Is There a Future to Board Games?
By Matt Zablocki, Reporter
May 4, 2017
Filed under A&E Reviews, Opinions, uncategorized
      For the past decade or two, the main interest in playing any sort of game has been in sports or video games. No one really has much interest in rolling a die to move a little metal piece around a board for an hour...
Is Call of Duty Back?
By Joshua Rigsby, Editor
May 2, 2017
Filed under A&E Reviews, Opinions
Call of Duty last week revealed its new title, Call of Duty WW2. This new title brought excitement to many current and former fans. Call of Duty has been in decline for the past six years since it started to move into the future setting. Many fans were turned off by the over-reliance on killstreaks and ...
Nintendo Switch: From Box to Play
By Kevin Galasso, Editor
April 4, 2017
Filed under A&E Reviews, News, Opinions
While I have been extensively playing the newly released Nintendo Switch and have enough information to form an opinion, that is not my focus. My focus on this article is a review on the process of assembling the Nintendo Switch with a few good pointers for anyone who was lucky enough to obtain a Switch. Starting...
Xavier’s Expectations for Its New Headmaster
By Laurenz Mosquito, Reporter
April 4, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Student Life
What qualities is the Xavier community looking for in the successor of headmaster Brother Brian Davis, C.F.X? Brother Brian, who has served eight years as headmaster of Xavier High School, will be retiring from his position at the conclusion of the 2016-2017 school year. As we look ahead at the imminent...
Video Games and the Economy
By Joshua Rigsby, Editor
March 28, 2017
Filed under A&E Reviews, Opinions
Video games are often underestimated for their practical use but video games may help us understand the economy. This really only applies to multiplayer games as in single player games the economy is controlled by the game code. The biggest example of this is World of Warcraft (WoW). WoW has been around fo...
Why Video Game Movies Suck
By Joshua Rigsby, Editor
February 28, 2017
Filed under A&E Reviews, Opinions
I have two ways that I prefer to spend my time: movies and video games. Both are fantastic, but put together they tend to have negative results. Video game movies seem to always flop, no matter what. I see this issue revealing the two art forms just aren’t meant to be together. I like peanut butter...
What Sports Are Actually Good For?
By Matt Zablocki, Reporter
February 14, 2017
Filed under Onion X, Opinions, Sports
Coming up in only a few days is one of the biggest sports days on the American calendar, which millions of people throughout the country will celebrate with cook-offs, parties, and, of course watching the Superbowl on TV. Now, since Iâ€...
Video Games and Violence: is there a connection?
By Joshua Rigsby, Editor
January 23, 2017
Filed under Opinions, World News
Humans are wondrous creatures, capable of building cities and establishing countries. However, humans are also capable of horrendous things, like murder and torture of others. We don't understand what causes violence in humans, but we've tried to tie certain things to the idea that they aid in causing...
More Than Being Just a Student?
By Evan Rigsby, Editor
May 3, 2016
Filed under News, Opinions, Student Life, uncategorized, World News
Editorial: A deeper look into the admissions systems of colleges and universities.
Read more »App Review: Notability
By Evan Rigsby, Editor
February 15, 2016
Filed under A&E Reviews, News, Opinions, Student Life, uncategorized
Presenting a note-taking juggernaut.
Read more »The Reventant – Was it good?
By Jonathan Farrell, Senior Reporter
February 12, 2016
Filed under A&E Reviews, Opinions
The Revenant was directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. As of February 2016, The Revenant has grossed a total of 326 million dollars. It has been nominated for 12 Academy Awards. So does the Revenant live up to this following it has created? Yes, it does. The...
Quote of the Week: 1/31/2016
By Evan Rigsby, Editor
January 31, 2016
Filed under News, Opinions, Student Life, uncategorized
"Let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions be louder than your words."
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