Debunking the Parking Myth
[caption id="attachment_3356" align="alignleft" width="300"] The parking lots are full of cars and nowhere to park.[/caption] It is a widely accepted truth that finding parking at...
School of Nursing: Center of Excellence
The National League for Nursing has recently recognized Saint Xavier’s School of Nursing as a “Center of Excellence” for the third time. Dr. Lisa Capps,...
Law, Order, and SXU
Saint Xavier University has recently released Crime Reports for the 2010, 2011, and 2012 school years and it has shown a decrease in a majority...
Safety Concerns Over Track
[caption id="attachment_3347" align="alignleft" width="300"] This track (is made of) rocks.[/caption] During every home football game the SXU Dance Team and Cheerleading help cheer the football...
Kristen’s Scary Halloween Movie Picks
Tall Man: In a dying mining town, children are going missing each month. The townspeople believe it is the work of the Tall Man, an...
Countdown to Halloween: Four Weeks to Go!
[caption id="attachment_3296" align="alignright" width="241"] Who You Gonna Call?[/caption] There are only 29 days left until Halloween. I know that some people may need some encouragement...
From Scary to Sexy: What happened to Halloween?
[caption id="attachment_3293" align="alignright" width="231"] The "scary" we need to revisit Halloween--downright eery![/caption] The true "scary" of halloween costumes.[/caption]It’s that time of year again. Leaves are...
The Saga of Lake Marion: Episode I – The Golden Age
It was the late 1950s, and the sound of earthmovers droned across the corner of 103rd and Pulaski streets. Such sounds were not unusual here. ...
Extortion on Capitol Hill: Sore Losers Pound Fists
[caption id="attachment_3287" align="alignright" width="300"] Tea Party members are actually rallying for a potential government shut down.[/caption] Four things are certain in life: death, taxes, the...
Tough Test for Cougars in Joliet
[caption id="attachment_3280" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dave Marciano broke a school record with an 81-yard punt return touchdown.[/caption] Despite an offense that did not score until the...