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Your imposter syndrome could be telling you something

Your imposter syndrome could be telling you something

Samara Gerstle, Managing Editor September 26, 2024

This week, I wrote my first article as managing editor. It was in the section I worked in for two years; it was simple event coverage of the Nicholas Kristof lecture on Sept. 19 — something so familiar...

Previously on SGA: TUPD explains their role

Previously on SGA: TUPD explains their role

Al Stubblefield, Arts Reporter September 26, 2024

CLIMATE CHECK Junior Senator Sabrina Cinque brought up concerns about transparency with residential life and multiple complaints from students over residential life policies. Chief of Staff Harrison Tinker...

CPS Energy's description of the Olmos Park area outage.

Who cut the lights?

Colin Houston, News Editor September 26, 2024

Last Friday Sept. 20 at roughly 7:40 p.m., students across campus reported three power surges happening in quick succession.  Electricity was quickly restored on campus, however outages in the Olmos...

Group of friends poses with repurposed clothes for Trinity football game

Fans show off Fits for football opening day

Supporters show off their Tiger pride with carefully picked gameday fits
Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter September 22, 2024

Shortly before the 7 p.m. kickoff of Trinity’s first football game of the season, the Greek unity tailgate was put on by the Greek Council, the Student Programming Board (SPB) and the Student Government...

Securing our suds: Laundry room surveillance at Trinity

Securing our suds: Laundry room surveillance at Trinity

Khoa Nguyen, Illustrator September 22, 2024

Picture this: you’ve just completed an intensive study session and all you want is to change into your freshly washed pajamas. However, as you open the dryer, you’re met with disappointment. Your entire...

Fizz must be stopped: The problem with anonymous posting

Fizz must be stopped: The problem with anonymous posting

Will Sharp, Opinion Columnist September 22, 2024

Content warning: Sexual harrassment/rape & body dysmorphia Amidst the sea of social media apps that have consumed the lives of college students, for better or for worse, a new competitor has emerged....

Student Inclusion and Belonging (SIB) team members pose with LeeRoy as El Mercado kicks off and National Voter Registration Day winds down.

Double header at the Magic Stones

National Voter Registration Day coincides with Latinx Heritage Month kickoff
Colin Houston, News Editor September 21, 2024

Two major events occurred at the Magic Stones this Tuesday: Trinity University’s National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) event and El Mercado, hosted by Student Inclusion and Belonging (SIB), which kicked...

Sidewalk Symposium: Trinity’s takes on the Ballon d’Or

With no Messi or Ronaldo nominated this year, Trinity students shared their opinions on the 30 Ballon d’Or nominees
Scott Lebo, Sports Reporter September 21, 2024

Abhinav Burju, sophomore neuroscience and business double-major Jude Bellingham, England and Real Madrid “I think he’s one of those few gems that you only see once every few generations....

Bike thefts at Trinity cause push for increased security

Bike thefts at Trinity cause push for increased security

As Trinity deals with four recent bike thefts, TUPD increases patrols while students look for permanent solutions
Keira Cahil, News Reporter September 20, 2024

Last week, a series of bike thefts caught students’ attention. From Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, four bikes and a pair of bike wheels were stolen off Trinity University’s campus, two from areas near the first-year...

Guide to finding YOUR style for dorks (like me)

Guide to finding YOUR style for dorks (like me)

It can be hard to be stylish while also feeling true to yourself, but by using some style tricks like color theory, you can make it work
Scott Lebo, Sports Reporter September 20, 2024

Growing up, I constantly wore track pants and jerseys, and as I got older, it earned me a lot of negative feedback. I never knew how to react because those outfits felt like me. Others grew up with similar...

An open letter to men on style

An open letter to men on style

Beck Williams, Opinion Columnist September 20, 2024

“The apparel oft proclaims the man,” says Polonius to his son Laertes in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Delivered as part of a classic father-to-son lecture on personal conduct, financial responsibility and...

Fulbright students at a mixer hosted by Chi Beta Epsilon

Cultural exchange: German Fulbright program

German Fulbright students share their experiences as temporary Trinity students
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter September 20, 2024

During the final foreseeable hosting of the Fulbright Program at Trinity University, 20 German students spent a month exploring San Antonio and participating in classes. Though the program may return,...