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Black History Month Spotlight: Naya Rivera

Black History Month Spotlight: Naya Rivera

Trinity students share how the late star's character on Glee impacted them
Kayla Padilla, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2021

Santana Lopez, Naya Rivera’s most memorable television character, served as a vessel for the Afro-Latinx queer experience for countless young girls. The late actress, who was tragically recovered on...

Art is all around us if we look a little closer

Art is all around us if we look a little closer

Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist February 10, 2021

Where can we find art? When thinking of appropriate places for art, often museums, galleries or private collection spaces come to mind. However, art outside of these boundaries is still art, and should...

McFarlin Dormitory for Women Exterior View. c. 1955. 98-18-019, Trinity University History, Coates Library Special Collections & Archives, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

O’Neil Ford’s architecture “guided by the hills”

Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist February 3, 2021

I remember only a brief part of my first Trinity tour. My tour guide stopped outside of Storch Memorial Library—we faced the San Antonio skyline with our backs to the academic buildings. The tour...

Open your ears to the music of the world

Open your ears to the music of the world

Carmine Villarreal, Arts Reporter January 31, 2021

Oftentimes, we find ourselves flooded with music streaming algorithms designed to feed us a highly catered set of sounds and emotions. At first glance, having refined methods of receiving music relatively...

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: What we can learn from the 2020 pandemic episode

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: What we can learn from the 2020 pandemic episode

The children's show is no stranger to addressing difficult, sometimes taboo issues
Kayla Padilla, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2021

In 1954, Daniel Tiger was brought to life in the hit children’s series, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” The once stuffed, lumpy-looking puppet has taken on a new cartoon look in “Daniel Tiger’s...

Harry Styles’ Vogue cover is just the start of dismantling gender norms

An opportunity to educate on gender non-conformity
Savannah Wahlgren November 19, 2020

This past week, Harry Styles made history by being the first man to be featured on the cover of Vogue. However, what has most people talking is what Styles wore: a dress. As much as I would like to think...

Trinity Music Department plans for virtual holiday performances

Contrary to previous years, Trinity’s various music ensembles prepare recorded pieces for the holidays
Carmine Villarreal November 19, 2020

Although Trinity University’s music ensembles traditionally hold Christmas concerts, this semester has posed many roadblocks in being able to conduct traditional Christmas concerts. Many of the music...

For the Record: Mom Rock’s “I Wish Every Day Was Today”

For the Record: Mom Rock’s “I Wish Every Day Was Today”

From basement shows in Boston, Mom Rock’s alt-rock sound packs a punch on their new album
Christian Settles November 19, 2020

For the record, “We’re in it for the moms and basement gigs” could be one of my favorite band tag lines ever. And no band does that tag line suit better than the Boston-based alt-rock quartet Mom...

Photo credit: Gracen Hoyle

The problem with Sesame Street’s approach to anti-racism

Kayla Padilla November 19, 2020

Last month, Sesame Street aired an episode titled, "The Power of We," meant to teach children about anti-racism. The half-hour episode begins by defining racism and goes through a series of racist incidents...

Photo credit: Gracen Hoyle

It’s time to stop using the word “Satanic” to describe music

Jordyn Guzman November 18, 2020
What most people don’t understand has been synonymous with Satanism for far too long now
Sophia Hedley Photo credit: Kate Nuelle

Dance group Prowlers continue practicing

Jordyn Guzman November 14, 2020
The Prowlers transition to socially distant and Zoom practices, providing an outlet to express themselves
Photo credit: Nadia Crawford

Kobe Patterson releases “We Were Never Meant to Get Here”

Kayla Padilla November 11, 2020
Trinity student and local musician releases album that talks about finding himself