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Religion and Climate Change conference relates faith to environmentalism

Gabriella Garriga April 18, 2018

Music and singing filled a Northrup classroom last Friday as attendees of the Religion and Climate Change conference sang hymns together. In addition to students, community members of various religious...

Sophia Arriazola discusses being an RA. photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

A day in the life of Resident Assistants

Maggie Lupo April 18, 2018

College can be really awesome because students live away from home and away from parents, with a roommate their own age. But college can also be really difficult for those exact reasons. Unexpected problems...

photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Trinity Forum club prompts community discussion

Gabriella Garriga April 11, 2018

As Christian Young sat in history class listening to his professor describe the salons of the Enlightenment period, Young imagined the people in the salons: their elaborate clothing, their odd food and...

Former student finds joy in Austin

Former student finds joy in Austin

Kara Killinger April 11, 2018

Grace Cline spent three full semesters at Trinity, and she liked it here for the most part. She had great friends, she appreciated her professors and how much they cared about her as an individual, she...

A day in the life of the TLC staff

A day in the life of the TLC staff

Maggie Lupo April 11, 2018

Tucked away near the main entryway of Coates Library, the Tiger Learning Commons (TLC), new this year, is the hub of academic support for students on campus. The TLC includes Student Accessibility Services,...

photo provided by Kenneth Kusima

In the Spotlight: Kenneth Kusima

Amber Adickes April 11, 2018

Students shuffled into Laurie Auditorium and took their seats, anticipating the start of the show’s events. Curtains opened to reveal the talents of gifted performers. Spotlight — Trinity’s annual...

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TUWIC teaches girls about computing

Gabriella Garriga April 11, 2018

The game was simple. First, one middle school girl wrote instructions on how to create the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Then, one of the Trinity University Women in Computing (TUWIC) members...

Stumberg sees gender disparity

Stumberg sees gender disparity

Gabriella Garriga April 6, 2018

After the seed round of the Louis H. Stumberg Venture Plan Competition ended, the finalists stood smiling and laughing, knowing they had qualified to move onto the next round. All the finalist leadership...

Sex Marks the Spot: HPV, fetal development

Sex Marks the Spot: HPV, fetal development

Katherine Hewitt April 6, 2018

Q: When do I need an HPV vaccine? A: Human papillomavirus is a common viral infection that most often occurs via skin-to-skin contact during sexual activity. Many infected people never have any symptoms,...

Matthew Hibbs teaches his computer science class about video games. photo by Allison Wolff, staff photographer

Computer science students create their own video games

Amber Adickes April 4, 2018

Video games have come a long way from the Pac-Man and Tetris days. According to Pew Research Center, about half of American adults played video games on a computer, TV, game console or portable device...

Colleen Hoelscher looks through files in the Rare Books room. photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

A day in the life of the Special Collections staff

Maggie Lupo April 4, 2018

An atmosphere of quiet reverence perfuses the Rare Books room in Coates Library. The carpeted floor and weathered furniture lend a close, cozy ambiance, and each of the hundreds of books lining the walls...

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Students discuss ‘Being Right’ on liberal campus

Brianna Duncan April 4, 2018

It’s commonly believed that most Trinity students lean liberal. But at Dean of Students David Tuttle’s March 28 discussion “Being Right: Living — and Living with — the Conservative Viewpoint...