News

Roundup named best in state for 3rd year, earns other state, national honors

The Roundup staff recently earned multiple top honors from state and national journalism associations, including being named Arizona’s “Best High School Newspaper” for the third year in a row. The Arizona Newspapers Association along with the Arizona Associated Press Managing Editors named The Roundup the 2013 “Best High School Newspaper” in it’s annual Better Newspapers […]

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Opinions

Storytelling, journalism a vital process in modern society

By Julian De Ocampo ’13 CO EDITOR IN CHIEF “We have art in order to not die of truth,” Nietzsche wrote in the 19th century. From my experience as a journalist, I’ll have to disagree with the venerable German philosopher. Journalism is paradoxical in that it is both an art and a science. Just check […]

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Entertainment

The Art of Pop: New tunes (Harlem) shake up March pop charts

By Julian De Ocampo ’13 THE ROUNDUP The music video has been quietly waxing and waning over the past decade. In the 90s, MTV made the video the king of musical promotion, and it seemed as if image and audio were going to be inseparable. Now, while great videos come out every year, record companies […]

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Entertainment

2 stages, 9 bands play Battle of the Bands

By Julian De Ocampo ’13 THE ROUNDUP Once the music started, there was scarcely a moment of silence during the annual Battle of the Bands concert, which took place in the Octagon on Valentine’s Day. The Feb. 14 concert, which was canceled and replaced last year by an online performance video contest, marked the welcome […]

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Entertainment

Music fans make yearly pilgrimages to festivals

By Julian De Ocampo ’13 THE ROUNDUP If you’re still thinking about venturing into the Mecca of music known as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. this following spring, you might want to check out the price tag first. Festival passes run at $349 and camping passes go for $85. Toss in […]

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Lacrosse News Sports

Mr. Ryan: Lacrosse team hits reset on season

LAX teams shut down for 1 week after reported incident By Julian De Ocampo ’13 & Jackson Santy ’13 THE ROUNDUP Following a string of incidents that resulted in the suspension of the lacrosse team in February, Principal Mr. Bob Ryan said that the lacrosse team is having a “do-over” this season. “There was an […]

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News

Economic realities impact students’ social, academic lives

By Julian De Ocampo ’13 THE ROUNDUP When the phrase “economic gap” comes up, it’s easy to get lost in numbers and figures. In reality, the differences in socioeconomic status manifest themselves in tangible ways that go beyond statistics, such as a student’s ability to maintain a social life or apply to college. Do costs […]

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Opinions

Digital Blues: Online networking poses problems for social behavior

By Julian De Ocampo ’13 THE ROUNDUP In a New York Times blog post last November entitled “How to Live Without Irony,” Princeton professor Christy Wampole penned a stunning critique of contemporary culture’s ironic detachment, attributing much of this shift to the rise of social media. “Our incapacity to deal with the things at hand […]

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Multimedia News

Lewkowitz conducts social experiment using ‘human-powered’ robot

By Julian De Ocampo ’13 & Roan Enright ’13/THE ROUNDUP
With the masses of students strolling through campus in October, it was easy to miss a small stranger in need of help. The stranger, named Bert, was actually a small robot made of cardboard with a GoPro video camera embedded in his chest.

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Multimedia News

Leander, Hoffman paint picture of Red Army

By Julian De Ocampo ’13 & Roan Enright ’13 THE ROUNDUP Every army needs its generals. This fall, the stands at Phoenix Community College stadium swelled with The Red Army, Brophy’s student cheering section. But a select few stood proud at the front, leading the pack through high-energy chants and amplifying the energy through the […]

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