Wednesday, November 27, 2024

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On December 6, 2021, the White House announced that it won't send political representatives to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. This came after the global condemnation of Chinese human rights violations and suspicious military activity. This bi-partisan motion represents the struggling relationship between the two nations, and many are wondering if the decision is a meaningless gesture or a...
The Weeknd should be a household name at this point. After headlining the Super Bowl and releasing two of the top 15 most streamed albums on Spotify, he has carved out a name for himself as one of the most prominent pop R&B artists of the past decade. After getting his start with gritty and moody songs on Trilogy, he...
After days of candidates walking and talking with their peers, communicating why they are a fitting candidate, the freshmen student council members have been elected. They are ready to serve their peers and listen to others to make the school a better place. Freshman President: Rishi Danda Rishi is involved in a number of activities including basketball, yearbook, debate, Freshman Initiative...
To say band is “just kids playing instruments” is to say that football is merely a pastime involving leather balls, or that hockey is simply glorified figure skating with sticks. Jesuit Administration's Confession First and foremost, Jesuit classifies band, alongside football and hockey, as an athletics credit. According to the Jesuit website, the band receives not only Fine Arts credit but...
Charlie Boroczak '22, like most high schoolers, deals with the challenge of balancing all the activities in his life. The senior works hard to maintain his school grades, participate in the Senior-Freshman Big Brothers Program, plays on the varsity football and rugby teams, and manages to get a little time to hang with friends. Oh, and run a non-profit for...
Throughout the first semester at Jesuit, the Medical Society has been busy with various activities in the form of their monthly meetings. These meetings have consisted of someone from the medical field explaining what they do and how their process of becoming a doctor has been. So far, the group has had three doctors speak to them, and each...
Every year Jesuit freshmen struggle to decide who they want to represent the values of their class. With so many students just meeting their classmates for the first time this year, it can be difficult to know who to vote for. Hopefully this article can inform freshmen of who they should vote for. The Candidates Cason Clarke: The reason to select me...
Schools are supposed to be a safe haven for students, a place where students come to learn and socialize with their fellow peers. Yet, when schools do not provide these spaces, America has decided to make it worse for these students.  Instead of fostering a community, conservatives across the country have been trying to maintain the status quo education system...

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