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Music Festival encapsulates community and Americana spirit

Music Festival encapsulates community and Americana spirit

Celebrating emerging artists and unity at this year’s New Braunfels festival
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor October 3, 2024

Launched in 2020 by songwriter Dustin Brown, the “In A Jam Down By The River” music festival celebrates songwriters, nature and community. It continues to run each year, with Brown hoping to promote...

‘Quiet on Set’: untold stories behind-the-scenes of kids TV

‘Quiet on Set’: untold stories behind-the-scenes of kids TV

Victims reveal Nickelodeon’s disturbing past of pedophilia and sexism through new docuseries
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 25, 2024

From an absurd amount of foot jokes to Ariana Grande pretending to milk a potato with two hands, the world of Nickelodeon carries a shady history full of pedophilia, sexism and child manipulation. In a...

Put on your dancing shoes: KRTU Fest presents indie rock

Put on your dancing shoes: KRTU Fest presents indie rock

Trinity’s radio station hosts the second annual music festival featuring local indie bands
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 18, 2024

Flashing lights, kicking cowboy boots and rowdy crowd chants — KRTU Fest, hosted by Trinity University’s radio station, KRTU, gave local San Antonio indie bands a stage to perform a medley of songs...

How parasocial relationships impact society

How parasocial relationships impact society

The pros and cons of obsessing over celebrities online
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 8, 2024

Have you ever had a special connection with a celebrity and thought, “We are meant to be; … we just haven’t met yet.” Well, I have some news for you: you’re experiencing the effect of a parasocial...

This year’s 2024 winter layering fashion guide

All you need to know on staying warm and stylish by your favorite New Englander
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 1, 2024

Amid all the blizzards, plummeting temperatures and extreme cases of cold fronts…oh wait … it’s 70 degrees out … regardless, I am here to present: your 2024 Winter Fashion Guide (from your favorite...

Media attempts to transition toward body acceptance

Media attempts to transition toward body acceptance

New films spread positive body messages, changing ideas of the ‘perfect body’
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor January 25, 2024

Every day after school once the digital clock on my stovetop struck 3 p.m., I’d rush to my living room, curl up on my cozy couch and eagerly wait to hear, “I know / You see / Somehow, the world will...

Students participating in SASA's Diwali

Trinity’s annual Diwali event brings together community

SASA celebrated the Festival of Lights with dance, cuisine and sparklers
Eve Slemp, News Reporter November 9, 2023

In this year’s “Diwali: The World Premiere,” the South Asian Student Association (SASA) showcased South Asian culture through dance performances, authentic South Asian cuisine from local San Antonio...

13th annual Maverick Lecture features admiral Stavridis

13th annual Maverick Lecture features admiral Stavridis

Stavridis, veteran and journalist, spoke on current global affairs to spread knowledge
Eve Slemp, News Reporter November 2, 2023

Admiral James Stavridis, Ph.D.-holding Navy veteran and author, spoke at Trinity’s 13th annual Maverick Lecture: “Beyond the Horizon: 21st Century Global Security and Risk” on Nov. 1 in Laurie Auditorium. During...

Ofrenda at Dicke Hall

Día de los Muertos: A tribute to culture and remembrance

TULA hosts Muertos Fest and displays ofrendas across Trinity campus
Eve Slemp, News Reporter October 27, 2023

For their annual Muertos Festival, the Trinity University Latino Association (TULA) created four ofrendas, altars of offerings dedicated to those who have passed away, across campus. This tradition started...

Woojin Han '26 , Marcos Morales '25,
Mollee Priddy '24

Stumberg ignites student entrepreneurs

Well and Worthy takes home $25,000 during final round
Eve Slemp, News Reporter October 27, 2023

In the final round of Trinity’s ninth annual Louis H. Stumberg Competition, Ashleigh Reese, sophomore anthropology and biology double-major, and Sofia Ortiz, senior political science major and entrepreneurship...

AAPI Council hosts Mid-Autumn Festival

AAPI Council hosts Mid-Autumn Festival

Celebration of the full moon, a reunion of friends and family with food, games and cultural immersion
Eve Slemp, News Reporter October 13, 2023

Shining down its light onto the earth, the robust full moon commences the age-old Asian traditions of the Mid-Autumn festival. On Oct. 27 from 7-9 p.m. on the Coates Esplanade, the Asian American Pacific...

Let’s talk about sex: AFAB sexual health

Let’s talk about sex: AFAB sexual health

Campus organizations destigmatize sexual and reproductive health care
Eve Slemp, News Reporter October 6, 2023

Betty’s Co. and other reproductive health organizations on campus provide educational and health resources for sexual education. Through upcoming informational sessions, medical appointments and spaces...