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The Modern ‘Modern Prometheus:’ An age of Frankenstein

The Modern ‘Modern Prometheus:’ An age of Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' is still influencing modern media
Al Stubblefield, Arts Reporter October 31, 2024

Mary Shelley invented the science fiction genre at 19 when she published the classic horror novel “Frankenstein” in 1818. Authors, filmmakers and artists continue to interpret her work to this day. “Frankenstein,”...

Dr. Browne teaching Nurturing Hope workshop

Ireland to Texas

Trinity professor helps bring Northern Ireland curriculum to Trinity
Monica Martinez, News Reporter October 31, 2024

Through two Fulbright scholarships at Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland, Jenny Browne, poet and professor of English, has traveled and worked in Northern Ireland. Now, with the help of fellow San Antonio...

“The professors do not need to be fashionistas”

“The professors do not need to be fashionistas”

Professors and student discuss the significance of in-class apparel
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter October 31, 2024

Trinity University does not outline a dress code for faculty in the 2024-2025 Faculty Handbook, granting faculty the liberty to wear whatever they want. John Clark Holmes, first-year biochemistry major,...

Saints, spooks and a plea for a mid-semester holiday

Saints, spooks and a plea for a mid-semester holiday

Beck Williams, Opinion Columnist October 31, 2024

For most readers, I imagine today is set apart only by its adjacency to yesterday’s festivities. For college students across the country, ‘the day after Halloween’ is a time of recovery, of lots...

Run Club meets in front of Mabee to run at 7am.

The Trinity University Run Club is back

Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter October 31, 2024

Have you ever seen a group of students running away from Mabee Dining Hall at 7 a.m.? That would be the Trinity University Run Club (TURC). The run club has been revived and is open to anyone to join....

The debate continues…

The debate continues…

What is a sport? Part two
Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter October 31, 2024

Last week, my fellow sports reporter Scott Lebo sparked a debate by arguing what constitutes a sport. I found his list of activities he claims are not sports to be rather egregious. In order for me to...

Spooked: The dark art of curses in sports

Spooked: The dark art of curses in sports

Sports fans suffer at the hands of seasonal superstitions
Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter October 31, 2024

For years, teams have found any and every way to explain their losses: a gust of wind blowing a ball wide, loose turf causing a player to trip or a simple case of yips at the worst moment. However, for...

Bani Kaur and Miya Morris at Interfaith Tea

Chats in the Chapel welcome all

Find a new safe space on campus with Chapel and Spiritual Life
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter October 31, 2024

With midterms ending, Trinity University’s student-led organizations are doubling down on efforts to encourage students to take a breather, especially through inclusive social events. Chapel and Spiritual...

I was wrong about the Silent Hill 2 remake

I was wrong about the Silent Hill 2 remake

Bloober Team defied my expectations and delivered a faithful remake
Om Dighe, Arts and Entertainment Reporter October 31, 2024

“You see it too? For me… it’s always like this.” I have been dreading Bloober Team’s remake of Silent Hill 2 since it was announced back in 2022. When I watched the announcement trailer, I...

We don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator: The case for Colin Allred

We don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator: The case for Colin Allred

Adom RIchards, Opinion Columnist October 31, 2024

Colin Allred is challenging the infamous incumbent Senator Ted Cruz in this year's election. Senator Cruz’s two terms in office have been mired by controversy, such as when Cruz read “Green Eggs and...

Shannon Mariotti

From Thoreau to witchcraft

Mariotti speaks on Trinity and analyzing the history of witches
Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor October 31, 2024

Broadly, Shannon Mariotti, professor of political science, researches and teaches democratic theory and practice. Specifically, her research analyzes the figure of the witch. According to her, the two,...

An invite to Leeroy’s Halloween Party

An invite to Leeroy’s Halloween Party

Riya Vankamamidi, Copy Editor October 31, 2024

I’m writing this from the bathroom stall. If you’re reading, help me. Please help me. All I wanted was a date to LeeRoy’s Halloween party. My friends were going with their significant others,...