R-A-N-G-E-R-S, Go Rangers, Go by [first name last name] (’10) Standing like a lamb among silent staring lions, I cautiously observed the upperclassmen positioned behind tables, ready to snap me up and recruit me into their club as if doing so would satiate their deep hunger. Never then would I have imagined becoming the bell-ringing, headband-wearing, table-mounting young spirit that enlivens me today. Instead, under my black painter coat and elusive wavy mop top, I was intimidated. So, when a red-headed...

In old photographs, I had a scowl on my face as I looked at my younger brother, probably with envy because of the attention diverted from me. Today, the irony shocks me. Shouldered With a lengthy list of my activities, friends, and good grades, I imagine living the role of the second child is not easy for him. Being a “big brother” has changed a lot since Aaron began attending Jesuit. I remember checking on him in the halls, at...

This year, one mandatory senior course at Jesuit is economics and I enrolled myself in AP Macroeconomics (best decision, ever). I have learned much about the U.S. economy and its fluctuations away from and back to equilibrium, back to stability. My discovery: my body and my life, like the economy, need equilibrium. I am capable of maximum productivity, but that is not ideal, that is not health. A healthy human being is one who makes progress, encourages innovation, and...