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David Plocica '22

U.S. Admiral, Dr. Patrick Walsh, Discusses Conflict in Ukraine (Pt.2)

Recently, The Roundup interviewed Dr. Patrick Walsh, a four-star admiral and former commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet,  about the growing threat China poses on global affairs. In part two, Joseph Guidone '23 and I asked Admiral Walsh about the topic at the forefront of everyone's mind: The vile Russian...

Four Star U.S. Admiral and Jesuit Alumnus Discusses Global Conflict Pt. 1

Recently, The Roundup had the privilege to have lunch and an interview with Dr. Patrick Walsh, a four-star admiral, former commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet, and Jesuit class of '73 graduate. Former Roundup managing editor Payton Maher '13, previously explored and published a piece regarding Admiral Walsh's career success,...

Nice Try Neil Young, but We Like Rogan more-

Famous podcaster Joe Rogan recently experienced his first major confrontation with cancel culture after a movement to remove him from Spotify gained traction. Leading the effort stood Neil Young, the classic 70's singer. Neil Young hasn't hit the headlines in quite awhile, but he got his short-lived moment after making...

Strake Fruitlessly Begs Jesuit Hockey for Mercy

Both teams emerge from their locker rooms. One is dressed in an ugly, moldy-green skin, the other in a stunning, blue-gold suit of the most bedazzling knightly armor. On January 23, Jesuit Dallas defeated Strake Jesuit and Allen in the TAHA Ice Hockey State Championships. Jesuit (4) vs. Allen (0) Jesuit started...

Inter-Religious Prayer Service: An interview With the Speakers

Every Wednesday morning, Jesuit holds prayer services in which students get to further their education, faith, and ability to understand the situations that surround them. This past week's prayer service was all about inter-religious prayer, and how to understand others who aren't Catholics, and their beliefs. I was honored...

4 REASONS TO CANCEL SOPHOCLES NOW!

OPINION - Jesuit Dallas shouldn't read Sophocles' plays, and instead should begin the progressive movement to cancel this sexist and bigoted writer. Now, I didn't know much about this guy (he doesn't have a Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok (I even tried looking up his Facebook, no dice (follow...

Is Jesuit’s Varsity Soccer Team Scoring the Goal?

Jesuit's Varsity soccer team kicked - pun intended - off the season on January 3rd. A mixture of wins and losses are making it hard to gauge whether this soccer season will be one to remember - or one to forget. Lets recap the games, recap the highlights, and...

US REFUSES to Send Diplomats for 2022 Beijing Olympics – Why?

On December 6, 2021, the White House announced that it won't send political representatives to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. This came after the global condemnation of Chinese human rights violations and suspicious military activity. This bi-partisan motion represents the struggling relationship between the two nations, and many are...

Cross Country Regionals Results

After a summer full of training and a highly competitive season, the Cross Country team won the District Meet. After that, they moved on to the regional meet at Mae Simmons Park. Let's look into their experiences at regionals and beyond. Regionals Results On October 25th, the cross country team travelled...