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Xavier University Students & Alums Say ‘We’re Number 330!’
The Wall Street Journal’s College Rankings came out on Friday and – no surprise, really – Harvard came up number one. The hardworking staff, however, was more concerned with how our alma mater Xavier University (class of ’71) fared in … Continue reading
Rest In Peace Michael Ford, Political Strategist Extraordinaire
I knew Mike Ford before he was Michael Ford. He and I roomed together in 1970, the year he graduated from Xavier University. That Jesuit institution in Cincinnati left an indelible mark on Mike, as strong as Holy Communion or … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaigns & Elections, Center for the Study of the American Dream, Clinton School of Public Service, cybernetics, Five Myth about the American Dream, Joe Trippi, Michael Ford, michaelfordmemories.com, Mike Ford, pig-and-chicken tale, Ted Kennedy, University of Arkansas, Washington Post, Xavier University
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Habemus Papam (Jesuits Rule! Edition)
The hardlearning staff, being a double-Jebbie (Fordham Prep class of ’67, Xavier University class of ’71), couldn’t be more pleased with new Pope Francis I, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina. Not that it really matters to us: Our Catholicism lapsed … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Pope, Cathaholics, double-Jebbie, Fordham Prep, Jesuit, Pedro Arrupe, Pope Francis 1, Xavier University
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Xavier University: Sweet Sixteen But Never Been Kissed
As an intermittently proud Xavier University alum, the hardworking staff is of course delighted that the Musketeers vanquished the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 7o-58 in last night’s NCAA bakeoff. As Lehigh Valley Live reported: Xavier University men’s basketball coach Chris Mack brought … Continue reading
Go (Home, Alas), Muskies!
I’m an even prouder alum of Xavier University (although it’s still unlikely I’ll give them any money) after tonight’s knee-buckling, double-overtime loss to Kansas State in the NCAA hoop hootenanny. Damn! Those K-State shooters had ice icewater in their veins, … Continue reading
Go Muskies!
As a proud Class of ’71 Xavier University graduate (full disclosure: I’ve never given them any money, then or now), I was of course thrilled to see the old alma mater on Page One of Tuesday’s New York Times. Headline … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Derrick Jackson, New York Times, Sister Rose Ann Fleming, Xavier University
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