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Alejandra Caballero

Alejandra Caballero Pinedo leads a life of authenticity

Get to know senior Alejandra Caballero Pinedo
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter October 6, 2023

Alejandra Caballero Pinedo, senior political science and economics double-major, strives to lead an authentic life through everything she does. From her involvement in residential life to the SPURS sorority,...

The Special Collections room, located on the second floor of the library, is home to unique University records that require special care.

Hitting the stacks: TUASA hosts archives event

Trinity University Archives Student Advocates offers guests a peak into the past
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter September 28, 2023

Trinity University Archives Student Advocates (TUASA) hosted a presentation and viewing of artifacts for students interested in the special collections and archives. During the event, students listened...

Sidewalk Symposium: Autonomous sensory meridian response

Students discuss the stress-relieving benefits of listening to ASMR videos
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter September 28, 2023

The Trinitonian asked students around Coates Library about the stress-relieving benefits of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos. Nina Pollak Sophomore international studies and international...

Bop-A-Frog brings hoppiness to campus

Bop-A-Frog brings hoppiness to campus

Take a look behind the scenes of the student-owned squishy stand in Coates
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter September 28, 2023

First-year Olivia Scott decided to take business matters into her own hands by setting up a table in the Coates Student Center (Coates). Her business, Bop-A-Frog, offers Trinity students the opportunity...

Cardiac Hill: The most challenging obstacle at Trinity

Cardiac Hill: The most challenging obstacle at Trinity

Students weigh in on the Murchison-Coates staircase trek
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter September 21, 2023

For students that live in the dorms located on lower campus, the walk to class can be described as a short journey. For others, though, it’s an uphill battle infamously known as “Cardiac Hill.” Here...

Lizette Hernandez

Jackpot! Lizette Hernandez fights for a more equitable future

Catherine Zarr September 21, 2023

Trinity University was certainly familiar to first-year Lizette Hernandez, who has lived in San Antonio her entire life. In fact, Hernandez’s high school graduation occurred right in Alamo Stadium, but...

Cats, dogs, fish and frogs, oh my!

Cats, dogs, fish and frogs, oh my!

Get to know the furry friends on campus
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter September 21, 2023

Trinity is home to many species of wildlife. From the well-known Trinicats to the ominous foxes and the not-so-rare rat sighting, the Trinity community embraces animal life. While we may see some critters...

Danna Ramirez Jimenez

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...