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Annual Summit aims to make case for
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Summit seeks to shed new light on justice system By Reece M. Krantz ’16
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ach year a new social issue takes center stage on campus. From topics like income inequality to where your food is actually coming from, this discussion serves the community by raising awareness. The title of this year’s Summit on Human Dignity is “Safe and Sound: a Case
for Restorative Justice.” It will focus on the United States criminal justice system and the tribulations it has been facing. The Summit will run from March 2-13. Service Director and this year’s Codirector of the Summit, Mr. Ryan Hubbell, said the focus is in two parts. “One part is the critical examination of the criminal justice system and the second part is looking at making the criminal system more fair and equitable,” he said.
The past few months have been a struggle in terms of social justice, with events like Ferguson and Staten Island still fresh in the minds of many. “I think this is an important issue to talk about,” said Ben Gburek ’16. “Especially considering what has happened in Ferguson.” See SUMMIT, Page 3
Charlie Hebdo massacre reinforces necessity of free press, Page 7 Cozzi aids sport medicine, looks to the future Page 11
Armknecht blends tones in urban fiction Page 16
Drawing by Antonio Romero ’16
Inside » Restorative Justice • Juvenile incarceration down, makeup heavily Hispanic See News, Page 3
• Summit on Human Dignity reveals opinions on criminal justice system See News, Page 3
• Summit speakers to offer unique perspectives on restorative justice See News, Page 4
• Summit schedule features more speakers than ever, keynotes, lunch presentations See News, Page 4
• Students debate effectiveness of mandatory minimums See Opinions, Page 8
• Sheriff’s “Tent City” unethical, violates human dignity See Opinions, Page 9
• U.S. Prison system fails to fix crime, reform prisoners See Opinions, Page 10
Bigege seeks Michigan colleges, Page 12 2014 Pop music boasts hits, many misses Page 19 News Online
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Campus closes in 1935 due to low funding By Austin Norville ’15
THE ROUNDUP Students are familiar with Brophy’s founding in 1928, but many may not know about the school closing in 1935. Brophy remained closed until a note from the bishop asked the school to reopen in 1952.When it reopened it received donated football jersey’s from Santa Clara that were red and white, and featured the word Broncos on the jersey, so the school changed its mascot and school colors. According to the Rev. Phil Postell, S.J. the school originally opened in 1928 but after only one year Brophy was $50,000 in debt and was eventually forced to close its doors.
Phoenix only had a population of 49,000 so the student population and the money coming into the school, especially with the Great Depression starting in 1929, were not sufficient enough to keep the school open. Fr. Postell wrote in a recent alumni newsletter “The facilities continued to be used by both the parish grade school and Xavier High School during the time of closure.” Then in the spring of 1952 Brophy College Prepatory began to accept first year high school students and has remained open ever since. “The reasons for this closure are multiple and worldwide. It is a relief, at least, to know that there was no moral or economic scandal behind the closing,” Fr. Postell said. It still remains the only Jesuit high school in the state of Arizona.
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Video: Students take part in annual MLK Day Festival By AK Alilonu ’16 THE ROUNDUP Brophy students participated in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March in Central Phoenix Monday, Jan. 19, where a festival was held in honor of King’s work. Vendors sold food and other merchandise at Margaret T. Hance Park, and many of the marchers spent the bulk of the day there. Several musical performers entertained crowds of hundreds, all commemorating the legacy of the African-American Civil Rights Movement and its influence on Phoenix today.
Roundup reporter sees St. Francis remains in India Roundup reporter Andrew Howard ’17 traveled to Goa, India over the Christmas break to see the remains of St. Francis Xavier. He wrote about his travels for the publication Goa Streets.
Study: Teen drug, alcohol, tobacco use down over last 2 years Dean works to keep student substance abuse down By Carter Santini ’15
THE ROUNDUP The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission released statistics in November reporting that teen drug, alcohol and tobacco use is down. The poll asked 48,000 8th, 10th and 12th graders from 15 countries, and found a downward trend from the last poll conducted two years ago. Alcohol usage was down 5 percent, marijuana usage down 3 percent, tobacco down 6 percent, and all other drugs were reported lower as well. “I think its education,” said Counselor Mrs. Karen Parise. “I think that the more kids understand brain development and embrace that,
to decrease drug use amongst its students from drug the more likely they’ll be to delay use.” Mrs. Parise said that she hopes the numbers are dogs to retreats, but now they have implemented down at Brophy but she doesn’t directly see the the Community of Concern. The Community of Concern is a dialogue between numbers going down. Dean Mr. Pat Higgins said he works to parents and the freshmen in their second semester keep the substance to create a safe place for “I think that the more kids abuse numbers at discussion about drugs understand brain development Brophy down through and alcohol. conversation and and embrace that, the more likely According to genuine concern. Mr. Higgins the they’ll be to delay use.” “Due to the Internet Community of Concern —Mrs. Karen Parise we feel more connected was built around to these horrible effects conversation and open discussion in an attempt of drug abuse, because to approach the situation from a Jesuit now someone who is 2,000 miles away is right there on your social media,” Mr. tradition. Higgins said. “The most common time for people to Brophy’s administration has used many methods fall into use is in their first summer of high school,
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so we try to be proactive and use the program to prevent that,” Mr. Higgins said. Mr. Higgins’ disciplinary data for drug and alcohol related offenses are sporadic with no clear correlation from semester to semester. Brophy students who abstain from substances have differing reasons. “Stuff like that makes people do things they wouldn’t normally do and that lack of self-control disturbs me,” said Race Carter ’15. Carter said that he feels any substance is dangerous to him on multiple levels of his person. Anand Swaminathan ’15 said he refrains because he finds no value in any of it. “I refrain because my high school years have just been too busy, getting into that stuff would just be a distraction to any goals I want,” Swaminathan said.
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Juvenile incarceration down, makeup heavily Hispanic By Garrison Murphy ’15
THE ROUNDUP There are 347 minors currently in the Arizona Juvenile Correctional System, a sharp decline from 559 in 2011, according to a demographic annual report obtained by The Roundup. Of those 347, 47.8 percent are Hispanic and 49 percent are from Maricopa County. The shift in the number of kids entering the system is part of a statewide trend that has become apparent in recent years, according to Assistant Director of Intergovernmental Relations & Communications at the Arizona Department of Child Safety Ms. Jennifer Bowser-Richards. “There were far too many children frankly in our correction system … the pendulum has fortunately swung in a much better direction,” Ms. BowserRichards said. “There’s been a huge improvement and the numbers have definitely reflected … our work over the past couple years. We focus a lot more on education for our children and treatment for our children.” Although Ms. Bowser-Richards said the pendulum is swinging back, the proportion of Hispanic minors remains stagnant. According to Marc Mauer and David Cole of The Washington Post, the reason why the racial proportion in correctional facilities is unequal is because while
minorities do commit certain crimes more frequently, police target them more often. Behind Hispanics, Caucasians makeup 25.6 percent of the system, biracial individuals 7.5 percent, American Indians 7.2 percent, African Americans 6.6 percent, Mexican nationals 4.6 percent, Asians and other races both make 0.3 percent. Some students said they think the downslope of arrests is good, but the proportion of races in the system is a negative sign. “It’s really the way they were brought up that makes them end up there,” said Andrew Contreras ’15. “Most Mexicans and blacks were segregated to South Phoenix and over there the opportunity wasn’t that great and it was harder for them to attain and achieve most things which leads to them going to jail for crime or gang related crimes. Definitely I think it’s a product of an injustice in our society, it’s unjust because of some of the laws placed today like SB1070 where they target minorities.” Others said the proportion isn’t proof of an injustice, rather it is just the way it is. “It’s not good that anybody is in Juvie, but if it so happens that there are more Hispanic children than white children, it has to do with police maybe targeting minorities more,” said Gus Laurin ’15.
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Summit on Human Dignity reveals opinions on criminal justice system By Austin Norville ’15
THE ROUNDUP The theme of this year’s Summit is restorative justice and students are beginning to give their opinions on the issue and a system many say is in need of reform. “I of course cannot claim to be an expert on the state of the U.S. justice system, but I don’t believe expertise is needed to diagnose a very stark problem. In my opinion, the U.S. criminal justice system is in dire need of reform, as evidenced by its highest incarceration rate in the world,” wrote senior Anand Swaminathan ’15 in an email to The Roundup. “What also makes the situation more problematic and complicated, in my view, is the fact that certain ethnicities are incarcerated at highly From SUMMIT, Page 1
“For me the summit this year is an important one,” said Sebastian Wawerski ’16. “Its a relevant issue that I think becomes more severe every year.” The current criminal justice system has been more focused on punishment rather than restoration, something Mr.
disproportionate rates. Adding onto this issue, our increasingly privatized prisons are negatively affecting an already broken system.” According to Gilbert Prosecutor Mr. Jim Richter, who has two sons who went to Brophy, the system is changing. “I think there’s the natural improvement and evolution to a better system. One of the biggest things that’s changing right now is the use of officer body cameras. They’re being put in place and the criminal system is adjusting to those,” Richter said. “Prosecutors have to make all those videos available to defense attorneys if somebody is charged with something from an incident that was videotaped.” Richter said he believes it will change the way the public interacts with police officers. Swaminathan agrees with this year’s Summit
Hubbell hopes to advocate for with this Summit. “It is important to look towards justice that is restorative rather than impunitive,” Mr. Hubbell said. “Restorative justice is very keeping with the ideals of Jesuits along with capital
theme. “I definitely support Brophy’s choice of restorative justice as this year’s Summit topic,” Swaminathan wrote in an email. “The state of the U.S. criminal justice system is becoming an increasingly pertinent topic in our cultural conversation, and justifiably so. I think it’s time that we as a school look at our nation’s incarceration addiction, and ask the question of whether justice is truly being done in our society,” According to Richter, it is important for students to be well informed on our criminal justice system. “I think it’s really important for everyone to understand what goes on and what all the procedures are. It’s important for people to understand how interactions with officers are supposed to proceed,” Richter said.
punishment and immigration. It is an important issue that we still need to address.” The Jesuit perspective is a main proponent of the Summit and the way it has been interpreted. This Summit is a way to get the Brophy community engaged in a very important topic that
Richter said he believes there is a misunderstanding between the public and the criminal justice system, especially as it comes to the case in Ferguson. “I don’t think there is any racial profiling, I think confrontations between suspects and officers are often misunderstood by the public,” Richter said. Swaminathan also wrote all citizens should be well informed on the subject. “I think all citizens should be involved in the criminal justice system conversation; so, Brophy students, by extension, should be as well. We are all inevitably affected by the complexities and problems within our criminal justice system,” Swaminathan said. “Brophy students have a unique privilege and responsibility to carefully study these issues at a young age and, hopefully, move to enact justice as they see fit.”
aligns with the school teachings. “This Summit is a unique and special way to look at issues and rally around a social justice issue that affects the world,” Mr. Hubbell said. “Its an issue that all Jesuit Catholics are invested in, its also very timely when considering
the recent events in Ferguson and Staten Island. People are changing the way they view the justice system.” Issues of criminal and social justice have been extremely relevant here in the greater Phoenix area, especially with laws like SB1070.
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BSU presentation offers chance for voices to be heard By Anthony Cardellini ’17 & Joseph Valencia ’17
THE ROUNDUP In the midst of swirling voices surrounding the tragedies in Ferguson, MO and New York City, the Black Student Union’s Dec. 12 Great Hall presentation saw students freely expressing their opinions. Mr. Ryan Hubbell discussed the facts from the cases of Michael Brown and Eric Gardner, two African American men who recently died after altercations with the police. In both cases, a grand jury did not indict the police officers involved. The next half hour included a speech from Chris Hubbard ’15, where he outlined a story about a police officer flashing his gun when Hubbard and the officer made eye contact. Mr. Tony Fuller said that “the situation is like a three headed monster” with one head representing the problem, one the solution and one the bridge between the two. He said that the problem is “decisions are being made behind closed doors.” Mr. Fuller said he thinks that the bridge can be represented in a question: How can people of power allow those they don’t like to sit at their table? Ceshon West ’17 responded by saying that the problem isn’t race, but the killing of unarmed men, and that officers should better be able to distinguish right from wrong. Fidel Trujillo, a 7th grade Loyola Scholar, said that we live in a system that doesn’t allow people to fend for themselves. “We’re in a system where we can’t stand up for ourselves. If you do try to stand up for yourself, you do get hurt or killed,” he said. Joshua Benjamin ’16 said that he agreed that something wasn’t right, but said that respect and submission had to be used when dealing with officers. He said because you never know when a police officer may become violent, you can’t give
Photo by Matthew Montes ’15 Chris Hubbard ’15 addresses students and faculty Dec. 8 during a special meeting of the Black Student Union. Students from Brophy’s Black Student Union hosted a discussion at lunch in the Great Hall about current issues related to police violence and minorities.
him any reason to. Trujillo said that with a large enough group of people, change is possible without resorting to submission. “We need large groups to make a change. Not just one or two people,” he said. Tosin Babarinde ’16 spoke about his uncle, who he said was pulled over by a police officer and was racially profiled.
“My uncle was pulled over,” he said. “When he was reaching for his wallet, the officer, who was white, thought he was reaching for a gun. He shot him two times, once in the back and once in the back of the head, which killed him.” “For some odd reason, nothing happened to the officer who shot my uncle,” he added. Mr. Tim Broyles talked about a letter from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Jr., which said that King
was fighting two extremes in his battle for justice: one that did nothing, and one that was extremely violent. Mr. Broyles said the answer to this was “creating communities of dialogue,” an idea from the Rev. Adolpho Nicolás, S.J., superior of the Jesuits. He said that at Brophy we have the ability to do this successfully because of our Jesuit presence and diversity.
Summit speakers to offer unique perspectives on restorative justice By Gabe Morrison ’17
THE ROUNDUP The Office of Faith and Justice has selected a diverse group of presenters for this year’s Summit on Human dignity who will speak regarding the issues in our current criminal justice system and present their solutions. The title for this year is “Safe and Sound:The Case for Restorative Justice.” The Summit will start on March 2 and end on March 13. One keynote speaker is Fr. Stephen Barber, S.J. who helps to serve members of San Quentin prison, a prison for
California’s hardened criminals. Mr. Paul Fisko, assistant principal for ministry, said Fr. Barber will be speaking because he has an insight into the question: “What does it mean to watch a person who is a criminal... try to find redemption in a prison?” Another keynote address will be from Janet Connors, whose 19-year-old son was murdered. After looking into her son’s killers, she found they were a product of rough upbringings, which led her to more fully analyze the criminal justice system. As a result, she helped pass some of the first American “Victim Offender
Reconciliation Laws” in Boston, which are laws that help victims reconcile with offenders face to face. “She’s got a really powerful story, and she has been able to use her story and her narrative to affect some policy change,” said Mr. Ryan Hubbell, director of service and the Summit on Human Dignity. The final keynote speech will be delivered by two speakers: Tim Nightingale and his wife Noelle Nightingale, both of whom have directed the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program at one point in time. “They are coming to us because the
program is a restorative justice effort that has proven successful. He (Tim) runs a group of... mediators who are fully trained in the law and in mediation practices to bring together a victim and an offender so that they might both receive what they... need to do to move forward,” Mr. Fisko said. Mr. Hubbell said that in helping select the speakers, specifically Stevenson and Conners, he “wanted to make sure that a community such as ours really felt the impact of the issue because this Summit, unlike the previous three or four we have done, doesn’t really impact you all (the student body) on a day-to-day basis.”
Summit Speakers • Fr. Stephen Barber, S.J., San Quentin prison • Janet Connors, helped pass Victim Offender Reconciliation Laws • Tim and Noelle Nightingale, past directors of the Victom Offender Reconciliation Program
Summit schedule features keynotes, lunch presentations, more speakers than ever By Hunter Cisiewski ’17
THE ROUNDUP The Brophy community will start the annual Summit on Human Dignity beginning Monday, March 2, on the topic of restorative justice. As in years past, the Summit will include a multitude of topics and speakers. Also, many alumni and faculty will be leading different activities throughout the two weeks. Each day will have a different type of activity, such as speakers and prayer services. It will all begin on March 2 with a opening liturgy.
This will address what this Summit is about and what the Brophy community should expect. Mass dress will be mandatory. The next day, Tuesday, March 3, there will be a keynote speaker to kick off and break the ice on the topic of restorative justice. On that Thursday, March 5, the Summit Workshop will begin with a multitude of activities that students can sign up for. During the workshop day, every student will be exposed to how and why restorative justice is important in the modern world and what can be done to benefit it. Speakers from different backgrounds hope to give
the Brophy community a better understanding of the issue. The following day will feature a Summit immersion experience for Brophy students. The next Tuesday, March 10, will have a Summit presentation at lunch with a guest speaker, taking place in the SAC. Wednesday, March 11th, has one last keynote speaker in the gym, followed by another lunch presentation on Thursday, the 12th. Finally, on Friday, March 13, there will be the Summit closing prayer service in the Harper Great Hall.
Summit Schedule Monday, March 2: Opening Prayer Liturgy Tuesday, March 3: Keynote Address (Gym) Thursday, March 5: Keynote Address (Gym) Friday, March 6: Summit Immersion Experience (after school) Tuesday, March 10: Lunch Presentation (SAC) Wednesday, March 11: Keynote Address (Gym) Thursday, March 12: Lunch Presentation (SAC) Friday, March 13: Closing Prayer (Great Hall)
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Mar reflects on time as prison chaplain By Hayden Prescott Corwin ’15
THE ROUNDUP During the late ’90s, Mr. Tom Mar was a prison chaplain at San Quinten State Prison in California. He was about 25 years old and had just graduated from Stanford University. Inspiration to become a prison chaplain came to Mr. Mar after hearing Sister Hellen Prejean speak in person and after reading her book. Sister Prejean worked with prisoners who were on death row. “I was so impressed with what prison chaplains did that I wanted to become a prison chaplain too,” Mr. Mar said. He was already in his formation to become a Dominican priest when he decided to be a prison chaplain. Mr. Mar said that walking into the prison on his first day was intimidating. “What’s intimidating about it is that they make sure you dress differently from everyone else in case there’s a riot so they can tell the prisoners from the non-prisoners, and everyone has a rifle, except you of course,” Mr. Mar said. San Quinten held 160,687 inmates in 1999, according to a historical trends report linked on California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website. San Quinten State Prison has multiple security levels that require higher security clearance in order to be accessed. The levels of the prison hold different types of prisoners. A prisoner like Charles Manson, who is incarcerated in San Quinten State Prison, would be deeper in the prison than a petty criminal. Mr. Mar said he had a more superficial security clearance. His job as a prison chaplain was to have conversations with the prisoners. Most of the prisoners were not angry or upset, according to Mr. Mar. “They did tend to be kind of silent,”
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Mr. Mar prepares for his first period class before school, Thursday, Jan. 7. Mr. Mar once served as a chaplain at San Quinten State Prision in California.
“What was surprising about my time as a prison chaplain was the types of people I met were very ordinary types of people. You wouldn’t be surprised if you bumped into them elsewhere.” —Mr. Tom Mar Mr. Mar said. “They didn’t say a whole lot. They certainly weren’t happy to be there of course.” He said that meeting these prisoners as a chaplain was difficult because he had to show he could be trusted. “Your act of showing up in order to be kind and to bring them the word of God was on the one hand welcome, but on the other hand, you’re a stranger and trying to break into the system and show that you can be trusted,” Mr. Mar said. “It was very difficult.” The men inside San Quinten appeared
to be normal guys though. “What was surprising about my time as a prison chaplain was that the types of people I met were very ordinary types of people,” Mr. Mar said. “You wouldn’t be surprised if you bumped into them elsewhere. The one guy that came and spoke to me the most was a child molester … He was a merchant marine of some sort, and he would prey on kids when he docked in Oakland, Calif. Generally speaking, he was a normal guy. You couldn’t tell him from anyone else. There were no odd markings or
anything like that, nothing that made him stand out as a child molester. He and I had a fair number of conversations about the prison system.” Mr. Mar also recalled a murderer that he talked with during his time at San Quinten as a nice person. “He murdered his girlfriend in a drug rage,” Mr. Mar said. “He was an absolute nice guy. He was down to earth and easy to talk to. I could foresee myself holding conversations with this guy in any other situation, but he was in a jumpsuit and I was in my religious garb. It was remarkably disconcerting because otherwise, he was just an absolute normal guy. I remember thinking at the time that this is so not what I was expecting.” He said his time with the prisoners allowed him to see the humanity that these people have.
“When these men commit their crimes, they don’t lose their humanity,” Mr. Mar said. “I think we tend to think that when you do something bad, you become a monster, or that all of the good redeeming qualities you ever had, the fact that you liked cookies and your grandma’s table when you were a little boy, like somehow that all goes poof in a cloud of smoke. That’s not the case, and that’s what I found with these guys. There was kindness in them, and there was politeness and they had manners. They wanted to talk to you, and they wanted to know something about you.” The man who murdered his girlfriend repented for his crime, Mr. Mar said. “He was the one who called the cops,” Mr. Mar said. “He was satisfied to serve the time that was proportionate to his crime.” Mr. Mar is a new teacher at Brophy, although he taught a few religion classes here during summer school in previous years. Students were surprised when asked if they knew Mr. Mar was a former prison chaplain. “I can’t imagine him as a prison chaplain,” Jordan Griffin ’15 said. Griffin took Mr. Mar’s senior synthesis class and said that the idea of Mr. Mar being a prison chaplain did not seem like something he would do. Ian Hart ’15, who also took Mr. Mar’s class did not know that he was a prison chaplain. “I think it’s very honorable that he did that,” Hart said. Luke Friedman ’15 was aware of Mr. Mar’s experience being a prison chaplain. Friedman said he thought that the experience was helpful as one of Mr. Mar’s teaching assets. “I think that it’s awesome,” Friedman said. “It’s really good insight and experience to have for teaching ethics and senior synthesis.”
Birgenheir gives back to education by teaching, uses reverse-style By Brendan Hinkle ’16
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Mr. Philip Birgenheir now has a full semester under his belt as a Brophy teacher, and so far said he has had an awesome year with all his classes going really well. Mr. Birgenheir attended Central High School in Rapid City, S.D. He received a full scholarship to the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. “I wanted the chance to work at a Catholic school to give back the gift that was given to me: the gift of education,” Mr. Birgenheir said. He said that his love for education is one of the reasons he decided to become a teacher. “I’m really motivated by education, I think it’s important,” Mr. Birgenheir said. “I hope that
Mr. Birgenheir » Received full scholarship from Catholic University of America » Teaches Algebra II and Honors Algebra II » Uses reverse-style teaching method » “I’m really motivated by education, I think it’s important.”
I could inspire other students to feel good about education and to learn math specifically.” Mr. Birgenheir teaches Algebra II and Honors Algebra II. One of his students, Brendan Jaap ’16, said he
liked his class. “I take Algebra II, and his class is interesting, in a fun way,” Jaap said. “He does homework videos like Ms. Mason did last year.” Mr. Birgenheir uses a reverse-style teaching method by assigning students to watch YouTube videos for homework, which he makes explaining the concept of the next chapter. They also have a few questions to do on Quest. In class, the students then work on practice problems that deal with the video watched the previous night. Math Department Chair Mr. Doug Cox said he helped interview Mr. Birgenheir when he was applying for his teaching job, and describes him as an excellent teacher. “I know he’s working hard and putting a lot of time into making his classes as great as he can,” Cox said. “It’s amazing it’s only his first year here at
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Brophy because I believe he’s already exceeded all expectations so far.” In his free time, Mr. Birgenheir said he likes playing video games and reading. “I’ve always spent way too much time playing video games, and I’ve always liked reading,” Mr. Birgenheir said. “I’ve been playing this game ‘Spelunky,’ and a weird restaurant management game called ‘Cook Serve Delicious,’ which is a huge time suck but really fun. As far as books go I really like two books by Jonathan Safran Foer: ‘Everything’s Illuminated,’ and ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.’” He also said that he had other hobbies when he was younger. “I used to be really into paint balling and I also used to be really into skateboarding,” Mr. Birgenheir said. “I also played soccer for my high school.”
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AIA sanctions robotics as official activity By Michael Scheinert ’16
THE ROUNDUP Robotics is now an official high school activity in the state of Arizona, a big announcement for an activity that has been pursuing recognition. Because of the team’s sanctioning through the Arizona Interscholastic Association, participating teams and members are now eligible to attain state championships and varsity letters of participation. Arizona’s sanction of Robotics makes it the second state to do so, second only to Minnesota. According to team president Henry Carpenter ’15, there has been a reduced interest in robotics at Brophy as of late, with roughly 20 participants on the team. “The overall perception of robotics is that it’s lame, although the activity’s growing popularity is very unfamiliar to most,” Carpenter said. “Many people think the participants only include geeks and nerds.” Robotics meets six days a week, working on various projects in preparation for upcoming competitions. Currently, the team is working on a large robot for the regional tournaments in March and April, and a smaller robot has already been prepared for the state championships in May. A film called “Spare Parts” starring George Lopez will be released on Jan. 16, documenting the success of robotics at Carl Hayden High School. “I think the movie will play a vital role in publicizing robotics and showing that it’s more than just a club,” said robotics
Photo by Devin McManimom McNally ’17 Bryan Vo ‘15 works on a robot in room K14, Dec. 9, 2014. Robotics is recognized as an official high school activity as of late 2014.
moderator Mr. Andy Mazzolini. “We’re not quite sure what it means for us yet, but the sanction is definitely a step in the right direction.” In November the Brophy robotics team
qualified for the playoffs and placed third at the Phoenix “First Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament” at Bioscience High School. This achievement qualified them for competition in the Arizona
state championships. They were also the runner-up for the “Inspire Award” and earned the “Innovation Award.” “Our performance at FTC proved
to both ourselves and other schools that we’re a legitimate contender,” Carpenter said. “We achieved a lot that weekend that will help us going forward.”
Hunt conducts after-school cancer research, music tutoring Hunt interns at TGEN, is one of the founders of Loyola Music Union
“He’s a remarkable student, at first he was quiet but now he’s very clear, comfortable and confident with what he wants to do,” Mrs. Lenox said. Mrs. Lenox said she admires Hunt’s ability By Carter Santini ’15 to both work hard and play hard, saying that he THE ROUNDUP is always smiling and relaxed while remaining focused. As the bell rings at 2:45, students hurry to On his off days from the lab Hunt works as service, athletics, debate or in James Hunt’s ’15 a music tutor to about a dozen Loyola scholars case, cancer research. through the Loyola Music Union. Hunt has been interning at the Translational Hunt became one of the founders of the Loyola Genomics Research Institute, or TGEN, since the Music Union his sophomore year as a way to spread summer of 2013 through a program called Healio his love for music to the younger generation. The Scholars. Loyola Music Union works to teach the scholars TGEN conducts genetic piano, guitar and drums for an research on numerous diseases “Part of the reason hour after school two to three and conditions like Alzheimer’s I made my course days a week. disease, diabetes, autism and Hunt tutored Joshua load more science and cancer. He began his work in Robinson ’18 on the piano. math oriented was the histology lab processing the “At first I knew nothing, different tissues that the institute because it’s work that I and didn’t really care, but receives for researching. enjoy doing, so it’s not James made the lessons fun,” Hunt currently works in the too daunting for me Robinson said. “He would pancreatic cancer lab for about tell us stories or jokes and we’d personally.” 15 hours a week, continuing a understand it better.” project he started last summer. —James Hunt ’15 Robinson still plays piano in “I’ve always been interested his spare time and said he gives in science,” Hunt said. “I think credit to Hunt for the knowledge that he medicine appeals to me because it’s a has of the instrument. combination of social service and science.” Hunt takes no time off with his school Hunt said he hopes to continue cancer workload either; he is enrolled in four AP research well through college but may classes and one Honors, mostly science and math. broaden his research from pancreatic cancer to “Part of the reason I made my course load more other forms as well. science and math oriented was because it’s work Science teacher Mrs. Cheryl Lenox had Hunt that I enjoy doing so it’s not too daunting for me as a student during both his freshman and junior personally,” Hunt said. years. She said it has been a pleasure to watch him grow.
Photo by Alec Vick ’15 James Hunt ‘15 teaches Loyola Scholars to play instruments every Tuesday after school.
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Media organizations across the world, including the National Scholastic Press Association that The Roundup is affiliated with, have tied their names to the Je Suis Charlie, or “I am Charlie,” movement. The Roundup and The Wrangler are lending their names to the cause, not necessarily in support of what Charlie Hebdo published, but in support of the right to publish freely without fear of violent retaliation.
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Charlie Hebdo massacre reinforces necessity of free press The Issue: The recent Charlie Hebdo attack raises the question of whether there is a limit to free speech. Our Stance: The press must be free, and no matter what the press produces there is no justification for violence. We must live in a society where words are fought with words. Editor’s Note: Editors from The Roundup and The Wrangler, Brophy’s satire newspaper, worked together on this joint staff editorial in response to the recent attacks in France.
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s writers and editors for The Wrangler and The Roundup over the past few years, we’ve been heavily exposed to the complexities of the free press, including satire. Students on both staffs have devoted much time and energy to honing their craft, whether it is
straight journalism with The Roundup or satire with The Wrangler. Students have also begun to probe the larger, more philosophical questions about the purpose of journalism and satire in our society. Two extremists killed 12 editors and cartoonists Jan. 7 at the offices of French satirical newsmagazine Charlie Hebdo. Terrorists used Charlie Hebdo’s offensive caricatures as justification for the shooting that sent France into a nationwide terror lockdown and led the rest of the world to consider the true value of a free press. Images of the peace protests in Paris showed activists holding pens in the air, signifying their defiance and the value of pens over guns. This is an image we should all consider. To be clear, this is not about the content that Charlie Hebdo published. Rather, this is about the necessary right of a free press to publish without fear of being killed.
Because of the freedom of the press, it is acceptable to produce satirical images of the Muslim faith like Charlie Hebdo did. A responsible press should always consider its intentions before publishing any work, but they must have the right to publish whether the content is considered offensive or not. The press must be free in order to keep a society honest and informed in order to change what the public does not agree with. Although each country has its own limits on free printing rights, a free press is absolutely vital to a fair and accountable society. The attacks in Paris on the Charlie Hebdo staff marked a horrendous, even abominable act of violence. This is obvious and undeniable. Any person equipped with basic human decency and a commitment to freedom can, and should, denounce these events. What compels us, however, are the more difficult questions posed about the purpose of satire and its
right to offend. What are the limits of satire? Does satire have a right, perhaps even a duty, to offend? Satire in France originally took prominence during the French Revolution, when the French people rose up to fundamentally alter the structure of their society. This type of political humor focused foremost on the satire of establishment, no matter the party or ideology that held power. Slightly different from the highly ironic and witty mainstream American satire that inspired The Wrangler, Charlie Hebdo continued to uphold this anti-establishment standard, extending its excoriating humor to all political parties, races, and religions. One could make the very convincing argument See CHARLIE, Page 9
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Students debate effectiveness of mandatory minimums
Illustration by Rick Nease via MCT Campus Illustration of prisoner gripping cell bars. Detroit Free Press 2011.
Mandatory minimums still effective As mandatory minimums become increasingly biased judge. Though judges are supposed to be unpopular due to a worrisome number of impartial, everyone has a bias. cases in which people are over-sentenced, the Mandatory minimums assure that even concept still remains a viable idea, so long as in a case of a biased judge, there is a specific they're given fairly. punishment that fits the crime. Mandatory minimums are laws that require Third, mandatory minimums are helpful to criminals to serve a predetermined, law enforcement agencies because minimum amount of time in jail they can act as leverage when for their specific crime. Judges attempting to gain information and do not have the power to lower take down drug organizations. the sentence past this mandatory After someone has been arrested minimum. for dealing drugs, law enforcement Mandatory minimums have the can work to make the sentence potential to act as a deterrent lower than the mandatory minimum against crime, while assuring a fair if the convicted person pleads to amount of time in prison for a lesser change in order to By Gabe Morrison '17 those prosecuted. take down others in their Although there are issues drug organization. Without The Roundup with the use of mandatory the mandatory minimums, minimums, the issues are not with mandatory criminals do not have an incentive to help law minimums themselves but with lengths assigned enforcement because there's no assurance the to those minimums. sentence will be shortened. As currently constructed, mandatory Finally, in response to the common argument minimums often overly punish, specifically to against mandatory minimums that they are drug abusers due to a "cliff effect" that punishes unfair, the unfair part of the sentence is the people by giving disproportionately longer length. sentences for possession of slightly more drugs. There would be protest against a heinous For example, federal law mandates that the crime having a trivial mandatory minimum. mandatory minimum for possession of 5.00 Therefore, the length of the crime is the or fewer grams of crack-cocaine is one year issue at fault, not the policy of the mandatory in prison, but the mandatory minimum for minimum itself. possession of 5.01 grams of the same substance I believe new legislation, such as the Smarter is 63 months. Sentencing Act of 2013, should be passed It is also unjust and expensive to keep people because it has the potential to help reduce the in jail who don't deserve to be there. unfair sentencing. Recognizing this flaw, mandatory minimums To summarize the act, it ends the "cliff effect" are beneficial in multiple ways. for all relatively low-level drug offenders. First, they help prevent crime. After their This makes sense because it seems foolish implementation in the late 1980s, the 1990s that there should be a significant difference in saw a dramatic decrease in crime. punishment for possession of marginally higher This was likely due to the implementation amount of a certain drug. mandatory minimums, which acted as a The idea of mandatory minimums is not a deterrent to criminals. bad one, but it could be far more effective Second, mandatory minimums assure that and fair with refinements such as the Smarter there are not unduly lenient sentences or that Sentencing Act. there is disparity in sentence severity due to an
Mandatory minimums harmful, unjust
Mandatory minimum sentencing harms many of most important part of the justice system: having fair decisions for each specific case. Rather, the most important aspects of our society. A mandatory minimum is a law that states for a they generalize crimes to the point where two certain crime, a criminal must be jailed for a set completely separate circumstances result in the number of days. Minimums take the power out of same punishment. A justice system only works if it has the power the hands of judges, harming the justice system. to weigh all factors of a crime and The problem with these laws is that carefully determine a just sentence. they assume that judges are biased in Mandatory minimums don't just deter their rulings. But let's remember two this power—they are fundamentally important points. against it. Because they are against it, First, judges are trained professionals criminals are facing longer, harsher who are tested to make sure they give sentences than they might if a court fair sentencing. Judicial education had actually taken into account the greatly lowers any possibility of a judge details of the crime. giving randomly unfair judgment in the Finally, mandatory minimums field. This education means that judges without bias will give fair By Anthony Cardellini '17 hurt public safety and the economy. Overcrowding jails sentences. The Roundup have resulted in the need for Second, biased judges can easily be challenged. Proponents of mandatory more prisons, sucking up tax dollars for expensive minimums fail to remember that any defense new prisons while imprisoning people who might attorney can appeal a ruling at a local court and not even deserve it. And mandatory-minimum move the case to a higher court. Higher courts are sentencing makes for worse criminals, who are more government controlled, allowing anyone to more dangerous toward public safety. Because people who normally wouldn't have been sentenced get an unbiased ruling. Because of this, the justice system is being hurt, as are sentenced under mandatory minimums, they mandatory minimums take power away from judges suffer from a bad influence. Suddenly, these people are thrust into jail for long and juries, without any solid reason. It gives more power to prosecutors who devise the sentences but amounts of time with people who actually deserve aren't as professional as judges, who can look at the to be there. This fact creates worse criminals and a higher chance of second imprisonments. Obviously, details of each crime. Second, criminals are at a large disadvantage as more dangerous criminals pose a threat to the public and to society. well. "Studies of mandatory minimums conclude that The first point in this argument is that mandatory minimums don't reduce crime at all. Interviews they fail to reduce crime, they waste the taxpayers' with convicted felons have shown that crime money, and they often require the imposition of deterrence only happens effectively when criminals sentences that violate common sense," said U.S. have a greater chance of being caught, not when the Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia when talking about the Smarter Sentencing Act. punishment is greater. Overall, mandatory minimums take the power In fact, according to the interviews with convicts by the Russell Sage Foundation, more than a third out of professional judges, preventing them from of criminals said they didn't think of the punishment even doing their jobs. They result in longer sentencings that don't take at all before committing a crime. Criminals don't give punishments enough thought for minimums to into account the details of a crime. And they mold have any effect on crime. worse criminals, who can have negative impacts on Mandatory-minimum sentencing disables the our society.
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Death penalty fails to deter crime, stop criminals Capital punishment has to be one capital crimes, including murder, magic, of mankind's oldest institutions, violation of the Sabbath, blasphemy and dating back to the earliest civilizations a motley of sexual crimes. The Greeks and Romans practiced thousands of years ago. The death penalty not only violates it, too. Our English word "draconian" comes from the incredibly basic human dignity, but it harsh Greek code devised also fails to deter crime. by Draco c. 621 BCE. Moreover, the death Draco's laws were so penalty is impossible to harsh—punishing death administer humanely and, for almost all criminal as recent exonerations based offenses—that they were on DNA evidence show, it said to be written in blood. poses the tremendous risk I mention this to say that that innocent prisoners will suffer the penalty. By Cameron M. Bray '16 the idea to abolish the death penalty is a In other words, the The Roundup fairly radical one and penalty is neither a fairly recent one, defying centuries practical nor ethical. The rest of the industrialized Western worth of thought. In fact, support for the death penalty world largely agrees with this basic fact. When will the United States abandon in the United States is at a surprising low, with only 60 percent of Americans this archaic practice? The ancient Hebrews practiced it supporting it, according to a 2013 somewhat; the Torah prescribed the Gallup poll. Since 1994, when support for the death penalty for an extensive list of
death penalty peaked at 80 percent, according to a 1994 Gallup poll, support has dropped 20 percent. A June Washington Post/ABC News poll found that, given the choice between two punishments for murder, 42 percent preferred the death penalty and 52 percent favored life imprisonment without parole. Clearly, death penalty support has waned in recent years. First, let's address the most common argument by death penalty proponents: The death penalty deters crime. This thought might seem true at first, but numerous researchers and academic studies have found otherwise. One study, referenced in a column by the Washington Post, compared the homicides rates of Hong Kong, where capital punishment was abolished in 1993, with those of Singapore, where it is mandatory for murder and other crimes. The Columbia Law School researchers, led by Professor Jeffrey
Fagan, found staggering similarities in the homicides rates and failed to find a deterrent effect. A similar study by John J. Donohue and Justin Wolfers, published by Stanford Law Review, also failed to find a deterrent effect after comparing the amount of violence in U.S. states with and without the death penalty. Another professor, Daniel Nagin of Carnegie Mellon University, offered the best explanation as to why the death penalty does not deter crime. "It’s the certainty of apprehension that’s been demonstrated consistently to be an effective deterrent, not the severity of the ensuing consequences," Nagin said in a 2012 report on capital punishment. In addition, the death penalty freqently violates the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. For example, the state of Arizona gruesomely executed Joseph R. Wood III on July 25, making it the third
botched execution of this year. It took Wood nearly two hours die, gasping and snorting, as his lawyer pleaded with the judge to suspend the execution. This is just one of numerous examples of the penalty going awry. With the death penalty, there is the inescapable possibility of error. Numerous individuals over the years have been erroneously sentenced to death. Unlike any other punishment, the death penalty is irreversible, and a person cannot be exonerated if he is dead. In fact, the non-profit organization Innocence Project has helped exonerate 321 wrongfully convicted persons through the use of DNA testing since its founding 1992. According to its website, 18 of these "felons" spent time on death row. In dealing with matters of life and death, we cannot allow the possibility of error. Thus it becomes clear: We must axe the death penalty.
Sheriff Arpaio's 'Tent City' unjustifiable, violates human dignity Sheriff Joseph Arpaio modified the Prisoners have claimed that Tent Maricopa County Jail in the 1990s, City is nothing but abuse, as there is which is now better known as "Tent no relief from the desert heat, to the City." point where the shoes of inmates have In the years since its creation, Tent melted. Furthermore, temperatures City has been the subject of numerous have risen to a whopping 145 degrees debates, mainly due to the fact that it is Fahrenheit in parts of Tent City because nothing more than a array of Koreanof the extreme desert heat. War-era tents in the desert that house For these reasons, I agree with the inmates. inmates when they say that Tent Debates regarding whether City is unfair, unethical and a By Jack Cahill '17 or not Tent City is ethical and violation of human rights. The Roundup fair have plagued Arpaio's I'm not arguing that inmates administration. Sure, it's tough on criminals, but is should be treated to pleasant conditions, but they it humane? should not be subject to horrible conditions.
Furthermore, I believe that places like Tent City do not help inmates better themselves, therefore it does not help the public good. "There has to be a restorative outcome for both the prisoner, victim and society as a whole when it comes to the punishment of crime," said Ms. Megan McDonald, a religion teacher at Brophy. "Those serving time should be not made pleasant, but it should not be intentionally made unpleasant by denying basic human comforts. If one of those aspects is compromised especially in the name of punishment or revenge then I think it can be deemed unethical." Not only do I view Tent City as ethically wrong, but I also believe that it violates the Catholic
teaching on human dignity. "There is also clear Catholic teaching about Human Dignity—something that should be respected at all times," Ms. McDonald said. "Human Dignity means every person has value, is worthy of great respect and must be free from slavery, manipulation and exploitation." Ultimately, Arpaio's Tent City is not only unfair and unethical, but it also does not benefit society and public order. Tent City violates Catholic teaching about Human Dignity, which is why I believe that Brophy students and Arizonans should not only question the prison, but also demand a better solution.
Status offenses offer both good, bad outcomes for teens under 18 household and goes to his Status offenses are a set of grandparents, he is still laws based on minors' status breaking the law and actually of being a minor and most puts his grandparents under go away upon turning 18. the offense of harboring a Some examples are that minor without consent. minors can't runaway from their house, can't ditch If the parent calls the school or be out past curfew. police saying that their son went there without While I understand consent, the police why these laws By Jace Riley '16 have to take him back exist and most are The Roundup to his parents. reasonable, I can see While this may be a rare circumstance, some cases where they can be harmful. If a minor runs away from an abusive I can't see why that should be illegal. The From CHARLIE, Page 7 that Charlie Hebdo’s Islamic caricatures were simply an extension of their commitment to lampooning all facets and groups of French society. However, what makes the situation more complicated is the fact that Muslim-French relations, specifically, have been especially tense over the past few years. In effect, one could also agree that Charlie Hebdo’s Islam-targeted satire was different than its past publications, given the strained nature of MuslimFrench relations in Paris. We still struggle with these questions about the role of satire and its right to offend, but ultimately whether we agree with the material Charlie Hebdo
kid was trying to be safe. Another status offense is being out past curfew. For 15-year-olds and under they can't be out and unsupervised between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Between 16 and 18 its between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. Unlike a runaway this rule makes more sense to me. The rule is there to protect minors. Plus it allows two exceptions. One being when they are supervised they can be out during the hours, the other being if you are leaving an event and are on your way back.
published is irrelevant. What we are sure of is this: We should have the right to publish, even if it offends. The Wrangler experienced this dichotomy firsthand last March, when its staff produced its edition on the Summit: Beyond Colorblind. As the staff moved through the initial stages of production on this issue that covered a potentially controversial topic, it became clear that there was a choice: either use satire to attack stereotypes and skewer injustices, or simply devolve into the type of stereotype-driven, racially-insensitive comedy that has littered so much of our culture. In this case the decision was easy for us, but Charlie Hebdo should be free to make their own decisions
So a 16-year-old driving home from an overtime football game on Friday night is ok. Fifteen-year-olds hanging out in a park at 11:30 p.m. is against the curfew law. This is all very understandable and fair in my opinion. I understand why they would enforce this. The other one I understand is for ditching school. If a minor is in school for most of the day, they are less likely to get into trouble. These are just some of the few status
without the consequence of violence. In a democratic society satire cannot be censored by authority. And, while satirists themselves should be self-policing in their provocation, it is ultimately the responsibility of the citizens to discern the difference between good and bad satire. In a free-thinking society, it is the prerogative of the citizens to be active and critical consumers. We can not only make our voices heard through discussion and publication, but also through the consumption choices that we make: good satire will be bought and cherished, while perceived crass and unnecessarily offensive satire is not. Though we have not completely reconciled all of our thoughts between satire and offense, the Charlie
offenses. I believe they are all in good heart and want minors to be safe, but I feel like there should be more exceptions. There might be a reason why the minor ran away and that could be that it's more dangerous to be at home than to runaway. Status offenses need to have more exceptions to their own guidelines to promote safety rather than confine minors.
Hebdo slaughter has reminded us of an important lesson: Regardless of the offense, we must live in a society where words are fought with words. While some might argue that Charlie Hebdo’s material was offensive—and do so convincingly— the response of violence is unjustifiable. Staff editorial by Garrison Murphy ’15, Austin Norville ’15 & Anand Swaminathan ’15 THE ROUNDUP & THE WRANGLER
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U.S. prison system fails to fix crime, reform prisoners Sadly, the United States has not had Most ominously, the United States a particularly proud history when it has the world's highest population of comes to prisons and its correctional prisoners. system, and we see this awful trend There were 1,574,700 inmates being continue today. held in federal and state correctional During the country's early history, facilities last year, according to an U.S. prison inmates faced official report from the U.S. unspeakably horrendous and Bureau of Justice on prison miserable conditions, to say populations. the least. Estimates from The "Corruption was rampant; Washington Post and The prisoners were expected Economist indicate that the to bribe their keepers prison population might be for minimally adequate as high as 2.4 million now. treatment, and those In comparison with without money were the United States's By Cameron M. Bray '16 population of 317 often allowed to The Roundup die of neglect. The million, as recorded buildings, too, could by the U.S. Census prove fatal ... many were dilapidated Bureau Jan. 1, that number is incredibly residences that had been quickly fitted high. with bars and padlocks. Hygiene was Worse, compared to the total appalling ... and rarely was there fresh population, the number of prisoners has provisions or clean water," wrote increased tremendously over the past historian Jack Lynch in an article on the few decades. website of the Colonial Williamsburg Since 1980, U.S. prison population has Foundation, which specializes in early increased by about 800 percent, but the American history. country's population has only increased Even today the United States is by about a third, according to another struggling to create a system that is fair prison reform article from U.S. News & and just for the prisoners, while still World Report. being correctional and punitive as well. "Our prison population, in fact, is The United States has an unduly high now the biggest in the history of human prison population, due in part to its civilization," wrote New York Times harsh policy of assigning mandatory bestselling author Matt Tabbi in his book minimum sentences to offenders, and it "The Divide: American Injustice in the must enact reforms in order to create a Age of the Wealth Gap." justice system that is just. Not only is our unduly high prisoner
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Photo from MCT Campus Prisons such as this one in California are often overcrowded and highly costly, and many fail to reform the inmates they house. Why hasn't reform been introduced to solve these problems?
population hurting the country morally, but it is also costing us financially. The United States is spending $80 billion a year on its penal system, a staggering cost of $35,000 per inmate, according to a 2013 article from The Economist. Clearly, there are tremendous
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monetary costs. And this begs the question, is this money being well spent? No, U.S. prisons are also ineffective in another sense: They fail to reform those they house. Truly, our penitentiaries have become ineffective, for more than 40 percent
“I feel that since we talked about color blind and stuff...last year, maybe we should do it again due to all the events that have been happening." – Adrian Borja ’17
of ex-convicts return to prison within three years, according to the article from U.S. News andWorld Report. Not only are our prisons overpopulated and costly beyond belief, but they are also inefficient. Clearly, reform is direly needed.
"I think it'd be pretty interesting to learn about minimum wage in the state and in the country, and inflation. – Thomas Donaldson ’16
"On the oceans and how humans are impacting them and how we're the largest reason for the loss of biodiversity." – JJ Good ’15
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Uneven distance between schools characterizes semifinal football game
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Photo by Chase Manson ’16 Arika Cozzi tapes the ankle of Brandon Theodorou ’17 after school Dec. 9 before a soccer game at BSC. Cozzi is the assistant athletic trainer to Mr. Chris White.
Cozzi aids sports medicine, seeks career as trainer By Chase Manson ’16
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rophy’s Sports Medicine Department gained a new assistant athletic trainer last year with Ms. Arika Cozzi. “My main duty is to provide medical care to all Brophy athletes,” Cozzi said. “I work under the supervision of Mr. Chris White.” Cozzi’s duties include ankle taping, providing water for different sports team and assessing injuries when they arise. Also she primarily aids the football and soccer teams. “I am here all the time,” she said. “We all do a ton of work.” Cole Becker ’16, a varsity football player, has nothing but high praise for Cozzi. “She is always here for us,” he said. “She wants to do well athletically but also make sure we play safe and healthy.” Cozzi hails from Chicago and is currently obtaining her master degree through A.T. Still University in Mesa. “I attended North Central College
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“I found out in May of 2013,” Cozzi and studied athletic training,” she said. “I now attend A.T. Still University and said. “I was a little nervous as it is an all am studying for my masters degree in boys school but I adjusted to it.” Now, as Cozzi enters into her athletic training.” Cozzi’s interest in athletic training final year in her masters program started when she was younger as she and at Brophy she said she believes her experience would go with has been very her mom to “She is very kind and beneficial. work. when she is talking “Professionally, I “My mother to you she calculates have found a new was an athletic trainer and she what she wants to say confidence,” she said. “I have been would always and she understands able to handle take us to work,” who you are and how emergencies with she said. “I was also always very more ease.” to respond.” good at science, Cozzi attributes — Anthony I loved it.” her success to Mr. Gutierrez ’15 Cozzi later White, the head athletic trainer on found out about campus. Brophy at school “He is very as she is required approachable and to get field helpful,” she said. “He is always experience. “I got assigned a phone interviewer looking out for us.” Mr. White said he has been very and I told him I wanted to get a good experience,” Cozzi said. “So far it has happy with Cozzi’s performance. “She is clinically competent and very been great.” Originally, she was very nervous up beat,” he said. “She enjoys working and as time has progressed she is fully about her new job.
confident in her abilities.” Mr. White also added that the experience has been beneficial for the both of them. “With our graduate program that we do here, we both learn,” he said. “I have learned a lot of the new techniques from her and I can impart on her experience and firsthand knowledge.” Anthony Gutierrez ’15, who worked under Cozzi for Sport Medicine, said she is very hardworking and caring. “She is extremely hardworking and she gets down to work,” he said. “She is very kind and when she is talking to you she calculates what she wants to say and she understands who you are and how to respond.” As Cozzi’s tenure at Brophy comes to end this year she hopes to go into Sport Medicine education. “I really want to go into education thanks to Mr. White,” she said. “I would love to stay here at Brophy and Arizona but there are a lot of opportunities back at home.”
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Brophy football’s season ending semifinal game against Hamilton High School Nov. 21 should have been played at a neutral location, according to Arizona Interscholastic Association policies, but was more than six times closer to the opposing team. The game’s location at Chandler High School was 26.1 miles from Brophy but 3.9 miles from Hamilton, also located on Arizona Avenue, even though the official AIA policy for picking semifinal playoff locations is neutrality. Brophy lost the game 24 to 7. The AIA has not responded to multiple calls and emails from The Roundup since December inquiring about the field location decision. Athletic Director Mr. Bill Woods said he asked the AIA the week of the game if they could relocate the game to a more neutral site such as McClintock High School. Mr. Woods added the AIA tends to unofficially favor higher seeded teams and the AIA will talk only to him about school athletics, but they failed to reply to his request to relocate the game. Brophy played Hamilton in the semifinals at McClintock in 2007. “I did text the AIA a request or suggestion to have it at McClintock, but I did not receive a reply,” Mr. Woods said. “If they did that on purpose, I don’t know … it’s difficult, there aren’t a lot of venues that will take that size event.” Brophy’s rank at the time was fourth and Hamilton’s was first going into the semifinal game. There was a similar distance discrepancy in the other Division 1 semifinal game between Mountain Pointe and Chandler High School. Their game was at Hamilton, 13.3 miles from sixth ranked Mountain Pointe and 3.9 miles from second ranked Chandler. Chandler beat Mountain Pointe 43 to 22. Mountain Pointe also did not respond to contact attempts from The Roundup.
Photo provided by Tyler Hinz ’16 Tommy Boesch ’16 of the Brophy Junior Varsity Hockey team skates past a defender at the Ice Den.
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Midfielder Bigege shoots for Michigan colleges
Photo by Matthew Montes ’16 Rus Bigege ’15 plays in the game against Corona Del Sol Jan. 8. This past year Bigege switched from basketball to soccer and hopes to play in college.
Former basketball player turned soccer player looks to continue career at collegiate level By Brendan Hinkle ’16
THE ROUNDUP Rus Bigege ’15 decided to switch from playing varsity basketball last year to varsity soccer this year. “Out of basketball and soccer I’d have to say soccer is my favorite,” Bigege said. “I’ve played
soccer since fourth grade along with basketball.” Varsity Soccer coach Mr. Noah Lewkowitz ’97 said he doesn’t know Bigege too well since this is his first year on the team, but he’s a humble athlete. “I’ve only known Rus as an athlete for about four weeks now,” Mr. Lewkowitz said. “I think he’s hardworking and talented athletically and I think he’s got a very competitive spirit.” Varsity basketball head coach Mr. Tony Fuller said he knew him not only as an athlete but also as a student. “He’s an excellent student and never a problem academically,” Mr. Fuller said. “Rus is also a very quick, agile and intelligent athlete.” Aside from playing varsity soccer, Bigege is involved in the Black Student Union club.
Bigege said his favorite teacher was Mr. Tom Donlan, and favorite school subject is English this year. “This year my favorite subject is probably English and I think my least favorite subject is science,” Bigege said. “I’ve just never been good at science.” Since Bigege is a senior he’s been looking at colleges he hopes to attend. “Lots of places I’m looking at are in the Midwest so anywhere really in Michigan,” Bigege said. “I’m looking at Michigan, Michigan State, Kalamazoo. I’m also looking at Notre Dame, which is in Indiana. I’m talking to Santa Clara and St. Joseph’s.” He said he hopes to either study business or maybe pre-law, and doesn’t know exactly what he’s doing for graduate school.
Mr. Fuller said that without question, Bigege has lived out the school’s Grad at Grad traits. “Rus has a very interesting life story,” Mr. Fuller said. “He has a wonderful family, both his African family and his American family. He’s a tremendous soccer player and I wish him well in his future as a soccer player on the collegiate level.” Bigege said he has enjoyed his experience at Brophy. “I came here as the only kid from my middle school,” Bigege said. “Everybody’s really welcoming. There’s a lot of other kids who are one of a few from their school so you get to make a lot of good friends. The teachers are also really helpful and if you put in the effort you won’t ever fail a class.”
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Waste Management Open attracts golf players, students By Jace Riley ’16 & William Joseph Borders IV ’16
THE ROUNDUP The Waste Management Open is one of the biggest PGA tournaments held in the United States, and with it being in our own backyard it is likely to draw many students. Every year in late January Phoenix hosts this giant tournament at the Tournament Players Cup, or TPC, of Scottsdale. This years tournament is from Jan. 25
to Feb. 1. “I think it brings a lot attention to the great golf that Phoenix has,” said Mr. Jon Shores, Brophy’s golf coach. “From that perspective I think its great for the golf industry in Phoenix.” Mr. Shores said he thinks its good for his players to go and watch the pro players. “Its hugely important for them to go,” Mr. Shores said. “See how the professionals manage their game, how they approach certain shots ... just take it in by watching.”
The Phoenix Open is not a new event to Chip Getz ’16 or Michael Feagles ’16 who play for Brophy golf. Both have been attending for a combined 17 years, and both said they are still up and ready to watch the eight day long tournament. “It’s really exciting seeing all the professionals and seeing what I like to do just at a higher level,” Feagles said. “Hopefully I will be able to play with them this year.” As a golfer, Feagles sees the game differently.
“You are able to relate more with kind of what they’re doing. It’s not going out there just to watch, you’re sort of watching for specific things,” Feagles said. Getz also looks at the tournament in a different light. “I actually know some stuff about the game, I know how to score and what shots are more difficult than others,” Getz said. Some big names have committed and are ready to compete this February. “Well I just heard that Tiger Woods is
going to play in the Open,” Getz said, “so I will definitely be rooting for him.” The tournament is hosted by Arizona’s Thunderbirds, a philanthropist group of men from Arizona that help with everything from setup to security. The open is a charity event. All the net proceeds go to Phoenix Charities. They’ve reached over $86 million over the years and are projected to hit $100 million by the end of the 2015 tournament, according to the Thunderbirds.
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Cross Country places 9th, looks to the future
Photo courtesy of the Bray Family The cross country team competes in the Thunderbird Invitational, Oct. 11. The team finished 9th in the state for the second year in a row. By Chase Bayless ’15
THE ROUNDUP The cross country season came to a close as the team finished ninth in the state championship, Saturday, Nov. 8 at Cave Creek golf course. “We didn’t run to our potential, but three of our top six were underclassmen and are still learning how to race, including myself,” said Luke Mason ’17. “One of our runners in particular, senior Andrew Webb (’15), fought and gave all that
he had to bring our team success. It was truly inspirational.” The Broncos were led by head coach Mr. Mike Keahon ’73, as well as four other assistant coaches. In an interview before the season with The Roundup, assistant coach Mr. Matt Williams ’07 said “top five at state is certainly possible if everyone stays healthy, if everyone improves, if everyone puts the work in.” While the team didn’t reach their goal, they came away with a top 10 finish for the second year in a
row, as the team also placed ninth in state last year. The seven runners that participated in the championship this year were Mason, Webb, Drew Burns ’18, Stephen Casillas ’15, Luke Mailliard ’15, Conner Andreen ’15 and Gabe Morrison ’17. Underclassmen Mason and Burns took the spotlight finishing 1st and 2nd among Brophy runners, respectively. Seniors Mailliard, Casillas, and Webb rounded out the top five. “We were disappointed by our state finish, but
hopeful for the future,” said Mr. Steve Smith ’86. Mason echoed the same sentiment citing the “pool of (young) talent” as well as the “desire to run” as reasons for potential success. The seniors are irreplaceable,” said Mr. Smith. The future looks bright though with the top two runners returning for next season. “You need all of your guys to do their best on that one specific day and we just haven’t had that,” Mr. Smith said of the team’s shot at next year’s title.
Senior Hoyt brings leadership beyond the boat Hoyt drawn to the community of the sport, follows in brother’s footsteps By Carter Santini ’15
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Photo provided by Brophy Crew Instagram Chase Hoyt ’15 practices on an erg in Robson Gym. The crew team slected Hoyt as its captain for the year.
The crew team nominated Chase Hoyt ’15 as team captain at the beginning of this school year. Brian Loh ’15 is a senior and Hoyt’s friend. Loh said he has enjoyed watching Hoyt grow as an athlete. “He’s one of the hardest workers on the team,” Loh said “He wasn’t always the fastest or the best rower but he’s the most improved.”
Hoyt joined the team his freshman year and said he fell in love with it instantly. “Both my brothers rowed, so they encouraged me to try it,” Hoyt said. Hoyt said he has a love for the sport but he’s more drawn to the community that crew has built. “The encouragement and friendship is great, crew is like my second home,” Hoyt said. Hoyt said he couldn’t pick a specific proudest moment, but every day the coaches give him praise that keeps him coming back. His daily leadership role is keeping everyone focused, mostly in the setup time, said Lukas Zygas ’15. “Chase helps keep the flow of things going and helps us spend as much time on the water that we possibly can,” Zygas said. Zygas said that Hoyt’s charismatic
attitude and friendly face goes a long way after a long afternoon of rowing. Hoyt said he has not decided whether he will continue to row in college because colleges focus more on the fitness than the community. Hoyt makes an impact in the classroom as well, according to his junior year Spanish teacher Mrs. Catharine Steffens. “He has an amazing ability to bring those around him up,” Mrs. Steffens said. “He didn’t always get things right away but he would work incredibly hard to understand it.” Mrs. Steffens said that while Hoyt is quiet and respectful in class he knows how to contribute to the discussion and lead. In addition to crew Hoyt is also on the executive board of the Family to Family Foundation.
Wrestlers place in Mile High Challenge tournament By Chase Bayless ’15
THE ROUNDUP The wrestling team competed in the Mile High Challenge in Prescott Valley over the weekend of Jan. 2, and finished
with multiple wrestlers medaling. The team, led by head coach Mr. Jose Leyba ’94, filled 11 of the 14 weight classes for the weekend tournament, which featured top programs throughout the state. Keenan Woodburn ’15, competing
in the 115 pound weight class, placed the highest among Brophy wrestlers with a fourth place medal. The next best finish went to Anthony Brady ’16, who finished with a sixth place medal. After dropping from the heavyweight
class down to 222 pounds, Kevin Mead ’15 had multiple victories. Ethan Lee ’15, Josh Beram ’16, Christian Sulit ’16, Hunter Talbo ’16 and Luke Jacobs ’18 all also came away with victories at the event. With five and a half weeks left in the
season, Mr. Leyba said in an email the Broncos are looking forward to state sectionals and the state championship, which take place Feb. 7 and Feb. 12-14, respectively.
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Swim website headline sparks AIA investigation of Brophy athlete By Garrison Murphy ’15
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In late October, Athletic Director Mr. Bill Woods received a phone call from the Arizona Interscholastic Association inquiring about swimmer Jack Blake ’17. Mr. Woods said he soon realized the call was part of an investigation of Blake and the athletic department over allegations of his “going pro,” meaning he accepted endorsements for his swimming – a move that could disqualify Blake from competing in AIA events like the state swimming championship. Swimswam.com, a swimming website, posted a video Blake filmed on his GoPro camera and titled it with a play on words related to the name of the company, “Jack Blake goes pro at 2014 U.S national select camp.” This prompted a concerned person to contact the AIA, who subsequently launched an investigation even though Blake said he had not even considered going pro. “I made a video for my friends, … tweeted the link and Swimswam got the video,” Blake said. “It got twisted and … for a second it looked like (I
Screenshot from Vimeo Brophy swimmer Jack Blake ’17 films himself with a go pro at the USA Junior National Facility.
couldn’t compete in state).” Blake filmed the video at the Olympic training
center in Colorado Springs as he said he was invited to the 2014 Junior National Select Camp, an elite
camp for the nation’s top high school swimmers. “The timing of it made it seem like someone was trying to stir the pot,” Mr. Woods said. “They called me and asked me if one of our swimmers is a professional … no action was taken and nothing formal was done by the AIA.” Coaches and administrators “felt most of the heat” and the threat of being disqualified by the AIA was minimal, according to Blake. “I got a couple of calls … everybody loves to hate the winner,” said head swim coach Mr. Pat O’Neill. “It was just some jealous parent making a silly mistake. There was someone investigating, so yeah it was official … there was some chance (that he could not compete in the state championship).” The AIA has not responded to multiple emails and phone calls from The Roundup seeking comment about the matter. Accepting endorsements is rare in high school swimming, according to Mr.Woods – a Brophy swimmer has not gone pro in at least 25 years. Although the AIA does not specify its standing on swimming endorsements, according to Mr. O’Neill, the NCAA does, which motivates swimmers to maintain amateur status.
Vaughan receives first official coaching job, 6th grade basketball team Vaughan enjoys seeing kids smiling and happy as she coaches By Andrew Howard ’17
THE ROUNDUP College counselor Ms. Kalli Vaughan has been around coaching her whole life, and the opportunity to coach Loyola sixth-grade basketball was something she could not pass on. She said her dad has been a basketball coach in Minnesota for 35 years, both her brothers received scholarships to play basketball in college, and she played basketball in high school, so coaching was just something that fit in to her life. “I love getting to develop relationships with players, and seeing how much better they’ve gotten,” Ms. Vaughan said when asked about why she loves coaching so far. Coaching also gives her the opportunity to see kids in a different light.
“Seeing kids out there smiling and happy and in their element is great, in practice we have a lot of fun,” Ms. Vaughan said. The team practices three days a week and has games after school. Mr. Perry Petrich is the assistant coach and Jordan Briggs ’17 is the team manager. Many of the players said they enjoy Ms. Vaughan’s style of coaching. “I like that the coach is very disciplined and makes us learn, and when we mess up she doesn’t get mad she just tells us to keep trying,” said Joseph Alejandre, the team’s center. Other players said Ms. Vaughan is making basketball more enjoyable for the sixth-graders. “I just like getting out there and having fun... Our coach is very good at making us better by being strict but also letting us have fun,” said guard Nathan Garcia. This is Ms. Vaughan’s first official coaching job. This year she has made the team motto “try hard and have fun,” something she learned to do when she played.
Photo by AK Alilonu ’16 Ms. Kalli Vaughan instructs members of a Loyola basketball team Jan. 7. The players typically practice up to three times a week.
Brophy Hockey has rough launch, hoped to still succeed in D1 playoffs Varsity falls 4-3 to Notre Dame in 1st round of playoffs By Reece M. Krantz ’16
THE ROUNDUP The Brophy hockey team hopes to propel themselves into the playoffs on a positive note. They had a rough start to the season, dropping many of their first games. The D1 team record stands at 2-12-4 as and JV is at a 15-2-1 record, riding a 12 game winning streak
at the end of the first semester. Varsity is struggling with a -42 goal differential, with 46 goals for and 88 goals against. They just are not scoring as much as the other teams. For comparison look to Flagstaff, who has 77 goals for and only 38 goals against. Kyle Perez ’15 is leading the team in points and goals with seven goals and five assists. Just behind him is Sean Scola ’16 with six goals and four assists. Combined, they compose 30 percent of the teams total points. “Every position on the team is important... the Brophy hockey team is a family,” Scola said. “We had a rough start at the beginning, but recently we
have been having close games with first and second place teams so that’s a good thing.” The team has a multitude of leaders. Players said captain Tim O’Sullivan ’15 has been working hard to help the team. “O’Sullivan helps lead the team on and off the ice, helps with inspiration and motivation and generally keeps us focused and doesn’t take anything funny from the other team,” Scola said. The team is still hoping to be a playoff contender and be a difficult opponent to face. “I think we will surprise a lot of the other teams, considering our start to the regular season,” Scola said. “Personally I would like to get in harder, more
opportune shots.” Opposite of D1, the junior varsity is enjoying a very successful season in top of the standings. They have a positive 85 goal differential, leading the league. Ethan Shoop ’16 is the leader in goals with 31 on the season. He also has accrued eight assists. Behind him is Brody Dinan ’17 with 19 goals and 10 assists on the season so far. Varsity lost its first-round playoff game 4-3 to Notre Dame, Jan. 24. As of Jan. 27, The Roundup’s print deadline, Junior Varsity has not played its playoffs.
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Erlandson cites parents as support source, avoids personal sports goals
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Fred Erlandson ’15 Basketball/Baseball By J.P. Hajjar ’16
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What do you think has helped shape you into the man and athlete you are today? I think my family has been a huge part in shaping who I am today. They’ve helped me become hardworking and caring. My mom and dad have been a large part in forcing me to make my own decisions and work out my challenges. What is one of the toughest parts of playing two sports? Time management and keeping up with my schoolwork has been the hardest. What are some of your plans for sports this season? I want to have two successful seasons in basketball and baseball where I know I gave it everything. I don’t want to have any regrets after both seasons are over thinking that I could’ve done more. Do you have any personal goals for this season?
Personally, I don’t have any goals because I think that kind of mentality takes away from the team and our goal to win, but I just hope to bring energy and toughness to both sports. Do you have a top school for college that you would like to go to? If so, what is it? Yes, I do. Notre Dame is my top choice. What’s your favorite restaurant? Famous Dave’s BBQ. Favorite flavor of wings there? Buffalo, of course, and favorite sauce in general is sweet and zesty.
Portrait by J.P. Hajjar ’16 Fred Erlandson ’15, starting center, splits his time between school, varsity basketball, and varsity baseball.
Athletes weigh out physical pros, cons of year-round sports By Henry Erlandson ’16
THE ROUNDUP Many people are aware that an hour of activity per day is a beneficial to health, especially for teens. But statistics have shown that teens who exercise more than seven hours a week may be at risk for serious injury. With more teens participating in sports, researchers from around the world, and more specifically Switzerland and Canada, set out to find the negative effects of doing too much prolonged physical activity, such as sports that are year-round. After surveying hundreds of teenage athletes, physicians and researchers were able to categorize the participants into too high, too low, or appropriate exercise times. According to the study, they found that those who spent over 14 hours a week playing sports were just as likely to have the same negative effects as people who do less than seven hours of physical activity per week.
Evidence shows that athletes who play the same sport with seasons longer than six months may obtain many serious injuries specific to the activity. Although there are numerous benefits to physical activity, there are still many disputes over the harmful effects high school athletes may encounter while playing for extended seasons. Brophy’s hockey team and crew team participate in eight to 12 month seasons, roughly double that of all other sports. The BMJ study suggests these extended seasons may put the players at greater risk for decreased performance in school and greater susceptibility to injury. However, Brophy athletes who play crew and hockey tend to see their year long seasons as beneficial to health. “It always keeps you active and you always have something to do,” said hockey player Ben Adelson ’15. “You never have down time.” Adelson has not encountered any serious injuries in his three years of hockey at Brophy except for minor signs of a concussion, despite a nine month
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Apple or Microsoft?
Favorite place to eat?
Pregame Rituals
U of A
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Putting on pads a certain way
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Who will win March Madness? Kyle Perez ’15
season and practice four days a week. Four practices and usually two games every week provide a busy schedule for hockey players, but Adelson said he is confident that his involvement in sports has not greatly affected his academic performance. Brophy crew member Nick Gross ’15 shares many of Adelson’s views. He said he has only seen sprained ankles among teammates as a result of cross training. “Crew is very dynamic and you can do it all year long and it wouldn’t be a problem because it doesn’t get as cold here as it does up North,” Gross said. The crew team has practice everyday and four to five meets a semester, the majority of which are in California. Similar to Adelson, Gross does not see crew causing him to sacrifice time in other areas of his life, especially in school. Athletic trainer Mr. Chris White said he thinks everyone, especially adolescents, should be physically active for at least an hour per day. “The problem comes in when you’re doing the
same motion repetitively over and over all year,” Mr. White said. “It’s really important to crosstrain and use different movement patterns and that is the advantage of taking time off and doing another activity versus the same thing.” The most important thing, according to Mr. White, is to have very good functional movement patterns so you can move your body properly, biomechanically and soundly. He advises against taking part in the same sport for too long because it may result in significant injuries to overused muscles. Maintaining good nutrition and conditioning your muscles to be flexible and able to endure forces, as stated by Mr. White, is vital for athletes who play for excessive amounts of time. Despite the risks of doing more than 14 hours of physical activity per week, the importance of being active and involved in sports creates opportunities for success and healthy behavior in the future of athletes, according to Cornell University behavioral science professor Kevin Kniffen.
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Photo by James Moore ’16 / Illustration by Alec Vick ’15 Graham Armknecht ’18 said he writes urban fiction short stories using past decisions to find inspiration. He hopes to continue to sharpen his story ideas.
Armknecht blends tones in urban fiction By AK Alilonu ’16
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raham Armknecht ’18 has a unique relationship with short story writing. His genre is urban fiction, which he describes as having “a modern-day setting with fantastical elements.” For instance, he has a story set in New York and London that features gargoyles and slaying demons. But Armknecht’s writing style is a little more complex than ordinary fantasy.
“Writers are driven by a lack,” he said, paraphrasing Ray Bradbury. His own lack? “Past decisions,” he said. “I think about what would’ve happened if I had gone one way instead of another one,” he said. According to Armknecht, that void colors his writing. “I might think a happy thought, but I paint it with a bit of a darker overtone so that it’s a bit more accessible to audiences,” he said. He described that strategy in his favorite piece, “A Single Lamppost.” “It seems really, really dark at first,”
he said. “This guy found out he was being cheated on and broke up with his girlfriend—but, after a short walk, he realizes it’s not really a downside because there’s so much light around him.” Armknecht is a very active member of The Write Life, and regularly submits pieces like “A Single Lamppost” to the club. Edward Nolan ’15, who heads The Write Life, reads and critiques his work. While he thinks that the freshman has some “first-time writer issues,” Nolan likes “A Single
Lamppost” more than anything else Armknecht has put together. “The writing itself is profound and has good messages,” Nolan said. Armknecht agrees that he could use some improvement. “I have so many great ideas in my head,” he said. “It’s just they’re so blunt.” He said he hopes to sharpen those ideas by the time he is a senior. For now, he continues to write as “a way to process what (he’s) going through at that point in time.” However, Armknecht said he doesn’t just write for himself.
“I’m hoping to change a lot of people’s conceptions about freshmen,” he said. The ninth-grader says that there is a negative connotation with being a first year Brophy student that he is trying to remove by working hard at his urban fiction. “I want the bar to be set high for everyone who comes after me,” Armknecht said. “Because then people will always strive for more greatness. It will be a continually developing snowball and eventually we’ll just have a giant snowball of awesome freshmen.”
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Burke loves Notre Dame, considered life as monk Teacher’s Pet: Mr. Kevin Burke By Chase L. Manson ’16
THE ROUNDUP Mr. Hubbell’s question from November “Teacher’s Pet”: If you had to pitch a reality TV series to Fox, what would your pitch be? “Pin a tail on a liberal.” It would be a show with the Fox commentators interacting with people who have a brain. What were some of your previous jobs? I sold shoes at Macy’s as well as pants. I was a tax collector, bank officer, trust officer and naval officer. I also became a monk for a while. How did you become a monk? It was just one of those things you just do in your life. I went to Mount Angel up in Oregon. I just fell in love with the people. I loved the rituals and prayers. It was a good experience. Why did you leave? It was a wonderful experience, but it was just not who I was. I was not a very complacent and structured person. It just didn’t work out. Why did you choose chemistry? Chemistry was my favorite class in high school. I just liked it for some reason. It was a very good subject for me. In college I actually wanted to switch majors to Economics but the dean of Notre Dame told me there were no more places. But I think chemistry was the better choice in the long run. I just like the beauty of science. Have you always been a die-hard Nortre Dame fan? No actually, believe it or not. As kid I
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Mr. Kevin Burke talks to a student during fifth period, Jan. 13. Mr. Burke teaches Chemistry and is a huge fan of Notre Dame.
had a sweatshirt from Boston College. I wore it a lot. I loved it. What changed your mind? I did a campus visit at Notre Dame. I spent two hours talking to the admission director about science. That was just a really amazing experience. Will you ever support USC?
When hell freezes over. How was your Christmas? It was very nice. I saw my children and we went to Chicago. Chicago was really nice, it didn’t snow. I am not the biggest fan of snow. How does Brophy compare to your previous teaching
experience? It is really all about the community. The spirit here is amazing. There is a respect for all the jobs amongst faculty and students. Mrs. Sandra Dennard says it the best “It’s all about the boys.” The support here is just incredible. Would you like to propose
question for the next Teacher’s Pet? Why aren’t we teaching the Palmer method of writing anymore? Editor’s note: See next Teacher’s Pet in the next edition for the answer.
‘Far Cry 4’ showcases vibrant world, stellar gameplay, realistic story “Far Cry 4” – Ubisoft – for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC 9 out of 10 By Austin Norville ’15
THE ROUNDUP “Far Cry 4” by Ubisoft is the newest addition to the critically acclaimed first person shooter franchise, “Far Cry.” Coming off their huge success with “Far Cry 3,” which revolutionized the first person shooter and open world games, there was a lot of pressure on Ubisoft to create a game that could exceed that success. And they succeed with this title, to an extent. It does at times feel like an updated “Far Cry 3” with similar looking environments and mechanics. But it is still exceptional nonetheless.
The story starts us off in the country of Kyrat, a small rural country in the Himalayas. You play as Ajay Ghale, the son of Ishwari and Mohan Ghale. Ajay is coming into the country where he was born from the United States to fulfill his mother’s dying wish to have her ashes spread in Lakshmana, an unknown area in Kyrat. When Ajay lands in Kyrat he must be smuggled in by revolutionaries who are fighting in a civil war against the Kyrat government. When the bus that Ajay is being smuggled in is stopped and shot at by government police, the player is introduced to the extravagant and prideful antagonist of the game, Pagan Minn. Minn steps out of his helicopter in a pink suit to welcome Ajay into the country and says he had been waiting for Ajay to visit. This is where the game starts. Minn is the self-appointed ruler of Kyrat and is very upset that his authority is shaken as the revolutionary group called “The Golden Path” is fighting against his rule.
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We soon come to find out that Ajay’s father is the creator of “The Golden Path” and when he died his mother escaped the country with Ajay in her arms to the United States. Minn also informs Ajay that he and Ajay’s mother were in love at one point and there was most likely a love triangle among them and Ajay’s father. When you escape Minn’s palace with members of “The Golden Path” you are taken to a village and begin your quest to take down Minn’s rule. Gameplay mainly consists of a first person perspective shooting guns at your opponent. But as you gain more items and abilities the ways you can kill enemies becomes more numerous. The world is beautifully built and full of life. There are numerous wildlife from cougars and bears to wolves, which all have important and different uses when you hunt these animals. Or you can lure in the animals with meat to attack unsuspecting enemies. Or you can hunt the animals to uses their coats to upgrade your item pouch or to build another holster to be able to carry another weapon.
When you find elephants early in the game, you learn that you can ride them and have them attack enemies. Another fantastic thing about “Far Cry 4” are all of the side missions that are available. The game never seems to end even long after the credits of the main story roll. There is no chance to be bored with how much there is to do in the open world that is Kyrat. Side missions could include liberating a village or shutting down radio towers that transmit Minn’s propaganda. The visuals in the game are brilliant and the next gen graphics shine through in this title. It helps build an atmosphere and culture, that although is made up for the game, feels and looks like it could be in Nepal. The mountains of the Himalayas look as fantastic and grand as they do in real life. All around, “Far Cry 4” does not add anything substantial to the series, but still is game design at its highest caliber and I can’t wait to see what else Ubisoft adds to this great franchise.
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‘Interstellar’ creates mind-blowing experience “Interstellar” – Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Michael Caine 9 out of 10 By Jack McAuslan ’16
THE ROUNDUP It seems like every movie Christopher Nolan comes out with is a masterpiece for one reason or the other. The “Dark Knight” trilogy and “Inception” were incredible. It’s no surprise then that his new film “Interstellar” blew my mind and kept me thinking about it for the next few days. Everything about this movie amazed me. The sounds and the scenery of flying through space, orbiting a gigantic black hole and floating around Saturn were amazing. The plot was extremely interesting and was definitely a strong point of the film. In “Interstellar,” Earth has become dry and has stopped producing food for everyone. NASA, at this point in time a very small company, starts a mission to find a new habitable world for humanity. Cooper, played by Matthew McConaughey, is a pilot who is enlisted for this other-worldly mission along with a few other pilots including Brand, played by Anne Hathaway.
Photo courtesy of MCT Campus Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in “Interstellar,” from Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers Entertainment.
Throughout the movie more and more things begin to unfold and by the end I was amazed and also slightly confused. This movie truly makes your mind hurt in the best sense; it is unbelievably interesting. Almost everything that happened in
it made me sit forward in the seat just a little bit more and more as the movie went on. The whole movie is incredible, but the best part of it is that everything that happens in the movie is scientifically sound, according to
astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. The way I see it, there is no reason not to like this movie. OK, maybe it was too long at nearly three hours, but I feel like if it were any shorter some scenes would have to be cut, and I truly loved every scene of the
movie. The only way I could picture anyone not loving this movie is if he or she is not interested by space or space travel.“Interstellar” is the most mindblowing film I have seen in a very long time.
‘Foxcatcher’ breaks sport movie norm, impresses on many levels Starring — Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo 9 out of 10 By Jace Riley ’16
THE ROUNDUP One of the most striking things about “Foxcatcher” is that it breaks all perceived ideas of a sports movie. Sports movies tend to be about dedication, a new technique, overcoming the odds or a person who changed the sport all together. “Foxcatcher” does touch on the dedication aspect, but that’s not what the movie is about. Another striking moment is the first words you see on the screen, “Based on a true story.”
The movie’s main character is Mark Schultz, played by Channing Tatum. Schultz is a wrestler stuck in the shadow of his older brother and fellow wrestler, David, played by Mark Ruffalo. Mark Schultz always tries to stick out, but always seems to not go anywhere. One night he gets a call from the secretary of John E. du Pont, played by Steve Carell, the wealthiest man in America at the time, saying that du Pont wanted to meet Mark Schultz. Du Pont’s affluence is shown immediately when you’re shown the size of his monstrous estate that includes many houses. When they meet, John E. du Pont makes his point very clear: he wants America to take home gold in wrestling. The rest of the movie is training for the Olympics and the World Wrestling tournament,
and the actual events themselves. As du Pont’s and Mark Schultz’s relationship grows to that of a father and son’s, du Pont’s lifestyle of drugs and alcohol indoctrinates into Mark Schultz’s, and he and his brother drift further and further away. This ruins Mark Schultz’s training and he becomes a mess. He then becomes closer with his brother and distant to du Pont. The film captures the intensity of the sport, while showing the downfall of Mark Schultz and his descent into drugs and alcohol. As someone who hadn’t read anything on the real story, the end was a complete shock. The end is one of the scariest, yet captivating scenes I’ve seen in a long time. The three main actors, Carell, Tatum and Ruffalo, all give career best performances. They
are truly breathtaking and they are easily award worthy. This surprised me a lot coming from Carell and Tatum who aren’t known for very serious roles in movies and TV. The atmosphere of the movie is dark and brooding. The sounds of people slamming against the mat are loud and impactful. The only problem is that the end seemed to just happen. I wish I had got to see the aftermath of everything. The end is what made this story so famous and it isn’t fleshed out enough. I can’t stress how good this movie is. From the atmosphere, the amazing acting from surprising people, and the fact that it moves away from the usual sport movies, it easily earns a nine out of 10.
‘The Hobbit’ trilogy boasts epic ending, flawed story telling upsets fans ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Starring — Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage and Ian McKellen 8 out of 10 By Sam Romero ’17
THE ROUNDUP Peter Jackson’s retelling of J.R.R.
Tolkien’s novel “The Hobbit,” a book about Bilbo Baggins accompanying 13 dwarves and a wizard on an epic journey, had viewers mesmerized. “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” hit theaters with a boom Dec. 17 starring Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage and Ian McKellen. This movie tells Bilbo’s ending to his unexpected journey, and the fight among elves, men, dwarves and orcs for the Lonely Mountain. In the first movie, Bilbo Baggins is recruited by the company of Thorin,
the rightful king under the mountain, to steal the Arkenstone from the dragon, Smaug. In this final installment of the trilogy, the company ofThorin takes back the mountain only to find themselves trapped inside with an army of elves and men each feeling entitled to a share of the treasure inside. Thorin’s character changes dramatically when he sees the mountain’s treasure. Jackson does an amazing job showing a sickness of greed growing in Thorin. After a while, he realizes who he is in a
very symbolic scene with him drowning in gold. The movie featured incredible battle scenes, bringing in characters from all the corners of Middle Earth. Wizards join the fight with a shapeshifter and giant Eagles aiding the struggling elves, men and dwarves. The fans of the novel are very angry about the choices Jackson made in bringing the book to a movie screen. For example, Legolas and Tauriel, elves from Mirkwood, were not written in “The Hobbit” book. Tauriel is a new
character made by Jackson, and Legolas first appeared in “The Lord of The Rings” trilogy. Jackson made a love story between Kili, one of the dwarves, and Tauriel, an elf, but it was never written by Tolkien. It was poorly planned out and executed and did not give what the viewers came to see. Despite all the flaws in the making of the finale of the trilogy, “The Battle of the Five Armies” exceeded my expectations not only with the visual effects but also with the character development in Bilbo and Thorin.
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2014 pop music boast hits, many misses By Chase L. Manson ’16
THE ROUNDUP 2014 was a very uninteresting year in music, a year dominated by Taylor Swift and heightened controversy over body image from likes of Megan Trainor and Nicki Minaj. In reflection, I remember a very few songs but the ones I do remember were excellent. So I felt the need to rank the top five worst and best songs of 2014 to close the year and enter 2015 on a new note. Here are my top five worst songs for the year. I will provided commentary on the top two choices.
5. “The Heart Wants What it Wants” by Selena Gomez 4. “BO$$” by Fifth Harmony 3. “Don’t Tell Em” by Jeramiah and “L.A. Love” by Fergie 2. Black Widow by Iggy Azeala featuring Rita Ora: Out of all the songs I really struggled with this one. On one level, Rita Ora brings a nice charm to song with a good vocal performance. However, Azeala can’t handle the track by herself. Her rapping is beyond inane and just downright bad. Azalea has a good presence but she needs to work on her rapping skills because here she is bland and just very unappealing. 1. Any Song
released by Jason Derulo: Jason Derulo is the epitome of bad. In the beginning of his career he was passable and a little uninteresting, but as he released his third album “Talk Dirty” the flaws in his career began to sweep through the cracks. First, his singing requires a strong use of AutoTune and his lyrics are mind numbingly bad. His most popular single this year was “Talk Dirty.” While it has an interesting beat the lyrics are beyond incompetent and the addition of 2Chainz takes the song in the wrong direction. The song that gets my blood boiling is “Wiggle.” While his precious effort had an interesting beat, “Wiggle” has no appeal. The lyrics are horrific.
I just feel gross listening to it with the combination of the beat and bad writing. Snoop Dogg appears on this and he just sounds bored and uninterested. It’s a real shame as his talent is wearing thin. Now lets move into the realm of positive and focus on the good songs of the year. I will follow the same pattern as I did for the worst and provide commentary on the top two. 5. “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift 4. “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 3. “Reflections” by MisterWives/ “Bang Bang” by Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj 2. “Riptide” by Vance Joy: This song gets the my award for indie fluke hit of the year.
The instruments are what make this song work. The song overall flows very well with tight writing and a nice vocal performance. It’s overall just a good song. 1. “Froot” by Marina and the Diamonds: If those who are unfamiliar with Marina the Diamonds, this is a great introduction to her work. The lyrics are very metaphorical and intelligent. Dimandaz doesn’t just treat her listeners as less than, she treats them as an intelligent people. The production on this track is fantastic. All in all, I can’t even fathom or explain why this is fantastic. It just is. It’s a breath of fresh air.
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Swift serves up pop delight, bubblegum bliss, infectious melodies “1989” by Taylor Swift 8 out of 10 By Chase L. Manson ’16
THE ROUNDUP Every since her debut Taylor Swift has tried to balance her made-for-pop melodies and her country flare. It seems that her pop melodies have won out as her latest album, “1989,” is purely pop and inspired by the same year in the title, which is Swift’s birth
year. Swift has a deep understanding of ear catching tunes as she primarily uses repetition and refrains. Her use of repetition is very mindless but this album is not “artistic” as in a sense of wonder or imagination. It’s pure pop fun; the most fun pop this year. This year’s pop has otherwise been nothing but boring and bland. The most fun song is “Style” and is my favorite off the album. The song is innocent and lighthearted. Swift just clearly has a blast in the studio recording.
That describes the album: innocent and fun. She had a god time so therefore the listener just has a blast. Even though Swift primarily deals in the pop atmosphere there is the occasional ballad or slow song. The best song of the emotional set is “Wildest Dreams.” A lot of thought and effort went into the lyrics. Swift talks about herself being the perfect partner in the perfect relationship. The song is emotional and relatable and a good effort to bring some depth to the fluffy album.
My only complaint is that a majority of the album is just fluff. Swift comes from the school of if I repeat what I am singing then its pop music. It gets annoying after awhile as the repetition shows a lack of true creativity. I have learned that putting the album on shuffle really gets rid of the annoying effect. It doesn’t follow the order of the track list and gives the listener a much needed break. All in all, Swift knows pop music and she makes music that is enjoyable. Check out the album that sold a million copies in it first week on iTunes or any other music store.
‘Mockingjay: Part 1’ sets up solid finale for epic trilogy “Mockingjay: Part 1” — starring Jennifer Lawerence, Josh Hutercson, and Liam Hemsworth 6 out of 10 By Anthony Cardellini ’17
THE ROUNDUP Much of the criticism I heard about “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part
1” going into the theater was that it didn’t need two movies. People, especially book fans, regarded this as a marketing tactic, based off multiple installments in “Harry Potter” and “The Hobbit.” But if you look at this from the perspective of the movie companies, “Mockingjay” did what it was supposed to do theatrically as well as economically. The first movie was meant to be not much more than a scene setter for the big finale, and I found that it accomplished that successfully. Essentially, the makers of the movie
franchise, including Suzanne Collins who wrote the book series, wanted to show simply how emotionally unstable the world of Panem was. They used desolate shots of the towns, big props including a giant dam and rioting in the cities to convey this. But none of these things worked so much as showing Jennifer Lawrence, who plays Katniss. Lawrence has already established herself as a serious actress, and she carries this movie to at least partial success. In all her eye-darting, hands-twitching glory, Lawrence makes the tension in
the air palpable, and connects with the audience through showing her instability. She doesn’t make you look close and find a tense, nervous rebellion within her; she exudes it through her even stare. Lawrence’s believability, along with above-average acting performances from Woody Harrelson as Haymitch and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, carry the movie halfway there. The other half? A big finale that can certainly be expected. Still, the movie wasn’t great apart
from these qualities above. I didn’t like the cliché lines from the book: they seemed awkward and out of place. Also, the director Francis Lawrence seems to try to prioritize a well-directed film over a teen thriller. This is a bold move, but comes too late into the movie series to see any success. Overall, you can’t give one half of a movie any great or terrible review until the second half comes out, and so in anticipation I wait with the rest of the book fans for a hopefully fantastic finale.
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THE ROUNDUP Can you state your name and year? I’m Anna Mackey, and I’m a senior. What kind of fan fiction do you read? Fan fiction? What’s that? Do you write any of your own? What’s fan fiction again? What’s the coolest place you’ve ever been to? Durango, CO. Hands down. Why? Because it’s so cool. It has a river, mountains and horses. Who’s the coolest person you have ever talked to? Can I say myself? No, I’m kidding. I’d
By Jack McAuslan ’16
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staggeringbeauty.com Do you think it would be fun to jiggle around a weird black worm thing until the screen starts to rapidly change color and go crazy? Well it is. This game is fun and definitely cures boredom, at least for a little while, but it also contains a lot of flashing images that could hurt your brain and/or your eyes.
barcinski-jeanjean.com/ entries/line3d/ Control a seemingly never ending line with your mouse or touchpad. It may sound simple but it is definitely more fun than it looks. You can make the line do whatever you want. It is in your control.
drawastickman.com and App Just draw a stickman, your very own stickman. Then send him on a bunch of fun adventures including battling firebreathing dragons. Throughout the game you are given the opportunity to draw in objects which help your stickman complete the journey. Definitely a fun game to play. The website version has only one level but the full app version is much longer, more detailed, and is free.
Phases App
probably say my friends because they’re pretty good characters. Would you rather have the ability to fly or become invisible? I think I’d rather fly. Why would you rather fly? I could throw oranges at people I didn’t like. You’d throw oranges at people you didn’t like? Yeah, I’d probably miss but — Do you think Nicholas Cage will ever try to steal the Declaration of Independence again? I don’t know. It depends on how desperate for money he is. What is your spirit animal? I’ve been told it’s a lemur, but I think it’s more a lion. Can you do an impersonation of that animal? Roar.
This app allows you to control a white bouncing ball around numerous obstacles to win. Do not touch black obstacles because they will destroy the ball and send you back to the beginning. This app is also free.
intotime.com Start with one color changing block and change it into two color changing blocks by clicking on it. Do this over and over until you have a bunch of color changing blocks on your screen, or undo them by clicking on the border of two blocks.
Stick Hero App The basic premise of this app is to use your fingers to stretch a stick across multiple large gaps and have a small, dark, ninja-like figure walk across the sticks to safety and pick up cherries underneath the sticks. Make sure to get the right distance on the sticks or you will fall off and lose.
God of Light App If you like puzzles then you will absolutely love this game. You play the role of The God of Light and you objective is simple: reilluminate all of the trees on the screen. You can manipulate the way the light on the screens projects via small mirrors throughout the screen. One of the best things about this game is that it is very challenging completing a level and even more satisfying when you finally complete it.
Words from the Wise ... “What should we put for the ‘Words from the Wise?’” - Sam Romero ’17
“I’m wise, but I don’t want to give you my words.” - J.P. Hajjar ’16
“Everything that’s difficult you should be able to laugh about.” - Louis C.K.
“I’m not a math person, but I’m channeling my inner Toshner.” - Mrs. Catherine Steffens
“Do not reduplicate.” - Deacon Joe Stickney
“I was going to run a marathon, but then I discovered my best friend ice cream.”
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- Chase L. Manson ’16
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