Brophy Roundup

In the Newsroom: Inner-workings of The Roundup, process revealed

Roundup • April 12, 2010

While The Roundup is almost always in some state of writing, investigating and editing, many hardly see what really takes place within the walls of E331. More frequently these days, The Roundup may bleep into existence with Twitter posts, Facebook notifications and Web site updates. But it is most known when it is released once a month. As a monthly publication, it can be hard for students to think that The Roundup even exists in between the dates it is released. However, this could not be farther from the truth.

Has health care message been lost in partisan rhetoric?

Roundup • March 29, 2010

Over the past year we as Americans have been engaged in a battle over the issue of whether giving healthcare to all people is appropriate. Never before in my lifetime has our country been so vocal on their thoughts, opinions and ideas about one single piece of legislation. I really wonder if our country didn’t have the stability we have would we be in a full on civil war between liberals and conservatives?

What do you think about the new health care bill?

Roundup • March 25, 2010

What are your thoughts on the new health care bill President Barack Obama recently signed into law?

Hallmarking of holidays obscures reason for the season

Roundup • March 9, 2010

An estimated 1 billion Valentine cards are sent each year, according to the Greeting Card Association, a number second only to Christmas, with an estimated 2.6 billion cards being sent each year. And what better way to say “I love you” than with a Hallmark greeting card and a $4.99 box of chocolates from Walgreens? This festivity occurring every February has murky origins and many historians debate who the actual “Saint Valentine” was.

March to Tent City brings hope to marginalized community

Roundup • March 9, 2010

I saw a peaceful protest, heard embracing and spirited chants and witnessed a clash with the police. And from my first protest I took away an invigorated belief in the need for humane treatment of immigrants. On Jan. 16, thousands of people, including myself and other Brophy students, attended a march that began at 9 a.m. at Falcon Park north of Carl Hayden High School.

Wishes for a changing Brophy as seniors depart for college

Roundup • March 9, 2010

It’s 2002 and I am standing in the Brophy mall for the first time ever in my life. It’s lunch time and the only thing I can hear are kids yelling out how many McChicken sandwiches they want from the Coral. I am in fifth grade and I am starting my summer enrichment classes.

Hipsters blinded by irony in ‘indie’ lifestyle, trends

Roundup • March 9, 2010

The modern hipster is considered “indie” or individual. This trend stems from indie/underground music scenes and other anti-establishment movements. The indie music trend has been around for decades but has resurfaced with more girth in this decade.

Republicans, Sen. Scott Brown win battle but not war

Roundup • March 9, 2010

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown was sworn in on the floor of the Senate by Vice President Joe Biden Feb. 4. Jan. 19 was the day that Senator Brown became the first Republican senator from Massachusetts since 1972. He announced his intentions to fill the slot of the late Ted Kennedy on Sept. 12, 2008, which was coincidentally his 50th birthday.

Drop the texting, just drive please

Roundup • March 9, 2010

As I hit my turn signal to switch lanes I passively check my blind spot and find the driver looking down from the wheel checking something. Unless they are reading or playing their Nintendo DS, it is highly probable that they are texting away like there is no tomorrow. I guess this should not bother me that much, but it does.

Students need to take a look at the world on a larger scale

Roundup • March 9, 2010

The first time I ever heard of Haiti was back in 2008 in Mr. JP Jarcyzk’s Gospels in Actions class. As part of the curriculum we read Tracy Kidder’s “Mountain Beyond Mountains,” which highlighted the poverty and economic inequality of Haiti. It discussed the work of Dr. Paul Farmer, who was trying to give Haitians basic medical supplies to improve their quality of life.

Student needs to consider the world at large

Roundup • March 9, 2010

The first time I ever heard of Haiti was back in 2008 in Mr. JP Jarcyzk’s Gospels in Actions class. As part of the curriculum we read Tracy Kidder’s “Mountain Beyond Mountains,” which highlighted the poverty and economic inequality of Haiti. It discussed the work of Dr. Paul Farmer, who was trying to give Haitians basic medical supplies to improve their quality of life.

New decade ushers in new ideas, hopes—perhaps

Roundup • March 9, 2010

Who can forget 2009? For that matter who can forget the last decade? Terrorist attacks, anthrax scares, wars, economic downturns, natural disasters and the promise of hope made the 2000s turbulent to say the least, with more ups and downs than anyone could have imagined.