Benedict’s Backbone
Today is Pope Benedict XVI’s last day as the Vicar of Christ. In a surprise move, he became the first pope in 600 years to...
Acknowledging Our Drinking Problem
How many times have you gone to the fridge, seen all sorts of drinks stacked up, and said ‘there is nothing to drink here’? I...
Editorial: Designating Parking Spots
Parking at Saint Xavier University has been a much discussed topic amongst students this semester. A few concerns have been raised, based on the student...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Everyone has heard the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words”. With social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat that are easy for...
Editorial: Making a Safer SXU
A recent set of incidents on campus have inspired “The Xavierite” to question the safety of St. Xavier’s campus. Last week it was reported that...
Editorial: Puffing Away Your Savings
Tobacco is the crop that came only second to cotton in building early Americaâs economy, but now it has fallen out of the top ten...
Snooki Invades the History Channel?
As I was flipping through the cable channels the other day, I stopped to scroll through the listings for the History Channel. As a history...
Cleaning the Digital Closest
We live in a crazy world of advanced technology that continues bewilder the mind every passing day like a laser the size of a flashlight...
Old Answers Solve New Problems
Idle No More is an international demonstration to gain attention for modern problems faced by native people in the United States and Canada, from coast...
Greetings, Earthlings
It has been 50 years since the last manned trip to a celestial body, but now a group of private companies are looking to shatter...