The psychedelic rock trio Unknown Mortal Orchestra returns with their second album, simply titled II. The band takes everything that was exciting about their debut album and makes it better, producing an album that exceeds their spectacular debut. One of the most noticeable improvements is the vocals. Ruban Nielson still […]
Month: February 2013
Bullet to the Head misses its target
It is always nice to watch old school action movies. They are movies that do not rely too much on CGI (Computer Generated Images) and the action scenes and stunts are real. This is why I like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest film, The Last Stand. The movie is entertaining despite its […]
Casual Vacany leaves the reader feeling unfulfilled
From the first time I opened a Harry Potter book, I was hooked, and J. K. Rowling became one of my most favorite people. I loved every second of every minute that I had one of those books opened, and I still continue to read and reread them to this […]
Songs in the Key of… “LOVE” : Players’ new show to be annual event
As we all know, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. The Xavier Players are setting the mood with their spring productionof Songs in the Key of “Love.” Songs in the Key of… is Xavier Players’ new, annual musical production. Each year, the club will decide on a new theme […]
Respect yourself first
There’s a relatively new trend, or rather, a movement, in college athletics that has slowly made its way to Xavier. It’s called the “boobment.” Yes, you heard that right. Boobment. For those of you who do not know, the boobment is a new Twitter phenomenon in which college girls can […]
The future of Xavier
During the course of my four years at this institution, there has been one week I have always dreaded. It is always fi lled with mediocre pop music, brightly colored shirts and frivolous interactions between students.Much like a terrible house party, Student Government Association elections are something I just can’t […]
An inside look into an English professor’s academic conferences and conventions
Dr. Niamh O’Leary is Xavier University’s resident Shakespeare scholar. Teaching upper-division and graduate Shakespeare courses, Dr. O’Leary has been sharing her love of Shakespeare with students since she began in the fall of 2010.However, Dr. O’Leary doesn’t just share her Shakespearean knowledge with Xavier University students. She attends multiple Shakespeare […]
Sports Opinion: Respectful rivalries
Last Tuesday, campus was busy with activity and excitement as the men’s basketball team prepared to defend their winning tradition at home against rival Dayton. Thoughts of Jimmy Carter were interrupted, however, when an alleged group of Dayton fans shamed the D’Artagnan statue by placing a skirt-like sheet onto the […]
Fencing grows under new leadership
When people think of fencing they tend to think of epic duels in movies such as Zorro, The Princess Bride and The Three Musketeers. What most Xavier students do not realize, however, is that Xavier University has its own fencing team that competes all across the Midwest. The club fencing […]
Swimming excels on Senior Day
The Xavier men’s and women’s swim teams came away with a pair of home wins over Wright State Saturday morning, where 12 seniors were honored for their time as Musketeers. Seniors Sam Conchuratt, David Gordon, Landon Graham, David Maxwell, Pablo Morejon, Joseph O’Hara, Daniel Schneider, Steve Sharp, Rick Stewart, Anne […]