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Texas Transportation Troubles

Jonathan Box September 14, 2015

Have you noticed that when you force yourself to close your computer and leave your virtual life behind for real life, you encounter traffic problems that seem to be increasing at a surprisingly frenzied...

Everything you wanted

Courtney Justus September 14, 2015

The other day in one of my classes, we were discussing the philosophical problem of being versus non-being or, in other words, what exists and what doesn't. The philosopher Parmenides states that humans...

Editorial

September 14, 2015

Egos and anti-viruses: why privacy matters Step aside Kanye West, there's a new presidential candidate in town. That's right, it's none other than real life James Bond villain and self proclaimed "eccentric...

It’s really only 95% alcohol

September 5, 2015

Due to space constraints, we have decided to forgo our in-depth discussion of race, religion, sex, gender and politics for a slightly lighter editorial this week. To be honest, that was never the plan,...

T-Pain was better than Tyga

Callum Squires September 5, 2015

It's really surprising how much can change in a year. As I stood at the home plate on the baseball field basking in the summer evening glow, I had a flashback to twelve months previous, when I was in pretty...

Trump, the VMAs and clickbait

Brendan Kennedy September 5, 2015

Step right up to the Clickbait Emporium! This is your one-stop shop for all your clickbait needs! Here at the Clickbait Emporium, we have two premium products available. For pop culture junkies, we can...

Iran Deal: What it really means for the world

Nikita Chirkov September 5, 2015

Perhaps the most significant political development of the summer was the nuclear deal with Iran. The Iranian nuclear program has long been a source of trouble for the West, particularly due to the geopolitical...

The danger of the practice

Luke Wise August 31, 2015

While we had initially intended to tackle the notion of political correctness and the trend on college campuses in dropping the label "freshman" for "first years" (we're looking at you Trinity), the...

All the possibilities

Coleen Grissom August 31, 2015

I title these columns, "The Short List," because my subject in each will be something that's in my thoughts or among my concerns and irritations at the time I compose the piece. At this initial...

Can we talk about this?

Jeff Sullivan August 31, 2015

How do you learn? As a student of the humanities my answer is almost always discussion. Having unthought-of ideas presented to me by friends, fellow students and professors is near paramount to my education....

Letter to the Editor

August 31, 2015

It was about a month ago and just a mile or so from campus that five Trinity freshman were involved in a very serious one car accident. I ought to know, as my daughter, Sarah Billman, was in the backseat...

Tattoos and tragedy

Courtney Justus August 31, 2015

Some of my most recent writing explored the significance of tattoos. I am perfectly aware that pop culture and others' opinions often make a big difference in how we perceive tattoos. I keep going back,...