Opinions, World NewsAddressing Climate Change: Changing a Culture
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
December 13, 2018
Campus Features, Campus News, uncategorizedAn Especially Deserving Ryken Award Winner
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
December 13, 2018
A&E Reviews, Opinions, Student LifeXavier and Mercy’s Anon(ymous): Captivating and Emotional
By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter
December 3, 2018
Campus News, Sports, Sports News, uncategorized, X TeamsAnother Under the Radar Team: Sailing
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
November 29, 2018
By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter
December 3, 2018 • No Comments
"Where I come from"—these are the words that stick with you after seeing Xavier and Mercy's production of Naomi Iizuka's Anon(ymous). Full of potent imagery and well-placed humor, the play proves to be a relevant commentary on modern issues regarding cultural displacement, immigration, and family,...
A Rebuttal: Why You Maybe Shouldn’t Vote
November 3, 2018
Yes, I hear them. Voting is a fundamental aspect of one's civic duty, they say. Voting is the bedrock of democracy, they argue. Voting is the only way to address tyranny, they declare. Voting is fun, they affirm. I beg to differ. In 1921, when Hitler was elected leader of the Nazi party by a demoralizing...
In Defense of Voting and Democracy
November 1, 2018
It is not only true that voting actually matters but it also necessary for the country to function. But before we get to the major impact of one person’s vote, we have to see the impact of voting in general. Voting is the only way for a democracy to function. Voting keeps politicians accountable. It...
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
December 13, 2018 • No Comments
Every year during the mass of St. Francis Xavier, the Ryken Award winner is announced. This is the highest award any faculty or staff member can receive. This year, the faculty and staff chose to give it to an especially deserving candidate, Mr. Grasso. Mr. Grasso is a 2005 Xavier graduate who has...
By Dominick Delaney, Reporter
December 13, 2018 • No Comments
During the summer, most school buildings slumber, awaiting for new activity in September. However, this was not the case for Xavier High School. Xavier installed new solar panels, new spirit wear, and new teachers over the summer. The language department received two new teachers for Spanish and French....
By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter
October 18, 2018 • No Comments
Think different. Throw away that paper planner of yours and embrace your new digital planner: Google Calendar.
By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter
December 3, 2018 • No Comments
"Where I come from"—these are the words that stick with you after seeing Xavier and Mercy's production of Naomi Iizuka's Anon(ymous). Full of potent imagery and well-placed humor, the play proves to be a relevant commentary on modern issues regarding cultural displacement, immigration, and family,...
By Samuel Simko, Assistant Reporter
October 18, 2018 • No Comments
My name is Samuel Simko. Maybe we’ve met before, maybe we’ve seen each other in the hallways. I may not know you at all. No matter the situation, I know that we share a bond: we are freshmen. We are totally new to this thing called ‘High School’, let alone becoming a senior in 3-4 years....
By Joshua Rigsby, Editor
April 10, 2018 • No Comments
The ESRB was founded on September 16, 1994 in response to the controversy of games such as Night Trap and Mortal Kombat. It is classified as an American self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games. Recently, the ESRB has found itself in the line of fire for...
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
December 5, 2018 • No Comments
November 15th, 2018, This was the day that I started to believe in Hurleymania. Uconn Basketball had beaten Syracuse who at the time was ranked 15 in the country. I couldn’t believe what I was watching. The team was looking so much better compared to the last two years. That made me excited to see...
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
November 29, 2018 • 1 Comment
While the successful soccer team made headlines this year, another team was also doing well behind the scenes this fall, the sailing team. They recently finished 5th out of 28 at the Great Oaks Regatta in New Orleans, a national sailing championship sponsored by the All-State Sugar Bowl. After...
By Aidan Higgins, Assistant Reporter
November 9, 2018 • 1 Comment
The term "the Big 4" refers to America's 4 most popular sports: baseball, basketball, football, and hockey, all of which dominate the media and have thousands of dedicated youth programs, a plentiful supply of diehard fans, and millions of TV viewers. American society worships spectator sports like...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
In 2006, Al Gore released a film that was years in the making: An Inconvenient Truth. Reporters heralded him as a hero and luminary who used his position of influence to increase public awareness of the pressing issue of climate change. He made few factual errors and was thus universally considered among scientists to have portrayed scientific knowledge...
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
November 15th, 2018, This was the day that I started to believe in Hurleymania. Uconn Basketball had beaten Syracuse who at the time was ranked 15 in the country. I couldn’t believe what I was watching. The team was looking so much better compared to the last two years. That made me excited to see what was going to happen for the rest of the season. Now...
By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter
"Where I come from"—these are the words that stick with you after seeing Xavier and Mercy's production of Naomi Iizuka's Anon(ymous). Full of potent imagery and well-placed humor, the play proves to be a relevant commentary on modern issues regarding cultural displacement, immigration, and family, and shows the exceptional talent and hard work of...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
Pro-choice or Pro-death? Pro-life or Pro-Birth? Inappropriate Contact or Rape? Pro-marriage equality or Anti-traditional marriage? In today’s world, hyper-politicization has resulted in the use of loaded language to manipulate the reader into agreeing with the author. These examples regarding gay marriage (or marriage equality, depending...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
Yes, I hear them. Voting is a fundamental aspect of one's civic duty, they say. Voting is the bedrock of democracy, they argue. Voting is the only way to address tyranny, they declare. Voting is fun, they affirm. I beg to differ. In 1921, when Hitler was elected leader of the Nazi party by a demoralizing 542 vote margin (543 party members had...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
October 4, 2018 • No Comments
Turn on your TV. Flip through the channels, making sure you get to Hallmark, ABC, and Disney Channel. By then, hopefully, you will have picked up on a freaky pattern: all the teenage girls are wearing sweatshirts and short shirts. To get to the bottom of this, I spoke with the renowned (and quirky) anthropologist, Dr. Mensch, who has been studying...
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
March 27, 2018 • No Comments
Now unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of months, you have probably heard of the game Fortnite. The game has been blowing up in popularity thanks to its easy accessibility and collection of hype and rage moments. It has also blown up at Xavier. Everywhere you walk, you hear stories of Victory Royale or tragic failure at Tilted...
By Alex Pralea, Editor
February 27, 2018 • No Comments
Every year, as I heard Xavier's headmaster broadcast the exciting news that the school has reached the ad drive requirement, dread overcomes me. While many suspect this occurs out of a love of attending school, I can assure you that this is not the case. Rather, I dread the announcement because I know that my colleagues will vote to choose the Monday...
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
November 30, 2017 • No Comments
To people who swear that school lacks any importance, I am here to convince you to go to further your education. As a successful pool technician, I have realized that I have attained my success only because of having gone to college. Of all the many things I have learned at college, from my talents to valuable lessons, the most important has been my...
By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter
November 7, 2017 • No Comments
Railroad club, headed by Freshman Civics teacher Brother Thomas Ryan, C.F.X., unexpectedly announced last Tuesday the acquisition of Xavier’s basement swimming pool, which had previously belonged to the school's brothers. As part of the acquisition, Brother Ryan announced that only members of the railroad club could use the establishment, causing...
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