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First-years John Hawes and Sean Mitchell eating dinner at Mabee Dining hall, an Aramark dining service.

Feasibility study for self-operating dining model approved

The study comes after Tigers Against Aramark (TAA) voiced their concerns about Aramark's ties to the prison-industrial complex
Logan Crews, Web Editor April 25, 2021

A year ago, junior Rachel Poovathoor and sophomore Brandon Niday did not know if the Tigers Against Aramark (TAA) coalition they created would still be active today. They did not know that, thanks to their...

Business majors given alternative to study abroad

Business majors given alternative to study abroad

Credit options include foreign language and international classes
Mikayla Mullin, Pulse Reporter April 25, 2021

In the past, business majors have had the choice between meeting one of two requirements to graduate: they could study abroad or complete a modern foreign language course up to 2302 or its equivalent. However,...

Student art spotlight: Stella Luck

Student art spotlight: Stella Luck

The senior will be featuring 4-5 of her pieces in TU's annual art exhibition
Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist April 24, 2021

Stella Luck, senior studio art and Spanish double major, has been creating art via different mediums since a very young age. Currently, Luck is working on making pieces with a technique called tufting....

China's Uyghur genocide must be condemned

China’s Uyghur genocide must be condemned

"Never again" seems to be happening again
Ben Falcon, Opinion Columnist April 23, 2021

Following the tragedies of the Holocaust, the international community proclaimed, “never again!” in what was a promise to never again allow the kind of human suffering that took the lives of over 6...

Sophomore forward Molly Sheridan battles for the ball against a Schreiner University defender. Sheridan scored two goals in Trinity's 9-0 victory over Schreiner.

Tigers crush Schreiner 9-0 in home opener of the SCAC Tournament

Team now faces TLU in semifinals
Paige Wallace, Sports Reporter April 21, 2021

Last Saturday, April 17, the women’s soccer team hosted the first round of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Tournament against Schreiner University and won 9-0 to advance to the semifinals...

The problem with 'self-care'

The problem with ‘self-care’

Editorial Board, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2021

Have you ever gotten down on yourself because you felt that you weren’t engaging in ‘self-care’ enough? For the past year, we’ve been bombarded with emails about self-care workshops, and frankly,...

Kirsteine Victoriano (left), Julissa Ramirez (middle) and Joelle MacDonlad (right) practice their show.

Theatre students put on performance of ‘Bags’

Directed by senior Kathleen Arbogast, the show involved a small cast of 3 actors
Savannah Wahlgren, Arts Editor April 21, 2021

This past weekend, three actors took to the stage in Trinity’s Attic Theater to put on a production of Anne V. McGravie’s one-act play, Bags. Set in 1980’s Northern Ireland during a time of intense...

Say our names right: Respecting the humanity of marginalized groups

Say our names right: Respecting the humanity of marginalized groups

Even in news media, the names of AAPI's are often abridged or mispronounced
Mai Vo, Opinion Columnist April 21, 2021

To hear your name repeated back to you, in its correct pronunciation, is one of the simplest yet most powerful forms of acknowledgment. It is an indication of effort on the speaker’s part to respect...

Interviewing to be an RA, what's it like?

Interviewing to be an RA, what’s it like?

Current residential assistants share their past interview experiences
Mikayla Mullin, Pulse Reporter April 21, 2021

To be one of the few chosen to be a Resident Assistant (RA) on Trinity’s campus, students have to go through an interview process. Rachel Boaz Toppel, Assistant Director for Residential Education, is...

Submitted by Thomás Peña

Class of 2021 to have in-person commencement

Other ceremonies will be taking place virtually
Logan Crews, Web Editor April 21, 2021

In an email to Trinity students on March 24, Danny Anderson, president of Trinity University, announced that spring 2021 Commencement would take place in person on Saturday, May 22. The Bachelor of Arts...

Student Involvement takes 'Milk and cookies' to Instagram

Student Involvement takes ‘Milk and cookies’ to Instagram

A new host is invited every month to share a cookie, nacho recipe
Isabel Chavez, Pulse Reporter April 18, 2021

The mid-afternoon walks to Coates Student Center for a cold glass of milk and cookies on Thursdays, or the plethora of nacho toppings and agua fresca on Wednesdays, have moved to Instagram. As with many...

Talking to students about the intersection of art and mental health

Talking to students about the intersection of art and mental health

A music student, fine arts student and creative writing student share the benefits of making art
Ayden Smith, Arts Reporter April 18, 2021

The past year has been unkind to mental health. Quarantine has revealed the benefits and the importance of community — as restrictions lift and life returns to a semblance of normal, the negative effects...