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Special Edition 2024 Election crossword

Diya Contractor, Opinion Editor October 10, 2024

Down: 1. Cannot take this into the voting booth 2. Trinity District Representative 4. How many electoral college votes Texas has 8. Underdog in the Senate race 11. When early voting ends 12....

Texas will be blue: What does it mean for the country?

Texas will be blue: What does it mean for the country?

Adom Richards, Opinion Columnist October 10, 2024

The Republican path to victory is based on the dated, fleeting assumption that Texas will always be red. In reality, Texas has been trending left for decades; Texas went to George W. Bush in 2000 by 21...

How student orgs are approaching the 2024 election

How student orgs are approaching the 2024 election

Pipp Phichairatanaphong, Social Media Coordinator October 10, 2024

With the presidential election coming up in just less than a month, Trinity’s student-led political organizations have been focused on increasing student voter registration and civic engagement. With...

Professor Brandon Crooms

Getting to know Professor Brandon Crooms

Sports management professor is dedicated to developing student-athletes
Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter October 10, 2024

Brandon Crooms, tenured Trinity University sports management professor, received the honor of San Antonio Business Journal's 40 Under 40 for his research on the intersection of race, faith and sports in...

Students voice frustrations about Trinity’s mark-ups on grab-and-go options

Students voice frustrations about Trinity’s mark-ups on grab-and-go options

Jules Plewes, Pulse Reporter October 10, 2024

Mabee Market and the other quick grab-and-go stores on campus provide students with a convenient option for meals and snacks. Many students, however, say they avoid buying products from these on-campus...

Francis Ford Coppola returns with his epic ‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola returns with his epic ‘Megalopolis’

This self-financed and controversial return of the legendary director is a strange film
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist October 10, 2024

“Megalopolis” is an epic science fiction drama from Francis Ford Coppola, the man behind classics like “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.” The film follows architect Cesar Catalina as he...

Dude, where’s my Taco (Taco Café)?

Dude, where’s my Taco (Taco Café)?

Owner of local restaurant Taco Taco Café said she wants to come back to Trinity
Cameron Lilly, Pulse Reporter October 10, 2024

Taco Taco Café was a part of Trinity University’s dining experience for years. However, with the switch to Chartwells in 2023, the locally acclaimed San Antonio restaurant was removed from the school’s...

Water polo encourages a wave of new members

Water polo encourages a wave of new members

Tiger water polo teams dive into expansion for the academic year
Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter October 10, 2024

Charlie Long, junior geoscience major, recalls starting the water polo sports club as an incoming first-year in the summer of 2022 when he attended a first-year resource fair. At the fair, Long’s father...

Natasha Trethewey signs a student's copy of her book after her poetry reading.

Trethewey’s poetic activism

Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey recited her poetry to Trinity University students
Katie Amdur, News Reporter October 10, 2024

Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former United States Poet Laureate, spent the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 1 with Trinity University in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall reciting her poetry and signing...

Students weigh in on Trinity’s alcohol policy

Students weigh in on Trinity’s alcohol policy

Students discuss Trinity’s open dialogue around campus drinking
Jules Plewes, Pulse Reporter October 10, 2024

Trinity University’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy provides information to students about making safe and educated decisions when drinking. Students of varying backgrounds reflected on their experience...

Professor Playlists

What kind of music have you been listening to recently?
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter October 10, 2024

Betsy Tontiplaphol, department of English What kind of music have you been listening to recently? “My daughter put together a Spotify playlist, and it’s got a lot of different stuff in it....

This week in sports: Stability is overrated

This week in sports: Stability is overrated

The great upset strikes hard in a record-breaking weekend
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor October 10, 2024

Football College football is a beautiful sport that combines communities and leads to some of the greatest upsets in history. The phrase “Any given day” was in full force this weekend, with the college...