A 15-year tradition of excel- lence in athletics was abruptly ended last Wednesday as Xavier University announced ath– letic director Mike Bobinski’s acceptance of the Athletic Department position at Georgia Tech. Bobinski, who has held the title of AD for 12 years at Xavier, will be filling a posi– tion […]
Month: January 2013
XU indoor track excels
The men’s and women’s track and field teams returned home after their first meet of 2013 at the Gladstein Invite hosted by Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Seven Musketeers finished in the Top 10 overall and eight achieved new personal records. The men were led by three sixth place finishes, […]
Real recognizes real
Unless you’ve been liv– ing under a rock, or are a Notre Dame fan still hiding from public ridicule after their performance in the national title game, you’ve heard about Heisman runner-up Manti Te’o’s girlfriend hoax. After not playing in the national championship game, a story broke that his girl- […]
Tennis sees strong opening weekend
The Xavier men and Women’s tennis teams opened their spring season this past week with mixed results. The men’s team dropped their first match to No. 4 Ohio State University last Wednesday but responded with victories over IUPUI and Cleveland State University last weekend. The women’s team fell to the […]
MLK Week at XU
Xavier University kicked off “MLK Week 2013″ on Jan. 21 with a series of weeklong events to honor the life and message of Martin Luther King, Jr. Some activities include the viewing of the film “Our Friend, Martin,” an education- al, animated film about Martin Luther King, Jr., shown at […]
Professor profile: Dr. Jerry Braun, Management Information Systems
Xavier Newswire sat down with Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Dr. Jerry Braun. Xavier Newswire: What classes do you teach? Dr. Jerry Braun: I have taught introductory informa– tion technology classes and web development classes during the summer sessions. XN: What drew you to Xavier? JB: This is my […]
“Not So Common Hour” gives students opportunity to vocalize problems
Residence Life, the Academic Advising Center (AAC) and sev– eral other departments on cam- pus will begin a series of ses– sions this semester for students called “The Not So Common Hour.” In these sessions, students will have the opportunity to interact with various departments on re- curring issues and […]
SGA appoints new senators and SAC members for 2013
Three new senators have been elected to the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2013- 2014 academic year. Olivia Capannari is a first-year student who is majoring in busi– ness undecided and minoring in environmental studies. Billy Kissel is a junior, majoring in marketing. Misha Balkowiec, also a junior, is […]
Club Spotlight: Active Minds seeks to change mental health stigma at XU
There is a group of students on campus working to “change the conversation about mental health.” The student-led organization known as Active Minds is work- ing towards students spread- ing understanding about mental health towards Xavier students. The group wants to change perspectives on mental health by educating and hosting […]
SGA Tickets Announced
Three tickets for the executive positions for the Student Government Association have fulï¬ lled the requirements and have been approved by the Board of Elections for this year’s election. The Board of Elections has opted to extend this year’s campaign period so that public campaigning will begin at 10 a.m. on […]