By Brian Brannon ’11
THE ROUNDUP
Educators, activists and organizations have used virtual communication to help connect with distant friends, spread ideas and propagate political activism.
Brophy teacher Mr. Tim Broyles has recently used the communication software Skype to connect students in Afghanistan with students in his Gospel in Action class.
By Brian Brannon ’11
THE ROUNDUP
Brophy students have been bombarded with information from various sources regarding controversies in the Middle East and Africa.
The current wildfire of political uprisings requires students to examine the causes of these events and the effect they have on each other.
By Brian Brannon ’11
THE ROUNDUP
Brophy students have been bombarded with information from various sources regarding controversy in the Middle East.
The current wildfire of political uprisings within the Middle East requires students to examine the causes of these events and the effect they have on each other.
The siege of Tunisia’s government began in December as citizens started demanding more jobs and more freedom from the government, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation.
By Brian Brannon ’11
THE ROUNDUP
Humankind has always been interested in the destruction of civilization, social structures and order.
Such fascination has brought about the formation of several hypothesis as too the destruction of modern society.
One of these hypotheses is a pandemic of a parasitical virus which turns its victims into rabid, carnivorous “zombies.”
“The Walking Dead,” a recent addition to the American Movie Channel’s winter line up, gives a realistic and well-probed fictional representation of how real people would react to the destruction of everything modern.
By Brian D. Brannon ’11
THE ROUNDUP
The “Call of Duty” franchise is and will always be a classic game series of our generation.
The series’ newest member, “Call of Duty: Black Ops” was one of the most anticipated games of 2010 and gives Call of Duty fans their much-needed “fix” to the fast-paced deep storyline saga.
The game’s story line tells the story of Mason, a special operations soldier during the Cold War.
By Brian D. Brannon ’11
THE ROUNDUP
Tuesdays are days usually filled with hurried chatter, tests being assigned and students rushing to finish assignments.
As lunch begins all of these things can be seen in virtually every part of Brophy; however, if one takes a moment and listens, he will hear the steady beat of phonological sounds drawing them in.
Those sounds are coming from the Techno Tuesday Club.
Techno Tuesday was started by alumnus Bryce Muzzy ’10 as a way for students to express themselves through rapid tempo, interesting music and dancing.
By Brian D. Brannon ’11
THE ROUNDUP
Golf has always been a sport of calculated strokes, deep concentration and physical aptitude.
Brophy’s golf team’s performance thus far in the season is no exception.
In their first match, a close competition against Notre Dame, Brophy was awarded second place overall.
By Brian D. Brannon ’11
THE ROUNDUP
The doors of Congress opened Sept. 24 to Stephen Colbert, a major comedian on Comedy Central.
Colbert testified on the current situation of migrant farmers, and how our economy can’t survive without them.
“I don’t want a tomato picked by a Mexican. I want it picked by an American. And sliced by a Guatemalan, and served by a Venezuelan, in a spa, where a Chilean gives me a Brazilian wax. ” Joked Colbert as he pointed out how integrated migrant workers are in our society.