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.
Introduction
A few Mondays ago, I stayed home due to a cold. I’m sure all of you have experienced this same situation once. That Monday, I...
Thursday, January 31st. It's the last period of the day, and most students are slogging through to the end of the day, just wanting it to be over. Today though, things are different, as excitement fills the halls during passing period. In the B hallway, chants of "The Mavs are back" and "Finals Bound" echo about the hallway, as...
Collecting awards left and right, including over 200 Game of the Year awards, Naughty Dog’s juggernaut of a game, The Last of Us, was truly a watershed moment in videogames. The game, which was in development for over four years, even took home the official DICE Award for Game of the Year, making it the official game of 2013. This justifies...
When looking at all presidential candidates for 2016, no one stands out quite like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. America needs a president that is not an apologist, and Walker’s ability to stay principled is perfect for that role.
First and foremost, Walker can appeal to the common man. He does not come from an elite family and he has earned...
Evidently the leading star in one of the greatest films ever produced was labeled as a Communist before the film was released, so claimed William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper tycoon on which the film is based. Perhaps it was the revolutionary cinematography the creative minds of the movie produced or the plot that kept moviegoers on the edge of...
Uniting fans across the globe, the world's biggest stage returns after nearly half of a decade to Qatar. Individuals, unified by their communal love for their country and soccer, will flock to televisions and watch parties to experience the global tournament's fixating matches. Tension has been building as fans support their teams from all over the world.
Questionable Venues
Despite the Qatar's...
Tycho
Awake Album Review
Ghostly International Records
Released March 18, 2014
Genre: Instrumental Rock, Ambient, Chillwave
Tycho's previous album Dive delivered an underrated, if not, unnoticed release from the Sacramento producer, visual artist and musician Scott Hansen in 2011. Awake finds Hansen improving on his atmospheric, chilly sound, using a more emotive, direct, and wistful approach towards his music. Hansen's organic, electronic compositions...
With the COVID pandemic raging, everyone is trying to stay safe. But are mandatory vaccines a viable option? More importantly, are they even legal?
Background
Earlier in September, President Biden suggested the idea of mandatory vaccine requirements. The rules stated that businesses with over 100 employees would have to be either vaccinated or have weekly COVID tests. Obviously, that seems to...
