Entertainment

‘Alien Isolation’ delivering horror in time for Halloween

By Joseph Valencia ’17 THE ROUNDUP Alien Isolation- Creative Assembly/ Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC 8 out of 10 While it may not be perfect, “Alien Isolation,” made by Creative Assembly, evokes profound feelings of nostalgia in the player. Since the release of the film “Alien”in 1979, fans of the series […]

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Entertainment

Adult Jazz releases crisp, lengthy debut album

By Hayden Prescott Corwin ’15 THE ROUNDUP Adult Jazz—“Gist Is” 7 out of 10 A buzz slowly creeps up in volume as the space left by the absent instruments is filled. Adult Jazz is a four-piece band from Leeds, England that released their debut album “Gist Is” Aug. 4. The feel of the album is […]

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Entertainment

‘Forza Horizon 2’ adds countless options, proves series moving forward

By Jack McAuslan ’16 THE ROUNDUP “Forza Horizon 2”: Playground Games 9/10 “Forza 5” has been out for about a year now and it was a huge disappointment considering the massive amount of hype for this new, next generation racing game. It had one very simple problem: It lacked gameplay options. The list of cars […]

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Entertainment

‘Super Smash Brothers’ builds anticipation amid 3DS success

By Henry Erlandson ’16 THE ROUNDUP After a successful opening for the 3DS, “Super Smash Brothers” is now on the WiiU with 14 new characters and plenty of changes. Many can admit to the large amount of time when they played “Smash Brothers” with their friends, playing as some of the most iconic video game […]

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Entertainment

‘Shadow of Mordor’ offers magnificent, original gameplay

By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor”—Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment—for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. 9.5 out of 10. To put it simply, “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor” is a great game and you should definitely play it, “Lord of the Rings” fan or not. […]

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Featured Sports

Basketball preps for tough schedule, seeks cohesion

Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 |  Frederick Erlandson ’15 reaches for the ball as the varsity Basketball team practices after school Nov. 6. Returning players have been practicing, lifting weights since the start of the school year By Chase Bayless ’15 THE ROUNDUP With the 2014-15 season on the horizon, the Brophy basketball team is […]

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Soccer Sports

Soccer looks for 3rd straight state championship win

Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 | The Varsity Soccer team plays a scrimmage match Nov. 16 after school at the Brophy Sports Campus during the last day of tryouts. 2nd year head coach Lewkowitz relies on seniors to help lead team By Blaise Schaefer ’18 THE ROUNDUP Last year’s state championship soccer game went all […]

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News

Donlan discusses Ignatius’ reaction to ISIS, displeased with foreign policy

By Anthony Cardellini ’17 THE ROUNDUP In his Oct. 2 Great Hall presentation on St. Ignatius’ hypothetical reaction to ISIS, Mr. Tom Donlan made sure the audience knew that not everyone would like what they were about to hear. As predicted, not necessarily everyone agreed with the ideas of St. Ignatius when he founded the […]

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News

Hermanos Unidos strives to build community, charity

By Carter Santini ’15 THE ROUNDUP The Hermanos Unidos club builds a community of Hispanic students through soccer, food and service. The club started 10 years ago but overtime devolved into a group of students who just played soccer together, according to club member Anthony Gutierrez ’15. Gutierrez said that two years ago, through the […]

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Featured News

Rocketry club launches into its 1st year

Photo by Matthew Montes ’15 — Cameron Kurtz ’15 and the Rocket Club watch a video during a meeting on Oct. 27. Group looks to do well in competition, creates rocket that meets rigid standards By Will Schubert ’15 THE ROUNDUP Not every student can send something flying hundreds of feet into the atmosphere, unless […]

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