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Student Body Election Results Basil Seif / Jeff Ackels - 258 Matt Mazzini / Patrick Campbell - 107 374 Votes | Cast 367 Counted | 7 Omitted 140 of 275 Freshman Voted = 50.91% 129 of 265 Sophomores Voted = 48.68% 105 of 260 Juniors Voted = 40.38% 374 of 800 Total Voted =  46.75%
Heartbreak. Last year’s Jesuit Basketball Association runners-up The Crew (also known as TBC) suffered a brutal, one-point loss in the 2011 title game, a contentious finish tantamount in controversy only to the team’s now-banned jerseys, which depicted the Coors Light mountain logo.   That said, the hangover from defeat hasn’t clouded the team’s mindset going into 2012.  In fact, last year’s...
“Kay is somebody of strong opinions. She is feisty and is very dedicated to the school and Jesuit’s education, but she is also very caring. She is certainly capable of standing up for herself.” - Fred Donahue, Admin. Go back 43 years ago to a time when 3D-television was a thing of dreams, when Jimi Hendrix serenaded the country with...
Despite what the cinematic embarrassment Twilight may imply, there are practical uses for the drawing of blood. This coming Wednesday, Jesuit will be hosting its annual blood drive to collect life-giving blood for the American Red Cross. David Pace, an Alumni Service Corps teacher, and coordinator of the blood drive, is happy to say that this year more people will...
Public speaking plays a huge role in political campaigns at all levels, from local races to national affairs (in the recent Florida Republican primary, two-thirds of voters described candidate debate performances as “very important”). The way a candidate talks reflects, in the eyes of voters, his competency. Charismatic speeches convey a candidate’s coherence and electability, while missteps can make...
There was a time when one could circumvent the classrooms of Jesuit College Preparatory School without passing a single electronic device, save the occasional overhead projector. In this not-so-distant past, cell phones were a rarity on campus, and only the most dedicated programmers owned personal computers (PC’s).   These days of electronic disconnect are a thing of the past. According to...
The New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler may be shooting 71% from the floor this year, but has the reader ever seen a robot shoot a basketball? On March 2, our Jesuit Robotics team, the All Sparks, will be heading to the Dallas Convention Center to compete in the annual FIRST robotics competition. Led by club president Patrick Barone ’12 and...
On February 4, 2012, Jesuit’s Brothers for Others club will host the Brothers for Others Extravaganza. The club, recently founded by Dennis Kamara ’13, maintains a goal of “helping Jesuit students and students with disabilities develop unique relationships through various activities.” “My hope for this club is to not only spread the awareness of different disabilities such as Down syndrome...

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