Xavier Magazine
spring 2013
The Ethics Guy
April 1, 2013 | Xavier UniversityIf you’re known as The Ethics Guy and plan to wade into a room full of bankers, Xavier’s as good a place as any to take the dive. If nothing else, at least there are priests close by to administer Last … Read More
Applied Knowledge
April 1, 2013 | Xavier UniversityThe real success of education is not knowledge but applied knowledge—that is, taking what you learn and being able to apply it in the real world. Which is why five sociology students got a great education from a new class. … Read More
A Smashing Good Time
April 1, 2013 | Xavier UniversityBenton Farms is a 260-acre working farm located about 30 miles south of Xavier in the rolling hills of Kentucky. Each fall the farm grows patches and patches of pumpkins, which it offers to Halloween fans from around the region. Once … Read More
Decoding Math
April 1, 2013 | By Jen SaltsmanQuick. Decipher this code: Bnpv. kp’t slp yiyuhlsy’t enilukpy tqxayzp, nsm bnpvybnpkzt juleyttlu mysn blupls wsldt kp. pvnp’t dvh tvy’t zuynpym bnpv elu pvy zuynpkiy bksm, n zontt mytkrsym nulqsm pvy kmyn pvnp bnpvybnpkzt zns xy xynqpkeqo nsm uyoyinsp pl … Read More
A Smashing Good Time
April 1, 2013 | Xavier UniversityBenton Farms is a 260-acre working farm located about 30 miles south of Xavier in the rolling hills of Kentucky. Each fall the farm grows patches and patches of pumpkins, which it offers to Halloween fans from around the region. … Read More
Ethics, honesty and Erin Brockovich
April 1, 2013 | Xavier UniversityThe Cintas Center Banquet Room was packed with students, professors and visitors from off campus on Monday, March 25. They all came to see Erin Brockovich.
Many were disappointed.
Or at least confused.
“It surprises me how many people see … Read More
The Office
April 1, 2013 | Xavier UniversityWhen associate professor of English Stephen Yandell was in high school, he began collecting Scandinavian shelves for his ever-growing book collection—shelves that have, as it turned out, followed him to college, then grad school and finally to Xavier where they have … Read More
Smile Service
April 1, 2013 | By Jen SaltsmanWhen Dr. John Wakelin operates on children in Third World countries, he’s more than a plastic surgeon. He’s a teacher, sharing surgical procedures with local nurses and physicians. He’s a volunteer, giving time to those in need. And he’s a role … Read More
Bookmarks: Religious Faith and Reason
April 1, 2013 | Xavier UniversityXavier graduate Frank B. Nieman just released his new theological book, Religious Faith and Reason: A Brief Introduction. In his younger days, Nieman took part in an experimental professional evangelist program for the Catholic laity in San Francisco.Although the program ended … Read More
Mike and a Bike
April 1, 2013 | By Michael ShawProfessor of computer science Michael Goldweber has a head for numbers and a backside born for a bike saddle. Consider this equation: Goldweber has a wanderlust rivaling the most far-flung of Jesuits. Add to that a certification as a professional bike … Read More
