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Junior Mia Cano and others admiring artwork done by senior Jaeden Morgan

‘Processing’ exhibits artistic growth and diversity

Senior art majors present at Neidorff Art Gallery
Lara Lashus, Arts & Entertainment Columnist April 25, 2024

“Processing” is an art exhibition running until May 11 presented by the Art and Art History departments at Trinity University in partnership with the Neidorff Art Gallery. The showing features a wide...

Sidewalk Symposium: A farewell to seniors

Sidewalk Symposium: A farewell to seniors

Seniors share the highs, lows and lessons learned from their four years at Trinity
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter April 25, 2024

Calvin Taylor, senior history major Best memory at Trinity University? “I worked as an intern for these German Fulbright students who came to campus. That whole month was maybe the best time. We had...

Pathways cut in switch to four-credit classes

Pathways cut in switch to four-credit classes

Most students to take five fewer classes under the new system
Sierra Goode, News Reporter April 25, 2024

On April 18, Trinity announced changes to the core curriculum in an email. These changes include eliminating the discovery, waiving the fitness requirement for student-athletes and reducing the Written...

Stop being mean to your parents: They don’t deserve it

Stop being mean to your parents: They don’t deserve it

Why do immigrant parents get so much hate when they’re trying their best?
Diya Contractor, Opinion Editor April 25, 2024

I will never know what it’s like to be a through-and-through American. My birth certificate might say I was born in Boston, and it might be true on paper, but the real ink on my page has always been...

Fefu And Her Friends

‘Fefu and Her Friends’ finishes Theatre year

Rachel Joseph redefines what María Irene Fornés’ feminist play represents
Lottie Correia, Arts Reporter April 25, 2024

The Trinity University Theatre department staged “Fefu and Her Friends” from Friday, April 12, to Saturday, April 20. This was their last mainstage production of the 2023-24 season. Written by María...

‘Championship Hangover’: Is it fact or fiction?

‘Championship Hangover’: Is it fact or fiction?

Sometimes, the bigger the win is, the harder the team is sure to fall
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor April 25, 2024

When teams find themselves atop the highest peaks of winning a championship, it can make the fall all the more painful in the aftermath. Championship hangovers are a relatively fitting term for the sudden...

New course to prepare the next gen of Trinity students

New course to prepare the next gen of Trinity students

GNED 1111: New life lab to usher in the first-year class going forward
Joshua Mitra, News Reporter April 25, 2024

Although the availability of many classes may fluctuate each year, the arrival of General Education 1111 this fall is the culmination of meticulous planning and preparation by Trinity’s administration. Jamie...

Meredith Brashear '25, the new president of Geo Club

Meet a few of our new student leaders

Introducing the new presidents of registered student organizations on campus
Ashlyn Gillespie, Pulse Reporter April 25, 2024

Recent elections in campus organizations have resulted in new leadership, with student-led clubs congratulating their newly elected presidents. The newly elected presidents of these organizations step...

Addiction Awareness Club Color

Fall brings Addiction Awareness Association and narcan training

Students to offer new avenues for harm reduction on campus
Harper Horn-Clegg, News Reporter April 25, 2024

In the upcoming fall semester, the Addiction Awareness Association (AAA), an organization committed to education, advocacy and harm reduction, will join Trinity’s campus. Founded by students at Vanderbilt...

‘Quiet on Set’: untold stories behind-the-scenes of kids TV

‘Quiet on Set’: untold stories behind-the-scenes of kids TV

Victims reveal Nickelodeon’s disturbing past of pedophilia and sexism through new docuseries
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 25, 2024

From an absurd amount of foot jokes to Ariana Grande pretending to milk a potato with two hands, the world of Nickelodeon carries a shady history full of pedophilia, sexism and child manipulation. In a...

Graduate students as old folks color

Seniors on the Trinitonian staff reflect on their time at Trinity

ASHWINI VIVEK Senior neuroscience major I came to Trinity University certain that I wanted to major in neuroscience on the pre-med track and not much else. My high school experience ended abruptly...

What a Waste: The Decay of Campus Composting

Hayley Huck and Ava Bortell April 25, 2024

Trinity’s history of sustainability has one glaring flaw — it doesn’t truly exist. That is, not in the ways that matter. Tasked with a semester-long project to create an environmental campaign in...