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Campus News

Students in PPP begin internships

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Philosophy, Politics and the Public (PPP) majors take on local internships By Emily Croft, Staff Writer Sophomore Philosophy, Politics and the Public (PPP) majors are hitting the ground running with their fall internships in local political campaigns, governmental offices or organizations in civil society.  The Class of 2024 PPP majors are required to dedicate 80 hours to an internship for their degree. Students choose between a Power and the Politics block or Civil Society and Government block, respectively, meaning a campaign track or a more law-focused track. Students  are then placed in different offices and political campaigns throughout Cincinnati to … Continue reading Students in PPP begin internships

Campus News

Changes coming to PPP program

By: Riley Head ~Staff Writer~ The Philosophy, Politics and the Public (PPP) Honors Program will see a major shift in the upcoming school year. A split track will be implemented for sophomores in the program. The 2016 school year saw the largest PPP class since its creation in 2003. “As happy as we were to see that,” Program Director Dr. E. Paul Colella said, “it created problems with class size.” Because of this, the heads of the program have decided to separate the sophomore class into two specified tracks. The traditional one of focusing on policy and working on a … Continue reading Changes coming to PPP program

Opinions & Editorials

Listen up I have a story to share

By: Brent Raines ~Sports Editor~ If you’re one of the five regular readers of the Newswire, then you know that the Op-Ed section of the last few issues each year gives seniors the opportunity to hand out life advice or whine about how much they’ll miss Xavier. Well, dear reader, I know that you don’t want to read through all that bullshit, so I won’t make you. How about a story instead? There are many anecdotes from my time here that are worthy to tell. Perhaps the best of which came early my freshman year, back when my former roommate had … Continue reading Listen up I have a story to share