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Dawson Durr and Grace Robertson show off their designs made in the MakerSpace.

MakerSpace highlights student creativity

See how students are using campus resources to support their personal interests
Samira Turino, Arts & Entertainment Reporter March 2, 2023

The Center for the Sciences and Innovation (CSI) is home to many of the university’s technological resources, most of which are housed in the heart of the building: the MakerSpace. Located at the corner...

Students in the CSI cube studying late at night.

The academic exodus: why are so many students switching out of STEM?

Culture surrounding STEM may be causing students to switch to humanities or social sciences
Ava Gleason, Pulse Editor October 13, 2022

It’s 3 a.m. and all lights on campus are out, except for one building: CSI. CSI, aka Marrs McLean Science Center and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is home to the “hard” sciences...

Current state of beehives on top of CSI

Guest Column: Trinity’s red bricks are greenwashed

What campus looks like without a sustainability coordinator position
Grace Magavern, Guest Columnist October 6, 2022

Generation Z recognizes climate change as a serious threat. We have been taught since elementary school that greenhouse gasses cause sea levels to rise and a more severe climate. We recognize the climate...

Where you study and what it says about you

Where you study and what it says about you

Are you more of a second floor library type or a CSI studier?
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter October 6, 2022

Trinity’s campus offers many niche and comforting study spaces for any type of student. Some prefer sitting outside on the lawn, some prefer a more social setting in Coates Student Center and others...

Rat spotted in CSI

Rat spotted in CSI

Vermin sparks concern and curiosity for students, staff
Caitlin Huisman, Pulse Reporter October 21, 2021

At around 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, a rat was spotted by students in a Center for Sciences and Innovation (CSI) chemistry lab. A chemistry faculty member reported the sighting to Facilities Services to have...

Photo credit: Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh

Facilities Services replaces aged pipes

Neha Kumar November 21, 2019
Construction is underway to restore indoor heating and hot water to various areas on campusaffirming
Broken glass has become an increasingly common sight on campus. There is no known cause. Illustration by Andrea Nebhut, staff illustrator.

Broken glass raises concern

Bobby Watson November 29, 2017

In the past semester Trinity’s campus has been plagued with cracked windows, shattered display cases and pathways littered with broken glass. From City Vista to Myrtle Hall to the Center for Science...