During every home football game the SXU Dance Team and Cheerleading help cheer the football team to victory. Although they are all smiles, there is concern over the squads’ safety because they…
Government Shutdown and Federal Financial Aid
Unable to come to an agreement for the budget of the new fiscal year, the federal government has shutdown leaving university students to wonder how this may impact their federal financial aid….
Kristen’s Scary Halloween Movie Picks
Tall Man: In a dying mining town, children are going missing each month. The townspeople believe it is the work of the Tall Man, an entity that kidnaps children. No one knows…
Countdown to Halloween: Four Weeks to Go!
There are only 29 days left until Halloween. I know that some people may need some encouragement to get started on Halloween-related things, so I am going to break things down, week…
From Scary to Sexy: What happened to Halloween?
The true “scary” of halloween costumes.[/caption]It’s that time of year again. Leaves are soon to start falling of the trees, pumpkins will begin making their way to gardening stores all across America…
The Saga of Lake Marion: Episode I – The Golden Age
It was the late 1950s, and the sound of earthmovers droned across the corner of 103rd and Pulaski streets. Such sounds were not unusual here. After all, the Sisters of Mercy had…
Extortion on Capitol Hill: Sore Losers Pound Fists
Four things are certain in life: death, taxes, the Harlem Globe Trotters will always beat the Washington Generals and our congress will always be mired in petty argument, holding up the valuable…
Tough Test for Cougars in Joliet
Despite an offense that did not score until the fourth quarter Saturday, the No. 5-ranked Saint Xavier Cougar football team defeated the No. 22-ranked University of Saint Francis (Ill.) Fighting Saints 37-25….
Women’s Soccer Hanging in There
The Saint Xavier University women’s soccer team split a pair of games this past week. One of the games was an impressive shutout victory and the other was a nail-biter that could…
Cougars Finally Get a “W”
The Men’s Soccer team is finally on the board with their first win of the season. Last Tuesday evening, the Saint Xavier University men’s soccer team beat the University of Saint Francis…