Peter Loh '24, Viewpoint Editor

During the summer, Jesuit Dallas sends groups of students on service, academic, or religious trips domestically and internationally. Some of these trips include the marine biology trip to various environmentally diverse regions, like Hawaii or the Cayman Islands. But there are also trips oriented toward service to others, such as the annual summer service immersion trips to Monterrey Mexico,...

In the early 1900s, the sport of boxing was in its archaic age. Lack of regulation and oversight made boxing an extremely dangerous and unglamorous job. Rampant racism also made it difficult for black fighters to earn fair shots at boxing championships or earn wages as high as their white counterparts. It was in this unfulfilling, lawless, and cruel world...

Annually, each grade level has a convocation to commemorate their academic and extracurricular achievements the year. Consisting of a prayer service and speakers awarding students various certificates of excellence, scholarships, and special awards for academic excellence or service to the community, the Senior convocation occurred on Thursday, May 12th. The Senior class will have their graduation soon, and the...

Soon after Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24th of this year, the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol has been surrounded and besieged by Russian forces for nearly 70 days. The city, once home to nearly 400,000 people, has been virtually destroyed in months of heavy street combat, as Russian and Ukrainian troops desperately fought, block by block, for...

During the spring of every year, the Sophomore class spends a Wednesday in March participating in a year-long tradition: the Sophomore retreat. All grades in Jesuit have their own retreat experiences, with some occurring at later (or earlier) dates than others. However, they each differ in the experiences offered to the students. For Sophomores, the themes are about their...

For the first time in 10 years, Jesuit Dallas Theater will perform a musical as a part of its Theater program. With a talented cast of Jesuit and Ursuline students and aspirations to start a new tradition at Jesuit with singing in theater, Jesuit Dallas presents Grease the Musical! Grease the Musical Grease the Musical is essentially about teens in love...

Redeemer. Reformer. Restorer. These words describe one of the last great Roman emperors - Julius Valerius Maiorianus, otherwise known as Majorian. The soon-to-be-legendary figure was born into the Roman Empire during a time of unprecedented crisis. By the 5th Century AD, Rome was on its deathbed, plagued by civil wars, hyperinflation of the currency, foreign invasions, and depopulation. Long...

Almost 5 weeks ago, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine with air, land, and sea forces, with the flimsy justification being offered by Russian President Putin was to protect ethnic Russian enclaves in eastern Ukraine. But Russian troops, despite an overwhelming advantage in firepower, were met with heavy losses and stern Ukrainian resistance. And by April 2nd, Ukrainian counterattacks forced...