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The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

Mellon Foundation Grant continues to fund undergraduate research

Luke Wise March 21, 2014

In 2012, Trinity was awarded a five-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for research opportunities for students in the arts and humanities. The research takes place throughout the summer with...

Health Care Department receives first-place ranking

Cassandra Watson March 21, 2014

The Executive Health Care Administration Masters Program offered at Trinity was recently ranked first in the nation by Modern Healthcare magazine. The executive program is one of the two Health Care Administration...

Trinity applications to City Year bested only by UT-Austin

Nivedita Maredia March 21, 2014

For City Year, an educational non-profit and one of many AmeriCorps organizations, Trinity has become a lucrative place for recruiting potential corps members. If selected, corps members act as tutors,...

Career Services fills department roster with Ramirez hire

Luke Wise March 21, 2014

With a recent hiring, Career Services is near a full staff. The recent addition of Katie Ramirez brings Career Services up to four full-time advisors and one part-time advisor. Career Services director...

Dead plants. Photo by Jennie Ran.

Schweitzer emphasizes use of sustainable perennials

Faith Ozer February 28, 2014

A series of late freezes in the San Antonio area raises questions about the sustainability of plant life on Trinity University's campus. According to Mike Schweitzer, acting director of buildings and...

Art show. Photo by Nayeli Perez.

Neidorff Art Gallery hosts Pablo Neruda collection

Cassandra Watson February 28, 2014

Trinity students and the San Antonio community came out to the opening of the art exhibit "Poems from Neruda's Canto General, with illustrations by David Alfaro Siqueiros" Friday, Feb. 21 in the Michael...

9:09 Movie Series features blockbuster “Catching Fire”

Carlos Anchondo February 28, 2014

Mabee Dining Hall was full of students Thursday night for Student Programming Board's (SPB) 9:09 Movie Series, featuring "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." The film, the second in the 9:09 series, followed...

Mailboxes. Photo by Anh-Viet Dinh.

University envisions alternative function for Mail Center space

Luke Wise February 28, 2014

In the upcoming weeks, the university is making major renovations and changes to Coates University Center. One of the biggest changes includes moving the student mailboxes. While the new location or...

Athletic department funds derive from annual university budget

Lydia Duncombe February 28, 2014

Last year, the athletic department at Trinity totaled $3,869,766 in expenses. These budget expenses came from travel, equipment, coaching salaries and facility upkeep for the 18 teams, nine for men and...

Chilenos and Chicanos sing together, united in spirit

Luke Wise February 28, 2014

Various speakers and musicians performed and spoke on Feb. 20 about Chilean and Chicano culture in America, specifically California in Parker Chapel. The lecture and performance was part of the Lennox...

Alice Walton shares love of art

Cassandra Watson February 24, 2014

Alice Walton, a Trinity University alumna and heiress to Wal-Mart, discussed the newly built  Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR in the packed Ruth Taylor Recital Hall on Feb. 18....

Staff assembly briefs university employees

Faith Ozer February 24, 2014

Last Friday, Feb. 14, in the Stieren Theatre, a staff assembly was held in which Trinity administration updated the faculty and staff on the state of the university. Dennis Ahlburg, university president,...