Science

Okay. While poison and acid may not have been in there, their molecular structures were. Rows upon rows of styrofoam ball-and-stick models in front of colorful tri-fold poster boards covered the blue carpet, adding up to more than 270 projects total. On April 18th and 19th, sophomore chemistry students displayed their completed molecule projects. Each student was given their own...

Enduring the strong gusts of wind, the sophomores carried their completed molecular models into the Terry Center last week. The construction of these models is one of the final portions of the annual, sophomore molecule project, assigned by Jesuit’s Chemistry teachers, and taking place over the course of the entire second semester. The annual molecule project has been a part of Jesuit's Chemistry...

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...

With blood splatter everywhere, with open wounds all over the body, a despicable murder has taken place on the Jesuit campus. But who could commit such an atrocious crime? That is what the students enrolled in Mrs. Boyle’s forensics science course are trying to find out this December. By combining their knowledge of fingerprinting, decomposition, DNA analysis, and other...

Work it! You can do this! Just one! More! Milliliter of Polydimethylsiloxane? I’ll bet you thought I was gonna say one more rep…. Rising seniors Sean Holden, Kota Ueshima, and Reed Zimmermann got some serious mental workouts in this summer as research interns at UT Southwestern.   These three students participated in the highly competitive STARS research program. Upon acceptance, each student was...

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...

  Open to growth, committed to working for justice, loving. These three values were embodied and fostered by the nineteen Jesuit students who comprised the 2023 Marine Biology program. The trip, facilitated by Mr. Marr, Mr. Von Schlenereid and Ms. Matthews, provided an opportunity for the young men to expand their horizons and develop a deeper understanding of the consequences...

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...