A charter school is a publicly funded school that must have an open enrollment policy. They have to abide with state testing and federal accountability programs, but teachers have the freedom of…
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Healthy Relationships: No Easy Task
Relationships. We all have them. We’re acquaintances, classmates, friends, family, husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends. Relationships infiltrate every aspect of our lives and they change constantly. There is no doubt that a…
No Tolerance For Intolerance
I might not ever get married. I’m not sure it’s for me. I don’t know that I dig marriage. But I dig love. And I’ll be damned if I don’t support a person’s…
Student/Administration Conflict, Diner Blues, Exiting and Welcoming Staff Members…All in a Year’s Work at SXU
Alas! Another year passes at Saint Xavier, a year filled with its own problems, successes, excitements and stressors. We at The Xavierite have been honored to report on the topics that matter…
Faculty Overhaul
Saint Xavier University will be experiencing a change of professors for the 2013-2014 school year. When students in Dr. David Neff’s Spirituality classes received news that, after this semester, the class will…
Onward to Omaha
As Sister Sue Sanders loaded a milk dud into a toy catapult stationed on her desk she explained, “It’s meant to defend the office from anyone interested in stealing my autographed picture…
Orland to Miss Outgoing Sister
On July 1, Sister Margaret Mary Hinz, Associate Director for the Graham School of Management’s Graduate Program at the Orland Park Campus, will begin her five year tenure as one of the…
A Farewell to Dr. McNellis
Saint Xavier University’s Department of Communication will soon be one member short. After 35 years, Dr. Julie McNellis will be retiring from her position as Associate Professor. For McNellis, retirement from Saint…
Senior Class Gift of 2013
The Class of 2013’s class gift will help fund projects that showcase student and faculty cooperation. The Student-Faculty Partnership Endowment aims to create a strong bond amongst students and faculty while researching…
Interfaith Expo at SXU
On Monday, April 15, the annual Interfaith Expo took place in the Butler reception Room. The Expo’s theme, “Who’s Got Faith in Faith Anymore?” brought three main speakers to place perspectives and…