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Sen. Cornyn's Office

Sen. Cornyn’s Office

Gabriel Levine February 9, 2017

Amid talk of powerful lobby groups, wealthy donors and illegal zoning, it's often easy to forget that America is a representative democracy. Despite these real flaws though, your representatives are still...

Embracing the surreal

Embracing the surreal

Gabriel Levine January 26, 2017

Richard Nixon mocks Sean Spicer for dishonesty. The Pope's hat pontifically pontificates about Chicago police violence. An angry man hawking two hams for $20 harasses Wendy's for the preponderance of beef...

Your opinions deserve critique

Your opinions deserve critique

Gabriel Levine January 26, 2017

Last semester, I discovered and was enthralled by the debates and writings of prominent New Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens. Jews are said to have a gene for atheism...

Welcoming Castro's all-American successor

Welcoming Castro’s all-American successor

Gabriel Levine December 5, 2016

Ay caramba! Fidel Castro, el Comandante, es muerte. Or, as our Dear Orange Leader-Elect said in all-American English on Twitter, "Fidel Castro is dead!" 2016 really has been a rough year for celebrity...

"˜Trailer Park Boys' is good for the soul

“˜Trailer Park Boys’ is good for the soul

Gabriel Levine November 14, 2016

"She told me she loved me. I trusted her. And then she took all the dope, man." It's lines like this that make me love "Trailer Park Boys," a show about a bunch of idiots' drunk and high misadventures...

Uncivil discourse in the electorate

Uncivil discourse in the electorate

Gabriel Levine November 7, 2016

A few weeks back I saw a Facebook post from a conservative middle school friend that was highly critical of Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality. The gist of the post was that, by taking...

Tribalism and connections in modern America

Tribalism and connections in modern America

Gabriel Levine October 29, 2016

Don McLean, the artist behind the much-beloved "American Pie" (the song, not the movie) was not a one-hit wonder. Among his other great works is the song "Homeless Brother." Written in 1974, the chorus...

The role of nostalgia in an ever-changing world

The role of nostalgia in an ever-changing world

Gabriel Levine October 9, 2016

I spent last summer doing a chemistry internship at Northeastern University and, aside from the invaluable experience itself, it was worthwhile because it resulted in my hearing blink-182's "What's My...

Register and vote!

Register and vote!

Gabriel Levine September 26, 2016

I might normally reserve this piece for the Trinitonian's election issue, but since the deadline for registering to vote in Texas is only three weeks away, I decided to write it now. (I don't know about...

Trinity: Let there be liquor!

Trinity: Let there be liquor!

Gabriel Levine September 10, 2016

College bans on hard alcohol have risen in prominence recently. In just the last year, both Dartmouth and Stanford have introduced bans of some form. Other colleges have implemented similar bans in previous...

The importance of interdisciplinarity

The importance of interdisciplinarity

Gabriel Levine August 26, 2016

I often hear students of all classes complaining about having to take courses outside of their majors. I empathize with this sentiment. No one wants to be distracted from their truest passion. However,...

The hidden locales of Trinity University

The hidden locales of Trinity University

Gabriel Levine August 18, 2016

Arriving at Trinity as a new student is like stepping through the wardrobe into Narnia, albeit with a mute tiger named LeeRoy instead of a god-lion named Aslan. You're in a whole new world to explore,...