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Managing editor Julia Weis, director of digital presence Grace Frye and editor-in-chief Daniel Conrad pose with LeeRoy after accepting the Trinitonian's "University-Sponsored Organization of the Year" award. photo provided by Katharine Martin

Trinitonian wins 20+ awards from professional press organizations

Gabriella Garriga May 5, 2018

Every week, Trinitonian staff members work tirelessly to bring you engaging and informative stories. Sometimes, members of the professional press reward that work with local, state, or national recognition....

photo by Stephen Somrall-Orsak

Committees choose FYE and Student Research awards

Gabriella Garriga April 25, 2018

With finals fast approaching, the library is beginning to fill with more and more students devoting countless hours to their final projects and papers. As the days drudge on, many may question why they...

illustration by Julia Poage, staff illustrator

Earth week promotes sustainability and fun

Gabriella Garriga April 25, 2018

Trinity's Stand Band blared their horns to help attract students and professors to the Earth Week Festival last Friday. Once they arrived, Eco Allies members taught professors and students how to recycle,...

photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

Religion and Climate Change conference relates faith to environmentalism

Gabriella Garriga April 18, 2018

Music and singing filled a Northrup classroom last Friday as attendees of the Religion and Climate Change conference sang hymns together. In addition to students, community members of various religious...

photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Trinity Forum club prompts community discussion

Gabriella Garriga April 12, 2018

As Christian Young sat in history class listening to his professor describe the salons of the Enlightenment period, Young imagined the people in the salons: their elaborate clothing, their odd food and...

photo provided by TECH Camp

TUWIC teaches girls about computing

Gabriella Garriga April 11, 2018

The game was simple. First, one middle school girl wrote instructions on how to create the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Then, one of the Trinity University Women in Computing (TUWIC) members...

Illustration by Julia Poage, staff illustrator

Sidewalk Symposium: What do you recommend doing to celebrate Fiesta?

Gabriella Garriga April 8, 2018

Taylor Moser, senior business and communication major: “Last year I went to NIOSA, and it was really fun and was really expressive of the San Antonio culture. I got to eat traditional food. That...

Stumberg sees gender disparity

Stumberg sees gender disparity

Gabriella Garriga April 6, 2018

After the seed round of the Louis H. Stumberg Venture Plan Competition ended, the finalists stood smiling and laughing, knowing they had qualified to move onto the next round. All the finalist leadership...

photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

Nyamarembo works with TUVAC to give back

Gabriella Garriga April 4, 2018

Spring family weekend is going to look a little different this year. Instead of encouraging families and students to get off campus for a volunteer project, Jolie Nyamarembo, AmeriCorps public ally for...

Tigers give back on spring break trips

Tigers give back on spring break trips

Gabriella Garriga March 22, 2018

Normally, spring break does not invoke images of cleaning, recycling or sleeping on church floors. But some Trinity students participated in spring break trips that had them do exactly that. These students...

file photo (1971 Mirage)

A history of Trinity’s major changes

Gabriella Garriga March 21, 2018

Before 1980, Trinity was known for its tennis team, not its academic programs, like it is today. The future for Trinity looked bleak. Enrollment for many programs was down, and the university was struggling...

Stephen Nickle and Catharine Morell-Nickle are moving to in the summer. photo provided by Stephen Nickle and Catharine Morell-Nickle

Nickle and Morell-Nickle retire

Gabriella Garriga March 1, 2018

This summer, the waters of Tacoma, Washington, situated on the banks of Puget Sound, will become a little bit richer with the arrival of Stephen Nickle and Catherine Morell-Nickle. Stephen Nickle,...