend, Ind. this weekend at the Golden Dome Invitational. The Musketeers’ closest match of the weekend was the tournament opener against host Notre Dame (25-19, 18-25, 25-18, 28-30, 15-6). Although they made a late push to […]

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Presidential candidates Romney and Obama not rejected, but not invited either

Despite rumors around campus and throughout the Greater Cincinnati area, Xavier University did not reject campaign visits from President Barack Obama or Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney, according to University and campaign officials. Instead, Xavier subscribes to a policy that prevents the University from hosting rallies Kellerthat, and the University […]

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Pope John Paul II exhibit arrives in Cincinnati

The “A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II & The Jewish People” exhibit reopened on Monday in Cincinnati at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute for Religion. More than 800,000 people from across the nation have seen this 2,200 square-foot exhibit since it first opened October 2004. Pope John […]

News

Boat dance moved

The annual boat dance hosted by Student Activities Council will be occurring earlier in the year than it has been in previous years. The dance, traditionally held in the spring semester, will be held during the fall semester. The date was changed over the summer. With both Xavier Fest and […]

Sports

Women’s soccer has split week

The women’s soccer team split two games this week when they fell 5-0 to Indiana University and then came back to defeat Morehead State 2-1. Indiana scored four of their five goals in the first half against the Musketeers. The Hoosiers had 16 shots, 11 of which were on goal. […]

Sports

Men’s soccer remains unbeaten

The unbeaten Xavier Musketeers (4-0-1) took the field Sunday coming off a 3-1 road victory against IUPUI. The Xavier men’s soccer team delivered a convincing 3-1 victory over IUPUI. Sophomore midfielder Gino De Paoli scored his first goal of the season in the first 10 minutes of the game. Junior […]

Student Government

SGA encourages students to join SAC

Students have encountered many different forms of encouragement to join both SAC and Student Senate across campus and on the Portal. Both have strongly encouraged first years to apply. “As the largest programming body on campus, SAC offers various events to all students,” LeeAnn Scherbauer, SAC Chair said. “As a […]

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Wrecking Crew: Buckets bring new sound to Cintas

Many Cincinnati natives are familiar with the bucket drummers that perform outside of Reds games every night. But not as many people know about Xavier’s own group of impromptu percussionists. Wrecking Crew is a student-run organization whose members read and play music written for bucket drums. The group rehearses twice […]