Xavier Magazine
Fall 2001
Extra Credit: Margaret McDiarmid
October 1, 2002 | Xavier UniversityPart of the Jesuit mission is giving students a worldly view. One of the ways the University achieves this is through its study abroad program, which places students all over the globe, from the Nether-lands to Australia. We cornered program … Read More
Crosstown Kings
October 2, 2001 | Xavier UniversityLast season’s 69-67 win was Xavier’s fourth in five tries in the annual steel-cage death match against Cincinnati. Only once before in the 68-game history of the Crosstown Shootout has Xavier enjoyed such a stretch of dominance. The Musketeers also … Read More
This Old House
October 2, 2001 | Lisa MauchIt won’t be on a Hollywood tour of famous homes anytime soon, or in the Architectural Digest book of celeb-rity houses. But the white stucco bungalow with the Spanish tile roof that graces the corner of Victory Parkway and Ledgewood … Read More
the Heart of the Matter
October 1, 2001 | Xavier UniversityIt was a week before Christmas and Becky Scheve was gathered with a medical team around the hospital bed of Asia Miller. The discussion wasn’t a joyous one about the holidays, but a grim one about whether Miller would live … Read More
Future Now
October 1, 2001 | Xavier UniversityMaggie King strolls down to the banks of the Little Miami River. The babble of water rippling over rocks provides a welcome respite from the usual workday sounds. It’s taken awhile, but the associate professor of nursing is finally letting … Read More
Climbing Mt. Debt
October 1, 2001 | Lisa MauchCollege students nationwide are facing a problem more daunting than anything the toughest professor can dish out—credit card debt. According to a 2000 analysis done by student loan provider Nellie Mae, 78 percent of students age 18-25 now have at … Read More
Profile: De Asa Nichols
October 1, 2001 | Xavier UniversityDe Asa Nichols wants to make a positive impact on race relations in Cincinnati. But you won’t see her marching in a protest or boycotting any businesses. Quite the contrary, in fact. Her approach is from the other side—support, assist … Read More
Profile: Douglas French
October 1, 2001 | By Skip TateDouglas French runs a $6 billion company with 87,000 employees. He knows business. So tap him for the secret of successfully running such a massive corporation and his answer is simple: kayaking. Forget about all that lunchtime advice from Morrie … Read More
Profile: John Pennington, S.J.
October 1, 2001 | Xavier UniversityJohn Pennington, S.J., received his call to be a servant of the Lord when he was young. But it took a personal tragedy in 1983—the death of his mother—to convince him that he was truly in the right line of … Read More
Profile: Craig Giesze
October 1, 2001 | Lisa MauchWhat do you do with an economics degree, skills in four languages, proficiency with technology and “a crazy ability to combine it all?” If you’re like Craig Giesze, you earn a law degree and open the first full-service, virtual law … Read More
