On Aug. 18, 2017, I walked out of my house at 4 a.m. with all my things packed in my dad’s car and jokingly saying goodbye to all the objects I saw around me. “Goodbye chair, goodbye bed, goodbye...
I formally joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil Mass in 2014, but my belief had been Catholic for months before that. Since that time, I have remained certain that becoming Catholic was the single...
If you've been here for a while, you know it's not uncommon to hear that Trinity students are overcommitted and involved in every organization on campus. We've found it to be mostly true. Trinity encourages...
When I mentioned to my general practitioner this past summer that I had been experiencing practically debilitating period symptoms, she said the words I was dreading hearing.“Oh, well I can get you...
One of my first political memories occurred during the 2008 election night when I thought John McCain, the former senator of Arizona, was winning because of all the red states on the map. Like most 11-year-old...
I'm leaving for a semester abroad in Scotland this week, and I can only bring one suitcase full of clothing — no more, no less. I've lived out of a suitcase before but never for this long. As I...
The room is silent, and you’re left alone with your ominous thoughts. You’re religious, so you call out to God or Allah, the Buddha’s wisdom or the Hindu deities. You trust in their greatness...
Spain had a very tumultuous summer, starting with a very sudden change in government. With this new government came a new prime minister, Parliament and policies. However, it also came with a very quiet,...
As you get more settled into the new year, we at the Trinitonian urge you to think about what makes you excited and angry about our campus. We hope that you will see the Trinitonian as an opportunity to...
Welcome to my oh-so-clever and original column from abroad — I don’t believe anyone on the Trinitonian has ever done this before! This past summer I’ve been bracing myself, both body...
Trinity is renowned for its diverse courses, yet it often seems as if students are intimidated by the idea of taking a course unrelated to their field of study. STEM people are avid problem solvers, always...
I recently came across a Trinity student who associated the word “inhumane” with the prohibition of hotplates: “How inhumane it is to house 150 people in one dorm, ban the use of hotplates and expect...
