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The Student News Site of Trinity University

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Kicking off senior year

Kicking off senior year

Callum Squires September 1, 2016

Senior year is upon me. Where did all that time go? I still remember Bowling for Soup performing on the baseball field like it was yesterday. Then there was the whole Tyga debacle. Rack City, eh? My final...

Vary your sources, vary your viewpoints

Vary your sources, vary your viewpoints

Alex Perkowski September 1, 2016

Democratic societies guarantee a right to a free exchange of ideas. This  serves as a baseline for the self-rule of people. Since the invention of writing, ideas and thoughts have been placed to paper...

Crocs, Chacs or Birkenstocks?

Crocs, Chacs or Birkenstocks?

Julia Elmore August 26, 2016

Marilyn Monroe once said, "Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world." When I slip on my yellow Crocs, I can feel that confidence exuding from each of the little holes on top. Crocs...

Trinity University of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Trinity University of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Mia Garza August 26, 2016

I'm one of many children who grew up wishing they could attend  the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from the wildly famous "Harry Potter" books. So when I went off to college and ended up...

Grownups, millennials, and adulting

Grownups, millennials, and adulting

Sarah Haley August 26, 2016

In order to write about adulting, I had to add it to Microsoft Office's dictionary. But it is a word, and a verb, according to both Urban Dictionary and the American Dialect Society (ADS). To adult is...

The importance of interdisciplinarity

The importance of interdisciplinarity

Gabriel Levine August 26, 2016

I often hear students of all classes complaining about having to take courses outside of their majors. I empathize with this sentiment. No one wants to be distracted from their truest passion. However,...

Relief and peace in the face of cancer

Relief and peace in the face of cancer

Markham Sigler August 26, 2016

We are at a point in life where death is not a reality. Why should it be? As future upper-middle classers enjoying our college years, the world is an untapped oyster ripe with opportunity, success...

Trinity Traditions

Trinity Traditions

Callum Squires August 18, 2016

There's a lot to be said for tradition. Some might say it's hanging on to the past for no good reason. That's understandable. Change never comes easy and can sometimes be challenging. That's definitely...

Seven people you'll meet during your first week

Seven people you’ll meet during your first week

Mia Garza August 18, 2016

New Student Orientation (NSO) can feel both scary and incredibly exciting. During this crazy week, you're bound to meet some version of these seven people: Your Roommate At the end of the summer,...

The hidden locales of Trinity University

The hidden locales of Trinity University

Gabriel Levine August 18, 2016

Arriving at Trinity as a new student is like stepping through the wardrobe into Narnia, albeit with a mute tiger named LeeRoy instead of a god-lion named Aslan. You're in a whole new world to explore,...

The definitive Trinity first-year bucket list

The definitive Trinity first-year bucket list

Alex Perkowski August 18, 2016

Behind Trinity's bricks lie interesting activities for all. Every student can carve out their own brick in the wall, but some activities define the Trinity experience: Take a dip (or be dunked) into...

Making the most of Mabee

Making the most of Mabee

Joy Lazarus August 18, 2016

Welcome, first years, to the epicenter of your social life. Dine morning, lunch and evening in the expansive Mabee Dining Hall, filled with an array of options to choose from. If you're on a meal plan,...