The Office of Residence Life is now accepting applications for the 66 available Resident Assistant (RA) positions for next semester. The role of an RA is integral in the daily happenings in the Residence Halls at Xavier University and, as high volumes of applications in past years have shown, it […]
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Ethics team places second
The Xavier University Ethics Team placed second out of 22 teams at the Central States Regional Ethics competition on Saturday, Nov. 12, qualifying the team for the National Conference, which is to be hosted in Cincinnati this coming March. Xavier’s Ethics Team began three years ago under the direction of […]
Pell grant funds pending
Xavier University’s Student Government Association (SGA) took a stance on Nov. 21, requesting the United States of America’s Congressional Leadership to heed their cries against the national budget cuts, which could end Pell Grants and other need-based financial aid for next year. SGA President Ryan Alleman and junior Senator Ryan […]
Students venture to Georgia for protest
What started as a handful of students and faculty traveling to Ft. Benning, Ga. to partake in a protest has evolved into a group of over 30 students and faculty coming together to stand up for something they believe in. On Nov. 8, this group hopped on a bus for […]
Meet City Councilman Chris Seelbach
The Newswire recently sat down with Xavier graduate and newlyelected City Councilman Chris Seelbach to find out a little more about his XU ties. XN: Did you grow up here in Cincinnati? Chris Seelbach: I grew up in Louisville and moved to Cincinnati when I was 18 to go to […]
Catalytic converter thieves caught
Xavier Police arrested and charged two suspects on Nov. 21 regarding the recent wave of catalytic converters on campus. The suspects were found guilty of stealing four converters, all of which were recovered from the trunk of their vehicle, from cars in the A parking lot. Officer Petachi observed the […]
Philosophy Professor survives lifeboat
At the first annual Lifeboat Debate, Dr. Richard Polt, professor of philosophy and playing the devil’s advocate, was voted last professor standing by Xavier students and faculty last Thursday. This event was organized by Dr. Timothy Quinn and the philosophy department. The hosts of the evening, Hannah Dahlby and Chris […]
Students run to fulfill children’s dreams
At 9 p.m. in the Gallagher Student Center Theatre on Thursday, the Distance4Dreams (D4D) club will be hosting a fundraiser concert featuring aca- Bellas, Harmon-X and the Xavier Singers. Admission is $2 dollars. D4D partners with A Special Wish Foundation to sponsor families with children who have life-threatening diseases in […]
One Magical Night
On Friday, the Student Activities Council hosted Muskies After Dark in the Gallagher Student Center. It was entitled ‘One Magical Night’ because it happened on 11/11/11, which is said to be the luckiest day of the century. The event lasted from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m., and at 11:11 p.m. […]
Xavier leads country in American Dream research
It’s not often that Xavier can claim to be the one and only at something. Currently, Xavier is home of the Center for the Study of the American Dream (CSAD)—the only statistically-based research team dedicated to quantifying the American Dream, which it does monthly. This research team is composed of […]