Gallagher Student Center (GSC) might not be as ancient as the Chamber of Secrets, but it has known its fair share of history. To name an example, three different managing groups haveowned Ryan’s Pub since its construction in 2002: Sodexo, Inc., Chartwells and Andy’s Mediterranean Grille. To name another, Ryan’s […]
ActiveMinds promotes NEDAW
According to Walden Behavioral Care, five to 20 percent of college females and one to seven percent of college males suffer from some form of eating disorder. This week, Xavier’s ActiveMinds Club, along with the Student Activities Council and the Student Health Advisory Council, is hoping to reverse that trend. […]
Xavier players leave their mark on XU
Saturday’s game against Charlotte marks the beginning of the end for three Xavier men’s basketball players. Saturday will be the last regular season home game center Kenny Frease, point guard Tu Holloway and forward Andre Walker will ever play. For these two seniors and graduate student, their collegiate basketball careers […]
Women wrap up regular season play
The Xavier women’s basketball team ended a tough season on a high note this weekend when they defeated the University of Massachusetts 70-61 on Senior Night. The win on Sunday followed the Musketeers’ loss to the University of Dayton, where Xavier fell to the Flyers at UD Arena 83-54. The […]
Strong weekend for Xavier tennis
The men and women’s tennis teams went 4-0 over the past week with wins over Eastern Kentucky, UPUI and Butler. The women’s team defeated Eastern Kentucky 5-2. Sophomore Allyson Westling had a particularly strong performance, losing only two games in her match. The women’s team beat IUPUI on Saturday 6-1. […]
Baseball falls short
The Xavier men’s baseball team, who stood at 1-2 before this weekend, traveled to Charleston, S.C. to play three games over the weekend, losing all three games. They faced Connecticut, Rhode Island and the College of Charleston. So far this season the team has not had much trouble putting up […]
Swimming breaks records
Over the weekend the men’s and women’s swimming teams traveled to Buffalo, NY to compete in the Atlantic 10 swimming Championships. Senior Michael Zennedjian won the award for Atlantic 10’s most outstanding performer while head coach Brent MacDonald was voted men’s Coach of the Year by league coaches. The men’s […]
A sad international response
#8220;Where is the world?” These were the words that I heard on the radio from a Syrian local, afraid for his life, with gunfire and shelling a distant soundtrack. These words struck a chord with me and posed the question, “really… where is the world in this time of crisis?” […]
A Call to Destiny:
Since its September premiere at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms, has created quite a buzz in Hollywood for being a low-budget indie production. Set for release on March 16, 2012, the film tells a tale of two indifferent brothers […]
The Reel review with John:
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away… (Actually it was 1999) George Lucas released Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and it was met with mixed reactions. Some people praised the amazing special effects, but some complained that the plot and character development was sorely lacking […]