William Porter, Copy Editor
April 25, 2017
Filed under Editor's Notes
For the April print edition of The Plank, a whole new “shadow” staff was created and filled with Juniors and Sophomores who then acted as understudies to their Senior counterparts.These apprenticeships will serve to instill in next year’s staff a sense of responsibility that is necessary to run The Plank effectively and efficiently next year.
Valuable lessons have been taught in each specialized job. From Copy Editor to Features Editor, each member has begun to lea...
March 7, 2017
Throughout the progression of civilization, history indicates that the greatest warriors possessed ambition, fearlessness, and selflessness, placing the unit above the individual. The warrior also possesses both mental and physical strength to overco...
March 7, 2017
The year thus far has given much cause for discussion at Jesuit High School. The primary cause for this flurry of discourse was (unsurprisingly) the unfolding of a particularly divisive and controversial election season. Inspired in part by the fury an...
Riley Spieler, Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2017
Filed under Editor's Notes
Dearest readers,
This month, you might have noticed a slight anomaly in our print. The article that I prepared, titled “Meme Culture and Jesuit High School,” explored how memes can denigrate serious points and distract us from discussion. Yet this month’s cover feature was a satire on the prevalence of Igloos at Jesuit. Isn’t such a hysterical piece distracting from, even subversive of, the other content in the paper?
Consider another possibility: this is ...
December 15, 2016
Riley Spieler, Editor in Chief
December 15, 2016
Filed under Editor's Notes
So, last month a lot of people approached me about my Editor’s note.
After being hailed as the redeemer of holiday spirit, I had amassed a cult following and could not approach the public without being asked to kiss a baby.
Unfortunately, it is not my calling to wield the scales of justice and vindicate dirt cheap 720p televisions from the Thanksgiving holiday.
I am no hero, I am but a boy. Even so, there was no escape. As soon as threatening posters of my face were posted on t...
December 15, 2016
This past semester, politics and discourse rose from a whisper to an ambient roar at Jesuit High School.
Discussion naturally becomes topical around election season, especially when the Senior class of Jesuit either cast their vote or were close t...
Riley Spieler, Editor-in-Chief
November 28, 2016
Filed under Columns
We have a really weird tendency to commercialize special occasions.
Probably due to the 37 mattresses I picked up at spicy prices this Veteran’s Day, I’m starting to feel the seasonal weight of commercialism.
Every year I feel like I hear some trite complaint about the tragic bastardization of holiday traditions as the stranglehold of capitalism wrings all of the joy and meaning from life.
But no one ever seems to do anything about it. There’s something tha...
Riley Spielier, Editor-in-Chief
November 17, 2016
Filed under Editor's Notes
We have a really weird tendency to commercialize special occasions.
Probably due to the 37 mattresses I picked up at spicy prices this Veteran’s Day, I’m starting to feel the seasonal weight of commercialism.
Every year I feel like I hear some trite complaint about the tragic bastardization of holiday traditions as the stranglehold of capitalism wrings all of the joy and meaning from life.
But no one ever seems to do anything about it. There’s something tha...
Riley Spieler, Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2016
Filed under Columns
As the new school year is at last settled and the fall’s air of change begins to stagnate ever so slightly, a reassuring constant surfaces: the Open House edition of the Plank.
There are always those things that stand out amidst change, grounding points that bring security and comfort, a way to center oneself before again moving forward.
For myself, an issue of The Plank is just that. It’s a product of the daily efforts of myself and the guys on staff, and relea...
Riley Spieler, Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2016
Filed under Editor's Notes
As the new school year is at last settled and the fall’s air of change begins to stagnate ever so slightly, a reassuring constant surfaces: the Open House edition of the Plank.
There are always those things that stand out amidst change, grounding points that bring security and comfort, a way to center oneself before again moving forward.
For myself, an issue of The Plank is just that. It’s a product of the daily efforts of myself and the guys on staff, and relea...
