Tag: Jesuit Values

Campus News

Club remembers, promotes Jesuit values

By: Azl Saeed ~Staff Writer~ Throughout this week, a Mock Border is on display on campus by Bellarmine Chapel courtesy of Voices of Solidarity (VOS), a club on campus. VOS co-president Alexandra Fath, explained that the club itself formed after travelling to the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Ga., for the first time 1998. There, students joined in the protest in remembrance of the six Jesuit priests killed at the University of Central America in El Salvador, in addition to others who have been killed due to U.S. training of Latin American forces. Since then, the club has been a … Continue reading Club remembers, promotes Jesuit values

Opinions & Editorials

A commitment to peaceful protesting How student dialogue can make change on campus

By: Alex Hale There are many reasons to be proud to be an American. We live in the country that saved the world in World War II, fought for social change and overthrew the system of slavery. However, above all of these, I am proudest of our right to free speech and to gather for peaceful protests. Unfortunately, this has been pulled into question on the campus of one of our fellow Jesuit institutions, Loyola University Chicago. On Nov. 20, a large group of students gathered outside one of the school cafeterias to protest the restaurant’s actions in regard to … Continue reading A commitment to peaceful protesting How student dialogue can make change on campus

Opinions & Editorials

Creating a less-biased Xavier for all

BART leads discussions about important dialogue By: Bias Advisory and Response Team (BART) Certainly we all have biases, right? The answer to this rhetorical question is yes we all do indeed hold conscious or implicit biases or stereotypes that can negatively affect people we interact with everyday, whether in the office, classroom, residence hall, student organizations or on the playing field. Bias incidents happen to all kinds of people, yet something can be done to “de-bias” ourselves, as coined by MTVs’ seven-day race and gender bias cleanse. And so Xavier created BART to respond to and help prevent bias incidents … Continue reading Creating a less-biased Xavier for all