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Baseball strikes out in first game of the season

Trinity baseball team loses 3-0 in home game against Birmingham Southern University

Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter • February 16, 2023

Cold winds raged last Friday as the Trinity Tiger baseball team faced off against the Birmingham Southern Panthers at home. Joseph Chavana, junior accounting major and right-handed pitcher, started the...

Fighting Father Time in the world of pro-athletics

Tom Brady’s post-retirement struggles are the norm; Fernando Alonso’s success is the exception

Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter • February 16, 2023

When Tom Brady first retired on Feb. 1, 2022, the veteran of 22 seasons was praised by competitors, pundits and athletes worldwide. His retirement marked the end of a legendary career that saw seven Super...

Swim and dive sweep SCAC Championships

Women and men’s swim and dive team win first place at the Southern Collegiate Athletics Conference (SCAC)

Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter • February 16, 2023

The Southern Collegiate Athletics Conference (SCAC) championships from Feb. 8-10 in Garland, Texas yielded many achievements for the 2022-23 Tiger swim and dive team season. Some examples include a 20th...

Sidewalk Symposium: What’s in your backpack?

Students shared with us the contents of their backpacks – from practical to sentimental

Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter • February 16, 2023

Keeping backpack essentials while navigating through the school day is important, especially while studying, going to class and hanging out with friends. We asked students in Coates Library what they like...

Trinity ends partnership with Aramark for dining services

Sarah Fisher, News Editor • February 16, 2023

Trinity will now receive dining services from Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services after deciding not to renew its contract with Aramark, putting an end to the 50-year partnership. The transition...

Previously, on SGA: The legend of the 2.5 hour meeting

The following covers the meeting on Feb. 8

Alejandra Gerlach, Managing Editor • February 9, 2023

Prior to climate check, President Danny Nguyen informed the Senate that if three senators were to leave the meeting early, the senate would lose quorum. This means they would be able to continue to hear...

PSA: The library is not a bedroom

Logan Crews, Editor-in-Chief • February 9, 2023

This editorial could be summed up in six words: please stop canoodling in the library. With a few more words, we could add the Coates Student Center, the hammocks outside the chapel and really anywhere...

Polyamory and counterhegemonic ideas about love and sex

How learning about polyamory can improve your own intimate relationships

Shivani Selladurai, Opinion Columnist • February 9, 2023

Back when I was on dating apps, I would of course participate in doomswiping for hours trying to find the perfect (or at least redeemable) match compared to the onslaught of people that didn’t make the...

I went on 7 dates in 7 days

One date per day: Seven spots around San Antonio with seven different people

Alejandra Gerlach, Managing Editor • February 9, 2023

Valentine’s Day is a chance to celebrate love — both romantic and platonic. However, it can be hard to find a good date spot if you aren’t familiar with San Antonio. So if you’re looking for a...

T4T relationships give trans students hope for the future

A celebration of shared transgender experience creates a profound romantic bond

Logan Crews, Editor-in-Chief • February 9, 2023

I went on my first Tinder date in the summer of 2020, just as coffee shops were opening up for socially-distanced seating. After waiting 20 minutes, I saw my date had unadded me on Tinder and evidently...

Serving up aces: Women’s tennis defeat OLLU

In first home matches of the season, Tigers take out Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) Saints 5-0

Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter • February 9, 2023

The Trinity women’s tennis team started off their spring season strong with a solid performance against the Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) Saints. After from their road trip to Abilene the weekend of Jan....

The Spurs, SAFC and the problem with U.S. sports

How U.S. professional sports teams could learn from international relegation systems

Colin Houston, Opinion Columnist • February 9, 2023

San Antonio has a rich and successful history in professional sports, but the past year has been frustrating for many local lifelong fans such as myself. This frustration stems primarily from to the San...