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The rise of buying second-hand

The rise of buying second-hand

Here are 3 San Antonio thrift stores to diversify your wardrobe on a budget
Ayden Smith, Arts Reporter March 31, 2022

We all know a college student’s budget is tight. We are those students who look for dinner deals, sales and discounts, so it’s no surprise that thrifting has become popular among college students....

Welcome to Human Resources: Big Mouth's monsters never left

Welcome to Human Resources: Big Mouth’s monsters never left

Shivani Selladurai, Opinion Columnist March 31, 2022

Netflix’s “Human Resources” premiered just over two weeks ago. Made by the same creators of “Big Mouth,” Nick Kroll and company hone in on the notoriously loved sidekicks of the “Big Mouth”...

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Spotlight Talent Show returns to Laurie Auditorium stage after 2-year hiatus

Spotlight has been elevated into formal event with art gallery competition, free food and semi-formal dress code
Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist March 31, 2022

With Spotlight 2020 canceled and the 2021 edition relocated to Jim Potter Intramural Field due to COVID-19 precautions, this year’s student talent show returned to the stage in Laurie Auditorium and...

Previously on SGA: Funding requests from TigerThon and MSA amongst others

Previously on SGA: Funding requests from TigerThon and MSA amongst others

The following covers the meeting on March 16
Alejandra Gerlach, Managing Editor March 29, 2022

Prior to climate check, President Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh began the meeting with a reminder that applications to be an SGA senator for the 2022-2023 school year are open and will close Friday Mar. 25 at...

Matthew Hibbs sits in his brightly lit office as he tutors one of his computer science students.

TU Cribs: Hibbs’ Crib

A peek into the naked mole-rat themed office of Matthew Hibbs
Audrey Deering, Pulse Editor March 24, 2022

Students who take advantage of office hours might feel curious about the countless treasures that line the walls and shelves of their professors. Each office hosts a collection that has clearly been...

Sidewalk Symposium: Updated ProtecTU protocols

Sidewalk Symposium: Updated ProtecTU protocols

Students weigh in on optional indoor face coverings
Cheyanne McDaniel, Pulse Reporter March 24, 2022

New ProtecTU protocols went into effect on Monday, March 7, no longer requiring students to wear masks in indoor campus spaces. An email sent by Tess-Coody Anders, former Vice President of Strategic Communications...

The power of print and the battle for The Battalion

The power of print and the battle for The Battalion

Alejandra Gerlach, Managing Editor March 24, 2022

There is power in print. Historically, newspapers have been compelling, powerful tools to inform people about current events, address important issues and circulate ideas. This is even truer for small,...

Trinity University mixed choirs, orchestra, and faculty soloists performing Joseph Kneer's "Exaudi."

Trinity Choral Union reflects on mourning, remembrance, hope

Musicians perform together without mandatory masks for the first time in over two years
Ashley Allen, Arts and Entertainment Reporter March 24, 2022

Following Trinity University’s updated mask policy, musicians in the Trinity University Orchestra, along with singers in the mixed Chamber Choir and Trinity Choir, performed alongside each other in Parker...

Students studying in the Coates Library.

Mask no more: Professors weigh in on ProtecTU Protocols

New campus policies place masking decisions in hands of staff and faculty members
Abby Power, News Reporter March 24, 2022

On March 7, after over a year and a half of mandatory masking, the ProtecTU mask policy officially changed to optional masking in most indoor spaces. Additionally, as a March 3 Trinitonian news brief outlines,...

Trinity celebrates Women’s History Month

Trinity celebrates Women’s History Month

Women and Gender Studies welcomes inclusive dialogue
Ivanna Bass Caldera, News Reporter March 24, 2022

To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Women and Gender Studies minor (WAGS) offered the Trinity community opportunities for involvement through Instagram trivia contests, booths for writing postcards...

Update to Trinity’s Athletics and Recreation Transgender Participation Policy

Update to Trinity’s Athletics and Recreation Transgender Participation Policy

A policy update in trans inclusion in sports in response to changes in NCAA guidelines
Emma Utzinger, News Reporter March 24, 2022

A major source of controversy in recent years has been the participation of transgender athletes in sports. While trans participation in college athletics has become more normalized, much anti-trans legislation...

A Guide to Fall 2022 Housing Applications

A Guide to Fall 2022 Housing Applications

How to navigate the on-campus housing application process
Emma Power, Pulse Reporter March 24, 2022

While it can be daunting, there are steps below breaking down the Fall housing process. From applying for housing, finding roommates/suitemates, to which dorms will be housing for which year, this guide...