But in higher grades, our English teachers used to tell us that we had to learn the spellings and meanings of new words to expand our vocabulary so that our command over the English language—both our ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Georgia basketball bagged a valuable pre-Thanksgiving nonconference victory on a neutral court last year against Rick Pitino and St. Johns in the Bahamas. On Friday night, the ...

With 13 new players on Xavier's roster, this season was destined to be filled with growing pains for the Musketeers. First-year head coach Richard Pitino hopes a tough nonconference schedule will have ...

Xavier’s Andrew Pladsen raises the broken pieces of the state championship trophy after an Iowa Class 4A high school football state championship game between Cedar Rapids Xavier and Pella at the ...

Caley Swierenga played in the NCAA Tournament twice before transferring to Colorado. One look at Swierenga’s assist total can tell anyone who wants to know about the firepower in the Buffaloes’ lineup ...

The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who has become a major donor to Louisiana causes and historically Black colleges and universities in recent years, has given Xavier University $38 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Xavier University of Louisiana on Tuesday announced a $38 million unrestricted gift (donation with no limitations on use) from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest private ...

Eddie Murphy’s daughter Bria Murphy and her husband Michael Xavier revealed in November 2025 that they are expecting their first baby. Bria — the Hollywood legend and his ex-wife Nicole Murphy’s ...

Xavier University president Reynold Verret reassured university supporters and alumni on Thursday that Xavier was on “strong footing” after the university abruptly laid off about 50 employees last ...

MELISSA. I GOT THE LATEST ADVISORY ON THAT IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. GROWING UNCERTAINTY FOR THE XAVIER UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY AS DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES WERE LAID OFF. AND THEY SAY THE TIMING COULDN’T ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — They went three and out offensively on the opening possession of the game Friday night.