I’m with the Banned
Source: Shealyn Scott Out of the 228 books I read in high school, a quarter of them are now on lists of banned books...
Sometimes, Family Finds You: Finding Family at SXU
Source: Genevieve Buthod I don’t know where I would be today without Genevieve Bonadonna’s commitment to the Xavierite. She was an editor for the news...
The Best Laid Plans
Source: Gina Pantone-Urwin It’s been nearly 20 years since I published my last issue of The Xavierite—a young and ambitious student Editor-in-Chief having no idea...
Why I Write
Source: Kelly White Saint Xavier wasn’t my first choice. Now, before you stop reading, let me help you to understand why. I graduated from Richards...
Saint Xavier University Changed My Life
Source: Nathaly Duenas My experience at Saint Xavier University will forever hold a special place in my heart. It all started with the professors, classmates...
Why Retro Always Comes Back
Photo Credit: The Xavierite Vinyls, record players, cassettes, printed books, newspapers. These are all things that have been or are starting to become labeled “retro.”...
Good Girls Don’t Die: Unpacking the “Final Girl” Trope
Jamie Lee Curtis (Left) as Laurie Strode, an early example of the trope Tribune Agency Women and horror...
She’s Just a Girl, Not a Manic Pixie Dream
Source: Allure There’s a laundry list of tropes and archetypes that constrain female characters in the media, but none have been as damaging as...
The Customer Service Experience: Sweep it n’ Weep
I applied to Panera Bread after I graduated from high school. They hired me almost immediately and asked if I could work the opening shift...
When Music Transcends Time
Photo Source: The Xavierite Music is something people have listened to and used in a variety of different ways since the beginning of time....