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Winter is coming...and so is the crossword

Winter is coming…and so is the crossword

Hazel Mitchel-Gevirtz, Visual Editor November 9, 2023

Across 5. The centerpiece of many Thanksgiving feasts. 6. The title of a famous Shakespearean tragedy set in Scotland. 7. Lost to the Rangers in the 2023 World Series. 8. The day when night and...

Previously, on SGA: Christmas in November

Previously, on SGA: Christmas in November

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2023

Before the meeting, Christmas music filled the Waxahachie Room, and SGA members helped themselves to cookies and hot chocolate. President Danny Nguyen had a conflicting commitment, so Vice President Caterina...

What we can learn from the Hasan Minhaj controversy

What we can learn from the Hasan Minhaj controversy

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2023

I was scrolling through TikTok last week when I stumbled upon an interesting video: Hasan Minhaj’s response to a New Yorker article about him that had been published a little over a month prior. Minhaj...

Trinity's basketball team gathers around for a timeout.

Tigers fall to Roadrunners in opening scrimmage

UTSA defeats the Tigers 100-70 in their first exhibition match
John Thweatt, Sports Reporter November 2, 2023

In their only Division I matchup of the year, the Men’s Basketball Team faced a tough loss against the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Despite the loss, the Tigers showed promise against the...

Victor Wembanyama makes Spurs debut

Victor Wembanyama makes Spurs debut

Spurs go 1-1 in first two games with Wembanyama’s NBA debut
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter November 2, 2023

Last season, the San Antonio Spurs had a dismal 22-60 season, but were later rewarded with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft, taking star rookie Victor Wembanyama. At seven feet and four inches in...

United States of speed: F1 gambles all-in on Vegas

United States of speed: F1 gambles all-in on Vegas

F1’s U.S. history has led up to one more race in 2023
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor November 2, 2023

Formula One (F1), one of the premier motorsports in the world, races on circuits in 20 countries all over the world — on the streets of Monte Carlo, under the lights of Singapore, in the desert of Bahrain...

Female rage: A force to be reckoned with

Female rage: A force to be reckoned with

Women across media are elevating the portrayal of the range of female emotion
Rachel Oliver, Managing Editor November 2, 2023

Actresses like Mia Goth and Florence Pugh have recently been all the rage … female rage, that is. With movies like “X” and “Pearl,” “Don’t Worry Darling” and “Midsommar,” contemporary...

My most anticipated albums for the remainder of 2023

My most anticipated albums for the remainder of 2023

The year is far from over for hip-hop
Blake Bryan, Arts & Entertainment Reporter November 2, 2023

2023 has been an admirable year for rap music, especially in the more abstract and experimental realm of the genre. “Maps” by Billy Woods and Kenny Segal is probably my favorite release thus far, followed...

Domont debuts with the gripping and powerful “Fair Play”

Domont debuts with the gripping and powerful “Fair Play”

Chloe Domont delivers a fantastically written, directed and acted thriller about gender roles
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist November 2, 2023

“Fair Play” is a psychological thriller from writer/director Chloe Domont in her directorial debut. The film follows Emily and Luke, a recently engaged couple who keep their relationship hidden from...

Christian Araujo Medina

International students’ candid thoughts on life in Texas

Trinity international students share their perspectives on living in the Lone Star State
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter November 2, 2023

Moving to a foreign country is often accompanied by immense change and self-reflection. Trinity international students represent 10% of the student population and hail from countries as far-flung as Costa...

Louis Instrall looks for a pass downfield.

Trinity Men’s Soccer advances by a whisker

Tigers win a crucial game against St. Thomas to secure a spot in the SCAC tournament
Scott Lebo, Sports Reporter November 2, 2023

After a terrific start to the 2023 season, the Tigers found themselves favorites for an at-large spot in the National Tournament. However, the South Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) proved especially...

Psychology Department in the Center for Sciences and Innovation Building

Questioning psych’s place in STEM is ridiculous

Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist November 2, 2023

Today’s breaking news includes a bunch of 20-year-olds using an anonymous Google Form to fight about whether or not psychology is a STEM major, so let’s bring the debate into a more formal environment....