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The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

Liberal artists

Liberal artists

Editorial Staff April 7, 2017

Trinity has several selling points that we hear throughout our experience here; first, as high school seniors, we saw that Trinity offered small class sizes, generous scholarships, a diverse community...

Cartoon by Julia Poage

Welcome, parents

Editorial Staff March 31, 2017

Welcome, parents! We are glad to have you here for spring family weekend. It seems a bit odd to be showing our families around our home and introducing you to our closest friends "” and realizing that...

Graphic by Tyler Herron

Point, Counterpoint: Get into the ring of things

Editorial Staff March 31, 2017

Alexandra Uri: The great lyricist Beyoncé Knowles once said, "If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it." I agree with Beyoncé on most things, but especially on her thoughts on rings. If...

A season for giving up

A season for giving up

Editorial Staff March 2, 2017

Believe it or not, we have already been in school for eight weeks. March is here, and midterms are in full swing. The assignments we anticipated when we first got our syllabi are slowly becoming a reality,...

Personality quizzing

Personality quizzing

Editorial Staff February 27, 2017

Media sources of all shapes and sizes "” including this one "” are encouraging their readers to be more "empathetic" and "open-minded." They're both nice sentiments, generally born out of an honest...

Second semester slump

Second semester slump

Editorial Staff February 16, 2017

It's that time of the semester when we all feel like we've lost our motivation to do anything: the dreaded second-semester slump. Classes seem to drag on, papers seem endless and even things you once found...

Sugar-coated thoughts

Sugar-coated thoughts

Editorial Staff February 9, 2017

Love ballads, a hint of cynicism and candy cravings are in the air this week as we prepare our Valentine's Day issue. In the spirit of the holiday of love "” and candy "” we decided to stick to that...

You still belong here

You still belong here

Editorial Staff February 2, 2017

Back in August, we started the school year with our NSO edition. The theme was "You Belong Here." In November, Donald Trump was elected. Last month, he was inaugurated. This week,  he issued an executive...

New year, better us

New year, better us

Editorial Staff January 19, 2017

Has anyone ever kept a New Year's Resolution to the end? At our last meeting, no one on our staff could say that they had. The idea of starting each year as a new chapter of our lives, a fresh start or...

Do you approve this message?

Do you approve this message?

Editorial Staff November 18, 2016

"An on-campus speaker gains a certain amount of privilege: they are given a platform where their ideas can be heard and respected. The political science department has extended this privilege even further,...

We do not pledge allegiance

We do not pledge allegiance

Editorial Staff November 7, 2016

During preparation for this Election Issue, our editorial board has discussed whether we would formally endorse a presidential candidate. Major national news outlets like the New York Times, the Washington...

Here's to Halloween!

Here’s to Halloween!

Editorial Staff October 29, 2016

Let's be honest; none of our proudest moments are going to occur during the four Halloweens we celebrate while in college. Although we think of Trinity as being pretty tame, home to studious overachievers...