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You're not alone: fight for change

You’re not alone: fight for change

Phillip Flagg October 9, 2016

The cliché is that college is the best four years of your life. For me, the cliché was true. When I graduated last May I knew I had closed an incredible chapter in my life. I experienced new things,...

Deep in the art of Texas

Deep in the art of Texas

Grace Frye October 1, 2016

Since it's located 80 miles south of the self-proclaimed "Live Music Capitol of the World," it is easy to write off the San Antonio arts scene in favor of a short trip to Austin. Headlined with massive...

Meeting expectations

Meeting expectations

Alex Perkowski October 1, 2016

When Hillary Clinton walked out in a red pantsuit, the tone for the first debate was set. Fashion misgivings aside, if there is one thing Clinton demanded, it was respect. Coming into the debate, voters'...

Open letter for Trinity Theatre's "Good Kids"

Open letter for Trinity Theatre’s “Good Kids”

Ruth Banks October 1, 2016

This Friday, Sept. 30, Naomi Iizuka's play "Good Kids" will open in the Stieren Theater. "Good Kids" is an incredibly important play that addresses the issues of rape culture in our social media-driven...

The Kaepernick conundrum

The Kaepernick conundrum

Callum Squires October 1, 2016

I'm aware that I'm a little late on this, but writing a biweekly column creates some problems at times. I'm often a week behind everyone else. I'm also aware that pretty much everyone under the sun has...

The left's race problem

The left’s race problem

Alexander Jacobs October 1, 2016

From an objective perspective, the mainstream left clearly enjoys depicting conservatives as evil or morally deficient. There is something empowering about skipping rational argumentation and going straight...

The state of the modern dance

The state of the modern dance

Joy Lazarus October 1, 2016

I grew up watching movies. Movies of older generations mostly; and, because I was the youngest and outnumbered by a house of men, they tended to be of the action or superhero variety. I managed not to...

Trinity PRIDE: On being an ally

Trinity PRIDE: On being an ally

Abigail Wharton October 1, 2016

Coming out on the LGBT+ spectrum is more than wrestling with labels. It requires far more than a minute of stupidly blind courage and it's more than saying you are now living authentically. As an officer...

Register and vote!

Register and vote!

Gabriel Levine September 26, 2016

I might normally reserve this piece for the Trinitonian's election issue, but since the deadline for registering to vote in Texas is only three weeks away, I decided to write it now. (I don't know about...

Tales from our (crazy) Trinity predecessors

Tales from our (crazy) Trinity predecessors

Mia Garza September 26, 2016

As my last year at Trinity is now fully underway, I've been spending more time pondering this institution, what it means to me and how unique it is. I've come to the conclusion that Trinity is a hidden...

The prodigal son, Don Draper and happiness

The prodigal son, Don Draper and happiness

Markham Sigler September 26, 2016

Disclaimer: Don't read this if you haven't watched "Mad Men" or if you want to avoid spoilers (unless you have memory- loss issues, that is). The greatest stories do not directly focus on the internal...

Ono Mtoto Wako: Maternity and mortality

Ono Mtoto Wako: Maternity and mortality

Robert Blystone September 25, 2016

In 1976, the Indian government incentivized men to volunteer for vasectomies by rewarding volunteers with transistor radios. This example of incentive marketing worked. Tens of thousands of men took up...