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NEWS ABOUT: Xavier University

Xavier University stories: 5 news summaries
NCAA tournament

 Pitt, UConn Advance 


Mar 26, 09 9:34 PM CDT
(AP) - For Pitt and UConn, it's on to the Elite Eight. Pitt had the tougher fight, edging Xavier 60-55 to reach the regional finals for the first time in 35 years. Levance Fields gave Pitt the lead with a 3-pointer with 50.9 seconds left, then scored off his own steal.... More »

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Pittsburgh Panthers • UConn Huskies • Xavier University • Purdue • 2009 NCAA Tournament

 Bishops to Press Obama 
  on Abortion Ban

Catholic leaders re-energize abortion opposition at annual meet

Nov 12, 08 3:56 AM CST
(Newser) - America's Roman Catholic bishops appear to be on a collision course with the Obama administration over abortion, the Chicago Tribune reports. At the bishops’ annual meeting yesterday in Baltimore the group began drafting a statement that will call on the president-elect to outlaw the procedure. The bishops also threatened to... More »

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Joe Biden • abortion • Xavier University • Obama administration • Roman Catholic Church • President Obama • Roman Catholic bishops • Catholic hospitals

Nation's Most Ridiculous College Mascots

Fuzzy aesthetics gone awry, coming to a field near you this weekend

Aug 31, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Granted, managing to create a college mascot whose gigantic foam appendages perfectly straddle the line between ridiculous and comically appropriate is no easy task. That said, the folks at Radar magazine didn't have to dig too deep to discover a batch who utterly obliterate the line. The worst offenders:
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NCAA football • Stanford University • Xavier University • college sports • UC Santa Cruz • college basketball

No. 5 G'town Survives Early Scare From
Old Dominion

No. 10 Michigan State, No. 23 Xavier also win

Nov 28, 07 9:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Early in the first half it looked like No. 5 Georgetown risked losing to Old Dominion for a second consecutive year, but the Hoyas pulled away fairly quickly to earn a 66-48 win. The Monarchs' Gerald Lee had 16 first half points and eight rebounds, but he couldn’t keep... More »

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basketball • NCAA basketball • Michigan State Spartans • Georgetown Hoyas • North Carolina State Wolfpack • Xavier University

Prez Debate Panel Snubs
New Orleans

Big Easy not ready to host, officials say;
city backers seethe

Nov 20, 07 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - New Orleans hasn’t recovered enough from Hurricane Katrina to host a presidential debate next year, officials said yesterday, shooting down a bid that had drawn support from seven candidates. State officials angrily disputed the decision. “They missed an opportunity to help America,” the president of Xavier University,... More »

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New Orleans • presidential debate • Xavier University

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