The Xavier cadets who attended the Leadership Development Assistant Course (LDAC) had a wide variety of opportunities this summer. The juniors (now seniors) also had the opportunity to attend Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT). CTLT gives the future lieutenants in ROTC the chance to shadow a new lieutenant in the […]

A new housing selection system was utilized this summer for incoming first year students, granting the students more opportunity to select their roommates. Incoming first years had a profile that consisted of a housing profile and their Road to Xavier profile that was used to search for potential roommates. A […]

Ordering textbooks is the challenge all students dread twice each academic school year. The Xavier University bookstore has all the textbooks necessary, but there are plenty of online solutions in order to find your materials for a cheap price. Let’s begin with Amazon.com. This popular website sells paperbacks, hard covers, […]

As of Aug. 13, 1092 students out of the more than 11,000 original applicants will make up the incoming class of 2016. Here are some facts about the incoming class: • Average high school grade point average: 3.62 • Top 10% of their high school class: 22.1% • Ranked number […]

Coming to college for the first time comes with a long list of “must-dos” such as joining clubs, finding edible, cheap food, making friends and plowing through class work. Coupled with homework comes finding places on campus where one can successfully finish homework. When picking a study spot, there are […]

It was hard to miss the larger-than-life scaffolding outside the Gallagher Student Center over the summer, but did you notice all the updates made both inside and outside the building? What’s new in GSC? 1. Exterior doors 2. Interior finishes 3. Atrium furniture 4. Convenience store (coming soon to the […]

Xavier’s annual Relay For Life starts this Friday, April 20 at 3 p.m. and runs until Saturday, April 21 at 9 a.m. This year’s theme is Superheroes: Finding Cancer’s Kryptonite. Junior Aimee Rich, the Relay event recruitment chair, said that this theme is good because it’s an “event that allows […]

The news of an event such as Xavierfest should come as a surprise for students. The Student Activities Council (SAC) is really stepping up their game. Instead of the typical “one hit wonder” artists that nobody cares about, SAC is getting creative. While the number of performers, vendors and anticipated […]

On Monday, Xavier’s Student Activities Council (SAC) submitted its recommendations for the appointed positions of Students Rights Representative, LGBTQ Training and Support Intern, Board of Elections and Student Conduct Liaison. The appointments still need to be voted on next Monday. The University Committee Appointments were also announced Monday. The Students […]

This week the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer ALliance is celebrating the annual LGBTQ week on campus. Alliance is a group that includes anyone who identifies outside of the hetero-normative way of thinking. They are a support group for anyone who identifies themself as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender […]