Xavier News Vol 37 No 3
VOLUME 37-3 XAVIER NEWSDECEMBER 2019 PP38 1667/0037 xavier.vic.edu.au CONTENTS LEADERSHIP 1 Building a Leadership healthy and robust community 6 From the The Life of the School Editor Fr Chris Middleton SJ Rector The second half of the year is always As one cohort departs, another steps The Israel Folau controversy, and the 30 one of much busyness. Key events, up, and the College will stand in good termination of his contract after he tweeted such as concerts, performances, stead next year with newly-appointed about his religious beliefs, triggered a Xavier sporting matches and celebrations College Captain Ben Wright-Smith debate about religious freedom in Australia. Foundation of learning pepper our calendars and Vice-Captains Tom Croagh and The Morrison Government is committed to and keep the hearts of our students, Patrick Prowse. On page 9, we also legislation around religious freedom, though parents and staff rich and full. welcome our new Director of Burke its formulation is proving a formidable task. Hall Campus, Brett Collison and learn In this edition, we celebrate the APS about his journey in education so Understanding and appreciating our 34 victories of Water Polo (page 12) and far. Similarly, we get to know long- differences, rather than fearing them, is And Nazism, more than perhaps any Undoubtedly, the debate in Australia Basketball (page 14), reflect on the serving Kostka Hall staff member Rob a recurring challenge in human history. other ideology was able to play on human over freedom of religion will be a heated Old Xaverians’ wonder and spectacle of the Hamer Shinners and how he is incorporating Racism, sexism, homophobia, sectarianism, fear in its drive for power.
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