Student Viewpoint

The X-Factor in College Football

I have grown up playing and watching sports all of my life. If it's a common youth sport, I have probably played it. I have watched thousands of hours of sports on television for...educational purposes...yes, that's what I'll go...

Majority of House Republicans for Trump Impeachment Out of the Primaries

On August 16, 2022, Liz Cheney, the sole House Representative of Wyoming, delivered a speech to supporters. In this speech, Cheney conceded her primary GOP House race to pro-Trump rival Harriet Hageman. This surrender signals the eighth House Republican...

The Little Man who could – Sam Langford

In the early 1900s, the sport of boxing was in its archaic age. Lack of regulation and oversight made boxing an extremely dangerous and unglamorous job. Rampant racism also made it difficult for black fighters to earn fair shots...

Jesuit ’21 Alum Reflects on Dartmouth Freshman Year

My name is Jason Andrew Davis ‘21 and I just graduated from Jesuit last year. Currently, I am majoring in Cognitive Science (focus area in Consciousness) & Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience here at Dartmouth.   After college,...

Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis: US-China Relations Reaches Boiling Point

In the past few weeks, China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), vitriolically announced that it would “not sit by idly” and promised to fire upon escorting US fighters if necessary. Upon House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taipei visit, dozens...

How Top Gun: Maverick Basically Works as a Metaphor for a Farewell Address

(SPOILERS FOR TOP GUN (1986)) Every year, the Editor-in-Chief of The Roundup writes a final farewell piece that entails his experiences with the newspaper. Top Gun: Maverick basically does the same thing, but replace The Roundup with Tom Cruise's filmography. As many...

Recap of the Texas Runoff Elections

In the primary elections, a number of candidates did not gain 50% of the vote. As a result, runoff elections were held on May 24, 2022 for the first and second place candidates to compete. The winner of each...

Memorial Day Commemoration

It is February 19, 1945. On the barren beaches of Iwo Jima, the defending Japanese army wait for the incoming US Marine V Amphibious Force. Upon landfall, the Marines faced heavy fire from Japanese blockhouses and could not advance....

The 3rd Dimension is Finally Unlocked

What are 3D Printers? A 3D printer is a machine that through the melting of filament material, creates a three-dimensional object. The filament is melted through the nozzle of the printhead and is squeezed out by gears pushing it from...