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The Student News Site of Trinity University

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Swimmers tread water at Tiger Invitational

Swimmers tread water at Tiger Invitational

Elise Hester December 6, 2016

Trinity swimming and diving hosted the Tiger Invitational at Palo Alto College Aquatic Center over the weekend of Nov. 18-20. Trinity men and women faced off against competition from both inside and outside...

Learning sport as a second language

Learning sport as a second language

Elise Hester November 18, 2016

There are ten qualities that make a great athlete. I have three: dedication, passion and stamina. Despite lacking the seven other qualities "” agility, aggression, coordination, focus, speed, strength...

Volleyball season ends at regionals

Volleyball season ends at regionals

Haley McFadden November 18, 2016

The Trinity University volleyball team has wrapped up another successful season. Among other victories, the team came away with a SCAC championship, their 18th overall and third in the last four years,...

Why disc golf is the special something

Why disc golf is the special something

Markham Sigler November 18, 2016

Soon, some of you upperclassmen will leave to travel abroad. It's a great time. You'll learn a lot about yourself and the people you share the world with. It won't all be roses and blissful drunken nights...

Photo by Osvaldo Veloz

Women’s basketball wins opener

Chris Garcia November 18, 2016

The hard work is paying off so far. Following a long offseason, the Tigers entered the season with high spirits and a new team motto: "Together Tigers." During their first game of the season this past...

Together Tigers: Women's basketball

Together Tigers: Women’s basketball

Elise Hester November 14, 2016

Last year, the No. 22 ranked Trinity women's basketball team made it to the first round of the NCAA playoffs before losing a close game to the Claremont Mudd-Scripps. This year, the defending SCAC champs...

The Warriors' mortality, and the MVP race

The Warriors’ mortality, and the MVP race

Markham Sigler November 14, 2016

Basketball is back. Across the world, true fans have a renewed sense of hope, as well as a fuller, more meaningful purpose. True love is a beautiful thing. And what is it to love the game but to appreciate...

Spotlight

Spotlight

Elise Hester November 14, 2016

For a while, I thought sophomore Emily Reed was twins: one who played basketball and one who played softball. In reality, there's just one Emily Reed, a twinless sophomore from Flower Mound, Texas.   "Trinity...

Men's soccer deals with loss, prepares for playoffs

Men’s soccer deals with loss, prepares for playoffs

Haley McFadden November 14, 2016

Following their first loss of the season and subsequent tumble from the No. 1 ranking in the country, no one would have blamed the Tigers for feeling sorry for themselves. Instead, the Tigers battled to...

Football fights for .500 record

Football fights for .500 record

Chris Garcia November 14, 2016

Heading into their final game of the season tomorrow, the Tiger football team desperately wants to cap the year on a high note. This past weekend's 20-7 loss to Southwestern snapped a 2 game winning streak....

Professional athletes choose their party

Professional athletes choose their party

Haley McFadden November 7, 2016

The 2016  election cycle has shown to be incredibly divisive, and it seems like politics are seeping into more and more aspects of our everyday life. While some people seem to get mad when their favorite...

United States of the Chicago Cubs

United States of the Chicago Cubs

Elise Hester November 7, 2016

The last World Series game to be played by the Chicago Cubs was in 1945, right after the end of World War II. It was that year that, according to baseball legend, tavern owner William Sianis, cursed the...