Changing an Anti-Science Culture

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...

Uconn Basketball: Hurleymania Starting Strong

Uconn Basketball: Hurleymania Starting Strong

By Kevin Galasso, Editor December 5, 2018

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....

Xavier and Mercys Anon(ymous): Captivating and Emotional

Xavier and Mercy’s Anon(ymous): Captivating and Emotional

By Laurenz Mosquito, Senior Reporter December 3, 2018

"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...

In Defense of Voting and Democracy

In Defense of Voting and Democracy

By Eric Myskowski, Senior Reporter 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...

Zebra Mussels: A Warning Tale

By Alexander Pralea, Editor October 14, 2018

A ship begins the arduous journey from Istanbul in along the Black Sea, filling its ballasts with water to maintain its balance. Inflated with water, the ship voyages to ports along North America, burrowing...

Uconn Football: Why? Just Why?

Uconn Football: Why? Just Why?

By Kevin Galasso, Editor October 11, 2018

For anyone who didn’t know, I wrote an article last year about Randy Edsall’s return to UConn football and my excitement for the next couple of years. Oh, how the times have changed. I tried. I tried...

CT Governors Race Voting Guide

CT Governor’s Race Voting Guide

By Eric Myskowski, Reporter October 11, 2018

With both the CT governor election and school mock election coming up, this is an important candidate analysis. There are two main candidates for governor, Democrat Ned Lamont, and Republican Bob Stefanowski....

The Ten Commandments of Success – Advice for Incoming Freshmen

By Alexander Pralea, Editor August 29, 2018

As the school year begins and you must adjust from middle-school life, many of you freshmen may be worried about both your academic and extracurricular life at Xavier. To help, I have compiled a...

Putting Prepositions at the End of Sentences: A Stylistic Choice or an Error?

By Alexander Pralea, Editor April 24, 2018

This question, whether one can place prepositions at the end of sentence, has ruffled grammarians for the past century, pitting modernists against traditionalists. It is highly loaded question, one that...

The ESRB and Loot Boxes

The ESRB and Loot Boxes

By Joshua Rigsby, Editor April 10, 2018

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...

Nintendo Switch: One Year In

Nintendo Switch: One Year In

By Kevin Galasso, Editor April 3, 2018

April 3rd, 2017: My Nintendo Switch came in the mail and I was so excited. I have been hearing all the great buzz about it and I was building up anticipation. Once it finally came, I did nothing else...

Extinction: The Story of the Northern White Rhino

By Alexander Pralea, Editor April 2, 2018

With the death of Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino, an entire species is destined to evaporate from the earth. 45 years old, he had long suffered from age-related health problems, and veterinarians...

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