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Times may be a-changin’ for credit hours

David Crockett October 27, 2013

Today the Academic Faculty Assembly is scheduled to vote on whether the university should redefine the credit hour. I have been surprised that there has been no significant student engagement on this fundamental...

A dishonorable portrayal

Carlos Anchondo October 27, 2013

On Oct. 11, the Trinitonian ran a photograph on the front page, above the fold, of a San Antonio AIDS Foundation van that visited the Coates Esplanade. On the van is a woman, adorned with a yellow flower...

Coming back to San Antonio

John Mendiola October 12, 2013

As a first-grader from Victoria, Texas, on a field trip to Sea World, I wanted someday to return to San Antonio so I could go on a date on the River Walk. Little did I know that I'd get to come to college...

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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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...