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Traditional Thanksgiving dinner is boring

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner is boring

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist November 9, 2023

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner is kind of boring. That’s not to say it’s bad per se, but as far as celebratory dinners go, roast turkey is nowhere near the best humanity’s collective culinary traditions...

The best of horror: Dracula chapter VII

The best of horror: Dracula chapter VII

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist October 27, 2023

Every October, I revisit my favorite pieces of horror media to get into the spooky season. A mainstay of my Halloween media consumption for a few years now has been Bram Stoker’s iconic horror novel...

Environmental Studies Program Director Greg Hazeltons Office.

BS: How Environmental Studies majors feel about their BAs

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist October 13, 2023

The environmental studies major at Trinity has a glaring flaw. That flaw, as communicated to me by a number of environmental studies majors, including three of my roommates, is that they receive a Bachelor...

Stand in solidarity with the United Auto Workers

Stand in solidarity with the United Auto Workers

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist September 28, 2023

On Sept. 15, the United Auto Workers (UAW) officially announced a strike against the “Big Three” American automobile manufacturers (Ford, General Motors and Stellantis) after a breakdown in contract...

It’s time: SGA must be more transparent

It’s time: SGA must be more transparent

Mental Wellness Initiative demonstrates the need for more transparency from SGA
Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist September 15, 2023

Disclaimer The Student Activity Fee (discussed in the article) has an unclear value. SGA’s page and the 2022 Funding Report say $150, but the Trinity Fee Schedule says $162. I have chosen to use...

Oppenheimer’s surprisingly sympathetic portrayal of communism

Oppenheimer’s surprisingly sympathetic portrayal of communism

Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster is a break from a century of anti-communist American media. Spoilers ahead.
Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist August 31, 2023

Since the 1917 Russian Revolution, the American film industry has been overwhelmingly anti-communist. For example, Hollywood famously blacklisted suspected communist sympathizers during Ronald Reagan’s...

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