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The beginner’s guide to getting outside

The beginner’s guide to getting outside

Trinity’s most outdoorsy share their top tips for San Antonio
Evelyn Ragsdale, Arts Reporter February 20, 2025

If you’re looking to get outside in San Antonio but not sure where to start, consider this article your guide — or rather, your map. From the benefits of spending time outside to the best spots based...

BEN WILLIAMS smiles in front of Trinity-themed artwork.

‘You’re the captain of your ship’

Advice from the new assistant dean, Ben Williams
Giovanna Campolo, Special Sections Editor February 20, 2025

What brought you to Trinity? “I found the job before I found Trinity. … I’ll be honest, I never thought I’d work somewhere like this. It just wasn’t in my view. My undergrad was a large urban...

BURGIN STREETMAN posing in the library.

“Learning for the first time”

Burgin Streetman navigates a return to university life
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter February 20, 2025

After years of working for a bookstore by day and theatre company by night, Burgin Streetman, senior English major, returned to her undergraduate studies at Trinity during her 50s. Finally completing her...

Students enter Chocolate Fest with heart boxes after waiting in a long line.

Chocolate Fest welcomes students back to Coates Esplanade

Trinity hosts its annual spring festival, and there was plenty to celebrate
Cameron Lilly, Pulse Reporter February 17, 2025

Chocolate Fest and Coates Esplanade both returned to Trinity’s campus on Valentine’s Day. By 12:30 p.m. there was already a line that stretched from the reopened esplanade to Miller Fountain — all...

This Valentine’s, melt a heart, not your wallet

This Valentine’s, melt a heart, not your wallet

Trinity students share their secrets to a good date without breaking the bank
Cameron Lilly, Pulse Reporter February 14, 2025

Valentine’s Day can be an expensive time, but it certainly doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of swoon-worthy things to do on a college budget. First dates are already hard enough. You add the...

Love: ‘Be really obnoxious about it’

Love: ‘Be really obnoxious about it’

Plan for Valentine’s Day, whether you’re staying in or going out
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter February 14, 2025

Valentine’s Day is a historic day for romance and courtship, but many people celebrate the holiday in other ways. This Valentine’s Day, in addition to giving flowers to your sweetheart, give an extra...

Upcoming events

Upcoming events

Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor February 14, 2025

STAFF PICK | WHO LOVES JERSEY BOYS Trinity Theatre’s own Nathan Stith is directing the San Pedro Playhouse production of “Jersey Boys.” Mosey on over to the Russell Hill Rogers Theater for an evening...

Upcoming events

Upcoming events

Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor February 6, 2025

STAFF PICK | COFFEE O’CLOCK Who says the Pacific Northwest has to be the coffee capital of the world? Even this Washingtonian has had her fair share of fabulous coffee down South. Celebrate coffee...

Trinity Tigers on Kilimanjaro

Trinity Tigers on Kilimanjaro

Follow a Trinity student on his climb to the top
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter February 6, 2025

Through the study abroad program at Trinity, many students have the opportunity to travel out of the country to learn anything from creative writing to urban planning. Ash Meckel, junior economics and...

Berlin trip abandoned

Berlin trip abandoned

Raised prices caused the cancellation of Global City Berlin study abroad trip
Keira Cahill, News Reporter February 6, 2025

Since its inception in 2015, Trinity has canceled Global City Berlin, a program that has traveled to Germany for the first two weeks of summer, allowing students to explore the city, learn about Berlin’s...

Olive Irons (unsure of major, ask Cameron)

“Do art, be weird!”

How Olive Irons started making resin sculptures and bone art
Cameron Lilly, Pulse Reporter February 6, 2025

Art can be anything from paintings to music to writing. It can also be a pair of resin angel wings and a perfectly intact raccoon skull. Olive Irons, junior environmental studies and anthropology double-major,...

Dr. Glenn Kroeger

A seismic influence

Glenn Kroeger leaves a lasting impact on Trinity University’s earth and environmental geosciences department
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter January 30, 2025

You can thank Glenn Kroeger, associate professor of the newly-renamed earth and environmental geosciences department, for not only his 39 years at the university, but for playing an integral role in bringing...