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Students, school call for immigration reform By Garrison Murphy ’15
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Campus personalities form detailed mosaic
T
he Brophy community is full of a variety of people who participate in all types of activities. In this issue, The Roundup spotlights some of these individuals and what they do on a daily basis. From Mr. Tom Danforth ’78 working in Africa to Matt McMurry ’16 racing cars, there are a lot of great stories to be told. Brophy is a mosaic. In this edition we break down the single tiles that make up the larger picture.
Inside » Campus Personalities
construct homes for Haitian orphans See News, Page 4
• Gardening club on the rebound See News, Page 2
• Club leaders learn the ins-and-outs of leadership See News, Page 3
• New club BARK aims to help animals in need See News, Page 4
• Senior Klein travels abroad to
TOMS supports lofty ideals, style Page 6
Danforth experiences life changing events in Africa
Page 3
• Staff Editorial: Personal stories reveal vitality of community See Opinions, Page 6
• Castellani takes his baseball talents to ASU over UCLA See Sports, Page 12
• Mr. McShane entertains students while teaching English classes See Entertainment, Page 14
A letter sent out by Principal Mr. Bob Ryan in September regarding activism for immigration reform struck a chord within the student body. The purpose of the email, originally sent Sept. 19, was to inform students and faculty of upcoming events involving immigration reform. In the email, Mr. Ryan referenced a recent letter sent by Provincial the Rev. Mike Weiler S.J. that touched upon immigration reform within the United States. “In response to Fr. Weiler’s letter, Brophy is organizing a variety of events over the next four weeks that will seek to engage our entire community in prayer, conversation and reflection and in advocacy for a humane and just solution to our current immigration system,” Mr. Ryan wrote. Some of the student body share the same view point and will choose to partake in many of the events described in the email such as fasting and praying. “I think it is a great thing that Brophy helps,” said immigration reform activist Carlos Lizarraga ’15. “It means that we show support for all others.” Lizarraga said that he has attended a rally in support of immigration reform this month along with other members of the Hermanos Unidos club. So far, six faculty members have shown interest in participating, according to the sign up page on the Brophy website. “I have been advocating this for years,” said immigration reform committee member Deacon Joe Stickney. “We are a Jesuit school …this is who we are as a ‘Company of Jesus’ school.” While many students have chosen to partake in the events described in the email such as fasting and praying, not everyone agrees with the school’s position. “It isn’t our place as a school to get involved politically,” said David Hall ’15. The main activities, such as fasting at lunch and a series of speaking events, began Sept. 29 and ended Oct. 10, according to Mr. Ryan’s letter.
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Gardening club emerges from dormant season Garrison Murphy ’15
THE ROUNDUP John Sittu ’15 stares intently at the newly blossomed tomato plants in the garden behind the Great Hall. “You can always tell if a tomato needs more water… the leaves tend to shrivel a bit,” Sittu said. Sittu is the head student leader of the Gardening Club, which has received some needed student care this year. The Brophy Gardening club may have looked a lot like those shriveled tomatoes before Sittu and others resurrected the almost dormant club. “I’m starting to bring it back,” Sittu said. “We now have about 20 members.” There are currently three gardens maintained by the Gardening Club and they tend to almost 200 plants, according to club member Cameron Kurtz ’15. The club’s main purpose is to educate students on basic ecology, gardening and most importantly becoming “in touch with nature,” said club moderator Deacon Joe Stickney. Most of the actual produce is distributed within the faculty if not eaten by hungry gardeners. Deacon Stickney said that the club also held a “farmers market” fundraiser last year in order to raise money for refugees, which they hope to do again when they yield another large harvest. “I think that what they’re doing is really cool,” said Conner Zautke ’15.
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 John Sittu ’15 helps plant one of the three school gardens, as members of the gardening club look on outside of Eller.
“The composting and charity of the club is really beneficial to the Brophy community.” Just two years ago the now bountiful club was on the verge of dormancy. “The club started around the time Brophy had a Summit on the environment,” Sittu said. “After the
Summit ended … it lost all of its members.” When asked what is most different this year than last, club member David Levy ’15 responded simply with: “John.” “We now have an actual leader,” Levy
said. Sittu said he took the leadership position last year with the intention of expanding the club size and the amount of produce they yield. He has realized that dream with the help of new club members and faculty
support, Sittu said. One of the other significant changes Sittu said he has made to the Gardening Club is the reintroduction of “composting” on campus. Gardening club members collect compostable materials like banana peels and apple cores from trash cans after school with the intention of mixing it in with the garden soil. “It’s really good for the soil,” Kurtz added. “We don’t need to buy store bought fertilizer now.” The Brophy Gardening club is also starting to work with Xavier’s own sustainability and garden club called “Xero.” “We sometimes go over there (Xavier) and they sometimes come over here,” said Karl Bercy ’17. Bercy said that meeting girls is one of the reasons he joined the club. The gardening club has made a lot of changes in the last year, and Sittu said that they plan on continuing in the same direction. “This year I want to work more closely with Xero and make the club more service oriented,” Sittu said. “It’s going to be bigger and better.” In many ways, the Gardening Club is looking more like the blossoming tomatoes in its garden. “You can tell when a tomato plant is ripe …when the skin starts to get shiny and a little firm,” Sittu said. “These aren’t totally ripe yet, but they are definitely getting close.”
SPACE Club soars to find new projects, explores new possibilities for members By Riley Morrison ’16
THE ROUNDUP The Brophy Space (Student Planetary, Astronomy, and Cosmology Enthusiasts) Club, moderated by Mr. Noah Lewkowitz ’98 for the past three years, continues to help members understand the big questions in life: Where we come from, where we are and what’s out there. “I think it’s important to understand space because it’s where we come from,” Mr. Lewkowitz said. “I think it’s also good to understand your place in all
of it ... Its a humbling sort of thing to learn.” The Space Club president Freddie Rios ’15 is of the same mind. “Its really fun to be the club president and plan all these events and hopefully carry them out,” Rios said. The club was started three years ago by Mr. Lewkowitz. “I like space, I’m a bit of a space enthusiast myself,” he said. “I started the club my first year here. I did the club fair by myself without any students. Now I have a group of students who have been with me for three years.”
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Different pieces of the club attracted members. “My interest in space, and being able to see all the stars and maybe planets if its a good night,” Rios said of what drew him to the group. Most of the projects involve bringing space science to the campus. These include plans for sending a weather balloon to the edge of space, ordering a new, top of the line telescope for the campus and trying to get the club to the vatican observatory in Tucson. The club also needs more students to fill its ranks. “We’re always going to be looking for new members,” Rios said.
The meetings themselves are relatively relaxed. “It looks calm,” Rios said. “We’re planning things out.” The club generally meets every Wednesday at lunch and have discussions about upcoming projects, among other topics. “We usually talk about space and news related items,” Mr. Lewkowitz said. “We discuss some planned activities we are attempting and we all eat lunch in my room. We tend to watch some space related movies if we have leftover time.”
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Danforth experiences life changing events in Africa By Cameron M. Bray ’16
THE ROUNDUP The scorching sun beats down on Mr. Tom Danforth ’78 as his companions wander lost on a trip across the north Kenyan desert. The water kegs are empty. Mr. Danforth and his friends resort to desperate measures to survive after 10 days of being lost. Not exactly a cheery memory, but Mr. Danforth still can’t resist showing slides about the Peace Corps before every Thanksgiving. “All I really heard is that he was stationed in Africa and then he tried to drink camel (urine) or something,” said Herman Bathla ’16 when asked what he had heard about Mr. Danforth’s experiences in the Peace Corps. “Now I’m curious.” The camel rumor is not true—Mr. Danforth and his companions made it safely out of the desert. After spending three years in the Peace Corps from 1982 to 1985, Mr. Danforth went to teach at Brophy in 1985. Today, Mr. Danforth continues teaching Honors English II to sophomores and AP English III to juniors and likes to keep his students on their toes. “Danforth as a teacher is sort of like having the uncle of your family where everyone just loves him to death ...” said Carter Santini ’15. “It’s like having that guy come and teach you English and it’s great.” Classroom life for Mr. Danforth at Brophy is much more festive, simpler than when he taught in Africa. “I had many interesting experiences,” Mr. Danforth said. “My students couldn’t understand my accent ... it took them a good six months to learn my accent.” When saying “been” as “ben,” students couldn’t understand what he meant. But when he used English pronunciations, his students could understand him. Besides his time in the classroom, Mr. Danforth had many adventures and misadventures in Africa. “I almost started a riot in my village,” Mr.
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Mr. Tom Danforth ’78 responds to a question from a student in his English class.
Danforth said. “I went to a student’s house for dinner and we had corn meal ... and I learned a few days later from my headmaster that the family had given me the last of their food.” A few days later, Mr. Danforth went to Nairobi, returning to the village afterwards with a 60-pound bag of yellow corn meal. Upon returning, Mr. Danforth found that the entire village was mad at him, because he gave them
yellow corn meal, which they used to feed their pigs and animals. Mr. Danforth explained that Americans eat the yellow corn and feed the white corn to their animals. “So then everyone had a big laugh out of that,” Mr. Danforth said. “They couldn’t believe that Americans ate the food that the Kenyans give their animals.” Besides almost causing riots, Mr. Danforth said
he went on a canoe trip down to the Indian Ocean on Christmas and went on camel trips across the northern Kenyan desert. Despite the life or death experience he had in the desert, Mr. Danforth said that the experience was definitely life changing. “It gave me an appreciation for poverty,” Mr. Danforth said. “My experience has always been the less people have the more generous they are.”
Club leaders develop skills, form backbone of group activities Leaders hold important position of building and developing clubs By Austin Norville ’15
THE ROUNDUP With more than 90 clubs available to students on campus there is something for everyone, and many club presidents and moderators are the backbone of them all. “As a moderator I try to encourage the students to lead each other and that is in terms of keeping communication,” said BLAM moderator Mr. John Damaso ’97. “One of the roles I have as a backseat adviser is to feed our editors with resources and potential ideas.” According to Mr. Damaso, BLAM is an institutional club that he was asked
to be a part of. Mr. Damaso also moderates TheWrangler. “Two students approached me four years ago saying we’ve heard about this old satire newspaper that Brophy used to have, we’d like to start it again … that was a shared interest I had with them,” Mr. Damaso said. “Those students wanted to have an outlet for their creative pursuits in the area of satire.” Mr. Damaso said the best part of being a moderator is watching students make connections through shared interests. “One was (Mr. Mica Mulloy ’99) and I took a group of student publication editors to the National Scholastic Press Association convention … I think it was just awesome to see them interact with other students who were obsessed with publications,” Mr. Damaso said. “That’s almost like the next step is you develop a passion at Brophy, you join a
Binsfeld said there is nothing he does club, you become an officer or an editor or a president, then if your able to not like about being president. Henry Carpenter ’15 is the connect with other students who share president of that passion the robotics outside of “It also really helps build this place leadership skills and it promotes team. “At the then I think your part good communication because we beginning of learn how best to communicate the meeting of a larger our ideas and it just allows me to we’ll go community.” into another Besides develop my skills as a leader.” room and moderators, —Henry Carpenter ’15 plan out presidents the day, see a r e what needs responsible to be done for most club and how we are going to do activities and meetings. it,” Carpenter said. “Almost “I help pick a theme and suggest videos for the next week every day I meet with the as well as keeping everyone in line,” said club moderator, Mr. Mazzolini, Nerd Herd president P.J. Binsfeld ’15. and we figure out what we need to do “My favorite part is getting to rule over beforehand so we are always prepared the minions.” for what we’re doing.”
Carpenter said the reason he wanted to be president of robotics is he had done robotics for a long time and enjoyed what it had to offer and he wanted to give back by leading the group. “It also really helps build leadership skills and it promotes good communication because we learn how best to communicate our ideas and it just allows me to develop my skills as a leader,” Carpenter said. “My favorite part about being club president is just when people look to me for advice and I get to provide an answer that they think is good, it really gave me the feeling that I am useful, I’m not a figure head, I actually have a role at the school.” According to Carpenter, his least favorite part of being club president is having to take the blame if things go poorly.
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BARK intends to serve local animal community Swierenga heads up inaugural year of club By Christian Guerithault ’14
THE ROUNDUP Mason Swierenga ’14 started the Brophy Animal Rescue Klub this year, or BARK for short, to have students work together to try to give homeless dogs a safe place to live. “It’s mainly for helping dogs who are homeless and who are in shelters,” said club moderator Mr. Noah Lewkowitz ’98. “We want to raise awareness and raise actual money so that all these dogs can find a home.” Mr. Lewkowitz said the issue of homeless dogs is prominent in Arizona. “Arizona puts down thousands of dogs every year; we want to try to limit that as best we can,” Mr. Lewkowitz said. The club is trying to get involved outside of the Brophy community. “We’re trying to get some fundraising going on to help support no kill animal shelters,” Swierenga said. “We’re hoping to expand our role in the animal world of Phoenix through volunteering at shelters.”
The club meets on Monday’s during lunch in Mr. Lewkowitz’s room, E201, to discuss what the club plans on doing. “We’re trying to do a dog walk in November and we’re trying to work at volunteering at a rescue shelter this month (October),” Mr. Lewkowitz said. Swierenga said that the BARK dog walk will be held Nov. 9. This being the first year, Swierenga said he has hopes for the future of the club. “My hope for the club in the short term is to get people more engaged with animals,” Swierenga said. “We’d like to do everything we can to help give dogs who are in unfortunate scenarios an opportunity to find a home.” Swierenga said BARK is working on a collaboration with Brophy Literary and Arts Magazine where BARK would host a contest that allows students to submit original photography of their own dog to be included in a Brophy dog calendar sponsored by BARK. Photo by Conor Triplett ’14 BARK president Mason Swierenga ’14 poses for a picture with Conor Triplett’s dog “Kevin.”
Video game violence proves to be sensitive subject on campus, U.S. By Austin Norville ’15
THE ROUNDUP Video games such as “Grand Theft Auto” and “Call of Duty” have been blamed for inciting violence in today’s youth and there is a clear line in the varying opinions. It has become a sensitive issue that began with the school shootings at Columbine High. “I think that video games with their complex plots help kids problem solve,” said Mr. Scott Heideman. “I think it allows them to think through things … it allows them to take chances without the risk of consequences being disastrous.” Mr. Heideman said he does play video games. “It could be a lot of factors from physiological to environmental … I think it could go with a lack of parental influence in their life more than the
video game influence,” Mr. Heideman said about “I do see the bad side to violent video games a connection between because it could gaming and violence. desensitize people “I think that some of the Andrew Wuensche to certain things,” games out there are truly violent Wuensche said. ’15, a video game and I can’t imagine that’s not According to player, does not believe Wuensche, a troubled video games correlate imprinting in your brains.” past and home situation with violence in youth. —Ms. Karen Parise could be to blame for “My opinion would be that it does not teens who decide to act have any correlation.” violently. Wuensche said. “I don’t think that violent Brophy Counselor Ms. Karen Parise, video games make people violent because a non-video game player, said games can I know from playing some violent video leave a mark on teens. games that it doesn’t make me want to go out and “It depends on the game first of all,” Ms. Parise reenact the game.” said. “I think that some of the games out there Wuensche however does see some problems are truly violent and I can’t imagine that’s not imprinting in your brains.” with violent video games.
According to Ms. Parise, the effect of violent video games seems to be a hardening of the heart. “Just people not being as aware of how their actions might affect someone,” Ms. Parise said. “I think it does plant a seed of just people not being as sensitive to other people’s feelings.” Ms. Parise said she does not believe there is a common issue in teens who perform violent acts. “I think that we’re all as unique as our finger prints and I think that it absolutely will affect people differently based on their backgrounds,” Ms. Parise said. “We learn best by modeling, so if a student is witnessing violence and maybe abusive behavior at home … and imprinting that, he may be adding another layer of modeling into his brain and become more violent.”
Senior Klein travels abroad to construct homes for Haitian orphans Travels to island nation put things in perspective for senior Reece M. Krantz ’16
THE ROUNDUP Brophy students are called upon to do justice for others and to put themselves behind others, especially the poor. Any student can take this call and enforce it with his own personal justifications. Ethan Klein ’14 is a prime example of this. He recently spent a week in the island nation of Haiti, helping orphans move from their previous home to a brand new orphanage, which Klein and his family helped fund and build.
Klein said his initial reactions when presented with this opportunity were not good. “I didn’t want to go initially, I would be missing school and friends,” he said. “This is definitely the first time I’ve ever been to a third world country,” Klein said Klein said he remembers two cities he visited. “I went to Haiti, two cities which were Port-au-Prince and Jackmel,” he said. “It didn’t seem real almost, but to be there makes you appreciate what you have; yet the people were happy, they understood their place and were content with it.” Klein said the temperature in Haiti was noticeable. “Weather-wise it is very similar to Florida,” Klein said. “Except hotter so humidity is really, really there, you can
feel it everywhere.” “Its really beautiful,” he said. “It’s disappointing when you see these run down cities in basically the middle of the jungle.” Klein said he got to see first hand the orphans conditions. “We did actually get to see the old orphanage, it’s right in the middle of Port-au-Prince and its basically a shed, it’s very crowded,” Klein said. “Tin roof and no air circulation, not very clean. I believe the organization leader said they slept three to a single bed.” Klein said he helped moving the orphans to their new home, the one that he and his family helped construct. “The kids were very shocked when we came to move them, they were very intrigued at the new orphanage,” he said. “We moved into the cafeteria area, and
they started singing and they all looked up and saw the fans and they were all just staring at them because they had never seen one before.” Klein said he hopes to be remembered there and by the kids. “I hope they remember me, as the kid who played soccer with them or just played rocks with them, the kid who was good at thumb wars.” Mr. Christopher Calderon, S.J., assistant principal for ministry commonly participates in school led immersion trips. “It’s never about the destination, what drives our trips are the relationships we hope to build,” Mr. Calderon said. Mr. Calderon said that trips to third world countries help spiritually. “What’s most important is that it creates an opportunity for you to
connect with another human being, maybe in a different language, certainly in a different culture, even the local ones and immerse yourself,” Mr. Calderon said. “With the hope you can make a difference, that you can realize you can connect with that person and that they can connect with you.” Mr. Calderon said the connections you make during a trip to any area, local or international, are key. “When you get to know someone, what makes then laugh, their hopes and dreams,what makes them cry, what makes them hurt. If you get to know them you can be apart of their lives,” Mr. Calderon said. “Hopefully when come back you remember the name you remember the story and remember you are apart of that.”
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Clarke modest about Speech and Debate success By Chase L. Manson ’16
THE ROUNDUP After finishing as one of the top programs in the nation last year, Brophy’s Speech and Debate is ready to start this year. “We have a have a ton of alums who come back and coach,” said Ms. Elizabeth Clarke, who is in her 12th year of being the Speech and Debate head coach. “We recruit a lot of people.” The club has 25 returning seniors and about 70 students in total. Timmy Holland ’16 said he is excited for the season, especially the team dinners and tournaments. “Though the season is just starting, the preseason is showing a lot of success,” Holland said. “We have some great new members.” Ms. Clarke said she is really looking forward to what the season has in store. “I look forward to seeing the kids everyday,” Ms. Clarke said. “The day-to-day moments are the best.” When asked about the success of Speech and Debate Ms. Clarke was modest.
“I think a lot of freedom works well,” Ms. Clarke said. “Very few things are mandatory.” Those mandatory things are sectionals and state competitions with a few competitions scattered about. The most popular one is Harvard, which Ms. Clarke said is fun for all. The program also boasts a majority of students who do college level speech and debate, and many alumni who come back to coach. Holland said he takes a few tips from speech and debate. “There are many great skills I have learned from doing Speech and Debate,” Holland said. “It really helps when you write a lot of essays for class.” Ms. Clarke said the Brophy community has been a huge support of the program thought the years. “I always love the energy from the community,” Ms. Clarke said. “The outward support is felt.” In terms of if success will repeat for the year, Ms. Clarke was also humble. “You can’t control the outcome, it has to be fun,” Ms. Clarke said. “Sometimes you’re going to surrender the outcome, and not taking ourselves too seriously.”
Photo by Amir Khawaja ’15 Jim Welty ’14, right, studies with Patrick Johnson ’14 for their speech and debate meet.
Le strengthens community by leading clubs, tutoring refugees By Will Schubert ’15
THE ROUNDUP When he’s not helping lead the Covert Politics club he is helping out the community by participating in the Gardening Club, helping out in Best Buddies, tutoring or writing for The Wrangler. Alex Le ’15 is the only child of two
Vietnamese refugees who fled to the United States in 1986 and 1989. Le is currently one of the presidents of the of the Covert Politics club with the help of leaders A.J. Brown ’15 and Jake Price ’16, and the help of their moderator Mr. Lane McShane ’82. “We’re Mr. McShane’s puppets; we help organize the meetings, run errands, run crowd control and in general try to make the club more engaging and
accessible to the club members by gathering their feedback on discussions,” Le said. The Covert Politics club meets every Thursday in Brophy Hall to discuss the activities of the government, military and secret intelligence agencies and their involvement in events such as the JFK, RFK, MLK, John Lennon and other assassinations, and their role in regime changes such Panamá, Iran, Chile and
others. “I personally chose this club because I am intrigued in the covert side of history that people rarely discuss in mainstream society,” Le said. Le is working on creating an Asian Student Alliance at Brophy. He said main idea behind the Asian Student Alliance is to create a better cultural awareness of Asian Americans and Asians in general. Le’s classmates say positive things
about him. “Alex is always there for people when they need it and he is always really positive and fun to talk to,” said Anthony Ianitti ’15. This past summer Le helped tutor a refugee named Omar from Somalia. “I initially chose this project because I could identify with his plight, as my own family had been refugees from Vietnam,” Le said.
Students pack schedules with classes, activities throughout the day By J.P. Hajjar ’16
THE ROUNDUP Students partake in activities outside of the classroom each day from sports, charity events and music to arts and clubs. Students and teachers say they enjoy the close community this involvement creates, as if everyone is part of a big family. “The community, because everyone is there for each other,” said Brock “Bo” Brunkhorst ’16 when asked what his favorite thing about Brophy is. What some people do not know is what some students’ busy schedules consist of and the steps they take throughout the day to make that happen. “I get to school an hour early every morning for parking and to talk to my teachers and I leave right after seventh period,” Brunkhorst said. Brunkhorst is currently taking religion, math,
Ghazoul is taking six classes. history, English, Spanish and basketball for his “I am taking AP Government and Economy, sophomore year. Another student who has a very compact day Honors Pre-Calc, Honors Physics, Honor Choir, Conversational Spanish is senior John Ghazoul ’14. “I do not want to sound cliche and and AP English IV,” he said. For Ghazoul, it say the brotherhood, but it is good When Ghazoul was has become a daily to get to know people.” asked what his favorite ritual to get involved. thing about Brophy was, “I am involved —John Ghazoul ’14 he said its the people with National and academics. Honor Society, I “I do not want to am the founder and president of the Middle Eastern club, I am sound cliche and say the brotherhood, but it is good to get to know people, and you president of the Honor Choir, and I am on make connections for the future, and you Student Council as well,” Ghazoul said. However, much like Brunkhorst, Ghazoul get a lot of friends and honestly it is a really good gets to school early but also is allowed to leave early. academic school.” Senior Zac Basile ’14 is involved in a lot of “I usually get to school at about 7:35, but because I currently have seventh period off, I leave school at extracurricular activities outside of Brophy. “I work at Wildflower Bread Company, I am about 2, so that’s fun,” Ghazoul said.
part of Boys Team Charity, which gives us the opportunity to partake in many different charity events all over the valley,” Basile said. Basile is also involved at school in clubs and organizations. “One of my favorites is Big Brothers here at Brophy because I just love the chance to help mentor freshman through their freshman year. I am in the Red and White Club, which helps with open house and I am part of a fantasy football club as well,” Basile said. Basile is taking courses similar to Ghazoul. “First period I have English IV, second period AP Spanish IV, third period Honors Physics, fourth period Honors Pre-Calc, fifth period AP Government and Economics, sixth period Honor Chorale, and seventh period Senior Synthesis,” Basile said. Basile’s favorite class is AP Government and Economics.
‘Candyland’ sweetens up Homecoming week, dance for student body By Brendan C. Hinkle ’16
THE ROUNDUP In early October students could be seen putting off homework, sending candy-grams to Xavier students and participating in lunchtime activities because Homecoming had arrived. Saturday Oct. 5, marked the annual Brophy/Xavier Homecoming dance, and this year Student Council wasn’t holding back. “It’s going to be probably one of the best dances we’ve had yet,” said student
council member Jack Rose ’16. “All of our guys in Student Council have been working their tails off, and we’ve been putting a lot of time and effort into this, planning it very carefully.” The theme for this year’s homecoming was Candyland, and all the activities planned this week during lunch revolved around this theme. “We go up to Manresa and come up with most of the year’s ideas up there before the school year starts,” said Mr. Pete Burr ’07. “Someone threw out the idea of Candyland and we just thought that it would be a great theme to build a
whole event around, just because there were so many things we could work off of. Plus we thought both male and female students would enjoy it.” Homecoming week included lunchtime activities, candy-grams that can be sent to a Xavier student, the Xavier Powder Puff game, the red-out football game Friday night and the dance Saturday. Originally this wasn’t all that Homecoming brought. “Homecoming traditionally is a chance for Alumni to come back and I think you
see that a lot at the football game,” Mr. Burr said. “But I think it’s a great time of the year where you guys are really busy with school work, seniors are applying to colleges, sports are in full swing, I think it’s a great week to let off a little steam and have fun at school and have fun with your friends on the weekend.” Some Brophy students may have been debating whether or not they should go to Homecoming. “First I would tell them they’re wrong because they are going to Homecoming because it will be one of the best dances
we’ve had yet,” Rose said. “We’ve been responding to what students want, what works, what makes them happy, what’s been successful in the past as well as new stuff that we have planned. If anyone is thinking of not going to the dance I would really beg them to reconsider because it’s going to be a really good time.” The Homecoming football game resulted in 44-6 Brophy win over Corona del Sol. The attendance at the dance was a little over 2,250 people.
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Allow TOMS for lofty ideals, style
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A pair of work boots cannot always protect against he recent ban of popular TOMS shoes has led to a mild discontent within the student body. stepping on nails either. Some students would just like the ability Many students find the new to wear the shoes they want to wear. policy to be unfair and illogical. “Yes, I wish I could wear them to school,” “No, it is not fair,” said Jackman Rice Rice said. ’15. “TOMS shoes are a great company doing great things, they shouldn’t be A problem that hit students who wear TOMS came after the summer when banned.” without warning the TOMS they The TOMS company has been manufacturing their own style of shoes had just purchased for the school year had to be shelved. since 2006. TOMS shoes are not Their motto/slogan is “One for One,” which means that for every By Hayden Prescott Corwin ’15 cheap either; most of pair of shoes bought another pair of The Roundup shoes are given to an impoverished their shoes are more than $40. child. There is always time to have Why is a shoe with such refreshing ideals behind it not this rule amended, but that does allowed to be worn on campus? Dean Mr. Pat Higgins said that the shoes do not not seem likely anytime soon. The Brophy student handbook leaves provide enough foot protection and that they have no grip. the rules up to the Dean’s discretion in While they may not be the bulkiest footwear, other the end. shoes also have these faults. Many of the Sperry boat Garrison Murphy ’15 contributed to this shoes have slick, thin soles. Mr. Higgins said a nail would go right through the column. soles of TOMS. Photo by Brendan Hinkle ’16
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Personal stories reveal vitality of community The issue: Brophy is not just a homogenous group of people, but a collection of individual students, teachers and employees. Our stance: Appreciating the big picture is great, but sometimes, individual stories help paint a richer and more complete picture. Though we have many things in common, each person at Brophy has a
unique story to tell. Because of this, it is essential that we recognize and celebrate individual achievements and experiences, in addition to those of the school as a whole. It should be noted that one should not lose sight of the forest for the trees; however, ultimately, the essence of Brophy is an amalgamation of the stories of every person who has ever walked through one of its doors or sat in one of its classrooms. Talk to any of your friends and ask
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them what they love the most about Brophy or what they will miss when they leave for college. More likely than not, they’ll respond that it’s the people, as with any other great community, that make Brophy such an amazing place to be. Take any experience, whether it is typical of a high school or unique to Brophy—most likely its value is rooted in its ability to bring people together. From immersion trips to retreats to athletics to service clubs, the Brophy experience is all about forging bonds
“Mrs. Thibodeaux, just because she’s very caring.” -Tommy Salanski ’14
with fellow students and teachers and learning from each other and each other’s stories. That is why in this edition of The Roundup we have chosen to celebrate the individual stories of various members of our community. From Mr. Tom Danforth ’78 getting lost in Africa to Matt McMurry ’16 racing cars before he has his driver’s license, there are a lot of great stories to be told. It is our hope that these stories will, through synergy, help paint a picture of
“Mr. Donlan because he dances.” – Ben Fairbanks ’16
“Coach Heideman because he’s coach Heideman.”
– Garrett Rupp ’14
the Brophy experience, one rich with milestones and achievements, but, more importantly, with people. Staff editorial by Aakash Jain ’14, Christian Guerithault ’14 & P. Erik Meyer ’14 Staff editorials represent the view of The Roundup. Share your thoughts by e-mailing roundup@brophybroncos.org or leave comments online at roundup.brophyprep.org.
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iOS 7 takes bold step in wrong direction
By Cameron M. Bray ’16/THE ROUNDUP An old adage says: “Don’t fix what ain’t broke.” Sadly, Apple hasn’t followed this advice, evidenced by its new operating system, iOS 7. iOS 7 takes a huge step backwards as a whole, making
only a few steps forwards in the right direction. So, what is it new and why has it caused so much bitterness? First, Apple has completely redesigned the look of the iOS.
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Public says no on Syria, government should listen It would be difficult to find someone who hasn’t As the conflict drags on, intervention appears heard about the escalating conflict in Syria. necessary to many. Syria’s current president Bashar al-Assad’s “I believe that the United States should take some regime allegedly used chemical warheads, against indirect action, because (chemical warfare) is an Syrian citizens Aug. 21 in an effort to intolerable act,” said James Hunt ’15. eliminate rebel forces Still, many feel that Syria will surely The result was horrifying — at least become another Iraq, or worse — a 1,300 individuals were reported dead world war scenario. and 3,600 were treated for gas related “It’s dangerous that the U.S. is getting injuries, according to George Sabra, involved over there, ” said Gus Laurin an opposition force leader in Syria. ’15. “There is a lot at stake — it seems Although rebel forces, the intended similar to what happened in the early target, were affected horribly, most 2000s with Iraq, but this time there are of the casualties were civilians. By Garrison S. Murphy ’15 a lot more countries involved.” Many were children. The solution lies very much The Roundup Backtrack to 1929. Following in the grey area. If one thing is the atrocities of WWI, the Geneva protocol became certain, boots on the ground will do nothing but effective and gas/chemical warfare was officially create tension between international powers and outlawed within the constraints of national and create even more civil unrest. international war. “I believe that the issue is not so pressing that it Since then, the United States has encountered would affect American civilians, and it would be a the illegal use of chemical warheads on numerous dangerous risk to American soldiers,” Hunt said. occasions. On the other hand, if we do nothing about the Mussolini used it against the Ethiopians from situation, it could further permit the atrocities 1935-36, the Japanese used it against the Chinese committed in Syria. during WWI and Hitler used it against Jewish Recently the United Nations accepted a treaty Civilians in concentration camps. that requires the Syrians to hand over their chemical In every one of these instances the United States weapons. has been involved — not directly involved despite a For now, indirect action such as this seems to breach in the Geneva Convention, but nevertheless be the most humane and effective solution for the we did something about it. United States. Estimates of the death toll are now more than Another huge factor is the presence of Russia. 115,000, and rising every day, according to the In recent months, foreign relations between Syrian Observatory of Human rights. Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, and
President Barack Obama have been touchy to say have some kind of control over.” the least. Mr. McShane also said that past conflicts “It could throw the entire system of international between Israel, our ally, and Syria could be the cause law and order out of balance,” said Putin regarding of deeply seeded animosity between international government officials. U.N. and U.S. intervention. “The Syrians supported the Even with all of these looming “For now, indirect Egyptians in the failed October threats, it seems that President Obama is still set on direct action ... seems to war of 1973 where Egypt and involvement. be the most humane Syria teamed up to attack Israel …you can’t deny that the Israeli During a formal presidential and effective lobby, probably in Washington speech on Sept. 10, Obama solution.” and in an international military addressed not only the country, sense, would love to see us take but the world with a very out a perceived enemy,” Mr. concise, non-disputable message McShane said. — that of war. Our somewhat controversial “…After careful deliberation, interests in Syria raise question I determined that it is in the national security interests of the United States as to why we haven’t involved ourselves in to respond to the Assad regime’s use of chemical situations like that of Uganda, which is arguably a weapons through a targeted military strike,” more gruesome conflict. Why is it that we have now decidedly ignored President Obama said. Although Obama made his intentions clear during some conflicts, but become so embedded in others his address, it is evident that outside pressure may that we are willing to lay U.S. lives on the line? The bottom line is that as a country we are just have curbed his initial plans. Obama opted to allow 11th hour diplomatic beginning to recover from a decade long conflict negotiations between the State Department and that has cost thousands of U.S. lives and billions in Russia to play out before pursuing any military tax-payer money and we are not ready for another war. intervention. 91 percent of Americans are opposed to military Some Americans feel that our motives for entering Syria are far more complicated than what intervention in Syria, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. our government want us to know. Let’s hope that our governing counterparts listen “We have had a long standing dislike of Syria, going back to the fifties,” said Mr. Lane McShane to the majority. ’82. “That is very geo-politically important land to
U.S. government shutdown displays lack of effort, compromise Politicians in Congress have once again Productive discussions over our nation’s shown their inability to play in the same budget are non-existent. It’s like a game I used to play when I sandbox. Predictably, it was over the same issues was a child. It would start out with me we always hear about–the Affordable saying I destroyed my opponents base with a missile. The other Health Care Act and our player would then say nation’s budget. they re-routed the missile This time it led to a to come back to my base. government shutdown It was a childish game and nearly caused financial that only ended when one catastrophe for the world. of us gave up. Hopefully, they will realize The second part of this that this is why their approval shutdown is the Tea ratings are at an all Party. time low and they By Chase L. Manson ’16 I am all for reform won’t let the same The Roundup thing happen again. and expressing one’s Two things hold Congress back: their opinion, but the Tea Party really annoys inability to compromise and Tea Party me. politicians. Their lack of flexibility on issues is Politicians seem to be caught up putting me over the edge. in a child’s game of oneupsmanship. They won’t budge on anything.
Everything has to work toward a been handed over to state control, for conservative form of government. example the Grand Canyon. If the shutdown They criticize continued, Democrats for “Politicians should people might of not compromising but refuse to work together for the had to sign up federal aid. compromise American people, not for This would had themselves. for their own personal a negative effect The Affordable on the economy, Health Care benefit or agendas.” as government Act, commonly workers were referred to as unable to Obamacare, is a purchase goods. sore subject for When the Republicans. shutdown ended, Republicans I heard on a radio need to set aside their problems with Obamacare and that a federal worker ran out of money and had to apply for a loan that he could stop trying to repeal the law. When the shutdown was in effect not afford. Also, thousands of families were angry thousands of jobs were on hold. National parks were closed, though some had at the government for ruining their fall
break plans to visit National Parks. The ineffectiveness of our Congress is undeniable. Politicians should work together for the American people, not for their own personal benefit or agendas. If you think with the shutdown over and the debt ceiling raised our problems are over, they are not. Congress will in fact go through the same arguments again in February, when the government runs out of money. Hopefully, lessons will be learned from this ordeal as it is frustrating for the American people to watch what happened during the month of October. The United States is the world’s superpower and nations look up to us, but due to lawmakers inability to work together, we look like a bunch of babies not getting what we want.
Nation desperately in need of proactive gun control legislation Our country thus far has failed to take any sort The United States has every reason to believe that its current system for gun ownership is in need of of lesson from countries that have successfully implemented gun control legislation in major reform. the past. In the wake of a year that seems to be Following a massacre incident in 1996, riddled with gun massacres and violent Australia Republicans fought, against attacks, gun enthusiasts and supporters major opposition, to institute a gun continue to subscribe to the belief that buyback that reduced incidents of gun gun ownership is indispensable to a violence within their entire nation. properly-functioning society. Arizona banned public gun buyback This is completely outlandish. The main arguments against programs earlier this year. gun control in the United States By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 Similarly, stringent rules and that I’ve witnessed are entirely regulations in Japan, requiring The Roundup dismissive of the issue, failing to gun owners to take mandatory address any real problems and effectively precluding classes and tests before purchasing guns have made any thoughtful, productive discourse. incidents of violence in Japan remarkably fewer
than those in the United States. legislation isn’t worth the investment because guns It’s often spouted that gun control could never will still be purchased and distributed illegally. work in the United States When this rhetoric is due, in no small part, to our “The belief that our applied to existing laws— increasingly violent culture. culture is irrevocably specifically drug legislation— The belief that our culture obvious that this ideology violence-minded is a it’s is irrevocably violenceis problematic: If we can’t minded is a dangerous dangerous conclusion.” stop 100% of drug use, why conclusion. bother having drug laws at To believe that it is not all? worth our time to test new The consequences of that scenario would be ways of preventing the deaths horrendous. of innocent citizens is unjust. My vote goes towards no Another major argument against gun control claims that gun control guns in the United States, at all.
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Students debate 2 sides of immigration reform Amnesty best solution for immigration reform
Border a top priority for immigration reform
For a variety of reasons, amnesty is the best, and wrote a spokesperson for the United Conference only, viable option for our country in terms of of Catholic Bishops. immigration reform. On the other hand, one could see how illegal Amnesty would allow illegal immigrants to immigrants might pose a threat to our security gain permanent residency in the United States, on a national level. This being said, the fact is as well as grant them forgiveness for that most terrorist attacks in our breaking the law of coming into the countries past couldn’t have been country illegally. stopped by tighter borders. For everything the opposition says Border security only affects the about illegal immigrants stealing jobs, poor in other countries who don’t their mind-set is incorrect because of have the funds or abilities to find a a principle called “specialization of better way in. labor.” I have heard from many a student “The fact that foreigners that illegal immigrants cause are eager to pick crops, clean much of the gun and drug By Riley Morrison ’16 houses and bus tables allows related crime in the US. The The Roundup more of us to afford cheaper facts say other wise. food and better services,” explained Jonathan “Since 1986, the year of the infamous amnesty Hoenig, proprietor of the Capitalist Pig blog. for illegal immigrants, the U.S. murder rate has In addition, more competition in the job market plunged by 37 percent,” wrote Steve Chapman of means that the most qualified and intelligent reason.org. “Forcible rape is down 23 percent. people will be holding and creating jobs. Drunk driving fatalities are off by more than half.” Amnesty would help our country in a few, less Opponents of amnesty might then bring up noticeable ways as well. With fear of deportation the fact that a huge percentage of our prisons are gone, people would be more openly creative and filled with illegals. able to contribute to society. This is yet another fallacy. The correct figure Amnesty would also make us look like a kinder is 14 percent, according to the Bureau of Justice country, more prone to diplomacy than to Statistics. For many, this is only because they have imprisoning people for crossing an invisible line. violated immigration law. On top of this, who are we, a nation of Amnesty would also help to fix the problem of immigrants, to deny people hope and opportunity our overflowing prisons, reducing the amount of for a better life? From a loving and Catholic money taxpayers have to pay to keep people in perspective, the more the United States welcomes prison for foolish reasons. immigrants as a nation, the better we are as Amnesty is the right way for our nation to go. If people. not for the economic and international benefits, “The church has a duty to welcome the foreigner then because it is morally the right thing to do. out of charity and respect for the human person,”
Straight amnesty is not a solution to to do with illegal immigrants already in the immigration reform. United States becomes prevalent. No other developed country in the world The vast majority of illegal immigrants, maintains such loose borders. contrary to common stereotypes, are hard Blanket amnesty coupled with an open door working individuals with families to support. policy with no increase in border Due to this reason it would be security only incentivizes people cruel and unfair to make a rash to cross the United States’ border decision and deport any remaining illegally. illegal immigrants remaining If amnesty is passed, the within the United States. country’s already fragmented and I propose that illegal immigrants unorganized border would become have a year to come forward to a completely dissolved. government office and declare The United States needs to pursue that they, and perhaps their entire a permanent, effective family, are here illegally. By P. Erik Meyer ’14 solution that would create a At that point, said The Roundup stable, defined border before immigrants must provide pursuing any laws that would incentivize people proof that they are upstanding members of to cross the border illegally. American society. I have never, and will never buy the argument This proof would come from providing that a fence is not a solution to securing our evidence of employment, education or any southern border that is not merely a stepping other productive use of their time. Those illegal immigrants who do not stone but an obstruction that can’t be climbed announce themselves during this year period over or dug under. While this project would be a massive financial would be subject to deportation. Those who announce and prove that they are undertaking and during a time when the United States can not afford to spend large amounts of productive members of American life would be money, the idea of finally securing our border put on an accelerated path towards citizenship. is one that would increase national security and To clarify, this is not a full amnesty program, but rather a way for current illegal immigrants actually save money in the long term. According to an ABC News article, illegal to become full-fledged United States’ citizens. After these steps have been taken, I would immigrants cost American taxpayers $100 argue that the United States should open itself billion a year. According to the same article, the state of up to allow more legal immigrants each year Arizona loses anywhere from $1.3 to $2.5 and make the process to attaining citizenship easier. billion a year. After securing the border, the issue of what
Violent video games used as scapegoat for recent shootings First-person-shooters are one of the violence debate, I have seen that, yes, many of the shooters played most popular video game violent video games, and that genres, but are these games seems like a likely cause for the reason behind recent their actions. shootings? However, this doesn’t Many quickly point to video explain why the millions of game violence as the catalyst other teenagers and adults for recent events such as who play video games don’t the Navy yard shooting and go out and commit huge acts school shootings. of terror. This is not new: By Tanner Nypen ’15 blaming video games Reports on the Navy The Roundup for violence goes back yard shooting from to Columbine. websites like CNN After reading about the video game showed that the shooter also seemed to
have some form of mental instability. Violent video games’ role in these events is minimal at most. Most people have a sense of right and wrong within them. These controversial games can get pretty violent but when I look at the games themselves, they aren’t promoting what is being simulated. The creators of “Grand Theft Auto V,” a popular new release, do not expect its players to go out to the streets and steal and murder. If that was the case, anyplace where the
game is played would be in total anarchy. This simulated violence isn’t what leads to mass shootings. When you look at the shooters, they all have some sort of mental illness that is determined to be the main cause of their crime. Some games can get violent to the point where stricter regulations would be understandable. But, video game simulated-violence as a whole isn’t bad enough to declare it as the reasoning behind acts of terror. Whether or not the person involved
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played violent video games or not should not be the only factor addressed. There is a point when someone should be held personally responsible for their actions, instead of others looking to something to blame for these actions. A human person should also have the ability to decipher the difference between the real world and what is part of a simulated world. Video games can become fairly violent, but citing them as an instigator for the acts of terror that have occurred in our nation is wrong.
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Photo illustration by Max Hall ’14 Dozens of crew teams compete in the Hot Head Regatta Oct. 12 at Tempe Town Lake, seen in this multiple exposure composite photo.
Crew places high in local regatta, eyes nationals By Devin McManimon McNally ’17
“We’re going to work our hardest, and we’ll get to nationals. Brophy might be bringing home a national championship.” -Mr. John Ciani
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he sun sets, seemingly falling into the choppy blue water of Tempe Town Lake. While to most this means the end of the day, the crew team gets new meaning from this common tradition. Eight young men hoist “The Phoenix” to a wet dock, positioning themselves and their oars as a team. “The Phoenix,” a sleek white, all novice, eight man shell for rowing crew—the common name for competition boats—sits poised at the edge of Tempe Town Lake, awaiting instructions from the coxswain, a non-rowing member on the boat who makes commands regarding stroke speed, timing
and the ship’s direction. Rowing these boats, however lightweight and streamlined they are, puts considerable physical and mental strain on the crew. Due to the physical and mental requirements of rowing in a team, many team members said they have made crew the highest priority after school. “Crew is pretty much my life. It’s really all I do and all I want to do,” said Max Hall ’14, a member of the varsity squad. The crew team has gained its members in many ways. Some said they joined because they had an older brother on the team. Others joined to try something new. “I saw some rowing on the television, and it looked like the oddest thing ever, but I just wanted to try something new,” said Andy Herstam ’14,
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a varsity captain and a member of the executive board. When asked about their experiences on the crew team, students talked about all the friends they have made, stories of practice and how they deal with everything as comrades. The crew team, along with teams from high schools and colleges around the Phoenix area and the state, competed in the Hot Head Regatta Oct 12 at Tempe Town Lake. The Brophy team took first place in five events and placed high in many others. There are four regattas left in the winter semester. “We’re going to work our hardest, and we’ll get to nationals. Brophy might be bringing home a national championship,” said head coach Mr. John Ciani.
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Photo by Ben Liu ’15 Backup quarterback Chad McClanahan ’16 holds a clipboard on the sidelines and charts plays.
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Junior Liang brings home gold at U.S. Fencing summer nationals By Jace Riley ’16
THE ROUNDUP You find yourself standing in front of a masked man pointing a thin weapon at you. He lunges forward trying to hit you, yet you manage to parry his attack and strike him. This is what a fencing match is like. Two men or women try to land a blow on the opponent first. Calvin Liang ’15 has been fencing for just around nine years, and he participates internationally in the Cadet Sabre group. However, he has competed nationally in all of the groups. “I kind of went around trying a bunch of sports here and there,” Liang said. “Then I went into fencing and I didn’t suck at it so I went with it.” Fencing has been at every modern Olympic Games. The sport has three categories based on weapons. The three weapons an athlete can use are a foil, a sabre and an épée. The weapon groups are then put into gender and age groups. Liang said that he has won around 75 tournaments in his career. The biggest tournament was the World Championship in 2012. “I just know that he is really good, and that he travels nearly almost every weekend,” said J.J. Good ’15. Good has been friends with Liang since freshman year.
Calvin Liang ’15 fences at the 2013 Fencing World Championship in Porec, Croatia.
Last year at the World Championship for fencing in Colorado Springs, more than 1,500 fencers competed in
multiple categories based on age, gender and weapon. “Hopefully I will do fencing for the
rest of my life. I like being involved in the sport,” Liang said. “Competitively I would say at least another 10 years.”
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Liang said he practices almost every day of the week to prepare for his next big tournament.
Cross country consists of runners from all grade levels, medals in meets Runners medal in Thunderbird meet By J.P. Hajjar ’16
THE ROUNDUP The cross country season is more than halfway completed and the runners are looking toward the next few races to finish the season strong.
This team is highlighted with athletes across all grade levels. Assistant coach Mr. Steve Smith ’96 said he is very proud of the work the competitors have done all year. “We have a great group of seniors like Bobby Bullington (’14) and guys like Tristan Kelly (’16), a sophomore who is back and makes every practice, and then a great group of freshman who could be our future superstars,” Mr.
Smith said. When asked about how the team has done this season, Mr. Smith said their night race, Twilight, had been their most successful. “The last one was Twilight and it was the best we did all year. I think because it was at night, the weather was great, the course wasn’t super hilly, and it was just our best meet of the year,” Mr. Smith said.
Runner Luis Torres ’16 has moved from being out of the top five runners to the second best on the team. “I’ve kind of surprised myself and what I have done and how the team has been doing as well,” Torres said. Torres has not only shocked the coaches, but also himself. “I wanted a PR of 19:40 and I got it at Twilight with 16:44,” Torres said when asked about his goals this season.
Cross country had a meet at Thunderbird the weekend of Oct. 12 against Highland and other schools. Darren Burr ’14 finished in second place out of 80 runners with a time of 15:02, Brophy’s best time at Thunderbird. Torres finished ninth and Connor Andreen ’15, Luke Mailliard ’15 and Stephen Casillas ’15 medaled as well.
Hockey starts off season 3-1-3, desires more support from students Moderator McShane hopes to create more of a following for team By Brendan C. Hinkle ’16
THE ROUNDUP Hockey is one of the many club sports offered, which means that the team is in a non-Brophy organized league. Mr. Lane McShane ’82 said he has grown up around hockey his whole life, and became the hockey moderator for Brophy because he loves the sport and the team. “I’ve never seen a student go to a Brophy hockey game that isn’t just flat out amazed at their skill and dedication to the sport,” Mr. McShane said. “Really when you see them as a unit together, it is always impressive.” Most students, however don’t come to see the games, but according to Mr. McShane they play good Jesuit hockey. “They try to respect the game and their opponents
and play with a great sense of sportsmanship,” Mr. McShane said. “They’ve got a lot of background experience as to what they need to do on the ice to win and then how to behave. It’s certainly shown, I think, in the farther they get in their Brophy career.” The hockey team is a newer club sport than some of the others. Players on the hockey team said it’s still a good sport. Their current record is three wins, one loss, and three ties. “Not a lot of people really know about the hockey team but we’re a great group of guys,” said hockey player Brendan Jaap ’16. “We’re for the boys.” Brophy students can go to a football game Friday night and hang out with other students, listen to music played by a DJ and see Student Council pumping up the crowd. “What I’d really like to see is the Brophy Bronco show up at one of the Hockey games, particularly the playoffs, and we’d be the only team in the playoffs with a mascot that arrives,” Mr. McShane said. “All the Hockey players would like to see more students at games, but the playoffs we’ve had some great attendance last couple of championship games.”
Photo by Tyler Hinz ’16 A Brophy hockey player slides the puck away from a Hamilton Husky.
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Football drops to 2-6 record, makes push for playoff berth Football unable to stop Desert Ridge in 2nd half Desert Ridge 38 Brophy 14
This was the first time Brophy was held scoreless in a game this season. “When we had success, we shot ourselves in the foot with some untimely penalties,” Mr. Molander said. Ryan Velez ’16 had the majority of the touches, running for 100 yards and catching three passes for 49 yards. He also had a 59-yard kickoff return in the second half. Quarterback Brian Woodward ’14 completed nine passes for 133 yards, but also threw two interceptions. He was also sacked three times and was hurried on multiple throws.
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Brophy went into halftime Sept. 27 tied with Desert Ridge, but was unable to keep up with Desert Ridge’s highpaced offense after they put up 31 second half points. “They’ve got a lot of speed and they run a very effective offense,” said head coach Mr. Scooter Molander. Ryan Velez ’16 followed up last week’s 188 yard, one touchdown rushing performance with 138 yards and two touchdowns on the night. With this loss, Brophy fell to 1-4 on the season, but Mr. Molander said the team still has a long way to go. “We have five football games remaining,” he said. “We have a very challenging schedule; therefore there still are a lot of power points available for us. We can still make the playoffs and that’s what we’re shooting for.” Broncos bounce back with convincing victory over Corona del Sol Brophy 44 Corona del Sol 6 By P. Erik Meyer ’14
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After losing four games in a row, the Broncos came out Friday night firing on all cylinders. The Broncos’ defense never allowed the Aztecs to run a play in the Brophy
‘White out’ game leads to a black out on the field Chaparral 44 Brophy 10 By J.P. Hajjar ’16
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Photo by Ben Adelson ’15 Ryan Velez ’15 reels in a pass from Quarterback Brian Woodward against Mountain Pointe. Mountain Pointe beat Brophy 31-0 on Oct. 10.
red zone and held their offense scoreless until late in the fourth quarter. Brian Woodward ’14 returned to play quarterback this week after an arm injury had limited his play to just defensive back the past few games. Ryan Velez ’15 ran for 144 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns and a reception that went for 24 yards. Isaiah Oliver ’15 had an interception and Zack Kotoske ’14 forced and recovered a fumble to go along with his
two tackles. Mountain Pointe shuts out Brophy, Broncos drop to 2-5 on the season Mountain Pointe 31 Brophy 0 By Chase Bayless ’15
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Brophy was unable to keep up with
MaxPreps.com’s ninth best team in the country as undefeated Mountain Pointe held them scoreless Friday, Oct 11. “The score doesn’t reflect I think ultimately the way we competed,” said head coach Mr. Scooter Molander. “I’m proud of our guys, we fought for four quarters.” The offense had multiple drives that went deep into the Pride’s territory, but were unable to get into the end zone and convert on two field goal attempts.
With 49 seconds left in the game Thursday, Oct. 17, the lights went out on Chaparral’s field, but by this point Brophy’s offense had already experienced a power outage of its own. Chaparral defeated Brophy 44-10 in the first ever game between the two football programs, which was televised on Cox 7. With 44 seconds left in the third quarter, Ryan Velez ’16 ran for 21 yards for the only Brophy touchdown. Junior Isaiah Oliver ’15 finished the night off with an interception and two blocked kicks: one point after attempt and one field goal. Mr. Molander said he knows that with the help of the team’s tough schedule, they can still make the playoffs.
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New wrestling club open to all students in Phoenix community By William Joseph Borders IV ’16
THE ROUNDUP Every Monday and Wednesday the AMDG Wrestling Club meets after school in the wrestling room to improve their skills and prepare for future matches. “People say wrestling is like a lifestyle, it’s just something you can’t stop,” said varsity wrestler Valentine Hernandez ’16. Hernandez said he has been wrestling his entire life and recently joined the AMDG Wrestling Club
to help everyone learn new moves and to be an overall good person and an assistant coach. “I think part of the reason we started this AMDG wrestling club is because there is no central Phoenix wrestling club for youth or highschool,” said head wrestling coach and AMDG Wrestling Club moderator Mr. Jose Leyba ’94. This is Mr. Leyba’s first year as the moderator for this club and he said he is very excited to get things rolling. “Any kid that wrestles can participate, but we’ll hope that our AMDG club wrestlers will go to some of these tournaments and compete. It’s open
to not only Brophy high school students, but anyone hoping to get into the sport. No matter where they live,” Mr. Leyba said. Although it has not yet been made official Mr. Leyba said he is working on getting the Loyala Academy scholars involved in this club as well. “If you see some of the guys (Loyola students), they are anxious to get out on the mat as well. Those junior high kids have a lot of energy and hopefully wrestling can help them work out some of that,” Mr. Leyba said. Hernandez said its about more than wrestling when asked why he joined this new club.
“I just feel that part of this club has more meaning to it than just the name, it betters the person and not just what it’s thought to be for,” Hernandez said. The wrestling club is getting more popular as 10 people have joined in the couple of weeks it has been open. To sign up for AMDG Wrestling anyone who is interested can send an email to luchaleybas@ yahoo.com. To obtain a wrestling card, athletes can go to themat.com or USA Wrestling for an athlete membership.
Swim begins season undefeated, looks to build upon early success By Will Schubert ’15
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The swimming team is undefeated so far this season, winning all four dual meets and both invitationals. Varsity swim competed with 32 other teams at the Brophy/Xavier Invitatonal Sept. 28. With a score of 396, Brophy was able
secure a win at the invitational. The closest score to theirs was Chaparral with 253. Brophy defeated Chaparral in the 200-freestyle relay and Colby Palivathuhal ’14 placed first in the 100-freestyle. They had swimmers place in the top 10 of every category. The swim team competed Sept. 21
with 38 other teams at the Thunder Classic where they once again grabbed first place with a final score of 369. “The swim team as a whole is doing pretty good, we have a couple of guys that are doing very well. We beat Chap and that was our main goal this season and I think we will beat them again at state,” said swimmer Calvin Higgins ’15. “Our biggest win so far was last
Thursday at the Scottsdale Aquatic Club.” Brophy swim has won more state titles than any other school in the state with 25 and they are looking forward to winning their 26th. “I think we’re going to win state, we have four guys in every single event and Chap has about two, and a total of four good guys overall. They might win a
couple of relays but I think we are going to win in the end,” Higgins said. The state meet will take place on Nov.8 and 9. “Swim is doing very well this season; we have some very good underclassman like Jack Blake ’17. I like swim because it is a very fun and positive environment,” said swimmer Connor Earnest ’15.
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McMurry races formula cars, follows in father’s footsteps By Cory Wyman ’16
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During the first weekend in October while most students attend the Homecoming Dance Matt McMurry ’16 was in Texas for a race in the USF2000 series. Driving a race car. McMurry currently races cars in the IMSA Lites and USF 2000 series, and has been racing since age four, after his father encouraged him to start. His father, Chris McMurry, used to race in the American Le Mans Series, so McMurry has it in his blood. After racing go-karts for many years, McMurry went to a school called Skip Barber, which is a racing school and has a racing series of its own. From then on, McMurry went to race “with big person cars,” according to Joe Welty ’16, a friend of McMurry’s since fifth grade. While he is still too young to drive by himself on city streets, he said he races in the USF2000 open wheel car, which goes 140 mph, and the IMSA Lites prototype car, which goes 155-160 mph, his preferred car being the latter of the two. The Lites prototype is “faster, it has more horsepower, and more grip, so it’s just faster in general,” McMurry said. In the USF2000 series, there are 12 races held throughout North America each season. Points are awarded based on a driver’s finish place for each race. At the end of the season, the driver with the most accumulated points receives a scholarship to participate in the next level of racing, Pro Mazda. The first time McMurry said he finished on the podium was at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wis., while racing in Skip Barber. During his time in the Skip Barber racing school, he said he had many races, but this was the first
Photo courtesy of the McMurry family Matt McMurry ’15 travels across the country racing formula cars
time that he had ever placed so well. He said he had another good experience at Road America the first time he raced in IMSA lites, where he finished fifth out of 25. But McMurry said his fondest racing memory
was of his time spent on the track Mont Tremblant in Canada. “I had a race with a couple guys that had been doing the series for a long time, so I could trust them, that they wouldn’t do anything stupid ... We
could all race really hard, we were all right next to each other, bumper-to-bumper, and we could just trust each other that we weren’t going to run each other off the road,” McMurry said. “And so that was just a really fun race.”
Former UCLA pledge Castellani commits to Sun Devils for baseball By P. Erik Meyer ’14
THE ROUNDUP Last year baseball prospect Ryan Castellani ’14 committed to UCLA for baseball. According to a ROUNDUP article from last year, Castellani said this about his future at UCLA: “I just want to be a part of it, UCLA is an awesome school, I love it in California.” Over the course of a year his opinion has changed though and he made a verbal commitment to Arizona State Sept. 24. “I had to think about if for awhile, I was set on it,” Castellani said about his initial commitment. “My brother is
there (ASU) so I was down there a lot, and they kept pitching on me, so it was in my head for awhile.” Castellani waited until after last year’s season before he began to look more thoroughly at Arizona State. “I talked to my parents and they said focus on the high school season, don’t worry about this,” Castellani said. “It kept itching at me and I was down there with my brother this fall and just being down there it got to me, so I called ASU on my own to see if they were still interested and they were. I brought it up with my parents and they were shocked because I did it on my own, but they were happy because they knew it was
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what I wanted to do. They were fully supportive and are excited to come down and see me play in Tempe.” Head baseball coach Mr. Tom Succow also helped in the process. “He’s come and talked to me about it,” Mr. Succow said. “He and I spoke last year about UCLA and ever since that moment, which was August of 2012, we had talked about his commitment there, playing college baseball and the opportunity of being drafted. He officially decided to attend ASU and he discussed it with me a little bit and his rationales. Castellani and his dad went on an official visit over there and everything just fell into place.”
According to Castellani, it was not anything UCLA did that affected his decision; it was simply a gut feeling. “They were great to me, they were extremely gracious, the head coach is a great guy,” Castellani said. “It was just more personal to me.” Castellani is looking forward to a future in Tempe. “They will allow me to play both ways, so pitching along with outfield and 1st base,” he said. “I’m excited about that and being able to play with some other Brophy guys. They’re are three guys there now from my sophomore year team: Greybill ’12, Beal ’12 and Torrez ’12.”
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Castellani played last year as a pitcher, first baseman and an outfielder. “He needs to compete to earn playing time,” Mr. Succow said. “He’s going over there as a dual player, he needs to earn his spot over there, but he’s so talented that I have no doubts that we will be able to measure talent wise.” For now, Castellani said he is focused on Brophy baseball and the upcoming season. “It’s still early, we are still trying to figure out our team,” Castellani said. “We will start intersquad in October, it should be a good year.”
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‘The Crucible’ cast set for November debut
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 The cast of “The Crucible” rehearses Oct. 23 in the Black Box Theater for their upcoming production. By Cory Wyman ’16
THE ROUNDUP The fall play to be featured in the Black Box Theatre this year is “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. The play will run on Nov. 6, 7, 9, 13, 14 and 16. The cast has been practicing daily, and will continue to practice their roles up to and inbetween the shows. Van Cummerford ’14 stars as the protagonist,
Proctor, while Julia Dooley ’16 is featured as the antagonist, Abigail. Ms. Dorothy Dunnion is running the show as the director/producer. The story “The Crucible”was originally published in 1953 by playwright Arthur Miller, but was later adapted into a film in 1996. “It was written during the communism scare, and so it’s supposed to show a similar situation,” said Joe Welty ’16.
This story takes place in 1692, in Salem, Mass., during the time of the infamous witch hunts, and has an overall very serious tone, while displaying themes of hysteria and intolerance. “It’s about false accusations made to protect those who are making those false accusations, to give them power or for greed or for vengeance,” Ms. Dunnion said “To the beginning of time, people will abuse their power, and probably one of their main methods of getting what they want is to inflict
fear on other people.” The students involved in the play include: Cummerford, Dooley, Madison Kec ’16, Will Harris ’15, Pat Johnson ’14, Tristan Wood ’14, Karina Bolton ’14, Kyle Bowman ’14, Jeffery Erdely ’14, Sarah White ’16, Welty, Rachel Steinheiser ’17, Aidan Cunningham ’16, George Liddy ’14, Makeda Flood ’15, Tim Cooney ’14, Kelly Murphy ’15, Mary Kate Martin ’15, Elizabeth Klein ’14 and PJ Brooks ’15.
Cummerford takes top role as John Proctor in Brophy’s ‘Crucible’ Jack McAuslan ’16
THE ROUNDUP Every year actors and actresses come together for the annual fall play.
This year’s play is “The Crucible,-” which takes place in Salem, Mass. and tells the story of the witch trials that took place there during the late 1600s. Van Cummerford ’14 will star in the production, which will come out Nov.
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Cummerford will play the protagonist, a man by the name of John Proctor who is caught in the middle of the Salem Witch Trials. Cummerford said that his acting career started as a freshman, when
he performed in a play called “Up the Down Staircase,” which was about a public school teacher who touched the minds and hearts of her students. “I figured it would be a fun thing to do and it could be fun, and I stuck with it,”
he said. The Crucible has showings on Nov. 6, 7, 9, 13, 14 and 16 in the Black Box Theatre.
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‘GTA V’ boasts expansive, forward-thinking gaming experience By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14
THE ROUNDUP Guinness recently announced that “Grand Theft Auto V,” Rockstar Games’ latest installment to the popular GTA series, broke seven world records, including “fastest entertainment property” to generate $1 billion. From this news alone, it is clear that video game culture is worth looking in to. As someone who doesn’t usually play video games, I was surprised that I really enjoyed “Grand Theft Auto V.” As a whole, “Grand Theft Auto V” makes for an extremely compact and fluid experience. The game is set in Los Santos, San Andreas, a fictional city that is meant to represent Los Angeles. The plot centers around the lives of three playable characters—Michael, Franklin and Trevor—as they each try to make something of themselves in the midst of their own personal turmoils. In the past, I’ve played “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” and “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.” Although my attention isn’t easily grasped by video games, both games are captivating and remarkable for the sheer amount of freedom a player is given. “Grand Theft Auto V” marks a drastic shift from what I remember of both older games, making them seem a bit dated and stinted. I was immensely impressed by what “Grand Theft Auto V” has to offer. The ability to switch between three playable protagonists is a feature that is new to the GTA series.
From the missions I completed, I was presented with an interesting story that starred characters with equally captivating backgrounds and personalities. Each character comes with a different set of missions, which helps to keep game play from getting terribly repetitive, an issue I took with some of the game play of “Grand Theft Auto V’s” predecessors. Although very different from previous GTA titles, “Grand Theft Auto V” still has the comforting familiarities of a colorful cast of characters and a great soundtrack. The music of artists like Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock buttress the atmosphere presented by the city of Los Santos. The soundtrack is diverse enough that it caters to every gamer. While “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” was coated in a thick layer of 80’s cheese and spearheaded by a general necessity to suspend disbelief, “Grand Theft Auto V” is, at times, uncomfortably realistic. In a game where committing crimes seems like the only way to play, the realism often left me uneasy. Immediately upon starting up the game, I attempted to run across the street, and, as soon as I entered the intersection, I was struck and killed by a pick-up truck. Game over. This is exactly what I would expect to happen if I ran across a busy street in real life without looking both ways. Up to this point, I’d never experienced anything like this. In every video game I’d ever played, cars stop for you, or you just bounce off of them and keep going. From this point forward, I was most fascinated by the small details of the game – what really separates “Grand
With a huge open world to explore, three playable characters and a wealth of side activities, “Grand Theft Auto V” is the gift that keeps on giving. (MCT)
Theft Auto V” from other games on the market. I found myself spending way too much time walking through movable curtains and performing other seemingly mundane, pointless tasks. To me, that’s both the most beautiful and horrifying part of the whole GTA franchise: You can find what you think is cool and foster your own way to play. At a certain point, I felt bad committing crimes and stopped completing missions, choosing instead to ride around on a dirt bike and stop
thieves from stealing purses. I think it’s great that that’s an option for gamers and that the game is completely playable in that respect. There’s plenty to talk about in regards to this game. It’s just that type of thing. As far as video games go, the gripes I have are few and far-between. “Grand Theft Auto V” is that meticulously crafted. However, the one major downside for me was the rampant sexism and portrayal of women throughout the game.
While I didn’t expect much in that regard, I was still shocked by some of the ways that “Grand Theft Auto V” depicts women. The images were frank. The implications of these depictions are frightening. Other than that, I had a positive “Grand Theft Auto V” experience. I’m bad at video games and opposed to a lot of the morals of characters in the GTA world, but I really did have a great time riding around on that dirt bike.
McShane entertains students while teaching English classes By Brendan C. Hinkle ’16
THE ROUNDUP Most teachers make it their goal to bring a positive attitude to the classroom, but none do it like Mr. Lane McShane ’82. Mr. McShane is an English teacher for sophomores and juniors. He is currently finishing his 20th year of teaching at Brophy. “Ever since I was 14, I’ve been at Brophy and I think I almost live here,” Mr. McShane said. Most of Mr. McShane’s students know how
much he cares about the JFK assassination. He entices his students with detailed explanations of what he thinks happened. “At first it was kind of annoying/funny, but now I’m interested on how much he knows about it,” said Tyler Hinz ’16. Mr. McShane isn’t just interested in the JFK assassination. He has other interests and hobbies. “I play guitar, I run a band club on campus, of course I’m interested in political science, CIA and counter intelligence operations and run a club similar to that,” Mr. McShane said. “I’m also interested in hockey.”
Mr. McShane said he also tries to lead his students by example. “I like women’s basketball,” Mr. McShane said. “I’m not kidding. I felt some of the boys were sexist about it so I try to lead by example and I’ve watched a lot of WNBA games.” Mr. McShane is also a big fan of hockey including Brophy hockey. “It’s mainly childhood brainwashing,” Mr. McShane said. “My grandfather was a profound hockey fan and he had me going to Phoenix Roadrunner games, which is where Wayne Gretzky was first playing, so I got to see him play before
NHL. I remember riding in the back of my grandfather’s truck to games. My grandfather was even in a riot with hockey players and the fans when I was a kid and it just locks into you. It’s not the violence that appeals to me, it was just the sport of the neighborhood when I was a kid.” Mr. McShane is also currently the hockey moderator. “I think its cool that I have him as a teacher and a hockey moderator,” Hinz said. “I don’t know really what he does, but I know he went on the Manresa retreat with us and gave a pretty good speech.”
Electronic-Sports becomes rising force in the world through tournaments International E-sports participants recieve same visas as professional athletes By Jace Riley ’16
THE ROUNDUP Sports have been an American pastime for some time, but there might be a new sport on the way. E-sports, or electronic sports, are video-games with a professional scene
and large tournaments. At Brophy, there are two clubs that involve two of the biggest games on the e-sport scene. These two games are “Dota 2” and “League of Legends.” Both games are considered to be in the genre of MOBA, or multiplayer online battle arena. This year alone more than one million viewers watched “The International 3,” which is the “Dota 2” championship, according to Polygon.com. Also, 13,000 live viewers watched the “League of Legends” world final along
with more than eight million online viewers, according to Neoseeker.com. These events have large followings and prize pools. For winning the “League of Legends” tournament, the winning team got $1 million out of an $8 million prize pool. Both club leaders said that they follow pro scene and have a few favorite teams. “Usually going into it, it’s either TSM because they are like the North American favorites, but going into worlds its SKT-1is really fun and Faker is like one of the best mids,” said Glenn
Ferm ’15, leader of the “League of Legends” club. A common argument people bring out is if E-Sports should even be considered sports at all. The U.S. government issued Danny Le, a professional gamer and Canadian, a P-1A visa. This allows him to move in with his new team to train with them. This visa has also been given to David Beckham. “They have some of the same elements like in real, physical sports we have today...it certainly can happen,” said Kyle Chapman ’14, co-leader of the
“Dota 2” club. Both of these games have huge followings and take skill, yet some don’t consider it a sport or the players athletes. “What prevents it from being that of sports? Because the game changes,” according to a post on teamliquid.net. Physical sports will only change a rule very rarely. E-sports can add new characters or change the entire game in a simple download.
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30 year veteran of teaching, Mazzolini delves into science Teacher’s Pet: Mr. Andy Mazzolini By Jack McAuslan ’16
THE ROUNDUP Mr. Donlan’s question from the last edition: Would you rather be a plastic chicken soft taco or an upside down Rhinoceros? Upside down rhinoceros for sure. Because I can always get myself up and go charging at things and so forth. How long have you been teaching? 30 years, this is my 30th year. Each year is different. What subject do you teach? At Brophy? I teach chemistry, I teach honors chemistry and AP chemistry. What is your favorite thing about teaching? I think that it’s different every day because students are different every day. So really the students make it interesting and worth while. What got you interested in teaching? Good question. I think what got me into teaching was the work I did in college. The science work I did in college was very insular so I was alone
a lot which drove me nuts. I was all alone, there was no one to talk to and I was doing research all alone. The things I was doing sort of in connection to my fraternity and where I was helping high school students was a lot more interesting. So it became sort of a marriage between two things, which were science and working with people, so I thought teaching would be a good match. Have you ever taught at a different school? Ya, so before I came to Brophy I was teaching at All Saints for seven years and then before that I taught for 17 years at Cactus Shadows high school up in Cave Creek. What did you teach? Well at Cactus Shadows I taught everything from Earth science to chemistry, and physics. At All Saints I taught life science, and physical science. What got you so interested in science? I think curiosity. Curiosity about the things around me, why they work and how they work. And so science is a natural thing to answer those questions. What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time? Probably equally hiking and reading.
Photo by Alec Vick ’15 Mr. Andy Mazzolini teaches chemistry, honors chemistry and AP Chemistry
What is your favorite sports team? I’ll have to say the Cardinals, because you know we’re in Arizona. Although I like the U of A Wildcats too. What is your favorite place that
you have ever visited? I’m not a very exotic person. I think Washington D.C. I lived outside of D.C. and going back and visiting it when we went back about 10 years ago and walked around and stuff it was really a
deep city. It’s got a lot of history in it. It was very cool. Would you like to pose a question for the next edition? Yes.Would you rather have a prehensile tale or insect wings?
New Perry, Gaga, Cyrus singles catchy, over saturated, repetitive By Chase L. Manson ’16
THE ROUNDUP While the hot summer months wind down, new music from singers we love and some new faces start to rev up. The debates are endless: “Roar” versus “Applause,” Lady Gaga versus Miley Cyrus. The fandom Twitter wars are dominating the site. The hot new singles are about to face judgment,whether they like it or not.
“Roar” by Katy Perry 8.5 out of 10 Yes, everyone, the self-proclaimed bubblegum pop princess is back. Two years after her record-breaking album, “Teenage Dream,” Perry returns to “Roar.” With a catchy beat, Perry ensures a new hit, but not one that stays. What weighs this song down is that it’s so catchy. “Roar” sounds too much like her previous efforts like “Firework” and “Teenage Dream.” What stands out is the catchy hook and beat that makes for a fun listening experience. The message, too, also stands out from the song, uplifting the listener. While the uplifting song does have a good beat, Perry’s vocals seem so synthesized you begin to question her Chris Ware color caricature of singer Katy Perry/MCT
vocal abilities even though she has proven herself on her pop debut album “One of the Boys.” The song, though good, is hurt by other factors that make the single after a while seem rather annoying and sound like another cookie cutter
pop song.
“Applause” by Lady Gaga 9 out of 10 Little Monsters,Gaga’s fans, the Mother Monster is back and ready to, as she puts it, bring art and pop together to create “artpop.” Has she succeeded? In someways she has. It’s been kind of a bad year for Gaga, as she had to cancel her “Born this Way Ball” tour and undergo a hip surgery. To top it off “Applause” has been a commercial under performance only peaking No. 4 on Billboard Hot 100. With a catchy beat, the song never leaves your head and the lyrics are fun as she lives for her fans “applause.” The vocals are entertaining, as she channels David Bowie in the beginning but creates her own vocal identity in the end. But the problems with the song happen with the lyrics, in particular the hook. Gaga’s hooks are normally really good, but in this song the hook is kind of sloppy and overused. The song is great with just subtle issues that will take shape overtime. After seeing her iTunes Festival performance fans are worried for Gaga. The “Applause” number felt very weak compared to the other new songs she preformed.
“Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus 7 out of 10 Most of America wants to forget the awfulness of Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance. People wanted to take a wrecking ball and destroy all of it. The attention of this catapulted Cyrus into media attention that broke several Twitter records. Forget the division between Democrats and Republicans, the new division is whether you like Cyrus. Parents despise her, teenagers like her new raunchy image. Maybe with this emotional song she wants to return to her somewhat old, wholesome appeal. “Wrecking Ball” is a ballad that strikes a chord for Cyrus, which allowed for media speculation after the news of her fiancé calling off the wedding and the relationship. Cyrus sings with passion in this number, showing off her vocals in comparison to “We Can’t Stop” The song is really good; however, my opinion changed when I watched the music video. The same can be said about “We Can’t Stop.” I was confused, flabbergasted, but most of all disturbed. It was the VMAs all over again. I wished I could have unseen it all. It seems Cyrus’ new image is here to stay and no wrecking ball is going to break it down.
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So to begin, can I have your name and year? Wendy Cantu, Junior. What do you do for fun? Nothing, read. Nothing? Nothing at all? No. Do you have a favorite candy? What are those longs ones? Long ones? The little Pez circle things, oh Smarties, they make me feel smarter. What would you say is the coolest animal in all of the world?
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www.donothingfor2minutes.com School can be stressful. Constant tests and hours of homework leave students exhausted. Sometimes students just want to do nothing. When you go to this website, you are given one objective: Just relax and listen to the waves. If you touch your mouse or keyboard, the timer restarts back at two minutes. This website forces you to calm down and relax. It allows you to rid your stresses of your life, for two minutes at least.
www.kanyezone.com While this isn’t the most soothing way to relax, it is funny and can get matters of the day off of your mind. You move a ball around a circle that has the word “zone” in it. Your goal: keep Kanye out of his zone. You move your ball around bouncing Kanye away, taking his song about how you shouldn’t let him into his zone to a whole new meaning. Whether you like Kanye or just want some pointless fun, give it a try.
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Dolphin. Why don’t you like penguins? Because they aren’t smart. Do you follow any sports right now? None. So you don’t have any favorite teams? Nope. Seen any good movies lately? “Shutter Island.” Isn’t that an old movie? Yes, what’s wrong with old movies? What about bad movies? “March of the Penguins.” Unacceptable...
Words from the Wise ... “I’ll be your friend for cookies.” -Erik Meyer ’14
“Yeah, well I’ve only taken one shot and I made that.” -Alec Vick ’15 on his performance for The Roundup’s intramural team
“Those were garbage minutes.” -Aakash Jain ’14 in reply to Vick
“I’m not an oak tree. I’m a reed swaying in the wind, baby.” -Mr. Jim Grindey
“People think education is expensive,
but wait until you see what ignorance will cost you.” -Sr. Richard Cordova
“If it’s over 8 on the [richter] scale, that’s like, ‘bring the cheetos we’re having a party’.” -Mr. Patrick Kolb
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Feeling up for a challenge? Then prepare to be tested by some puzzling riddles. Once you begin, you are given a riddle. If you can somehow manage to complete these difficulty increasing riddles, you put your answer in the URL box. If you are correct, a new page pops up with a new riddle. If you can pass a few levels, you are really good at riddles.
www.whatthemovie.com Another quiz like game, however on this site you get one image from a movie. Your goal is to guess what movie it is. It uses movies from a while back, so an extensive movie knowledge is necessary, or at least IMDB.com open in another tab.
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www.pointerpointer.com Everyone sees photos of people pointing at something off in the distance. This website looks for those photos and puts them on the screen when you click. The fun side to this is that the photo points to where you clicked. Thus the name Pointer Pointer. It’s also fairly accurate to where you clicked. Tons of random images come up just to amuse you.
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