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Let's make sure this one isn't a Siesta

Let’s make sure this one isn’t a Siesta

Alejandro Cardona April 21, 2017

Everyone who has spent more than a few weeks in San Antonio knows about Fiesta. But how many of us know why we have Fiesta? I didn't, so here's a little crash course of the History of San Antonio's iconic...

graphic by Tyler Herron

Artistic restrictions and why they’re great

Dylan Wagner April 21, 2017

Artistic creation is a messy process. It's a neat process. It requires inspiration. It requires perspiration. Anyone who claims to create artistic content has, and is allowed to have, their own opinion...

Annual dance show prep gaining Momentum

Annual dance show prep gaining Momentum

Nabeeha Virani April 21, 2017

Momentum, one of Trinity's annual dance showcases and arguably the most anticipated event of the spring semester, will be held on April 28th and 29th at 7 p.m. in Sterien Theater. Similar to previous...

Looking for “Love” in all the right places: on Netflix

Alejandro Cardona March 31, 2017

We're all familiar with romantic comedies. It's fun to indulge in the hopeful world of rom-coms, where stories are simple and happy endings are guaranteed. "Love," the hardly-new-anymore series produced...

Maverick Music Festival brings indie, alternative to Tobin Center

Nabeeha Virani March 31, 2017

Maverick Music Festival will be held on April 7th and 8th. It's a display of alternative and indie music put on for the city of San Antonio and attracts thousands of visitors each year. This is the...

Philosophy professor discusses aesthetic value of television

Dylan Wagner March 31, 2017

While my interview with Dr. Heller was more focused on the role of music on college students both on campus and after graduation, my discussion with Dr. Kania turned to complex, abstract philosophical...

Music notes: department chair discusses art, education

Dylan Wagner March 31, 2017

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview professor David Heller. Heller, among other things, is a renowned organist and head of the music department here at Trinity and kindly agreed to an...

"Logan" finishes off Hugh Jackman's almost two-decade run as Wolverine

“Logan” finishes off Hugh Jackman’s almost two-decade run as Wolverine

Jacob Rossiter March 24, 2017

"Logan," starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart and directed by James Mangold, is the final chapter to a character that has been a theatrical presence for 17 years. Although released under the "Marvel"...

"Miscast" swaps actor stereotypes, creates controlled chaos on stage

“Miscast” swaps actor stereotypes, creates controlled chaos on stage

Nabeeha Virani March 24, 2017

For the second year in a row, members of Trinity's theater department are putting on the show "Miscast." "Miscast" is a different type of theater production "” one that isn't placed into a single...

Photo by Osvaldo Veloz

Roxane Gay lecture packs Ruth Taylor Hall

Alejandro Cardona March 24, 2017

At about 6:55 p.m, people started being directed to the overflow room, since every seat in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall had been filled by an eager, talkative crowd. The stage was not set for a traditional...

Electronic Erosions

Electronic Erosions

Dylan Wagner March 2, 2017

I won't bury the lede, thanks to the probably cryptic : this tiny article is about the morality of downloading content, specifically music, illegally. Per Trinity rules, I of course do not pirate music....

Vagina Monologues promote student-run feminism by encouraging "go with the flow"

Vagina Monologues promote student-run feminism by encouraging “go with the flow”

Alejandro Cardona March 2, 2017

"So "” I'm gonna talk about periods for a little bit." If you stepped into the Fiesta room on Monday night, you might have heard Emily Bourgeois speaking those words from a raised platform. You...