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Mock Mehendi: A South Asian wedding comes to Trinity

Mock Mehendi: A South Asian wedding comes to Trinity

South Asian Student Association’s ‘Mock Mehendi’ brings food, drinks and dance to campus
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter February 29, 2024

South Asian weddings are known to be extravagant and colorful. For the first time, South Asian Student Association (SASA) hosted a “Mock Mehendi,” an event commemorating the cultural aspects and creativity...

Giovanny and Angello Martinez

Gio and Angello: Identical twins aspiring for greatness

Get to know Trinity sophomores Giovanny and Angello Martinez
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter February 29, 2024

With a campus as small as Trinity’s, faces become familiar — especially when there are two of them. Originally from Houston, sophomore twins Giovanny “Gio” and Angello Martinez take advantage of...

Blooming where you are planted

Blooming where you are planted

Trinity’s community garden thrives as a new spring season of planting takes off
Ashlyn Gillespie, Pulse Reporter February 29, 2024

As spring kicked off with an 85-degree bang earlier this week, San Antonio native wildlife wakes up after the winter freezes. The Gardening Club leads the Community Garden and has prepared for this moment...

‘Avatar’ remake misses certain key elements

‘Avatar’ remake misses certain key elements

In an attempt to be more ‘mature,’ the series loses some of the original’s depth
Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief February 29, 2024

The new live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (“A:TLA”) opens at the beginning of the war that looms over the whole series. The audience is immediately greeted with an action-packed chase sequence...

‘Madame Web’ is impressively terrible

‘Madame Web’ is impressively terrible

Sony’s Spider-Man Universe releases another hilariously awful movie
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 29, 2024

“Madame Web” is a superhero film from director and co-writer S.J. Clarkson (“Marvel’s Jessica Jones”), and it follows paramedic Cassie Webb who, after gaining the power of clairvoyance, must...

One of many condom stations with flyers in Coates Student Center

Dispensing both condoms and knowledge

Trinity’s next step in sexual heath with the San Antonio AIDS Foundation
Joshua Mitra, News Reporter February 29, 2024

Health and Wellness Services have recently introduced condom dispensers in bathrooms and student residential areas on campus to promote safe sex, increasing students’ access to contraceptives throughout...

What’s fizzin? An opportunity to share your thoughts

What’s fizzin? An opportunity to share your thoughts

Another anonymous form of social media joins the campus ranks
Monica Martinez, News Reporter February 29, 2024

Last week, many Trinity students began using Fizz, an anonymous discussion-based app similar to Reddit. Trinity students were able to both use the app and be paid by Fizz to repost them on Instagram or...

Counseling services forms HELLO, a new discussion group

Counseling services forms HELLO, a new discussion group

The group focuses on improving student communication skills post-pandemic
Sierra Goode, News Reporter February 29, 2024

On Feb. 23, HELLO, a new discussion group, had its first meeting in the counseling services building. Created by counseling services, the group aims to build participants’ social and communication skills...

Outdoor recreation: Oh, the places you’ll go

Outdoor recreation: Oh, the places you’ll go

Participants and staff from OREC share their experiences with trips
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter February 29, 2024

Trinity’s Outdoor Recreation (OREC) program offers students an opportunity to explore nature, meet new people and step outside their comfort zones. OREC trips include activities like hiking, biking,...

TU MSA: So long as there is occupation

TU MSA: So long as there is occupation

TU MSA, Guest Columnist February 29, 2024

Morgan Powers’ “Letter to the Editor” is paradigmatic of the consequences of writing on a subject that one has no prior knowledge of. The comparison between Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)...

MANUAL shows systemic inadequacy of mental health care

MANUAL shows systemic inadequacy of mental health care

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist February 29, 2024

As part of its flagship mental health initiative funded by SGA last semester, Trinity’s Wellness Services has partnered with MANUAL, a mental health app and website focused on improving the mental well-being...

Students enjoying the Black Essence Festival  looking at informational posters

Black Essence Festival energizes community

Modifications are made to the third festival in the now-yearly event
Harper Horn-Clegg, News Reporter February 29, 2024

Trinity’s Black Student Union (BSU), in collaboration with Trinity Diversity Connection (TDC), hosted the third Black Essence Festival on Prassel Lawn this past weekend. They introduced informational...