You don’t have to be a film buff to have heard about the Sundance Film Festival, one of the biggest and most prestigious film festivals who celebrated its 27th annual competition on Jan. 20 – 30, 2011. One film in particular made the audience at January’s festival go crazy – […]

To see a pop star performing his number one single in a Xavier basketball jersey would be something that Xavier students would struggle to fathom. On Saturday, this became a reality when Mike Posner performed at Cintas Center. Student Activities Council (SAC) organized the show and the 1,200 people who […]

The beloved, sword-fighting feline from the Shrek franchise is back. But did you ever wonder why Puss embraced this tendency to sword-fight? Why he thrived on theft? Why he stole from the innocent? Join Puss on his adventure to fulfill his childhood dream, reconnect with his childhood friend and find […]

Xavier’s Music and Performing Arts departments performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera Pirates of Penzance Oct. 21-23 for audiences of both students and visiting family members. Since the show will be performed again on November 4 and 5, here is a review to tell you what to expect and why […]

The third installment in the spooky franchise Paranormal Activity is on its way. My six weak-hearted roommates cower at the trailer, and I, the only scary-movie goer of the house, ignore the chills creeping up my legs and bounce in anticipation. I love when movies can truly scare me, and […]

It’s been a few years since we last heard from Leslie Feist. The success of The Reminder (2007) left us satisfied enough to warrant her four-year hiatus, without even realizing, at least in my case, that we desperately needed more. Her fourth album, Metals, was released in the United States […]

For any American college student, 21st birthdays are a big deal. My own 21st birthday was no exception, so when it started to come closer I had to decide where, exactly, to celebrate with friends. So like any other college student, I Googled it. After an extended stay in Europe, […]

As Don’t Tell Anna, one of Xavier’s improv groups, performed its first full-cast show on Friday night, I began thinking about the value of theatrical improvisation in relation to the stresses of everyday life. There’s something about seeing common situations portrayed through comedy that makes you realize that the most […]

Apple Inc. released its newest product yesterday: the iPhone 4S. The keynote address was given by the new CEO Ted Cook who replaced Steve Jobs in April. As with every new release of Apple’s, the launch of this product was kept under tight security and very little was known, including […]

For five weeks during the summer of 2011, a class full of Xavier students packed their suitcases and boarded a plane headed for the city of Rome. During this “life changing” experience students were exposed to ancient works of art, historical monuments and museums in hopes that at the end […]