The Roundup October 2016 Edition 1
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Renke enjoys different parts of new job By Anthony Cardellini ’17
THE ROUNDUP
A Campus Divided?
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Students Weigh Election Decisions
very four years, classrooms, hallways, clubs and everywhere in between buzz with passionate and productive conversations about the issues facing our nation and which candidate offers the best solutions. Election cycles give students and teachers alike the oppurtunity to reflect on the importance of voting, and also demonstrate how classrooms, clubs and alumni are immersing themselves in the election process. In this edition, The Roundup delves into these conversations and the wide array of opinions found on campus.
Inside » A Campus Divided?
• Clinton most qualified candidate
• Ryan: No current faculty policy toward Trump paraphernalia
See Opinions, Page 7
See News, Page 4
• Trump sets himself up for November defeat
• Hispanic students offended by Trump’s rhetoric
See Opinions, Page 7
See News, Page 3
See Opinions, Page 8
• Trump defines election, keeps Clinton on defense See Opinions, Page 6
• Trump will usher in new era See Opinions, Page 7
• Gary Johnson offers third choice
Cover photos by Bryce Owen ’17 Michael Ruta ’17, left, president of the Young Democrats, and Greyson Beck ’17, right, president of the Young Republicans, pose for a portrait.
Although Ms. Adria Renke said that she greatly enjoys her new position as Brophy’s president, she never expected to have a job like this. “I never sought this job,” she said. “I never thought about working at Brophy.” She said she was working as a private tutor, author and columnist on education when she met the Rev. Edward Reese, S.J., with whom she served alongside as vice president for 19 years. When Fr. Reese became the new president of St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco this summer, the board of trustees asked Ms. Renke to serve as interim president for one year while a national search is conducted to find the future president of the school. Ms. Renke said that while she would love to have the job permanently and has applied for it, she accepts the decision to complete a nation-wide search. “A national search is the best practice,” she said. “The trustees owe it to the school to look at all the possible candidates to lead the school.” Ms. Renke said that regardless of the decision the board makes, she is grateful to have held the job for at least a year. “For a year, if that’s all that it is, I’m going to have fun, and I’m going to love every minute and I’m going to take it all in,” she said. She said that she is particularly lucky to have worked alongside Fr. Reese for so many years. “For 19 years I was mentored by an incredible president who really gave me full reign to work beside him,” she said. Ms. Renke also mentioned that she doesn’t plan any major changes for this year as president. “My main goal is to keep it going here,” she said. “Father and principal Mr. Bob Ryan as a team have always pushed the frontiers here, and that is number See RENKE, Page 3
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