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We don’t need this much breakfast

We don’t need this much breakfast

Dylan Wilford, Copy Editor/Opinion Columnist March 6, 2025

On Feb. 20, I left Trinitonian’s weekly Story Idea Meeting after bringing up the amount of breakfast food at Trinity to go have my routine dinner at Mabee Dining Hall. To my dismay, I once again found...

From Left: Ghaith al-Omari, David Lesch, and David Makovsky are introduced

Israel-Palestine, it’s time we talk about it

Julianna Plewes, Opinion Editor February 27, 2025

I attended the “Is Peace Possible?” event on Feb. 17, expecting to disagree with the speakers on several key issues such as the level of destruction, unequal retributive justice and humanitarian concerns...

Frat row: Partying hard while staying safe

Frat row: Partying hard while staying safe

Keira Cahill, News Reporter February 27, 2025

Party culture at Trinity is no secret. Often sponsored by the university’s Fraternity and Sorority Life organizations, these events openly serve alcohol to students, both legal and underage. Held at...

Super-sized run clubs: Worth it or just a fad?

Super-sized run clubs: Worth it or just a fad?

Dylan Wilford, Opinion Columnist February 27, 2025

Everyone and their mother is running or involved in a run club. I’ve been lucky enough to run over the last few years, but I’ve only recently taken advantage of running outside in San Antonio. Trinity’s...

Listening over labels: Why pluralism matters in Jewish spaces

San Antonio Hillel, Guest Columnist February 27, 2025

Hillel at Trinity has always been, and will always be, a space that welcomes and supports Jewish students of all backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We embrace the diversity of Jewish identity,...

Elon Musk and DOGE cutting USAID from the federal government

parody of Miley Cyrus crash out era

Republican or Democrat, ending USAID is bad

Giovanna Campolo, Special Sections Editor February 20, 2025

With the United States Agency for International Development ripped to pieces, CDC censorship and other ‘America-first’ policies, we seem to be entering an end to an era — the era of public health....

Out with slacktivism and in with action

Out with slacktivism and in with action

Dylan Wilford, Opinion Columnist February 20, 2025

During the pandemic, digital “slacktivism” became the ethos of doing the bare minimum. At the same time, #Resistance-led movements became a notable response to the first Trump administration, which...

Two guys in lab coats sweatily addressing a podium labeled "important government business". The characters are loosely an inverse of Muppets Dr. Honeydew and Beaker. Color

Yes, you need to take humanities classes: In defense of the liberal arts

Adom Richards, Opinion Columnist February 20, 2025

For the past few decades, humanities and social sciences majors have been ridiculed as useless and a waste of money and time, while STEM majors are celebrated and encouraged since their contributions to...

“The imperial presidency”

John Hermann, Guest Columnist February 20, 2025

My logic for fearing President Donald J. Trump, the 47th president of the United States, may be due to different reasons than others share. I am not a fan of most — if not virtually all — of Trump’s...

Students lounging at the DEI/Inclusivity Office

Trinity’s pitiful departure from the DEI label

Will Sharp, Opinion Columnist February 14, 2025

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are central to a fair and just academic structure. Trinity’s Student Diversity and Inclusion office is rooted in social justice and contains values that align with the...

Unpacking the myth of the “male loneliness epidemic”

Dylan Wilford, Opinion Columnist February 14, 2025

In a post-lockdown world dominated by social media, the internet has adopted the rhetoric of a “loneliness epidemic.” According to the Pew Research Center, roughly 16% of all Americans indicate feelings...

Highschool sweethearts everywhere: break up

Highschool sweethearts everywhere: break up

Julianna Plewes, Opinion Editor February 14, 2025

I hate to break it to you, but there’s a good chance that your 10th grade geometry class crush is not the love of your life. While, yes, some do get married to their high school sweetheart and live happily...