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Community remembers close friend, teammate
Robby Mayasich
Oct. 11, 1991-March 2, 2010 • Mayasich remembered as ‘kind and giving spirit’ See Page 8
• Nearly 2,000 say final goodbyes at funeral Mass See Page 8
• Organ donations serve as ultimate gift See Page 9
Faculty sport alternative transportation to save environment, money By Eric Villanueva ’11
THE ROUNDUP Photo Illustration by Ben Jackson ’11
Facebook, Internet privacy becomes public record By Andrew Atallah ’10
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he beginning of the 21st century has often been hailed as the Age of Information, but it begs the question of just whose information it is the age of. With the increasing prevalence of social networking Web sites, a large amount of previously private information is now being made accessible and shared on the Internet. “The first thing we want everyone to understand about the Internet is that it’s all public domain,” said Brophy Dean Mr. Jim Bopp about the Internet at large. What this can mean to many students
Dr. Ewing discusses college, careers and hobbies. Page 3
is that colleges and potential employers they are applying to can search Facebook or other social networking sites for their account, and if their information is public, they can look at prospective students’ profiles. With the click of a mouse, stories from that weekend party or an embarrassing photo may not be so funny anymore. Last December, Facebook made all status updates, links, photos, videos and notes available to the entire Internet and most notably Google. Many industry experts claimed this was in a bid to compete with Twitter. Although this can be bypassed by readjusting one’s privacy settings, it still points to the
Summit on economy garners different reactions. Page 6
increasing availability of previously private information on the Internet. “Basically stuff that had been private Facebook automatically made it public and you had to go back in and change it again,” said Information Technology Administrator Mr. Blair Cook. By no means does this mean these changes have eliminated privacy on the Internet; smart Internet users can still be private. “The tools are there, but people need to find them,” Mr. Cook said. “I changed my privacy settings … all it comes up with is my name, my profile, picture and the option to hide a friend,” said Jeff Knutsen ’10. See INTERNET, Page 2
Hockey comes close to first state championship. Page 10
On any day, three to five teachers’ bikes are parked in the bike racks below Eller. These days climate change and rising gas prices entice many Brophy employees to bike or ride mass transit to school. Forty-three Brophy teachers and employees currently participate in the alternative transportation program, according to Mr. John Buchanan, Brophy security director. “If I can do it, I should do it,” said Mr. John Damaso ’97, who jointly bikes and rides the Light Rail to school. According to Mr. Damaso, he switched from his car to his bike to set an example for students to follow after last year’s Summit on climate change and renewable energies. Mr. Damaso said his Summit goal had been to reduce his gas consumption to only one tank per semester, but he succeeded in lowering his consumption to only a half tank of gas. Plus, Mr. Damaso said biking is good for his mental and physical health and he feels good outdoors. He estimated he bikes and rides the Light Rail 17 or 18 days out of a 20 school days in a month, and does not plan to change in the near future. See TEACHERS, Page 2
Brophy students meet with Bon Jovi members for backstage interview. Page 15
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