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XU’s Habitat for Humanity takes on major project

By: Sarris Balcerzak ~Staff Writer~ Xavier’s Habitat for Humanity embarks on a groundbreaking project on Feb. 12. Though the club is no stranger to house-building, it is the first time since 1999 that Xavier’s Habitat will fully fund a house-building project from the ground up. The group of 350 volunteers consists of XU, Millcreek Valley Habitat and Ursuline Academy students and will start the project of building a new home together at 2129 Garfield in College Hill. The house will become a home to a Carmen Barnett and her wheelchair-confined 5-year-old son. The goal is to have the house completed … Continue reading XU’s Habitat for Humanity takes on major project

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Sustainability leads Xavier to Grailville

By: Sarris Balcerzak ~Staff Writer~ Xavier students, faculty, staff and alumni visit Grailville farm for annual sustainability tour Xavier students, faculty, staff and alumni drove 20 miles off campus to Loveland, Ohio, for the Grailville Sustainability Tour. Grailville’s farm manager, Mary Lu Lageman, led the tour around the green landscape of the rural site’s sustainability features on Jan. 24. “I got to see an alternative way to reuse water. People talk about being sustainable all the time but never really act on it. Grailville has taken the initiative to try to make this world a better place,” sophomore Patrick Bellman … Continue reading Sustainability leads Xavier to Grailville

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Xavier offers involvement, study abroad fairs

By: Sarris Balcerzak ~Staff Writer~ The beginning of the spring semester also marks the start of renewed opportunities to get involved on campus and abroad. The Spring Involvement Fair takes place on Jan. 21. Xavier currently has over 160 school clubs and organizations seeking new members. The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m inside Gallagher Student Center (GSC). Club sports, faithbased clubs, volunteer clubs, resume-building clubs and many other interest groups will be featured at the fair. Students trying to get involved on campus are encouraged to attend. The Spring Study Abroad Fair will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 in the GSC. The fair will feature Xavier’s faculty-led and Brueggeman … Continue reading Xavier offers involvement, study abroad fairs