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.
Ten years ago, on Oct. 1, 2004, Mount St. Helens awoke dramatically from an 18-year slumber, explosively shooting steam, gas and volcanic ash thousands of feet in the air. Fast-forward a decade and weâve recently witnessed a similar, and far deadlier, scenario play out as Japanâs Mount Ontake erupted without warning on Sept. 27, killing at least 36 people.