Photo Slideshow: Student Awards Assembly
Photos by Johnny Angelone ’13 & Ben Sacks ’13 THE ROUNDUP Click here to view a slideshow from the May 3 Student Awards Assembly
News
MIT-bound Alba-Rivera aspires to be ‘vulnerable’
By Aakash Jain ’14 & Michael Ahearne ’14 THE ROUNDUP With a bevy of offers from prestigious universities across the country, one of The Roundup’s “Man of the Year” runners-up Gabe Alba-Rivera ’13 plans to attend MIT this fall. Alba-Rivera’s diverse interests include programming, video making, animation and robotics. “When I came to Brophy freshman year, I followed [...]
Harris demonstrates commitment to leadership
By Aakash Jain ’14 & Michael Ahearne ’14 THE ROUNDUP When he discusses his community service endeavors or his recent night photography excursions, Matthew G. Harris ’13 speaks with culpably sincere enthusiasm and humility. With evident passion, he describes the various roles he has played as a Brophy student: president of Best Buddies, Kairos leader, school [...]
Wirth named ‘Man of the Year’
When Greg Wirth ’13, recipient of the The Roundup’s 2013 “Man of the Year” award, was asked to detail some of his experiences at Brophy, he said, “My story’s really not that interesting.”
Pulling back the curtains
Many may read about Brophy’s sports standouts in the newspaper, or hear stories of students’ favorite teachers and hobbies. Hundreds of students file through the food line in the Great Hall every day, and the campus is always clean for visitors. But who is responsible for all of this? This edition, The Roundup pulls back [...]
Sports
Singles state champion Blake named All-American
By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP Arizona singles tennis state champion Hudson Blake ’13 was named an All-American May 19 by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation. The NHSTAA names 40 male and female All-Americans each year. Less than a month ago Blake helped the Broncos take home the team tennis championship and [...]
Weekend athletic events bring home 2 state championships
By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP The Broncos brought home two state titles in as many days. Lacrosse and Track won state championships on May 10 and May 12 respectively. Track tallied up a total of 85 points and scored points in 10 out of the 17 events. Brophy athlete Devon Allen ’13 won [...]
Senior shortstop Coppola looks toward TCU Horned Frog career
Senior wraps up 4 years of Bronco baseball By Connor Bradshaw Van Lier Ribbink ’13 THE ROUNDUP Finding motivation is a key ingredient in order for any athlete to achieve success, but it wasn’t hard for Charlie Coppola ’13 to find motivation before the 2013 season. It will be, after all, his final season wearing [...]
Sports Medicine trains to rehab athletes
By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP Anyone attending a school sporting event may notice a group of students running up and down the sideline, refilling water bottles, hydrating athletes and applying ice packs to injuries. These students are the members of the Sports Medicine class, a mostly behind-the-scenes group of athletic trainers in training. [...]
Volleyball team set up for playoff competition
Team consists of unique players, skillsets different than previous years By Christian Guerithault ’14 THE ROUNDUP With a regular season record of 13-1 as of April 23, the Brophy volleyball team looks to the state playoffs. “Our practices tend to be as game-like as possible,” said head coach Mr. Tony Oldani. “Usually our practice will [...]
Opinions
Campus needs more recycling options for students
By Michael Ahearne ’14 THE ROUNDUP With clubs such as the Environmentally Sustainable Club and classes of students who collect all of the recycling each week, students may think that we are totally environmentally friendly. That might not totally be the case though. I see an unequal ratio of trash cans to recycling bins at [...]
Storytelling, journalism a vital process in modern society
By Julian De Ocampo ’13 CO EDITOR IN CHIEF “We have art in order to not die of truth,” Nietzsche wrote in the 19th century. From my experience as a journalist, I’ll have to disagree with the venerable German philosopher. Journalism is paradoxical in that it is both an art and a science. Just check [...]
Editor-in-Chief steps down from soapbox
By Jackson Santy ’13 CO EDITOR IN CHIEF I’ve never been good with good-byes. It’s not that they make me sentimental or teary eyed—I’ve just never quite grasped the art of a farewell. But as it is customary for exiting editor-in-chiefs of The Roundup, the time has come to say it. However, I still have [...]
Extracurriculars best for personal edification
Staff Editorial The Issue: Brophy students often partake in a plethora of activities, athletics and AP classes. Our Stance: Student involvement is commendable but only if done for the right reasons. Throughout the college admissions process, one word recurs with startling frequency: holistic. Colleges like to boast that their selection criteria take a “well-rounded” approach, [...]
New Pope needs to tackle important, modern issues
By Austin Norville ’15 THE ROUNDUP With the resent resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the swearing in of Pope Francis, there are myriad issues in the Catholic church needing to be addressed and fixed. After Pope Benedict XVI resigned, many questions were raised, and many became curious to why he resigned. He was the [...]
Entertainment
Listening with a critical ear is a craft
By Julian De Ocampo ’13 THE ROUNDUP Who cares about what the critics say anyways? Comb through the discographies of your favorite artists and there’s a significant chance that you’ll find the classic anti-critic anthem that’s become a staple of successful artists. Most fans don’t often hold the critics in better esteem. A poor review [...]
It Came From The Internet
By Alec Vick ’15 THE ROUNDUP YourDailyMedia.com This site offers a Tumblr like home page with links to different daily stories. These stories range from informative articles on political matters to funny, and comically entertaining sources. For example, if I had not visited the site, I would not know that April 10 was national grilled [...]
Xavier Gator
Theresa Mulhern ’13 By Andrew Marini ’13 THE ROUNDUP To start off can I get your name and grade? Theresa and I am a senior. So why did you decide to do this interview? You told me I had no choice. Oh yeah, OK. So summer is coming up, going anywhere exciting? Yeah I’m going [...]
Long awaited ‘Bankrupt’ creates procession to preceding chart-topper album
Phoenix—“Bankrupt!” 8.5 out of 10 By Jackson Santy ’13 THE ROUNDUP In 2009, the French indie-pop group Phoenix stormed on the music scene with their album “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.” Featuring notable songs such as “Liztomania,” “Lasso” and their most well-known track “1901,” Phoenix began their climb to fame. The band is notable for its combination [...]
English teacher Smith loves good music, Nick Jr.
Teachers Pet: Mr. Steve Smith ’96 By P.J. Binsfeld ’15 THE ROUNDUP Mr. Reithman’s question from March’s “Teacher’s Pet”: If you had a different major in college, what would the impact on your life be? I wouldn’t be teaching at Brophy because I did start off with an engineering major. And so I would be [...]
Music
The Roundup’s Newsroom Concerts: Carter Santini ’15 and Will Harris ’15
Will Harris ’15 and Carter Santini ’15 stop by to perform an original piece for the latest installment of The Roundup’s Newsroom Concerts.
Jimi Hendrix becomes reincarnated for one more performance
By Brett A. Mejia ’13 THE ROUNDUP 9/10 “People, Hell, and Angels,” Jimi Hendrix’s newest album debuted March 5. That’s right a new album. The late guitar legend left all of us one final gift with the release of his of the collection. Hendrix died too young in 1970 and only made a presence in [...]
The Roundup’s Newsroom Concerts: Brendan Bohannon ’14
Brendan Bohannon ’14 performs in The Roundup’s Newsroom Concerts.
The Roundup’s Newsroom Concerts featuring Joseph Kimbuende ’13 (aka J-Kim)
Joseph Kimbuende ’13 performs two songs on the latest edition of The Roundup’s ‘Newsroom Concerts’
‘Newsroom Concerts’ featuring Greg Goulder
Greg Goulder ’13 plays the acoustic guitar and sings, covering “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding and “Inaudible Melodies” by Jack Johnson.
Blogs
Listening with a critical ear is a craft
By Julian De Ocampo ’13 THE ROUNDUP Who cares about what the critics say anyways? Comb through the discographies of your favorite artists and there’s a significant chance that you’ll find the classic anti-critic anthem that’s become a staple of successful artists. Most fans don’t often hold the critics in better esteem. A poor review [...]
The Roundup’s Newsroom Concerts: Brendan Bohannon ’14
Brendan Bohannon ’14 performs in The Roundup’s Newsroom Concerts.
The Roundup’s Newsroom Concerts featuring Joseph Kimbuende ’13 (aka J-Kim)
Joseph Kimbuende ’13 performs two songs on the latest edition of The Roundup’s ‘Newsroom Concerts’
Soundtrack proves more effective storyteller in ‘Not Fade Away’
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP 5.5 out of 10 With the exception of the jazz themes from Marlon Brando’s “The Wild One,” I have never enjoyed a movie soundtrack. While I’ve never doubted the importance of music in helping to set the tone of a film, it’s very rare that a song selection [...]
Death Grips’ abrasive sound mastered on ‘No Love Deep Web’
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP Death Grips – No Love Deep Web 7.5 out of 10 Death Grips are so punk rock. On the morning of Sept. 30, the Sacramento-based act announced that they would be self-releasing their latest project, “No Love Deep Web.” Meant to be their second album on Sony’s Epic [...]
Other Recent Posts
Burr inspires students to look behind the lens
By Christian Guerithault ’14 THE ROUNDUP Brophy has promotional videos for almost everything these days, but who is really responsible for making these videos? After graduating six years ago, Mr. Pete Burr ’07 is back at Brophy as the Digital Media Manager. “I was originally hired to create content for both the school’s side and [...]
Former residential hall Romley serves as traditional heart of campus
By Austin Norville ’15 THE ROUNDUP As one of the original buildings on campus and now home of administrative and business offices, the Romley building is the foundation and support that makes Brophy run. The building that used to be the main Jesuit residence during the school’s early years has become the main office for [...]
Mr. Pionk ‘locks up castle,’ performs plethora of other duties
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP If you’ve ever found yourself on Brophy’s campus after school, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen Mr. Eddie Pionk, a night maintenance worker, scrambling around campus in order to complete any number of tasks. “It’s almost like a movie. You see the star, the celebrity, of the [...]
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