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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
Students and alumni contribute opinions
Adviser to the Bee Alliance Richard Reed, left, and president of the alliance Abbi Bowen, right, safely contained the swarm outside CSI. Photo by Kathleen Creedon, news editor

What’s buzzing? Trinity bees swarm outside CSI

Kathleen Creedon April 4, 2018

Last Thursday, one of Trinity’s bee colonies swarmed outside CSI. The bees had gathered around a new queen bee by a bush on the sidewalk. Trinity has two hives that are housed on the roof of CSI, but...

Tune in each week for Kathleen Creedon's SGA summaries. SGA meets at 6 p.m. on Mondays in the Waxahachie Room in Coates University Center.

Previously, on SGA: RSOs Just Want to Have Fun(ding)

Kathleen Creedon April 1, 2018

This covers the SGA meeting on March 26. CAMPUS CLIMATE CHECK Junior senator Julia Shults noted that the box for feminine hygiene products located in one of the Coates University Center bathrooms had...

graphic by Liz Day, graphics editor

Council seeks to change Honor Code

Noelle Barrera March 22, 2018

The Academic Honor Council is considering an amendment to the Academic Honor Code that would reduce the severity of the most serious punishment for first offenses. The change would only go into effect...

Eduardo Cabral Balreira, right, attended a workshop this past summer to learn how to use mathematics to solve the issue of gerrymandering.  Balreira uses predictive analytics to do this.  Photo provided by Eduardo Cabral Balreira

Math professor takes on gerrymandering

Bobby Watson March 22, 2018

This past summer, Eduardo Cabral Balreira, associate professor of mathematics, attended a workshop put on by The Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group (MGGG). The group was started by Moon Duchin,...

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...

illustration by Andrea Nebhut, staff illustrator; graphic by Liz Day, graphics editor

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...

Tune in each week for Kathleen Creedon's SGA summaries. SGA meets at 6 p.m. on Mondays in the Waxahachie Room in Coates University Center.

Previously, on SGA: Back From Break

Kathleen Creedon March 21, 2018

This covers the SGA meeting on March 21. President Amulya Deva, junior, announced the February senator of the month, Julia Shults, junior senator. Senator of the month is awarded to the senator with...

illustration by Julia Poage, staff illustrator

Trinity enters final stages of SACSCOC reaccreditation

Noelle Barrera March 18, 2018

Trinity University is in the process of being reaccredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Trinity has been accredited in San Antonio since Jan. 1,...

Tune in each week for Kathleen Creedon's SGA summaries. SGA meets at 6 p.m. on Mondays in the Waxahachie Room in Coates University Center.

Previously, on SGA: Funny Money

Kathleen Creedon March 6, 2018

This covers the SGA meeting on March 5.   GUEST COMMENTS Sophomore Marleny Salas expressed concern about the evening EcoGrounds shift. Salas explained that the shift includes long hours...