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It is no secret that the eccentric public figure Elon Musk handles the largest private space company in the world, SpaceX. But how has the company gained such prestige, and what is in store for its future? A devout advocate of chasing interests, Elon Musk highly values expansion, and after his online company successes of Zip2 and PayPal; His imagination...
Hobbies allow for relaxation and a sense of escapism from the responsibilities of everyday life. I had the opportunity to sit down with Casimir Kenjarski '24 to discuss how he escapes with his hobby of reef keeping and building terrariums. What's a Terrarium?  "It's an ecological habitat you set up for pets; people have been doing it for a long, long...
Students come to class and take a short quiz over what they learned the previous week. They quickly work to finish all the problems, and once they finish, they hand over the quizzes to their instructor. The next day, the results are in. Most students received a 3 on their quiz, standing for mastery, increasing their overall grade. However,...
This past week I reached out to both of my science teachers and asked them how they were doing during these unprecedented times. This has been a huge time of adjustment where many feel overwhelmed due to rapid changes in their work or daily life. Fortunately, there’s always light in the dark! So, here’s my science teachers’, Mrs. Applegate...
On April 6, 2020, at 11:15 am, Dr. Lynn Tam released an email to all S.T.A.R.S. applicants informing them that for the first time in the program's history it had been canceled. The following message was sent to the applicants this morning: "In light of the current fluid COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on research, as well as in an...
Over the summer of 2019, three students of Jesuit's Medical Society participated in the S.T.A.R.S. Program. The S.T.A.R.S. (Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern) program for students is a research program where students are paired with a mentor that helps them as they conduct research. With the help of the mentor, the students select a topic and research...
This July, the Jesuit marine biology program embarked on its eighth annual scuba diving excursion. After the Virgin Islands were mauled by Hurricane Irma in 2017, the program was left without a dive location. After experimenting in Hawai'i on last year's trip, this year we traveled to the Grand Caymans, a small island group in the Caribbean. Around 40...
Recently, the sounds of marbles falling, saws cutting, drills whirring, and people shouting have become an ordinary occurrence in the upstairs B hallway. For roughly the past month, physics students have dedicated hours each day to perfecting their Rube Goldberg Project. The Rube Goldberg Project essentially combines all of the aspects we learned in the second semester of physics...

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