The Roundup Edition 7 (May 2010)

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Two tenured teachers retire after 60 combined years at Brophy

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Dance policy stays the same despite concern

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Succow earns 600th win with baseball victory over Hamilton

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Teachers duke it out in the annual Battle Royale

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College Bound

Mayasich continues to inspire as Man of the YearGuardiola, Ahmed named

runners-upBy Michael Mandeville ’11

THE ROUNDUP

The Roundup is proud to name Robby Mayasich ’10 the 2010 Man of the Year.

Over the past few months Mayasich has touched the hearts of Brophy and its surrounding community unlike anyone ever expected.

Shortly after running a leg of the Ragnar Relay race in late February, Mayasich was hit by a car near the Lake Pleasant area. He died four days later on March 2.

The Roundup presented the award at the school awards assembly April 30. Robby’s father Dan Mayasich accepted the award on his behalf.

During his time at Brophy, Mayasich proved to embody Brophy’s Graduate at Graduation characteristics, making him a true Man for Others.

“It didn’t take four years for Robby to become the ultimate ‘Grad at Grad’,” said Ms. Katie Cardinali in an e-mail. “Many of us witnessed how he lived out each characteristic in a variety of capacities.”

Mayasich was constantly engaged in school work, extracurricular activities and his hobbies.

He was a part of the Brophy varsity lacrosse team,

See MAN OF YEAR, Page 3

Photo Courtesy of the Mayasich

Family Robby Mayasich ’10 with his Grandmother Shirley, better known as “Granny Shirley.” The Roundup selected Mayasich as the 2010 Man of the Year, an honor given to one senior each year.

Staff Editorial

Tuition increases in Arizona again Students question in state or out for college

Inside• Study measures freshmen, senior faithSee News, Page 4• Editors-in-Chief bid farewellSee Opinions, Page 5

• Critics recommend cutting senior yearSee Opinions, Page 5• Juniors need to take the lead nowSee Opinions, Page 6

• Championships and heartbreaks in sports recapSee Sports, Page 7• Athletes bound for college playSee Sports, Page 8

See TUITION, Page 4

By Ulises Araiza ’11THE ROUNDUP

Staying in state for college might not be the bargain it once was.

The Arizona Board of Regents approved a sharp tuition hike ranging from 15.7 to 20.4 percent at all three in-state public universities.

At Arizona State University alone, state funding has been cut by 26 percent or $104 million since 2008, according to ASU News, while the University of Arizona has seen cuts of $100 million in state funds.

For the incoming 2010-2011 school year, tuition for new resident undergraduates at ASU who are not on a tuition commitment has increased 19.8 percent from $6,507 to $7,793, not including mandatory fees and other essential expenses.

NAU faces more than a $30 million budget cut while at the same time receiving an increase of more than 2,000 students, according to the NAU Office of Public Affairs.

University presidents are turning to tuition bills to fill school coffers.

Brophy college counselor Mr. Tom Succow said he believes the tuition increases were unfortunate but necessary.

Brophy students also weighed in on the tuition hike. “I feel bad for all those people who stay in state for the

only reason that it is cheaper and now they not going to have as much of an option,” said senior Antonio Duran ’10.

Senior Thomas Jewett ’10 added that, “now they are raising their tuition even more, making it harder and harder for kids to go to college.”

See COLLEGES, Page 2

About 60 percent of Broncos traditionally attend ASU, UofA or NAU

By James “Buffalo” Saint Amour ’10THE ROUNDUP

Every year at this time the thought that is on every senior’s mind is “where am I going to college?”

This year Brophy’s seniors are heading to a variety of schools in each of the four corners of the country.

But do students seem to prefer out of state schools over the institutions that are here in Arizona?

Bryan Saba ’10 is one of many students who will be attending an

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out-of-state school as he heads to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

“I wanted a private, Jesuit institution, which are two things I could not find in state,” Saba said. “I also wanted to have a change, and that meant that I wanted to move away.”

Brandon Parrone ’10 felt much the same as Saba.

“I really like going out of town and

exploring new places. I’m tired of Arizona and I’m really excited to go somewhere new.”

Students such as Rhoads Mikkelson ’10 who will be attending Northern Arizona University believe staying in state is a better option for them.

“In-state is the financially responsible choice,” Mikkelson said, “NAU is also a great fit for me because it is close but not too close to home, and more importantly because of its esteemed School of Forestry, my intended major.”

Even with these reasons, the idea of

going somewhere foreign gives many students a sense of adventure, crossing the theoretical threshold and stepping into the new light of college life.

This idea is one that is certainly

prevalent throughout this year’s senior class.

This seems to be the case with Ryan Tiglas ’10.

“Schools in this state are fine, they have their pros and cons, just the pros and cons of some out-of-state schools fit me better,” Tiglas said.

Planning on heading to Texas Christian University Tiglas also said, “I want to broaden my horizons and there are more opportunities out of state.”

According to Ms. Mary Novak from the counseling department,

traditionally about 60 percent of Brophy students will attend college in state, but those numbers fluctuate from year to year.

Ms. Novak also said that the current situation with the economy and the relatively new Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University could have more graduating seniors looking at the in-state schools.

In a Roundup poll, 26 out of 50 seniors said that they would be attending college in state next year.

From COLLEGES, Page 1

In state or out? Seniors polled: 50

Seniors Staying in State: 26 Seniors Going out

of State: 24

Laverman, Brennan retire after a combined 60 years at BrophyBy Mason Smith ’11The Roundup

This May, Mrs. Mary Laverman and Mr. Dave Brennan will be stepping down as Brophy teachers after a combined 60 years of experience.

Both will be retiring, Brennan after 35 years of teaching Latin and Laverman after 25 years of teaching Latin.

“I always get emotionally attached to them (students) and they have brought my life such meaning and purpose,” Mrs. Laverman said.

No longer will there be “Chicken Soup for the Soul” readings on Monday mornings in Mrs. Laverman’s class.

No more of Mr. Brennan’s sense of humor, according to Principal Mr. Bob Ryan, and no more seeing him as a familiar face at Brophy concerts.

Mr. Lloyd Daggett came to Brophy in 1992 and has known Mr. Brennan and Mrs. Laverman both on personal and professional levels.

To him they serve as “legendary iconic figures” and he said he believes that they are “irreplaceable works of art.”

“They both served as a mentor to me. I use them as a resource, support and they are both helping friends,” Mr. Daggett said, who currently teaches Latin I and Spanish.

Fellow Brophy faculty members and their students said they will miss both teachers.

Mr. Brennan has taught many students over the years; some are even now current Brophy teachers. Mr. Andy Schmidbauer ’88, who currently teaches Spanish, had Mr. Brennan for three years during his time as a student.

“He is one of the most intelligent people that I have ever known, and his intelligence, quick wit and humor will be missed in our department and on our campus,” Mr. Schmidbauer said in an e-mail interview.

Mr. Brennan and Mrs. Laverman have also taught countless Xavier students.

“I enjoyed Mrs. Laverman’s class because of the ‘Chicken

Soup for the Soul’ readings every morning, and how she would sing us Latin songs,” said Xavierite Sydney Hawes ’11.

More than 50 people applied for the Latin positions, according to Mr. Ryan.

“I know that no one is indispensible and life goes on,” Mrs. Laverman said. “I am very confident in the new Latin teacher’s abilities and know that she will do a fabulous job.”

Mr. Brennan, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova and a Master of Arts from the University of Missouri, is currently teaching Latin III and Latin IV.

He also is a beginning guitar teacher and helps with the Brophy Jazz Combo. He also likes to ride his horses in addition to teaching at Brophy, according to Mr. Daggett.

Mrs. Laverman earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hope College and attended the University of Nebraska Omaha for advanced studies.

She currently teaches Latin I and Latin II and is also involved in Wounded Healers, which is a grief support group for students mourning the loss of a family member.

“We will never fully replace the experience and expertise that Mary and Dave have brought to our department, but I know that they have left a deep impression on me, and have helped shape me as a student and a teacher,” Mr. Schmidbauer said.

For a combined 60 years, Mrs. Laverman and Mr. Brennan have been committed to their teaching here at Brophy. And now they will have more free time to spend with family and friends.

“I am going to have a lot more free time to spend with my husband and grandchildren. I will also have time to do more reading and perhaps some volunteering,” Mrs. Laverman said.

When asked about what it will feel like to leave Brophy after 35 years, Mr. Brennan said he had mixed emotions.

“I think it will involve a mixture of sadness, because Brophy has been my home for 35 years; but I am also excited by the thought of doing something different,” he said.

Photo by Josh Zillwood ’10Mrs. Mary Laverman and Mr. Dave Brennan stand in a courtyard at Brophy College Prep as the year comes to an end.

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Schmidbauer brings Mr. Miagi-like attitude to classroom

By Ian Beck ’11/THE ROUNDUP

The teacher walks through the aisles of his desks, shouting in apparent rage. He nears a student’s desk and raises a clenched fist, slamming it down on a computer and shattering it.

In this now popular video the reality is that the computer is stripped of all valuable parts, just a realistic technological shell. The teacher is Mr. Andy Schmidbauer ’88 and this is just one of the many ways the former Brophy student brings a funny, off-the-wall attitude to the classroom.

Dance policy remains unchanged despite behavior concernsBCP/XCP administration ponders

possibility of change By Sean Harris ’11THE ROUNDUP

The Great Hall vibrates with the pulsating sound of the latest hit songs as students dance along.

This has been a proud tradition carried out by the Brophy/Xavier dances; providing a fun and relaxing break from the stress of school, an outlet where students can hang out with their friends, have a good time and maybe meet that special someone.

Lately the dances have been viewed as controversial because contemporary dancing styles do not match with the expectations of the administration.

The obvious example of this is

“grinding,” something that has taken control of the dance floor and spread like wildfire. Because of this some people think that it is time for a change.

“Obviously we share our dances with Xavier and they felt like they had some real significant problems at their Winter Formal,” said Dean Mr. Jim Bopp. “We’ve come together to talk about how we might increase student awareness of the issue and make sure students know it’s something we’re concerned about.”

Whether such information is given by the Assistant Principal for Student Activities Mr. Jeff Glosser after the Student Council elections or in the body of a mass e-mail sent out by Xavier the Thursday before Prom, it is clear that Brophy/Xavier are trying to quash grinding.

While Xavier has been more vocal

about a possible change to the dance policy, Brophy has taken steps towards enforcement and awareness.

“I still think the vast majority of people are doing things the way we want and hope they will, but there is a significant percentage of people who aren’t,” Mr. Bopp said. “We have to see if we can’t correct that or get them to correct that.”

However, some Brophy faculty and staff members are still seeking a change to the policy.

“Among the staff we’re just concerned that there’s a lack of respect going on among the Brophy students as well as the Xavier students as far as the type and style of dancing that’s occurring,” said Mrs. Robin Miller. “Is it really necessary at a high school dance to have so much inappropriate behavior going on? It’s just general concern about

implementing more of an environment that supports self-respect.”

Mrs. Miller is a part of a committee formed by Mr. Stephen Johnson to bring to the administration their concerns and potential solutions.

Despite all the push for change, much of the student body has remained firm in its belief that there is no big issue behind dancing.

“Our mission on Student Council is to encourage people to come to the dances; they are allowed to dance closely but to keep in mind that it needs to be appropriate,” said Student Council member J.P Mulligan ’11. “They can’t take it to the extreme and as long as they are having a good time and keeping things pretty clean, they (the administration) are not going to have any problem with that.”

National Honors Society, Key Club, Beach Volley Club, led the Kairos 100 retreat and was an overall outstanding student and musician.

But there always has been more to him than just a list of activities.

Friends and family say something special about Mayasich was his ability to love others profusely and

respect himself.“Robby never compromised who he was for anything

or anyone, while he always used his gifts and talents to his full ability,” Ms. Cardinali said.

Mayasich’s will always be remembered at Brophy, in our surroundings, but more importantly in our hearts.

“His blend of love, intellect, artistry, compassion and determination will long be an example for all members

of the Brophy Community,” Ms. Cardinali said.Mayasich undoubtedly has fulfilled his role as a Man

for Others, so The Roundup is more than honored to award him with Man of the Year.

Editor’s note: This year’s Man of the Year selection process consisted of faculty nominations, senior voting and a final decision by The Roundup staff.

From MAN OF YEAR, Page 1

Ahmed, Guardiola named Man of the Year runners-upZayd Ahmed ’10

By Michael Mandeville ’11THE ROUNDUP

Running into senior Zayd Ahmed ’10 in the Information Commons for an interview, his kind and open heart was instantly apparent.

He has a certain humble nature that is very unique, and it is no wonder faculty and students nominated him for The Roundup’s Man of the Year award. The Roundup selected Ahmed as a runner-up for this year’s honor.

Ahmed is involved in a variety of activities around Brophy including the Key Club, National Honors Society, the swim team and Student Council this past year. Aside from those things, he has

also been on the Guatemala Nuestros Pequeño Hermanos immersion trip twice.

He said his favorite class has been Ms. Deborah Kauffman’s AP English IV because of her kind nature and the enjoyment he experiences discussing literature.

“Brophy is a brotherhood,” Ahmed said, “and the Graduate at Graduation ideas are something I aspire to be.”

He is currently deciding between University of Southern California in Los Angeles and Emory University in Atlanta.

“Get in the swing of things and get involved as much as possible so you can become immersed in the experience quicker,” Ahmed said as his advice for underclassmen.

Sal Guardiola ’10By Liam Martin ’10The Roundup

As Sal Guardiola ’10 walks through Brophy it’s not unusual for him to say “Hi” or give a friendly nod to many of the people he sees, from his friends to casual acquaintances to people he barely knows.

He has a quick wit and is almost always ready to share a laugh, but he’s also capable of being entirely serious.

The Roundup named Guardiola a 2010 Man of the Year runner-up.

“Brophy has given me purpose,” Guardiola said in a sincere, earnest tone of voice.

Guardiola credited Brophy with not only helping to change the way he sees his future, but also the way he sees

himself.Although he is on the executive board

of the National Honors Society, was a member of the diplomatic corps and was on Student Council for three years, Guardiola said that for him the best part of Brophy has been the retreats, one of which, Kairos 105, he recently led.

The retreats, he said, along with Mr. Stephan Johnson’s Christian Ethics class, his favorite class, have helped him to become a more spiritual person, more open to being “an instrument for God” and a man for others.

When he came to Brophy Guardiola said he planned to go to Harvard and become a doctor, because it is a “good job with money.”

But Mr. Johnson’s class, he said, challenged him to look at his life and improve it.

“Now I see myself as someone who’s

serving the needs of Latinos in the community or in the state or wherever I am in the future,” he said.

Next year he will be attending the University of New Mexico, where he will study Communications and Spanish, and afterwards pursue a law degree.

He advised freshmen to be open to

growth.“If you really open your heart to what

your teachers are saying, especially to the spiritual side … I think that by your senior year you’ll have gone through a lot of growth, (and) you’ll be a lot happier with your life as well,” he said.

Photo by Josh Zillwood ’10Sal Guardiola ’10 and Zayd Ahmed ’10 pose in front of the Brophy tower as Man of the Year finalists.

AP classes may make the difference at top-tier schools

By Alex Stanley ’12/THE ROUNDUP

Do colleges really take into account whether a student took Advanced Placement classes?

The quick answer is “yes,” but it is more complicated than that.

AP classes really only come into play when applying to a top-tier college, according to college counselors.

Keeping responsible credit in college

By Sam Fleury ’10/THE ROUNDUP

Low interest rates, no fees and balance transfers are catch phrases that fill college students’ mail boxes every year.

Credit card companies will swamp new students with offers that sound too good to be true. According to United College Marketing Services the average college student gets 25 to 50 solicitations a semester.

Incoming frosh con-tinue Brophy’s tradi-tion of diversity

By Ulises Araiza ’11/THE ROUNDUP

The incoming class of 2014 will continue Brophy’s tradition of diversity.

Approximately 340 current eighth graders will make up the newest Brophy freshman class next year, coming from more than 142 different schools, according to Director of Admissions Mr. Mike Ward.

However, the tuition increases were not unforeseen by all.

“I’m not surprised that there are increases because every college across the country, especially

private universities, increases tuition every year by a certain percentage,” said college counselor Mrs. Robin Miller.

So what is one possible consequence of the tuition increases for Brophy students?

“Students actually may find they will receive

better offers from out of state colleges through different scholarships, so it actually may be cheaper for students to go out of state than stay in state,” Mrs. Miller said.

Both Mrs. Miller and Mr. Succow agree it is never too early to start looking for college

scholarships, although they both acknowledge that it may be a laborious process especially if not starting early.

For more information on college scholarships visit www.fastweb.com or talk to your counselor.

From TUITION, Page 1

Popular items may come at nutritional high price

By Dallas Ducar ’10THE ROUNDUP

Chicken tenders, pizza and soda have been staples at Michael’s for the last four years, but more recently healthier alternatives have found their way onto the food provider’s menu.

The healthy options may not be as appealing to students as the standard lunchtime fare, but the options are in place. These include yogurt parfait, mixed fruit cups and garden salad.

Mr. Chris White, a health and sports medicine teacher, said he understands students may be more tempted to choose pizza over yogurt, but still would like to see more healthier alternatives offered.

“If it were up to me I would like to get rid of all high sugar items,” Mr. White

said. “I believe it drastically affects emotions, behavior, energy levels and the capacity to learn.”

When asked how the lunch provider selects the items for the menu, Chef David Knotter explained that it has been based off of trial and error, like many other restaurants.

Chef Knotter said he recognizes the unhealthiness in some of the food that students often choose.

“I know there are kids here who eat a pizza every day … it’s a high starch, high fat, high salt food and it is not good for you,” Chef Knotter said.

Mr. White’s health class surveyed the main courses, snacks and drinks that are provided in the Great Hall to compile all the nutritional information behind what is being served.

Mr. White noted that he would like to see Michael’s following the same health standards set by the Arizona Department of Education.

More than half of the snacks on Michael’s menu are over the 400 gram maximum amount of calories per serving based on standards set by the ADE.

As for entrees, both chicken tenders and the six inch pepperoni pizza are over the maximum amount of 300 calories per serving.

Chef Knotter said when asked about these results Brophy and Michael’s are private institutions and do not need to abide by ADE regulations.

Furthermore, Chef Knotter said that other restaurants such as Jack in the Box and Wendy’s do not follow these same nutritional guidelines, however students still choose to eat there.

Mr. White said calories and fat are another concern.

“A muffin has 440 calories and a pepperoni pizza has 723 calories … pepperoni pizza has about 28 grams of

fat while a cheese pizza only has nine grams,” he said.

“Even a bean and cheese burrito is a healthier alternative,” Mr. White said.

Chef Knotter said ideally, students would opt for healthier choices.

“Naked Juice, fruit cups, yogurt parfaits are all healthy alternatives. It’s not mandatory that you guys buy these items but we think that is what we should be doing,” he said.

Chef Knotter added that Chef Michael DeMaria, whom the restaurant is named after, has recently lost 50 pounds and has expressed interest in helping Brophy students learn more about what they are eating.

Chef DeMaria is very interested in educating the students and restructuring the lunch menu to allow for many more healthy alternatives.

“Maybe we could start out the next school year and have a program where

Chef Michael could come teach and try to provide healthier foods,” said Director of Facilities and Food Services Ms. Sherri Stephens.

Mr. White said he would be more than willing to work with Michael’s to provide healthier alternatives.

However, both Chef Knotter and Ms. Stephens said that change would most likely have to come from either the administration or the students themselves.

“If Michael’s was asked by the administration to work at providing a healthier menu … they would be willing to do that,” Ms. Stephens said.

When asked if Michael’s would support a few completely healthy days as a trial run for healthier foods and education, both Ms. Stephens and Chef Knotter said they would offer their support for the program.

To find out more about state nutritional requirements visit www.ade.state.az.us.

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New sports campus officially opens after years of planning$5.2 million complex opens

to athletes April 15By Liam Martin ’10THE ROUNDUP

The Brophy Sports Campus, several years in the making, officially opened in a ceremony on the morning of Thursday, April 15.

More than 300 students, faculty, coaches, administrators and guests gathered on the field and in the stands for the opening prayer.

“Heavenly Father, creator of the world and everything in it, we come together this beautiful morning to thank you for all the gifts you have given us,” began Fr. John McGarry S.J., Jesuit Provincial of the California Province. He then thanked the engineers, architects, nurserymen and all the people who worked to build the Sports Campus.

“Help us remember that all we do on and off these fields is for your greater glory,” Fr. McGarry finished.

After the prayer, Brophy President Fr. Eddie Reese, S.J. gave the introduction, saying, “This

will allow our athletes so much more opportunity.”He then thanked Fr. McGarry, Xavier Principal

Sister Joan Fitzgerald, BVM, Vice-Principle Sister Lynne Winsor, BVM, the Brophy Board of Regents, the Brophy Board of Trustees and all of the people who “shepherded this process and brought this day.”

Brophy Principal Mr. Bob Ryan gave the dedication, during which student and faculty representatives of the various Brophy and Xavier athletics departments were announced and went to stand in a circle in the middle of the field.

In a special thanks to the assistant principal for student activities, Mr. Jeff Glosser, Mr. Ryan said, “There is not a blade of grass or artificial surface (in this Sports Campus) that Jeff Glosser does not know by name. He has been here longer than anyone else who worked on this project.”

Then Fr. Reese blessed the field, walking with Mr. Ryan, Fr. Olivier, Fr. Reese, and Fr. McGarry to sprinkle holy water on the corners of the field.

The ceremony ended with a celebratory salvo from the water cannons with which the field is equipped.

The Sports Campus has been under construction for several years, and in planning stages for years before that. This portion of the campus was built

on a budget of $5.2 million, and an Olympic-size swimming pool, a weight room, and a new gym are planned, but do not yet have funding.

Study measures faith changes between senior, freshman years Dallas Ducar ’10

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Brophy prides itself on being the only Jesuit high school in Arizona since 1928 and on providing the impetus for spiritual growth in accordance with Jesuit ideals.

In a survey by The Roundup, in conjunction with Mr. Tim Sanford’s statistics class, 21 percent of the 70 seniors asked said their religious beliefs had changed from freshman to senior year.

Meanwhile, when 70 freshmen were asked the same question in March, 14 percent stated that their religious beliefs had already changed.

This same study also measured the faith of both classes by not just gauging whether their faith had grown weaker or stronger, but if they had began to believe in a god or disregard the existence of a higher power completely.

Out of the same percentage of seniors, 11 percent stated that they had lost faith while 10 percent explained how they had gained faith during their four years

at Brophy. Additionally, eight percent of freshmen

reported they had gained faith over their first year at Brophy while five percent had lost faith.

Out of those who responded, a majority declared themselves as Catholics. This was followed in order by non-denominational Christians, Atheists and Agnostics.

Other religions polled includes Lutherans, Deists, Hindus, Universalists, Episcopalians, Jews, Sikhs, Presbyterians, Muslims, Baptists

and Buddhists.Another 10 percent of the seniors

polled marked themselves as “spiritual” while no member of the freshman class considered himself solely spiritual.

“Synthesis teachers find a lot of students that find themselves to be spiritual but skeptical as well when dealing with religion,” said Mr. Jimmy Tricco, head of the religious department. “They (the students) don’t want to be tied down to form, doctrines, creeds because, to them, it feels like it is infringing on their freedom.”

On average, both the freshman and senior class believed that around 24 percent of Brophy students will have changed their beliefs from freshman to senior year. This perception was not far off from the recorded 21 percent of the senior class that actually did change their religious belief.

“Our mission as a whole is to bring students closer to God, it is rooted in Jesuit tradition,” Mr. Tricco said. “We must strive to find God in other people. That is what religion does for us, it allows us to experience with others.”

Photo by Chris Perkins ’11Brophy Principal Mr. Bob Ryan speaks during the grand opening of the new Brophy Sports Campus on April 15.

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Departing editor offers graduated wisdomAs the year comes to a close

once again, another group of seniors departs from Brophy.

Unfortunately, it is my class’ time to leave Brophy, and the administrators were right when, what seems just like yesterday, they said that Brophy would be the fastest four years of our lives.

I still can’t fully grasp the idea that this “group of seniors” is my class; the guys I have gotten to know so well during my time here.

As cliché as that sounds, they definitely had a point, but my fellow classmates and I have managed to accomplish a lot of great things during our short

time here. In terms of sports, we have

managed to win championships in football, volleyball, tennis, soccer and swimming just to name a few.

For better or worse we were the first all Tablet class at Brophy and will be the last class to have enjoyed the presence of Mr. Jim Gmelich ’87,

former dean of students. Alongside all of that success

has come tragedy. Words cannot describe the pain that our senior class, and the rest of the Brophy community, felt when Robby Mayasich ’10 passed away.

Prior to this tragedy I was already incredibly thankful for how close our Brophy community was. The way in which we responded to this accident exceeded all expectations I could have ever had for our school.

All of this change also means that The Roundup will be changing hands at the end of year.

I like to think that Co-Editor in Chief Dallas Ducar ’10 and I have done a great job moving The Roundup into this era of new technology.

We have ushered in a new Web site, Facebook page and sports Twitter feed.

We are leaving this year knowing that The Roundup will be entrusted in capable hands with Eric

Villanueva ’11 and Ian Beck ’12 running the newsroom, and will have opportunity to grow and change after we leave.

Next year I will be beginning a new adventure at Barrett, the Honors College.

I feel a little hesitant knowing that I will be leaving the tight-knit community of Brophy and attending the biggest university in the United States.

My advice is to never forget all of the faculty members and students at Brophy who have inspired, helped, disciplined or guided you towards achieving great things.

This is, after all, a community and a unique one that we will surely come to miss once we leave.

Outgoing editor encourages students to seize the dayGather ye rosebuds

while ye mayAs I sit at my computer,

clacking away at the keyboard while my bright lamp illuminates a few items on my desk (red pen, reporter’s notebook and recorder) I am reminded of the many times I have been in this deadline situation.

However, this time is different. This is my last edition in as Editor in Chief, the last time I will be pressured by the infamous deadline and perhaps the final words I

will ever publish in The Roundup.I don’t mean to be melodramatic and

count “lasts”; it’s just interesting how journalism can correlate to life in general.

For the two years I have been at The Roundup, after one edition hit the newsstands, the next one would already be in the works, giving us hardly a moment to rest.

Personally, I found that I would always be focused on the edition at hand, planning to get

it from the presses to the people, yet I always expected work the day after the edition was released. This is why it is

strange to finally reach the conclusion. Not just in the newsroom, but in

school, work and life, whenever we as humans reach an end to something, we tend to get pretty shaken up inside.

The only comfort many of us have is that it is not truly the end.

For me, college is just around the corner and I will continue journalism there.

However, if there is one thing that my years at The Roundup have taught me, it is to not take the idea of “the next issue” for granted.

My experience at this publication has shown me to take every article I write and truly do it for the greater glory of God, not just as a requirement.

I believe, as a senior class, we know this and have experienced this more than many of our predecessors. We have amazing students, athletes and scholars, but best of all we all know how to make school fun.

Perhaps our eyes were really opened to this when our beloved classmate Robby Mayasich ’10 passed away, showing each and every one of us how valuable life really is and how many people really love us.

Or, perhaps we were shown this through retreats we may have ventured on, late nights we spent with friends chowing down on Taco Bell’s “fourth meal” or just staring up at the stars in solitude.

Basically, I would just like to offer this

simple advice: Seize each moment in the day and never sit expecting the next day to come.

Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, try to not bite off more than you can chew, love life, don’t freak too much about grades and remember to chill.

Seniors, we have a new chapter in our lives coming up; let’s try to make every second count.

Perhaps this column can be best summarized in the wisdom provided from the 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

This is Dallas Ducar, signing off.

Senior year in danger of destruction due to delinquency

Underclassmen, have you looked forward to becoming a senior and wielding ultimate authority over those younger than you?

You may never get the chance. Those who have happened to read the New

York Times magazine lately or seen the relevant article will already know what I’m talking about – consideration has been given to the erasure of senior year.

According to the article, a legislator in Utah suggested removing the 12th grade as a measure

“to shave millions from the cash-strapped state’s expense sheet.”

The writer of the article, Walter Kirn, who also wrote the book-turned-film, “Up in the Air,” then went on to make several rather stinging recollections of senior year, such as its educational stagnation as a result of college admissions and the empty-headedness of seniors themselves.

Kirn said that the “do-little sabbatical” of senior year would be better spent as an interim between junior year and college.

The gap would allow overworked kids a chance to breathe in a time that would otherwise be spent working on schoolwork that wouldn’t matter in the long run and let kids that would goof off anyway blow off some steam.

I’d give Kirn the allowance that getting rid of a year of high school in every school around the country would indeed slacken the noose of the national budget, in theory, but I would argue against his views on senior year.

Sure, I can’t count how many times I’ve heard my

classmates drone about their trepidation towards high school and their excitement for it to end, but I’ve definitely been given more freedom with my schedule in senior year than I have been in any other.

I was given a chance to take a Creative Writing class along with my English class due to my built-up credits, and got a chance to learn about something that I actually want to do.

One could argue this freedom could be moved back to junior year, but it is arguable that making junior year into the new senior year would only replicate the mental stagnation issue that Kirn is attempting to address.

One could even argue that eliminating senior year would do this anyway, a sentiment with which Mr. John Damaso ’97 agreed.

On the subject of senior-year fatigue, Mr. Damaso said that he sees the effect of the fatigue garnered from three years in high school and that as teachers, “we create that.”

Mr. Damaso said that he would not be entirely

against a junior-year graduation if the interim period were used to travel or perform some sort of service before heading off to college, but also said that a lot of the issue hinged on maturity.

Contrary to Kirn’s beliefs, students asked about getting rid of senior year replied negatively.

“High school is a time where we define who we are,” said Andrew Long ’10. “Senioritis would just become junioritis.”

Chris Herbst ’11 strongly disagreed as well, saying, “I know I’m going to do stuff senior year.”

Concerning the interim period between junior year and college, he stated, “If there’s senioritis at that point in time, you’re probably not going to use the time finding a job or doing a social project.”

Although the idea doesn’t seem to have gained favor with the general populace, it’s still out there. Progressive thought, whether harmful or helpful, has turned its gaze to high school.

Whether follow-through will occur can only be determined with time.

By Andrew Atallah ’10CO-editor in Chief

By Alex Pearl ’10The Roundup

By Dallas Ducar ’10Co-editor in Chief

The Roundup Page 6 | May 2010 OpinionsSummer break right around the corner now

Have some fun, but be productive

The RoundupStaff members of the Month

Attention all students: Summer vacation is not too far away.

The days of seemingly endless school days and countless hours of homework are soon to be over—at least for a short time.

If you are taking summer school, then you may face homework filled afternoons but definitely not like those of the regular school year. With one or maybe two classes, there will still be free time in the summer and after summer school there is still a month of school-less-ness.

So what should you do with all this free time?

Make the best of it.

Be productive and have fun.

Whether you go half-way across the world, to San Diego, the high country or stay in your own backyard, have fun.

Let your hair down, wear your favorite t-shirt and flip-flops— but don’t forget to challenge yourself.

Freshman—enjoy your first Brophy summer. Reflect on how this last year has changed you as a person and how you will continue to grow in life.

Sophomores—use this summer to prepare for what is notoriously the hardest year of school, junior year.

Well, really there is not true way to prepare yourselves, but just know that this is a year of SAT’s and ACT’s, counselor meetings and only the beginning of a long college process.

Juniors—you are now the new seniors. This summer will be the transition period into the new position of leadership, and after three years in the line of succession, it is time for the class of 2011 to step up and take charge.

And finally, seniors—this summer we say farewell to the class of 2010 as you go off on your endeavors. This summer may be the most exciting and exhilarating of all your lives as you leave behind this institution and head off to college—whether you go down the street to ASU or half way across the world to Timbuktu.

Don’t use the summer to stress out about petty, nonsensical things like you might do during the school year.

Take life day by day, not worrying about the past or the unforeseen future. Simply put, live in the present.

But don’t forget about others and help your brothers in need.

So listen to the words of Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction Mr. Seamus Walsh: “At the end of summer, if I ask a student what he did during the summer and the answer is ‘I don’t know,’ I’d say that’s a failure.”

In other words, be productive. Be open to new experience, challenge your mind

and help out those in need.

Class of ’11 needs to step up to seniority

While many Brophy students wonder what handbook-defying shenanigans the seniors in the class of 2010 will orchestrate next, a concerned minority frets about something with bigger implications than a Saturday JUG: Can the class of 2011 effectively assume the gap in leadership, school spirit and unity that will be left by the departing seniors?

If there existed somewhere within the depths of Romley Hall a CIA-like dossier documenting the activities of each class, it is not unreasonable to conclude that the class of 2011’s would be the thickest.

Yet despite our past wrongdoings, we are now being afforded a superb opportunity to emerge from any temporary reputation and create for our class a lasting and unique legacy.

As the Student Council enters its second year without position titles, there is once again no official student body president.

This places the responsibility for leadership upon not only all of us in Student Council, but on each and every member of our class.

Let us all be as dutiful and diligent, charismatic

and creative, and supportive and spirited as we would expect our student body president to be.

We must employ all of these qualities if we wish to have a memorable senior year, and be unafraid to cast ourselves as leaders on this campus.

A fixture at Brophy sporting events for the past several years, the spirited student cheering section has traditionally been led by seniors.

There is no clear 2011 contingent that appears set to fulfill this role, though undoubtedly competition will be fierce during the first several football games for the coveted midfield railing spot.

Whoever emerges from the fray, shirtless and with their chests painted to spell “BRONCOS,” I must advise you: this is a commitment.

It is easy to show up to a home game, but it takes true school spirit to travel to Mesa or Glendale to support the Broncos.

Anybody will go to a football game; but the seniors, the leaders of this school, should attend less-publicized sporting events if only to appreciate all that our athletes invest in their sports.

I might add school spirit does not only manifest itself in attending sporting events.

It is one thing to be proud of your school, and another entirely to make your school proud of you.

Seniors are expected to be the most developed, the most conscious and the most capable of living

those qualities we associate with the Graduate at Graduation. Live with this in mind, and know that by doing so, you display true school spirit.

Perhaps the greatest symbol of unity on campus is the David Brown Student Mall, wherein one will find a large portion of the senior class planted upon the grassy knoll in the middle of the area.

With all providence the class of 2011 will be able to transition smoothly in its occupation

of that same spot at the beginning of next year.

For that to happen, however, social groups must not merely tolerate but embrace each other.

Hopefully, the realization that this will be our final year at Brophy will drive Info Commons and football room cave-dwellers and Great Hall

climate-controlled refuge seekers alike to converge upon the mall.

From this simple migration comes an even greater hope: that this unity, signified by our togetherness in the Mall, will translate to unity in all things we do at Brophy and beyond.

I sincerely believe that the class of 2011 is capable of assuming its leadership role as seniors and I look forward to all that next year has in store.

As I mentioned in my recent Student Council election speech, I want the class of 2011 to be respected, to be legendary.

Now we must work together to achieve this and assert our seniority.

Question of the Month

By Eric Villanueva ’11THE ROUNDUP

As a senior, what will you miss most when you leave Brophy?

“I will probably miss the academic contests that we have

here, like Quiz Bowl, Science Bowl and Knowledge Masters.”

-Lorenzo Galicia ’10

“Knowing everyone and the attitude around here. Everyone’s fine being who

they are.” -Devon Bell ’10

“What I will miss about Brophy are the people here. I’m going to miss pretty much every single person I

know at Brophy.” -Alex Theisen ’10

“The thing I’m going to miss most about Brophy is the teachers

because all of them have great personalities and funny

background stories that they’re not afraid to share with us.”

-Sal Guardiola ’10

By Keith Bender ’11The Roundup

By Ulises Araiza ’11The Roundup

It is one thing to be proud of your school, and another entirely to make your school

proud of you.

What’s your opinion? Let us know.E-mail your comments to [email protected]

or post them online at roundup.brophyprep.org.

“What I will miss from Brophy are the faculty and activities that bring the

community together.” -Antonio Duran ’10

Andrew Atallah ’10 &Ben Jackson ’11

SportsThe Roundup

Year in Sports: 2009-2010

By Ian C. Beck ’12 and Tyler J. Scott ’12THE ROUNDUP

Brophy sports enjoyed another year of high performance this past school year, coming away with a couple of state championships and even more great success stories.

FootballLast fall, the Brophy varsity football

team went 8-2 in the regular season but lost in the second round of the state playoffs to the Mesa Jackrabbits 13-3 on Friday, Nov. 20.

“The bar has been raised, we expect and intend to win the state championship every year,” head coach Mr. Scooter Molander said.

Mr. Molander also said that there were a lot of team leaders from this season who will graduate, including first team All-Arizona kicker Alex Garoutte ’10, receiver/kick returner Peter Kelly ’10 who Mr. Molander described as “a very good leader” and “an inspirational player” and Tommy Woodward ’10 who led the team in tackles.

“You lose key guys, we wish we could keep them around forever but that makes it challenging for us as coaches, it also is good in a way because it forces younger players to step up,” Mr. Molander said.

Those who will have to step up will be Josh Dennard ’11, Chase Knox ’12, Tyler Bruggman ’13 and several other freshmen who will be looked at during the spring workouts that start in early May.

GolfAnother fall sport, golfing, placed

fourth in the state.“We had a good season, I think we all

expected in the big picture to do a little better than we did, but coming in fourth in state is never a bad season, the guys played well all year long,” said golf coach Mr. Jon Shores.

Led by senior Parker Middleton ’10, who won an AAGA tournament over

the

summer, and David Lowe ’11, who struggled with swing problems all season but still posted good scores, the golf team did well.

Next’s year team expects to be made up of two or three upperclassmen including Lowe and a large quantity of freshmen and sophomores.

There were four freshmen on the varsity team a year ago who figure to be leaders on next year’s squad.

SwimmingThe fall also gave Brophy a state

champion swimming team, for the 22nd time in a row.

The swim team won 10 of 11 events and came within 13 points of the record top score at the state meet, a record Brophy currently holds.

Of all the swimmers sent to the state tournament, all of them finished inside the top 16 and only three finished outside the top eight.

Danny Hatfield ’10, John Wojciechowski ’10 and Harrison Gibson ’10 were the team’s leaders and

they will be passing the baton along to Brian Stevens ’11, Jeremy Becker ’11 and Shane Essert ’11.

Stevens and Becker both won two gold medals last year and Stevens broke a state record last season.

When asked whether or not next year’s team would be able to continue the streak of consecutive state championships, head coach Mr. Patrick O’Neill answered with “no question.”

WrestlingAs fall turned to winter, athletic

competition around campus remained. Brophy wrestling placed fifth in the state

tournament, the soccer team went 14-6 but lost in the first round of the playoffs and the basketball team lost in the first round of the state tournament.

Tadeo Ruelas ’10 became just the second individual state champ in wrestling in Brophy history and five of the nine wrestlers Brophy sent to the state tournament won individual medals.

Head coach Mr. Brad Frank said the team had an inconsistent regular season but peaked at the right time.

After placing fifth as a team at the state tournament, Mr. Frank said he expects next year’s squad to place fifth or better

again even without leaders Ruelas and Paul Looper ’10, both of whom graduate this year.

SoccerAfter a 14-6 regular season in which

they scored 38 goals and allowed just 16, the Brophy soccer team lost in the first round of the playoffs.

The team will lose all four of its captains and leading scorers Taylor Ahrensdorf ’10 and Brian Hines ’10 but the six current freshmen on the team provide a bright looking future.

BasketballThe Brophy basketball team finished

12th in the 5A-I region.During the season, the team upset

then top-ranked Mesa and beat school rival St. Mary’s and reached the state tournament, where they lost to North in the first round.

They fared slightly better in the Fiesta Region tournament, where the lasted into the second round when they lost to Hamilton.

HockeyThe Brophy hockey team made it all

the way to the state championship where they lost 7-1 to Notre Dame.

It was the first time hockey made it to the championship game in Brophy history.

Spring SportsSpring sports like lacrosse, baseball

and volleyball were still ongoing at the time of The Roundup’s deadline.

Tennis won the 5AI 2010 state championship for their second consecutive state title, baseball finished their regular season with a record of 17-10 and lacrosse had a 9-1 record in-state record as of April 22.

The Brophy volleyball team had a 5-8 record as of The Roundup’s deadline and the track team wrapped up their regular season with an 81-60 win over Desert Vista Wednesday April 14.

Visit roundup.brophyprep.org for updates on the spring sports teams.

Another year of competition for Brophy sports comes to a close

Photos by The RoundupIllustration by Ben Jackson ’11

Photo by Rob March ’11A.J. Steimel ’10 takes a swing at a pitch against Hamilton on Friday, April 23.

Broncos power their way to upset of Huskies, Coach Succow’s 600th career victoryBrophy 15

Hamilton 10By Ian C. Beck ’12THE ROUNDUP

There were fireworks going off in the Phoenix sky Friday night April 23, a display put on by the Arizona Diamondbacks who had just beaten the Philadelphia Phillies.

The fireworks might not have been intended for the Brophy baseball team but as they watched them past the left field wall of Opus Field, the Broncos

cheered in celebration of their own meaningful victory.

By beating the Hamilton Huskies 15-10, the Broncos upset the top ranked team in the state and the fourth ranked team in the country.

The win was also the 600th career victory for head coach Mr. Tom Succow, who has been the head coach for Brophy for 33 years.

The Broncos had a fireworks display off their own, lighting up the scoreboard with 14 hits and 15 runs over the course of seven innings.

AJ Steimel ’10 had a pair of RBI

doubles, Kevin Kennedy ’10 had a bases clearing, three-run double in the fourth and Kasey Coffman ’10 had a two-run home run over the right field wall in the sixth.

The Broncos fell behind 1-0 after the first inning but tied it on a Steimel double then allowed a pair of runs in the top half of the second.

Emilio Torrez ’12 and pinch runner Alex Muecke ’10 scored on an error by Hamilton third baseman Trent Goodrich in their half of the second

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Brophy runner continues to stand out on topBy Michael Mandeville ’11

THE ROUNDUP

Since the fith grade, Brophy star runner Will Firth ’11 has been competing in some way or another.

He said he only began running cross country to train for his primary sport, tennis, but after winning a few races his eighth-grade year, he began to take it more seriously.

“It wasn’t until my freshman year in high school that I ran cross country,” Firth said, “I really blossomed and I started running really well and became a part of the varsity cross country team.”

Firth remembered his first attempt at running when he and a friend tried to run a three-mile path.

“By the end of the year we weren’t going to walk at all, we were going to be able to run the whole thing, and sure enough we did by the end of that year,” Firth said.

Cross country coach Mr. Ted Skowron said Firth has been steadily improving.

“Will established himself freshman year as a ‘standout’ on the distance track team, and he has continued to find success over the years,” he said.

Firth currently runs the 4X800, the 800, the 1600 and the 3200 as well as cross country in the fall. His motivation as a runner in part comes from Brophy

track legends Alex Mason ’05 and Charles Hampton ’04.

“Our coach constantly talks about them and compares us to them so I’m always striving to beat their times and records,” Firth said.

Firth has already broken Mason’s freshman 3200-record as well as three other records. Among those record times are a four minutes and thirty-five seconds freshman 1600 and a 9:57 freshman 3200. His current personal best times are a 4:22 in the 1600 and a 9:42 in the 3200.

He is currently hoping to run in college, but is not sure how he will continue to compete after that.

inning to tie the game at three. Hamilton tacked on three runs in the third inning,

all of them coming off errors by Brophy third baseman Coffman.

Starting pitcher Dave Graybill ’12 was pulled with two outs in that third inning and replaced by

Evan Quinn ’10.Graybill went two and two-thirds innings,

allowing six runs, only three were earned, on five hits and two walks. According to Mr. Succow, it was the first time the sophomore had pitched in several weeks.

Brophy bounced back from a 6-3 deficit with a six run outburst in the bottom of the fourth. Coffman

was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring home a run and Kennedy cleared the bases with a double that gave Brophy their first lead of the night at 7-6 and scored on a double by Torrez. John Rapisarda ’12 chased home Torrez with an RBI double of his own to cap off the scoring spree.

Hamilton tied it with three runs in the top of the fifth but Brophy regained a 10-9 lead in the bottom

half on Steimel’s second RBI double of the game.Brophy broke it open in the sixth when they

scored five runs on a three-run double from Chris Beall ’12 and Coffman’s two-run homer to right.

“The kids battled hard today and that means a lot for us getting ready for the state tournament,” Mr. Succow said after the game.

From HAMILTON, Page 7

Brophy tennis tops Corona for second consecutive state championshipBy Ian C. Beck ’12THE ROUNDUP

The Brophy tennis team beat Corona del Sol 5-2 Tuesday, April 22 to become the 2010 5AI state champions.

It is the second straight state title for the Brophy tennis team who entered this year’s state tournament as a No. 1 seed.

Eric Chalmers ’10 said the team knew the only thing that could stand in the way of winning the title was if they were injured, so it was important the players maintained their health throughout the season.

Head coach Mr. Bill Woods said this team was the deepest team he had coached, saying that his fourth, fifth and sixth players were the best of all his past teams.

Mr. Woods stressed the importance of the

seniors on this year’s squad, including Chalmers, Taylor Robinson ’10, Chris Lefky ’10, Chris Salvatore ’10 and Lorenz Laurel ’10. He said that those five, who had greatly improved since their freshman year, were the backbone of this championship team.

“As the defending champs, every team thinks of you as the team to beat and comes out ready to play at every match,” Chalmers said, “but it’s definitely very gratifying to be the top team two years in a

row and especially winning the state championship in an even more dominant fashion than we did last year.”

Mr. Woods said he thinks there is a possibility of a third state title in a row if the remaining players dedicate themselves to the cause.

“The challenge is that all of the players are really going to have to dedicate themselves during the next 12 months—if they do, we’ll be right there and we can compete with anybody,” he said.

Photo by Ben Jackson ’11Will Firth ’11, a top runner for Brophy track and field, stands on the Brophy Sports Campus track.

Research spurs rising trend of barefoot running in running competitions

By Eric Villanueva ’11THE ROUNDUP

“They’re weird,” said Will Firth ’11, a Brophy track runner who recently bought a new pair of shoes that have become the newest trend among runners. Firth unzipped his embroidered Brophy Track and Field bag, dug under his Asics running shoes and gym shorts and pulled out a pair of the newest trend in running shoes.

Check roundup.brophyprep.org for the rest of this article.

Brophy athletes heading off to many schools for athleticsBy Alex Stanley ’12THE ROUNDUP

The number of Brophy athletes committing to collegiate sports and narrowing down tough decisions continues to grow.

In March The Roundup reported nearly 30 seniors were planning to continue their sport of choice at the university level.

Baseball, tennis and lacrosse have their fair share of college-bound athletes.

On the baseball diamond, A.J. Steimel ’10 said he has decided he will be catching for Central Arizona College.

He went through choices such as the University of San Francisco, Creighton University and Santa Barbara City College, but eventually decided on the home-state

college.The tennis team has a strong line-up, which

consists of four seniors who will be playing the sport in college.

Two players have already committed to Jesuit colleges: Eric Chalmers ’10 said he will be making the journey to Washington to play for Seattle University, and Lorenz-Rafael Laurel ’10 said he will be attending Creighton University.

Chris Lefky ’10 and Chris Salvatore ’10 are still undecided in the college process.

Lefky said he is looking at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Salvatore said he is in a toss-up between Johns Hopkins University, Grinnell College, Stevens Institute of Technology and Whitman College.

The lacrosse team continues producing stars

as five players are headed off to college.Two of these players are not sure what they

are going to do for college. Adam Fishman ’10 said he will go to

Division III Tufts University, or wait another year to play at a Division I school.

Kevin Murney ’10, with the help of the National Collegiate Scouting Association, said he will play lacrosse at either the University of Arizona or the Air Force Academy.

The other three are set on where they are going.

Collin Churchill ’10 said he is going to Arizona State University, Beau Peterlin ’10 said he will be attending Division III Wittenberg University and Daniel Bohnert ’10 said he will be playing at Santa Clara University.

Graph by Alex Stanley ’12The Roundup first reported on student athletes heading to college in March of 2010. Since then more students have committed to schools or are weighing their options. Go to roundup.brophyprep.org for the original article.

For more updates on Bro-phy spring sports, go online to roundup.brophyprep.org.

Brophy Track and Field won their last track meet of the year against Desert Vista April 14 at the Brophy Sports Campus.

The Brophy varsity lacrosse team is 14-2 overall and 12-1 against in-state competition as of April 26.

As of The Roundup print deadline of April 22, the volleyball team had a record of 5-8.

Tom Leander ’82 credits Brophy as launching pad for broadcast-ing career.

Mac’s MealsBy James McElwee ’10

THE ROUNDUP

Zinburger is a new Fox Restaurant concept located at the Biltmore Fashion Park right next to another Fox restaurant, True Foods.

You may remember Fox Restaurants from other restaurants like Sauce and Olive & Ivy.

The food at Zinburger is, well, burgers. And boy are they good. However, at around $10 a burger, they are a little expensive, but considering Zinburger’s locale, not bad.

Just like Lenny’s, a place with burgers in the name is going to have good hamburgers, and Zinburger has some of the best. They are thick, juicy and amazing. Pretty much everything a burger should be.

The Samburger is one of their best burgers. It has smoked bacon, American cheese and Thousand Island dressing.

Zinburger also offers a Kobe burger for true meat connoisseurs. While the use of Kobe beef in a hamburger may seem like a bit of a waste, it is really worth it.

The burger is extremely tender and fatty and lives up to its namesake. However at $14 it is pretty expensive.

Not everything at Zinburger is hamburgers though. They also offer salads, a veggie burger, an Ahi Tuna sandwich and a Buffalo chicken sandwich.

The buffalo chicken sandwich is one of the best items on the menu.

It is a piece of fried chicken, coated in buffalo sauce, and slapped between a bun with pepper jack cheese and ranch dressing. The chicken is spicy and juicy and is really good.

However the salads, or at least the BLT salad, end up being slightly disappointing. A large BLT salad runs you $8 for a lot of romaine lettuce, tomato wedges

and a little sprinkling of bacon. It was truly “rabbit food,” and could have been much

better with big pieces of bacon and slices of tomato so that the salad would not seem so boring. However, no one should go to a place known for hamburgers and order a salad.

Of course at a burger joint there have to be fries. And the fries at Zinburger are really good, but by far the best tasting are the zucchini fries, which may come as a surprise.

Served with ranch dressing they are really delicious and go well with burgers.

Zinburger also has a variety of desserts, or as their menu says “Shakes, Floats and Pie.” The milkshakes there are pretty good.

They are supposed to taste like another dessert. They have a strawberry cheesecake shake, Crème

Brûlée, and bananas foster shake. While all of them taste good, they never really truly stand up to their namesakes.

Zinburger receives 4 out of 5 for outstanding burgers and fries that more than outshine their slightly disappointing salads.

EntertainmentThe Roundup

Find upbeat burgers at the Biltmore

Photo by Matt Habib ’10 Zinburger at The Biltmore is a popular new restaurant.

Teacher’s Pet

Oldani dishes about knowing original ‘Jersey Shore’Mr. Tony OldaniBy Beau Peterlin ’10

THE ROUNDUP

Where are you originally from?I am originally from Joliet, Ill. which

is outside of Chicago. What was it like growing up in

Chicago?It was cool; high school in Chicago

was every bad 80s move cliché you could imagine...

I knew a lot of people that were Jersey Shore before Jersey Shore.

What was the University of Illinois like?

It was cool playing volleyball there and being a part of the volleyball team.

When did you move to Arizona? I moved to Arizona in ’94; I graduated

from college and my parents moved out here and I didn’t have a job, so I

decided to come and hangout at their house and I taught summer school.

Why did you become a teacher? When I became a teacher I had no

intention of being a teacher. I was a senior at U of I, I was econ poly-sci double major, going to law school and I coached a volleyball camp to help out the women’s team and fell in love with coaching and decided to change my major to education.

Is Mr. Schmidbauer ’88 your best friend teacher at Brophy?

Schmiddy might be one of the most misunderstood people on campus, he has my back all the time and yeah, I say best friend at Brophy.

Will the Black Hawks win the

Stanley Cup this year? I think it’s a given when you look at

the rest of the teams in the west. It should come down to the hawks and the ’yotes and really can you really put your faith in a team that doesn’t even have an owner; a little orphan hockey team, so it’s got to be the hawks.

What is it like being the volleyball coach at Brophy?

More rewarding than coaching a lot of other things here and at the same time more frustrating. We are in a unique situation; virtually nobody comes to Brophy knowing how to play volleyball so the cool part is so you put together teams that win state or are at

least competitive in state and you know started with 0 with those kids.

What is the key for students to get an A in your class?

Getting an A in my class is easy $10,000 of unmarked bills or just study.

Is that on the record?It is not on the record. I will deny

ever saying that, that’s not me (on your recorder), I’ll say it was a voice over.

So the key to getting an A in your class?

Pay attention. Pose a question for the next

teacher featured in “Teachers Pet”

If you could have the power at the end of each year to kick out one student, no questions asked, and fire one teacher, no questions asked, would you want that power?

Roosevelt Lake offers pristine trip

Get LostBy Adam Triplett ’10

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As mountain snow melts and spring arrives, the desert comes alive with wildflowers and unbelievable growth.

Arizona’s lakes are some of the most beautiful places to visit; Roosevelt Lake is no different.

Roosevelt Lake is the largest lake in Arizona, boasting 115 miles of coastline and 22,000 acres of surface water.

The lake is located about 80 miles northeast of Phoenix, roughly a two hour trip up Highway 87.

From the North Valley, the easiest way onto Highway 87 is Shea Boulevard through Fountain Hills. Highway 87 can also be accessed off Loop 202.

The Lake is located along Highway 188, which is 45 miles north on Highway 87. The 45 miles on Highway 87 are both up and down hill at steep inclines for a highway.

As the summer heat approaches be sure to check your engine belts and coolant before taking the trip. It would be a good idea to carry a gallon of distilled water or 50/50 radiator fluid in your vehicle.

Along the 188 there are many camping locations as well as a gas station in Jake’s Corner.

When I was at the lake during spring break, my friends and I were able to find a good camping spot out along one of the many side roads branching off from the 188.

My advice to anyone headed out to the lake; explore the area a little bit before settling on a spot to make camp.

While driving on the dirt roads surrounding the lake take caution as parts of the roads have been washed or rutted out by the recent rainfall. Also, there are many sections of road that cross streams. Do not attempt these unless you know your vehicle can make it across and there is at least one other vehicle with you.

Where I pitched camp there was a crossing that would have stranded most two-wheel drive vehicles. Once you choose your camping spot, the lake is an excellent spot to fish. There is a marina that rents boats at $200-500 a day along with many coves and inlets that allow for a relaxing spot to spend an afternoon.

The lake is teeming with crappie, carp, sunfish, large and small mouth bass and many other types of fish. Although as a forewarning, they are very smart and, as expected, don’t like to be caught.

For more information on Roosevelt Lake, visit www.go-arizona.com/Roosevelt-Lake.

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Nate’s Fingers share a long road with rock & rollSam Fleury ’10

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Matt Holmes ’10, Nick Weiss ’10, Matthew Xuereb ’10 and Parker Jones ’12 get together at Brophy events to rock students for the night in their band, Nate’s Fingers.

Holmes described the music as alternative rock with a punk attitude. Weiss called their music “loud and fast,” words that fit a punk bill.

They play at most Brophy functions that call for a live band: Friday night lights, Thursday night lights, Battle of the Bands and the Fine Arts Extravaganza. They have also begun branching out.

The band almost played at the Big Fish Pub in Scottsdale; unfortunately the

gig was canceled but they are currently hoping to play a few shows over the summer.

The band started playing together seriously in junior year. But there were events before that, which lead to the state the band is in today.

It started in freshman biology when Xuereb met Weiss and Nick Petsas ’10.

With Xuereb on the drums and Weiss on guitar they had all the makings of a band. However their material didn’t really develop until later in the bands career. Petsas left the band during freshman year and Holmes joined in.

Both Xuereb and Weiss said they learned to play their respective instruments in grade school, but

Holmes learned to play guitar freshman year.

When junior year rolled around they began to write their own material, learn some more covers, practice and play shows.

They started out playing in Xuereb’s basement when he got a PA system. They practiced frequently but without a name.

They had a series of names before their current one stuck. “His Boy Elroy,” a reference to the cartoon “The Jetsons,” was Petsas and Xuereb’s favorite name.

However, one day Xuereb’s dad was talking about a guy at his gym that was missing fingers, named Nate.

Out of that came “Nate’s Fingers;” at

first Weiss said they hated it but they needed a name desperately.

When asked about their favorite songs Xuerub replied with “You Belong with Me,” by Taylor Swift.” Other interesting covers they play include the Power Rangers and Pokémon theme songs. All these covers are changed to fit their style of music.

They also write their own music. Weiss said that his favorite piece is “Three Cheers for the Old Days.”

All the members are going off to different colleges next year and will not be able to carry on the band. They did say they hope to play a final show over the summer, and there has been talk about reunions in future summers.

Dirty Projectors, Beach House, Rollerskaters produce clever indie pop

Welcome back to The Roundup’s podcast “The Music Sounds Better.”

This edition we’ll be covering avant-garde rockers Dirty Projectors, Brophy’s own Rollerskaters and the neo-shoegaze duo Beach House.

So getting started, Dirty Projectors is one of those bands for all the music freaks out there.

They’ve been on the underground radar for some time now, but after their 2009 release “Britte Orca,” this group has been on the top 10 list of seemingly every blog and music Web site.

Recently they’ve released a new EP titled after one of the tracks on “Britte Orca” called “Temecula Sunrise.”

The EP offers a few new tracks from the band, but the most notable is “Ascending Melody,” which they’ve been playing live for about three years.

The track offers a distinct Dirty Projectors-esq tone from its sunny guitars and jumpy beat, to say the least.

This band is known for its erratic structures and riffs, and “Ascending Melody” is complete proof of the band doing what they are best at.

There is a reason why they are considered “avant-garde rock” and it’s their unique experimental sound that has set them apart from any other band in music today.

Moving on, I think students and teachers may enjoy the hungry melodies of New York’s Beach House.

Having released two albums before their most recent 2010 release “Teen Dream,” this band is producing beautiful, special music.

My current favorite song off the album is called “Walk in the Park.”

I love its simplicity in using only guitar, organ and drums to create a true attempt at what bands like My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth did some 20 years ago.

The atmospheric sound conducted by a reverb-shocked guitar and vocals allows for the sound to seem

much larger than it actually is. To finish off, I’d like to talk about what Brophy senior

Andrew Mckee ’10 is currently up to.Aside from playing in post-surf band The Young

Friends, which I am a member of, Mckee is making songs out of boredom, and that is exactly what happened for the most recent track “Sleep Tight” by pseudo band Rollerskaters.

Mckee had only shared his new track limitedly among friends before posting it on Myspace in mid-April.

Long story short, the song went viral and a few dozen music blogs have unexpectedly gotten hold of the track, including the ever-pretentious Pitchfork.

The song itself is a marvelous pop tune building off of various guitar loops and a consistent early 90s hip hop drum beat you’d find in songs by Positive K or A Tribe Called Quest.

This just goes to show that you never know who’s actually watching you on the Internet. A bit creepy, but fortunate in Mckee’s case.

Well that is it for this edition of “The Music Sounds Better.” Be sure to listen online at roundup.brophyprep.org.

What are you listening to?

Mr. John Damaso ’97 is currently listening to “proVISIONS” by Gi-ant Sand and “The Power Out” by Electrelane.

Julian De Ocampo ’13 is currently listening to “Volume Two” by She & Him and “The Con” by Tegan and Sara.

What’s your favorite album right now? E-mail us at [email protected].

Arctic Monkeys make memorable show, synced with Sleep SunBy Sam Fleury ’10THE ROUNDUP

As the sun went down over Tempe town lake people drizzled into the concert for the indie-rock bands.

They came by foot, car and light rail, getting there hours before the first band even got on stage.

Paired up with Sleepy Sun, the Arctic Monkeys left a rocking impression on the Marquee crowd April 15.

Sleepy Sun kicked off the night at around 8. This was the first time I had heard this band and their groovy style. To pin them in a genre is difficult because they range from psychedelic rock to a blues-rock mix all while maintaining a unique San Francisco sound.

Their first few songs really grabbed the crowd by utilizing their vocals. Honey Pie Brown, vocals, has the voice of an

angel. Her voice along with a quick kick of contrast kept the audience tuned in.

Sleepy Sun’s use of guitar was a nice mix of entrancing sounds that are contrasted by biting riffs.

And out of nowhere comes a harmonica that gives the listener a blues feeling that they use wonderfully as another ingredient in their peculiar style. Throughout their set they incorporate shells, maracas and shakers much like the harmonica.

As a person who tolerates some psychedelic rock I found myself enjoying the Sleepy Sun’s mix of styles. They were definitely a good opening band for the Arctic Monkeys and after the show I was enticed to look up their music for further listening.

The Arctic Monkeys hail from Sheffield, England. They started small; just a few school mates playing together.

Their music is classified in the indie rock genre.

They played locally passing out burned CDs of their music. That music made it to the Internet and their popularity blossomed.

With their album “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” they took off, topping the charts and achieving the fastest selling debut album in UK music history.

The Arctic Monkeys started off strong and alternated from slow to quick paced. This was a nice mix up because the crowd got a well-rounded set of the Arctic Monkeys’ music.

Their set list included quite a few from their new album “Humbug,” but there were a lot from their previous albums. “I Bet That You Look Good on the Dance Floor,” “505” and “If You Were

There, Beware” were some songs on the set list. I was almost disappointed they didn’t play “Fluorescent Adolescent” but was relieved when they came back and played it in the encore.

Accompanying the music was an amazing light show. The band appeared on stage shrouded in flashes of light.

There was a multitude of strobe lights that matched up with the music to push the crowd into a musical daze. Back lights also made the cool effect of silhouetting the band. Lighting is always a big part of shows and this was pristine.

By the end I was exhausted having danced to most of the Arctic Monkeys’ set. At about 11 the encore had ended and people began making their way home. With the Marquee’s close proximity to the light rail parking problems were nonexistent.

Over all I rate the concert a 4 out of 5.

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Pull out the popcorn: Highly anticipated summer blockbusters coming soon

By Sean Harris ’11THE ROUNDUP

Anticipation can be a tricky thing.It’s very hard to control but

anticipate too much and the let-down can be tremendous.

Just look at the movies coming out this summer: Sure, there are some you should avoid like the plague (please don’t see “Twilight: Eclipse”) but it’s hard not to expect the best from some of the bigger blockbusters.

Online are my top five anticipated movies for summer 2010.

Summer activities valley wide keep teens out of the

heatBy Eric Villanueva ’11

THE ROUNDUP

No travel plans, summer school or video games?

Want to avoid the heat wave?No sweat. The Roundup’s staff

and columnists have come up with a list of activities to keep you cool and entertained this summer.

‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ throws sci-fi out for comedy

By Alex Pearl ’10THE ROUNDUP

“Hot Tub Time Machine” is, at its core, a silly, sophomoric romp that shouldn’t be too closely examined.

The movie tells the tale of four friends – three 40-year-old bosom buddies and a 20-year-old nephew of one of the characters – who are sent back to the 80s after an energy drink is spilled on a unique temperature-control device in their hotel room’s hot tub.

‘Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver’ are a definite catch

By Chase Stevens ’12THE ROUNDUP

Many have played and loved “Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal,” keeping the good parts of “Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow” while also adding new and original content.

“Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver,” the remakes of “Gold, Silver and Crystal,” do not disappoint.

For more movie and video game reviews, head to The

Roundup’s Web site located at roundup.brophyprep.org.

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T. Smith

KellyMulloy

Mazzolini

Unrein

Dunnion

Bopp

Fisko

T. Smith

Mulloy

Unrein

Fisko

T. Smith

Fisko

Cullen

Gallagher

Ewing

Oldani

Johnson

Frank

Welty

Kauffman

Gallagher

Ewing

Johnson

Ewing

Johnson/Kauffman

Fisko Ewing

Victor: Ewing

Kauffman

Gallagher shows up backed by the Ministry of Magic Club, which is frustrated with its inability to dispatch Cullen with their cruciatus curses. This is interrupted by a stampede of 12-year-old girls who mistake Cullen for Robert Pattinson. Gallagher advances.

Ewing, always the gentleman, offers Oldani his BMW and $10,000 in lieu of a fight. Oldani is a reasonable guy and accepts, putting on a pair of aviators before driving off into the sunset. Ewing advances.

Johnson commands Frank to “Go get that JUG” as soon as the fight begins. Frank suffers internal bleeding from a fatal case of confusion. Johnson advances.

Welty begins to describe last night’s World of Warcraft raid to Kauffman, who then recites no less than 30 novels that were doubly epic -- all of which she read last evening. Welty resigns and goes home to discuss things with his online guild. Kauffman advances.

Smith sneaks into the ceramics room as Kelly sits at his desk listening to unreasonably loud and repetitive techno music. Using the distracting noise to his advantage, Smith constructs a ceramic wrestling ring around the unsuspecting Kelly and launches himself from the third turnbuckle, delivering a devastating flying elbow. Smith advances.

The fight begins with Mulloy and Mazzolini kung-fu fighting four feet above a serene lake, Mulloy using his epic beard to maximize his powers. Mazzolini then activates his trap—a catapult positioned on the shore fires a cube of pure sodium into the lake, detonating it under Mulloy’s feet. Mulloy is thrown into the air, broken and on fire. Mazzolini adv—MULLOY IS SUPREME VICTOR*

*Mulloy controls the papers and censors his impending loss.

Satisfied with her victory in last year’s Battle Royale, Dunnion opts not to show at this year’s fight. In her stead, a legion of dance-fighting actors arrive on the scene to fight Unrein, who proceeds to “go Beowulf on them.” Unrein advances.

Bopp plants contraband on Fisko’s person, which prompts the drug dogs (and Archie) to attack him. Fisko manages to soothe them by summoning all of his musical powers and creating a one-man barbershop quartet. Bopp, unable to handle Fisko’s level of funk, retreats. Fisko advances.

Gallagher substitutes for Ewing’s AP Euro class, but is taken by surprise by a troop of Barbary macaques hidden in Ewing’s podium. Ewing advances.

Johnson asks Kauffman why they’re fighting each other. They make peace and sit down to a picnic with tea and scones. Neither advance.

Mulloy begins the fight by throwing darts at Smith from the third floor of Eller. However, he begins to feel woozy as he realizes that his constant feed of coffee has been cut off by Smith, who filched Mulloy’s coffee mug. Low on energy and unable to censor his loss, Mulloy collapses and Smith advances.

Fisko quickly masters the lute and sings Beowulf to Unrein using his Oxford-learned old(e) english, who breaks down crying. Fisko advances.

Ewing arrives in the meadow demanding satisfaction from the two picnicking non-combatants. He removes both of his gloves and slaps Kauffman and Johnson across the face at once, challenging them to a double-duel. Kauffman attempts to distract Ewing with a super long “fight commencement handshake” while Johnson sneaks up behind Ewing with a lethal-looking piece of trash that he saved from his days of living in the ghetto. All of the sudden, Mr. Johnson collapses -- SuperPoked by one of Ewing’s Facebook friends who had been conscripted for the fight. Ewing gives a curt laugh and dispatches Kauffman with a surprise note-check on one of the three books in existence she has never read. Ewing advances.

Smith confronts Fisko with the knife that gave him his knife-fight scar so many years ago. Confident that he has Fisko outgunned, Smith moves forward -- until Fisko pulls out his guitar. Smith resumes his approach as Fisko begins to sing “Glory to God in the Highest,” and right as Smith is about to strike, the cast of “Jesus of Montreal” shows up and drags an intimidated and perplexed Smith away. Fisko advances.

Fisko is practicing soccer on the newly-completed sports campus as Dr. Ewing arrives on the scene in his horse and buggy for their final battle. Ewing steps out, twirling his Victorian-era cane and smirking churlishly. Fisko uses his soccer skills and boots the ball at Ewing, who counters by drawing a sword out of his cane and slicing the ball in half in mid-air. Fisko then produces his lauded Oxford degree, and with it invokes a mighty lightning-tornado of thunderstorms. As the dust clears, Fisko stands amongst the ruined countryside and is shocked to find Ewing shaken but unharmed, shielded by his undergraduate degree from Duke. Ewing reaches into his immaculate suit-jacket and retrieves his Harvard Ph.D. There is a blinding flash of light and a wave of ultra-low frequency sound, and Dr. Ewing stands alone on the battlefield. Ewing is crowned the new champion.

Editor’s Note: The Battle Royale is intended to be a satirical and humorous look at what may happen if the faculty did indeed compete in a tournament of wit and strength. The Roundup thanks all participants for their permission.

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E-mail artwork for “The Artist’s Corner” to [email protected]

The Artist’s Corner

Top drawing “A Wondering Mind” by Wesley Elford ’11,

Brian Stevens ’11 and Carter Smith ’11.

Bottom painting by Alex Garoutte’10

Have you heard any wise words lately? Send them to Entertainment Editor Sean Harris’11 at [email protected].

“Do not follow Sarah Palin, even though she wears leather now and looks hot.”

—Mr. Tom Danforth ’78

“Does anyone know what Justin Bieber’s first song was?”

—Ian Beck ’12

“Awful.” —Mr. Mica Mulloy ’99 responding to

Ian Beck’s question.

“Ok so now we are yelling out random answers — Cheerios.”

—Mr. Matthew Hooten referring to a random answer from a student.

“That’s too good, that’s like a 10 minute doodle.’”

—Mr. John Damaso ’97 while looking over a student’s shoulder.

“It’s like the examen on steroids.”

— Fr. Eddie Reese, S.J. talking about Masses.

“Mr. Mulloy said my quotes were too crazy, I said good.” —Mr. Andy Schmidbauer ’88 explaining

his absence in Words from the Wise.

“You’re using Spark Notes to guide you through the Bible? There’s something inherently wrong with that.”

-Mr. Mike Nelson ’96

“Dude, see that mountain? Bet I can scale it.”

—Mr. Paul Fisko imitating what a sheep may think.

“Words from the Wise without a quote from me is not Words from the Wise.”

—Mr. Andy Schmidbauer ’88

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Caroline Dunaway ’10Dallas Ducar ’10

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What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends?

I spend a lot of time with my cat, because she’s friendly and a good listener.

Really now? What’s your cat’s name?Frodo.One time I saw a cat on the Internet

dance and make a funny face. Is that cool?That’s pretty legit. The Internet is a wild place,

isn’t it?I’m the one asking questions here. What’s

your response to this question?—I’m sorry, which question?I’m asking the questions! Would you eat a

spider sandwich to save a human life?It depends on the person. For instance, Robert

Downey Jr. — yes; Tom Cruise — absolutely not.If you could travel back in time to any

era, what would it be? Why?

Either the 20s or the 40s, I’m really into big band music and early jazz.

Is that why you were in “Guys and Dolls?”No.Would you give a mouse a cookie?Absolutely, why not?Even if it meant nuclear holocaust?I might reconsider?Does it take two to tango?Not all the time. When you’re looking in the

mirror it takes one.Whatever happened to Dear Dunaway?

(Editor’s note: Dunaway used to write a column for The Roundup called Dear Dunaway).

The guy that I had been paying to write it for me asked for a raise and I said no. That was that.

Who would win in a fight, Robo-Nixon or a team of ninja-zombie mustachioed mariachis?

The ninja-zombies would win, they are ninjas, they are zombies, they have mustaches, they play musical instruments—an equation that makes them perfectly armed to destroy.

By Chase Stevens ’12THE ROUNDUP

Does Gamestation own your soul?

Are you one of the millions of people who buys things online and agrees to terms and conditions with just a click of a button?

If so, you may have just sold your soul.

More than 7,500 people did just that on April 1 when they bought games from British videogame retailer Gamestation. They included a clause in their terms and conditions that said that if you buy a game from them, they owned your soul.

They even included a prize for people who caught it, giving them a 5 pound voucher.

The company did issue a statement that said that they would give back all ownership of the souls to their rightful owner.

While it was a funny prank, it did bring to light the fact that people don’t read the terms and conditions that they agree to. Gamestation estimated that 88 percent do not read the terms and conditions that they agreed to.

Because people don’t read what they are agreeing to, they could agree to anything, even something as ridiculous as giving away their soul

Lolcatbible.com

Speaking of souls, Martin Grondin is the owner of the Web site lolcatbible.com, a humorous and sarcastic take on religion.

Grondin thought it would be a good idea to translate the Bible into lolcat speak, an Internet variation of English that is largely incomprehensible. He set up a wiki, or a Web site anyone can contribute to, and let people translate passages of the Bible into lolcat speak. Work began on the lolcat Bible in July 2007 and according to the site, most of the Bible is already translated.

Lolcat speak originated with the Internet meme lolcats. Lolcats is a Web site where people post funny pictures of cats with captions that usually have many mispellings. The mispellings eventually evolved into its own dialect of English.

In the lolcat Bible, “God” is changed into “Ceiling Cat,” “Jesus” is now named “Happy Cat” and the Holy Spirit is referred to as “HovrCat.”

For example, Genesis 1:1 is translated from “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” to “Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.”

The Web site even has a section devoted to theological arguments both proving and debunking the existence of “Ceiling Cat,” which are all written in lolcat.

Grondin took more than 45 of the best passages of the Web site and made it into a book. On Feb. 9, 2010, the book was published by Ulysses Press.

The Web site even has tutorials on how to help out and translate passages, which includes a lesson on how to speak lolcat.

The entirety of the lolcat Bible can be found at www.lolcatbible.com.