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I can’t give up on the United States yet, and neither can you

I can’t give up on the United States yet, and neither can you

Diya Contractor, Opinion Editor November 7, 2024

“Are you okay?” The morning after Election Day, I woke up to several texts from close friends and family asking me if I was okay, how I was doing and to text them if I needed anything. In that moment,...

Letter to the Editor: Feedback from alumni Michael Drudge

Letter to the Editor: Feedback from alumni Michael Drudge

Michael Drudge, Guest Columnist October 31, 2024

The Trinitonian report on the state of broken and scarce elevators on campus was propitious, coinciding with Alumni Weekend. Having once served as Trinitonian managing editor, I always pick up a copy...

A plea for a mid-semester holiday

A plea for a mid-semester holiday

Beck Williams, Opinion Columnist October 31, 2024

For most readers, I imagine today is set apart only by its adjacency to yesterday’s festivities. For college students across the country, ‘the day after Halloween’ is a time of recovery, of lots...

We don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator: The case for Colin Allred

We don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator: The case for Colin Allred

Adom RIchards, Opinion Columnist October 31, 2024

Colin Allred is challenging the infamous incumbent Senator Ted Cruz in this year's election. Senator Cruz’s two terms in office have been mired by controversy, such as when Cruz read “Green Eggs and...

Learn about consent and boundaries in the sex corner

Learn about consent and boundaries in the sex corner

Kait Nash, Photographer October 24, 2024

Welcome to another issue of the Trinitonian Sex Corner! It’s cuffing season which means lots of PDA and a desperate need for a brush up on boundaries and consent. The Sexpert is in. First, let’s...

Who won the Cruz v. Allred U.S. Senate Debate?

Who won the Cruz v. Allred U.S. Senate Debate?

Colin Houston and Diya Contractor October 24, 2024

Background information Earlier this month, the long-awaited senatorial debate between Colin Allred and Ted Cruz took place at the WFAA studios in Downtown Dallas. Allred, the U.S. Representative from...

Maybe Mabee Market does have what you need

Maybe Mabee Market does have what you need

Riya Vankamamidi, Copy Editor October 24, 2024

Mabee Market has been through a lot since I entered Trinity University as a first-year. Everything has changed: the name, the breakfast place and most importantly the items available along with their prices....

Breaking the Chains of Tradition: Is It Time to Abolish the Electoral College?

Breaking the Chains of Tradition: Is It Time to Abolish the Electoral College?

Beck Williams and Will Sharp October 17, 2024

It's Time for Something New: Beck Williams College, to the clear communication barrier it creates between the general population and the national government, people’s voices are far from being heard...

Graph showing voting data of Trinity students in 2020 and 2022

Trinity University is leading the way in student voter engagement

Kieran Garvey, Opinion Columnist October 17, 2024

We all understand the importance of voting, but knowing where to begin can be challenging. At a university that strives to create well-rounded students through its liberal arts education, you’d expect...

How to administer Narcan

How to administer Narcan

Avery Case, Illustrator October 17, 2024

Hey y’all, welcome to the Trinitonian’s second column in our brand-new advice series. Two weeks ago we heard from Kait at the Sex Corner, and today you’re joining me in the Drug Spot. I’m going...

Guest Column: Trinity University is not a food desert

Guest Column: Trinity University is not a food desert

Camila Rodriguez, Guest Column October 10, 2024

By definition, Trinity University is not a food desert. On Sept. 29 I read a column in the Trinitonian entitled “Trinity has become a food desert.” Immediately struck by the oxymoronic nature of the...

Guest Column: Donald Trump is not a Republican

Guest Column: Donald Trump is not a Republican

Morgan Powers, Guest Column October 10, 2024

With election season right around the corner, many lifelong Republicans I know are voting blue for the first or second time in their lives because they feel that Trump doesn’t represent them. But how...