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Trinitonian

A thank you note

A thank you note

Sarah Haley February 2, 2017

Opinion columns are bound to be controversial, but personal attacks aren't valid arguments There's an old saying by American writer and philosopher Elbert Hubbard, frequently misattributed to Aristotle:...

Seize the deck

Seize the deck

David Rando February 2, 2017

My astronomy professor once turned our classroom lights off and slowly moved a laser pointer (a technological novelty in those horse-drawn carriage days) from left to right across the dark wall. The red...

Use your ballot

Use your ballot

Jeff Sullivan February 2, 2017

What's the connection between Donald Trump and the San Antonio elections on May 6? The potential to influence his decisions by casting a ballot here, at home. The President actualized some substantial...

You still belong here

You still belong here

Editorial Staff February 2, 2017

Back in August, we started the school year with our NSO edition. The theme was "You Belong Here." In November, Donald Trump was elected. Last month, he was inaugurated. This week,  he issued an executive...

Radio heartbreak

Radio heartbreak

Joy Lazarus January 27, 2017

Have you ever heard your voice recorded? It's nauseating, isn't it? "That's me?" you question, and wonder how people even look at you while their ears bleed as you talk. This feeling is surely never...

Last week according to Twitter

Last week according to Twitter

Callum Squires January 27, 2017

It began with an incredible game of football and a Facebook livestream controversy and it ended with #WomensMarch. Steve Carrell joked that "The Office" was returning, before stating that his "account...

Embracing the surreal

Embracing the surreal

Gabriel Levine January 26, 2017

Richard Nixon mocks Sean Spicer for dishonesty. The Pope's hat pontifically pontificates about Chicago police violence. An angry man hawking two hams for $20 harasses Wendy's for the preponderance of beef...

Searching for truth in modern media

Searching for truth in modern media

Aaron Delwiche January 26, 2017

Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump kicked off his "war with the media" by refusing to take a question from Jim Acosta during a press conference.  "Your organization is terrible," he shouted at...

Your opinions deserve critique

Your opinions deserve critique

Gabriel Levine January 26, 2017

Last semester, I discovered and was enthralled by the debates and writings of prominent New Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens. Jews are said to have a gene for atheism...

Graphic by Tyler Herron

Trinity Greek life: great or gratuitous?

Point Counterpoint January 19, 2017

While fraternities have their negatives, their foundation in brotherhood, academics and service are solid By Alexander Perkowski, Opinion Columnist This is an interesting time for me to be writing...

New year, better us

New year, better us

Editorial Staff January 19, 2017

Has anyone ever kept a New Year's Resolution to the end? At our last meeting, no one on our staff could say that they had. The idea of starting each year as a new chapter of our lives, a fresh start or...

"Greatest people" and society

“Greatest people” and society

Markham Sigler January 19, 2017

A man is born in the province of Yan and grows up in the province of Chu. Once he has reached a certain age, he sets out to return home, so that he can pay his respects to the ancestors. Upon the road,...