Category: Opinions

We have all heard and know of the countless benefits that oral hygiene has in our lives. Whether it is keeping our breathe clean or fighting cavities and plaque we know that…

Within the last week the Chicago Tribune formally endorsed Bruce Rauner as its choice for governor in the upcoming election this November. For a brief moment in time, the staff of The…

I have always been an advocate for women. Well duh, I am a woman. We have come such a long way in terms of rights, we have a lot of opportunities that…

While flipping through some articles this past weekend, I came upon an amazing story that hasn’t seemed to grab many headlines thus far. I find this odd given the fact that this…

Recently a proposal to ban smoking on campus has been brought forward to administration. This proposal, if passed, can potentially ban smoking on the entire Saint Xavier University campus. This has led…

Dear Xavierite Staff: We appreciate the article you wrote last week concerning Homecoming and the divide between residents and commuters; however, we find it to be extremely flawed. Homecoming flyers were distributed…

Two years ago, when I was but a first year columnist, I wrote a series of stories called “Battlefield Christmas.” This installment of stories was written as a wartime report and how…

I was recently made aware of a new app called “Yik Yak”. Naturally, I downloaded it to see what it had to offer. The app is essentially an anonymous version of Twitter. It…

With the Ebola virus making its way into the United States, it has understandably caused quite a stir. With plenty of media coverage and the frightening buzzwords of “epidemic” and “death” being…

In the past few weeks, it seems that the coverage of the current Ebola crisis seems to have faded from the headlines and into memory. This, the observation of the Xavierite staff,…