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SGA wants free textbooks for students. Here’s how they’ll do it

Bobby Watson April 10, 2018

This semester, Student Government Association (SGA) has continued its open educational resources (OER) initiative through a committee dedicated to bringing more OER resources to Trinity. Sophomore SGA...

illustration by Liz Day, graphics editor

Point-Counterpoint: Two takes on the Second Amendment

Jordan Bruce April 9, 2018

“The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” — so states the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment, which allows citizens to possess firearms, has played a vital role...

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Trinity baseball ranked No. 1 in DIII

Saul Malek April 7, 2018

Tiger baseball has risen to No. 1 in the nation as they approach the middle of the 2018 season. The team now boasts a 19-2 overall record while averaging an astounding 9.5 runs per game.  When we first...

Stumberg sees gender disparity

Stumberg sees gender disparity

Gabriella Garriga April 6, 2018

After the seed round of the Louis H. Stumberg Venture Plan Competition ended, the finalists stood smiling and laughing, knowing they had qualified to move onto the next round. All the finalist leadership...

Trinity Progressives invited members of the community to join them in a discussion with university mental health counselor Claudia Rodriguez Kypuros, right. photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Trinity hosts Mental Health Week

Skylr McCormick-Isom April 5, 2018
Counseling Services, T-Prog and TU Fit join to inform community
Trinity community reflects on Parscale video

Trinity community reflects on Parscale video

Noelle Barrera April 5, 2018
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Ash Carter, left,  joins university president Danny Anderson, right, on stage at this year’s Flora Cameron lecture. The lecture series takes place annually and focuses on politics. Carter, former U.S. secretary of defense spoke at this year’s lecture. Carter focused on international security and foreign affairs. photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

Former secretary of defense visits Trinity

Bobby Watson March 22, 2018

Former U.S. secretary of defense Ash Carter visited Trinity as this year’s Flora Cameron lecturer. Carter focused on international security, on changes in administration and on U.S. relations with foreign...

Ansh Khullar and Ian Dill enjoy time spent practicing. photo by Elise Hester, video producer

Trinity debaters give up spring break, prepare for national tournament

Kara Killinger March 22, 2018

For Trinity sophomores Ian Dill and Ansh Khullar, spring break was no break at all. Instead of kicking back and watching TV or going on vacation with their families, the two students spent almost a full...

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T-Prog to “March For Our Lives”

Amber Adickes March 22, 2018

In response to the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, which resulted in the death of 17 students, a nationwide protest against gun violence called March For Our Lives, will be held....

Former Ohio senator Nina Turner, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and former Texas agriculture commissioner Jim Hightower stand together at the March 9 political rally hosted by Trinity Progressives and Our Revolution Texas. This was the first major event handled by the interoffice Event Review Committee. The group aims to improve the way events are created and promoted on campus by establishing clearer communication between the offices involved in the planning process. photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

TU establishes Event Review Committee to screen future speakers

Jordan Bruce March 22, 2018

This semester, the Event Review Committee (ERC), an interoffice working group, was created to prepare for events on campus. The committee most recently worked with Trinity Progressives (T-Prog) to host...

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T-Prog brings Bernie Sanders to Trinity

Jordan Bruce March 1, 2018

By Jordan Bruce and Kathleen Creedon The Trinity Progressives (T-Prog), in conjunction with Our Revolution Texas, are bringing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to campus to speak with students on Friday,...

Cayley Mandadi, center, is surrounded by her Chi Beta Epsilon sisters during the 2017 Greek Kick-Off on the Coates Esplanade. file photo

After months, an arrest and some answers in Mandadi case

Grace Frye March 1, 2018

CONTENT WARNING: Candid descriptions of physical violence and sexual assault follow. Four months after the death of sophomore Cayley Mandadi, 22-year-old Mark Howerton was charged with murder and aggravated...