Authors Articles by Alex McIntyre '14
Alex McIntyre '14
Alex enjoys the mental stimulation that stems from an academic challenge. You can find him in the library vigorously mashing the keys on a keyboard while writing a paper. As a baseball enthusiast, he attentively streamlines Major League Baseball news and frequently attends games, longing for the crisp pop of the ball as it pounds the glove while watching his personal favorite team, the Texas Rangers. Alex is also an aviation aficionado. He strolls through the airport terminal, longingly gazing out the bright window as an airplane lifts from the ground and soars into the sky. He plans to attend Emory University in the fall and impact the airline industry through a future career at Southwest Airlines. But, perhaps most importantly, he writes.
Think fast! Name a few legendary figures that have played for the Dallas Cowboys! Just as many as you can!
After quickly spitting out a few obvious names, such as  Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman, or Roger Staubach, you might soon stumble upon Tom Landry, arguably the best coach to ever head the team. Though his nomination fails to completely answer...
So how did you spend your summer? Inspecting the intestines of fruit flies? Analyzing the effects of vaccines? Digging for a solution to cancer?
Actually, three Jesuit students, Patrick Arraj '14, Trevor Johnson '14, and Mason Amelotte '14, respectively, accomplished just the above. Participants of the STARS program at UT Southwestern, a nationally renowned medical school with multiple nobel laureates,...
Jesuit has welcomed yet another freshman class into its halls, where they will wander as many before them have as well.
As the new student steps out of the car that first morning, he is timid, frantically scanning the car to ensure that nothing is left behind. He takes a nervous glance around him, searching for a familiar peer. He...
For the students, it is untamed joy. For their teachers, it is needed relief. For the Jesuit senior, it’s simply another morning in the Ignatian Scholars Program.
As the 8:50 A.M bell rings, dismissing all underclassmen from homeroom to their next class, the seniors embark on quite a different journey. Every Wednesday, following a meeting in Hughes Hall, the men...
Try smelling the crisp scent of the freshly snipped grass. Try imagining the aged tree, wound over itself numerous times. The crimson brick buildings, sprawled out across the luscious lawn. It is not a park. It is not a garden. It is none other than a college campus. And right in the middle of the lawn sits a massive...
The final buzzer sounds; the clock, motionless and still, is stuck at 0:00.
There are no more chances, there is no more doubting, there is no more questioning; this is the end. As the opposing fans pour from the sidelines, streaming down onto the court, you solemnly shuffle to the locker room, dejected and teary eyed. It is painful, no...
