Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Over the last couple of weeks, COVID- 19 cases have soared nationwide and in Texas. Dallas County currently has a 13.26% positivity rate. Meaning every COVID-19 test administrated 13.26% come back positive. Compared to early in the year we saw Dallas County at Positivity levels of 3-4 percent. The new COVID-19 cases lead to the mask mandate announcement. On Monday,...
Interpol El Pintor Album Review Matador Records Released September 9, 2014 Genre: Indie Rock, Post Punk Revival, Gloom Rock Interpol is undoubtedly in love with with New York City. You can hear it in their music, their lyrics, and in the albums they create. Even when they aren't explicitly expressing the Big Apple, they evoke what it feels like to be in New York:...
This film season saw many phenomenal movies, with groundbreaking advances in several categories. The race for each category was neck and neck, with quite a few excellent movies snubbed even in the nominations. However, many well deserving films won big, with a dark horse rising to win a surprising three Oscars. Ida from Poland won Best Foreign Language Film, topping...
In the world of investment, there is one a few almost full-proof investments you can make. One of these investments is buying a professional sports team. From people like Mark Cuban buying the Mavericks for 285 million dollars, and now the team is worth around 2 billion dollars, almost every sports team owner in America has made back on...
"Dear Dee, What should I wear to Snowball? And also, do you have any winter male fashion suggestions?" -Fashion Challenged   Dear “Fashion Challenged," I want to begin by reaching into the deepest crevices of my memory to bring forth a quote from one widely renowned figure, who every Monday reminds me to have a “Magnificent Monday,” every Tuesday a “Terrific Tuesday,” and every...
Before we even begin speaking about the fights, this specific event for the UFC has definitely earned itself the reputation as the most controversial UFC event because of the beforehand controversies that occurred the previous day. Charles Oliveira, the main event fighter, weighed 155.5 pounds, exceeding the weight restriction. He exceeded the weight limit by half a pound which his...
I've found it. No, not just the best burrito in the world, but also, heaven, my friends – heaven. In burrito form, that is. And you'll see me with no other burrito in my hands than one from Chipotle, the pinnacle of burrito excellence. Some argue that another burrito establishment, Qdoba, surpasses Chipotle's burrito quality in that they provide the...
NOTE: Special thanks to Viewpoint Editor Peter Loh ‘24 for his contribution in this article. On September 12, 2023, Jesuit Dallas was invited to attend the SMU Tate Series featuring three public intellectuals. These veteran political watchmen include retired US Navy four-star admiral James Stavridis, Fareed Zakaria, and David Gergen. Admiral Stavridis was also a former supreme allied commander of NATO...

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