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 this period of regression and establish a…
Five Most Annoying Saint Xavier Parking Ordeals
Saint Xavier’s commuters are often an overlooked bunch. Yet, they are the school’s silent majority, its underappreciated lifeblood. If they disappeared, so would the university. So this week, I dedicate my column to…
Letter to the Editor: Parkside Apartment Relocation
Saint Xavier Newspaper Editorial Board, I would like to comment about your recent editorial on the Parkside Apartment student relocation and what, if any, steps the Public Safety Department took to assist…
Editorial: Too Old for New Toys
Technology in education is a quickly growing trend, starting with overhead projectors and wheeled-in carts carrying VCR’s. Now we have moved on up to DVD players and remote-controlled projectors. As of this…
Bookstore Changes to Benefit Students
Saint Xavier has recently announced the campus bookstore’s upcoming partnership with Follett Higher Education Group (FHEG). The decision to partner with FHEG was made by the SXU Board of Directors because of the…
Regina Hall Receives New ResCenter
On January 15, Residence Life unveiled the new ResCenter in Regina Hall’s Lobby. The redesigned space replaced Figaro’s, a pizza shop that had occupied the space until the end of the fall 2011…
Darwin on Campus
Next month, Saint Xavier University will host “Charles Darwin” in the form of actor and author Brian “Fox” Ellis.The event will be held on Tuesday, February 12 at 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. It…
Easy Intranet Access Coming to SXU
On February 4, 2013, a new SXU Intranet Portal will open up for faculty, staff, and students to use.“By definition, a portal is a gateway, or entrance, to information. The purpose of…
Sam’s Snack Time: Lucky Bamboo
On the corner of 99th and Kedzie, diagonal from Evergreen Park High School, is a 7-Eleven, nail salon, and a Baskin Robbins. However in between the Baskin Robbins and the nail…
History on Celluloid
If you are the kind of person that goes to the movies a lot (like me), then you know that it is no strange occurrence to see maybe two or three trailers…