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Editorial: Proof of success

Editorial Staff October 12, 2013

The Trinitonian would like to formally and warmly welcome all alumni back to their true home, Hogwarts Trinity. Alumni are cool, and weekends are cool. That makes Alumni Weekend the best. The following...

Taking the road less traveled

John Mendiola October 12, 2013

If there's one thing I hope I can always say about myself, it's that I have always taken the road less traveled. This has been something that I've tried to live by, and this past year was no exception....

You can’t go wrong with Trinity

John Mendiola October 12, 2013

Let me start with a confession. While I've written a number of articles for the Trinitonian, this is the first time I'm using my real name. My senior year, I heard the paper was short-staffed and wouldn't...

The macro power of the microblog

John Mendiola October 4, 2013

The night of July 23, 2011, the area around the city of Wenzhou was drenched by thunderstorms. At around 8:30 p.m., bright light suddenly tore apart the darkness"”not more lightning, but an enormous...

A public art manifesto

John Mendiola October 4, 2013

I propose a project that could become a movement to change the spaces and culture of Trinity University. Disappointed that the decision-making processes concerning the forms, places and aesthetics of Trinity's...

Trinity inspires loyalty among faculty

Coleen Grissom October 4, 2013

Obviously, topping my reflections is the recent Trinity University Service Awards Ceremony. Last week's issue included an excellent "Campus Pulse" article by Chloe Pope-Levison which provided detailed...

Reflecting on First Amendment Week

John Mendiola September 27, 2013

Well, another First Amendment Week has come and gone, with obligatory nods to speech and press, but no mention of the FIRST listed freedom: religion. Perhaps that's because we don't know how to talk about...

Editorial: The Autumn of Our Dancecontent

Editorial Staff September 27, 2013

Fall is officially here. Now, in south Texas this doesn't really mean very much. Our leaves don't change. The air isn't a crisp 65 degrees. We don't have a lot of apple orchards. Any decorative pumpkins...

The Transfer Experience

John Mendiola September 27, 2013

Coming from my second school in three years, I think I have found my home and myself at Trinity University. In my freshman year, I mindlessly went to Texas State, the only school I applied to. I'm not...

Arthropods and their manners

Lauren Schroeter September 27, 2013

It's hard to believe that September is almost over already.  Well, actually, it isn't that hard to believe, but it still feels like school has barely started.  We are almost halfway through the semester,...

Looking your age

Lauren Schroeter September 13, 2013

I've been told many times that I look a lot younger than I actually am.  At the rate I seem to be aging, I estimate that the movie theater will stop giving me child prices by the time I'm 87. That's not...

Why I don’t miss “The Brady Bunch”

Cynara Medina September 13, 2013

When I first came to the United States, I became a huge fan of "The Brady Bunch." It was the winter of 1978. I was seven years old, and I had never seen anything like it. Here was a family with perfect...