The week of September 21, 2015 is an important week on Saint Xavier University’s campus. Many students, faculty, staff, and community members come together to create, and attend events hosted by different…
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Mexican Independence Day Parade
On September 13, members of the Saint Xavier Community participated in the Mexican Independence Day Parade of South Chicago. A total of 20 students, three staff, and two faculty members left SXU’s…
World Bits
CUBA (Reuters)- Pope Francis visited east Cuba on Monday for Mass, making him the first Pope to visit Holguin, Cuba. Holguin is where former Cuban rulers Raul and Fidel grew up. Pope…
Do You #StandWithAhmed
One of the top national news stories this week revolved around a young man from Texas named Ahmed Mohamed. The young man was arrested when a teacher had suspected that he brought…
The Crusader of Sanity
A lot has happened to the Republicans within the last few weeks, including a debate. So, let’s see where we are at in the great American process known as elections. First, let’s…
The No-Filter Post
As a college student I think there is one thing that every student has endured and can relate to— stress. My entire life is surrounded around my education. My daily schedule goes…
FRESHMAN
Scream Queens (FOX): From Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck, comes a horror comedy that stars original “scream queen”, Jamie Lee Curtis, as the dean of a university rocked by a series of…
Familiar Faces Populate Black Mass
Black Mass doesn’t reinvent the gangster movie genre and it seems perfectly aware of that fact. It’s a movie that lovingly embraces enough clichés in a shrewd, enthusiastic way that when it…
Fashion Industry Takes Over New York City
After 9 days, 254 designers and 69 shows, New York Fashion Week has officially come to a close. Running from September 9th-Septermber 17th, this biannual event brought out big name designers from…
Cougars Win in Nail-biter
On September 19, the #8 ranked Saint Xavier football team played the #20 ranked Webber International University football team. The game was a nail-biter that had the Cougars once again come through…