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A Beastly Mess: Beast Games

A Beastly Mess: Beast Games

An expensive and overdone game show.
Kieran Garvey, Arts Columnist February 20, 2025

If you haven’t heard of Mr. Beast, I might have envied you — if it weren’t for the disaster that is “Beast Games.” Beyond the lawsuit controversies and Mr. Beast’s 9/11 (an incident on the...

Doechii: From the Swamp to the Grammy’s

Doechii took home the trophy for Best Rap Album, but not without controversy
Jack Jones, Arts Reporter, Photographer February 20, 2025

On Feb. 8, the Grammy’s honored Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon (Doechii) with the Best Rap Album award. Since the category’s creation in 1996, only two other women have received the accolade, making this a...

SOLI celebrates 30 years

SOLI celebrates 30 years

Local music chamber ensemble uses their anniversary to highlight emerging composers
Oliver Acker, Arts Reporter February 20, 2025

SOLI Chamber Ensemble brought their 30x30x30 Project to Trinity on Feb. 15 and 16 for a two-day showcase featuring workshops and performances. The project commemorates SOLI’s 30th anniversary, which...

On air with TigerTV

On air with TigerTV

A peek into the production behind TigerTV
Al Stubblefield, Arts Reporter February 20, 2025

The studio for TigerTV, Trinity’s campus television station, lies in room 425 of the Richardson Communications Center. Three times a week, TigerTV goes live with shows written and produced by students. TigerTV...

Love and Heartbreak: Six Rom-coms to get you started

Love and Heartbreak: Six Rom-coms to get you started

Kieran Garvey, Arts Columnist February 14, 2025

There are countless so-called “classic” romantic comedies, but let’s be honest: not all of them deserve that title. With Valentine’s Day approaching (and in the spirit of some self-inflicted suffering),...

Smut

I’m tired of reading romance

Like it or not, ‘BookTok’ has shifted the reading market
Al Stubblefield, Arts Reporter February 13, 2025

Self-publishing is becoming a more common publishing method, and social media apps like TikTok provide ways for creators to share their literature without having to rely on their publisher’s marketing....

Sex playlist

The soundtrack of love: From sex playlists to wedding songs

Trinity students describe how music shapes their romance and intimacy
Evelyn Ragsdale, Arts Reporter February 13, 2025

Music uniquely intertwines itself with our relationships. Songs can help people remember special moments with their partner, help couples feel closer and even set the mood for intimacy. Undoubtedly, music...

“A romance that happens: ‘Once’

One of the greatest romantic music films of all time
Kieran Garvey, Arts Columnist February 13, 2025

I have a special connection to “Once,” John Carney’s 2007 musical romance. Beyond its phenomenal storytelling and music, the film has personal significance. My brother was named after Eamon, the...

Kendrick Lamar led a revolution on the world’s biggest stage: America had no choice but to listen

Kendrick Lamar led a revolution on the world’s biggest stage: America had no choice but to listen

Turn the TV off, see the problem and take action against the injustices in our nation
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 13, 2025

Kendrick Lamar didn’t just take the world’s biggest stage — he took over. He turned his SuperBowl halftime show into a battle cry against the political and social injustices that continue to plague...

A person with their back in view, in their shadow lies the broken body of a robot, its tv screen head shattered, among brushes, a beret, and a canvas depicting mangled AI-style hands. The blotches of red lead to the fist of the person. Color

Generative AI vs. artists

The good, the bad and the overwhelming
Al Stubblefield, Arts Reporter January 30, 2025

Unfortunately generative AI doesn’t suck anymore. Before, I was easily able to spot AI images by counting fingers or teeth, but now, more data has been collected and the algorithms are more refined,...

Kate Ritson, chair of the Art and Art History departments, admiring artwork by Jaida Johnson

Student artists explore memory, family and history in annual exhibition

From historical reflections to family ties, The MINI highlights the power of storytelling through art
Giovanna Campolo, Special Sections Editor January 26, 2025

This year’s opening reception of The MINI, an annual juried student exhibition, featured four students’ work in an exhibition they curated themselves inside the Neidorff Gallery in the Jim and Janet...

Junior Mia Cano and others admiring artwork done by senior Jaeden Morgan

‘Processing’ exhibits artistic growth and diversity

Senior art majors present at Neidorff Art Gallery
Lara Lashus, Arts & Entertainment Columnist April 25, 2024

“Processing” is an art exhibition running until May 11 presented by the Art and Art History departments at Trinity University in partnership with the Neidorff Art Gallery. The showing features a wide...