Emmanuel Daniel '23

It seems as if it was yesterday, when the Federal Reserve announced their plans to hike interest rates to combat persistent inflation back in March 2022. Fast forward to today, and the Fed has enacted ten different interest rate hikes - at least 4 of them being a hefty increase of 75 basis points instead of the regular, yet...

On April 17, 2023, Ursuline Dallas hosted the Jesuit Ursuline Music Recital at their novel Performance Arts building. Filled with various sounds, the one-hour recital included a range of music featuring piano, voice, and more.  Totaling nearly 40 students, participants mainly played music from the 19th century, like Jesuit Senior Theodore Nguyen, who played Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 and Rachmaninoff’s...

Imagine: Big, burly men vigorously lifting at the crack of dawn; now, imagine those same men but as teenagers, capable of lifting a car from its parking spot - along with the defiant junior that parked in senior lot too. Though, these majestic wonders of Jesuit Powerlifting usually stay confined within the concrete walls of the Dell gymnasium, where...

On February 4, the air-conditioned Terry Center was packed with dozens of crew clubs, totaling over four hundred attendants that all aspired to S.W.E.A.T in different degrees. Though, Jesuit prepares for this - the Southwest Ergometer Amateur Tournament - every year, since it marks a new beginning, an inception: The arrival of Jesuit Crew's 2023 Season. Sailing to victory, the...

Tyrant, Narcissist, Aristocrat - words that seem to describe Elon Musk in the present day; nevertheless, his recent acquisition of the social media giant, Twitter, has not only rippled waves throughout the whole social media sphere, but also in the discussion of first amendment free speech rights.  On April 14, 2022 Elon Musk, the world’s richest man with a net...

A competitive performance in the books, Jesuit Crew’s fall season has shown impressive results. Traveling from Waco, Texas to Cambridge, Massachusetts, the crew team has eyed competition from the beginning, seeking a coveted gold medal in an ambitious mix of underclassmen and upperclassmen. Over the span of nearly a month, Jesuit Crew has intensely competed in three regattas, striking...

In my perspective, college night is the most organized chaos I have ever witnessed. If I could compare it to anything, it would be as if all the college pamphlets you’ve ever been sent had physically appeared at one location, Jesuit Dallas. Some colleges stand prestigiously, like a magnet to prospective students, while others stand optimistic, like a pamphlet...

The first Saturday of December, many look forward to an event at Jesuit, the famed Christmas Bazaar. Usually held perennially in the cafeteria and Terry Center, an average of 1500 to 2000 people attend the event. At this jubilant holiday fiesta, individual vendors sell a variety of items, ranging from tamales to Christmas reeds. Interested by the uniqueness of...