Final exams should be optional for students
This semester, the dreaded finals week for SXU students will begin Monday, December 6 and will conclude Friday, December 10. As some of us have...
Attendance Policies Need to be Changed
Now that classes have been moved from online back to in-person, students are once again coming face-to-face with attendance policies. While these policies were also...
Stop Vilifying Parental Leave
On Feb 3, 2021, former South Bend Mayor and failed Presidential Candidate, Pete Buttigieg, was sworn in as Secretary of the US Department of Transportation—Making...
After six years of scrolling through content, I deleted Instagram. Here’s why you should too.
When I was in the seventh grade, I created my first ever instagram account. I thought Facebook was for “moms” and avoided it, but I...
The Upside Of A Global Pandemic
Do you remember March 11, 2020? Remember watching the world shut down before your very eyes? Remember going to Walgreens and wondering why they were...
The Cougar Card’s Reach Should Be Extended
Saint Xavier University has experienced a steady influx of students who commute to campus. With limited space in residence halls, and a pandemic still wreaking...
John F. Kennedy assasination files should be released to the public
On Nov 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvy Oswald. Fifty-eight years later, Americans have yet to see all...
The Complicated Legacy Of Colin Powell
Colin Powell, a four-star general and former U.S. Secretary of State died this week at the age of 84 from complications of COVID-19 and multiple...
Cruises remain floating petri dishes, especially in the age of Covid-19
In February of 2020, almost seven hundred passengers among one of the Diamond Princess cruise ships were infected with Covid-19. Seven passengers' lives were taken...
All Comedians Should Be More Like Dave Chappelle
Did you guys hear the news? Dave Chappelle got canceled! I mean sure, he got paid $20 million for his special, and sure the special...