On February 10, 2015, Saint Xavier University students and community members had the opportunity to attend a performance by an Irish band called the Dirty Wellies. The band, consisting of nine members,…
Author: Peter Kreten
Professor Brings Innovations to Classroom
Saint Xavier University is home to many talented faculty, including adjunct music professor, Regina Garrity. Garrity has been teaching a course entitled Music of Ireland to Saint Xavier students for two years…
SNL Still Crazy After All These Years
On Sunday, February 15, the past and present cast of Saturday Night Live—at least those that could be in attendance—returned to Studio 8H for a nearly three hour long live anniversary special….
Round Up of the Most Buzzworthy Hot Topics
Kanye West Steals Spotlight from Beck at the Grammys At the 57th Grammy Awards, Singer Beck won the award for Album of the Year and apparently that did not sit well with…
Samuel L. Jackson, Climate Change and You
Last weekend’s box office was a stacked one, pitting Kingsman: The Secret Service against popular titles like Spongebob and Fifty Shades of Grey—those of which already have a dedicated fan base. That…
Men’s Volleyball Trumps Trinity, Lose to St. Ambrose
On February 10, the Saint Xavier men’s volleyball team took on Trinity International University. The Cougars would win this game handily by a score of 3–0. The Cougars soundly won the first…
Women’s Basketball Win Two in a Row
On Robert Morris’ Senior Day – Feb. 11, the Cougars came to play beating the #17 ranked team in the NAIA convincingly behind great team offense and defense showing everyone why they…
Men’s Basketball Pulls Out Two Wins in a Row
St. Xavier men’s basketball team battled Robert Morris University on Feb. 11. This contest was a nail biter that had to go to triple overtime to be decided. Both teams fought hard…
The Xavierite Reacts To:
“There are two types of people who watch the Super Bowl. Those that have likely been invested in the entire season and those that come for the commercials and the halftime show….
The Crusader of Sanity
It’s that time of year again. That point in time where all Chicagoans seem to forget that it snows in the city and that they have to shovel, that our city’s plowing…