Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! A day dedicated to the international celebration of love, full of romantic dates, bouquets of roses, cuddling on the couch with rom-com movies, and being with that special…
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The Olympics Aren’t All Fun and Games
In honor of the winter Olympics, a camaraderie-building world-wide event, lots of promotion in favor of the games is broadcasted. However, there are a lot of cons to the Olympics that are…
Conscious Consumer: Antibiotics
The development of antibiotics in the early 20th century was arguably one of the most important medical developments in modern medicine. Almost a hundred years later, antimicrobial products are everywhere – soaps,…
To Gerrymander is to Pander
In the past few weeks in Pennsylvania, a GOP lawmaker, Chris Dush, requested that judges of the state’s Supreme Court be impeached in reaction to an order that new congressional maps be…
YouTube: The Problem of Sensationalism Versus Quality Content
When YouTube first debuted on the Internet in early 2005, the video-sharing website was one of the first of its kind. The only other site similar was metacafe which was founded in…
Is My Black Beautiful? SXU Talks About Colorism
On Wednesday, February 7, Saint Xavier’s student organization Race and Justice Education and Action (RJEA) group held an open discussion called “Is My Black Beautiful? A Discussion on Colorism.” Held in the…
February 9th: The Day SXU Closed Due To A Snow Day
Early morning on Friday, February 9, Saint Xavier University issued an SXU Alert cancelling classes at both the Chicago Campus and the Orland Park Campus due to a winter storm. According to…
Interview with Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Daiber
Last week, The Xavierite had the opportunity to interview Illinois gubernatorial candidate, Bob Daiber. Currently, Daiber is the regional superintendent of schools in Madison County and has over twenty years of experience…
Athlete Profile: Maddie Welter
For the past couple of issues, I have been raving about the 2017-2018 Cougar Women’s Basketball team. Well, I am going to keep on going with this trend because this team is…
The Other America: Prospers Divided
America, as a realm, prospers divided. From its conception and its conceivement, its prosperity has been askew. Where its triumph derived from capitalism, its poverty derived too. There is an America which…