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NPR troubles, or: The reign of Lulu

Camille Reyes October 23, 2017

I am an avid listener of National Public Radio (NPR), broadcast locally on KSTX. NPR is a bastion of quality journalism, or so it was. Lately, their journalistic standards are sliding faster than Trump's...

Shortchanged by "Theatre for Social Change"

Shortchanged by “Theatre for Social Change”

Gabriel Levine October 12, 2017

In last week's issue of the Trinitonian, Arts & Entertainment writer Austin Davidson wrote a glowing review of "Theatre for Social Change: On Domestic Abuse." Last Friday, I saw the show for myself...

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To Overheard: Journalists make sacrifices

Emily Elliott October 12, 2017

My name is Emily Elliott, and I'm a pretty non-confrontational, neutral person "” except when it comes to the fact that there is no one the Trinitonian frustrates more than myself. This might be the...

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From the Editors’ Desk: Roll with the punches, protect your values

Editorial Staff October 12, 2017

It doesn't matter what sort of activism, agitation, provocation or even publishing you engage in. No matter what, your efforts will upset others and invite criticism. Things can get ugly, but the best...

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Learning lessons from Spanish immigration

Soleil Gaffner October 12, 2017

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. I'm excited to hear about the events that Trinity's own Trinity University Latino Association and Mexico, the Americas, and Spain program...

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Dreaming about better legislation

Micaela Hoffman October 12, 2017

With the Oct. 5 date behind us-the last day for DACA renewals-there has been a lot of buzz about what Congress will do. They have five months before deportations begin. Six different bills of legislation...

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Former senator: SGA advocates for you

Calista Struby October 11, 2017

I decided to run for Student Government Association (SGA) at the end of election season last year in part as a reaction to the lack of efficacy I noticed during the presidential election. I ran with the...

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Why the Trinitonian is relevant

Manfred Wendt October 9, 2017

At a small school like Trinity, it is easy, and sometimes even fun, to attack the institutions on campus for not being as large, well-funded or putatively prestigious as institutions on larger campuses....

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My Trinity family tree

Micaela Hoffman October 4, 2017

It's family weekend, which means a lot of parents are on campus "” upperclassmen flee while first-years welcome Mom and Dad into the dorms hesitantly, shoving piles of dirty clothes into the corners...

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Political families

Manfred Wendt October 4, 2017

Many families have the same worries when they go to visit their first-year student "” that their child has been brainwashed by the progressive professors, students and environment. They fear that their...

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Absorbing experience, modern distraction

Gabriel Levine October 4, 2017

In his book "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind," acclaimed Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari asserts that the agricultural revolution didn't so much give humans mastery of plants as much as those...

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We need to have a difficult conversation

Danny Anderson October 4, 2017

"People who bring light into the world wrench it out of darkness and contend openly with darkness all of their days." I shared this quotation with faculty and staff during opening Faculty Assembly only...