Category: Opinions

With the ever-advancing technology today, not many people have. We receive our homework by email, our teachers lecture using PowerPoint presentations, we type our papers and submit our homework on a computer…

On February 15th the world got a wakeup call from something we normally see as cold and dead: outer space. A small meteor, estimated 50 feet wide (weight is unknown but in…

There is a time for civil debate and discussion. There is a time for compromise and bipartisanship. But there is also a time for sticking up for what you know to be…

Last week, SXU President Christine Wiseman gave her third annual “State of the University” address on the topics of the current financial state of the University and the Administration’s plans for the…

I am sure to avid readers of my column (if there are such people who would call themselves “avid” readers of my column) it comes as no surprise that I love movies….

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 resign from his holy post. Many are…

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 do it about a dozen times a…

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 status here at the university; because one’s…

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 everyone to use and send your photos…

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 a robbery/mugging was attempted near the school…