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The facade of admissions: why the acceptance rate doesn’t matter

The facade of admissions: why the acceptance rate doesn’t matter

Will Sharp, Opinion Columnist October 3, 2024

We all understand the initial stress of applying to college and figuring out what everything means, how CommonApp works and the existential dread of thinking that your college decision will determine the...

Welcome to the Sex Corner

Welcome to the Sex Corner

Kait Nash, Photographer October 3, 2024

What’s up, sex lovers! Welcome to the Trinitonian Sex Corner, the first installment in a brand-new series of advice columns covering all sorts of burning questions. Speaking of burning, this first column...

The Month of October

Marjorie Alford, Distribution Manager October 3, 2024

Across 4. Holiday honoring Native cultures 5. The world's largest Volksfest 7. Seasonal gourd popular in October festivities 8. Celtic festival marking the end of harvest season 9. October's full...

Beware of trucks

Rory McCarthy, Illustrator October 3, 2024

Happy Birthday!

Khoa Nguyen, Illustrator October 3, 2024

This week in Sports

This week in Sports

Welcome to October, long live chaos
October 3, 2024

Football Wednesday, Oct. 2, was the final day until Thanksgiving that no college or professional football game was played. The college football season has been bonkers, with multiple marquee matchups...

1,869 minutes later…

1,869 minutes later…

Teams compete across sports to win donations and complete fundraising challenges
Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter October 3, 2024

The 10th annual 1869 fundraiser has officially come to an end. Over two days, athletics, student organizations and academic departments rallied the support of friends, family and alumni to collect monetary...

Cowboys and Texans spring into action

Cowboys and Texans spring into action

2024 NFL season opens with Dallas struggles and Houston success
Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter October 3, 2024

The Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans both aim to return to the playoffs in January after having a successful 2023 season. Last year, the Cowboys went 12-5, going on to win the National Football Conference...

Hunter Cain and Kassen Dilworth celebrating after a goal.

Men’s Soccer starting down the road to SCAC glory

In the final year of Trinity athletics in the SCAC, men’s soccer sets off on their goal to win the title for the first time in three years
Scott Lebo, Sports Reporter October 3, 2024

In the final year of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) play for Trinity University athletics, every program is presented with a unique opportunity: a chance to take their SCAC final. No Trinity...

‘The Thanksgiving Play:’ Upcoming production forces audiences to think

‘The Thanksgiving Play:’ Upcoming production forces audiences to think

The play tackles white wokeism and American mythmaking
Evelyn Ragsdale, Arts and Entertainment Reporter October 3, 2024

“The Thanksgiving Play” debuts today, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. in the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Center Attic Theater. The play is free, about 75 minutes long, requires no tickets and is available to anyone in...

Music Festival encapsulates community and Americana spirit

Music Festival encapsulates community and Americana spirit

Celebrating emerging artists and unity at this year’s New Braunfels festival
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor October 3, 2024

Launched in 2020 by songwriter Dustin Brown, the “In A Jam Down By The River” music festival celebrates songwriters, nature and community. It continues to run each year, with Brown hoping to promote...

‘The Substance’ is a fantastically tasteless film

‘The Substance’ is a fantastically tasteless film

Coralie Fargeat’s latest film mixes body horror with feminism and camp
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist October 3, 2024

“The Substance” is a satirical body horror film from Coralie Fargeat (2017’s “Revenge”), and it follows a middle-aged celebrity who, after being fired on her 50th birthday, takes a black market...