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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...

First-years Alex Polster and Aaralyn Burt hold hands

Expressing love in friendships: An ode to platonic love

Life’s too short not to tell your friends you love them
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter February 8, 2024

Expressing love platonically is severely underrated. It doesn’t make sense to me that love is seen as normal and inherent when people are dating but not when they’re friends. I would argue that love...

Dylan Lee poses in her photo shoot promoting the release of her debut EP "Bittersweet"

Singer-songwriter with southern spunk

Dylan Lee on her debut EP “Bittersweet”
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter January 25, 2024

When Dylan Lee entered a songwriting competition in August of 2023, she had no idea she would release “Bittersweet,” her debut extended play (EP), in November of that same year. Megan Stauffer, who...

A new tradition: Trinity Autumn Festival of the Arts

A new tradition: Trinity Autumn Festival of the Arts

First TAFA highlights arts of various forms from Trinity students and alumni
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter November 9, 2023

The first annual Trinity Autumn Festival of the Arts (TAFA) marks an effort to highlight art and creativity on campus this semester. Events of all sorts—stage productions, visual art exhibits, concerts,...

Rocky Horror Show cast rehearsing.
Photo By Fredric Marmolejo

Consent and campiness: Reimagining “Rocky Horror”

Preserving integral themes in TUPS’ modern adaptation of a cult classic
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter October 27, 2023

Trinity University Players (TUPS) joins thousands of casts nationwide in the tradition of reenacting the film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” this Friday and Saturday. Made in 1975, “Rocky Horror”...

“the rest” emphasizes the genius of boygenius

“the rest” emphasizes the genius of boygenius

The supergroup shares a new EP right on the heels of their successful first album
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter October 20, 2023

Boygenius’ recent EP “the rest” is simultaneously a wide-ranging cosmic conversation and an intimate moment of reflection and companionship. Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, the artists...

Approach with caution: Some books are banned for a reason

Approach with caution: Some books are banned for a reason

We can be against book censorship without promoting harmful stories like “13 Reasons Why”
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter October 13, 2023

I disagree with the notion that books dealing with dark, uncomfortable or even triggering topics should be banned from libraries. Some of the most impactful books I’ve read, such as “The Bluest Eye”...

The blessing and curse of COVID quarantines

The blessing and curse of COVID quarantines

When being forced to take a physical break reveals you needed a mental break
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter October 6, 2023

I’m not someone who measures school by counting down the days until my next break from it, but recently, I’ve felt like the weight of this semester has been getting incrementally more heavy — and...

Community-supported, community-centered

KRTU concludes this semester’s membership drive, prioritizing community building
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter October 6, 2023

Trinity’s radio station, KRTU FM 91.7, provides on-air programming to Trinity and the larger San Antonio community, but it’s much more than just a channel on the radio. KRTU hosts events both on Trinity’s...

Oh, the humanity! Can creativity in AI actually exist?

Oh, the humanity! Can creativity in AI actually exist?

Do we really know the effect artificial intelligence has on human creativity?
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter September 21, 2023

Pedro Ordoñez Acosta, senior finance and art double-major, is a painter. Acosta uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs, such as DaVinci and DALL∙E 2, as a part of his creative process....

Leeroy Singing

The cardiac hills are alive with the sound of music

Trinity’s choir and orchestra students prepare for this semester’s performances
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter September 15, 2023

Like many in-person experiences, Trinity’s orchestra and choir ensembles were severely compromised during the COVID pandemic. However, the past few years have been a time of increased performance opportunities...

Art professor Jongwon Lee helps a student during class.

One letter isn’t always better: B.A. vs. B.F.A.

What it means to major in visual art at a school that doesn’t offer B.F.A. degrees
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter September 7, 2023

The most common types of undergraduate, or bachelor, degrees at four-year universities are Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.). Trinity offers an art...