By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP It’s fifth period and a young Jesuit-in-training holds open the door to Loyola Academy’s lounge. The Jesuit sports a backpack and, along with the white collar typical of priests, a pair of black dress shoes that have a considerable amount of mud caked to the bottom from coaching […]
Staff Editorial The Issue: Legislation like Senate Bill 1062 opens the possibility for legalized discrimination Our Stance: The protection of religious freedom shouldn’t come at the potential cost of basic human rights Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062 Feb. 26, a bill that aimed to amend an existing statute and give any individual […]
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP As a senior, I’ve benefitted from three years of the Summit on Human Dignity. In every conversation following the Summit, there was always someone who would say that the Summit was great at presenting a problem that we face, but didn’t tell us how to fix it. Whether […]
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP In a very important way, Steve McQueen’s new film “12 Years a Slave” doesn’t feel at all like a movie. Its depiction of the tale of Solomon Northup, a born-free black man who is kidnapped and sold in to slavery, is anything but triumphant. For the most part, […]
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP Death Grips – “Government Plates” 6.5 out of 10 I’m a die-hard Death Grips fan. I fell in love with their music freshman year and have been following them fervently ever since. Naturally, when they surprised fans by randomly releasing their fourth full-length album “Government Plates” for free […]
Staff editorial by Christian Guerithault ’14 & Charles Dominguez ’14 The Issue: People are not digesting information they receive from media responsibly. Our Stance: Checking multiple sources to filter out false information is almost always necessary. In a generation characterized primarily by technology and digital media, informing one’s opinion with the right information requires a […]
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP It is everyone’s duty to combat discrimination, wherever it occurs. Benjamin Franklin once said, “(Those) who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” This echoes my feelings towards New York State Criminal Procedure Law section 140.50, also known as […]
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP Starting at around 7 a.m. each morning, a wave of student drivers make their way on to campus. The truly observant will notice that, with minor exceptions, the parking lot looks largely the same on a day-to-day basis. Student drivers campus-wide said they have a sense of connectivity […]