On Sept. 29, over 260 Xavier students took time out of the schedules to spend their morning in the community doing service. Community Action Day is Xavier’s largest community service event and is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Center for Faith and Justice (CFJ). The board for this year’s two […]
Local
Possible bike trail:
The Wasson Way Project, a proposed bike trail that would connect Xavier University with Hyde Park Plaza, Rookwood Pavilion and ultimately the Little Miami Bike Trail, continues to gain local support. “We were just driving down Wasson in January and started thinking how great of a bike trail it’d make. […]
Inside out project arrives
On Oct. 22, 3-by-4 foot blackand-white photos of individuals bombarded the Xavier and Evanston communities. The photos are part of a large art movement, the Inside Out Project, and were brought to the Xavier and Evanston communities by the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC). The Inside Out Project is a creation […]
Trick-or-treating falls behind
Rumors traveled around Xavier about children coming to trick-or-treat on campus this Halloween. Unfortunately, the event did not happen this year. What used to be called the “Fall Fun Fest” has not happened since 2009. The Fall Fun Fest was a Xavier event put on for kids living in the […]
Film festival in Cincinnati
Xavier University will be one of four locations throughout Cincinnati to be the first U.S. hosts of the traveling New York City ReelAbilities Film Festival. The festival will be in Cincinnati from Sept. 10 through September 22. This festival features nine films, presentations and programs focusing on the lives, stories […]
Xavier athletes help out at Buddy Walk
On Sept. 10, several of Xavier University’s athletic teams participated in the 16th annual Buddy Walk in downtown Cincinnati. The event is a 2k walk accompanied by live music in Sawyer Point Park, by the Ohio River. It is put on by the Downs Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati (DSAGC) […]
DANA DEATHTRAP
After encountering several delays over the summer, the Dana Avenue Widening Project has resumed construction and set a new completion date of June 1, 2012. The project will expand Dana Avenue, adding turn lanes at all of the major intersections, particularly at Dana Avenue and Ledgewood Drive, creating a better traffic flow and easier access to Xavier University. The project also includes the addition of […]