Center for Catholic Education. Michael Graham, S.J., Xavier's President, has committed the University to engaging students intellectually, morally, and spiritually - with rigor and compassion - toward lives of solidarity, service, and success. This is Xavier's Catholic and Jesuit identity and heritage.
On Saturday, Japan's Mount Ontake volcano erupted without warning, surprising several hundred nearby hikers. Plumes of volcanic gas and ash overtook the fleeing hikers and buried nearby lodges and outbuildings. Though most of the people on Mount Ontake that day were able to escape.
Impact of volcano eruptions on environment. Volcanoes can have very serious effects on the environment around them when they erupt. Buildings are destroyed and people are made homeless. People are killed. Clouds of ash cover plants making them inedible. Dust causes pneumonia and illnesses to the survivors.