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The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

Colonialism and genocide don’t have two sides

Colonialism and genocide don’t have two sides

Trinity needs to speak for the side of justice regarding Israel’s campaign in Gaza
Colin Houston, Opinion Columnist February 15, 2024

A population of 2.3 million people, 47% of whom are children, are being relentlessly bombed, shot at, deprived of shelter and starved to death every day. Tens of thousands are dead, and our government...

An unplanned period of being ‘uneditable’

An unplanned period of being ‘uneditable’

Students and faculty hindered by prolonged maintenance of Google Drive
Joshua Mitra, News Reporter February 15, 2024

What started as simple maintenance on Trinity’s Google Workspace on Feb. 3 led to an unforeseen challenge as Google Drive accounts were rendered virtually unusable for three days. Trinity’s Information...

Trinity gradually transitions to a four-credit-hour system

Trinity gradually transitions to a four-credit-hour system

Some faculty and students worry about possible repercussions on certain majors
Sierra Goode, News Reporter February 15, 2024

Trinity will gradually transition to having 50% of all classes in each department be worth four credit hours. A recently created committee decided that students would benefit from being enrolled in fewer...

Swiper no swiping! The laundry thief on campus

Swiper no swiping! The laundry thief on campus

Students are reeling after multiple laundry thefts in dorm halls
Monica Martinez, News Reporter February 15, 2024

This past month, there were four incidents of stolen clothes in Calvert and C.W. Miller residence halls. The clothes were taken from laundry rooms before students could grab their items. The thief is still...

Don’t cry because it’s over, cry because it mattered

Don’t cry because it’s over, cry because it mattered

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2024

Today I got accepted into my second law school. It’s fantastic and relieving news, especially considering that I decided that law school was even something I wanted to do kind of late in the game. But...

Letter to the Editor: Morgan Powers, ’27

Morgan Powers, Guest Columnist February 15, 2024

Hi there! I saw the article on Claudine Gay and had some comments. Alexis Ibarra's opinion has a couple of central problems. First off, the idea that Republicans were “digging up her past as a student"...

Crossword 2/16

Crossword 2/16

Jacob Palmer, Opinion Columnist February 15, 2024

Across 2. Google’s productivity software suite 8. Creator of the Metal Gear Solid franchise 9. A victim of pumpkin soup 10. Green, gold, and purple 11. A time of great academic hardship 12. The...

Love and Sex Crossword

Love and Sex Crossword

Hazel Mitchel-Gervitz, Visual Editor/Special Sections Editor February 8, 2024

Across 6. European capital known as the "City of Love" 7. Country that famously celebrates National Breakup Day 8. Romantic correspondence expressing affection 9. A favorite Valentine's day flower 9....

Lampo Leong speaks about his artwork to attendees

Trinity community gathers for artist Lampo Leong

Leong discusses his artistic process and his personal art inspirations in a lecture
Lottie Correia, Arts Reporter February 8, 2024

On Monday, Chinese-American artist Lampo Leong lectured at Trinity in the Chapman Auditorium about his decades-long creative career. He showed a visual history of his work and discussed in detail the process...

Trinity appoints inaugural VP for Inclusive Engagement

Trinity appoints inaugural VP for Inclusive Engagement

The new vice president brings Trinity toward their intentional inclusion goal
Sierra Goode, News Reporter February 8, 2024

Trinity recently appointed Brandi P. Jones as the inaugural Vice President for Inclusive Engagement. The search began in Jan. 2023, when Trinity appointed a search committee to look for a suitable candidate...

Rom coms (color)

The MCU killed the rom-com star … or did it?

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2024

During winter break, I kept seeing TikTok ads for one particular movie: “Anyone But You,” starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney. These ads promised to revive the rom-com, a genre that has been pronounced...

Selma Sanchez, junior

Sidewalk Symposium: What is love? (Baby, don’t hurt me)

Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter February 8, 2024

Selma Sanchez, junior communication and Spanish double-major What is love? “Love is this feeling that you get when you are surrounded by the people that you care about and those that you want to take...