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Having suffered through the COVID-caused movie drought of what appeared to be a promising summer season, DC fans and moviegoers around the world rejoiced upon the arrival of DC's virtual summer convention, DC FanDome. Because of the cancellation of the highly popular San Diego Comic-Con, DC held a virtual fan event on August 22nd. This 24-hour long event showcased...
Since the MLB season is only 60 games long this year, I thought it might be appropriate to come out with this piece now, as we're just about halfway through the season. This MLB season almost didn't happen, and now that it did, the playoff picture for each league is starting to become a little bit clearer. However, there...
The victorious athlete, with sweat accumulating on his forehead under the intense stadium lights, graciously bounds to the top of the podium. Twenty years of perfecting his sport accumulate in that one moment as a glittering gold medal is placed upon his "Team USA" sweatsuit. Childhood days that could've been spent hanging out with friends or going to school...
Last winter, the trailer for Christopher Nolan's latest film, Tenet, hit the world. Intended to  release in the summer of 2020, it was delayed due to the pandemic. Now the film is playing in theaters, being the first major release for a movie theater in months. As a fan of Nolan's work, I couldn't be more excited for this...
https://youtu.be/IawomWs7RZY With masks blocking out half of everyone's faces, and hand sanitizers' use is so common that its smell lingers in the halls. Being with your friends is different now because you can't stand closer than 6 feet to them. Even in the cafeteria, plastic shields divide everyone. If someone said these three sentences 8 months ago, the people around...
In the wake of the growing Coronavirus pandemic, we lost the opportunity to attend many precious events. Among the fallen was the 2019-2020 Roundup Banquet. The banquet, we usually announce the two Jesuit Seniors honored with the Durham Family award. This year took a slightly different route. On Monday, August 31, 2020, during The Roundup's weekly staff meeting, I had...
After an uncertain few months of deliberation and planning within the Republican Party, party officials began the highly-anticipated Republican National Convention, just a week after the Democratic Party held theirs in Wisconsin, where they formally nominating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the Democratic Ticket. Republicans began their formal week of nomination spread out across the country, delivering remarks...
Dates: Aug 17, 2020 – Aug 20, 2020 Location: Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI This article’s purpose is to inform and report; written on an unbiased basis, providing information from the DNC. Let us start off with a brief introduction: The DNC's primary goal is to officially nominate a candidate for president and vice president, adopt a uniform party platform and unite...

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