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SAT Optional. How it Effects You.

SAT Optional. How it Effects You.

By Simon Cordes, Assistant Reporter April 6, 2023

Starting in 2018, the highly competitive University of Chicago announced its Empower Initiative: a test-optional admissions process. Not long after, and with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many other...

The Kestrel March Madness Bracket Challenge

The Kestrel March Madness Bracket Challenge

By Sean O'Sullivan, Assistant Reporter March 12, 2023

On Sunday, March 12, millions of people in the United States started looking into and filling out their 2023 NCAA March Madness Brackets. March Madness is a three-week long College Basketball tournament...

Xavier Faculty Crossword

Xavier Faculty Crossword

By Zachary Mendelson, Word Smither December 8, 2022

NFL Week 13 Recap

NFL Week 13 Recap

By Ryan Garrett, Assistant Sports Reporter December 5, 2022

Week 13 was widely regarded as one of the most anticipated weeks of the season. Deshaun Watson came back from his suspension to play against his former team, the Chiefs got a rematch against the Bengals,...

2022 GRAMMYs

2022 GRAMMYs

By Wyatt McElroy, Reporter February 10, 2022

The official nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards were released a few months ago. Unfortunately, the event was pushed back due to a coronavirus surge. The show is now scheduled to unfold on April 3rd. In...

The Rise of Formula One in the United States

The Rise of Formula One in the United States

By Nicholas Miano, Assistant Reporter January 13, 2022

Formula One (F1) is a global auto racing organization, beginning in Europe after World War II. Lasting from March to December, the F1 season comprises of twenty races, each circuit located in different...

1 Year Since 1/6: Death Throes of Liberalism

1 Year Since 1/6: Death Throes of Liberalism

By Rob Mullins, Editor January 6, 2022

Today marks one year since a pro-Trump mob breached the US Capitol while protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election. Debate still rages about the particulars of the day: was it a violent...

Touch Grass

Touch Grass

By Rob Mullins, Editor November 4, 2021

A fundamental question of sociology concerns whether or not advanced technology makes a society better off than the primitive, neo-luddite societies stuck in the halcyon days of yore. Without a doubt,...

The view outside Room 102

What I Wish I Knew as a Xavier Junior

By Aidan Higgins, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2021
The wisdom I've amassed over the past year condensed into five tips.
Save America, indeed

Arizona 2020 Recount Complete: The Way Forward for the Right-Wing

By Rob Mullins, Editor October 14, 2021

Two weeks ago, the Arizona State Senate released its audit of the 2020 election results. The findings were not surprising: Donald Trump really did lose Arizona by a more significant margin than initially...

The Stairway to Hell

The Stairway to Hell

By Aidan Pesce, Assistant Editor October 14, 2021

Everyone knows about the staircase that connects the SJs to the library. It is a path well-traveled by Xavier students, faculty, and visitors. Every day, hundreds of people traverse the stairwell, making...

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

By Dominick Delaney, Reporter April 15, 2021

Each year's crop of freshmen endure challenges both unique to that class and common to all Xavierians. Tough classes, new responsibilities, and a sudden separation from the opposite sex plague all classes...

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