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Venus Williams slams down onto campus

Venus Williams slams down onto campus

The “very opinionated, loosely guarded” icon spoke to hundreds
Joshua Mitra, News Reporter February 1, 2024

Venus Williams, tennis superstar and entrepreneur, spoke with President Vanessa Beasley and members of the nearly-full Laurie Auditorium crowd on Wednesday, becoming the latest speaker in Trinity’s Distinguished...

Haynes v Fualaau: The Controversy of “May December”

Haynes v Fualaau: The Controversy of “May December”

The film “May December” has received acclaim for its portrayal of grooming, but its “subject” says otherwise.
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 1, 2024

Trigger Warning: Discussion of grooming and statutory rape “May December” is the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes (“Far from Heaven,” “Carol”), and follows an actress who...

This year’s 2024 winter layering fashion guide

All you need to know on staying warm and stylish by your favorite New Englander
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 1, 2024

Amid all the blizzards, plummeting temperatures and extreme cases of cold fronts…oh wait … it’s 70 degrees out … regardless, I am here to present: your 2024 Winter Fashion Guide (from your favorite...

Araceli Amador highlights her time here at Trinity

Jackpot! Araceli Amador carries on

Catherine Zarr, Pulse Editor February 1, 2024

The college application process can be daunting and confusing, but for Araceli Amador, senior biology major, the process was made even more difficult. As the first from their family to go to college, Amador...

Guest column: At the time that I write to you

Kai Valesquez, Guest Columnist February 1, 2024

To the students, staff and faculty of the Trinity community, I write to you first to introduce myself — I am not Palestinian, and I have never had the privilege of being able to see their beautiful...

Head Volleyball Coach Julie Jenkins

Coach’s Corner: Julie Jenkins

Volleyball Head Coach Julie Jenkins reflects on 1,080 wins, 39 seasons and one legendary career
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor February 1, 2024

After four decades of work in Calgaard, Trinity University’s Julie Jenkins has done more than enough to add her name to the list of all-time great coaches. Under Jenkins, Trinity Volleyball has earned...

The death of Sports Illustrated: What actually happened

The death of Sports Illustrated: What actually happened

Publisher Arena Group lays off majority of staff at Sports Illustrated
John Thweatt, Sports Reporter February 1, 2024

The sports world was shaken to its core on Jan. 18, as mass terminations hammered Sports Illustrated (SI) due to its publisher missing a payment on publishing rights. Although the layoffs hit the magazine...

Jackson Teer pitches in an April 2023 game against Schreiner University.

Reflections from a top-Teer tiger

Tigers’ pitcher Jackson Teer reflects on how he came to Trinity
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter February 1, 2024

When current senior and marketing major Jackson Teer transferred to Trinity in the spring of 2023, it marked an important decision: he would continue to pitch “Originally, I was kind of contemplating...

From terrible to title contenders

From terrible to title contenders

How has Lions head coach Dan Campbell turned the franchise around?
Scott Lebo, Sports Reporter February 1, 2024

Throughout their franchise’s history, Lions fans have become accustomed to heartbreak, for example, when Dan Orlovsky stepped out of the back of the endzone for a safety, or when the greatest running...

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Read the report, then forget everything it said

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist February 1, 2024

On May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a senseless and entirely preventable tragedy occurred. A shooter entered the building, murdering 19 children and two teachers, while the victims...

Rosalie Leykum (left) and Claire Elliott (right) of Gamma Chi Delta

The battle on bid day: Spurs’ game vs. bid day

Bid day and Tigers Night Out fall on the same day and divide student attention
Monica Martinez, News Reporter February 1, 2024

Last Friday afternoon, the Coates Esplanade was filled with cheering, marking the end of another Greek life recruitment season with bid day. By night, 450 students cheered on the San Antonio Spurs and...

It’s called “Barbie,” not “Ken”

It’s called “Barbie,” not “Ken”

Ashwini Vivek, Opinion Columnist February 1, 2024

You cannot picture the summer of 2023 without thinking of “Barbie” and the stir it caused among moviegoers everywhere. Directed by Greta Gerwig, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and marketed...