Student/Administration Conflict, Diner Blues, Exiting and Welcoming Staff Members…All in a Year’s Work at SXU
Alas! Another year passes at Saint Xavier, a year filled with its own problems, successes, excitements and stressors. We at The Xavierite have been honored...
When Schools Fail the Test
All of my life, I have played the game of making a straight line of “A”s appear on a piece of paper. The rule of...
Cagestruck: An Internet Love Story
Maybe it’s just me, but there seem to be some people out in the world (namely on the internet) who are obsessed with actor Nicolas...
Letter to the Editor: Sticks and Stones May Break my Bones, But Compliments will Definitely Hurt Me
This past Monday the Name It, Change It campaign released their survey on exactly how physical descriptions and remarks affect female politicians. Survey respondents were...
Letter to the Editor: The Xavierite Sees no News, Hears no News, Speaks no News
Dear The Xavierite Staff, My letter today, is regarding the Xavierite Volume 82, Number 20 that was released Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013. Specifically, the article...
Editorial: Turn on WXAV’s Speakers!
For the past 12 years, WXAV 88.3FM has served the SXU community as its award-winning student-run radio station. Like most college radio stations, however, WXAV...
A Thumbs Up to a Great Film Critic of Our Time: Roger Ebert, 1942-2013
Last Thursday, beloved film critic Roger Ebert passed away due to cancer at age 70. This man was more than just a critic to a...
A Call to Create: Breaking the Artist Monopoly on Creativity and Rediscovering a Lost Joy
There are many things that make me mad about the educational system, but one is the consistent view of art and creative programs as being...
President Obama “Shot Down” by Radical Feminists
Apparently it is now a grave error to compliment a woman on her looks. Our very own president, Barack Obama, learned this the hard way...
Editorial: Saint Xavier University – A Lot to Offer (But You Wouldn’t Know It)
When many people, either those associated with our fair university or just onlookers, think of St. Xavier the first thing that probably comes to mind...