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Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor February 20, 2025

STAFF PICK | STRESS? WE DON’T KNOW HER We’re hitting that point in the semester where peace, quiet and self-reflection are less of a want and more of a need. Meditating is a tried and true way to...

Adult Lauren and Sam still in love and cute today.

I did long distance all four years of college

Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor February 14, 2025

I have been in a long-distance relationship all four years of college. My boyfriend, Sam, and I are about to celebrate our five year anniversary, and it’s kind of weird to come to terms with. I never...

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Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor February 14, 2025

STAFF PICK | WHO LOVES JERSEY BOYS Trinity Theatre’s own Nathan Stith is directing the San Pedro Playhouse production of “Jersey Boys.” Mosey on over to the Russell Hill Rogers Theater for an evening...

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Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor February 6, 2025

STAFF PICK | COFFEE O’CLOCK Who says the Pacific Northwest has to be the coffee capital of the world? Even this Washingtonian has had her fair share of fabulous coffee down South. Celebrate coffee...

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Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor January 30, 2025

STAFF PICK | NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Feeling the need for a bit of culture on this fine Friday? Ring in the Lunar New Year at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Art on Tap: Year of the Snake features a night...

THE MORNING AFTER

THE MORNING AFTER

Students reflect on election results the morning after
Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor November 8, 2024

On the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 6, an atypical silence shrouded campus. According to a Trinitonian survey of 214 students conducted the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 5, 71.6% of students thought that Kamala...

Shannon Mariotti

From Thoreau to witchcraft

Mariotti speaks on Trinity and analyzing the history of witches
Lauren Roddis, Pulse Editor October 31, 2024

Broadly, Shannon Mariotti, professor of political science, researches and teaches democratic theory and practice. Specifically, her research analyzes the figure of the witch. According to her, the two,...

Turning to “Gilmore Girls” for comfort

Turning to “Gilmore Girls” for comfort

The start of fall means the start of my annual rewatch of my favorite nostalgic show
Lauren Roddis, Arts and Entertainment Editor October 6, 2023

“Gilmore Girls” has been and probably always will be the TV show I hold most dear to my heart. I watched it for the first time with my mom in middle school, and I have turned to it for solace from...

A24 re-releases remastered “Stop Making Sense”

A24 re-releases remastered “Stop Making Sense”

Jonathan Demme’s documentary puts Talking Heads back on the big screen
Lauren Roddis, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 28, 2023

On Aug. 17, indie production company A24 announced that Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads concert film, “Stop Making Sense,” would return to theaters newly restored in IMAX on Sept. 22 and to theaters...

Awards season: Hollywood’s time to pat itself on the back

Awards season: Hollywood’s time to pat itself on the back

In the midst of Hollywood strikes, awards season still draws excitement and controversy
Lauren Roddis, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 15, 2023

With the onslaught of pumpkin spice lattes and changing leaves, the only thing on my mind is the 10 movies I will put on my Letterboxd top 10 of 2023 list. The beginning of September normally marks the...

Unearthing the genius in Hozier’s “Unreal Unearth”

Unearthing the genius in Hozier’s “Unreal Unearth”

The singer-songwriter genre bends in his new gloom-ridden alternative rock album
Lauren Roddis, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 7, 2023

Ten years ago, I fell in love. I was sitting in the back of my parents’ minivan, and I heard a beautiful Irishman sing about going to church. That Irishman was Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, better known...

Hollywood stands up to poor studio treatment

Hollywood stands up to poor studio treatment

Dismal studio offerings to writers and actors leave unions with no choice but to strike.
Lauren Roddis, Arts and Entertainment Editor August 31, 2023

On May 2, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike in response to conflicts over labor and pay with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). On July 14, the Screen Actors...