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O-Team members COURTNEY JUSTUS and ELIZABETH BROUSSARD look at the Welcome Week calendar.
photo by Amani Canada

Student Programming Board offers several events for Welcome Week

Claire Nakayama August 23, 2017

With everyone getting into gear and preparing for the fall semester, Welcome Week is back with lots of events to excite new students and allow them to get accustomed to Trinity. Welcome Week is run by...

Coleen Grissom, professor of English and former dean of students, reads in her office during a quiet time before classes start up again for the fall.
photo by Amani Canada

Professors share their routines to get ready for the upcoming busy semester

Meredith Goshell August 23, 2017

Every year, many students scramble at the last minute to order their textbooks, buy new notebooks and organize their planners to prepare for going back to school. But what about professors? What does the...

Transfer students find home in San Antonio

Transfer students find home in San Antonio

Claire Nakayama August 17, 2017

While the first-years settle in and learn more about Trinity, transfer students are beginning their own first year at Trinity. Students transfer to Trinity every semester, looking for a community that...

FYI for your FYE: A breakdown of the First-Year Experience course

FYI for your FYE: A breakdown of the First-Year Experience course

Claire Nakayama August 17, 2017

As registration for first-years begins, there is one course that they will all be taking "” the First-Year Experience (FYE). These courses cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from fine arts to food...

Graphic by Tyler Herron

Trinity’s guide to safe partying promotes avoiding pour decisions

Meredith Goshell August 17, 2017

In the fall of 2016, Trinity University formed a student-led committee to rewrite the alcohol policy for off-campus events that would prioritize student safety. This policy, the Safer Party Initiative,...

One of the Trinicats, Sabrina, pauses from while taking a cold drink of water in the middle of a summer day.
photo provided by AMANI CANADA

Trinity isn’t just for humans: Meet your purr-fect feline neighbors

Meredith Goshell August 17, 2017

The Trinity University Cat Alliance cares for all 22 stray and feral cats on Trinity's campus by providing them with food and basic veterinary services, such as vaccinations and neutering. The group comprises...

Ben Brody, right, chats with his friend Emily Bourgeois about a variety of topics, including the difficulty of some of their classes and the highlights of this past school year.

Ben Brody makes big impression at Trinity with involvement in several organizations

Julia Weis April 21, 2017

Whether he's conducting research on ancient Persian iconography in his own office, teaching his fellow students how to become lawyers and litigators or working as hard as he possibly can to succeed in...

Students in Ancient Athletics class host the inaugural Trinity Olympics

Students in Ancient Athletics class host the inaugural Trinity Olympics

April 21, 2017

Field day memories don't have to stay in elementary school anymore; Trinity's Ancient Athletics class is hosting the first Tiger Olympics in which students can compete in games against the University of...

David Lesch earns several accolades

David Lesch earns several accolades

Claire Nakayama April 21, 2017

Trinity's faculty consists of many professors engaged in the world around us. One such professor is David Lesch, a Ewing Halsell distinguished professor of middle east history. Among his accolades and...

Amy Stone (right) discuss the details of the research that she completed for her novel with the attendees of the "Cornynation" release party on Monday, April 17. 

Photo by Claudia Garcia

Trinity sociology professor publishes long awaited non-fiction book on unique Fiesta tradition

Kaylie King April 21, 2017

As the month of April culminates, people all over San Antonio are looking forward to Fiesta, an annual festival that honors the memories of the battles of San Jacinto and the Alamo. Many activities and...

Staff stock photo

Several students attend annual chemistry conference in San Francisco

Kaylie King April 7, 2017

Students and professors had the pleasure of leaving the hot Texas weather to attend the 253rd national meeting of the American Chemical Society in California. This meeting focused on several topics, including...

Photo by Leah Woehr. The five winners, Benjamin Collinger, Aubrey Parke, Samantha Heffner, Daniel Conrad, and Katie Funderburg pose with the certificates they received to commemorate their winning papers from the Undergraduate Research Awards.

Five students selected as winners for their undergraduate research papers

April 7, 2017

      The assignment of a research paper is often viewed as a daunting task that may involve long nights grueling over a computer in Coates Library with several cups of coffee nearby. However,...