Xavier Magazine
Posts By By Michael Shaw
Altered Hall: Classroom Central Gets a 21st-Century Makeover
November 9, 2015 | By Michael ShawPerhaps the most notable characteristic of the new Alter Hall is that it looks like it’s always been here. The graceful lines, harmonic masonry and signature turrets perch gracefully on campus. In comparison, the original Alter, christened “Xavier’s first million-dollar … Read More
A Chili Legend Comes to Campus: Gold Star CEO
November 3, 2015 | By Michael ShawThe great, mostly friendly rivalries of Cincinnati are legendary—Eastside-Westside, Muskies-Bearcats, and of course, the one you can eat—Gold Star-Skyline. Talk to Roger David, CEO of Gold Star, about rivalries, and he’d rather tell you about love. Of chili. Read More
Faculty Spotlight: Jonathan Gibson, Associate Professor, Art
November 3, 2015 | By Michael ShawHistorically, Cincinnati’s artistic temperament usually hovers between a fetching bit of Rookwood pottery and a Charlie Harper print. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Read More
Getting a Big Break
April 16, 2015 | By Michael ShawStudents gain more than they give on Alternative Breaks trips
To the “Where the Boys Are” generation, the words Anheuser Busch might first come to mind when associating spring break with the letters A and B. But since 2001, Alternative … Read More
Karaoke: The Singing Judge
April 15, 2015 | By Michael ShawKaraoke. Just the word might conjure up cringes and a flashback to a long-ago public performance at a bar that shall remain nameless. Or, like Joe Brinkman, you could choose to embrace those electronically enhanced moments of musical magic, … Read More
Estate Sales Meet the Internet: Everything but the House
April 15, 2015 | By Michael ShawA typical estate-sale experience is: up at 6:00 a.m., arrive on time to find the early birds have already scooped up the best items, leaving only picked-over boxes of tired tablewear and random bric-a-brac. Andy Nielsen, MBA 2013, is changing … Read More
Alumni Profile: Justice for All
April 14, 2015 | By Michael ShawMegan Connolly Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice, 2009 Attorney, Lowe Eklund Wakefield Cleveland, Ohio
Uncommon Lawyer | Meghan Connolly loves to fight for the underdog—even when it’s herself. Imagine entering law school in 2009, when … Read More
Buried Treasures
September 17, 2014 | By Michael ShawXavier, like most universities, has its fair share of fine art. Statuary graces spaces and places indoors and out. Paintings large, small, old and new adorn the walls of most buildings and halls. But buried behind and below the common … Read More
A New Post
September 17, 2014 | By Michael ShawWhen the Pope speaks, people listen. So in June 2013, when meeting with the writers of the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica at the Vatican, the Pontiff said, “Your proper place is on the frontiers. This is the place of … Read More
A Classic Change: Moving the Music Series in a New Direction
September 17, 2014 | By Michael ShawAlmost from birth, Polina Bespalko’s life has been filled with music. Records of the great classicists spun endlessly in her Russian home. Her first piano lessons began before she was old enough to count all 88 keys. “My mother was … Read More
