What do Demarco Murray, Dirk Nowitzki, and Colby Lewis have in common? They are each professional athletes with injuries preventing them from competing in their respective sports.
What separates these athletes besides their differing sports is their individual injury - Dirk's knee, Demarco's foot and Colby's elbow. Is the fact that each player has a very different injury an indication...
Hurricane Sandy struck all along the East Coast of the United States at the end of October 2012. Many of us know people personally affected by the storm, but it is also important to note the damage that our brother and sister Jesuit schools experienced from the storm.
The largest Atlantic Hurricane to date, Sandy devastated a significant portion of...
As the recent election fades away, it seems many political pundits are focusing on the various voting blocs that played a role in ensuring President Obama’s victory in the battleground states, blocs such as the Gray Panthers and the Lunchbox Democrats.
With all this talk about voting blocs, it’s interesting to take a look at the Jesuit Dallas student voting...
While many people do not look forward to the PSAT, some students don’t realize that scoring well on the test may give them scholarships to help pay for their college tuition.
The National Merit Scholar Corporation’s goal is to recognize the academically-talented students of the United States and reward them with various nationwide academic scholarship programs. Some of the scholarship...
We know how to recognize these young men with those famous nametags, but who really is the freshman class of 2016 and what do the school’s administrators and teachers think of the class as a whole?
The first six weeks are in the books for Jesuit’s freshmen class of 2016. For some, it’s been a rather easy transition with many...
Overtaking the school, “Clash of Clans” has almost unanimously captivated Jesuit students. This interactive real-time strategy game for the iPad lets the player establish himself in a virtual “clan,” providing for an online connection across the student body. Whether leading a village into a more civilized age or competing head-to-head in military battles with friends, this uniquely addictive game...
Walking through the hallways of Jesuit, one looks through the window of a classroom and sees a group of young men sitting at their desks. Clad in their sharp-looking ties and shirts, these young men listen to the teacher and diligently take notes on his or her every word. This image of the classroom setting has been a cornerstone...
To the readers of The Roundup,
It’s been a fun ride. Over the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of working on the Jesuit student newspaper, first as an op-ed columnist and later as an editor. This year, I had the privilege of serving The Roundup in the capacity of Editor-in-Chief. I consider running The Roundup my proudest accomplishment...
