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Bid Day 2021

How has Bid Day survived COVID-19?

Greek life organizations will celebrate new members outdoors and masked up
Audrey Deering, Pulse Reporter February 10, 2022

For many Trinity students, Bid Day is a much-anticipated Greek life tradition that welcomes new members into one of the 14 Greek life organizations. However, just like countless other events on campus,...

Tess Coody-Anders, vice president of Strategic Communications and Marketing, brought her background in public relations and healthcare administration to Trinity, an unexpected benefit during the pandemic.

A lighthouse in the COVID sea: Tess Coody-Anders

Emma Utzinger, News Reporter December 2, 2021

You open your inbox and there it is: the weekly COVID update that Tess Coody-Anders writes, giving the numbers, the precautions, the updates. In the turbulent world of the past year and a half, everyone...

Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D, has attended and taught at Ivy League institutions since graduating from Trinity in 2006, and served as an assistant professor of religion at Trinity in 2016. “Trinity was the place where I came to feel I had a place in this world,” Singh said.

Alumnus Simran Jeet Singh ‘06, Ph.D is taking Trinity’s legacy to new heights

Gloria Farris, News Reporter December 2, 2021

Simran Jeet Singh ‘06, Ph.D.’s track record includes executive director of the Inclusive America Project at the Aspen Institute, acclaimed author, and frequent contributor to TIME Magazine, CNN.com...

Predicting Nominees and Winners for 2022

Predicting Nominees and Winners for 2022

Will the Academy ever overcome its representation problem?
Abby Power, News reporter December 2, 2021

Oh mid-November … Our favorite season: AWARDS (as Moira Rose would say). Every year, November and December mark the release of several Oscar contenders in the top categories of Best Picture, Best Director,...

The bittersweet taste of “feel good” Hallmark holiday movies

The bittersweet taste of “feel good” Hallmark holiday movies

Ayden Smith, Arts Reporter December 2, 2021

“Matchmaker Santa,” “Merry Matrimony,” “Window Wonderland,” “Once Upon a Holiday”: the list of Hallmark Christmas movies goes on and on. In fact, an IMDb page lists 133 such movies over...

Dana Sheehan's classic Doc Martens are her go-to shoes.

Students showcase everyday fashion

The stories behind students’ fashion favorites and interests
Mikayla Mullin, Pulse Reporter December 2, 2021

Our clothing says a lot about us. It tells people who we are and where we’ve been, so when you look around campus at all the different outfits and styles, you get to learn a little bit about all...

Director of Counseling Services Richard Reams shares his love for musical theatre with a special interest in Stephen Sondheim musicals. Beyond his office, Reams has a library of over 200 musical theatre history books and over 1,000 CDs of original cast recordings.

Richard Reams: reflections on musical theatre and community

Logan Crews, Managing Editor December 2, 2021

In 1994, Trinity’s director of Counseling Services asked then-Vice President for Student Affairs Coleen Grissom a question: would it be alright to hire an out psychologist? The answer was yes, and Richard...

There's no place quite like home (away from home) for the holidays.

There’s no place quite like home (away from home) for the holidays.

Sarah Fisher, Opinion Editor December 2, 2021

As you get older, it becomes harder and harder to recapture the same feeling of joy that you got from holidays when you were a kid. Kids get to enjoy free candy and presents while even young adults must...

Mid-fielder Cassie Bowers weaves through defensive efforts.

Back in the bleachers once again

A reflection on 2021 Trinity athletics from the perspective of a fan
Luke Terry, Sports Reporter December 2, 2021

Sometimes you don’t realize how good you have it until something is taken away from you. This past spring, in one of my first pieces for the Trinitonian, I covered a storied baseball program that...

A brief history of holiday football

A brief history of holiday football

Food, family and football at the end of year celebrations
Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter December 2, 2021

We’re at that time of year again, folks. The trees are shedding their leaves, the air is getting colder and that one cousin you only see once a year is back in town. The holiday season means a lot to...

Coping through creativity

Coping through creativity

The use of creative outlets to help cope with the new normal
Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist December 2, 2021

As we near the end of our first full official semester back in person on-campus after the COVID-19 evacuation in March 2020, returning to “normal” has been different than envisioned. For some, returning...

Students deserve more following City Vista closure

Students deserve more following City Vista closure

Editorial Board November 18, 2021

Seven months ago, students were informed on April 29, 2021 that City Vista, the university-owned and -operated off-campus apartment complex, would be closed for the 2021-2022 academic year. Those who had...