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Sidewalk Symposium: Faculty fashion

Students weigh in on their professor’s fashion choices ... or lack thereof
Catherine Zarr, Pulse Editor September 15, 2023

Mahira Nooruddin, first-year biology major How do you define fashion? “It’s the appearance that you put out and it kind of matches your persona, and it helps define who you are to people that...

Delta Theta Nu made an appearance at this year's Greek Tailgate at the football season kickoff.

There is a Nu sorority on campus

After a long-fought battle, Trinity’s newest multicultural sorority, Delta Theta Nu, emerges
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter September 15, 2023

Last year, a group of inspired students advocated for the creation of a multicultural sorority on Trinity’s campus. The group sought a sisterhood where members could see themselves in one another. Initially,...

Aiden Potoczniak

Jackpot! Aiden Potoczniak takes on sports, finance and performance

Catherine Zarr, Pulse Editor September 15, 2023

For junior finance major and sport management minor Aiden Potoczniak, sports are more than a hobby or pastime. As a club soccer player and lifelong fan of the game, Potoczniak sees sports as a service,...

Sidewalk Symposium: Coates chaos

Students share their opinions on the new ordering systems in the Coates Student Center.
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter September 7, 2023

With the new dining change from Aramark to Chartwells, many aspects of the Coates Student Center dining experience have changed. The implementation of touch-screen technology aims to increase efficiency,...

Illustration of a future 2027 yearbook, with a tiger, as well as two previous years books.

Checking in with the class of 2027

Just two weeks in, first-years talk about what they enjoy the most about Trinity.
Arial Baker, Pulse Reporter September 7, 2023

Trinity University’s acceptance rate fell to 28%, the lowest in its history, after welcoming 664 first-year students into the class of 2027. Before arriving on campus, Gaby Nieraeth, first-year intended...

Skyline Scholars
Top from left to right: Hannah Ovalle, Allison Ortiz
Bottom from left to right: Valery Amaya, Sabrina Cinque, Ashley Mattke

Skyline Scholars: Trinity’s renamed summer bridge program

With the renaming of the Summer Bridge Program to Skyline Scholars, Trinity students reflect on their experiences in the past and their hopes for the future
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter September 7, 2023

Each first-year student is placed in a First-Year Experience Course (FYE), with topics ranging from science fiction, social justice, arts and ideas to even Greek and Roman mythology. Each of these FYE...

Remembering Dit and Trinity

Remembering Dit and Trinity

Maggie Enriquez, Guest Columnist September 7, 2023

Dit was one of Trinity’s senior citizens, born sometime around 2005 in a litter of all-black cats. It took her a while to warm up to people, but once she was comfortable, she’d love to get head...

Sidewalk Symposium: Summer internships

Students share their summer internship experiences and key takeaways
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter August 31, 2023

As the semester kicks off, students are eager and excited to be back on campus. Many new and returning faces are adjusting back to university life after different experiences over the summer. Inside Coates...

Jackpot! Catching up with Kaelin Leishman

Jackpot! Catching up with Kaelin Leishman

Jackpot is a series in which we profile a variety of students and their interesting lives. Every story highlights a different student, whom we’ve selected at random. This week we talked to Kaelin Leishman, sophomore engineering science major and track and field athlete.
Catherine Zarr, Pulse Editor August 31, 2023

Whether as a recruited track and field athlete or vice president of Trinity University Motorsports, Kaelin Leishman, sophomore engineering science major, has always been on the fast track of life. She’s...

Parking at Trinity has just gotten a lot more expensive

Parking at Trinity has just gotten a lot more expensive

Students share their thoughts on the recent price increase of parking permits
Arial Baker, Pulse Reporter August 31, 2023

On July 5, Trinity University increased the total cost of students’ parking permits to $200, more than double the initial cost of $75. There was no warning before this date, which explains why a number...

O-Team: Friends, Folx and First-Years

O-Team: Friends, Folx and First-Years

O-Team members share the importance of first-year orientation in the acclimation process
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter August 31, 2023

On Aug.18, Trinity welcomed a new class of first-year students, all of whom are just as excited to learn as they are eager for this next chapter of life. As an incoming first-year student, acclimating...

Cassidy Maclean, sophomore, attended Swift's show in Houston.

Sidewalk Symposium: A not so Cruel Summer

Students share the impact Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour made on their summer.
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter August 31, 2023

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour made its monumental debut in March 2023. The landmark performance commemorating each of Swift’s 10 albums or “eras” amassed a historic audience that took pop culture by...