The Avett Brothers released their seventh studio album entitled The Carpenter on Sept. 11, their second album with producer Rick Rubin and record label Universal Republic. As expected, the Avetts have produced another album that goes deeper lyrically; however, it certainly continues with the musical shift in their work, catering […]
Ingrid Michaelson hits the Taft Theater in Cincinnati
This past Friday, Ingrid Michaelson, an artist of some of the smoothest, most moving popular songs of our time, visited the Taft Theater. She came to town as part of her acoustic tour. Not only did Michaelson bring her amazing musical talents, but she also brought a personality that seemingly […]
Men’s soccer ends rival game in a draw
The No. 13/9 Xavier men’s soccer team drew 2-2 against the Dayton Flyers on Saturday making it their first home draw of the year. The Musketeers ( 9-0-3) had a two-goal lead with the help of junior Nick Hagglund and redshirt sophomore Will Walker. Hagglund’s goal came with five seconds […]
Ultimate frisbee takes club sports team to new heights this season
The madness this Saturday at Cintas Center will not be the only big sporting event this weekend for Xavier. While the basketball team begins their practice, the ultimate frisbee team will be hosting a tournament this Saturday and Sunday in Clarksville, Ohio. The tournament, which is free for all who […]
Strong A-10 start for volleyball
The Xavier women’s volleyball team has won three out of their last four matches overall and two out of their last three in the Atlantic 10. Since the beginning of October, the Musketeers have recorded a home win against out-of-conference rival Cincinnati (23-25, 28-26, 25-21, 24-26, 15-9), a road loss […]
Women’s soccer struggles in A-10 play
This past week, the Xavier women’s soccer team played at Butler where they lost 1-0 in overtime. They then traveled to Dayton where they lost to the Flyers 3-0. During the game against Butler, the Musketeers were able to hang with Bulldogs until overtime. However, there was a major differential […]
Soccer starter journeys from Israel to play for XU
Most Americans grow up playing in little league soccer games, but for junior defender Adar Cohen, his passion for soccer came all the way from Tel-Aviv, Israel. Living in Tel-Aviv, his life was very different from his life here in Cincinnati. For starters, his house was just five minutes from […]
Letter to the Editor
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 […]
A requirement to serve
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 […]
Please don’t murder me
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 […]