A spy thriller is playing out before our very eyes as Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who revealed the United States government’s surveillance program of U.S. citizens, is…
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A Caveman Could Easily Do That
When a modern person thinks of Stone Age people, he thinks of a group of wandering ape-men grunting and throwing rocks at wild animals. Just think of the famous GEICO insurance slogan:…
Witnessing History
Recently, The Xavierite spoke to a student from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who had the privilege of attending Pope Francis’ inauguration mass on March 19, 2013. Brian Geary,…
Summer Travel!
Looking for a fun and unique place to visit on your summer break? Below are students’ narratives of cool vacations across the nation! Seattle I’ve learned that some of the best vacations…
SXU Baseball Has Tough Home Stretch
The SXU Cougar baseball team played host to Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) in a split double-header on Wednesday, and then met the University of St. Francis squad in a difficult Senior Day…
No. 11 Saint Xavier University Softball Wraps Up Impressive Regular Season
The No. 11 nationally ranked (as of April 23) Saint Xavier University softball team has wrapped up the regular season with a remarkable and record breaking 43-5 mark. SXU finished in first…
South Siders Skidding Through Early Season
Through Sunday, the Chicago White Sox rank fourth in the American League Central Division with a 10-13 record. Second-year manager Robin Ventura’s club has so far lived up to many media outlets’…
Blackhawks Quest for the Cup!
Weekly Blackhawks Update This is the final article I will write for this academic year, and what an article it will be! There is a lot of Blackhawks hockey still to come!…
Chicago Bulls Unable to Finish Off Nets in Game 5
The Chicago Bulls are in the midst of a first round playoff match-up with the Brooklyn Nets and the Bulls find themselves up three games to two in this best of seven…
Chicago Bears Look at Saint Xavier’s Quarterback Jimmy Coy
Jimmy Coy has been the quarterback for the Cougars for the past two seasons. This past year, Coy was named to the 2012 American Football Coaches’ Association (AFCA)-NAIA All-America Team after taking…