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Christian Sakshaug, left, Quentin Van Der Lee, back right, and Daniel Ruano, front right, fought valiantly for men’s soccer this season. Photo by Allison Wolff, staff photographer

Tigers fall short on quest for national championship

Hailey Wilson November 15, 2017

Regional play began this weekend, and all Tiger teams fought to represent Trinity on the court and on the field.   Volleyball The No. 4-ranked Tiger volleyball team fell short to Pacific Lutheran...

OREC Trip Leader Ian Witecki led a canoeing trip on the Guadalupe River earlier this semester. photo provided by OREC

OREC allows students to explore nature

Hailey Wilson November 15, 2017

For the last 25 years, Trinity's Outdoor Recreation (OREC) group has been giving students the opportunity to explore not only the state of Texas, but the entire country. OREC is a student-led organization...

photo by Allison Wolff, staff photographer

Noon Ball a blast for students, professors

Saul Malek November 15, 2017

12 p.m., Fridays, in Webster Gym. When these students aren't working, trying to catch up on sleep or missing meals, you can find them on the basketball court, facing off against professors in the weekly...

The men's soccer team will will be hosting the first two rounds of the playoffs this weekend. Photo by Allison Wolff

Trinity athletes sprint to the playoffs

Julia Weis November 9, 2017

While most Tigers were relaxing or doing homework this weekend, some athletes were busy winning championships and advancing to the NCAA playoffs. Both the men's and women's soccer teams won their SCAC...

Jerheme Urban, head football coach, talks to the players during a timeout. Photo by Allison Wolff

The art of the comeback

Saul Malek November 7, 2017

With six minutes and 11 seconds remaining in the third quarter, it seemed as though the Trinity Tigers were doomed at home. All the momentum belonged to Chapman University, as junior receiver Jason Isabel...

illustration by Yessenia Lopez

A Balancing Act – trying to juggle school, sports, a social life and more

Hailey Wilson November 7, 2017

Wake up. Go to class. Grab a quick lunch as you run to practice. Leave it all out on the field for a good two or three hours. Drag yourself to the lib. Go to sleep. Repeat. I know. You've heard it a...

Sarah Mullens, junior defensive setter, gets ready to get in the zone. Photo by Allison Wolff

Dig Deep: Athlete spotlight on Sarah Mullens

Elise Hester November 7, 2017

At Trinity, junior Sarah Mullens has found her people, the trusted few to whom she can fully open up. For the rest of us though, the talented defensive hitter remains a mystery; a quiet introvert with...

From left to right, Colton Hawkins, Olive Pertuit, Harry Bellow, and William Butler watch the game in excitement. Photo by Amani Canada

Astros win first World Series

Elise Hester November 2, 2017

A city once in ruin, submerged in the floodwaters of a hurricane, emerged to earn a historic World Series championship. Rewind to Aug. 31, 2017, when at noon, 34-year-old Justin Verlander signed with the...

First year Rodrigo Castillo fends off a player from Austin College with senior Daylon Gordon close behind. Photo by Allison Wolff

Tigers gear up for conference championships

Hailey Wilson November 1, 2017

As fall sports seasons start to come to a close, Trinity's teams are gearing up for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) championships. This year, Trinity University will not be hosting any...

Senior Brian Blum reaches for the basket to make a shot at practice. Photo by Allison Wolff

Men’s basketball begins practice for winter season

Hailey Wilson November 1, 2017

  The men's basketball team is back in action. They recently started practicing again on Sunday, Oct. 15 in preparation for the 2017-2018 season. The Tigers will open up their season on Monday,...

graphic by Tyler Herron

Trinity students respond to Yuri Gurriel’s racist incident

Elise Hester November 1, 2017

On the mound is Yu Darvish, the 31-year-old son of an Iranian father and Japanese mother who came to the Los Angeles Dodgers by way of his native Japan after a stint with the Texas Rangers. At bat is Houston...

Despite the fact that the volleyball team is consistently ranked in the top 10 teams of the nation, very few fans come out to support them in the stands. Photo by Allison Wolff

Column: Why don’t people watch women’s sports?

Elise Hester October 23, 2017

Welcome back to Hester's thoughts. This article is about watching women's sports and why people do not do that thing. There's a simple answer: People do not watch women's sports because they do not want...