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The consent we all avoid talking about

The consent we all avoid talking about

Everyone’s free to hook up, but is everyone free to say no to hookup culture?
Ariel Ramirez, Copy Editor/Opinion Columnist September 19, 2025

​​We’d been peer-pressured into a date neither of us wanted. Sitting across from each other at a Kinokuniya in Midtown Manhattan, my Tinder match and I had just admitted the truth: We were there...

Back to school, back to consuming

Back to school, back to consuming

Each year brings a cultural phenomenon of consumerism gone unchecked
Faith Olabanji, Staff Writer September 13, 2025

Every day, Americans witness the emergence of trends that have been sweeping over social media, influencing the everyday consumer. As the new academic year rolls around, a momentary craze makes its seasonal...

The test if SCOTUS matters

The test if SCOTUS matters

Prohibiting the right to burn the flag furthers the hidden agenda to prosecute immigrants
Dylan Wilford, Head Copy Editor September 12, 2025

The Aug. 25 Executive Order, “Prosecuting the Burning of the American Flag,” is more than just a tool for rhetoric. It’s another opportunity for the Trump administration to try to redefine state...

What New York couldn’t teach me

What New York couldn’t teach me

Small classes and real mentorship beat transactional experiences at large institutions any time.
Ariel Ramirez, Copy Editor/Opinion Columnist September 8, 2025

It was neither general education nor “underwater basket weaving,” so I admit that I was a little shocked to see nearly 150 students crowd an aging lecture hall at New York University (NYU) for a course...

Gatekeeping your gains: Don’t trust influencers

Gatekeeping your gains: Don’t trust influencers

How can gym newcomers navigate the lifting community’s oversaturated online ecosystem?
Seven Aguirre, Opinion Columnist September 8, 2025

The gym community has lost the plot. Online fitness culture in recent years has ballooned out to massive proportions, and with that has come a colossal influx of coaches and influencers — way more than...

The Coyote's stomping of the institute.

Project Marvel isn’t a $1.3 billion slam dunk

Where is $489 million of an $800 million subsidy supposed to come from?
Dylan Wilford, Copy Editor/Opinion Columnist September 8, 2025

“Project Marvel,” San Antonio’s billion-dollar project to build a new Sports and Entertainment District, has dominated local politics with growing pushback. On Aug. 21, San Antonio City Council voted...

Photos courtesy of Alex Serna-Wallender

Words of welcome from the chaplain

Guest Column
Alex Serna-Wallender, Trinity University Chaplain August 26, 2025

Friends, First, I want to join the chorus of those welcoming you to Trinity! I’m Chaplain Alex. I help to oversee religious and spiritual life for the Trinity community, and I also serve as a confidential...

Six ways to avoid Mabee Dining Hall

Actually good recipes you can make in your dorm
Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Editor August 23, 2025

While Mabee Dining Hall, Coates Student Center and the Elizabeth Huth Coates Library have a variety of delicious options for students to take advantage of, sometimes there’s nothing better than a home-cooked...

JESSICA EDONICK and ROMA MOUNT on graduation day.

An introduction from Dean Jessica Edonick

Guest Column
Jessica Edonick, Dean of Students August 23, 2025

A long time ago (okay, the ‘90s — but it really doesn’t feel that long ago) in a galaxy far, far away (Ohio can feel like its own galaxy), I started my college adventure at Miami University in Oxford,...

Photo courtesy of Vanessa Beasley

Welcome letter from President Vanessa Beasley

Guest Column
Vanessa Beasley, Trinity University President August 22, 2025

To our new students, welcome to Trinity University! When the Trinitonian staff asked me to write this letter, they asked me for a photograph of myself from my first day in college. I am sorry to share...

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