Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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WARNING: The links to film clips are graphic in nature. Viewer discretion is advised.  As the white shower curtains are drawn back, and the awaiting outline of the shady attacker wields his knife aloft, the iconic shriek of violins paired with the scream of sheer terror of has encapsulated cinema fanatics and casual movie watchers alike for decades. Everyone has...
The indomitable human spirit is the enduring, unyielding, and resolute aspect of humanity that allows us to persevere through adversity. It is the unbreakable force that lives within every human being, the unwavering spirit that propels us forward in the face of hardship, tragedy, and adversity. It is this inner strength that allows us to continue pushing forward when...
The Atypical Jobs of Typical People- Part II: Bill DeOre '65 What if you offended people for a living? While that may not be on the job description for an editorial cartoonist, it certainly comes with the territory. Bill DeOre, who graduated from Jesuit in 1965, knows better than most the trials and tribulations such cartoonists have to overcome. After all, he was...
Famous podcaster Joe Rogan recently experienced his first major confrontation with cancel culture after a movement to remove him from Spotify gained traction. Leading the effort stood Neil Young, the classic 70's singer. Neil Young hasn't hit the headlines in quite awhile, but he got his short-lived moment after making some confrontational claims against Rogan and Spotify. How'd it Start? Neil Young...
After several failures of literary and journalistic merit arising from associate editors and freshmen staff writers, his most holy, exultant, blessed, and glorious Dr. Degen has instituted a new system of punishment for disobedient reporters. With the ascent of Logan Thompson, Editor in Chief, Kevin Babu, Managing Editor, Griffin Taber, Chief Associate Editor, as well as all senior editors present,...
The booming of artillery shells making impact with the unstable, viscous mud, the discordant shrill of trench whistles, and the insufferable gloom encompassed Northern France 100 years ago. Soldiers faced brutal conditions, surrounded by disease and a sense of hopelessness. In this age of modern war, a new advent of military innovation met with outdated, 19th century tactics, which...
Ambitious, brilliant, and stubborn. These qualities are often used to describe the 6th President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, and his long public service to our country. The son of the wiry old John Adams, one of the nation's founding fathers, John Quincy Adams was born as a member of America's "second generation" of political leaders. With...
"This is an attack not just on Paris, it's an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share." These words spoken by President Obama in light of the senseless violence in Paris, France from last Friday fills the Briefing Room. The search for the...

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