Chris Mack is a confusing head coach. No, I’m not making any judgments about who he is; I’ve never said more than “Good luck” to him. Heck, he might even be a likable guy. It certainly seems like it – we’ve seen him dance to “Call Me Maybe” and escort […]
Dante Jackson returns to lead
There’s a myth in basketball which states that players who can’t play, coach. For beloved Xavier basketball alum Dante Jackson, the newest graduate assistant coach for the Musketeers, this myth is anything but true. While he was a player at Xavier, Jackson was a fan favorite and leader of a […]
Women welcome four new faces
The Xavier women’s basketball team, coming off an 8-20 season, welcomes four new players to this year’s squad. The Musketeers hope that these newcomers will add talent to a roster that is more experienced this season. Freshmen Jenna Crittendon, Brianna Glover, Kristine Rose and Aliyah Zantt will don Xavier jerseys […]
Challenging non-conference for men
The Xavier men’s basketball team is no stranger to a tough slate of games and this season’s schedule is no different from previous years. The Musketeers’ schedule includes some difficult challenges that will test Xavier early and often. According to ESPN’s non-conference schedule analysis, the Musketeers have the third toughest […]
Season breakdown
The past year has been a memorable one for Xavier fans in many good ways and plenty of bad ways. Last year Lyons, Holloway, Frease, Wells and Walker were the starting five and none of them will be wearing the Xavier uniform this year. The team is going to be […]
Staff Editorial
Those poor, undeserving and clearly underfunded athletes. Golly darn, they sure do need more money. Hey, we at the Xavier Newswire have an idea – why don’t we use the money we raise from the “X-Shirt,” which was unveiled last week, to fund those underappreciated, underfunded prima donnas? This year, […]
Xavier Basketball 101 for women
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 […]
Carnegie Theatre Live Musical Reading
Have you ever wondered what the creation of a musical looks like? On Oct. 7, the local theater community had a one-night opportunity to experience this process fi rsthand. The Carnegie Theatre hosted a premiere, live reading of The Sandman: A Little Nightmare Musical, created by composer Richard Oberacker and […]
New department’s first show Hairspray a huge success
The new Department of Music and Theatre opened its fi rst-ever musical production this past Friday, Oct. 19. The show Hairspray was an ambitious fi rst choice, but the risk paid off. Hairspray was a delight, and though not without fault, it was the most professionally presented student performance that […]
A column on columns
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 […]