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Calvert residence hall receives new alcohol initiative

Sonam James August 30, 2013

Calvert residents have been chosen to pilot the Below Optimal Buzz program, which will allow underage residents who are caught drinking the chance to use a breathalyzer to check if their blood alcohol...

Freshman class shrinks in size but grows in diversity

Freshman class shrinks in size but grows in diversity

Sonam James August 22, 2013

Trinity University welcomed a first-year class of nearly 550 students on August 22 for Move-In Day. The freshman class boasts a wide variety of students representing 35 different states and 34 countries. Although...

Counseling services survey finds that mental health influences academics; stress, relationships affect mental health

Carlos Anchondo August 22, 2013

In a health and wellness survey distributed to 340 students in 26 classrooms, Counseling Services found that the percentage of Trinity students reporting academic interference due to negative emotional...

Photo by Megan McLoughlin

President Ahlburg talks Trinity, past and future

Faith Ozer April 28, 2013

Q: How has Trinity improved over the past five years? 10 years? 20 years? What are some major changes you've seen on campus? A: I think, in the long-term, President Calgaard transformed the faculty....

Poor lecture attendance sparks campus discussion

Caleb Franzmann April 28, 2013

Due to poor attendance at the Michael Ratner's Maverick Lecture on April 9, Dennis Ahlburg, president of the university, sent an email out to faculty about the poor attendance. "This applies on two levels,...

Many challenges and solutions for college sexual assaults

Faith Ozer April 28, 2013

On April 4, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights issued the "Dear Colleague" letter to institutions of higher education around the nation, including Trinity University,...

Taco Taco Café, owned by Helen Velesiotis (above), will be opening a location on Trinity's campus this fall in Coates University Center. A favorite of students, Taco Taco has won multiple local and national awards, including multiple from the Trinitonian's annual "Best for Trinity" contest.

Taco Taco Café to open on-campus location

Tommie Ethington April 19, 2013

Helen Velesiotis, owner of the well-known San Antonio breakfast and lunch hot spot, Taco Taco Café, has long considered Trinity a part of her family, and in fall of 2013, Trinity University aims to...

Richard Reams, associate director for Counseling Services, spoke at the last coalition meeting headed by David Tuttle, associate vice president for students affairs and dean of students. Photo by Jennie Ran.

Alcohol Coalition Committee meets for third time

Sonam James April 19, 2013

The Alcohol Coalition Committee met on Friday, April 12, to discuss the possible changes to next year's alcohol policy. David Tuttle, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students,...

Administration releases new draft of Strategic Plan

Caleb Franzmann April 19, 2013

Michael Fischer, vice president for academic affairs and co-chair of Trinity Tomorrow, sent the most recent version of the Strategic Plan to the Trinity community via email on April 1. The updated plan...

Students seek jobs as job market gains momentum

Jeremy Keys April 19, 2013

As Trinity seniors prepare for graduation next month, the country's economy continues to rebound, and employers continue to add thousands of jobs in anticipation of  economic recovery. Texas in particular...

Health Services gives free STD testing for STD Awareness month

Caleb Franzmann April 19, 2013

Trinity University Health Services set up a sexually transmitted disease awareness table in Mabee Dining Hall on April 10, in recognition of STD awareness month. "The nurses at the table were there to...

First years Sydney Wright and Hayley Says, friends of Sheena, talk about her love of music, horseback riding and travel, as members of the community look on during the memorial held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Photo by Matthew Brink.

Trinity mourns the loss of Sheena Kaushish

Tommie Ethington April 12, 2013

As the bell in Murchison Tower rang and dusk fell on Trinity's campus at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, a group of more than 50 friends, hall mates, university staff and faculty gathered near Miller Fountain to...