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On March 11, 2011, the day before Spring Break, Jesuit students and faculty took time out of their daily scheduled classes to celebrate Pi Day. No, not a celebration of the delicious dessert almost everybody loves, although there is widespread eating of pie on Pi Day, but a holiday commemorating the mathematical constant of pi ( ∏ ), which...
Election:  Tuesday, March 1, outside Campus Ministry office. Read the candidates' written statements on the Student Council Moodle page. Senior Class Presidential Candidates Michael Holder Zachary Snyder Scott Weiss Kevin Butkus Jordon McRae Alex Wilcox Nick Ackels Mark Diaz-Arrastia
Why is it popular?  The sport of Soccer, or Football as most of the world calls it, reigns high above all other athletics with an estimated fanbase of 3.5 billion, beating the runner-up, Cricket, by 1 billion fans. The simplicity and inexpensive nature of the sport allows it to be played in every corner of the globe, including the richest...
How is your back hand? Do you think you have what it takes to be the first Jesuit ping pong champion? If you think you do then you need to  join the first annual Jesuit Ping Pong Tournament, sponsored by Student Council and the Ping Pong club. The tournament will invite doubles teams to compete in single elimination brackets. The Ping-Pong...
The U.S. presidential election may be one of the most highly anticipated events in the world. As candidates and voters alike hold their breaths, the votes are tallied to decide who will lead the American people. In a race that will culminate in November, this is the critical time in which many Americans choose their candidate. The U.S. republican...
Election:  Tuesday, March 1, outside Campus Ministry Department Read the candidates' written statements on the Student Council Moodle page. Junior Class Candidates Basil Seif Dennis Kamara Jeff Ackels Greg Ehlinger
There are certain events that jumpstart a young newspaper in its quest for prominence, events that push a newspaper like a father pushes his son as he learns to ride a bicycle. It is a push that, if exploited, starts the newspaper, as it starts the boy, on a forward path to development and achievement, never looking back on...
The Jesuit Robotics Club has been a part of the Jesuit tradition for three years now.  We travel as far as Atlanta, Georgia and San Antonio, Texas, to compete against high school students from around the world.  We make t-shirt cannons and help with Chariot-building at Ranger Day.  This year we are beginning a new tradition with the Santa...

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