National ranking places Xavier fifth in Midwest

19 Sep 2014

By: Maddie Day ~Staff Writer~ The U.S. News & World Report has ranked Xavier among the top 10 Midwest colleges for the 20th straight year. According to the organization’s latest America’s Best Colleges rankings, Xavier took fifth among the best Midwest colleges and universities. Creighton University of Omaha, Neb., took first place, followed by Butler University of Indianapolis. Xavier tied for fifth with Valparaiso University, a private, Lutheran-affiliated institution in northwest Indiana. Xavier tied for first place in the category of graduation rate with 76 percent. The university also took the second place spots for average alumni donations with 17 … Continue reading National ranking places Xavier fifth in Midwest

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The path to spring through the eyes of a college student in the midwest

27 Feb 201413 Mar 2014

By: Hollis Conners ~Features Editor~ The weather has been teasing the Xavier Community for the past few weeks. Spring is tricky, and as long as these weather patterns persist, we can easily determine that Mother Nature doesn’t care about us and will keep switching the weather up for the remainder of the month. Phase 1 Just to add to the growing disappointment, there comes a week of temperatures ranging from something comfortable for artic penguins to zero. The students walking around campus don’t even look like people. They look like blobs from all of their layers and hunching over to … Continue reading The path to spring through the eyes of a college student in the midwest