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Austin band Tommy and the High Pilots perform Saturday at Trinity

Rachel Cooley March 22, 2013

At 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, in the Fiesta Room, Student Programming Board hosts a concert by Tommy & the High Pilots, an alternative rock band from Santa Barbara, Calif. SPB executive members attended...

Senior Claire Afflerbach took home the prize for best presenter from the Texas Society for Ecological Restoration Conference for her research on greenhouse competition. Photo by Anh-Viet Dinh.

Biology student named best presenter at ecology conference

Lauren Wilks March 1, 2013

Last semester, from Nov. 2-4, senior Claire Afflerbach participated in the Texas Society for Ecological Restoration Conference to present research she has worked on with Kelly Lyons, associate professor...

Symphonic wind ensemble to perform with community band

Rachel Cooley March 1, 2013

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform with the local Heart of Texas Concert Band at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall. The Heart of Texas Concert Band, a community band directed by...

KRTU teams up with San Antonio Swing Dance Society to host swing dance

Kenneth Caruthers March 1, 2013

Following KRTU's citywide collaborations during the Year of Jazz, the radio station hopes to continue to promote the importance of creative synergy within the San Antonio arts community with its Jazz for...

Michael Taylor, former bond salesman at Goldman Sachs, teaches a personal finance class with professor of business administration Dante Suarez. Taylor currently writes for Bankers Anonymous, a website that deals with conversations about finance. Photo by Megan McLoughlin.

Part-time faculty split time between the classroom and the office

Lauren Wilks February 22, 2013

Out of the 1,700-1,800 courses offered each year at Trinity University, approximately 170 are taught by members of the faculty who were selected to become part of the community because of experience...

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...