It is the Ides of March, and you-know-who died on March 15 in 44 B.C., Roman Antiquity.
Today, in class, as a commemorative inter-disciplinary activity, we read through a final copy of an original play called âKnives Out: Who or What Killed Julius Caesar?â
This play was written as a community, or collective, writing project by my SJU Latin 102 class, a year ago, just after Spring Break and the mid-March COVID-19 shutdown.
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Smart people can do smart things, and this play is a tribute to the flexibility, skill, and originality of SJU Latin students, most of whom are enrolled in the Haub School of Business, an interesting match-up.
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Greg McDermott is back coaching Creighton after a brief suspension for racially insensitive comments. But either his team was actively protesting his reinstatement against Georgetown or it was just not ready to play as the Hoyas smacked the Bluejays, 73-48.
That has the Bluejays in a bit of a rough spot heading into their first-round matchup against UC Santa Barbara, one of the best low-major teams in the country.
In his Sunday writeup on the Gauchos, B/R s Kerry Miller put the team in recent historical context: UCSB finished the season in the top 75 on KenPom, which is no small feat. Only two other Big West teams have done that in the past eight years: 2018-19 UC Irvine, which upset Kansas State in the NCAA tournament, and 2015-16 Hawaii, which upset California in the first round of the dance. A continuation of that trend is a strong possibility.
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Although winning a national championship is a team accomplishment, the men s NCAA tournament is also an opportunity to watch some of the best players in the country.
March Madness will feature many top All-American candidates, including Gonzaga stars Corey Kispert, Jalen Suggs and Drew Timme. National Player of the Year front-runner Luka Garza and potential top NBA draft pick Cade Cunningham are in the field too.
As the opening round of the tournament nears, B/R has highlighted 25 of the most talented players in the field. The choices are subjective but focused on college performance, not NBA projection.