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What's in a name?

What’s in a name?

Max Freeman October 9, 2016

Millennials are growing older and beginning to age out of their prime college years, making way for the next generation of young adults as they try to impress themselves on the world. As an up and...

"Brangelina" turns into two regular names

“Brangelina” turns into two regular names

Nabeeha Virani October 9, 2016

"Brangelina,"  one of the most famous couples in the world, announced their split last week. People were in shock, devastated and upset over Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt deciding to end their two-year...

Photo by Grace Frye

A day in drag

Alexander Motter October 1, 2016

Last Friday, I stopped being a man. A huge influence to San Antonio culture is drag and drag culture, a way for individuals to express an identity different from their everyday one. So, I embraced this...

A laughing matter

A laughing matter

Alejandro Cardona October 1, 2016

Improvisational theater is synonymous with Chicago and New York, where iconic venues like The Second City and The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater have acted as breeding grounds for the comedic avant-garde...

Catching the ears of listeners

Catching the ears of listeners

Alexander Motter October 1, 2016

Podcasts are no longer just for your parents and grandparents. After a huge burst in popularity several years ago, podcasts seemingly fell off the radar, patronized only by those unwilling to move with...

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Dialing In

Nabeeha Virani October 1, 2016

KTRU is a Trinity-owned radio channel that began streaming to the San Antonio community in 1976. It broadcasts jazz music throughout the day, but has an Indie Overnight program from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Two...

Framing the scene

Framing the scene

Mia Garza October 1, 2016

In the past, San Antonio has been overshadowed by the cultural oddity of Austin and the overabundance of museums in Houston, but San Antonio is starting to have an up-and-coming cultural scene all of its...

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Off the air

Kathleen Creedon October 1, 2016

Early last year, then-junior Benjamin Gomez and the KRTU Indie Overnight staff came up with the idea of KRTUesdays, a live-concert series that introduces San Antonio to new indie music on a weekday. "San...

Baan Esaan: North Thai food done right and now it's gone

Baan Esaan: North Thai food done right and now it’s gone

Dylan Wagner September 30, 2016

Last Friday, my friend and Trinitonian alum Kim Nguyen took me to eat North Thai cuisine, a type of food I knew nothing about. I had no idea I was about to consume one of the most delicious combinations...

Graphic by Tyler Herron

Criticism for Kanye West’s Saint Pablo Tour: Devilishly Disappointing

Sarah Haley September 30, 2016

I used to love Kanye. And I will admit, albeit begrudgingly, I somehow still do. But when I sit down to remember the 21st night of September, wherein I piled into UT Austin's Frank Erwin Center along with...

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Diversity in television improving, reaching minimum standards

Alejandro Cardona September 30, 2016

Movies and television have struggled for decades with the inclusion of all races and genders in their lineup, both on-screen and behind the camera. It's a vestige of a whitewashed American identity which...

Nye still "Science Guy" on new show

Nye still “Science Guy” on new show

Emily Peter September 30, 2016

Bill Nye's goal, in his original series more than two decades ago, was that he might be able to change the world through bringing attention to the importance of science. Years later, his plans have changed...