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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 learned the hard way, the time to…
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 present during online courses, they weren’t as…
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 history as the first openly gay cabinet…
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 did see that my peers had Instagram….
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 all out of water bottles and toilet…
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 havoc across the nation – many have…
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 of the files related to his assination. …
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 myeloma. Until the election of Barack Obama…
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 by the virus while aboard the ship….