Mariani makes a mark with new role

New Take It On director hopes to spark conversation, increase voter turnout By Mattie Cieplak, Guest Writer, & ROBBIE Dzierzanowski, Campus News Editor Dr. Mack Mariani has been appointed the new director of the Take It On initiative during the last week of January, replacing Dr. Rachel Chrastil, who was hired as the university’s Provost and Chief Academic Officer.  Originally founded in 2019 by Associate Provost and Chief Student Affairs Officer Dave Johnson; Government Relations Director Sean Comer; and Chrastil, the Take It On initiative was formed as a bi-partisan organization to encourage peaceful political discourse and student involvement in … Continue reading Mariani makes a mark with new role

XU swimming concludes regular season, prepares for Big East championship

By: Robbie Dzierzanowski, Staff Writer Xavier men’s and women’s swimming wrapped up a weekend tri-meet with Indiana State and Missouri State at the Vigo County Aquatic Center, grabbing 11 event wins over the two-day meet. The wins were notably capped with a pair of school records from sophomore Andrew Martin.  To open the meet on the women’s side, the 200-yard medley relay — composed of freshman Kali Fischer, sophomore Brooke Atkins and seniors Alison Herman and Taylor Hogan — dropped an early lead and eventually finished in third place with a time of 1:46.44.  Just after the 200-yard medley relay … Continue reading XU swimming concludes regular season, prepares for Big East championship

Volleyball loses second match against Marshall

The team drops to 2-3 on the season, will open Big East play this weekend BY ROBBIE DZIERZANOWSKI, staff writer Xavier women’s volleyball took to the road and traveled to Huntington, W. Va for their second game this season against Marshall University women’s volleyball team on Feb.  14. The Musketeers dropped a five-set match (19-25, 25-14, 30-28, 14-25, 10-15) behind a strong game from Marshall freshman Anna Calcagno, who posted season highs in kills, assists, points, aces and digs in her opening year.   The opening set of the game had seven total ties between the Musketeers and the Thundering Herd … Continue reading Volleyball loses second match against Marshall