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Fulfilling civic duty

Fulfilling civic duty

Alex Perkowski April 21, 2017

I paid my taxes for the first time on Tuesday. April 18 is Tax Day, if you have not heard. This is not the first time I've filed a tax return, but it is the first time I have paid any taxes. Something...

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Greek life is for all

Tory Tolar April 21, 2017

Currently as a junior and a rising senior, I have been a part of Trinity's Greek life for three years now. In these three years, I have made friends, pushed myself to the limit of being a leader as vice...

George Storch Memorial Building is one of the buildings constructed using the revolutionary lift-slab building technique 

photo by Sara Thorne

Critiquing the Trinity Campus Master Plan

Anne Ferguson April 21, 2017

To President Danny Anderson and the Campus Master Plan Committee, We are excited to hear the news that Trinity University is seeking placement on the National Register of Historic Places. We love our...

Pro wrestling: a guilty pleasure

Pro wrestling: a guilty pleasure

Callum Squires April 7, 2017

Everyone wants to be cool, right? Most of the time. If reading books had been cool when I was six, I would have a much higher regard for the works of Shakespeare, and a much lower regard for the art of...

Can seniors dream?

Can seniors dream?

Joy Lazarus April 7, 2017

Of all the memories I had with my aunt in Florida, the strongest ones are when I was younger, when memories were few and far in between. You must have dreams, she would say. Her emphasis was always on...

What we can learn from artificial intelligence

What we can learn from artificial intelligence

Gabriel Levine April 7, 2017

A critical component in modern plastics manufacturing is the Phillips catalyst, which is used to produce 30 million tons of high-density polyethylene every year. We wouldn't have milk jugs without it....

The poetic world of the squash court

The poetic world of the squash court

David Rando April 7, 2017

I started playing squash in grad school because my dissertation director told me to take up a sport. Squash is a racquet sport of precision, strategy and stamina played by two people on an enclosed court....

Liberal artists

Liberal artists

Editorial Staff April 7, 2017

Trinity has several selling points that we hear throughout our experience here; first, as high school seniors, we saw that Trinity offered small class sizes, generous scholarships, a diverse community...

The value of keeping your mouth shut

The value of keeping your mouth shut

Julia Elmore April 7, 2017

Growing up, my sister always complained that my parents favored me. It wasn't true, but admittedly, I can see why she felt that way.  When we were younger, we got spankings when we disobeyed. I would...

Where is the line?

Alex Perkowski March 31, 2017

If one pays any attention to the news emanating constantly from Washington D.C., it may have become a bit confusing and overwhelming in the past week. At least for me, someone who tries to stay reasonably...

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Point, Counterpoint: Get into the ring of things

Editorial Staff March 31, 2017

Alexandra Uri: The great lyricist Beyoncé Knowles once said, "If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it." I agree with Beyoncé on most things, but especially on her thoughts on rings. If...

Talk politics

Tyler Boelts March 31, 2017

So I suppose there are some ruffled feathers coming my way by writing this. But I would like to take a moment to discuss the election. I know, I know. Literally everybody hates that one guy who can't get...