All teenage boys want to make men of themselves. True to their natures, they prefer chasing after pretty girls, earning quick cash, and living a life free from parental supervision instead of experiencing another dreary moment of school. Girls,...
In his first book, The Power of One, Bryce Courtenay illustrates a tale of a small boy’s journey throughout Africa and his transformation from juvenescence into young adulthood during the era of African apartheid, loosely mirroring the life of...
This past Friday, May 4, was a notable one to cinephiles for multiple reasons – most importantly as the U. S. release of Joss Whedon and Marvel’s four-years-in-the-making superhero film, The Avengers. However, there is a smaller, typically less...
To the readers of The Roundup,
It’s been a fun ride. Over the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of working on the Jesuit student newspaper, first as an op-ed columnist and later as an editor. This year, I...
Whether they intend to create a positive or negative portrait of the genre, most forms of country music can be associated with the image of the hard-living, alcoholic musician channeling his emotions of sorrow and regret through an acoustic...
Last year, I was watching one of my favorite television shows, Showtime’s Shameless, when I ran into a song at the end of an episode that was relatively catchy. I was surprised that I actually enjoyed the song since...
Trotting through a lush, green forest, Epona follows her master, Link, through a foggy and mystifying forest filled with massive trees and busy creatures stirring in the silence of the environment. From behind a tree, the silhouette of a...
Artists experiencing alienation from their surroundings is nothing special. What makes an artist great is his total sense of self-awareness and ability to communicate his thoughts and emotions. Unfortunately, mindsets that lend themselves to self-awareness often result in an...
While I’m sure most of you are frustrated with this year’s tournament because your bracket was busted early by underdogs like Norfolk State and Lehigh, you are probably still interested in what should be one of the most entertaining...
