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A history of Trinity’s major changes

Gabriella Garriga March 21, 2018

Before 1980, Trinity was known for its tennis team, not its academic programs, like it is today. The future for Trinity looked bleak. Enrollment for many programs was down, and the university was struggling...

Stephen Nickle and Catharine Morell-Nickle are moving to in the summer. photo provided by Stephen Nickle and Catharine Morell-Nickle

Nickle and Morell-Nickle retire

Gabriella Garriga March 1, 2018

This summer, the waters of Tacoma, Washington, situated on the banks of Puget Sound, will become a little bit richer with the arrival of Stephen Nickle and Catherine Morell-Nickle. Stephen Nickle,...

infographic by Liz Day, graphics editor

Econ prof: Minimum wage hikes more trouble than they’re worth

Gabriella Garriga February 27, 2018

As an undergraduate, David Macpherson was determined to become an engineer. In his first year, he took engineering courses. Macpherson sat through calculus, physics, more calculus and more physics. Classes...

Communication Day gives students glimpse of future

Communication Day gives students glimpse of future

Gabriella Garriga February 21, 2018

What do you want your life to look like in five years? In 10 years? Thirty years? Graduating communication seniors got a glimpse of some of the career paths they might take last Friday at Communication...

illustration by Julia Poage

Trinity’s religious student groups

Gabriella Garriga February 21, 2018

Do you want to continue practicing your religion in college? Do you want to learn more about religions you may not have known about? Do you need help finding the religious organization for you? Trinity...

Sidewalk Symposium: Living on or off campus for seniors?

Sidewalk Symposium: Living on or off campus for seniors?

Gabriella Garriga February 17, 2018

Caleb Barbor, senior finance major, lives in City Vista. “I think City Vista is a good middle ground. When you rent a house, you get more exposed to cooking and things like that, but when you’re...

Languages Across the Curriculum gains popularity

Languages Across the Curriculum gains popularity

Gabriella Garriga February 14, 2018

Dante Suarez, associate professor of finance and decision sciences, teaches a course titled "Doing Business in Latin America." In this class, students listen to lectures on international business laws,...

Audio Production class ushers students into new age of podcasting

Audio Production class ushers students into new age of podcasting

Gabriella Garriga February 14, 2018

The semester is finally starting to gain momentum and classes are getting harder. The homework is back, tests are starting and clubs have started their weekly meetings. Trinity students across campus breathe...

Artists collaborate in alternative studio class

Artists collaborate in alternative studio class

Gabriella Garriga February 8, 2018

Seafoam green. So much seafoam green. Beverly Morabito, junior art student, sat on her stool in her Alternative Studio Practices class next to her fellow students, who were also painting. The object...

Keesha Middlemass lectures on prison reform

Keesha Middlemass lectures on prison reform

Gabriella Garriga February 7, 2018

Janaye is a convicted felon, but this is not her sole identity. Janaye is also a single mother who has been searching for sufficient housing for herself and her children for 10 years. According to the...

Culinary expert Brent Gorman improves Mabee dining

Culinary expert Brent Gorman improves Mabee dining

Gabriella Garriga February 5, 2018

Brent Gorman, executive chef for Trinity dining, used the skills he got from his family to become one of the top chefs in the nation. Gorman grew up in Greece, where his parents owned a restaurant,...

Experiential Learning revamps Tiger Breaks

Experiential Learning revamps Tiger Breaks

Gabriella Garriga January 31, 2018

Junior Susan Griffith stood in the frozen food aisle feeling hungry and regretting her decision to vote for lasagna. After spending all day cleaning up a New Orleans park, Griffith sat in the car for...