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The Student News Site of Brophy College Preparatory

Brophy Roundup

The Student News Site of Brophy College Preparatory

Brophy Roundup

OPINIONS: Federal Grants should not require legal status

Alex Kirshner November 17, 2017

By Juan Carlos Ramirez ’18 THE ROUNDUP Although undocumented students can obtain some sort of financial help for college through some scholarships, they are automatically ineligible for federal grants...

OPINIONS: College admissions competition detrimental to inter-class rapport

Alex Kirshner November 16, 2017

By Michael Taszarek ’18 THE ROUNDUP Competition in college admissions between students harms friendships and the overall community. Every day, Brophy students are surrounded by competition. There...

OPINIONS: Politics in class, growth or distraction?

Alex Kirshner November 16, 2017

By Reid Shniderman ’20 THE ROUNDUP We’ve probably all been there. In the midst of a classroom discussion, that awkward moment arises; politics enters the conversation unexpectedly. Is this an opportunity...

Photo by Edwin Perez ‘18| The Common Application provides a online application that more than 700 colleges accept.

OPINIONS: Common App must become only location for College Applications

Josh Spano and Roundup November 15, 2017

Photo by Edwin Perez ‘18 | The Common Application provides a online application that more than 700 colleges accept.  By Alex Kirshner ’18 THE ROUNDUP The Common Application, or “Common App,”...

JVLA fantastic opportunity for students to get ahead in credits, prepare for college

Alex Kirshner November 15, 2017

By Chris Agnone ’18 THE ROUNDUP Students are presented with a great opportunity to earn extra credits though the Jesuit Virtual Learning Academy (JVLA) to help them get ahead in class load and credit...

Do Immersion Trips Change Who We Interact With?

Josh Spano and Roundup October 5, 2017

Jose Acuna ’20 Cooper Parson ’20 THE ROUNDUP Brophy gives its students many opportunities to branch out and expand their horizons of other cultures. From Kino Border Initiative to the Peru Exchange,...

OPINION: Parking ropes clog up traffic, limit accessibility to North lot

Alex Kirshner October 2, 2017

By Matthew Zacher ’18 THE ROUNDUP Student drivers entering Brophy from 1st St. will discover a colorful string of flags waiting for them in front of the North Lot, formerly known as the auxiliary...

OPINION: Modern storytelling media creates fragile understanding of diversity

Alex Kirshner October 2, 2017

By Kaleb Lucero ’18 THE ROUNDUP Storytelling and the communication of perspective have undoubtedly led individuals to understand groups different from themselves. It is not just that storytelling is...

OPINIONS: How the right is becoming more diverse

Josh Spano and Roundup September 29, 2017

By Peter Warner ‘19 The Roundup In the past year, many have described conservatives as racist and not diverse, proposing the idea that they are getting less and less popular with minority voters. Though...

Opinions: What both Parties are doing wrong

Opinions: What both Parties are doing wrong

Alex Kirshner September 28, 2017

Illustration by Camden Andl '19 By Frankie Pastor ’20 THE ROUNDUP One of the greatest characteristics of the United States is the ideal that everyone has a right to believe in whatever they want, to...

Opinions: Assembly’s focus on race paints Brophy community in wrong light

Josh Spano and Roundup September 27, 2017

By Matthew Zacher ’18 THE ROUNDUP At the conclusion of the first week of school, Brophy students gathered for the first time of the year in prayer. Brophy Big Brothers were grouped with their freshmen...

Photo by Edwin Perez 18 | PSAT booklets ready to be handed out

PSAT/NMSQT standards skyrocketing, system mandates change

Josh Spano and Roundup September 14, 2017

Photo by Edwin Perez '18 | PSAT booklets are ready to be handed out to students.  By Hayden Welty ’19 THE ROUNDUP Current National Merit Scholarship distribution is inequitable, unfair and discriminatory;...

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