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Released: April 7, 2014 on Domino Recording Company Genre: Indie rock, Experimental   Before you read this review, I must warn you. This album is unlike anything that you have ever listened to before. This genre might be completely foreign to your ears, but don't dismiss this album based solely on its electronic, indie, slasher-flick-inspired genre. If you give it a fair chance,...
Over the past few months, the uprising in Libya has attracted media involvement from across the globe. Videos and reports of tragic events have surfaced, revealing the horrible violence that has ensued in North Africa, instigated as a result of the tyrannical rule of Moammar Gadhafi. The story surrounding the Libyan struggle is almost cliché, an oppressed people, fighting for...
December assessments are never a hit for Jesuit students. And because of this, I wanted to get a deeper look – via a student opinion poll – at the dreaded December assessments. Methodology To conduct this poll in a method that avoided potential and probable skews, I decided to get 20 students from each of the four grade levels; and in...
Week 3 provided a more accurate representation for how players will continue to perform, or not perform, throughout the rest of the season. It proved that many players can be consistent with their performances, and that others, despite what you may hope in terms of benefitting your team, are truly inconsistent players. Week 4 also brought upsets, a team's...
Although the Cowboys lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars during their Week 15 game, they could still clinch a playoff spot with losses from the Seahawks and Commanders. With the Cowboys clinching the playoffs, it marks the first time since 2007 in franchise history that the team goes back-to-back in the playoffs. But this playoff spot comes with a lot...
In the world of investment, there is one a few almost full-proof investments you can make. One of these investments is buying a professional sports team. From people like Mark Cuban buying the Mavericks for 285 million dollars, and now the team is worth around 2 billion dollars, almost every sports team owner in America has made back on...
  "In my opinion, Ursuline did a phenomenal job running the freshman/sophomore homecoming dance.  Their new amphitheater provided the perfect space for many different activities including live dances, yard games & Casino games as well.  In all of my years of experience the 2022 homecoming was the best ever in my book." - freshman counsler Mr. Murphy Jesuit Dallas hosted its...
Over the last couple of weeks, COVID- 19 cases have soared nationwide and in Texas. Dallas County currently has a 13.26% positivity rate. Meaning every COVID-19 test administrated 13.26% come back positive. Compared to early in the year we saw Dallas County at Positivity levels of 3-4 percent. The new COVID-19 cases lead to the mask mandate announcement. On Monday,...

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