Praise the gods of music, because City and Colour is releasing a new album this June! Please excuse me while I scream with pure elation. City and Colour’s newest album, The Hurry…
Today’s Music
These Bands Have a Unique Sound Die Antwoord Die Antwoord goes hard. They go much harder than most of the rap on American radio waves today, at least. American rappers have become…
In the Wake of Tragedy, Injustice
In the course of human events there are a few moments that are burned into our cultural memory, forever a piece of our history to learn from. Some of these are great…
We Do Need Some Education: “Hey Teachers, Leave Them Kids Alone!”
When will we learn? I mean that in two senses. One: when will our city learn that school closings are not the best way to cut city spending? Two: if schools keep…
The End of an Era, but not of Spirit
There are a number of great people leaving the University this year, but one in particular hits close to home: Mark Vargas, the Executive Director of the University Libraries. In full disclosure,…
Schools Should Wade into Un-Chartered Waters
A charter school is a publicly funded school that must have an open enrollment policy. They have to abide with state testing and federal accountability programs, but teachers have the freedom of…
Healthy Relationships: No Easy Task
Relationships. We all have them. We’re acquaintances, classmates, friends, family, husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends. Relationships infiltrate every aspect of our lives and they change constantly. There is no doubt that a…
No Tolerance For Intolerance
I might not ever get married. I’m not sure it’s for me. I don’t know that I dig marriage. But I dig love. And I’ll be damned if I don’t support a person’s…
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 to report on the topics that matter…
Faculty Overhaul
Saint Xavier University will be experiencing a change of professors for the 2013-2014 school year. When students in Dr. David Neff’s Spirituality classes received news that, after this semester, the class will…