Late last month, Xavier Athletics posted a press release heralding a new program called “Mattress Warehouse Presents: Xavier Basketball 101 For Women with Coach Chris Mack.” The “designed for women” program, which will be from 5:30 – 9 p.m. on Nov. 1, costs $50 and will feature a presentation on […]

Writing has majestically come into my life this semester and swept me off my feet. By that I mean to say, everything I do involves writing. For some, this would be a strange and peculiar form of torture. For others, it would be an earthly paradise. How I feel about […]

Students, don’t murder me for arguing this. On the heels of midterm exams I thought about educational assessment. Have you ever taken a test and knew you were going to get a good grade, and yet you also knew you didn’t know the material in depth? Or the opposite, you […]

Xavier’s recent nomination for peta2’s Most Vegan-Friendly College competition has our minds blown. This is ridiculous – Xavier may have vegan options, but it is definitely not vegan-friendly. The Xavier Newswire has a few vegetarians and former vegans on staff, so we feel we know what we’re talking about. What […]

Over fall break, a friend of mine recalled a conversation that took place with Brother Burns over dinner. During the conversation, Brother Burns mentioned that, to his knowledge, every single Jesuit high school in the United States has a community service portion among their graduation requirements. This is not unique […]

All in favor of Andrew Bush’s article, “Muskie fall sports FTW,” say “aye.” Fall is a great time to be a Muskies sports fan. Our men’s football team had two home victories this weekend. And by football, of course, I mean soccer. Thanks to the Xooligans there has been more […]

If you did not enjoy Dr. Seuss when you were a child, you should be ashamed of yourself. Seriously. What kind of life did you live? Dr. Seuss can teach us all some really great things, as is often the case with children’s books. Read on to see five important life […]

Students of Xavier University, I write to you today as someone who loves our institution and its mission enough to say the following: I am disappointed. Allow me to explain. Last week, I found out we essentially had the opportunity to host both the Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates this […]

There is an ongoing debate in society on ends versus means, and that debate is no less pertinent for Xavier. Do we choose to understand the cause or the effects it produces? Should I major in something that will have financial security, a secure end, or the humanities in order […]

Earlier this month, the Student Government Association executive team of Seth Walsh, Kristin Sanfillipo and Matt Morefield SGA executives) announced, very quietly, that over the summer they had received food stipends with approval from their university advisor, Leah Busam Klenowski. This doesn’t sound so bad until you hear that the […]