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25th-anniversary celebration: KRTU’s Music for Listeners features indie bands

25th-anniversary celebration: KRTU’s Music for Listeners features indie bands

Three Texas-based bands commemorate ‘Music for Listeners’ impact on local music scene
Evelyn Ragsdale, Arts Reporter September 13, 2024

Mark your calendars because KRTU is hosting a free live music event tomorrow, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m. in Trinity’s Laurie Auditorium. The event, open to the public, features three Texas-based indie bands...

‘The Boys’ is kind of a hot mess now

‘The Boys’ is kind of a hot mess now

This new season is the worst one to date, but not for the reasons you would think
Om Dighe, Arts and Entertainment Reporter September 12, 2024

SPOILERS FOR EVERY SEASON OF "THE BOYS” AND SEASON ONE OF “GEN V” “The Boys” is a satirical superhero show created and showrun by Eric Kripke (“Supernatural”). Based on the comic book...

Hello, ‘ALOHA INOHA’: Local artist’s debut review

Hello, ‘ALOHA INOHA’: Local artist’s debut review

A review of San Antonio-based band’s newly released ‘beach-punk’ album
Jacob Palmer, Arts and Entertainment Reporter September 5, 2024

INOHA, a San Antonio-based band with a Trinity student member, recently released their first album titled “ALOHA INOHA.” It is iconic. The album combines elements of classic surf rock, modern indie...

A guide to the best movies of the summer

A guide to the best movies of the summer

Extraterrestrial creatures, hooded women and dancing Emma Stone. Oh my!
Om Dighe, Arts and Entertainment Reporter September 5, 2024

Our summer vacation may be over, but movies are forever: here are my three favorite movies that I watched in theaters over the summer. “Cuckoo” is the second film from Tilman Singer (“Luz”)....

Montse Waissman, Junior

The Burgundy Label: Upcoming magazine redefines fashion

Three juniors create an in vogue magazine on campus, reforming the fashion scene
Evelyn Ragsdale, Arts and Entertainment Reporter September 5, 2024

For many college students, clothing serves a purely aesthetic purpose. However, for three Trinity juniors — Janka Rutkovszky, Montserrat Waissman and Sumaya Tandon — fashion is an indispensable outlet...

An unfortunate return to ‘Silent Hill’

An unfortunate return to ‘Silent Hill’

The iconic ‘Silent Hill’ franchise is coming back, but it’s not something to be excited about
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 16, 2024

“In my restless dreams, I see that town. Silent Hill.” The “Silent Hill” franchise is one of the most iconic series in all of gaming, with its titular town in Maine serving as the nightmarish...

Various artists standing with their Grammy awards, color

Older women in the arts should get more respect

Why the best part of the entire Grammys was Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman
Lara Lashus, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 15, 2024

My favorite part of the Grammys on Sunday, Feb. 4 was not what I first expected. I followed the wins live, eagerly anticipating artist appearances and well-deserved awards. Taylor Swift and SZA and boygenius...

Lampo Leong speaks about his artwork to attendees

Trinity community gathers for artist Lampo Leong

Leong discusses his artistic process and his personal art inspirations in a lecture
Lottie Correia, Arts Reporter February 8, 2024

On Monday, Chinese-American artist Lampo Leong lectured at Trinity in the Chapman Auditorium about his decades-long creative career. He showed a visual history of his work and discussed in detail the process...

Social media knows more than you think

Social media knows more than you think

Do we realize how much algorithms dictate our online experience?
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter February 8, 2024

So you want to have a conversation about social media in 2024 — I do too, but it’s hard to know where to start when we see everything moving at a speed so fast it feels like if we say anything about...

Norma E. Cantú introduces authors Ire'ne Lara Silva and Octavio Quintanilla

Poet laureates of Texas join community at Trinity

ire’ne lara silva and Octavio Quintanilla discuss writing about loss and identity
Lara Lashus, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 8, 2024

Poet laureates of Texas join community at Trinity ire’ne lara silva and Octavio Quintanilla discuss writing about loss and identity ire’ne lara silva, 2023 Texas state poet laureate, and Octavio...

My Coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

My Coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

I watched four Sundance films this year, and here are my thoughts
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 8, 2024

Sundance Film Festival is one of the most influential film festivals today. Since its inception in 1978, its focus on promoting independent films has launched the careers of numerous high-profile directors,...

“Passages” and the double standards of sex scenes

“Passages” and the double standards of sex scenes

It’s time to be candid about Hollywood’s seeming distaste of onscreen depictions of gay sex
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist February 8, 2024

In late January, the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced, with “Poor Things” receiving 11 well-deserved nominations. The film is easily my favorite from last year, thanks to its...