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Style isn’t straight-forward: Dressing outside the binary

Style isn’t straight-forward: Dressing outside the binary

Finding confidence and comfort in clothing choices while on a college campus
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter September 15, 2023

Most of the factors going into our outfits are so small we might not even realize we’re considering them, such as the weather, where we’re going and what we generally feel comfortable in. These factors...

The making of “The Mess We’ve Made”

The making of “The Mess We’ve Made”

5 senior art majors prepare their final exhibit at Trinity
Abby Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter April 27, 2023

Trinity’s graduating class of 2023 includes five art majors: Isa Keene, Jessica Oskam, Ava Sommer, Ruby Walker and Sally Wyma. Together, they are displaying their work in the Michael and Noemi Neidorff...

“Who doesn’t love to go touch some grass?”

“Who doesn’t love to go touch some grass?”

The benefits of bringing environmental awareness to your hobbies this Earth Month
Abby Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter April 20, 2023

There are many ways that students can get involved with sustainability at Trinity. Kai Velasquez, sophomore sociology and urban studies major and president of the Trinity Bee Club, believes that getting...

A snapshot of one of many of Swift’s outfits at her concert.

The Eras Tour was worth the wait

Swifties are not disappointed with Swift’s return to the stage
Abby Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter April 13, 2023

After a five-year hiatus, Taylor Swift is back on tour, and her fans are responding accordingly. Social media is currently teeming with content about the Eras Tour, and Swifties are sharing everything...

Professor Patrick Keating gives an introduction before the film begins.

Expanding the scope of French studies

French film festivals and partnership with Alliance Française de San Antonio mark a new era for Trinity’s French program
Abby Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter April 9, 2023

Francophones, Francophiles, cinephiles and enjoyers of La Croix are all welcome on Friday, April 7 to the second installment of the French film festival for a screening of the 1953 film “Madame de…”...

Meet Queenie, nacho average mascot

Meet Queenie, nacho average mascot

LeeRoy’s drag fursona reintroduces herself to campus, spices up Trinity tradition
Babby Backson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter March 30, 2023

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here. We all know LeeRoy as Trinity’s friendly neighborhood tiger-man, who says a tiger can’t change...

Responsibility and ethics in the true crime genre

Responsibility and ethics in the true crime genre

Ever-increasing growth in popularity and production of the genre raises questions
Abby Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter March 23, 2023

Attempting to list even a majority of the murder, torture, abuse and scandal cases covered by some form of true crime media would take up this article’s entire word count, and it still wouldn’t begin...

Authenticity, identity and acceptance in the public eye

Authenticity, identity and acceptance in the public eye

Recent criticism of Sam Smith speaks to conditional acceptance of queerness
Abby Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter March 2, 2023

For Sam Smith, the mere act of existing is radical. From coming out as gay in 2014 and genderqueer in 2017 to announcing their usage of they/them pronouns in 2019, their journey towards realizing their...

Ozempic: Popular for all the wrong reasons

Ozempic: Popular for all the wrong reasons

The internet’s hyper-focus on the drug’s weight loss side effect is just the latest manifestation of society’s toxic standards
Abby Jackson, Arts and Entertainment Reporter February 23, 2023

Ozempic. I let the word stand alone in the search bar to see what information would surface. After the result for Ozempic.com, Google presented me with a series of sponsored links. One promised “safe...