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Athletics dept. to begin testing for athlete drug use

Kendra Derrig April 25, 2018

A memo from Deneese Jones, vice president for Academic Affairs, announced on Wednesday that a new policy regarding athlete drug testing will be instituted this fall. Athletes will now be subject to random...

What is Fiesta?

What is Fiesta?

Kendra Derrig April 5, 2018

By Kendra Derrig and Kathleen Creedon A PRIMER ON FIESTA Fiesta San Antonio, or just Fiesta, may sound foreign to any student from out of town, but it's just what it sounds like: a party. For nearly...

Sports editor's picks for the Sweet Sixteen

Sports editor’s picks for the Sweet Sixteen

Kendra Derrig March 20, 2018

There is a one in 9.2 quintillion chance of correctly guessing every game in the NCAA championship tournament. To win, that means predicting every upset and every No. 1 seed dethroned in the first round....

photo provided by Micah Weaver.

Women’s basketball three-peats at SCAC championships

Kendra Derrig February 28, 2018

The women’s basketball team returned from Colorado one SCAC championship richer after this weekend’s victories over Colorado College and Southwestern University. The Tigers came into the weekend favored...

Sophie Wikstrom, Emily Cruz and Daniela Molina, left to right, work out on the cardio deck. photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

New workout facilities opened to students at Bell Center

Kendra Derrig February 15, 2018

Construction on the new workout facilities in the Bell Center stopped on Thursday, Feb. 8, allowing Trinity students, faculty and staff to access the brand new, two-story weight and cardio rooms. The fitness...

Trinity implements new sorting policy for recyclables

Trinity implements new sorting policy for recyclables

Kendra Derrig January 31, 2018

Campus Planning and Sustainability is in the process of transitioning residence hall recycling bins to a ‘dual stream’ recycling program. Instead of separating paper, cardboard, aluminum and plastic,...

Illustration by Andrea Nebhut, staff illustrator

Facilities services responds to discolored water in South Hall

Kendra Derrig January 24, 2018

When Hannah Larson turned on her faucet in South Hall to yellow water, she was reminded of plumbing problems last semester that resulted in the temporary relocation of South residents to escape the water...

David Tuttle, dean of students, has taken over as interim director of residential life as the department searches for a  replacement. Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer.

ResLife handles busy semester

Kendra Derrig January 23, 2018

The office of Residential Life is kicking off the spring semester with a long to-do list. Along with day-to-day operations dealing with student issues, conducting programming and doing regular administrative...

Trinity students, faculty and staff joined thousands in the San Antonio MLK March, the largest in the nation. Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Lecture, march headline annual series of events to honor MLK

Kendra Derrig January 15, 2018

Trinity University's annual week of events commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. kicked off with a lecture from Kathleen Cleaver, activist, former Black Panther and professor of law at Emory University,...

Sophomore Simone Washington was one of the students who organized the activism fair. The fair is the last event of a week-long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo by  Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Activism fair encourages student involvement

Kendra Derrig January 15, 2018

Students organized Trinity's first Activism Fair as a part of Trinity's MLK Week celebration. Approximately a dozen activist organizations from across San Antonio visited campus, including MOVE San Antonio,...

Graphic by Tyler Herron, graphics editor.

Trinity endowment under aim in tax reform policy

Kendra Derrig November 29, 2017

Proposed plans for tax reform are currently making their way through the United States House of Congress and the Senate. While there are still many hurdles to clear, the bills could impose a 1.4 percent...

New hires have successful first semester

Kendra Derrig November 29, 2017

Fall of 2017 brought significant changes to Trinity’s upper administration. Two new hires, Tess Coody-Anders, vice president for strategic communications and marketing, and Jim Bradley, chief information...