Big Bend is one of the darkest places in the nation. Deep in the bowels of west Texas, the national park's unique lack of light pollution results in breathtaking night skies. It's rare that we escape civilization...
A few weeks back I saw a Facebook post from a conservative middle school friend that was highly critical of Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality. The gist of the post was that, by taking...
I don't have any delusions about the political leanings of most of my classmates. National polls of college students show that about 60 percent of us identify as Democrats, or lean that way. My personal...
During preparation for this Election Issue, our editorial board has discussed whether we would formally endorse a presidential candidate. Major national news outlets like the New York Times, the Washington...
I don't think that it would come as a shock to any of us if we learned from a poll that the vast majority of Trinity students do not support Donald Trump. Not only do they not support him, but I suspect...
Ernest Hemingway could be one of the many authors you studied in high school English class who was brooding and "important" for one reason or another. When I was in high school, that's exactly what I...
Saturday morning I woke up to a Facebook notification from Trinitonian opinion editor Daniel Conrad. "Sarah Haley ur famous," he commented on a post in Overheard at Trinity, the Facebook page that functions...
On Oct. 3, the "O'Reilly Factor" aired a segment where Jesse Watters "interviewed" several people in Chinatown, New York to inquire about their opinions concerning the election. Aside from many journalistic...
Let's be honest; none of our proudest moments are going to occur during the four Halloweens we celebrate while in college.
Although we think of Trinity as being pretty tame, home to studious overachievers...
Each time I walk into a classroom I always perform a quick scan of my students in order to get a feel for the room. Are they animated? Will I have to wrangle them in? Are they dragging? Will I have to...
I couldn't wait for Tuesday. What a day Tuesday was going to be. Sure, most people are probably glad Friday is here now but, trust me, Tuesday was where it was at.
The weekend prior had a lot of ups...
Don McLean, the artist behind the much-beloved "American Pie" (the song, not the movie) was not a one-hit wonder. Among his other great works is the song "Homeless Brother." Written in 1974, the chorus...
