Tag: Editor’s Pick

On June 29, 2022, a group of Jesuit students embarked on a service immersion trip to Monterrey, Mexico.  Wednesday, June 29 We touchdown in Monterrey, Mexico, around 11:00 am and quickly get out of customs and security. We meet our adult leader Mr. Perry at the airport entrance, to which he gives us the great news that the mask mandate was...

At the start of the 2022-23 school year, Jesuit Dallas welcomed many new faculty members. Mr. Conall Flanagan is the newest member of the Department of Social Studies. The Department of Social Studies focuses on the trends and progresses of the social sciences that help students have a better understanding of the world and themselves. So, I decided to conduct...

Friday Night Lights were back at Ranger Stadium last Friday the 26th against Hebron! The Rangers finished last season 10-2, falling short to Denton Guyer in the Area Round of the playoffs. However, Jesuit looked to capitalize and set the tone early for a new season in this critical opener game. A feeling of electricity consumed Ranger Stadium, as...

On August 19, 2022, the entire school gathered in the Terry Center for a prayer service. However, this first day of school prayer service is different from those of other years. This year's prayer service signaled the first time an entire student body convened in the Terry Center in three years. This year's Profile of the Graduate theme is...

My name is Jason Andrew Davis ‘21 and I just graduated from Jesuit last year. Currently, I am majoring in Cognitive Science (focus area in Consciousness) & Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience here at Dartmouth.   After college, I am looking to get my PhD in either Experimental Psychology or Cognitive Neuroscience and dedicate myself to scientific research...

(SPOILERS FOR TOP GUN (1986)) Every year, the Editor-in-Chief of The Roundup writes a final farewell piece that entails his experiences with the newspaper. Top Gun: Maverick basically does the same thing, but replace The Roundup with Tom Cruise's filmography. As many critics have noted, Top Gun: Maverick acknowledges that despite his death-defying stunts, Tom Cruise is getting old. The film works as an...

It is February 19, 1945. On the barren beaches of Iwo Jima, the defending Japanese army wait for the incoming US Marine V Amphibious Force. Upon landfall, the Marines faced heavy fire from Japanese blockhouses and could not advance. This persisted until a sergeant flanked the fortifications and single-handedly destroyed the enemy garrison. Sergeant John Basilone’s courageous actions led...

Recently, The Roundup interviewed Dr. Patrick Walsh, a four-star admiral and former commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet,  about the growing threat China poses on global affairs. In part two, Joseph Guidone '23 and I asked Admiral Walsh about the topic at the forefront of everyone's mind: The vile Russian invasion of Ukraine and the unnecessary suffering which has followed. You...