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Junior Savannah McDonough paints a rainbow peace sign on sophomore Sarah Longridge's face during Big Six Carnival.

Photos of the week: November 2

Photography Staff November 4, 2012

Check out these highlights from last week's selection of photos by Matthew Brink, Sarah Cooper and Anh-Viet Dinh.

Eager to win a cake, students participate in a cake walk at the Big Six Fall Carnival before the football game on Saturday, October 27. Trinity University Volunteer Action Committee (TUVAC), Student Programing Board (SPB), Fraternity and Sorority Life, Association of Student Representatives (ASR), Student Ambassadors and Trinity Diversity Connection (TDC) form Trinity’s Big Six university-sponsored organizations.

Big Six organizations bring students together with carnival

Maddy Loeb November 2, 2012

Last Saturday, Oct. 27, before the Trinity football game against Millsaps College, the area behind the home bleachers transformed into a carnival for the enjoyment of students and fans. The Big Six...

Juniors Jordan Sheffield, Olivia Steiger and senior Lauren Falconi play "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky at the Fall Trinity Symphony Orchestra Concert on Monday night. Photo by Aidan Kirksey.

Symphony Orchestra performs classic repertoire

Lauren Wilks November 2, 2012

Trinity University's music department had its annual Fall Symphony Orchestra Concert on Monday, Oct. 29. Recently hired interim orchestra Ben Carlisle conducted the orchestra as the members performed...

"The Monster" by Sarah Fulton

Staff Editorial: We hear your complaints: now shut up and do something

Editorial Staff November 2, 2012

We, as students, like to complain "¦ a lot. Whether it's the absence of the pasta line in Mabee or the stairs added to Cardiac Hill, the lack of parking spaces on upper campus or the three-year residency...

Sophomore defender Carley Kocel fights for possession during last Friday's game against Southwestern University. The team didn't only fight against the opposing team, but also against breast cancer, raising $10,000 for the cause. Photo by Megan McLoughlin.

Women’s soccer wins last regular season game

Chloe Pope-Levison November 2, 2012

The women's soccer team won its last regular season game on Friday evening, defeating Southwestern 8-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play and claiming the top seed in the SCAC tournament. "We...

Lively festivities for Day of the Dead

Lively festivities for Day of the Dead

Paul Cuclis November 2, 2012

It's time to put away the Halloween masks and pick up some skull face paint. Today is Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that traces its roots all the way back to an Aztec festival dedicated to...

Junior Jackie Newell sprints past a Colorado College competitor towards the finish line in order to place fifth, giving the Trinity women a perfect score. Photo courtesy of Patty Pagano.

Cross country wins conference for first time ever

Chloe Pope-Levison November 2, 2012

Even the difficult three-lap course, with its significant hills, intermixed with patches of grass and uneven gravel, could not stop the Trinity men's and women's cross country teams from running to...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Hofstadter gave his lectures, titled “Intro to Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin” and “You are a Strange Loop” to members of the Trinity and San Antonio community on Oct. 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Laurie Auditorium. Photo by Matthew Brink.

Hofstadter covers Russian literature, self image

Ian Halter November 2, 2012

Douglas Hofstadter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor of cognitive science at Indiana University, gave the 2012 Trinity University DeCoursey Lecture in two parts Monday, Oct. 29 and Tuesday,...

Dressed as a white fox, junior Nikkin Rader participates in the Scary Story Contest Tuesday, Oct. 30. Contestants read original scary stories ranging in topics from demonic children to ruined suede pumps. Photo by Sarah Cooper.

Spooktacular tales add fright to the night

Kenneth Caruthers November 2, 2012

With stories about brutal child murders, horrifying sexual assaults and President Mitt Romney, it was truly a frightening night at the Trinity Review's Scary Story Contest. The contest, which was...

Kathleen Surpless, associate professor of geoscience. Photo by James Shultz.

Geosciences professor receives recognition

Faith Ozer November 2, 2012

After being nominated by Diane Smith, associate vice president of Academic Affairs and chair of the geosciences department, Kathleen Surpless, associate professor of geosciences, will receive the Biggs...

Photo Gallery: Parker Chapel hosts fall choral concert

Photo Gallery: Parker Chapel hosts fall choral concert

Carly Cowen November 1, 2012

The fall choral concert took place on Oct. 23 in Parker Chapel. Led by Dr. Gary Seighman, the choral program at Trinity has four different ensembles: Voix d'Esprit (Women's Chorus), Men's Glee Club, Trinity...

Photo Gallery: CODE T.E.A.L. promotes sexual assault awareness

Photo Gallery: CODE T.E.A.L. promotes sexual assault awareness

Photography Staff October 30, 2012

The E3 Initiative held CODE T.E.A.L., a week-long series of activities meant to raise awareness about sexual assault. The group placed 385 teal ribbons on the grassy area of the Esplanade, placed shirts...