Monday, December 23, 2024

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Intro Game two against the Mavericks and Jazz was one of the best Mavericks playoff games of all time. The Mavericks without Luka battled all 48 minutes to beat the Jazz 110-104, as they scorched the Jazz from beyond the arc, hitting a franchise-record of 22 threes. This was a game for the ages for any Mavs fan. But for...
On April 15th, 1955, the world became a better place. For 67 years, McDonald's has been producing some pretty great food, but it gets a bad rap despite that. Here is the case for McDonald's. What people (falsely) say Fake Food Let's start with the elephant in the room, or fake plastic elephant, to be more specific. For decades people have been...
Lia Thomas, a transgendered female competitive swimmer for the University of Pennsylvania has been the center of a lot of controversies recently. This controversy comes soon after he placed 1st in the NCAA national championship in the woman’s 500-yard freestyle event. Many worry that allowing biological males, who have transitioned to females via hormone therapy, competing in women's events...
Famous podcaster Joe Rogan recently experienced his first major confrontation with cancel culture after a movement to remove him from Spotify gained traction. Leading the effort stood Neil Young, the classic 70's singer. Neil Young hasn't hit the headlines in quite awhile, but he got his short-lived moment after making some confrontational claims against Rogan and Spotify. How'd it Start? Neil Young...
Close your eyes. Picture the pinnacle of a human specimen in peak condition. Multiply it by ten. Open your eyes, because that exists. This mythical creature is named Doug Edert. Think of all the names of famous basketball legends and icons throughout the years. Sure Michael Jordan, Lebron James, and Kobe Bryant all come to mind. But who comes to...
Batman is one of the most recognizable characters of the past 100 years. Whether it's "WHAM" and "POW" text cards, a Bat Credit Card, screaming about Martha, or detailing the material of the batsuit, we've seen plenty of iterations of the Dark Knight. But after 2017's Justice League, the hero fell out of favor and into the redevelopment cycle....
OPINION - Jesuit Dallas shouldn't read Sophocles' plays, and instead should begin the progressive movement to cancel this sexist and bigoted writer. Now, I didn't know much about this guy (he doesn't have a Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok (I even tried looking up his Facebook, no dice (follow me @JezStudent100))), but after reading some of his work, I...
Have you seen the Lemon-Lime Gatorade? What do you call it? Personally, I think it is yellow but is that what your classmates think? This poll will end the controversy about the color of the lemon-lime Gatorade. Background Earlier this week, Seniors all across the courtyard were asking each other one simple question: "What color is the lemon-lime Gatorade?" Everyone was sure...

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