Summer 2006
The Art of Living
July 1, 2006 | By Skip TateMy freshman year of college, I was walking down the main street that served as a connector/demilitarized zone between the campus and the city where it was located when I was stopped by a homeless person. By that point in … Read More
The Art of Business
July 1, 2006 | Greg SchaberLisa England Schuster intended to work with artists, not become one. But along the way, the 1987 M.B.A. graduate deviated from the business plan she developed while a student at Xavier. And last November, she opened Schuster Art Gallery and … Read More
Take Two
July 1, 2006 | Xavier UniversityTake Two | Of the 28 students from the Gulf Coast who attended Xavier during the fall semester after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their schools, four decided to stay at Xavier instead of returning south. Karan Motiani, who was featured in the … Read More
Supporting Children
July 1, 2006 | By France Griggs SloatCyndi Brown knows how to survive. She once escaped an abusive marriage by packing up her two daughters while her husband was at work and sneaking away before he got home. She raised her kids by herself, bouncing among low-paying … Read More
Shared Vision
July 1, 2006 | By France Griggs SloatInspired by his father’s photography hobby, Scott de Fasselle snapped a couple of photographs while on a family vacation to Rocky Mountain National Park in 1997. Before he knew it, photography became his passion—and, as a result, his concentration while … Read More
Personality Profiling
July 1, 2006 | By Skip TateA number of years ago I lived in a large apartment complex in the suburbs—a residence that, how should I say, sometimes made sleeping a challenge. People would come and go at all hours of the night, doors would slam, … Read More
Parting Shot
July 1, 2006 | Xavier UniversityA passageway for diplomats and world leaders alike, this door is the first step to better cultural understanding.
Where are you?
A. The Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue located at the lower end of Ledgewood, off of Victory Parkway. The work … Read More
Other That Reminds Me Column
July 1, 2006 | Xavier UniversityOther That Reminds Me columns
- The Art of Living: What is Art? In this case, a homeless window washer whose death offers a lesson in life, education and serving others
- Personality Profiling: … Read More
Monkey Business
July 1, 2006 | Greg SchaberAs a science teacher, Mary Pat Schoeny Harris isn’t one to monkey around. But the double graduate—B.S. 1974 and M.Ed. 1977—did spend 12 days last summer in Sri Lanka studying monkeys. Specifically, she studied toque macaques, who live in and … Read More
Life Support
July 1, 2006 | Caroline PurtellAbout 75 percent of heart attacks occur in the victim’s home, and simple cardiopulmonary resuscitation can double—or even triple—the chance for survival. Not enough people, however, know how to administer proper CPR, says Dr. Michael Sayre, a professor of emergency … Read More
Letters to the Editor
July 1, 2006 | Xavier UniversityWhat About the Youth? I was very pleased to read that Xavier University is making an effort to engage the communities of Evanston and Norwood. As owner and landlord of a beautiful house located on Greenlawn Avenue, I was a … Read More
Wired and Weary
April 2, 2006 | By France Griggs SloatSara Rowell blames no one but herself. Her parents tell her not to push herself so hard. But something inside keeps driving her. As a freshman, she routinely studied until 4:00 a.m. or 5:00 a.m., slept a few hours, went … Read More