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This Summer, nine members of our faculty and staff are walking a route in Spain with sites related to the life of St. Ignatius. The following post by Mr. Paul Kolker '03 is the thirteenth in a series of their reflections. "Crunch, crunch, crunch," came the familiar refrain from the mixture of dirt, rocks, and loose gravel underneath my dust...
Saturday, December 6, 2014, Jesuit lost someone very dear when Brother Gerald "Jerry" Landry S.J., age 81, who had been with Jesuit for 17 years, passed away of heart failure. He died only four days after leaving Jesuit, to retire to Grand Coteau, La. Born November 9, 1933 in the small town of Jeanerette, Louisianna, Brother Landry grew up alongside his...
The connection between the student body and the faculty brings all members of the school together. Therefore, we work to improve this connection through our annual interviews with the principal and president of our school. Each year, the Roundup staff works to prepare questions for Principal Mr. Garrison that we think directly correlate to student life. We believe these...
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...
Extraction, Netflix's latest action film starring Chris Hemsworth, written by the Russo brothers of Marvel Fame, and veteran stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave's directorial debut. Does Extraction succeed in what Netflix wanted with mid-budget action flick? For the most part, yes, Extraction is another movie under Netflix's belt that proves they can compete with larger studios like Disney and Universal when it...
On Friday, September 13, 2019, Campus Ministry's first prayer service of the year took a slightly different approach than its predecessors. Sitting in the blue chairs native to the Info Commons, Mr. Ferguson '12, Mr. Kamara '13, Nash Crawford '20, and Wilson Rasco '20 sat in front of the student body, letting us in on a conversation between the...
Intro Where does our food come from? It is a question many think about more than once in our lifetime. We would like to believe that our cows, chickens, and pigs live on beautiful grasslands on the plains on some Texas farms. But the relation we come to find is that most of our food has been highly industries and...
On March 21, 2024, one might view campus as being less active as we are approaching the end of the week. However, on this Thursday evening, a multitude of incoming freshmen accepted as members of Jesuit’s Class of 2028 arrived in abundance on campus. At around 5 PM, students representing their respective clubs as well as ambassadors formed a...

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