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Music’s undeniable role in social change:

Music’s undeniable role in social change:

San Antonio and Trinity’s SOLI Ensemble push back on the role of music — entertaining, yet thought-provoking
Emma Power, Opinion columnist March 9, 2023

To solve the current divisiveness over seemingly every topic in our country, there needs to be a productive dialogue — one that doesn’t demonize the opposing argument — and I’ve discovered music...

Volunteerism takes government role

Volunteerism takes government role

The U.S. government should take care of its citizens, not nonprofit organizations
Emma Power, Opinion columnist February 23, 2023

Volunteering is synonymous with doing good. In our society, people who take the time to distribute food at a food bank, donate needed items to a shelter or dedicate funds to a nonprofit organization are...

African aid: A tool of neocolonialism

African aid: A tool of neocolonialism

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist February 16, 2023

When people in the U.S. and Europe think of Africa, they often conjure up hopeless and condescending images in their minds. For instance, the continent is pictured as completely war-torn and everyone is...

The recipe for a lasting relationship

The recipe for a lasting relationship

In the season of love, I examine what makes a relationship grow
Emma Power, Opinion Columnist February 9, 2023

I’ve always looked at romantic relationships as a friendship with a more intimate physical nature, and later down the line, a cohabitation, and life partnership aspect. When my friends are looking to...

Tennis the way it should be at the Australian Open: Why women’s tennis is more interesting than men’s

Tennis the way it should be at the Australian Open: Why women’s tennis is more interesting than men’s

Winners Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic demonstrate the drastic difference between the two games
Emma Power, Opinion Columnist February 2, 2023

The 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne brought what most fans of tennis could have expected — Novak Djokovic, the self-proclaimed “best player in the world,” came away with a record-breaking 10th...

Away with the shame and guilt: I’m taking a study break

Away with the shame and guilt: I’m taking a study break

The semesterly plague of throwing self-care out the window needs to be rethought in this increasingly challenging world.
Emma Power, Opinion Columnist January 26, 2023

The first sign that I put up in my hall as a first-year RA was a postcard of a lounging Tiger surrounded by the words, “The rest is just as important as the work.” At the beginning of a new semester,...

Behind the façade of fame: the toxicity of knowing too much

Behind the façade of fame: the toxicity of knowing too much

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist November 10, 2022

It’s a good day and I’m walking along, listening to my music when I get a notification. I look down to see if it’s a text from my sister, but it’s just four different news outlets reporting the...

Forget the Playlist: Put on an Album

Forget the Playlist: Put on an Album

Album Listening: The Key to a More Tolerant Society
Emma Power, Opinion Columnist October 27, 2022

With the release of Taylor Swift’s “Midnights,” it is clear that Swift’s fans have exemplified the remnants of what I call the “album generation” — a time when music listeners didn’t have...

Better the United Nations; veto the veto

Better the United Nations; veto the veto

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist October 13, 2022

The United Nations (U.N.) is an international organization whose function, as stated in its Charter, is to “unite [member countries’] strength to maintain international peace and security.” However,...

Pitfalls of Artemis: Let’s fix Earth before we explore space

Pitfalls of Artemis: Let’s fix Earth before we explore space

Emma Power, Opinion columnist September 22, 2022

It is no secret that the Earth is dying. The extreme amounts of carbon emissions humans have put into the air through industrialization, transportation and deforestation have had devastating impacts on...

A female future is now: Women in academia

A female future is now: Women in academia

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist September 8, 2022

It is rare to attend a university helmed by a female president and academic provost. Trinity students must not ignore how special it is to have our institution led by women. This is one of the reasons...

An unknown conflict

An unknown conflict

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls it the world’s “worst disaster”, so why aren’t we talking about it?
Emma Power, Opinion Columnist September 1, 2022

In the first semester of my first year at Trinity, I took Introduction to International Politics, and as a foreign relations nerd, I absolutely loved it because we got to take deep dives into international...