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COVID: The never-ending policy challenge at Trinity

COVID: The never-ending policy challenge at Trinity

Now endemic, the disease continues to hinder school life with outbreaks
Joshua Mitra, News Reporter October 6, 2023

Now three years removed from the initial outbreak of COVID, the policies surrounding the disease remain a point of discussion within the community. Per current policy, health services highly encourage...

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...

COVID’s future is looking costly: Buy the booster soon

COVID’s future is looking costly: Buy the booster soon

With the end of federal funding, the accessibility of COVID vaccines will dwindle
Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist September 21, 2023

The COVID vaccine was a relief to us all, finally serving as some protection from a global pandemic that had us trapped in our homes and wary of going out for over a year. Hearing that the shot was completely...

Go to class sick

University pushes for all students to overcome ailments and become better individuals
Boshua Bitra, News Reporter March 30, 2023

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here.  Trinity University announced a groundbreaking joint initiative by the Student Government Association...

No more Zoom, bring back snow days

No more Zoom, bring back snow days

Logan Crews, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2023

For as sedentary as it makes us, Zoom has made us forget the importance of rest. This week, Trinity announced that students would attend class virtually due to inclement weather on Tuesday, Jan. 31...

The Covid Center is located in Myrtle above the Health Services office.

Blame it on the Pandemic:

COVID restrictions over the years
Monica Martinez, News Reporter November 18, 2022

My fall semester has come with a “blame it on the pandemic” mentality, where seemingly every problem I run into is because of COVID. Social anxiety and construction delays? COVID. For me, a world...

Duncan Ganley opens his show at the Neidorff Art Gallery

Duncan Ganley opens his show at the Neidorff Art Gallery

The once empty gallery now filled with the “Inventory of Empty Streets”
Adison Miser, Arts & Entertainment Reporter November 18, 2022

Two weeks ago, British artist Duncan Ganley opened his show the “Inventory of Empty Streets” at the Neidorff Art Gallery in the Dicke-Smith Art Building. Duncan Ganley’s show consists of 3,143 images...

‘Tis the season for staying healthy

‘Tis the season for staying healthy

As the weather changes and sickness spreads, learn how to stay healthy this holiday season
Karoline Beazley Reese, Intern November 18, 2022

It’s a chilly winter day, and you wake up to a familiar tingle at the back of your throat. Before you know it, you’ve gone through an entire tissue box and it’s time to go on another CVS run for...

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Finals are hard. Eat a vegetable.

Alejandra Gerlach, Managing Editor April 21, 2022

It’s that time of year again. It seems like everyone on campus is suffering from some form of allergies, be it a runny nose or a relentless cough. While seasonal allergies are nothing new, this round...

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News brief: ProtecTU policies to change

Sarah Fisher, News Editor March 3, 2022

Trinity University has required masks in all indoor spaces since students returned to campus in the fall of 2020. Now, after monitoring the changes in COVID transmission on campus and in San Antonio, the...

Students observe COVID protocol by wearing masks indoors.

COVID Comparisons

Taking a look at local universities’ responses to COVID
Abby Power, News reporter February 17, 2022

In the COVID update from Tess Coody-Anders, Vice President for Strategic Communications and Marketing, for the week of Feb. 7, she summarized the positive developments on the COVID front on Trinity’s...

The Omicron variant brings changes to the spring calendar

The Omicron variant brings changes to the spring calendar

Emma Utzinger, News Reporter February 10, 2022

Originally set to start on Jan. 12, Trinity’s spring 2022 semester was pushed back to Jan. 31 due to concerns over the Omicron variant. With spiking COVID numbers in Bexar County, the Nerve Center and...