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Trinity temporarily goes test-optional

Trinity temporarily goes test-optional

Kendra Derrig
April 30, 2020
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Fall study abroad programs canceled due to safety, logistical concerns

Fall study abroad programs canceled due to safety, logistical concerns

Kendra Derrig
April 9, 2020
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KRTU adapts to campus coronavirus closures

KRTU adapts to campus coronavirus closures

Kendra Derrig
March 19, 2020
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University announces further precautions against coronavirus outbreak, including quarantine for some intl. travelers

University announces further precautions against coronavirus outbreak, including quarantine for some intl. travelers

Kendra Derrig
March 3, 2020
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Rosa Clemente gives Lennox lecture

Rosa Clemente gives Lennox lecture

Kendra Derrig
February 27, 2020
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Photo credit: Andrea Nebhut

Seven years later, credit hour debate continues

Kendra Derrig
February 20, 2020
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Astrophysicist tells of his unlikely life story

Astrophysicist tells of his unlikely life story

Kendra Derrig
February 13, 2020
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News Brief: Cayley Mandadi case update

Kendra Derrig
January 23, 2020
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Photo credit: Elizabeth Nelson

News Brief: Construction update, Lots U and P

Kendra Derrig
January 23, 2020
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TWIST stEMPOWERs local elementary students

TWIST stEMPOWERs local elementary students

Kendra Derrig
November 3, 2019
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Graduate program tuition reduced

Graduate program tuition reduced

Kendra Derrig
October 3, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Last Meeting

Kendra Derrig
July 9, 2019
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SGA passes resolution recommending that Chick-fil-A is removed from Revolve

SGA passes resolution recommending that Chick-fil-A is removed from Revolve

Kendra Derrig
May 2, 2019
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Photo credit: Genevieve Humphreys

Grad ceremony shortened, event for LGBTQ+ added

Kendra Derrig
May 2, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Table talk

Kendra Derrig
April 25, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Money Talks

Previously, on SGA: Money Talks

Kendra Derrig
April 21, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Dont Count Your Chickens...

Previously, on SGA: Don’t Count Your Chickens…

Kendra Derrig
April 15, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: The USOs are coming!

Previously, on SGA: The USOs are coming!

Kendra Derrig
April 7, 2019
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Photo credit: Genevieve Humphreys

5 teams receive $5,000 from Stumberg seed fund

Kendra Derrig
March 28, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Lead with actions

Previously, on SGA: Lead with actions

Kendra Derrig
March 26, 2019
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TU staff reacts to nationwide admissions scandal

TU staff reacts to nationwide admissions scandal

Kendra Derrig
March 21, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Motion to approve all meeting minutes

Previously, on SGA: Motion to approve all meeting minutes

Kendra Derrig
March 17, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Pinching pennies

Previously, on SGA: Pinching pennies

Kendra Derrig
March 3, 2019
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Photo credit: Genevieve Humphreys

YCT lines up lecturers to visit Trinity

Kendra Derrig
February 21, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Our Big, Fat, Greek SGA

Previously, on SGA: Our Big, Fat, Greek SGA

Kendra Derrig
February 17, 2019
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Previously, On SGA: And the SAF goes to...

Previously, On SGA: And the SAF goes to…

Kendra Derrig
February 11, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Dress Rehearsal

Previously, on SGA: Dress Rehearsal

Kendra Derrig
February 2, 2019
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Photo credit: Andrea Nebhut

The Chapman-Halsell Complex project moves forward

Kendra Derrig
February 2, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Fresh Meat

Previously, on SGA: Fresh Meat

Kendra Derrig
January 30, 2019
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Previously, on SGA: Show Me The Money

Previously, on SGA: Show Me The Money

Kendra Derrig
November 29, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: Just admit it

Kendra Derrig
November 18, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: thank you, next

Previously, on SGA: thank you, next

Kendra Derrig
November 13, 2018
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Tynes takes over Coalition for Respect

Tynes takes over Coalition for Respect

Kendra Derrig
November 11, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: Triple Threat

Previously, on SGA: Triple Threat

Kendra Derrig
November 4, 2018
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Previously on SGA: Mr. President

Previously on SGA: Mr. President

Kendra Derrig
October 26, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: Apocalypse Mao

Previously, on SGA: Apocalypse Mao

Kendra Derrig
October 21, 2018
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Photo credit: Alexandra Parris

University releases new political activity guidelines for RSO’s based on ACE memo

Kendra Derrig
October 19, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: Accessibility à la Cart(e)

Previously, on SGA: Accessibility à la Cart(e)

Kendra Derrig
October 17, 2018
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Stacy Davidson comes forward with story of her termination

Stacy Davidson comes forward with story of her termination

Kendra Derrig
October 4, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: More Funding, More Fun

Kendra Derrig
October 4, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: Scootin Around Town

Previously, on SGA: Scootin’ Around Town

Kendra Derrig
October 1, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: Cant wait to graduate

Previously, on SGA: Can’t wait to graduate

Kendra Derrig
September 26, 2018
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ACE memorandum causes confusion

Kendra Derrig
September 23, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: Its (Special) Election Season

Previously, on SGA: It’s (Special) Election Season

Kendra Derrig
September 14, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: The Funds and the Furious

Previously, on SGA: The Funds and the Furious

Kendra Derrig
September 11, 2018
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Previously, on SGA: Let’s Get Down to Business

Kendra Derrig
September 3, 2018
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Photo credit: Henry Pratt

First-years went up; the tower came down

Kendra Derrig
August 23, 2018
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If yall arent so keen on either of these, please let me know--I thought these two were the best, but I have some more to choose from. Photo credit: Elizabeth Nelson

SACSCOC reaccreditation moves forward

Kendra Derrig
August 15, 2018
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graphic by Liz Day, graphics editor

Athletics dept. to begin testing for athlete drug use

Kendra Derrig
April 25, 2018
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What is Fiesta?

What is Fiesta?

Kendra Derrig
April 5, 2018
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Sports editors picks for the Sweet Sixteen

Sports editor’s picks for the Sweet Sixteen

Kendra Derrig
March 20, 2018
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photo provided by Micah Weaver.

Women’s basketball three-peats at SCAC championships

Kendra Derrig
February 28, 2018
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Sophie Wikstrom, Emily Cruz and Daniela Molina, left to right, work out on the cardio deck. photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

New workout facilities opened to students at Bell Center

Kendra Derrig
February 15, 2018
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Trinity implements new sorting policy for recyclables

Trinity implements new sorting policy for recyclables

Kendra Derrig
January 31, 2018
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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut, staff illustrator

Facilities services responds to discolored water in South Hall

Kendra Derrig
January 24, 2018
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David Tuttle, dean of students, has taken over as interim director of residential life as the department searches for a replacement. Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer.

ResLife handles busy semester

Kendra Derrig
January 23, 2018
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Trinity students, faculty and staff joined thousands in the San Antonio MLK March, the largest in the nation. Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Lecture, march headline annual series of events to honor MLK

Kendra Derrig
January 16, 2018
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Sophomore Simone Washington was one of the students who organized the activism fair. The fair is the last event of a week-long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Activism fair encourages student involvement

Kendra Derrig
January 16, 2018
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Graphic by Tyler Herron, graphics editor.

Trinity endowment under aim in tax reform policy

Kendra Derrig
November 29, 2017
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New hires have successful first semester

Kendra Derrig
November 29, 2017
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Illustration by Yessenia Lopez.

Trinity “department of sociology” caught in mix up

Kendra Derrig
November 29, 2017
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Left to right: Senior Claire Steinman, and juniors Emmanuella Odugwa and Enrique Garcia listen as Wendy Rigby speaks about her 25-year- long career as a biomedical journalist. Rigby has worked for KENS-TV and Texas Public Radio, and now she works with Texas BioMed. Her lecture was hosted by the Trinity Chemistry Club and the department of communication. Photo by Amani Canada, photo editor

Wendy Rigby talks about research journalism

Kendra Derrig
November 16, 2017
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Sophomores Ian Dill, left, and Ansh Khullar, right, have been debating since their first year at Trinity. Photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

Trinity debaters on track for national tournament

Kendra Derrig
November 15, 2017
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The honey is taken from the frames of the hives and processed through an extractor. photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Show me the money, honey

Kendra Derrig
November 15, 2017
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Many South Hall residents found their living spaces to be uninhabitable, due to both the smell of the leak, as well as the sewage that came through the pipes in some instances. Photo provided by Dinda Lehrmann

Down South, residents are in deep shit

Kendra Derrig
November 9, 2017
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A panel of faculty gathered to help students feel more comfortable with failing and to help them see it as a stepping stone rather than as a setback. Photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak

Trinity faculty talks failure

Kendra Derrig
November 8, 2017
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Graphic by Tyler Herron

Computer science struggles with increased enrollment

Kendra Derrig
November 7, 2017
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Ted Koppel, a broadcast journalist and the founder of ABC’s “Nightline,” spoke in Laurie Auditorium of the importance of truth and fact-checking in news and of the current political climate in media. photo by Amani Canada

Ted Koppel emphasizes the importance of objective journalism

Kendra Derrig
November 2, 2017
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Allison Roman has accepted the position of director for diversity and inclusion and will start at Trinity on Jan. 2, 2018. photo by Chloe Sonnier

University’s first director for diversity and inclusion appointed

Kendra Derrig
October 31, 2017
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Scott Cantrell, classical music critic, spoke about the importance of arts criticism. photo by Chloe Sonnier

Dallas music critic warns of art criticism’s bleak future

Kendra Derrig
October 24, 2017
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Megan Smith, a Trinity alumna, spoke about her experiences as an openly gay woman in the workplace. Photo by Amani Canada

PRIDE hosts San Antonio activists

Kendra Derrig
October 24, 2017
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graphic by Tyler Herron

Students, Wellness Services gear up for second annual Sex Week

Kendra Derrig
October 11, 2017
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Many Spaniards in Madrid are against the referendum and show their support of the Spanish government by carrying flags. Photo by Soleil Gaffner

Students in Madrid experience Catalonian independence movement

Kendra Derrig
October 11, 2017
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Students gather to hear more about TEDxTrinityUniversity at the first meeting. photo by Chloe Sonnier

New student organization hopes to bring TEDx to campus

Kendra Derrig
October 3, 2017
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To meet LEED requirements, residence halls must provide preferred parking for low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for three percent of residents. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

Reserved Murchison parking spots frustrate students

Kendra Derrig
October 3, 2017
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graphic by Tyler Herron

University searches for director of diversity and inclusion

Kendra Derrig
September 26, 2017
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illustration by Yessenia Lopez

Beat the heat and frostbite

Kendra Derrig
September 21, 2017
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Title IX states, No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. graphic by Tyler Herron

University reacts to Betsy DeVos’ Title IX speech

Kendra Derrig
September 20, 2017
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The university hopes to raise study abroad participation from 30-40 percent to 60-80 percent with this new financial policy. illustration by Andrea Nebhut

University revises study abroad financial policy

Kendra Derrig
September 19, 2017
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Trinity students, faculty and staff gather in Laurie Auditorium for a screening of the film about fire safety. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

“After the Fire,” Seton Hall dorm fire victims visit Trinity

Kendra Derrig
September 12, 2017
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James Bradley is the new chief information officer. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

James Bradley named Trinity’s first Chief Information Officer

Kendra Derrig
September 12, 2017
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You can follow Samantha Rodriguez on Instagram @bunbeetsworld. She regularly posts about healthy eating. Photo by Amani Canada

Eating smart on campus

Kendra Derrig
September 7, 2017
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Seniors Cole Murray, Constantine Kouldukis and Gabriel Levine remove a tree from the yard of their house on Princess Pass, adjacent to campus. Photo by Daniel Conrad

Campus Houstonians prevail over hurricane harms

Kendra Derrig
September 5, 2017
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The new Tiger Learning Commons opened this fall semester. Photos by Amani Canada

Tiger Learning Commons opens in Coates library

Kendra Derrig
August 30, 2017
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Tess Coody-Anders joins Trinity community in new vice president position. Photo by Amani Canada

New vice president position filled by Trinity alumna

Kendra Derrig
August 29, 2017
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Campus dining introduces new restaurant concept, Revolve. photo by Chloe Sonnier

Changes to Trinity dining services spark excitement

Kendra Derrig
August 23, 2017
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First-year students participate in the annual Plunge summer program. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

Bridge and Plunge programs bring students to campus early

Kendra Derrig
August 17, 2017
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Photo by Kathleen Creedon

Trinity snuffs out smoking

Kendra Derrig
August 17, 2017
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