Nina Rawal is a senior and has been writing for the XPress since her freshman year. Besides her involvement in XPress, Nina participates in Mock Trial, Girls Have IT Day, and Yearbook at Xavier. She is also the founder of Caring About Seniors, a non-profit organization that helps seniors through and after the pandemic. Nina is looking forward to expanding her love for journalism while providing Xavier students with all the recent news!
Since its rise in popularity, the app TikTok now has over 750 million users worldwide. Its influence spreads, whether by discussing favorite artists, shows, political issues or even books.
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Every year, Xavier’s juniors participate in the National Merit competition held by CollegeBoard. Students all over the nation take the PSAT, or National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, to determine...
The use of social media has not always been as prevalent in society as it is currently. Nowadays, social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and facebook are used by many to post daily and to update...
The holiday of Easter, or Resurrection Sunday, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This holiday is one of the principal festivals of the Catholic Church and is being celebrated...
Xavier is known for its various honors societies: the National Honors Society, the National French Honors Society and the Computer Science Honors Society. However, until now, one organization the Gators...
There have been many recent reboots of world-renowned Hollywood favorites in the last decade or so. However only some live up to the expectations of their past productions. Here is a list of recent, successful...
With the fall sports season ending, Xavier’s sports teams have been commemorating their seniors on team senior nights with fun celebrations, such as gifting goody bags to seniors, making posters and...
After more than a year, football games are finally back in all of their glory. The vibrant sea of red across the football field, the Brophy flags being waved around and the smell of fresh popcorn at the...
Over the past year, people worldwide have realized that there is a lack of understanding for diverse cultures in communities. As a result, Xavier has decided to start the We Are Xavier Club or WAX Club.
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The award-winning Spiritline team is one of the pride and joys of Xavier College Preparatory. Composed of two teams, Pom and Cheer, Spiritline is a great way to express one’s artistic persona.
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“Ay me! For aught that I could ever read / Could ever hear by tale or history / The course of true love never did run smooth” (Shakespeare I.I.132-134). From My Father Odysseus to King Lear, Brophy...
Open House has always been a big deal for the Gators at Xavier. Through this event, current students are able to meet potential Baby Gators and introduce them to the wonderful campus and community.
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COVID-19 has affected us all in several ways. Whether it is not being able to go on that vacation you’ve been looking forward to for months, or not being able to spend much-deserved time with friends...
Being a senior can be quite exciting. You are on your way to starting your life independently and focusing on pursuing your future career. Not to mention, there are a lot of perks that come with being...
Over the past ten years, we have followed experienced artists such as Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Ariana Grande from their hit TV shows on Disney and Nickelodeon to their extremely successful solo...
Have you ever tried to watch all of your favorite Disney shows from your childhood, but couldn’t because they were taken off of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc.? Well, Disney created a solution to this problem...
The TikTok app has been grabbing the attention of teenagers all over the world. This new media app has more than half a billion active users and a net worth of 500 million dollars. People all over have...
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