The Xavier Newswire

By: Brendan Burris ~Staff Writer~ The PGA Tour’s Tour Championship concluded on Sunday, as the final event of the year-long $10 million FedEx Cup was won by Rory McIlroy. The final weekend poses a variety of scoring questions due to the confusing nature of the points system, leaving the Golf Channel to create a so-called … Continue reading →

By: Luke Byerly ~Managing Editor~ When a University makes budget cuts, students and faculty expect to see new changes in a different area that justify the cuts in the first place. You expect to see newly renovated study spaces, more money for clubs to expand or a new sports center to replace the current, antique … Continue reading →

By: Luke Feliciano ~Staff Writer~ The Big East released its schedule for women’s basketball conference play on Sept. 20, allowing fans a chance to preview a few key opponents for the upcoming season. Xavier loses two of its three top scorers from a season ago, Bri Glover and Aliyah Zantt, and will face an increasingly … Continue reading →

By: Kyle Tooley ~Sports Editor~ Vin Scully has served as the home radio broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1950 and is calling it a career at the conclusion of this regular season. He’s called three perfect games, 18 no-hitters and 28 World Series (six with the Dodgers) across an unprecedented 67 seasons with … Continue reading →

By: Jack Dunn ~Guest Writer~ The women’s soccer team dropped its conference opener to the DePaul Blue Demons after finishing up non-conference play with a win and a loss against Ohio University and Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), respectively. The team is now 6-4-1 on the season and 0-1 in Big East Play. The … Continue reading →

By: Jason Smith ~Staff Writer~ David Bowie transcended every cliché in music prior to his existence. Bowie constantly broke rules and rewrote new ones that many performers today are still copying. He is the template for how to be true to oneself. Bowie made the music he wanted on his terms, and his parting gift … Continue reading →

By: Luke Feliciano ~Staff Writer~ Netflix original show Narcos features the story of American DEA agents Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook) and Javier Pena (Pedro Pascal). It follows their combined effort with the Colombian government to hunt down notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. If you were hooked on season one, you best fasten your seatbelt for … Continue reading →

By: Hannah Sgambellone ~Staff Writer~ The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s season opener, A Prayer for Owen Meany, is an introspective, honest exploration of fate, friendship and doubt. The play is an abstract, delicate and sometimes raw piece that follows the friendship of two young men in the turbulent years leading up to the Vietnam … Continue reading →

By: Sam Martini ~Staff Writer~ One of the best films of the year, Swiss Army Man, is the story of a suicidal man teaching a dead body to live again. It is truly a moving piece, as well as the best two-hour fart joke you will ever witness. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, several … Continue reading →

By: Carly Mulert ~Staff Writer~ Netflix has unleashed another round of awesome binge-worthy shows. Some are classics, some are Netflix originals and some are shows you just have to watch for the third time. And hey, if you don’t have Netflix, you can just steal your roommate’s login info, because you do not want to … Continue reading →

By: Kyle Tooley ~Sports Editor~ Let me start by saying that I am not a Donald Trump supporter. I voted for John Kasich in the primary and will probably vote for Gary Johnson in November, just because this entire election is so messed up. But this isn’t really about politics and what side of the … Continue reading →

By: Paul Fritschner ~Staff Writer~ Sports, in the grand scheme of the world, are a relatively small speck in relation to topics that garner importance. Politics, health concerns and violence come to mind as three specific areas that dwarf the importance of grown adults playing games meant for young people, yet the entire end goal … Continue reading →

By: Isabel Smith ~Staff Writer~ Xavier volleyball kicked off Big East conference play on Sept. 23 and 24 on the road against St. John’s and Seton Hall. The Musketeers captured the opener at St. John’s in a four set win and fell short against Seton Hall in a four set loss. Xavier won its Big … Continue reading →

By: Lydia Reagan ~Feature Editor~ The Big Deal This week, the Student Activities Council (SAC) will be visiting the different residence halls and offering the chance for students to win big in raffles! During the week, they will visit Kuhlman, Buenger, Brockman, and Husman from 5-7 p.m., and Friday they will be in Fenwick from … Continue reading →

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By: Kevin Thomas ~Staff Writer~ Last spring, Uber joined the ranks of PostMates, OrderUp and Domino’s Delivery drivers with their new operation, UberEATS, and last week, UberEATS finally arrived in Cincinnati. UberEATS, like the currently more popular and successful PostMates and OrderUp, is an app that can be downloaded on any smartphone. It provides the … Continue reading →

By: Regina Wright ~Campus News Editor~ Declared winner by Fox News and CNN/ORC polls, Hillary Clinton took charge of the first presidential debate with her plans for the economy, healing race relations in America and foreign policy. Starting the night, moderator Lester Holt announced three topic sections to be discussed: Achieving prosperity, America’s direction and … Continue reading →

By: Isabel DeMarco ~Staff Writer~ The second annual Hunger Dialogues will make a stop at Xavier on November 11-12 to discuss hunger and those impacted by it as well as address the role that hunger plays in the greater community. The dialogues aim to increase awareness through large discussions and are held in unison with … Continue reading →

By: Sam Martini ~Staff Writer~ Several prison guards of an Alabama prison went on strike this weekend, in support of inmates protesting overcrowding and unjust labor practice. On Saturday, the correctional officers did not report to work. The Alabama Department of Corrections and the Assistant Commissioner Grant Culliver were called upon to help serve meals. … Continue reading →

By: Azl Saeed ~Staff Writer~ While access to safe drinking water is a leading issue around the globe, it is often taken for granted in developed nations like the United States. However, this sense of security has recently been threatened because of toxic findings in Lake Erie, a water source for approximately 1 million Americans … Continue reading →

By: Hannah Paige Michels ~Head Photo Editor~ Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot four times and killed by police officer Brentley Vinson, 26, on Sept. 20 in Charlotte, N.C. Two Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers were responding to a warrant when Scott, a Black man, was seen sitting in his SUV with what appeared to be … Continue reading →

By: Riley Head ~Staff Writer~ Officer Betty Shelby of the Tulsa, Okla., police force was charged with first degree manslaughter in the shooting of Terence Crutcher. Crutcher was stopped outside his SUV by Shelby while she was responding to a domestic violence call. Shelby’s attorney has said she stopped because she believed his car was … Continue reading →

By: Aaron Krick ~Staff Writer~ New York City was in a panic the night of Sept. 17 when an explosion rocked the Chelsea area in Manhattan. An improvised explosive device (IED) believed to be hidden in a trashcan on 23rd Street reportedly caused the explosion. This detonation occurred hours after the explosion of a pipe bomb … Continue reading →

By: Soondos Mulla-Ossman ~Staff Writer~ Wells Fargo, one of the biggest US banking industries has recently come under fire after it was found guilty of fraud charges. Analysts claim that Wells Fargo has started leading banks down the path of massive labor market destruction. Over 5,300 employees have already been fired from Wells Fargo for … Continue reading →

By: James Hogan ~Guest Writer~ The election is just over a month away with a lot of people still split or undecided, but one of the candidates will not be on stage for the debates leading into November. Gary Johnson, Libertarian presidential candidate and the former governor of New Mexico, has been barred from appearing in … Continue reading →

By: Hannah Paige Michels ~Photography Editor~ Last month, I was aimlessly scrolling through Facebook and stumbled across a photo of a baby calf with text across the image saying, “I am tired of pictures of Hillary and The Donald…so here is a picture of a cow. Enjoy!” Now, there are a lot of problems with … Continue reading →