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Trinity Revealed: Trinity sportsmen and women: athletes and scholars

Lydia Duncombe January 24, 2014

It's no secret that Trinity excels in sports. Last year alone, Trinity athletics captured 15 out of 19 Southern Collegiate Athletic Championship titles, which gave it a 78.9 percent winning percentage...

Student Government Association updates – 01/22/14

James Godfrey January 24, 2014

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its first meeting this past Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Waxahachie room of the Coates University Center. While the meeting primarily covered procedures the organization...

Photo by Megan McLoughlin.

Students and faculty “take the first step in faith” for MLK

Luke Wise January 24, 2014

On Monday, Jan. 20, the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March was held, drawing large crowds of San Antonio residents as well as many Trinity students. The march, starting at 10 a.m., worked its way down...

Photo courtesy of Trinity University.

University remembers former president Duncan Wimpress

Luke Wise January 24, 2014

On Jan. 6, former Trinity president Duncan Wimpress passed away at the age of 91. Wimpress, Trinity's fifteenth president, served the university from 1970 until 1976. During his time in charge, he implemented...

Malveaux calls for the audacity to make things right

Malveaux calls for the audacity to make things right

Carlos Anchondo January 24, 2014

Julianne Malveaux, labor economist, former university president, author and television contributor, addressed Trinity University and the San Antonio community on Jan. 16 in honor of Martin Luther King,...

Photo by Anh-Viet Dinh.

TU Student Ambassadors shoot video for Duckapalooza

Cassandra Watson January 24, 2014

Last Friday, Student Ambassadors, faculty, staff, and students from other campus groups (including tour guides and the HOPE Hall residence) met at the Miller fountain to participate in filming the promotional...

"Should a Professor Be Devoted" Lecture. 
Daniel Gordon, professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and interim dean of the Commonwealth Honors College

Lecturer David Gordon weighs research versus teaching

Luke Wise December 6, 2013

Visiting professor Daniel Gordon of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, recently gave a lecture regarding the issue of teaching and research and how a professor should approach the issue. Exploring...

Photo by Anh-Viet Dinh.

Trinity’s Doctor Who Society celebrates program’s 50th

James Godfrey December 6, 2013

The popular British Broadcasting Channel program Doctor Who celebrated its 50th anniversary two weekends ago on Nov. 23, setting the record for the largest international multi-cast ever run, and celebrating...

CCI convenes focus group

Sonam James December 6, 2013

Trinity has been conducting focus groups in order to gauge students' opinions about topics including student presence at campus lectures and the concept of a co-curricular transcript. The focus groups...

Greek life elects new officers, now in shadow period

Carlos Anchondo December 6, 2013

On Monday, Nov. 25, the Greek Council elected a new set of officers for the next calendar year. Leading Greek life will be Men's Co-Chair John Pederson and Women's Co-Chair Sarah Gambell. Pederson, a...

Political writer and activist Naomi Wolf gave the 2013 Maverick Lecture in Trinity’s Stieren Theater on November 19. In her presentation, titled “Public Liberty, Private Liberty: When the State Tries to Get into your Private Business,” she spoke to a full house on current topics including personal privacy, government power and control, as well as national/world security. Photo by Matthew Brink.

Naomi Wolf discusses state of U.S. liberties

Sonam James December 6, 2013

Naomi Wolf noted author and activist, spoke as a part of the Trinity University Maverick Lecture Series on Nov. 19. She presented a lecture entitled "Public Liberty, Private Liberty: When the State Tries...

CPS Automated Demand saves energy

Luke Wise November 22, 2013

In conjunction with CPS Energy, Trinity University joined other institutions by agreeing to conserve energy over peak seasons last summer. The program, CPS Automated Demand, helped the school conserve...