Opinion: Hong Kong Is Proof That We Need the 2nd Amendment Now More Than Ever
By Aidan Higgins, Assistant Editor
November 11, 2019
"A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution for the United States, perhaps the document's most controversial and frequently discussed article, guarantees the Am...
Trump and the Threat of Impeachment: What Does the School Think?
By Justin Caulfield, Assistant Reporter
November 5, 2019
Following Speaker Pelosi's decision to launch impeachment hearings, the nation as a whole has been conflicted about President Trump's future given the possibility of his impeachment and removal from office, an issue that presents a potential political liability for both political parties. As I have found...
How Far Does Chinese Influence Reach in America?
By Rob Mullins, Reporter
October 17, 2019
Since April, one story that has not been able to escape the public eye is the issue of riots in Hong Kong. Protesters took to the streets to protest the passage of a bill that would allow for those accused of crimes in Hong Kong to be extradited to mainland China. This bill was met with massive opposition...
Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Walsh
By Justin Caulfield, Assistant Reporter
October 12, 2019
Xavier High School has a long history of great and extraordinary teachers, each one of which with a different story. Ms. Walsh, from Suffield, recently started her career at Xavier and shared some of her story with the Kestrel. What do you currently teach at Xavier? I teach ninth and tenth grade ...
The Process that Gave Us the Famous Black Hole Picture
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
May 2, 2019
It is true, we have now been able to see a black hole. This is something that was thought unthinkable just a few years ago, but on April 10th, scientists published the ever recorded picture ever of a black hole. It is located at the center of Messier 87, a massive galaxy 53.5 million light years from ear...
Congressional Term Limits: The Logical Choice
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
March 11, 2019
“No person who has served 6 terms as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. No person who has served 2 terms as a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate.” While instating congressional term limits would be difficult, it is not by any...
Sister Act: When, Where, and Why?
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
March 6, 2019
Sister Act is this years Xavier/Mercy Drama Club Musical. It is a Divine Musical Comedy based on the 1982 movie of the same name. It follows Deloris Van Cartier as she is placed in witness protection program at a convent after witnessing a murder by her mobster boyfriend, Curtis Jackson. Upon arriving...
The Yemeni Civil War: How Many More Lives is Too Many?
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
March 1, 2019
Across the world, many noteworthy events go unreported. From a realistic perspective, this is expected; after all, most Americans (even college-educated ones) do not know fundamental facts about immigration, the global economy, and international organizations like NATO and the UN. Americans neither know...
Congressional Term Limits: An Idea as Irresponsible as it is Improbable
By Robert Mullins, Assistant Reporter
February 22, 2019
We are only in the very beginning of the 116th Congress, and already, freshmen legislators have hosted a new plague to haunt the halls of the Capitol: an epidemic of terrible ideas. These ideas range from unrealistically ambitious, to downright implausible. Obviously, the most talked-about example of this ...
How our Dress Code is Impairing our Academic Abilities
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
January 24, 2019
A recent study published in the scientific journal Neuroradiology has shown that wearing a neck tie reduces blood flow to the brain by 7.5 percent, something that can lead to a loss in productivity and minor health problems. The idea of wearing a neck tie started in the 1600s, when France hired Cr...
Changing an Anti-Science Culture
By Alexander Pralea, Editor
December 13, 2018
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 sc...
An Especially Deserving Ryken Award Winner
By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter
December 13, 2018
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 be...
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