Peter Loh '24

Ambitious, brilliant, and stubborn. These qualities are often used to describe the 6th President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, and his long public service to our country. The son of the wiry old John Adams, one of the nation's founding fathers, John Quincy Adams was born as a member of America's "second generation" of political leaders. With...

For every great historical figure in the past, there was someone, whether it be a close companion, lieutenant, or follower, who made their success possible. Although great leaders deservedly warrant praise for their admirable qualities, their success depended on the loyalty of their companions or subordinates. As a society, our retelling of history mainly concentrates on the big characters of...

To say that the upcoming 2022 midterm elections are historic is quite an understatement. With the rapid transformation of American politics such as increased political polarization, normalization of political violence, and culture wars, the past few years have seen ever-increasing tension over key issues like the teetering economy, border crisis, foreign policy, and handling of COVID-19. Since his presidential victory...

In the past few weeks, the Jesuit Roundup has been working on several articles dedicated to the multitude of new teachers who have arrived at Jesuit Dallas. Filled with a passion to inspire a desire to learn in their students, these new teachers are working across all academic departments. At Jesuit, the theology department is tasked with helping students to...

This year, a total of 17 new faculty have joined Jesuit Dallas' mission of creating men for and with others. Spread out across all departments, these new teachers may teach different classes and come from different backgrounds. However, they are united by their desire to inspire academic and spiritual growth in their students. One of these new teachers is Ms....

"We're not computers, we're physical. I think, therefore I am." These words are spoken in the famous movie Blade Runner by a Replicant, a synthetically created humanoid designed to replicate human behavior, thought, and action. Those words, rooted in philosophical thought on human life and its characteristics, pose a fundamental question in Blade Runner: what does it mean to be human? Blade Runner...

This year, Jesuit Dallas welcomes two new exchange students, Luigi Minella and Filippo Bariatti. Hailing from the famous Italian city of Milan, these two will spend the first semester at Jesuit studying, whilst they live with a host family to take them in. In order to examine the backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of these two young men, I conducted...

For the past 4 years, we have seen an explosion of political violence across the United States. Violent attacks against our public institutions, government officials, or opposing members of society have degraded stability in our nation. The insurrection of January 6th, attacks on publicly elected officials, and cancel culture have in my opinion proved poisonous to the United States....