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Trinitonian

From Left: Ghaith al-Omari, David Lesch, and David Makovsky are introduced

Israel-Palestine, it’s time we talk about it

Julianna Plewes, Opinion Editor February 27, 2025

I attended the “Is Peace Possible?” event on Feb. 17, expecting to disagree with the speakers on several key issues such as the level of destruction, unequal retributive justice and humanitarian concerns...

Highschool sweethearts everywhere: break up

Highschool sweethearts everywhere: break up

Julianna Plewes, Opinion Editor February 14, 2025

I hate to break it to you, but there’s a good chance that your 10th grade geometry class crush is not the love of your life. While, yes, some do get married to their high school sweetheart and live happily...

Painting a picture of our art history department

Painting a picture of our art history department

Checking in with the department following professor and requirement changes
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter November 21, 2024

Art history is in the process of hiring a new professor, as previous department head Kathryn O’Rourke left Trinity University last academic year. This leadership transition and an additional temporary...

Staff and Students Clarify Trinity’s Sustainability Efforts

Staff and Students Clarify Trinity’s Sustainability Efforts

Probes into Leadership, Recycling, and Investment, Question Trinity’s Environmental Commitment
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter October 24, 2024

In their pursuit to demonstrate innovative and progressive programs, universities often promote and cater towards environmental sustainability. However, without a sustainability director overlooking Trinity’s...

Students voice frustrations about Trinity’s mark-ups on grab-and-go options

Students voice frustrations about Trinity’s mark-ups on grab-and-go options

Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter October 10, 2024

Mabee Market and the other quick grab-and-go stores on campus provide students with a convenient option for meals and snacks. Many students, however, say they avoid buying products from these on-campus...

Students weigh in on Trinity’s alcohol policy

Students weigh in on Trinity’s alcohol policy

Students discuss Trinity’s open dialogue around campus drinking
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter October 10, 2024

Trinity University’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy provides information to students about making safe and educated decisions when drinking. Students of varying backgrounds reflected on their experience...

Skunk on campus near North and South

Foxes, possums, crickets, oh my!

Students share their encounters with various wildlife on campus
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter October 3, 2024

When Jacob Guzman, sophomore accounting and finance double-major, opened the door to his balcony late one night, the last thing he was expecting to find was a horde of crickets. As Guzman sat outside before...

Outdated information obscures sustainability initiatives

Outdated information obscures sustainability initiatives

Students and staff reflect on Trinity’s lack of strong recycling and sustainability standards
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter September 26, 2024

Past and current Trinity University students have expressed skepticism regarding the university’s recycling program, which is symptomatic of a larger sustainability issue on campus. Jade Humphrey,...

Multilingual students confused over language requirement

Multilingual students confused over language requirement

Mixed messaging leaves students unable to receive credit for second languages not offered at TU
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter September 20, 2024

When Student Iris Gkini learned her fluency in Greek would not be accepted as a foreign language at Trinity University, her options for class choice and study abroad were forcibly narrowed. Gkini is not...

Students concerned about shift to four credit courses

Students concerned about shift to four credit courses

Students share anxieties over the shift to four credit courses, admin aims to clarify the change.
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter September 12, 2024

Starting this semester, many academic departments have shifted courses from three credit hours to four, raising concerns among students regarding their class schedules and graduation requirements. While...