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Nervous, sun-streaked crowds of incoming Jesuit students marked the hallways this week as the new year kicked off. The usually exciting first day took a turn for the worse, however, as things got hectic. The servers at Jesuit were used to hosting roughly 700 iPads/devices at one time, but when more than 1300 students and faculty members tried to...
On Friday, February 17th, at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN will broadcast the 2017 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game live from Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. This event is usually met with extremely average attention, but I think the NBA can change that with a few wise selections in this year's game. The newly-available and potential players for this year's...
Dear Everyone, Dee here with one last advice column. There is no specific question or topic I will be covering with this one, and if you’ve read all my other columns, you know I’m keen to go on rants, so, with no topic at hand, this one could get a little crazy. AWWWW YEEEAAAAAHHHH. Ahem, pardon me. I do in fact...
On April 15th, 1955, the world became a better place. For 67 years, McDonald's has been producing some pretty great food, but it gets a bad rap despite that. Here is the case for McDonald's. What people (falsely) say Fake Food Let's start with the elephant in the room, or fake plastic elephant, to be more specific. For decades people have been...
  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...
Well, it’s that time of year, and if you have a girlfriend and for some reason have decided to look to me for advice on what to get her, I can do you one better.  Through years of experience and extensive scientific research, I've made a list of things not to get your girlfriend for Christmas.  Impressive right? For...
Apple's reign as America's most popular cell phone manufacturer has gone unchallenged for too long! Two years ago, I decided I could no longer live the mainstream life. Two years ago, I made the dramatic leap from the iPhone 5C to the Android S7. As I was incompetent when it came to my new phone, there was definitely a little trauma the...
"Grant Uy's reign of terror has finally come to an end," commented senior counselor Mr. Oglesby, referencing the shocking scandal that has begun to unfold following Uy's withdrawal from Jesuit yesterday. Uy, who had the highest GPA among the senior class, was asked to leave the Jesuit community after repeated instances of cheating, a development that has come as...

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