Scruples Question of the Week
T-shirt from Xavier=$30
Cheap jogging pants that shrink after 2 washes=$45
Alumni License Plate cover=$19.99
Getting your education=Priceless (sike, the only thing that seems to be priceless is this xu gold website).

Is it just me or is the bookstore prices strikingly high?
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Mood Music -
What songs get you in the mood or move you? From Marvin Gaye "Sexual Healing to J Holiday "Bed" >>>

$15.00 plus $5.00 S&H (checks or money order). Orders may be sent to 8 Briarfield Dr., Marrero, La. 70072. Please allow 14 business days.

By GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press Writer Gregory Katz, Associated Press Writer

LONDON – The choice of President Barack Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize was cheered Friday by a global chorus from European leaders to minibus passengers in Kenya — but it also elicited criticism over the decision to break with tradition and recognize hopeful promise over concrete achievement.

Obama is seen as having changed the direction of U.S. foreign policy, reversing many of his predecessor's unilateral policies and emphasizing the need for diplomacy, cooperation and mutual respect. READ MORE>>>

NATIONAL RANKINGS

According to the U.S. Department of Education, Xavier continues to rank first nationally in the number of African American students earning undergraduate degrees in both the biological/life sciences and the physical sciences. The American Institute of Physics (AIP) reports that Xavier is first nationally in awarding physics BS degrees to African-Americans.

Xavier has been especially successful in educating health professionals. In pre-medical education, Xavier is first in the nation in placing African American students into medical schools, where it has been ranked for the past 15 years. The acceptance rate of Xavier graduates by medical schools is almost twice the national average, and 92% of those who enter medical schools go on to complete their degree programs. The College of Pharmacy, one of only two pharmacy schools in Louisiana, is among the nation's top three producers of African American Doctor of Pharmacy degree recipients.

Xavier was one of only six schools chosen to participate in the National Science Foundation’s Model Institutions for Excellence in Science, Engineering and Mathematics program.