Alpha Epsilon Delta hosted Xavier University’s fi rst annual “Bra Bash” on Oct. 25. Students purchased bras for $5 each and decorated them however they chose. Xavier’s swim team then modeled the bras in a fashion show. Students purchased tickets to the show for $5 each. All proceeds benefi ted […]
Month: October 2012
Frank Warren visits Xavier
On Monday, Oct. 29th, SAC, Active Minds, Artists for Others and Residence Life brought Frank Warren, founder of Post Secret to Xavier University. Post Secret is a project where people around the world can mail their personal secrets anonymously to Warren. [The only rules state that the secrets must be […]
TedxXavierUniversity returns for its second annual appearance
Last year, a collaboration of Xavier undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds succeeded in bringing the fi rst TEDx, standing for Technology, Entertainment Design, (“x”is an independently organized TED event) to Xavier and plan on doing it again this year. This event is based on an annual TED conference with the […]
XU Mortar Board chapter receives national award
The Mortar Board chapter at Xavier University recently received a national award from Mortar Board, the premier national honor society for college seniors. The D’Artagnan chapter at Xavier University was among the outstanding Mortar Board chapters to be recognized at the 2012 Mortar Board National Conference, held in Chicago in […]
SAC hosts movie on the Yard
From 8 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 25, Student Activities Council, (SAC) celebrated Halloween with a “Movie on the Yard” event. According to SAC Campus Traditions committee member Megan O’Donnell, the event was a combination of SAC’s popular Late Night Snack event and a movie night. A Sweet Life, a […]
Nursing program receives $827,000 federal grant
Xavier’s School of Nursing was recently awarded a 3-year, $827,000 federal grant designed to provide training with emerging technology that will improve collaboration across professions. The grant will be used to support the infrastructure of a new interprofessional program including faculty development and purchase of telehealth equipment, as well as […]
Summer MBA class stirs interest among students
A new summer course engaged Xavier graduate students in the community around them between July and August this year. Professor George Gordon and senior Owen Raisch educated Xavier MBA students with their Management 654 class: Project Management.” Raisch stated that this class was centered around the idea of experiential learning, […]
Professor profile: Ann Randolph
This week, the Xavier Newswire sat down with Accounting professor Ann Randolph. Xavier Newswire: What drew you to Xavier? Ann Randolph: My husband, David, teaches in the Accountancy Department at Xavier. I had enjoyed teaching at Miami University and Indiana University in the past, so when the opportunity arose here […]
Sports Opinion: Coach Mack’s team
Chris Mack is a confusing head coach. No, I’m not making any judgments about who he is; I’ve never said more than “Good luck” to him. Heck, he might even be a likable guy. It certainly seems like it – we’ve seen him dance to “Call Me Maybe” and escort […]
Dante Jackson returns to lead
There’s a myth in basketball which states that players who can’t play, coach. For beloved Xavier basketball alum Dante Jackson, the newest graduate assistant coach for the Musketeers, this myth is anything but true. While he was a player at Xavier, Jackson was a fan favorite and leader of a […]