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A reflection on our civil discourse

A reflection on our civil discourse

Alex Hartzell April 8, 2016

For months now, it seems as though the presidential race has progressively decreased the standards of civic discourse to lower and lower depths. Undoubtedly, some have chosen to label this as the fault...

Why you HAVE to visit Rio De Janeiro.

Why you HAVE to visit Rio De Janeiro.

Callum Squires April 1, 2016

I'm often reminded just how lucky I am. I found the perfect university for me. I have the opportunity to study and meet people over 5000 miles away from my original home. I also play for one of the top...

Never again for anyone

Never again for anyone

April 1, 2016

Last Thursday Professor Brahm of Northern Michigan University gave a lecture at Chapman auditorium on Israel, anti-semitism and antizionism. I was disappointed by its lack of serious academic research,...

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

April 1, 2016

Dear Trinitonian, I want to respond in print to the article from David Crockett. I also read his response. You are right to leave some aspects of any opinion piece without edits, and I am glad that...

Bryce, America's Pastime, and Evolution

Bryce, America’s Pastime, and Evolution

Markham Sigler April 1, 2016

America's pastime, the tired sport. In recent years, baseball has become less comparable to the pop culture games (basketball, football and soccer), and more like golf, or even tennis "” at least in...

The unprotected

The unprotected

Markham Sigler March 4, 2016

If you're reading this, you may think illegal immigration is not an issue, which is understandable. It probably does not affect you personally in the slightest "” as a result of you being better off...

Remember the important things

Remember the important things

Callum Squires March 4, 2016

Memory is a funny thing. Remembering things, or not, is one of the most important parts of college. That little piece of information you fail to recall that knocks your 90 down to an 89 is frustrating...

Demagogues to the left of me, demagogues to the right of me

Demagogues to the left of me, demagogues to the right of me

David Crockett March 4, 2016

I wrote most of this column on Super Tuesday, but wrapped it up after finding out the results of the various primaries and caucuses. On Tuesday voters chose just under one-fourth of the delegates who will...

Editorial

Editorial

March 4, 2016

There's been plenty to talk about these last days, most notably the primary results from Super Tuesday. But we won't be focusing on that too much. Here's our obligatory take: Clinton takes the majority...

Hate is not a Trinity value: If you see something, say something

Hate is not a Trinity value: If you see something, say something

Leslie Barrett March 4, 2016

As most of you hopefully know by now, a racist image was recently posted to the Trinity Snaps account. A student shared a picture featuring a rifle pointing out of a car window with the caption "where...

A necessary review of the appointment's clause

A necessary review of the appointment’s clause

Alex Hartzell February 26, 2016

Last week, the editorial board of the Trinitonian wrote a remembrance piece about the late Associate Justice, Antonin Scalia, who just recently passed away. The editorial mentions, and rightly so, that...

All I want for Christmas is no more drama

All I want for Christmas is no more drama

Courtney Justus February 26, 2016

Lately I've been thinking about the actual meanings of holidays and how we spend them. I can see how that might sound cliché, but I promise you that I'm not going to go into any sugar-coated speeches...