Student Viewpoint

Who Were Jesuit Seniors Voting For?

"All I'm going to say is, let's pray for God's intercession on this election." While this quote echoes the thoughts of the majority of voters in America, it also holds a certain amount of relevance to it. This election is...

The End of Chicago’s Curse

The year is 1945. William Sianis and his goat, Murphy, have just been asked to leave Game 4 of the World Series at Wrigley Stadium. Enraged, Sianis utters a curse declaring the Cubs will never win another World Series. Following...

Not Your Average Airline

A voice sounds from the loudspeaker: "Please stow all of your carry-on luggage at this time." A flight attendant interrupts someone on his phone, asking him to place it in airplane mode while assuring him that its radio signals...

Second Presidential Debate 2016

It seemed as if they went over everything but the questions from this debate, from old issues such as Hillary's emails to the new video of Donald Trump. On Sunday, October 9 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Hillary Clinton...

Hypocrites and False Prophets: Colin Kaepernick

The Roundup invites and encourages all students to submit articles that reflect their personal perspectives regarding politics, culture, student life, sports, art, music, or hobbies.  The Roundup does not endorse any particular point of view. Many storylines followed the NFL into...

A Positive Look at Politics: The 2016 Vice Presidential Debate

The Vice Presidential Debate was not on everyone’s TV watch list on the night of October 4th. From the surface, the event consisted of arguments about issues from men who represent and defend their candidate’s opinions and ideas of...

Once More Unto the Breach: The Dallas Stars 2016-2017 Season Preview

The Context In major American sports, there’s a glass ceiling for the middle teams of the league. Too good to draft the next guaranteed superstar but lacking the tools to make a deep playoff run, these teams exist on the...

Facts Have No Place in This Race

Integral to every democracy is objective truth. Lies and obfuscation corrupt the political process and allow the unworthy to assume positions of power. With such importance in factual truth, why is it not present in this political race? Unfortunately for...

Clinton Edges Trump in Exciting First Presidential Debate

Rushing home from school Monday morning I was filled with excitement for the first Presidential Debate, feeling as if I were about to watch a WWE match. The two candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton are unique characters, making this election truly...