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’Tis theSeasonStudents bring in the stuffing for Turkey Drive

By Sean Harris ’11THE ROUNDUP

Gobble Gobble!It’s that time of year again. The air

is chilly and teachers are handing out projects and tests like candy to prepare for the end of the semester. As students prepare to go on break, the Brophy community is also remembering the less fortunate, in the form of the Turkey Drive.

Kicking off Nov. 2 at the All Saints Day Mass, students saw Danny Wilson ’10 and Mr. Tim Broyles take the stage.

“I am before you today to talk about this year’s Turkey Drive,” Wilson said. “For a moment, forget about the rigors of Brophy life… instead, focus for a moment on the power of the Brophy community… think of what Brophy means to you, and realize that you have the ability to give some of that to someone else.”

The Turkey Drive ran for the entire month of November, officially ending Nov. 24 when students left for Thanksgiving Break. During the Turkey Drive, sixth period teachers passed out an

Photo Illustration by Josh Zillwood ’10Students count money donated to the Turkey Drive Nov. 12 in their 6th period class.

Community reaches out to grad in need

By Liam Martin ’10The Roundup

Michael Rubenstein was like any other senior at Brophy College Prep in 2008, looking forward to graduation and enjoying his last year of high school.

He played on the state championship football team, enjoyed spending time with his friends and dreamed of going to Notre Dame—until his world crashed down around him.

In the spring of his senior year, he had a fight with his stepfather that ended with him leaving the house and staying the night at a friend’s.

Shortly afterward, his stepfather suddenly moved the rest of the family to Hawaii for work, leaving Rubenstein to live at friends’ houses.

“It just happened out of the blue, and I had to react in a short amount of time,” Rubenstein said.

Before he even graduated from high school Rubenstein was, for all intents and purposes, left homeless and alone.

“But for the kindness of some people in the Brophy community who allowed him to be in their homes, he

By Alex Stanley ’12THE ROUNDUP

Most students know Ms. Christine Gallagher as one of Brophy’s two fulltime substitutes.

But there is much more to Ms. Gallagher than that. She graduated from Georgetown University, likes to read books, especially the “Harry Potter” series, prepare for her Understanding Catholic Christianity class and help the

Office of Faith and Justice with tasks such as Loyola Project, immersion trips and revamping their Web site.

“Her favorite dessert is strawberry shortcake, and she bleeds Hoya blue,” said Assistant to the Assistant Principal for Ministry Mrs. Sue Hornbeck.

Ms. Gallagher said she also likes going to “crazy parties all the time.”

Not really, she said of her trademark sarcastic comment, and in fact she leads quite the opposite lifestyle.

When she is not at Brophy, she said she likes to read and hang out with her friends. She lives with two roommates, one of which is involved in the social justice and human rights program at Arizona State University.

Gallagher respected as caring, loving volunteer

Photo by Michael Notestine ’11Ms. Christine Gallagher has a conversation with Corey Lloyd ’12 Nov. 17.

Inside• ELF Drive seeks to support families in need. See News, Page 3• Christmas sales in October? The pros and cons of Christmas commercialization. See Opinions, Page 5See TURKEY, Page 3 See RUBENSTEIN, Page 2

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would have been on the streets. We don’t think about it happening to (teenagers,) and it does,” said Brophy Director of Development Mrs. Patti Franz, who was a member of a team of volunteers dedicated to aiding and advising Rubenstein through his troubles.

An Open TableThis team of volunteers formed a

group known as a “table,” a model originated by Brophy alumni Austin Holt ’09 and Scott Ferreira ’09, and propagated by their organization, Open Table. The model is called a table because the members of the group meet around a table for discussion and planning.

According to the Open Table Web site, the program is “a team of specialists and supporters, who work together with the person/family being helped to overcome the obstacles that can hinder self-sufficiency. Those obstacles can include limited access to health care, housing, employment, legal matters and education, just to name a few.”

Each member is known as a chair and is responsible for the development and improvement of a certain area of the person’s life, such as education, occupation, finance, health or housing.

Holt and Ferreira helped run the organization through their church, and approached Brophy Principal Mr. Bob Ryan several years ago while still students about bringing the project to campus.

“I never really saw a good way to make the connection,” Mr. Ryan said. But after talking with Rubenstein, he realized that “this was the perfect case for (an Open) Table.”

The word was put out in fall 2008 and the concept of the Open Table was explained to Brophy parents and community members at an informational meeting.

“I just said what happened with my mom and step dad,” Rubenstein said of that first meeting, “and I asked them ‘If there’s any way you guys could help me out for a little bit, that’d be awesome, just to get back on my feet.’”

About 10 people did respond, forming the core of Rubenstein’s “Table,” which would meet several times a month, along with volunteers called accelerators who helped out in whatever area they were needed.

Mrs. Franz and her husband Tom Franz were the finance chairs, helping Rubenstein to manage money efficiently and create and keep a budget.

“Many of us have parents who are still supplementing our income or our expenses, but he was in a situation where he needed kind of an accelerated

class on life skills like that,” Mrs. Franz said.

Dean of Students Mr. Jim Bopp and his wife Mandy McDevitt Bopp served as the education and vocation chairs.

“Just because a guy grabs a diploma and walks across a stage doesn’t mean Brophy is done with him, or that Brophy can’t continue to reach out and help.” Mr. Bopp said. “If you know someone needs ... a helping hand, just because they’re not part of your institution anymore doesn’t mean they’re not still part of the community.”

Moving ForwardRubenstein had originally planned

to go to Notre Dame, but for various reasons—including an insufficient GPA—he soon realized that was not a feasible goal.

“My heart was broken—I cried—and then I moved on to what needed to happen after that,” Rubenstein said.

What needed to happen turned out to be trade school at Gateway Community College, where he is currently working towards a certification in Water Technology.

“We talked to people (at GCC) about … where he’d get a decent job,” Mr. Bopp said. “It turned out that there’s a lot of demand for wastewater treatment, and wastewater management programs.”

Rubenstein started taking the Water Technology courses in June, and said by late December he should qualify to be employable by the City of Phoenix in a job that, according to Mrs. Franz, pays in the $40,000-50,000 a year range.

He is working several jobs in

the meantime, including one at a telemarketing company and one as a server at a retirement home, while studying for his certification and has so far paid all his bills on time.

Outside of his studies and jobs, Rubenstein was a Brophy junior varsity football coach this past season, and could be seen on the sidelines of most home varsity games.

“That was his way, I think, of giving back to the community,” Mr. Bopp said.

Rubenstein said he plans to one day go back and get his associates and bachelors degree, and hopes to continue his education by going to Notre Dame to get his master’s degree.

“I’m so grateful for having people take me in when I thought I had nothing left, and bring light back into my life, and give me another chance to make something out of my life,” Rubenstein said. “I have an enormous amount of respect and love for them. Without them … I would be lost.”

The Table officially finished in October 2009, but Rubenstein still keeps in contact with the members of the Table, talking over major changes in his life and seeking their advice.

“We sometimes think of helping people by throwing money at the problem, or we just go in, do a quick service trip, paint a house, build a building, do whatever, and then we leave, and … getting somebody from a spot where they don’t have a lot of resources and they’re on the edge of homelessness to self-sufficiency is actually a really difficult, challenging thing,” Mr. Bopp said.

“Just giving food to a food bank may not be enough to really help someone get out of homelessness. And for that reason I hope there continues to be an Open Table here at Brophy, and that a new group of people step up to help a new person.”

Left photo by Matt Hopkins ’09/Right photo by Rob March ’11Left: Michael Rubenstein ’08 celebrates after winning the football state championship game in December of 2007.Right: Rubenstein, on right, watches a varsity game from the sidelines at Phoenix College this season.

From RUBENSTEIN, Page 1

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The RoundupStaff member of the Month

December: Erik Masingill ’12

By Mason Smith ’11The Roundup

The recession has struck everyone and every community with a force that was largely unexpected.

Now there are more and more families out there living off of food stamps and shelters.

Once a year, during the month where giving can override receiving, the Office of Faith and Justice puts on the ELF Drive so that at least a few families will be able to have that sense of receiving.

In 2007 Brophy sponsored 69 families, but in 2008 Brophy’s sponsorships dropped significantly to 45 families.

The head of the ELF Drive is Mr. Tommy Smith. He has one message for the Brophy community: “More support.”

“We were down in numbers and while I love to shower the families with as much food and as many gifts as we can, my ultimate goal would be to serve or sponsor 100 families this year, and I think we can do that.”

One hundred families is a lot of people, but the main aspect of the drive the students have to realize is that, “it’s about giving, and not only giving, but giving to people that are in need,” Mr. Smith said.

$1 can go a long way during this time of need, but a can of beans, bag of vegetables, etc. can go even farther.

“We just understand that there is a need there and we fill that need,” Mr. Smith said.

The families are not just of low income, but some have a member of the family with a disease, such as Down Syndrome or autism, causing them to stretch limited resources even farther.

It is the goal for the ELF drive to make Christmas as enjoyable for the families as possible.

“Sometimes we get so caught up that Christmas is all about getting all these new presents, new gifts and I think that through the ELF drive we show the Brophy community that it’s about giving,” Mr. Smith said.

In the past, students have donated many different things that span from televisions to radios and from canned foods to blenders.

Mr. Smith’s goal is to sponsor 100 families and watch 100 families eyes widen when they see the gifts the Brophy community has contributed for them.

Editor’s Note: The Roundup staff has committed to sponsoring a family in this year’s ELF drive.

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envelope after the daily examen for students to fill with money.

The goal for the Turkey Drive this year was $25,000. Since Nov. 23 (The Roundup’s print deadline) $14,500 has been raised.

“Our goal is not as much numbers as it is 100 percent participation from our students that should give as they are able,” Mr. Broyles said. “I hope that people are moved to give not because they’re pressured into it but because they realize that even a little bit helps.”

The money went towards the education of children living in El Salvador, as well as the poor in the Arizona and those suffering in these harsh economic times.

Bragging rights were not the only thing to be gained by the classes with the highest totals; there were also prizes such as candy and other sweet incentives.

“I believe in the generosity of our kids,” Mr. Broyles said. “I think they’ll realize that not everyone has the advantages that they have, and they might contribute to those who go without.”

Ms. Gallagher is also the moderator of the club “Ministry of Magic.”

She helps to coordinate the club, participates in its meetings and makes sure the students are not using any dark magic.

She jokingly claims that she is the “Dumbledore” of the club, although the student leaders, Matthew Munhall ’12, Alex Hahn ’12 and Jordan Bohannon ’12, said they believe the contrary.

“She can relate well with students and she has a very good sense of creativity,” Hahn said.

Ms. Gallagher loves the “Harry Potter” series, and even her family dog is named “Muggles.”

Last year, Ms. Gallagher worked at Brophy as a Jesuit volunteer. She lived with five other roommates, each earning an extremely small wage for their work.

She learned a lot about herself in the rigors and challenges of being a Jesuit volunteer, she said.

Ms. Gallagher said she enjoys being one of the leaders of Loyola Project this year because it reminds her of her times as a volunteer. Loyola Project focuses on helping and playing with

younger kids who don’t have the same opportunities as many Brophy students.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ms. Gallagher takes a group of sophomores to Wilson Elementary to work with young students. They play games with the children and help them if they are struggling with any academics.

“It is good to look up to her and learn from her,” current Jesuit Volunteer Mr. Edward Cullen said.

To put Ms. Gallagher in a nutshell, “She is a caring, loving woman with a strong sense of justice,” Mrs. Hornbeck said.

ELF drive seeks more support from Brophy community

Illustration by Josh Zillwood ’10Both the Elf Drive and the Turkey Drive leave students racing to donate the most.

From TURKEY, Page 1From GALLAGHER, Page 1

Students, faculty slated for flu shots after long waitBrophy community

receives H1N1 shots after month-long delay

By Eric Villanueva ’11 THE ROUNDUP

Is there a doctor in the house? Or better yet a vaccine?

With nationwide shortages of both the H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines and confirmed H1N1 flu cases rising, Brophy students are on the hunt for the precious vaccines. The vaccines were slated to be given Dec. 1.

Mollen Immunization Clinics originally planned to offer both H1N1, or swine flu, and seasonal flu vaccines for students and faculty at Brophy Oct. 21.

However, Brophy was still waiting on the clinic to receive enough doses of vaccines until recently, said Dean Mr. Jim Bopp.

In a letter on Brophy’s Web site Nov. 17, Principal Mr. Bob Ryan announced a clinic for students and faculty on Dec. 1.

The clinic was only open to Brophy students and faculty.

Mollen Clinics holds clinics at many schools, public and private, around the state, and Brophy is in line with all those other schools, Mr. Bopp said.

The root of the problem is found in the lower-than-expected growth of the vaccine inside chicken eggs, according to a Washington Post report.

Vaccine manufacturing begins when the World Health Organization obtains the new strain of the flu. Between the discovery of the new strain and the approval of the vaccine, it is six months before the vaccine is released to the public, according to the World Health Organization.

For the past 50 years, scientists have grown the virus in chicken eggs. After two weeks of incubation, a weakened virus is bottled as the vaccine.

Immune cells in the human body learn the chemical structure of the virus and the infected cell of the vaccine so they are able to recognize and destroy virus-infected cells.

Vaccines were available for everyone who wanted them, and the government-owned H1N1 vaccine were free of

charge, except for a small administrative fee usually picked up by insurance.

This fee was $25 for the seasonal flu shot and $15 for the H1N1 shot. Nationwide the fee may be between $8 to $22, but those with insurance and patients at public health clinics will not be charged, according to an ABC report.

Although the clinic provided both types of flu shots at Brophy, the availability of the seasonal flu vaccine across the country is in question.

Manufacturers have focused their attention and energy on manufacturing the H1N1 vaccine, and the seasonal flu vaccine has been put on the back burner as a result.

Meanwhile, absentee rates have returned to normal from early October’s spike of “eight to 10 percent of the student population on any given day,” Mr. Bopp said.

Nationwide there have been 160,129 reported cases of H1N1 and more than 3,539 confirmed deaths as of Oct. 18, according to the World Health Organization and the European Centre for the Disease Prevention and Control.

As far as tracking the spread of H1N1 at Brophy, there are no real statistics,

Mr. Bopp said. “It’s hard to say because (there are

no) exact diagnostics in terms of what’s H1N1 versus regular flu versus other symptoms that look similar,” he said.

Coughing, headaches, fatigue and fever are shared symptoms of the H1N1 and seasonal flu, and the severity of these symptoms differs on an individual basis.

Pregnant women, children under 18 and people with chronic illnesses are all at high-risk of contracting the disease and suffering from numerous complications and death.

This means the entire student population fits into at least one of the high-risk groups.

Those students with chronic illnesses, like asthma, may not want to wait for a clinic.

“Students with chronic illnesses or any questions should visit their personal physician,” Mr. Bopp said.

Mr. Bopp said Brophy is bracing for the predicted second wave of H1N1 in December and the appearance of the seasonal flu in January and February with expected rises in absentee rates again.

“We always have rises (in absentee

rates) once the seasonal flu comes around,” Mr. Bopp said.

With President Obama’s emergency declaration Oct. 24, more resources have been freed and devoted to vaccinating the public against the two flu strains.

Until the flu season comes to an end, Brophy is moving ahead with business as usual, Mr. Bopp said.

Graphic courtesy of MCT Campus

Statistics are as of Oct. 18. Source: World Health Organization.

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Motorola Droid gives iPhone a run for its moneyVerizon debuts app-friendly

smartphone for $149By Kunal Goel ’12THE ROUNDUP

Verizon Wireless released the extremely hyped Motorola Droid on Friday, Nov. 6, proudly fueled by Google’s Android 2.0 operating system.

But what is all the hype about?As reported by Verizon Wireless, the company

recently absorbed the Alltel network into its circle, making the network 80 million users strong.

This qualifies existing Verizon and Alltel users both for the Droid.

According to cnet.com, the Droid acts as a strong competitor to the almighty Apple iPhone, featuring a full touch screen navigation, high resolution 854 x 440 pixel display, 16GB included and more than 10,000 apps. It is approximately the same dimensions as the iPhone, only with a bit more weight.

But what students should be focused on is what the Droid has that nothing else does. A slide out QWERTY keyboard, free voice-guided, turn-by-turn Google navigation, interchangeable batteries and 5-megapixel pictures are sure to have Apple on their heels.

Another feature that beats the iPhone is the Droid’s “multitasking” ability, which means the

Droid has the ability to rapidly switch between up to six apps.

Imagine finding the directions to the nearest Chipotle, shuffling to the latest hit song, finishing up yesterday’s homework and Skype-ing your girlfriend about what time the movie starts simultaneously.

Another tool is Droid’s high-tech interface, which encompasses three home screens. Much like the iPhone’s home panel, users can drag apps wherever they please, but unlike the iPhone, the Droid includes widgets.

Widgets are small previews of your multimedia or pieces of information that function on a home page, just like the ones on Google or Windows sidebar. Attach a list of Facebook updates, a translator for Spanish class or perhaps even a checklist for homework.

Previously mentioned was the top-of-the-line Android 2.0 operating system. According to Wirefly.com, Android is a new mobile operating system created by our friends at Google, and are used on phones such as T Mobile’s G1 and myTouch.

Android phones are distinguished by features such as user made applications and customizable tools, like changing the font and language of texts.

The Motorola Droid is priced at $199.99 with a new two-year contract or voice plan, or $149.99 for existing customers planning to upgrade. It is exclusively available for Verizon Wireless, which is currently America’s largest network.

With a high-tech interface, unlimited function and a thin, sleek design, it seems at least for now it

may be true us that in a world that doesn’t, “Droid Does.”

Photo courtesy of MCT CampusThe new Motorola Droid offers a QWERTY keyboard along with a touch screen.

Brophy continues down the road to sustainability with eco-friendly effortsBy Ian C. Beck ’12THE ROUNDUP

Mr. John Michell, the chair of sustainability at Brophy, spoke to an Advanced Placement Environmental Science class Oct. 27 about the school’s sustainability plans.

This board seeks to educate Brophy students, teachers and parents on how to be sustainable, as well as finding ways to make the current campus, the sports campus and other future projects more sustainable.

“Fr. Reese realized that the area of sustainability is very, very important not only to the school but to

our community,” Mr. Michell said. Mr. Michell also serves as a Brophy Regent.

Some things Brophy has already begun to work on include: buying more efficient laptops, placing more recycle bins around campus, installing more water fountains and investing in energy saving technology such as new light bulbs and window screens.

Ms. Patty Mazier is one of the teachers leading the effort for a more sustainable school.

“I think that discussions and education needs to occur in all classes as to why reducing, reusing and recycling are not only the sustainable thing to do but they are what we are called to do if we are

trying to be men for others, and it is also a question of justice,” Ms. Mazier said.

The board has a goal of raising $200,000 this year to further their efforts. Aviation company Honeywell came onto campus last year to examine Brophy’s current state of sustainability and offer advice on various technologies it could utilize.

Some suggestions included upgrading lighting and improving heating and cooling systems. But most of their suggestions were costly and had long returns.

Despite the costs, some students still approve of Brophy’s steps toward sustainability.

“I think we’re headed in the right direction and

the Honeywell energy audit was a particularly important first step towards that end,” said Ryan Filler ’10.

One of the major, current plans includes changing the thermostats in each building so they warm only one specific room rather than the entire building.

For example, buildings such as Brophy Hall are often changing temperature due to the fact that the entire building is cooled and heated from one system. This is not only costly to Brophy, but also becomes a comfort nuisance to students and teachers.

Students maintain senior-year college visits despite increasing airfareBy Rohan Andresen ’12

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Across the commercial airline industry prices are jumping sky high as purse strings remain tight for many consumers.

Many people have put their personal vacations on hold, but college visits remain popular and numerous among Brophy seniors.

Throughout high school, even more

so during junior and senior year, many students are increasingly focused on the prospect of college.

Students list their favorite college choices, and soon set off on various trips to visit their chosen universities all across the country.

Regardless of increasing airfare, this tradition is still alive and thriving with a few changes.

“The mindset has changed, it seems to me that more families are waiting to hear back from schools and whether or

not their son’s been accepted to decide whether or not they want to visit the schools,” according to college counselor Ms. Robin Freed.

As an example of the change in the amount of people flying, AAA of Arizona predicted that Thanksgiving airline travel will be down 6.7 percent in the United States, and 9.4 percent in Arizona.

Though many families are not financially able to visit their son’s colleges of choice, in some cases

students may still be able to take a trip to tour the campus.

“There are colleges out there that have programs, they’re typically called fly in programs, where they will fly students in (to visit),” Ms. Freed said.

She also encouraged students to contact the school if they want to visit, but do not have the monetary means to make the trip.

Danny Wilson ’10 has visited six colleges so far, all on the east coast; however, he also said, “I would like to

visit a few more (schools), but I most

likely will not.”

Though some students do not get to

tour all the schools on their list, they are

still going to visit at least a few despite

the higher airfare prices.

Nevertheless, if students cannot afford

to visit a school, there are ways which

the school can enable them to come for

a tour.

Question of the Month

By Mason Smith ’11The Roundup

Should the United States offer universal healthcare?

Yes, because all Americans should have

health insurance. - Christopher Rosales ’11

Yes, because Americans should be healthy.

-Trey Bailey ’11

Yes, because Americans deserve it.

-Brett Mejia ’13

Yes, because we are ethically obliged.

-Jameson Miller ’10

Yes, because it acts as an economic stimulant for

everybody.-Abhinava Singh ’12

With most newspapers now online and even more newspapers closing their doors, it is a time of change within the journalism community.

In light of these changes, here at The Roundup we have made some changes of

our own. This year we have put a greater focus

on technology and have made several significant advancements in our online distribution.

First and foremost, we have revamped our Web site, roundup.brophyprep.org, with the help of Network Administrator Mr. Wess Housh and Information Technology Administrator Mr. Blair Cook.

The site contains all of the articles and photos from each edition, and is updated with additional news and features regularly.

The Roundup Web site also has audio slide shows which display news articles in a new innovative format. The most

recent audio slideshow is titled “Keeping it running 24/7.” These slideshows display multiple pictures that are paired with audio clips which tell the story. Click on the “Multimedia” tab to check them out.

The Roundup also now has a fan page on Facebook where we post announcements about the paper, sports articles, news articles and entertainment articles. Facebook users can add The Brophy Roundup and become a fan, receiving all of our updates.

In order to better inform the sports fans in the community The Roundup also created a Twitter account that provides rapid score updates for all major Brophy sporting events, including

football, basketball and baseball. Sideline reporters will post live scores throughout the year.

Our page can be found at www.twitter.com/brophysports and is titled “BrophySports.”

If students cannot attend a game they can check here for periodic score updates during the event. These Twitter updates also feed into our home page where fans can scroll down and watch it live.

Twitter is a free service, and updates can also be delivered to phones as text messages at no additional cost if the user has unlimited texting.

All of these advancements also allow for students to post their opinions in

the form of comments and letters to the editor.

It is part of our mission statement to encourage and foster discussion amongst our community. Our news coverage serves to objectively inform readers about the happenings in our community. We hope that our new Web site and Opinions section can offer a forum for the Brophy community to voice their opinions on that news.

•••In addition to our technological

advancements, we have also named three new editors to The Roundup staff. We would like to welcome Photo Editor Ben Jackson ’11 and Sports Editors Ian Beck ’12 and Tyler Scott ’12.

OpinionsThe Roundup

By Andrew Atallah ’10Co-Editor in Chief

The Christmas season brings with it many things: lights, trees, food, smells, traditions, highly decorated malls and stores with Christmas sales.

It also brings controversy about many of these things. The commercialization of Christmas has become rampant, and it is a good thing.

The hullabaloo that emerges is rather absurd. People begin asking us to remember “the reason for the season,” as there are others who wish for it to be referred to as “X-mas” when not in reference to Christ’s birth.

However, the most important effect that commercialization has is it takes the focus off of Christianity, and places it

elsewhere.This allows for there

to be a completely open atmosphere. The holiday comes to include everyone, not just people of a certain religious belief. This is rather fitting considering that the holiday and much

of the traditions have their origins in a pagan celebration of the

winter solstice, rather than the birth of Jesus.

Christmas has become a time of the

year when we can truly see the beauty of achievement. A simple walk through a city or mall becomes a spectacular experience. The myriad lights and decorations make for a wonderful and free display that wouldn’t be available without the commercial aspect of Christmas.

The holiday has also become an opportunity for people to show off their skills in creating those decorations. The human ingenuity involved in all aspects of the displays, shows and crafts that appear around Christmas is dazzling.

In a sense, it becomes a celebration of humanity. It allows people from all backgrounds to participate in a beautiful commercial tradition.

And on a deeper level, it becomes a celebration of exchange, which is one of the most important of human developments.

This manifests itself in the commercial tradition of purchasing gifts. You buy gifts for others, with the expectation (admitted or not) of also receiving gifts. It is a process that is at the core of everything that made humans progress from their early stages of development.

For something that is so central to everything we now identify as being “human,” it certainly should have a celebration.

Overt or not, Christmas has become just that.

Its simple and obvious demonstration of exchange, in the form of gift giving and receiving, is a wonderful testament to the principle.

It fosters a spirit, not only of giving, but of receiving. Both of which are noble pursuits.

We give to those close to us to acknowledge their importance in our lives, and the giving makes us happy. And the acknowledgement is returned.

Christmas, through commercialization, hasn’t therefore had its meaning diminished, but expanded and deepened. It has become a celebration of exchange and human invention, a celebration that everyone can take part in.

X-mas spirit, message should be ‘eXchange-mas’

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By Daniel Robb ’10The Roundup

Shopping for Christmas is fun and picking out new decorations can be an adventure, but holiday shopping before Halloween seems to be a little too early.

In almost every single major business such as Target, Wal-Mart and even Home Depot, Christmas items can be found, and not in small displays here and there, but whole aisles. It seems as though Halloween and Thanksgiving are becoming less and less important in the eyes of big businesses and, it looks as if it’s getting worse.

Truth is, Christmas has always created big incomes for stores and they have taken advantage of it by placing various Christmas items weeks before the actual holiday.

At first, they would only do this the Friday after Thanksgiving, otherwise known as Black Friday. Black Friday

always rakes in plenty of money and many sale items go out of stock incredibly fast because of shoppers who want to get all of

their shopping done right away. As a rebuttal, the

companies began advertising great Christmas bargains and setting them out near the beginning of November. Thanksgiving and everything about it was pretty much overshadowed.

It seems if given the choice many companies would opt to just take Thanksgiving off the calendar. And now, they are moving into October and selling Christmas before Halloween. So far, Halloween has been standing strong and has not been overtaken by Christmas commercialism, but it is only a matter of time before the costumes and candy share the same fate as Thanksgiving.

Christmas is a joyous holiday and it should be

celebrated as such, but trying to celebrate it almost two months before hand is a bit too much. I am not trying to say the incredible sales are bad however, I mean selling a 52” HD television for almost a $150 off sounds great!

Christmas however, appears to be becoming more and more commercialized and its true meaning has almost been completely forgotten by most.

I think it is crazy dedicating entire aisles in a store to Christmas before Halloween and Thanksgiving, but everyone has to make a living somehow and companies are using Christmas as their method.

Big box retailers market ‘Christmas Spirit’ two months too soon

By John Galang ’12The Roundup

Dear Editors:The unexpected happened Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

to 1984 Brophy graduate Thomas L. Vajda. He met with democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar.

Suu Kyi, the opposition National League for Democracy leader who has been detained for 14 of the last 20 years, was allowed to meet with U.S., British and Australian diplomats by Myanmar’s military junta to discuss the lifting of sanctions on

Myanmar.The diplomats who met with her at her request

were U.S. Embassy’s Acting Charge d’Affaires Tom Vajda, British Ambassador Andrew Heyn and Australia’s Deputy Head of Mission Simon Star.

The meeting lasted an hour, after which she was brought back to her house where she has been under house arrest since May of 2003. At some point, another meeting is expected.

Tom could be seen on YouTube and CNN shaking hands with her.

After graduating from Brophy, Tom attended Stanford University and earned a degree in

Political Science. He received his Master’s Degree from the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston.

Upon graduation from Fletcher’s, Tom was employed by the Department of State and embarked on his first assignment in Berlin, Germany as Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador.

He has since served at the U.S. Embassies in South Korea and Albania.

Before assuming the position of Charge of the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar in August 2008, Tom was assigned to the desk of the Pacific Rim Countries at

the State Department. He was the assistant to former Secretary of State

Madeleine Albright at the Pacific Rim Conference.The Brophy community can be very proud of

Tom’s dedication and service to our country in the field of international diplomacy.

By helping to keep the spirit of democracy alive in Myanmar, Tom is living up to Brophy’s motto as a Man for Others.Sincerely,GT VargaEditor’s Note: The writer is Thomas L. Vajda’s aunt.

Letter to the Editor

In the last two months, three trips to the doctor’s office cost me $45.

Fortunately, I only paid a $15 dollar co-pay per visit because I have health insurance through my parents’ work.

But, one-in-five Americans nationwide and one-in-four Arizonans do not have the same benefits, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.

According to the same report, 4 million Americans lost their healthcare coverage when they lost their job this year.

Without the doctor’s visits, prescriptions and the money to pay for prescriptions, Americans are up a creek without a paddle during this flu and cold-congested year.

Many employed Americans afraid to lose their jobs choose to go to work even when they are sick.

“I couldn’t stay home because I needed the money to feed my kids,” said landscaper Antonio Malionis in a National Public Radio report.

These employees spread the disease, increasing the probability that the H1N1 and seasonal flu

mutate into a killer epidemic. The bottom line is Americans need relief now. Still, senators and representatives on Capitol

Hill move at their own pace – a very slow pace. Multiple options in front of lawmakers also slow down coming relief.

The widely-discussed public option provides for a government-provided public alternative to private insurance. Increased competition causes insurance companies to decrease

copays and other fees and provides healthcare without denial.

“This government takeover has got a long way to go before it gets to the president’s desk, and I’ll continue to fight it tooth and nail at every turn,” said U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) in The New York Times.

However, some conservatives, like Sen. Olympia Snow (R) of Maine, support healthcare restructuring.

Sen. Snow and the Democrat-majority Senate Finance Committee passed their $829 billion, 10-

year healthcare plan Oct. 13. The plan does not include the public option, but proposes individuals gathering in cooperatives to negotiate lower prices from insurance companies.

Insurance companies would be forced to take all comers, and people can shop for insurance on new state markets called exchanges. Employers would be penalized for employees who sought insurance through the exchanges, but illegal immigrants are excluded.

This plan is considered the closest glimpse yet into what the bill on the president’s desk may look like.

In response, the Democrat-majority House approved a $1.1 trillion, 10-year public plan Nov. 7. Senators claim the bill will help 36 million Americans. Like the SFC plan, the bill is paid through new taxes, fees and cuts from Medicare,

and fines the uninsured. Controversial abortion wording in the bill was

removed by request of the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops.

The passage of these two is a milestone in President Obama’s fight for healthcare, and should guarantee some sort of healthcare bill on the president’s desk before midterm elections.

While red tape webs politicians, the H1N1 flu has sickened 22 million Americans and killed 4,000, including 540 children, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

America needs a healthcare bill, with or without the public option.

Until then, the United States spends $1.9 trillion, more than any other leading nation, on a healthcare system that does not work.

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Parking change leaves students asking ‘where can I park?’The biggest question that I ask myself

every morning is “where am I going to park?”

Brophy recently changed sides of the north lot with St. Francis Xavier and Brophy’s number of spots has been drastically reduced.

This was a change that has been long in the making, according to Brophy Dean Mr. James Bopp, who said that the current arrangement makes more sense for

both schools.It used to be that faculty from both

schools would park on the south side of the lot and the north would be left for students from Brophy. These were much simpler times.

Finding a parking spot was never very hard in the north lot because there was an

abundance of spaces to go around.

Now it is a whole new ball game in the

morning rush to find parking in the lot. Students are now not only battling for

a space with other students, but they have to contend with Brophy faculty and the parents from St. Francis trying to drop off their little ones, while avoiding the sacred St. Francis reserved parking spots.

Mr. Bopp said that it is important to remember that the lot is owned by St. Francis Church and school, and that the only reason we are allowed to use the number of spots we do is out of the generosity of the Church.

The schools are also trying to solve

morning congestion problems by moving the St. Francis drop off line to the north side of the lot.

This move would decrease the amount of traffic forced through the single entrance to the south side incredibly, because only people with business at Brophy would have to use it.

The way that the changes were supposed to work was Brophy students and faculty would enter from the Central and Highland access and St. Francis traffic would enter from 1st and 3rd Streets so that the paths of the two crowds were less likely to cross.

Mr. Bopp added that between the north and south lots Brophy has more than enough parking spaces everyday to accommodate those who drive to school, and that even though the north lot may be favored by many students, it is not the only place around campus to park.

While both schools are taking a while to adjust to the new rules, everyone should appreciate the decreased traffic in the mornings that these new plans will hopefully provide as everyone goes about their busy days.

By James “Buffalo” Saint Amour ’10

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Physical contact test of alpha male dominance

Over the course of several weeks recently, I undertook a new kind of journalistic safari: I took the liberty of recording every wrestling match in the Info Commons, every grappling match at the choke point between the gym and Keating Hall and every boxing match in classrooms.

A bit of a disclaimer: I am most certainly not a stalker.

It bears mentioning, however, that the purpose of this archiving spree was not to record the many different ways in which Brophy students care to physically interact with each other. To be honest, I didn’t begin my strange high school safari with the sentiment that I’d be hard-pressed to find subject material (although I ended up being correct).

On the contrary, I wanted to observe the cause rather than effect.

Over my allotted time period, I bore witness to

students sandwiching freshmen in the hallways, performing flying tackles on unsuspecting friends (and perhaps enemies), and countless shoving and punching matches.

My thoughts: What the heck? I mean, we look a little silly to be sold as “Men

for Others” when at the same time we’re suplexing each other in a walkway.

I have two primary theories as to why this happens: The first is that boys, in our most primal form, resort to proving-grounds style behavior, where we battle for dominance in a maelstrom of

growling, growing beards and bending things. Brophy’s focus on physical activities – especially

on football and wrestling – prompts these attitudes. And where else to prove who’s the manliest than in an all-boys school, eh?

This ties into the second theory, which is that due to the absence of girls, we boys find ourselves with no standards by which they hold us.

With the absence of females to judge and appraise the males, we not only resort to crude behavior but also revert to our aforementioned primal state – that is, grunting, shameless boys that like to destroy

things.Teenage guys in general are prone to this behavior

even in the presence of girls (although more for the purpose of humor), but it seems that female vacancy here at Brophy has magnified it.

If theory one is correct, and the pugilistic behavior is caused by a mixture of inspiration from the presence of so many males in one place and a sort of “alpha-male” mindset, then I have to say that it’s my faith in my fellow men that keeps me praying that I’m wrong, as I’d really hoped that we’d moved on both as young men and generally as a species.

If theory two is correct, then I suppose that there’s not much to be done about it. There seem to be just as many advantages to having girls in school among the boys as there are to exclude them (although I personally think that it’s a silly notion to segregate genders from each other, as Brophy and Xavier do). Because of this I wouldn’t expect a change from Brophy any time soon.

Far be it from me, though, to keep from saying that having to sidestep the wrestling matches in the Info Commons or at the choke-point between the gym and Keating Hall isn’t incredibly irritating.

I guess I’m just more mild-mannered than most folks.

Even if it’s both of these factors and half a billion others, I do believe that it all boils down to one simple thing that’s never going to change, given time or location: Boys will most definitely be boys.

By Alex Pearl ’10The Roundup

Photo by Ben Jackson ’11Students making their way through the lunch time crowd get slowed down between the gym and Keating Hall.

Americans need the healthcare system fixed immediately

By Eric Villanueva ’11The Roundup

Letters to the Editor PoliciesThe Roundup provides an open forum for public comments, criticism and debate. Submit letters to the editor to roundup@brophyprep.org or to Mr. Mulloy in room E331. Letters must not exceed 300 words and must include your full name and a phone number or E-mail address. All letters will be verified with the author before printed. The Roundup reserves the right to edit letters for grammar, style, context and inappropriate content. Letters will be printed as space allows.

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Yoga becoming popular among athletes, facultyBy Ian Beck ’12

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Phrases like “Downward Facing Dog” and “Warrior I” may sound like football plays or perhaps the names of new bands, but they are really poses in an exercise program that has swept the nation, and even Brophy’s campus, in the last several years.

Some faculty and staff members have been practicing yoga twice a week after school for the last four years as part of a teacher wellness program. Teachers, who receive health insurance from the school, also receive some things such as the availability of yoga on campus for a reduced cost.

Mr. John Damaso ’97 coordinates the program, taking attendance as well as organizing schedules with the instructor, Ms. Jan Hudson.

“(Brophy) can be a place of business and tension for me,” Mr. Damaso said, “it’s great to be with other faculty, relieving some of that tension.”

But it is not just healthy-minded faculty members using yoga—sports teams have found it improves players’ abilities and conditioning.

“It helps them with their athleticism in general and most specifically with strength training … flexibility, agility and balance,” said Mr. Tom Succow, head varsity baseball coach.

The baseball team practices yoga twice a week during the fall and once a week during the season along with their weight training and conditioning practices. The

team has been using yoga for five years. Yoga has been implemented in high school, college

and professional baseball as teams realize the benefits of balance and flexibility that yoga provides.

“(It’s) absolutely amazing with stress relief… the postures help to keep the mind activated so your mind has something to focus on other than your thoughts,” Ms. Hudson said.

Yoga has been used for more than 5,000 years and

there are more than 900 postures and positions. Stacks of health studies have found a multitude of

benefits from yoga, namely stress release, and major medical centers such as Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles started offering yoga to their patients more than a decade ago.

According to information compiled by the National

Photo by Adam Triplett ’10The baseball team stretches during one of their yoga practices in November.

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Wrestlers positive about new season

By Sam Fleury ’10The Roundup

The Broncos’ wrestling season started in late November and the team is looking forward to a good season.

Earlier in November the team began training in Loyola Hall. They have been honing their techniques in live matches to get ready for the upcoming meet.

Both Paul Looper ’10, team captain, and coach Mr. Brad Frank said they have a positive outlook on this season.

“We have a good Tourney team,” Looper said, “And when football finishes our team will be even better.”

Looper added that the freshman this year have some potential to make a big difference.

Mr. Frank said he expects two seniors, Looper and Todeo Ruelas ’10, to do extremely well this year.

This season is supported by the new mats in the wrestling room.

Mr. Frank said that these mats will help prevent skin infections, insuring this season will be a healthy one.

Mesa shuts down Brophy postseasonMesa 13Brophy 3

By Ian C. Beck ’12THE ROUNDUP

The Mesa Jackrabbits held Brophy’s offense to a lone field goal in their Nov. 20 13-3 upset of the Broncos.

Eleventh-seed Mesa made the big offensive plays they needed in the win that ended the third-seed Bronco’s post season on a cool night at Phoenix College.

“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can move mountains. And today we moved a mountain,” said Mesa head coach Mr. Kelley Moore after the game.

Brophy and Mesa met earlier in the regular season, a game Brophy won 26-18, but Mesa had Brophy’s number this time around.

The Jackrabbits held the Broncos to just six first downs the entire game with two additional conversions thanks to defensive penalties.

Mesa kept Brophy’s sophomore quarterback Chase Knox ’12 to 11 for 25, 125 yards and no touchdowns and limited the normally potent running back Max Leonesio ’10 to just 49 yards.

Brophy’s junior wide out Josh Dennard ’11 said the team played hard and this is a tough loss.

“We need to work on the little things,” Dennard said looking ahead to next season.

Mesa held the Brophy offense down all night and their own offense came up big when necessary. Kyler Fackrell caught a 46 yard touchdown pass with 1:44 remaining in the first half to give Mesa a 7-3 lead after Alex Garoutte ’10 put Brophy up 3-0 in the first quarter with a 25-yard field goal.

With quarterback Dallin Parker rolling out of the pocket, Fackrell found a spot behind the secondary and waited for the throw. Parker hit his wide open receiver for a long touchdown.

Parker went nine for 12 for 113 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Asure McMillan ran in an eight-yard touchdown with 8:20 left in the fourth quarter to give Mesa a 13-3 lead.

Brophy’s attempts at a comeback never really got off the ground afterwards as they went three and out on their next two drives.

Brophy’s last ditch effort at a comeback started with 2:09 remaining in the game when Knox opened Brophy’s final drive with a 51-yard pass to Dennard.

After that, Knox threw three straight incompletions and a Garoutte 55-yard field goal attempt was no good. Garoutte hit one of three field goal attempts in the game, but did come up big on defense early on, picking off Parker and getting a sack.

“We knew we needed to throw, we

were just unable to do it. Our defense played well, we just didn’t capitalize,” said coach Mr. Scooter Molander after his team’s tough, season-ending loss.

Brophy finished the season with a 9-3 record.

Mesa moved on to face undefeated Mountain Pointe in the semi-final round of the state playoffs.

Photo by Rob March ’11Brophy senior Max Leonesio ‘10 charges through a hole Nov. 20 against Mesa in the second round of the state playoffs.

To see the season’s best football photos, go to

roundup.brophyprep.org.

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Yoga Month Awareness Campaign, yoga can help relieve muscle tension, counter depression, reduce risks for heart disease, lower blood pressure and ease chronic back pain.

It can also just be relaxing.“It is relaxing and helps on the days after

weight training,” said Jasper Liu ’12, a baseball player who has used yoga for two years now.

“We enjoy it; it’s a welcome addition to practicing every day,” Liu added.

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Broncos pounce Mountain Ridge Lions in 1st round shutoutBrophy 24

Mountain Ridge 0By Erik T. Masingill ’12

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It took the Broncos a while to get the engine running Nov. 13 in the first round of the 2009 playoffs, but by night’s end No. 3 Brophy drove to a 24-0 shutout over No. 14 seed Mountain Ridge.

There were a total of eight turnovers in the matchup, and 20 penalties between both teams.

“This game was not a pretty win, but not every game of high school playoff football is pretty,” coach Mr. Scooter Molander said. “We will look at the film tomorrow morning and see what adjustments we can make for next week.”

The Broncos started by recovering an onside kick. However, three plays for only seven yards brought a 60-yard field goal attempt for Alex Garoutte ’10. The kick was short by about a yard.

The Lions’ first play of their drive was a long half-back pass for 59 yards. It set up a 31-yard field goal attempt. However, it was blocked by the Brophy special teams.

Both teams then turned the ball over twice leading to the first quarter’s end with no score.

A Jose Molina ’11 interception set up the first points of the game early in the second quarter. Chase Knox ’12

took it in for a one-yard touchdown and a lead of 7-0 with 10:12 remaining in the half.

Some trickery at the line of scrimmage by the Lions gave them more yardage to build on, but yet again, the Brophy defense came up big as Tom Woodward ’10 caused a fumble and recovered it at their own 17 yard line. At halftime the scoreboard showed Brophy up 7-0.

In the third quarter Ross Luther ’10 grabbed the third Brophy interception, setting up a Garoutte 50-yard field goal attempt. He connected to give Brophy a 10-0 lead with 7:33 left in the quarter.

The Bronco defense shut down the Lions for the rest of the game and Bryan Gomez ’10 came up with a fourth quarter interception.

Backup running back for Max Leonesio ’10, Kevin Molloy ’11, contributed with a 36-yard touchdown run for a 17-0 lead with 8:45 left in the game.

Another one-yard touchdown run from Knox finished the game as Brophy triumphed 24-0.

Leonesio had 117 yards rushing from 17 attempts on the ground only playing the first half. Molloy played the second half and brought in the touchdown rush for the running back duo.

Knox was busy with two rushing touchdowns, both from one yard. He went 11 of 22 in passing with 121 yards in the air and 59 yards rushing.

“I was never worried we were going to

lose this game after we played like we did in the first half,” Knox said. “Every time I go out there, no matter who we play, I feel we can come back from a deficit and win the game.”

Mr. Molander said his team was able to capitalize on big plays and a quality start by Knox.

“Tonight was a great job managing the game. We converted on third downs and

made big plays that helped us a lot. I feel that Knox is doing a tremendous job as the starting quarterback of this playoff team considering he is a sophomore.”

Bronco soccer shaping up for new season, welcomes younger playersBy Beau W. Peterlin ’10

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“Ole! Ole! Ole!” will soon be heard echoing from the sidelines of Loyola Field as the Bronco soccer team takes to the turf for this upcoming season.

The soccer team has one preseason scrimmage and opened game play on Dec. 1 against Horizon High School on Loyola Field at 6 p.m.

This year’s team started with tryouts where 90 hopefuls were looking for spots on either varsity or junior varsity team. The varsity team this year has 23 students and many young players, including five freshman and two sophomores.

However, despite many new arrivals and loss of seniors from last year’s team, head coach Mr. Marc Kelly ’87 has faith in his freshmen. Especially a select few known as the “Fab-Five.”

“I think many of those could play and probably will play and may get starting spots,” Mr. Kelly

said. Even though the team is heavily weighted in

underclassmen “the seniors are—I think—our top players,” Mr. Kelly said.

Some of the seniors to look for this season are goalie Patrick Poblete ’10, Graham Smith ’10 and Brian Hines ’10.

Mr. Kelly also said he believes that his very team is well rounded. This should help as they play some of the top teams in the country over winter break in the Oceanside Tournament in California.

“We’re solid, we have good players, we’re good throughout offense/defense. It should be a good year for us,” said Mark Mandalla ’11, a recently injured player.

Follow the soccer season online at www.brophysoccer.com.

Photo by Andrew Ahearne ’11Josh Dennard ’11 leaps to bring down a pass in a first round victory over Mountain Ridge Nov. 13.

Photo by Ryan Johnson ’10Coach Marc Kelly lectures his players Nov. 16 as they prepare for the upcoming season.

Brophy Swim and Dive brings home title—againBy Ian C. Beck ’12THE ROUNDUP

Brophy has won 22 consecutive state swimming titles as of Nov. 7.

The senior swimmers have been alive four fewer years than this streak, to put it in perspective.

“A lot of people expect it,” said coach Mr. Patrick O’Neill.

Eight out of 18 swimmers in the meet were swimming in the state competition for the first

time, making it a new and exciting experience for some on the team.

Brophy outscored Desert Vista 545 to 256, led by their medley relay team of Louis Wojciechowski ’12, John Wojciechowski ’10, Harrison Gibson ’10 and Brian Stevens ’11.

The relay team broke the former state record with a time of 1.32.33 and brought home a gold medal. The medley relay consists of the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.

John Wojciechowski and Gibson were the team’s two captains as voted on by the members of

the squad. The two of them along with Stevens and

Jeremy Becker ’11 were the leaders of the team

this year.

Some individual winners included Chris Webb

’12 in the 500 freestyle, John Wojciechowski in

the 50 free and 100 fly and Stevens, who won the

100 free and the 200 free.

The 400 freestyle relay team, which consisted

of John Wojciechowski, Stevens, Becker and

Webb, won by more than four seconds.

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Golf state team welcomes strong-putting freshman prospectBy Rohan Andresen ’12

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As the varsity golf team progressed late into their season, they welcomed an unordinary person onto the state team: a freshman.

Tyler Kertson ’13 is one of the smallest and youngest members of the team, but that doesn’t stop him from also being one of the best players.

Kertson said he began playing when he was only two years old with plastic golf clubs in the backyard. Watching his dad play in local tournaments, Kertson’s thirst for competition grew and he began playing competitively.

Before playing at Brophy, Kertson played in Junior Golf Association of Arizona tournaments, which he has won before.

At Brophy, he was one of a few freshmen who made the varsity team.

He said that golf has enabled him to meet new people and make new friends, though he did confess it was hard to get well acquainted with students on the team because of the incontrovertible age difference.

Even with the age gap, teammates see his potential

and happy demeanor. “Tyler is a great new addition to the team and

he’s fun to have around. In practice, Tyler works hard and he’s smart in the way he goes about his business,” said David Lowe ’11.

The team members are not the only people happy to have Kertson on the team.

“Tyler is a very good player, he’s been good for us this year,” said golf coach Mr. Jon Shores. Mr. Shores added that Kertson’s strongest point is putting and he is one of the best putters on the team.

“Anytime you bring up Tyler’s name (everybody) thinks of putting, because he’s a good putter. He makes more long putts than any kid I’ve ever seen,” Mr. Shores said.

Kertson’s coach and teammates said they hope he continues to play well and that he has the potential to have a big impact in the future success of the program.

Kertson said he hopes to one day play golf at Stanford and maybe even to be a professional golfer. His best score to date is three under par at a 69, and he has had one hole-in-one.

Photo by Brad Lowe ’12Tyler Kertson ’13 is all smiles after a successful season that landed him on the state team.

Basketball shoots for performance, not ranking in new yearTeam optimistic despite loss

of key seniorsBy Ulises Araiza ’11THE ROUNDUP

The Brophy Varsity basketball team is looking towards a bright future.

At the end of the last season, the team was ranked 12th in the 5A-I division, and 21st in the state, but coach Mr. Tony Fuller is not concerned about how they finished the season, rather how they played.

Last season the team defended well, despite turning the ball over too much and not making enough shots from the field.

In the off season, the team has been working on their free throws, turn overs and motion defense. They have also been lifting, running and watching film to better their game.

Mr. Fuller said he believes he has a good, young, group of guys who have a good attitude and are listening to their coaching staff. The team also has a good group of seniors who can lead the younger players.

Despite losing vital seniors last year such as Tyler Hornacek ’09 and Marques Valdez ’09, Mr. Fuller hopes this year’s seniors step up and do the same job as past players.

Two of those seniors are forward/center John LaVanway ’10 and point guard Ryan Milne ’10. This will be their second and third year on the team, respectively.

Both of them said they have worked hard in the offseason to prepare for their final year, not only by going to team practices but also by running, lifting and working on their own.

Mr. Fuller said that he thinks every game this season will be a challenge since the Broncos have the toughest schedule in the state. However he has “supreme confidence” in this year’s team.

“In the past our minds have been clouded with selfish priorities,” Milne said. “If we have everyone on the team able to buy into one thing, winning, we’ll be right on track. And as long as our minds don’t get cloudy, we’ll stay on track.”

“The goal is to win Brophy’s first (basketball) state championship,” Mr. Fuller said. “Students should come out and cheer loud—just like for all the other sports. Like that song—‘don’t stop believing.’”

Photo by Rob March ’11From left to right: John LaVanway ’10, Thomas Moran ’10, Niko Panagiotakopoulos ’10, Michael Brennan ’10 and Ryan Milne ’10 lead the basketball team into a new season.

Brophy Cross Country sprints into 5th at state meet, 2 place in top 20By Chase Stevens ’12

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On Saturday, Nov. 7 more than 25 teams participated in the 2009 AIA State Cross Country Tournament, and the Brophy squad placed fifth.

In first place was Jorge Martinez, from Alhambra High School, with a total time of 15:43:673. Coming in second in the race was Jeffrey Segovia, from Trevor G. Brown High School, with a time

of 15:47:791. From Corona del Sol, Garrett Baker-Slama took third place with a time of 16:09:926.

Taking 10th place, and first among Brophy’s runners, was Brock Ghelfi ’12, with a time of 16:22:548. Second among Brophy’s runners was Matthew Xuereb ’10, getting 12th place overall. His time was 16:25:890.

In overall team ranking, Alhambra High School took first out of 25 schools, with 84 total points. The total time

of their runners was 1:22:12:950. In second place was Corona del Sol with 102 points. Their total time was 1:22:50:891. Third was Mountain View, with a total time of 1:23:05:197.

Brophy rounded out the top five, with 145 points and a total time of 1:24:00:583.

The point system works much like golf; the team with the lowest points wins.

Photo by Brian Frederick ’11

Brophy runners take off at the state meet Nov. 7. The team finished 5th out of 25 schools.

Follow the basketball team in their quest for success online at roundup.brophyprep.org

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By Michael Mandeville ’11The Roundup

When indie-folk group Monsters of Folk rolled into downtown’s Orpheum Theater in late October, there were certainly high expectations for the group.

This was especially true in terms of what Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket and M. Ward were going to achieve with their personal work.

Back in 2004 the group congregated for handful of shows under the banner “An Evening with Conor Oberst, Jim James, and M. Ward,” playing as an off shoot of each of the musician’s core bands. A few years later the band reassembled for an album, and are now embarking of a world tour.

The eclectic crowd of what seemed like 12-year-olds all the way to the middle aged was definitely pleased.

Fortunately, the group’s distinguished members each gave the audience their fair share of solo material through full-band performances as well as solo sets.

Full-band highlights included the

group’s rendition of My Morning Jacket’s “Smokin from Shootin,” where Jim James’s jam-rock roots really revealed themselves through extended breakdowns and guitar solos.

Also, the encore of Bright Eye’s “At the Bottom of Everything” included the distribution of verses between the singers, and astonished the lively crowd filling it with clapping and singing.

The solo sets were like comparing apples to oranges; they all performed through their unique talents.

Ward’s solo performance of four songs really proved his mastery over the guitar in pieces like “One Hundred Million.” It also showed how haunting his voice actually can be, especially under a single spotlight in a pitch dark space.

More interesting though was experiencing the live dynamics of these talented musicians’ collective release.

In songs like “Temazcal” and “The Sandman, the Brakeman, and Me” that have a particular focus on Oberst and Ward, the construction of the vocal harmonies and instrumentation between the remaining members left the crowd stunned.

The collective performance was able

to move the crowd that would offer little response at the start of a song to a swarm of enthusiasm by each song’s end.

While the self-titled album was exceptional, the adaptations of each song live definitely surpassed the recorded

versions, making for an astounding live experience.

Indie-supergroup hypnotizes thousands at Orpheum Theater

Photo by Michael Mandeville ’11Monsters of Folk perform at the downtown Orpheum Theater in late October.

Mac’s MealsBy James McElwee ’10

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China Chili is a fairly popular Chinese restaurant located on 3rd Street, just south of Osborn.

China Chili offers a very large menu, with lots of good choices. With a menu the size of China Chili’s you can get a lot of overlap;

however, it seems that everything meshes well together. One dish, Sichuan prawns, which are jumbo shrimp battered and

fried then tossed with a spicy garlic sauce, is really quite good. Another dish, Sichuan beef, that has the same preparation and sauce

of the Sichuan prawns, but manages to have a style and flavor of its own. So while there may be some overlap, the proteins manage to make them a whole other dish.

The meals at China Chili can be slightly expensive for your high school student; most dishes average around $10-15 during their dinner hours.

One saving grace though is that everything in their dinner seating

is served family style. Large portions are served in the middle to accommodate sharing, so two dishes can easily feed four people and create a good group atmosphere

They also have a lunch-time special, perfect for Friday afternoons after school.

The lunch menu features a somewhat limited selection, but they are all the most popular, and thus better-tasting, items on the menu. You get a cup of the soup of the day, a vegetable egg roll and steamed rice with your entrée, all for around $8.

One important caveat is that their lunch menu is not served family style.

However, China Chili makes its living off of lunch-time turnover, so they may seem to rush you a little bit.

All in all, for a place with as many chances for things to go wrong as China Chili has, it has a lot of good menu items.

The sizzling black pepper chicken, which literally sizzles when it is brought to the table, is a delicious combination of white meat chicken, onions and peppers in a black pepper sauce.

While the dish is delicious, there are some bites that taste more like black pepper than others, which can become a little overwhelming at times.

Two of their staple dishes, orange and lemon chicken, are really good. The orange chicken is spicier than the lemon chicken, and they both have a good citrus taste that is not too overwhelming.

For a menu with more tasty dishes than you would believe, China Chili receives 3.5 out of 5.

China Chili provides delicious dishes, large selection, group dining

‘The Fourth Kind’ proves to be unbelievable as based-on-true-story flickBy Ulises Araiza ’11 THE ROUNDUP

“The Fourth Kind” may seem like just another PG-13 thriller movie, but it can leave viewers questioning the supernatural.

There is something strange going on in the quaint town of Nome, Alaska. Dr. Abigail Emily Tyler has made it her mission to try and figure out what is wrong, but the truth ends up costing her more than she would have ever expected.

The movie is supposedly based off actual audio and visual recordings, as well as an extensive account by Dr. Abigail Emily Tyler, who is played by actress Milla Jovovich. The film includes clips of Dr. Tyler as herself being interviewed by director Olatunde Osunsanmi as well as in clips of “paranormal experiences.”

Several of Dr. Tyler’s patients report seeing a white owl at night that does not seem to go away. When the same patients are placed under hypnosis, the owl they once saw is no longer an owl, rather something out of this world.

As Dr. Tyler ventures further and further into the unknown, she is visited by the supernatural beings, and believes she was even abducted by them after hearing a recording of herself screaming, and finding scratch marks on the floor of her room which were presumably made when the “aliens” dragged her out.

Not only do the aliens abduct people, but they also communicate in Sumerian, the oldest language known to man, as well as claim to be God.

In general, “The Fourth Kind” was a good movie with a clear plot and

mission, and Osunsanmi presents Dr. Tyler’s story with careful evidence.

However after doing some searching, I discovered that in reality the film is only loosely based off of real occurrences, and there is no real evidence of the events that transpired throughout the film.

So then who is the real Dr. Tyler? Googling her name did not bring up any substantial results; in fact it is likely that Dr. Tyler is herself an actress.

By marketing “The Fourth Kind” as based off of true events, there is an even

greater sense of fear that is created in the audience, but knowing the “true events” are for the most part fabricated takes away much of the initial fear and originality.

Despite the film’s plot being fabricated, “The Fourth Kind” can still make one wonder what else is out there in the universe and if perhaps whoever is out there may already be here on Earth.

I give “The Fourth Kind” 3 out of 5 stars, but in the end you decide what you want to believe.

Photo by Matt Habib ’10China Chili is located on 3rd Street south of Osborn.

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Game developer Bioware has truly outdone itself.

The creator of popular and successful role-playing games like “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic,” “Mass Effect” and “Baldur’s Gate” among others, has once again raised the bar with its new “dark heroic fantasy” “Dragon Age: Origins.”

‘Wild Things’ speaks to inner child

By Sean Harris ’11THE ROUNDUP

It is rare when a movie based on a book summarizes everything the book was enjoyed for.

It is even rarer to find a movie that will add a new layer of complexity to the story. Studios often make the mistake of taking a well known property (“Harry Potter” for instance) and mass-producing it to the public with little respect given to the original source material.

“Where the Wild Things Are” represents what can be done when the story is given proper respect.

Web comic artists starve their way onto the Internet

sceneBy Alex Pearl ’10THE ROUNDUP

“Garfield,” “Family Circus” and “Grin and Bear It” had better watch their syndicated backsides – there’s a new source of entertainment in town.

It’s free, it’s uncensored and it’s motivated. It’s the Web comic.

Emerging artist ‘rockets’ to the moon with new release

By Beau W. Peterlin ’10THE ROUNDUP

In a world where technology is advancing faster than the latest techno beat, new artists emerge from being a no body to popularity in seconds, just by numerous clicks on YouTube or Pandora.

One of the latest fads in the music scene these days is a single man band who uses synthesizer vocals and drum kits to make their music.

Along the lines PlayRadioplay! and Owl City, a slightly less known band by the name of A Rocket to The Moon recently emerged on to the music scene.

Get LostBy Adam Triplett ’10

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The Tonto National Forest, which stretches across most of Arizona, offers beautiful scenery and great weekend getaways.

The Four Peaks Wilderness Area is no different. Just north of Mesa on Highway 87, on the way to Payson, is a great location to camp without being to far from home.

When you look towards the east from the Valley it is possible to see the four jagged peaks looming above the horizon, the highest of which is Brown’s Peak, standing at 7,600 feet.

As far as camping goes, there are many spots that are directly next to the road. This area can easily be traveled by passenger cars, but some areas of the road can be washed out during the more rainy times of year.

The Four Peaks Road itself is a right turn on Highway 87 about 15 miles outside of Fountain Hills. At the first fork in the road take a left and continue straight. This road will lead to camping spots, several dead end turnoffs, and most importantly of all, to the top of the peaks.

At night on the peaks, the lights of the city twinkling in the distance are beautiful and certainly add a great view for the trip.

Along with the scenery of the Four Peaks, just south is Saguaro Lake. This is one of the largest OHV, off-

highway vehicle, area in the east valley.About three miles south on Highway 87 from Four

Peaks is the turnoff for Saguaro Lake. This area provides a great area to kick back and relax with friends.

The turnoff from the 87 is called the Bush Highway and a few miles south down the road is a left turn for Butcher Jones Road. This leads to Cove 1, which is one of the many inlets from the lake where boats pull in and people can relax by the water.

For the more adventurous types, there is a wash leading from Butcher Jones with several trails splintering off towards the other Coves, all the way to Cove 9. However, keep in mind this is not a good area to go alone; always bring at least a friend or even better, another vehicle.

Get out, have some fun and enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Arizona.

Four Peaks provides weekend getaway

Photo By Adam Triplett ’10A scenic view of the Four Peaks taken from near Saguaro Lake.

Paranormal Activity offers genuine fear, scaresBy Sean Harris ’11THE ROUNDUP

Jump scares and buckets of blood: these are things that I have come to expect from horror movies.

It would seem that people have forgotten what horror movies should do. They should play on the audience’s fears, leaving them emotionally unsettled.

Along comes the much hyped “Paranormal Activity,” a pseudo-documentary film that will leave audiences afraid to turn off the lights at night.

The film introduces us to Micah (Micah Sloat) and Katie (Katie Featherston), a happy young couple. They have their problems, most notable being

the supernatural “thing” that has been haunting Katie since she was a little girl.

Now the “thing” is back and it is worse than ever, and wanting to ease his girlfriend’s fears, Micah decides to set up a camera in their bedroom to tape anything unusual.

What starts as a joke soon turns serious as the couple discovers what has been haunting Katie is much worse than they had previously thought.

It is no surprise that the best parts of “Paranormal Activity” are the nighttime scenes.

The film builds towards these scenes excellently, and there is the sense that something very evil is toying with the couple while they are asleep. This feeling of powerlessness is brought into the movie at times and will likely stay with viewers long after the film ends.

The ending is perfect. The whole movie comes to a creepy climax that brings to mind such movies as “The Exorcist.”

As for the handheld camera, it adds a unique layer to a typical ghost story. This tactic also allowed the film to make a huge profit, as it cost just cost $15,000 to produce.

Unfortunately, the film suffers from an incredibly slow build. Most of the movie is spent during the day with Micah and Katie and they are not interesting characters; at times they are just downright stupid.

Also most of the big scares are saved for the ending, while the beginning serves as a foundation.

Still, you can still find real scares in the movie and that is an accomplishment in itself.

3 out of 5 Horseshoes

Solo act Owl City’s latest album not worth a hootBy Chase Stevens ’12

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Every once in a while, a musician comes along and revolutionizes music with great visionary skills, genius writing and incredible talent.

Adam Young, the musician behind Owl City, is not one of these people.

Owl City’s first major album, “Ocean Eyes,” was released on iTunes on July 14, while the physical copy was released on July 28. Owl City consists of Adam Young, and only Adam Young. He started out by writing his music in his parent’s basement.

Before “Ocean Eyes,” Adam Young had released two independent albums on his own. He gained popularity through putting his songs on Myspace.com.

“Ocean Eyes” is Owl City’s first major album. If you like electronica and pop music, then you’ll love “Ocean Eyes.” Young maintains a good mix of electronica and

pop throughout the album. That being said, if you have music taste above that of a 12-year-old who listens to Radio Disney, then Owl City is not for you.

The hit single of “Ocean Eyes” is the song “Fireflies.” With the Auto-Tune vocals and nonsensical lyrics it’s a wonder as to how it got to No. 1 on the charts.

The lyrics are horrible. Lightning bugs aren’t going to give you hugs. I don’t care about the description of the disco ball and other random items in your room. And yes, we get it, you like to believe planet Earth spins slowly.

Sarcasm aside, the lyrics make no sense at all.The fact that Adam Young’s voice is essentially run

through a synthesizer makes him indistinguishable from every other musician who has bought a copy of Auto-Tune and magically produced a top 40 song.

The other songs are mainly like “Fireflies,” except no better.

“Umbrella Beach” is more hyperactive than a three-year-old who just ate a Hershey’s chocolate bar.

“Hello Seattle” is also a foul perpetuator of horrible lyrics and bad synthesizer.

An example of better music is the solo project The Postal Service. The man behind The Postal Service is Ben Gibbard, along with producer Jimmy Tamborello. While Tamborello helps with some instruments, the majority of music by The Postal Service is performed by Gibbard.

With similarities in style, vocals and band setup, many people think that Owl City is a rip-off of The Postal Service. Even Young himself admits that Owl City sounds a lot like The Postal Service.

If I had to give this album a rating, it would be 2 out of 5 stars. “Ocean Eyes’” only redeeming quality is that it’s a somewhat different sound in the mainstream music, and can be catchy at times.

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Have you heard any wise words lately? Send them to Entertainment Editor James McElwee ’10 at roundup@brophyprep.org.

“You want an Eskimo pie?” – Mr. Chad Unrein impersonating what a nice mother would offer in a

story.

“This is an AP class?”–Ms. Christine Gallagher

questioning the performance of a class she subbed for

“I have said so many inappropriate things today, I just want to curl up in a ball and cry myself to sleep.”

–Mr. John Damaso ’97

“You never call a woman larger.”

–Dr. Sam Ewing to Mac Regan ’12 after he commented on a Baroque

painting

“Guys whose names I do not know, stop punching each other.”

– Mr. Chad Unrein

“Last night I was watching a show on PBS—don’t laugh at that.”

–Dr. Sam Ewing

“I’m Michael Jordan, I can do what he can do.”

–Mr. Bosco Ho, S.J., about his basketball prowess

“Don’t think—that’s your worst attribute.”–Mr. Tim Sanford in jest to a student

“And now, there’s actual fist-fights that are breaking out in the town hall meetings. And I have to say this, if you get injured while fighting against health care, you have to lie there and bleed. You just do. I’m sorry.”

–Bill Maher

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Reddit wrangles remarkable readsBy Daniel Robb ’10THE ROUNDUP

If you’re ever sitting at home with nothing to do, I have a suggestion: Get your Internet browsin’ boots on and put Reddit.com in your address bar.

Reddit is a social media site that will entertain, edify and enthrall you.

The purpose of Reddit is for users to submit links to content they find on the Internet. Other users judge whether the links are useful, interesting or just plain fun.

If you go to Reddit.com, you will see a long list of links, with numbers next to them. Click on one of the arrows next to the link to either “up-vote” or “down-vote” a link.

The links are then ranked based on certain criteria, which you can organize by clicking the tabs at the top of the list. These are: “hot,” or what is most popular at the moment (this is the default view); “new,” which simply displays the newest links submitted; “controversial;” and “top,” which displays the posts which have accumulated the greatest number of up-votes for all time.

These categories are simply for the front page. The real bulk of Reddit is the different “sub-Reddits,” or communities of “Redditors” (Reddit users) that focus on a specific topic. Some of the different sub-Reddits are listed at the very top of the page, while the rest can be accessed by clicking “more.”

Some of the more popular sub-Reddits include “Technology,” “Politics,” “World News” and “Entertainment,” and span to other topics, such as “Music,” “Gaming,” “Sports” and “Economics.” These sections are really where you get the most amount of content. You can choose which are relevant to your interests and subscribe to them, which allows links from the section to appear on your front page.

Probably the most important part of Reddit is the community. The users that make up the Reddit community are diverse and the success of Reddit relies on them.

The comment system allows for the community to discuss each link. Each of the comments you submit are judged with the same voting system as the links themselves. Helpful posters and people who contribute constructively are up-voted by fellow users and gain “karma,” which helps to measure your contribution to the Reddit community.

All content is user-submitted, and user-judged, and when you go on Reddit there is a certain code of conduct which you are expected, though not required, to follow. Reddit also values original sources of content and judgment based on quality and not opinion. The Reddit community itself wrote a “reddiquette” section of the Web site that is linked at the bottom of the front page.

So if you choose to become a Redditor you can find some sub-Reddits tailored to your interest and become a part of the growing Reddit community.

By Dallas Ducar ’10THE ROUNDUP

What is your name and year?My name is Megan Maerowitz, I am a senior at

Xavier.Christmas is coming up, are you excited?Yeah, I’m excited. It’s a good time—it’s always

fun— always a lot of cheer going on and jolliness.If you could have anything at all for

Christmas, what would it be?Anything at all? Oh! A new car. Definitely a new

car.What type of car?Convertible preferably but—any car will do. Any

car that runs I guess. Do you still believe in Santa?Yes I do. Yes, I believe in Santa. I don’t know what

kind of question that even is—I don’t even know.So what do you say to those who do not

believe in Santa?I just tell them to look deep inside their soul and

reevaluate their life.How do you feel about the Christmas

dance?I think it’s cool because all the girls get excited—

they get dressed up—have a lot of fun so I’m exited for it.

Do you think boys put enough effort into

the Christmas dance?Not so much, I don’t think they get as excited, but

I mean the guy will have fun if he has a good date and I’m sure they have fun.

If you could go with anyone to the Christmas dance, ANYONE at all, who would it be?

I would probably do that one dude from “Twilight,” or I’d go with Bob Marley—he’d be a fun Christmas dance date.

Who would win in a fight? A velociraptor or a samurai?

A samurai has swords so I’m going to go with samurai.

Any reason you would pick the samurai besides the swords?

Well—just because he has swords, and he has ninja stars and stuff like that. I’m sure he’s trained and stuff.

What do you do for fun?Probably just hang out with friends, just relax,

have a good time, try to get my mind off school, movies.

What is your opinion of the ICC’s record of prosecution of national leaders charged with crimes against humanity such as Radovan Karadzic and Omar al-Bashir?

Oh, I’m very passionate about that, I just—I can’t even discuss it, it’s too hurtful.