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During the fall semester, Jesuit Dallas' museum added a collection of pieces created by alum Don Schol '59 and donated by John Mullen '63. Artist, Don Schol, has a very unique perspective on his Vietnam Remembrance pieces that are now displayed outside of the Social Studies Commons in the upstairs A hallway. Don Schol '59 Don Schol is a Jesuit graduate...
Last December, the school art magazine released its Fall 2023 issue. The cover featured freshman Jonathan Shu's '27 striking watercolor. Entrants in the fall art contest submitted work created during the 2023 calendar year. The winners were Wil Carroll '24, for his mixed media art Beast of Burden, Matthew Toker '24, for his drawing on scratchboard, and Casimir Kenjarski '24, for his...
  Since 1986, the Jesuit Dallas Museum has hosted many impressive works of art and exhibits. Most recently, Dutch artist Johannes Boekhoudt, kindly gave a series of 10 paintings from his new Without a Face series. Each painting depicts children experiencing war and catastrophe all around them. His vision is that the children are advocates for the horrendous situations of...
  Introduction Since everybody knows that Mr. Berry has the most delectable neckwear on campus, I've decided to take up the wondrous task of reviewing his ties from Monday October 9, 2023 to Friday October 13, 2023. This is my collection of thoughts on this glorious matter.     Monday Starting off very exquisite with a nicely formatted floral tie, I’m sure this bow tie...
Jesuit Dallas has a wide variety of art pieces to offer in its museum around the campus. From the Color Rhythm piece facing the stairs in the Terry Center to the Lightning Field piece at the entrance of the school, they present viewers with a spectrum of colors, shapes and feelings, similar to the pieces and exhibits one can...
INTRO With stunning cinematography, complex character development, and themes of moral ambiguity, Better Call Saul, the spin-off prequel to the popular TV show Breaking Bad, has been hailed as a masterpiece in its own right. The show follows Jimmy McGill, masterfully played by Bob Odenkirk, as the show tracks his descent from struggling lawyer to criminal lawyer and con-man Saul Goodman,...
With the introduction of new artistic productions by Arie Van Selm, previously containing four major pieces, the Jesuit Dallas museum has only grown in size. Featuring a new piece, Van Selm displayed a majestic crow. Whilst in Dallas, the bird came to Arie Van Selm during an unusually snowy winter. “A crow in the snow. I watched her for a...
IN DEPTH SUMMARY The Super Mario Brothers create their own plumbing company in Queens, New York after quitting their old job. They create a very detailed and light-hearted commercial to boost their call-ins so that they may finally be something bigger than themselves. Born to an emotional and stern Italian-American family, the Mario bros consistently feel as if they can...