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Changes to transgender policies coming to campus soon

Hana Kruger April 28, 2017

A committee of  Trinity faculty, students and staff have been drafting policies concerning the accommodation of transgender students on campus over the past school year. The initiatives began last fall...

Pet hall to close after one year

Philip McKeon April 28, 2017

Trinity's Pet Hall project is discontinuing at the end of this semester. Wanda Olson, associate director of Residential Life, considers the Pet Hall program a success, despite its discontinuation. "I...

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Quality Enhancement Plan aims to improve student learning outcomes

Kathleen Creedon April 21, 2017

Last summer, faculty members gathered to create a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for Trinity. All year, the committee has focused on strengthening the experience of first years and has discussed the different...

from left Maddie Kennedy, Isaiah Mitchell, Julia Elmore, Jonah Wendt, Jamie Thompson, David Tuttle, Catherine Walters, Sheryl Tynes, Manfred Wendt, Beth Legg, Danny Anderson

photo provided by Beth Legg

Student groups work to find common ground

Julia Elmore April 21, 2017

Pick a word to describe the national political climate this year. Polarized, heated or divisive might be a few that come to mind. The atmosphere at Trinity has been no different, and tensions between members...

A snout butterfly stops to get some nectar from a flower on campus. 
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Eco Allies presents Earth Week events

Philip McKeon April 21, 2017

Eco Allies is a student organization focused, according to their advisor Sharon Curry, on helping the Trinity community become more conscious and eco-friendly. "They've definitely helped increase awareness...

Jeremy Allen, coordinator for fraternity and sorority life, and members of Greek Council listen to a question at the meeting held on April 18 for the Greek community to discuss steps moving forward after SGA's decision. 
photo by Claudia Garcia

Cut Off

Jeff Sullivan April 21, 2017

During their second to last meeting of the year, Student Government Association (SGA) Senators voted 7 to 4 to deny the concept of the Greek Council annual operating budget. A re-vote motion is expected...

Hamza Adisa and Michael Robinson work on a component of their Formula One race car

photo by Henry Pratt

Engineering students go on fast and furious track for race car

Hana Kruger April 21, 2017

A team comprising of senior engineering science students Michael Robison, Todd Edwards, Hamza Adisa, Nate Kiszla and Austin Haas has been constructing Trinity University's first Formula One race car for...

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Budget surprises force deficit spending

Daniel Conrad April 20, 2017

Rumors that Student Government Association (SGA) has gone over its semesterly budget have been confirmed by SGA president Nick Santulli and vice president Joseph Khalaf. "[This deficit] essentially...

One of the labs inside of the Center for Sciences and Innovation (CSI).
Photo by Jeff Sullivan

CURE labs give real research experiences

Kathleen Creedon April 7, 2017

Last year, the biology department implemented a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience lab (CURE). This type of lab focuses on the importance of field research and often takes students outside...

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Sexual assault: a closer look

Alexandra Uri April 7, 2017

By Alexandra Uri By Emily Elliot Almost 20 years ago Rachel Pineda, then a sophomore communication major from a small town in Texas, thought she was getting the internship of a lifetime with an independent...

Tobacco Free Trinity policy will begin in August before students return for fall 2017 semester.
Photo by Claudia Garcia

Trinity goes tobacco free

Philip McKeon April 7, 2017

New tobacco-free policy to take effect Aug. 1, 2017   Jackie Bavilacqua, coordinator of Health Services, explained that part of the reasoning behind the policy is to benefit student's health...

University sets up tiger bucks for Ubers

Kathleen Creedon March 31, 2017

At the beginning of last semester, the Tiger Card office finalized plans to connect the campus card with Uber. However, after Uber redesigned its app, the campus card connection was lost. Luckily, this...