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It’s not every day that the Catholic Church makes an internal change. Indeed, the church has become a steady, unceasing bastion of tradition by maintaining continuity over a length of time that dwarfs nearly every other human institution in history. The Catholic mass, in particular, has maintained a shocking consistency over the centuries: the mass that Jesuit College Prep students...
The Roundup Viewpoint section welcomes student opinions; these views reflect the ideas of the writer and not those of The Roundup or Jesuit. I begin with a story. A thief accosts his victim in the night and presents him with a choice, pay now, or witness the destruction of his livelihood. This coercive control permits the thief to feed off...
In no other place can racism project itself across so many people’s minds. Movies captivate young and old, man and woman, black and white. Viewed by millions upon millions and telling a wide variety of stories, movies have passed on the ideologies of their makers or the stereotypes of peoples, inadvertently or not, throughout history. In this way, movies...
"I want to see a man beaten to a bloody pulp with a high-heel shoved in his mouth, like an apple in the mouth of a pig." — Andrea Dworkin "I haven't the faintest notion what possible revolutionary role white heterosexual men could fulfill, since they are the very embodiment of reactionary- vested-interest-power. But then, I have great difficulty examining...
Earlier this month, as the Super Bowl went underway, one ad sparked more controversy than any other: Coca-Cola's. Despite lasting only sixty seconds, a national conversation on the issue of multilingualism and diversity ensued. Disputes broke out on social media. Both conservative and liberal politicians and commentators argued over whether the ad was anti-American or pro-American. Against the will of...
For the past 4 years, we have seen an explosion of political violence across the United States. Violent attacks against our public institutions, government officials, or opposing members of society have degraded stability in our nation. The insurrection of January 6th, attacks on publicly elected officials, and cancel culture have in my opinion proved poisonous to the United States....
"If you don't care about music, I'm going to say two things: 1. You should.2. If you still don't, go to Record Store Day and watch how excited people get about something they can't even see. You can't even see music, right, but there is something so magical about it." Michael White 15' DALLAS-Early Saturday, 6:40AM, in a meandering line of...
The Turnpike Troubadours recently came out with an album named "A Cat in the Rain." Now I'm sure you're thinking, isn't it completely normal for a band to release an album? Well not for this band. The Turnpike Troubadours released their first album in 6 years after some intense ups and downs so let's dive into the interesting story...

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