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Shannon Mariotti

From Thoreau to witchcraft

Mariotti speaks on Trinity and analyzing the history of witches
Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor October 31, 2024

Broadly, Shannon Mariotti, professor of political science, researches and teaches democratic theory and practice. Specifically, her research analyzes the figure of the witch. According to her, the two,...

An invite to Leeroy’s Halloween Party

An invite to Leeroy’s Halloween Party

Riya Vankamamidi, Copy Editor October 31, 2024

I’m writing this from the bathroom stall. If you’re reading, help me. Please help me. All I wanted was a date to LeeRoy’s Halloween party. My friends were going with their significant others,...

Sidewalk Symposium: Favorite scary costume

Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter October 31, 2024

Allison Tirado, senior neuroscience major What is your favorite Halloween costume? I like all the serial killer ones. Do you have a favorite? No, but I had a friend that did an axe murderer and...

Point/Counterpoint: Is ‘Midsommar’ a good movie?

Point/Counterpoint: Is ‘Midsommar’ a good movie?

Om Dighe and Kieran Garvey October 31, 2024

OM DIGHE: PRO MIDSOMMAR “Midsommar” is, in my opinion, a strong horror movie that I can recommend to pretty much any fan of the genre. While I do believe that there are elements that have been misinterpreted...

Spooky photo taken outside of Storch Memorial Building

Spooky, scary and silly conversations with [ghost]

Kait Nash, Photographer October 31, 2024

Last year, I was introduced to a pretty spooky app called [ghost]. It supposedly allows you to talk to ghosts or spirits through the electronic voice phenomena (EVP) feature it offers (only through a $10...

Celebrating Samhain: How students are practicing the pagan holiday

Celebrating Samhain: How students are practicing the pagan holiday

Trinity students celebrate the Celtic holiday that inspired Halloween as we know it
Katie Amdur, News Reporter October 31, 2024

Samhain [saa-wn] is a Celtic celebration of the transition from summer to fall. The week-long celebration is a chance for community time and honoring ancestors. Trinity University’s Alternative Faith...

Election 2024 voter guide!

Election 2024 voter guide!

If registered to vote at Trinity University, consult this guide to prepare for Election Day this Nov. 5.
Diya Contractor, Opinion Editor October 11, 2024

Early voting information: Please go to the Bexar County Voter Registration Check and Polling Location Search website. After inputting your information, you will be able to access your Individual Sample...

Opinion: Dear Monte Vista, it’s not about you

Jay Burdine, Illustrator October 11, 2024

An “Urgent Town Hall” was held at Dicke Hall on Sunday, Sept. 29 by the Monte Vista Historical Association (MVHA). The seats were filled with impassioned, predominantly white elderly residents, save...

Welcome to the Election 2024 special section

Diya Contractor, Opinion Editor October 11, 2024

On Sept. 13, Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez was fired as editor-in-chief of The Mercury, the student-run news publication at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Lydia Lum, UTD’s director of student...

Sidewalk Symposium: Are you going to the polls?

Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter October 10, 2024

Sonja Postma, junior mathematical finance and economics double-major Are you voting? “Yes.” Why are you voting? “I think it’s important to vote so that my voice is heard and politics...

Special Edition 2024 Election crossword

Diya Contractor, Opinion Editor October 10, 2024

Down: 1. Cannot take this into the voting booth 2. Trinity District Representative 4. How many electoral college votes Texas has 8. Underdog in the Senate race 11. When early voting ends 12....

Texas will be blue: What does it mean for the country?

Texas will be blue: What does it mean for the country?

Adom Richards, Opinion Columnist October 10, 2024

The Republican path to victory is based on the dated, fleeting assumption that Texas will always be red. In reality, Texas has been trending left for decades; Texas went to George W. Bush in 2000 by 21...