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Students form club to learn about American Sign Language

Students form club to learn about American Sign Language

Sam Ortiz February 7, 2018

When first-year Zoe Lacey graduated from high school, she was excited to continue taking American Sign Language (ASL) courses in college. Upon arriving at Trinity, however, Lacey realized there were no...

Beloved bomb-sniffing dog retires

Beloved bomb-sniffing dog retires

Maggie Lupo February 7, 2018

Even though Trinity’s official mascot is LeeRoy the Tiger, for a while in 2012 there was another furry face on campus that was almost as familiar: Jurgens the dog, an explosives detection trainee adopted...

Culinary expert Brent Gorman improves Mabee dining

Culinary expert Brent Gorman improves Mabee dining

Gabriella Garriga February 5, 2018

Brent Gorman, executive chef for Trinity dining, used the skills he got from his family to become one of the top chefs in the nation. Gorman grew up in Greece, where his parents owned a restaurant,...

Sex Marks the Spot: nipples, pH balance

Sex Marks the Spot: nipples, pH balance

Katherine Hewitt February 2, 2018

Q: Why does the darker circle around the nipple exist? Why do some people have extra nipples? A: Just like with breasts, there’s no one way that nipples are supposed to look. Both nipples and areolas...

Experiential Learning revamps Tiger Breaks

Experiential Learning revamps Tiger Breaks

Gabriella Garriga January 31, 2018

Junior Susan Griffith stood in the frozen food aisle feeling hungry and regretting her decision to vote for lasagna. After spending all day cleaning up a New Orleans park, Griffith sat in the car for...

illustration by Andrea Nebhut, staff illustrator

Professors share harrowing tales of trivia

Maggie Lupo January 31, 2018

What river is controlled by the Aswan Dam? If you said the Nile, congratulations! You just correctly answered a $32,000 question from an episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" But if you didn’t...

Sophomore Alexandra Parris crochets in the CSI building. After taking up crocheting in 2016, Parris began offering her skills to other students at a small price. photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak

Making art and making money

Kara Killinger January 31, 2018

Alexandra Parris began crocheting in November of 2016. Her great-uncle had recently passed away, and she was wandering the bright aisles of Walmart late at night, looking for groceries and perhaps something...

Humanities Day a celebration of Trinity's core values

Humanities Day a celebration of Trinity’s core values

Maggie Lupo January 31, 2018

“I’ve never read a book that started with the sentence, ‘I did what my mother told me.’ ” These are the words of newspaperman and entrepreneur Robert Rivard, a guest on the second panel of...

Illustration by Yessenia Lopez, staff illustrator

Reverse culture shock is real

Gabriella Garriga January 24, 2018

"Mom, I really don’t think I can handle this right now," said Destiny Hopkins, senior sociology major. For Hopkins, a trip to the supermarket last year turned hazardous. Standing with her mom in one...

illustration by Andrea Nebhut, staff illustrator

Reed returns from Nepal

Maggie Lupo January 24, 2018

When most people picture Nepal, they probably think about the Himalayas, colorful prayer flags or Marvel’s Dr. Strange. However, sociology and anthropology professor Richard Reed, who just returned from...

Robert Foye Sr. gives talk to Trinity community. photo by Amani Canada, staff photographer.

Foye’s life celebrated in memorial service

Kara Killinger January 24, 2018

In the late afternoon of last Thursday, Jan. 18, the Skyline Room filled with friends, family and others who were impacted by the life of Robert Foye. Foye was a 19-year-old sophomore studying business...

illustration by Yessenia Lopez, staff illustration

Breaking outside the United States border

Andja Bjeletich January 24, 2018

Twinkling lights, the sweet smell of hot cocoa, and the heat from a yule log are typical American traditions during Christmas time. International students, however, often have different holiday traditions. Sophie...