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Dance instructor Patrick McMillan shows junior Alyssa Fink and the rest of his Country Western Dance class a new step. Photo by Sarah Cooper.

Patrick McMillan discusses 40+ years of teaching dance

Lauren Wilks February 22, 2013

Patrick McMillan, who has been teaching dance as a career since 1972, recognizes that he had been drawn toward dance since he first fell in love with the television program "American Bandstand" during...

At the "Mirage Museum" displayed in Fall 2011 in Coates University Center lobby students got a chance to look at how the yearbook has evolved over the years. Now, the Mirage starts a new chapter in its history by printing in full color for the first time in its history. Photo by Carly Cowen.

Trinity yearbook, the Mirage, goes full-color for the first time

Kenneth Caruthers February 22, 2013

At the end of every school year, the Mirage staff takes a look at their finished product and thinks of ways they could improve the yearbook for the next year. At the end of last year, Walsworth, the...

Spoken word artist Shanelle Gabriel headlines poetry slam

Lauren Wilks February 22, 2013

Black Student Union has had an interest in organizing a poetry slam since November 2012, and once Student Programming Board expressed similar desires, the two organizations decided to work together to...

H.O.P.E. brings author Michael Yankoski to speak on homelessness

Maddie Smith February 22, 2013

Author Michael Yankoski will speak at Trinity at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, in the Parker Chapel Meditation Room.  Yankoski is the Christian writer of "Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets...

Photo by Sarah Cooper.

Trinity Review promotes its literary magazine with annual Love Poem Contest

Rachel Cooley February 15, 2013

Are you constantly writing short stories and poetry? Do you have a passion for visual art? Do you want to share your talents with others at your school? Would you be interested in seeing the talent...

Career Services gives Trinity students the tools to succeed in the real world

Kenneth Caruthers February 15, 2013

Though résumés are an important part of securing a job, employers usually want to know more about a candidate than just what one or two pieces of paper can tell them. That is where the interview comes...

Asian student associations celebrate Lunar New Year in Laurie Auditorium

Maddie Smith February 15, 2013

At 7:30 p.m. this evening the Chinese Culture Club, Korean Student Association and Vietnamese Student Association will host their annual Lunar New Year celebration in Laurie Auditorium.  It will feature...

Trinity offers wide selection of academic fraternities

Maddie Smith February 15, 2013

Social fraternities and sororities are not the only way to get involved with a Greek organization on campus. From premedical honor fraternities to music fraternities, Trinity University is home to a total...

Coates Library replaces Gnome Chomsky

Joe O'Connell February 15, 2013

Luck ran out for Trinity students' good-luck study charm, Gnome Chomsky, over winter break. Jason Hardin, manager of access services for Coates Library, discovered that the gnome, who students had been...

A cat, phone box and skull are just a few examples of the things members of the Trinity community can now print in Coates library using only a digital image.

AT&T Center for Learning and Technology acquires 3-D printer

Kenneth Caruthers February 8, 2013

Have you ever wished that you could build your own physical models from just a digital image, but just did not know where to start? Well, look no further, because you can now do just that right here on...

Annual Chocolate Festival kicks off on Coates Esplanade

Rachel Cooley February 8, 2013

Trinity's annual Chocolate Festival will be held this afternoon, Friday, Feb. 8, at 2:30 p.m. on the Esplanade.  Put on by the Student Programming Board, many organizations"”including Sigma Theta Tau,...

Senior Paige McGhee checks seniors into the Senior Happy Hour which as held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Coates University Skyline Room. Photo by Matthew Brink.

Senior Gift Committee collects donations from graduating seniors

Lauren Wilks February 8, 2013

Lately, Trinity's seniors have received several emails and Facebook invitations to activities that are affiliated with the Senior Gift Committee, and many of those same seniors have no idea exactly...