3,132,139. According to compete.com, that's how many unique visitors viewed The Dallas Morning News website in July this year, reading articles covering a wide range of topics such as sports, politics, and local news, the topics varying as wildly as the people who write them. One of those writers will soon be Jesuit's very own Sam Betanzos '16.
Through the Local Voices program, Betanzos...
The rhythmic thuds of helicopter blades cutting through the air draws the attention of the students below, momentarily distracting them from their history lesson about the monuments which surround them. From schools around the country, students have come to learn about the formation and function of the government right where it happens, Washington D.C.
Rising Jesuit seniors were among the...
When a student lists Latin as a class they attend, people immediately assume the language is useless, boring, and a poor strategy for college. Even worse, when students mention they participate in the Junior Classical League, or JCL, any non-member draws a complete blank. Why is the world's second-largest youth organization so anonymous to the general public? And why...
Fedora. Glasses. Mustache. Clenched shoulders. A mythic character touts into the spotlight with precise steps, his sleeves rolled up beyond the elbow to display an appropriate amount of the gun show that is his arms.
And then, he speaks:
“Ladies and gentlemen,” Mr. Donahue squeaks out to the gathering audience in the Lecture Hall, pronouncing ‘gentlemen’ not so gently, “We will...
An iconic hallmark of the Catholic faith, St. Peter's Basilica stands tall in the city of Rome. In April, the dome-shaped icon of the modern Catholic Church housed numerous masses leading up to the pinnacle event of the liturgical calendar, Lent. This Holy Thursday, in particular, an alumnus of Jesuit Dallas received the opportunity to sing the Exultet, a 12-minute chant sung...
On Friday, May 1st, Jesuit Principal Mr. Tom Garrison, President Mike Earsing, and the rest of Jesuit Administration gathered together with the school's teachers, coaches, and staff for the annual Faculty Awards Banquet. The yearly reception aims to honor the faculty as a whole, who according to Mr.Garrison '92 "truly make Jesuit special and an exceptional place of learning."...
