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Disinformation will control you if you don’t fight back

Photo Illustration by Alex Gross ’24 By Roundup Staff People will waste hours of their lives every day on Tiktok and jokingly call it an addiction. Time spent on this app is hurting people’s ability to critically think, and it is making it harder for our generation to separate truth from lies and fact-check their […]

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Opinion: Kliff Kingsbury needs to be fired

After years of mediocrity, the Cardinals have finally found a leader capable of guiding the team to the coveted Super Bowl. A man so qualified his alma mater fired him after 6 years of sub-.500 football. A man whose mere name evokes confidence and hope in lesser men! I’m lying. The Arizona Cardinals need to […]

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Can we separate the art from the artist?

Ye’s comments may be racist, but that doesn’t mean his music is Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is widely regarded as one of the greatest musical talents of his generation with 21 Grammy awards and 84 platinum singles. Recently though, a series of controversies have pushed Ye into the spotlight for reasons other than […]

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Opinion: 4 day school week would benefit Brophy students and staff

As education in Arizona deals with low budgets and subsequently low student achievement,  public schools often search for ways to save money where they can. The newest way of doing this is by switching to a four-day school week. Across the state, 43 school districts have now switched to four-day school weeks. This allows for […]

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LeBron James is the GOAT: and it’s not really close

Jack Kyle ’24 THE ROUNDUP   Fresh out of high school, 18-year-old LeBron James had high expectations, getting compared to basketball legends before he even stepped foot onto an NBA court. Now, 18 years later, he has gone above and beyond, making his mark in NBA history and placing himself among the greats of the […]

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Death, Taxes, and Discussing Cancel Culture

By Griffin Winter ’21 THE ROUNDUP The topic of cancel culture has become an everyday talking point at Brophy over the past year, both in and out of the classroom. Unfortunately, cancel culture has become too widespread as a talking point across the United States and is a distraction from real issues plaguing the country. […]

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What did Brophy’s 2021 Virtual Summit do better?

By: Owen Wong ’23 THE ROUNDUP Due to COVID-19, Brophy’s 2021 Summit on Human Dignity was held under a virtual format this year. Was the virtual experience the same, or even better than the normal, physical format? Yes, the Summit might indeed have not had the same type of impact for some people this year, […]

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Shot clock necessary for high school basketball

Augie Walters ’21 THE ROUNDUP The high school basketball season this year may look different than ever, due to the ruling from the Arizona Interscholastic Association to continue winter sports with athletes wearing masks during competitions and extremely limited attendance. While all of these changes may be new for the Brophy basketball team, the high […]

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COVID-19 protocols draw confusion among Brophy students

THE ROUNDUP By Will Gruwell ’21 As Brophy students returned to campus on Sept. 28, they returned to a campus far different than the one that students had been accustomed to for a prolonged period of time. Being away from campus since March, things were sure to feel different, but with the many new rules […]

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Americans face a spending crisis, need to save

By George Anton ’21 THE ROUNDUP One of the biggest problems facing Americans today in the consumer culture we live is how we are driven to spend too much and save too little. While much of the average American’s income goes towards essentials such as groceries, housing and utilities, many people also spend a significant […]

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