Opinion

Liar liar

We’ve all heard the news that broke last week: Lance Armstrong admitted to taking performance-enhancing substanc– es during all of his seven Tour de France victories from 1999-2005. During his two and a half hour interview with Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong seemingly came clean about some of the al- legations that […]

Arts

So Long Solo and open mic night: music in the Clocktower Lounge

On Jan. 17, Xavier Student Activities Council (SAC) hosted an open mic night in the Gallagher Student Center Clocktower Lounge. Headlining the event was So Long Solo, an up-and-coming acoustic duo consisting of Heather and Mark Miller. Offering exotic hot teas, a variety of tunes and a comfortable atmosphere, SAC’s […]

Sports

Newswire Sports Opinion: Xavier AD Mike Bobinski

A 15-year tradition of excel- lence in athletics was abruptly ended last Wednesday as Xavier University announced ath– letic director Mike Bobinski’s acceptance of the Athletic Department position at Georgia Tech. Bobinski, who has held the title of AD for 12 years at Xavier, will be filling a posi– tion […]

Sports

XU indoor track excels

The men’s and women’s track and field teams returned home after their first meet of 2013 at the Gladstein Invite hosted by Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Seven Musketeers finished in the Top 10 overall and eight achieved new personal records. The men were led by three sixth place finishes, […]

Opinion

Real recognizes real

Unless you’ve been liv– ing under a rock, or are a Notre Dame fan still hiding from public ridicule after their performance in the national title game, you’ve heard about Heisman runner-up Manti Te’o’s girlfriend hoax. After not playing in the national championship game, a story broke that his girl- […]

Tennis

Tennis sees strong opening weekend

The Xavier men and Women’s tennis teams opened their spring season this past week with mixed results. The men’s team dropped their first match to No. 4 Ohio State University last Wednesday but responded with victories over IUPUI and Cleveland State University last weekend. The women’s team fell to the […]

News

MLK Week at XU

Xavier University kicked off “MLK Week 2013″ on Jan. 21 with a series of weeklong events to honor the life and message of Martin Luther King, Jr. Some activities include the viewing of the film “Our Friend, Martin,” an education- al, animated film about Martin Luther King, Jr., shown at […]

News

Professor profile: Dr. Jerry Braun, Management Information Systems

Xavier Newswire sat down with Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Dr. Jerry Braun. Xavier Newswire: What classes do you teach? Dr. Jerry Braun: I have taught introductory informa– tion technology classes and web development classes during the summer sessions. XN: What drew you to Xavier? JB: This is my […]

News

“Not So Common Hour” gives students opportunity to vocalize problems

Residence Life, the Academic Advising Center (AAC) and sev– eral other departments on cam- pus will begin a series of ses– sions this semester for students called “The Not So Common Hour.” In these sessions, students will have the opportunity to interact with various departments on re- curring issues and […]

News

SGA appoints new senators and SAC members for 2013

Three new senators have been elected to the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2013- 2014 academic year. Olivia Capannari is a first-year student who is majoring in busi– ness undecided and minoring in environmental studies. Billy Kissel is a junior, majoring in marketing. Misha Balkowiec, also a junior, is […]