Opinion

Mario Mercurio and Musketeer Madness

At Musketeer Madness, the men’s basketball team took the floor sporting some sweet new uniforms brought to you by the great people at Nike. Nike is an elite company that has been breeding success on the basketball court as well as supplying teams and fans with exceptional gear and equipment […]

Sports

Holloway Suspended

Xavier announced that senior point guard Tu Holloway will sit out for Xavier’s first regular season game against Morgan State on Nov. 11. Holloway was suspended for a secondary violation of NCAA rules. The violation was self reported, but Holloway must still serve a mandatory one game suspension. Holloway violated […]

Arts

Pirates premieres with praise

Xavier’s Music and Performing Arts departments performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera Pirates of Penzance Oct. 21-23 for audiences of both students and visiting family members. Since the show will be performed again on November 4 and 5, here is a review to tell you what to expect and why […]

News

Marron trial adjourned:not guilty

After his indictment on Feb. 22 and consequent trial, former Xavier student Sean Marron was found not guilty on Oct. 20 on four counts of rape. This ruling was reached after a three-day bench trial before Hamilton County Judge Robert Ruehlman. Marron was a student at Xavier from the fall […]

News

Parade held in honor of late Cincinnati icon

On Friday, a parade walked past Xavier University in honor of Carl Lindner who passed away on Oct. 17. The parade was hosted in honor of Lindner, who contributed a great deal to Cincinnati. The parade wound through the city of Cincinnati and around 10 a.m. crossed the corner of […]

Crime

Police Notes-10/26/11

Oct. 20 6:37 p.m. – Xavier Police escorted a non-student to Flynn Hall. The subject flagged an officer down on the academic mall. The non-student had left their house with their children to get away from their spouse after a fight and needed to borrow a phone to call a […]

Sports

Muskie Madness

On Saturday, the tip-off for the 2011-12 Xavier basketball season began, turning Cintas Center into a madhouse packed with over 5,000 Xavier students, parents and alumni. The event kicked off at 4 p.m. with activities for all ages, including a moon bounce for younger children. The Blue Blob and D’Artagnan […]

Arts

Puss in Boots: In a time before Shrek

The beloved, sword-fighting feline from the Shrek franchise is back. But did you ever wonder why Puss embraced this tendency to sword-fight? Why he thrived on theft? Why he stole from the innocent? Join Puss on his adventure to fulfill his childhood dream, reconnect with his childhood friend and find […]

News

MUD-dy times at XU

On any given warm afternoon, Xavier students can be found adjacent to Herald Avenue, practicing or playing sports atop a large green space, in the shadow of Fenwick Place. As Xavier University is still undetermined in its potential use of the coined Mixed Use Development (MUD) location on the eastern […]

Sports

Mixed results for women’s soccer

While the rest of the University returned home for Fall Break, the Xavier women’s soccer team hit the road for two Atlantic 10 away games. The women headed to Richmond on Friday to take on the Spiders; despite an intense game with many chances but no goals, the women tied […]