Tag: 10-Year

A pair of deserted felt loafers. A firefighter's helmet. A rusty police badge. A cap soaked with murky dust. Warped steel fragments twisting upwards. These objects appear commonplace, scattered haphazardly around New York City. Within their tattered exteriors lie an abundance of memories, frozen in time behind display cases. On Friday September 11th, 2015, several retired first responders and close...

Smoke billows from the twisted molten carnage in an opaque deluge, ashy tendrils leaking toxic rubble into the first responder’s lungs. Jarring sirens pierce the terse silence enshrouding New York City. Firefighters weave through the crumpled stairwells, braving each onslaught of fiery waves to reach the stranded civilians. Throngs of onlookers wait outside anxiously and yearn for their loved...

To some, he is Dad, to others, he is Coach, and even to some, he is a best friend. Thousands of people have encountered Gary Pasqua ’55 in his time as both a coach and student at Jesuit, and there is one thing they can all agree on: nobody is more deserving of the Gold Ranger Award than himself. As a...

I don’t have any regrets on any of it. Could I have done some things different? Maybe. But would I have enjoyed it as much? No. Did I intend to stay here fifty years? No. I told myself when I first came that I’d stay ten and move on. But 10 became 20, 20 became 30, 30 became 40,...

“The whole point of feminism is being equal and the playing field being equal.” — Michele Elchlepp, Theology Department Co-Chair “I guess my question is, if feminist is the negative, what would be the positive?” — Anne Blackford, Mathematics Department Co-Chair “At its core, the question to ask is ‘do you believe in equal rights?’ If you do, you believe in...

This Friday, January 16th, the first annual Expository Bowl will take place at Postell Stadium. The Expository Bowl is a flag football game between the Varsity football team and the Roundup benefiting the charity Heart Gift. In Director of Community Service Mr. Rich Perry’s words, Heart Gift is an organization that “seeks to bring a child from a developing country...

Video by Jesuit Stage & Film Editing and Filming by Jack Durham '16 As I began my process of interviewing the man known as Father Edwards, S.J., I wasn't sure what to expect or anticipate when interviewing someone of such stature and nobility. Since I had never met the 90-year-old priest in person and I had only heard about his plethora...

A few months ago, senior Social Justice and Public Policy (SJPP) classes spent their lunch periods watching a Skype interview between Father Jay Hooks, SJ, and the founder of Cristo Rey Jesuit in Houston, Father TJ Martinez, SJ. Father Martinez had been battling stage IV stomach cancer for seven months. Having worked at Jesuit Dallas during his formation, he was...