Xavier’s Art Department is now presenting the fourth annual Art at the X. Art at the X is a national juried competition that takes place at the Art Gallery in the A.B. Cohen Center. The gallery opened on Aug. 26 and will remain open for viewing until Sept. 23. It […]

On Monday, students began lining up on the second floor of Gallagher Student Center in the hopes of  getting the best tickets for the upcoming fall concert featuring Mike Posner. Xavier University’s Student Activities Council (SAC) contracted the singer/songerwriter who will be performing at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 in […]

Can one really determine whether a song or a piece of music is “good” or “bad?” This, over the past three years, has been a constant topic of discussion and a point of contention for myself and plenty of others involved in the music department here on campus. Y e […]

Matthew Westgate is an assistant professor in the music department.  He is the director of the University’s instrument activities. Xavier Newswire: What did you do before you came to Xavier? Matthew Westgate: I attended Western Michigan University (WMU) for my undergraduate degree in music education, and then I was a […]

In 2006, Cuyahoga county in northern Ohio, approved a 10 – year cigarette tax to support the arts in the region. Halfway through that initiative, more than $65 million has been given to over 150 arts organizations in the area. In 2010 alone, the tax income was over $17 million. […]

Generally when I go into a bookstore I’m pretty overwhelmed by the expansive number of fantasy novels from which to choose. This being the case, I normally would then turn my back to that section, not wanting to go through the pain of reading all back covers telling stories of […]

Rich with history, the Queen City has one of the most expansive arts communities in the Midwest. With its many museums, including the Taft Museum of Art and the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, a world-class symphony and theater organizations worthy of Broadway, Cincinnati has much to offer those […]

Hip-hop artist B.o.B. performed his Grammy award winning hits “Nothin’ On You” and “Airplanes, Part II” along with fellow hip-hop artist Playboy Trey in front of an audience of approximately 1,800 on Saturday at Cintas Center for the Student Activities Council spring concert. SAC chose the hip-hop show, which lasted […]

What do various locations in Colombia, Founders Day and Relay for Life have in common? They are all past venues for performances by the Black Satin Quintet, a group of jazz musicians made up entirely of Xavier students.  Current members of the group include junior Rich Notter on the tenor […]

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