By Will Schubert ’15 THE ROUNDUP By the end of August most freshmen have become familiar with campus, classrooms and new faces of teachers and upper classmen. For one group of freshmen though Brophy’s halls are familiar territory as they have already been in them for three years. The first ever class of Loyola Academy […]
By Garrison Murphy ’15 The Roundup The Guy Fawkes mask wearing, Internet championing hacktivist group “Anonymous” globalized the idea of “hacktivism” that has become so prevalent in our digitized society, and in doing so showed us how dangerous it really is. Hacktivism is defined as an act of political and social activism done through computer […]
Teacher’s Pet: Mr. Ryan Hubbell By Sam Romero ’17 THE ROUNDUP Mr. Pidgeon’s question from the October “Teacher’s Pet”: If you were to sing one song on “American Idol” what would it be and why? “Living on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi. It is a karaoke go to of mine. Everybody loves it and nobody […]
By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP Most people would agree that social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter are primarily used in a light and social manner, especially for entertainment. In fact it would be hard to believe social media can be and is used for other, more nefarious purposes. However, social media […]
Editors Anand Swaminathan ’15, left, and Alec Gonzales ’15 lead The Wrangler staff this year. By Jace Riley ’16 THE ROUNDUP Sometimes a headline is just too good to ignore, even if it’s fake. Take for instance, “Anarchy looking more and more appealing to student with C- in government class.” Or perhaps “Freshman who got […]
By Brendan Hinkle ’16 THE ROUNDUP This August students couldn’t log in to Facebook without seeing videos of someone dumping ice water on their head. The most recent online activism campaign was the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.” According to alsa.org, the challenge involves people dousing themselves in buckets of ice water on video, posting the […]
In a digital culture many practices and concepts have been revolutionized by the Web. Activism is a prime example. Take for instance online social movements from recent years. #BringBackOurGirls #Kony2012 #IceBucketChallenge.
Brophy came in to the state semifinal match against Hamilton Nov. 21 with a nine-game win streak, but that momentum was not enough against the No. 1 seeded Huskies.
Hamilton topped Brophy 24-7 in the game at Chandler High School.
Cooler temps inspire new playlists By Hayden Prescott Corwin ’15 THE ROUNDUP The leaves change colors, argyle sweaters get dusted off and music listeners’ tastes change for the fall season. I am a seasonal music listener who makes playlists depending upon the weather. I listen to a lot of the same music year round, but […]
By Carter Santini ’15 THE ROUNDUP Sound surrounds us constantly whether it is the buzzing of an air conditioning, birds chirping, people talking or music. Most of the time people view sound as a distraction, but in the case of studying and working, students and teachers both find music a helpful tool. According to a […]
