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 An Overview of the Hobby The balisong hobby is a hobby that not many people are aware of. Some people might have heard of a balisong, more popularly known as a "butterfly knife" but not actually know much about them. Most people in the hobby, however, call it a balisong as that is the traditional name. It, according to oral...
"It's a classic and we wanted to bring it to Jesuit."- Mr. Patterson After afternoon storms, on a brisk Friday night, Jesuit Stage and Film began their first show of the year: Our Town. A show about the lives of the normal citizens of Grover's Corners that explores the meaning of life. This show is Mr. Patterson's first show as...
“Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing.”-Christopher Nolan As one of the most popular mediums for pastimes, movies make up the bulk of our entertainment. However, the process and creative development of creating one are often overlooked. The Filmmaking Club takes an in-depth...
Jesuit students spend countless hours surrounded by art. To the normal student, the fact that our school houses a museum is common knowledge. However, the Jesuit Dallas Museum happens to be among a rare and distinct group of national museums. After 7 years of hard-work and perseverance, the Jesuit Dallas Museum is one of the few museums in the...
"We're not computers, we're physical. I think, therefore I am." These words are spoken in the famous movie Blade Runner by a Replicant, a synthetically created humanoid designed to replicate human behavior, thought, and action. Those words, rooted in philosophical thought on human life and its characteristics, pose a fundamental question in Blade Runner: what does it mean to be human? Blade Runner...
What are 3D Printers? A 3D printer is a machine that through the melting of filament material, creates a three-dimensional object. The filament is melted through the nozzle of the printhead and is squeezed out by gears pushing it from behind. At first, the melted filament is oozed out on the heated bed of the printer, and then after the...
For the first time in 10 years, Jesuit Dallas Theater will perform a musical as a part of its Theater program. With a talented cast of Jesuit and Ursuline students and aspirations to start a new tradition at Jesuit with singing in theater, Jesuit Dallas presents Grease the Musical! Grease the Musical Grease the Musical is essentially about teens in love...
In 2014, Sam Powell 17' wrote the article Jesuit Welcomes New Museum Director, which profiled new director of the Jesuit Dallas Museum, Elizabeth Hunt Blanc. The Jesuit Museum has seen many changes in the eight years under Mrs. Hunt Blanc. After much research and information from Mrs. Hunt Blanc herself, I present the changes to the Jesuit Museum! Goals and Changes In...

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