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Photo Gallery: Student involvement fair draws a diverse crowd

Photo Gallery: Student involvement fair draws a diverse crowd

Photography Staff August 30, 2012

On Friday Aug. 24, Trinity hosts a Student Involvement Fair. At this event, students are able to see the wide variety of groups available to join on campus. Groups range from professional co-educational...

Photo Gallery: Sean Kingston visits Trinity

Photo Gallery: Sean Kingston visits Trinity

Photography Staff August 30, 2012

On Aug. 24, reggae and R&B artist, Sean Kingston, performed at Trinity's annual Welcome Week Concert on the baseball field. The student band "Friends Like Us" opened the show. Students were granted...

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Aramark spices up dining hall options

Faith Ozer August 24, 2012

This year Aramark, along with Executive Chef Scott Stauffer, is bringing new changes to the menu and organization of Mabee in order to attract and retain more students utilizing the meal plan and minimize...

Photo by Paul Cuclis.

Mabee… Mabee not…

Paul Cuclis August 24, 2012

I've heard many complaints about Mabee's food from neighboring tables and passing conversations. Some of these complaints are surely the inevitable grumblings of those subjected to a repetitious diet,...

Photo Gallery: First years break the ice at annual orientation event

Photo Gallery: First years break the ice at annual orientation event

Photography Staff August 23, 2012

First years, along with members of O-team and Residential Life, are led in icebreaker activities. This event, known as Playfair, is meant to foster friendship and community within the class. Photography...

Incoming international students and friends spend their Tuesday eventing getting to know each other at an outdoor pool party hosted by the International Student Organization. Photo by Anh-Viet Dinh

Diversity rules class of 2016

Rachel Puckett August 16, 2012

This fall, 641 new students will call Trinity University home according to an admissions highlights fact sheet distributed by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Of those 641 students, 615...

photo caption:Jurgens, clad in her Team Trinity shirt, gets ready for first year move in. Look for her campus and be sure not to pet her when she’s wearing her training badge or vest! Photo by Sarah Cooper

Straight from the dog’s mouth: Jurgens speaks about the first-year experience

Jurgens August 16, 2012

Class of 2016, welcome and woof. I will be at Trinity until early October. Then, I'll go back to Lackland Air Force Base to train for work as a search dog. My time here has been great. I've walked...

First year Outwile Matone from Botswana prepares a tex-mex plate at the International Welcome Reception. Photo by Anh-Viet Dinh

Coming to America

Lauren Wilks August 16, 2012

Trinity's outdoor pool area was filled with a jumbled and diverse group of fresh-faced first years Tuesday, Aug. 14, as the day marked the start of International Student Orientation on campus. The...

Photo Gallery: The Trinitonian staff gears up for a new year

Photo Gallery: The Trinitonian staff gears up for a new year

Photography Staff August 16, 2012

The Trinitonian staff has been on campus since Aug. 11 reviewing the ins and outs of newspaper production. The entire staff has been at work writing stories and taking photos for this week's New Student...

German teachers took part in this year's Fulbright seminar, "Diversity in U.S. Education," hosted by Trinity. Photo by Purushottam Shah.

Fulbright teachers get a taste of diversity

Rachel Puckett April 27, 2012

From April 7 to April 21, 16 German teachers visited San Antonio as part of a Fulbright 2012 program hosted by Trinity University. The theme of Trinity's Fulbright program was "Diversity in U.S....

Goettel’s wish to meet former San Antonio Spur Sean Elliott was granted by Make-A-Wish Foundation. Goettell was also given the opportunity to speak at the 2012 Make-A-Wish Gala. Photo courtesy of Renae Goettel.

Blind Trinity alumna gets her wish granted

Maddie Rau April 27, 2012

Renae Goettel, who graduated from Trinity with a double major in communication and sociology in 2008, was both Trinity's first blind student to graduate and a first generation college degree graduate...

The Choral Union, directed by Gary Seighman, collaborates with the Trinity Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ken Greene, in Parker Chapel. Photo by photo by Abhishek Chhetri.

Choral Union and Handbell ensembles perform

Pamela Torres April 27, 2012

Trinity students ended the year with a musical bang. They held concerts to celebrate the conclusion to this school year and say goodbye to the graduating seniors. The Choral Union and the Trinity...