CINCINNATI —

It’s back-to-school week at Xavier University, and while new students are busy unpacking and making friends, they’re also getting a crash course in Cincinnati cuisine.

As part of a welcome event on campus, freshmen were invited to sample some of the Queen City’s most iconic dishes. For many, it was their very first taste of Skyline Chili, LaRosa's pizza, and Graeter's ice cream. Advertisement

With more than half of Xavier’s incoming class hailing from outside Ohio — representing 38 states and 16 countries — reactions were as varied as the menu.

Some students were instantly won over.

“The people around this school have been hyping it — and it is really good,” one freshman said after trying a coney.

Others weren’t so sure.

“I hear there’s cinnamon in the chili, and I thi

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