Sometimes I drive my husband's beater to school. It's a maroon 1990 Nissan Stanza with 300,000 miles on it. Its clear coat is peeling. Gasoline leaks from somewhere, and although my local mechanic says...
The Trintionian's status, as a student-edited press with revenue-based budgets and editors solely responsible for content, is often misunderstood but holds a special significance when it comes to being...
Oh man, how about them awkward moments when your roommate comes in and starts having sex in the room while you're in there? Aren't those fun?
I know what you're thinking: "they're oodles of fun, Margaret!"
I...
Last year, I did the unthinkable.
OK, let me rephrase. I did the unthinkable for a television scholar. Last year, I called my cable company and told them we were through. The customer service representative...
As the interview with John and Alice Sheldon, brother-in-law and sister of fallen 9/11 hero, Paul Jurgens, was coming to a close, John answered an audience member's question about finding closure and...
Tuesday marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. As noted by major news outlets, the day involved subdued ceremonies in comparison to previous years, especially last year's milestone 10th...
This semester, about 75 Trinity undergrads will share an alarming common experience: they will seriously contemplate committing suicide. This I know from several years of conducting anonymous surveys...
It's hard to believe that today marks my final day at Trinity. When you've spent 13 of the last 17 years at one place, a 500-word farewell column presents quite a challenge "¦ especially for someone who...
Last week, I found myself flipping through TV channels and stumbled across Kevin Costner's classic baseball hit "Bull Durham." In the film, Costner's character is most remembered for his soliloquy on...
By now everyone has heard the name Todd Akin. After the U.S. senate candidate from Missouri claimed women cannot become pregnant from what he called "legitimate rape" because "the body has ways to shut...
According to the university website, roughly 27 percent of the student body is in a social Greek organization on campus, but it's safe to argue that in recent months this presence has felt larger than...
