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The Student News Site of Trinity University

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A dream for now: Trinity’s future with sex ed

A dream for now: Trinity’s future with sex ed

Library liaison Alex Gallin-Parisi hopes to implement sexual education curriculum
Monica Martinez, News Reporter February 8, 2024

Alex Gallin-Parisi, outreach and engagement librarian, noticed a lack of comprehensive sexual education for students on campus. Later this semester, she’ll go through the process to mend that. “Over...

Rethink the idea of soulmates: Mine’s my twin

Rethink the idea of soulmates: Mine’s my twin

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist February 8, 2024

My sister is my soulmate. We, as twins, are not the obvious candidates for being labeled soulmates, but, considering that Master Class says that soulmates have an intense connection with each other, I’d...

Cupid on vacation (color)

Why does Cupid get to take a vacation?

Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist February 8, 2024

If you’re currently in a happy relationship, bam boom we hate you. For many, Feb. 14 is a day of pure love and bliss, but for the rest of us, it’s a time to angrily devour heart-shaped chocolates and...

Social anxiety: When your heart is in a cage

Social anxiety: When your heart is in a cage

Colin Houston, Opinion Columnist February 8, 2024

For most of my life, I wasn’t aware that I suffered from social anxiety. It was only recently, on what was probably the easiest day of my psychiatrist’s career, that I was diagnosed with the disorder,...

Organizations encourage students to vote

Organizations encourage students to vote

Approaching primary elections spur calls for voter registration
Harper Horn-Clegg, News Reporter February 8, 2024

As the Texas presidential primaries approach, organizations both on and off campus have been working at Trinity to educate and register students to vote. Though many of these organizations operate year-round,...

Social media knows more than you think

Social media knows more than you think

Do we realize how much algorithms dictate our online experience?
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter February 8, 2024

So you want to have a conversation about social media in 2024 — I do too, but it’s hard to know where to start when we see everything moving at a speed so fast it feels like if we say anything about...

Norma E. Cantú introduces authors Ire'ne Lara Silva and Octavio Quintanilla

Poet laureates of Texas join community at Trinity

ire’ne lara silva and Octavio Quintanilla discuss writing about loss and identity
Lara Lashus, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 8, 2024

Poet laureates of Texas join community at Trinity ire’ne lara silva and Octavio Quintanilla discuss writing about loss and identity ire’ne lara silva, 2023 Texas state poet laureate, and Octavio...

My Coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

My Coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

I watched four Sundance films this year, and here are my thoughts
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 8, 2024

Sundance Film Festival is one of the most influential film festivals today. Since its inception in 1978, its focus on promoting independent films has launched the careers of numerous high-profile directors,...

First-years Alex Polster and Aaralyn Burt hold hands

Expressing love in friendships: An ode to platonic love

Life’s too short not to tell your friends you love them
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter February 8, 2024

Expressing love platonically is severely underrated. It doesn’t make sense to me that love is seen as normal and inherent when people are dating but not when they’re friends. I would argue that love...

“Passages” and the double standards of sex scenes

“Passages” and the double standards of sex scenes

It’s time to be candid about Hollywood’s seeming distaste of onscreen depictions of gay sex
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 8, 2024

In late January, the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced, with “Poor Things” receiving 11 well-deserved nominations. The film is easily my favorite from last year, thanks to its...

How parasocial relationships impact society

How parasocial relationships impact society

The pros and cons of obsessing over celebrities online
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 8, 2024

Have you ever had a special connection with a celebrity and thought, “We are meant to be; … we just haven’t met yet.” Well, I have some news for you: you’re experiencing the effect of a parasocial...

Trinity’s dating scene may not be that hopeless

Trinity’s dating scene may not be that hopeless

Students discuss their romantic relationships with others they met at Trinity
Ashlyn Gillespie, Pulse Reporter February 8, 2024

At a small school like Trinity, it can feel like there are too few fish in the sea. However, some have still been able to find their significant other while on campus. Robin Bernal, junior religion major,...