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Butterflies

The most important monarchs around

Dylan Wilford, Copy Editor/Opinion Columnist March 27, 2025

Butterflies used to be a routine part of the outdoors, but they’ve started to become a distant memory. A recent study published in Science indicated that the U.S. butterfly populations have drastically...

Transphobes don’t care about women’s sports

Transphobes don’t care about women’s sports

Dylan Wilford, Copy Editor/Opinion Columnist March 20, 2025

Since its creation in 1972, Title IX built infrastructure to grow organized women’s sports in the United States. However, since 2022, transphobes have weaponized sports to discriminate against transgender...

We don’t need this much breakfast

We don’t need this much breakfast

Dylan Wilford, Copy Editor/Opinion Columnist March 6, 2025

On Feb. 20, I left Trinitonian’s weekly Story Idea Meeting after bringing up the amount of breakfast food at Trinity to go have my routine dinner at Mabee Dining Hall. To my dismay, I once again found...

Super-sized run clubs: Worth it or just a fad?

Super-sized run clubs: Worth it or just a fad?

Dylan Wilford, Opinion Columnist February 27, 2025

Everyone and their mother is running or involved in a run club. I’ve been lucky enough to run over the last few years, but I’ve only recently taken advantage of running outside in San Antonio. Trinity’s...

Out with slacktivism and in with action

Out with slacktivism and in with action

Dylan Wilford, Opinion Columnist February 20, 2025

During the pandemic, digital “slacktivism” became the ethos of doing the bare minimum. At the same time, #Resistance-led movements became a notable response to the first Trump administration, which...

Unpacking the myth of the “male loneliness epidemic”

Dylan Wilford, Opinion Columnist February 14, 2025

In a post-lockdown world dominated by social media, the internet has adopted the rhetoric of a “loneliness epidemic.” According to the Pew Research Center, roughly 16% of all Americans indicate feelings...

Elon Musk

Musk’s ideology goes beyond a salute, and he’s not alone

Dylan Wilford, Opinion Columnist February 6, 2025

During President Trump’s Inauguration Day victory rally, the wealthiest man on Earth, Elon Musk, made national headlines for making a gesture akin to a Nazi salute. Musk and his defenders maintained...

Texans’ Buc-ee’s obsession: Dangers of mass consumption

Texans’ Buc-ee’s obsession: Dangers of mass consumption

Dylan Wilford, Opinion Columnist January 30, 2025

For Trinity students making the long haul back to campus after winter break, there is almost always one assured sight during the road trip: a bustling roadside Buc-ee’s. Buc-ee’s is best described...