By Conor Durkin ‘21

Of course we will! Hanging out with random people inside a building that seats 20,000 plus or a grass field is the foundation of humanity.

I have never been to a real concert. Quarantine has made me realize; I need to get to one the moment we get back to normal. I’m lucky. I like just about every form of music, so when we open up, there’s a chance I could be at a Polo G, Foo Fighters, or Darius Rucker concert; it doesn’t matter.

When asked if he would go to concerts again, senior John Creviston said, “I personally […]

By Conor Durkin ‘19

On Thursday, Feb. 4, the Brother Rice Student Council hosted the inaugural Trivia Night. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only 12 teams of four players were allowed to participate. Even with just 48 Crusaders present, the energy was through the roof.

After several rounds of difficult questions, the competition went into overtime. The West Baptist Church on 99th Street, sponsored by Nike, and led by Dana Alexander, faced off against the God Squad, featuring Quinn Clifford, Aidan O’Connor, Kevin O’Connell and me.

As for the results, I’ll let Jim Carrey tell you about TWBC99SSN: “LOOOOOOOSERSSSSSS.”

That’s right; the God Squad took this […]

By Conor Durkin ‘21

Queue the Jay Pharoah line, something that I cannot write in this family-friendly paper. Just know it goes, “What the actual…” I’m sure you can finish the rest.

I’m so excited, as is almost everyone at Brother Rice. In the words of Bears All-Pro returner Cordarelle Patterson, “It’s been a long time.” I honestly can’t remember our last snow day. During my tenure at BR, we’ve had a couple of cold days and have been jipped on a couple of days where snow levels were reasonably high.

Along with several of my peers, we thought that snow days had fallen […]

By Conor Durkin ’21

Well, folks, it is time. The first-ever alternate shot tournament between 12 Brother Rice seniors will tee off on Friday.

Initially, I didn’t plan to write about this whatsoever. However, the chatter made its way into the sixth-period journalism class, and Ms. P really wanted an excellent trash-talking story.

See, I rarely consider myself a chirper. Usually, I like my game to do the talking. I don’t really have a game when it comes to golf, so I will now resort to talking some smack. 

I would first like to inform […]

By Conor Durkin ‘21

This weekend has been crazy! The Cubs clinched the NL Central, David Ross made a case for manager of the year, the Cubs won the weekend series…and I am a Southside Cub fan in enemy territory.

Before we get going, I would just like to inform all of you that I am not a Northsider. I am Evergreen Park born and raised, a graduate of Most Holy Redeemer, and a proud former member of the Evergreen Park Boys Club.

Senior Grant Matern has said on multiple occasions, “You are the most Southside person I know until it comes to baseball.”

He […]