Tag: Editor’s Pick

Towards the beginning of the NFL season, I wrote an article that posed the question of who should be the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, the rookie sensation Dak Prescott or the seasoned veteran Tony Romo. Now, this question has been answered. Tony Romo recently held a press conference where he announced that he would be handing the starting...

Music is a means of expressing emotion and passion. Whether it be The Fray’s tragic How to Save a Life or  IZ’s dreamy Somewhere over the Rainbow, music can exhibit love and excitement and grief and despair in a way that no other art form can, with a story of chords, melodious and dissonant, that sound straight to your...

Students rolled in one by one, their young, innocent eyes darting all around as they entered the double doors of 12345 Inwood Road. Their immediate gaze rested upon a raggedy bunch of students staring down at their iPads, bumping into statues, crashing against the obscure artworks that hang on the bleached walls. "Why do these kids wear name tags?...

The year is 1945. William Sianis and his goat, Murphy, have just been asked to leave Game 4 of the World Series at Wrigley Stadium. Enraged, Sianis utters a curse declaring the Cubs will never win another World Series. Following this event, the cubs remained without another World Series win, which lead some to believe Sianis' threat. Others blame the lack of...

Every Wednesday, the Jesuit senior class disperses throughout the area to serve the community: from homeless shelters to hospitals, from schools to soup kitchens; the choices are innumerable. One group of musicians travels to retirement homes just to make music. But is musical performance really service? What is service? According to Merriam-Webster, service is simply a helpful act - an...

The Context In major American sports, there’s a glass ceiling for the middle teams of the league. Too good to draft the next guaranteed superstar but lacking the tools to make a deep playoff run, these teams exist on the fringe of the league, trapped in a purgatorial status with success far away. From the retirement of Mike Modano in...

“Winning isn't everything, it’s the only thing” - Vince Lombardi The words of legendary coach Vince Lombardi perfectly encapsulate the result of the Jesuit JV football game versus Richardson last Thursday the 29th. Pulling in a 42-0 win, the boys returned home triumphantly with their heads held high. Playing tremendously well, they executed on almost every opportunity, scoring the majority of their...

What's the one thing that separates Jesuit from other schools? Is it the iconic wings on Thursdays? Ranger Day? Freshman Khakis? Those are good guesses, but many people would agree that it is service, and this is because it plays a vital part in a student's time at the school. Not only are they encouraged to help the community...