Men’s basketball bounces back with two road wins

The University of Dallas men’s basketball team kicked off a five-game road game with a win against conference opponent Texas Lutheran University (TLU). The Crusader victory halted a three-game slide and evened the season...

FCA: Where faith meets athletes

The University of Dallas offers a wide variety of clubs and other extracurricular activities, each of them promoting an opportunity for students to grow together as a community. During the fall semester of her sophomore...

The Crux de Athletica: Around with Battlecrier Episode 1

https://archive.org/details/AroundWithBattlecrier01 Kevin McGuirk and Rory MacCallum open the Spring Semester of the Crux de Athletica podcast with a new segment, Around with Battlecrier. They discuss Michael Wambsganss’ impact on the men’s basketball team, freshman basketball...

Christian tradition in a liberal arts education

It is difficult for the student body of the University of Dallas to imagine a liberal arts program that isn’t grounded in the Christian tradition. How many of us have heard of a Buddhist...

Dallas handed road loss by Colorado College

One of the toughest things to do in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference is traveling to Colorado College and coming away with a road win. This proved to be true for the University of...

Baseball drops first two of five game road trip

The University of Dallas baseball team started a five game road trip with a pair of losses to Howard Payne University on Thursday, Feb. 15. The double header was originally scheduled for Saturday Feb....

Crux de Athletica: Around with Battlecrier Episode 5

https://archive.org/details/AroundWithBattlecrier05 Kevin McGuirk and Rory MacCallum break down the men’s basketball team’s loss to Texas Lutheran in the first round of the SCAC tournament, recap the rest of the tournament, and discuss the SCAC postseason...

UD athletes set personal records at War Hawk Classic

The University of Dallas Men’s and Women’s Track team competed in Abilene, Texas on Friday in the War Hawk Classic. It was the first time in two weeks that the track team had competed at...

Softball swept by Schreiner in weekend series

The University of Dallas softball squad traveled to Kerrville, Texas to take on Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) rival Schreiner University this past weekend. The teams played double headers on both Saturday and Sunday...

Passing the Baton: advice for next year’s Romers

Right now, 80 percent of the freshman class is preparing for what upperclassmen and alumni alike often describe as the best experience of their life: the Rome semester. Four (for Fromers) or nine (for...

Potential hate crime in Old Mill

On Saturday night between 10:45 p.m. and midnight, the back windshield of a 2008 Toyota Camry belonging to rising senior Hope Gniewek was shattered while parked in a visitor’s parking space at the Tower...

A farewell to Keefe

As a soon-to-be graduate and alumna, one of the most influential individuals for me during my time at the University of Dallas was President Thomas Keefe. During my semester in Rome in the fall...

Core Decorum: Valete

The end of the school year brings many mixed feelings to students. As students, we remember that we are growing up and also realize how much we have learned. An eagerness to finish finals...

Letter to the editor: conversation on Church controversy

I have been approached by many students who have questions and concerns about the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and the accusations directed at the pope. The scandals in the Church can...

The half dozen

Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues Hockey fans, clear your calendars because  the NHL preseason kicks off on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The Dallas Stars will be challenging the St. Louis Blues at 7:30 p.m....