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Trinitonian

The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

The role of the Trinitonian

The role of the Trinitonian

Dana Nichols, Editor-in-Chief November 11, 2021

As Trinity’s sole independent student-run newspaper since 1912, the Trinitonian serves as a link between community members across campus and beyond. We report on prominent aspects of the student experience,...

An inclusive campus needs gender neutral restrooms

An inclusive campus needs gender neutral restrooms

Editorial Board November 4, 2021

As Trinity makes big steps toward fulfilling its Campus Master Plan with the construction of the Halsell Center and the up-and-coming Dicke Hall, there is great potential for smaller changes that can help...

‘Academic freedom’ must be fair to all

‘Academic freedom’ must be fair to all

Editorial Board October 28, 2021

There is no method of adequately listing or defining the variety of lessons taught to us by the pandemic. Professors, staff and students alike faced and are still facing challenges unlike those we had,...

From the Editors' Desk: Registration doesn't have to hurt

From the Editors’ Desk: Registration doesn’t have to hurt

Our advice on a smooth spring course registration
Logan Crews, Managing Editor October 21, 2021

In case you missed the email from the Office of the Registrar sent out on Tuesday, pre-registration for Spring 2022 begins on Nov. 8. It’s that lovely time of year when students must process the upcoming...

Days off are for rest, not extra work

Days off are for rest, not extra work

Editorial Board October 14, 2021

The word “rest” is not in a Trinity student’s vocabulary in the middle of October. Midterms hit hard, sometimes for weeks on end, and it isn’t uncommon to hear classmates almost bragging about...

They're our funds — so use them

They’re our funds — so use them

Editorial Board October 7, 2021

We students have money burning a hole in our theoretical pocket. Or, more accurately, the pocket of SGA in the form of our student activity funds. Every semester, undergraduate students shell out $150...

Non-academic jobs aren't a last resort

Non-academic jobs aren’t a last resort

Editorial Board September 30, 2021

Being a student at a small school can be great. At Trinity, we can count on small class sizes, easy access to academic resources and our professors actually know us all by name. The size is something Trinity...

Everyone's tired, and we are too

Everyone’s tired, and we are too

Editorial Board September 23, 2021

It’s not even October, but everywhere on campus, students are feeling the heavy weight of the semester. We all seem to be collectively struggling our way through the past week, carrying a burden of exams,...

Our embrace of online journalism

Our embrace of online journalism

Editorial Board September 16, 2021

In the same way that campus life is easing back into its regular operations — with pandemic-induced adjustments — so is our newsroom. After a year of remote learning and a semester of publishing online-only...

Finding strength in change

Finding strength in change

Editorial Board September 9, 2021

Many of us haven’t been on campus in months, some of us not since March 2020. Others have never set foot on campus before. What was once common ground for all Trinity students is now unfamiliar territory,...

What's it like being an editor during COVID?

What’s it like being an editor during COVID?

Editorial Board May 1, 2021

When we first got hired to be executive editors, we had no idea that our plans to create a fantastical newsroom would be obliterated by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, it really did seem like we would...

Be intentional about kindness as the academic year closes

Be intentional about kindness as the academic year closes

Editorial Board April 26, 2021

Well, finals season is approaching us yet again. None of us are prepared for them, but like last semester and the semester before that, we’ll somehow manage to complete them. But at what cost? If you’ve...