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Spotlight: Ahsen Kadi shares her story about paving her own path

Spotlight: Ahsen Kadi shares her story about paving her own path

Kadi’s determination and passion light the way for her promising academic and personal pursuits
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter April 18, 2024

Ahsen Kadi, a first-year student from Katy, TX, has always been in touch with her identity and has manifested parts of it into her studies and future goals. Kadi is a political science and economics double-major...

Get in losers, we’re riding with a Fetii!

Get in losers, we’re riding with a Fetii!

Ride-sharing app based in Austin takes over San Antonio, catering to college students
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter April 11, 2024

Launched in 2021, Fetii is an Austin-based company that promotes ride-sharing groups to travel in decorated party buses and has begun to target a college audience. After one member of a group books a ride...

City Vista's jazz musicians night concert

Student musicians perform jazz on City Vista rooftop

On a quiet Sunday, jazz filled the air for residents of City Vista to enjoy
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter March 7, 2024

On a typical Sunday evening at the City Vista Apartments, the sound of furious typing fills the halls as students rush to finish their homework last minute, but on some rare Sundays, a jazz band takes...

Mock Mehendi: A South Asian wedding comes to Trinity

Mock Mehendi: A South Asian wedding comes to Trinity

South Asian Student Association’s ‘Mock Mehendi’ brings food, drinks and dance to campus
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter February 29, 2024

South Asian weddings are known to be extravagant and colorful. For the first time, South Asian Student Association (SASA) hosted a “Mock Mehendi,” an event commemorating the cultural aspects and creativity...

Teers of joy: Finding love at Trinity

Teers of joy: Finding love at Trinity

Evan Mailloux and Isabel Elsisi share meaningful moments from their relationship
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter February 15, 2024

Relationships entail all sorts of dynamics, stories, memories and connections. Whether meeting someone in class or through mutual friends, relationships are often unexpected but rooted in the same foundation...

Beasley marks 100 visitors and counting

Beasley marks 100 visitors and counting

Sophomores at Trinity have Beasley sign her name as 100th visitor
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter February 8, 2024

Sophomore students were on a mission to welcome President Vanessa Beasley as their special guest to leave a lasting mark on their dorm room wall with her signature. A clean room, some hors d’oeuvres,...

Out with the old, in with the new resolutions

Out with the old, in with the new resolutions

Students share their New Year’s resolutions and aspirations for the next chapter
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter January 25, 2024

As the semester starts, students are already busy on campus. Many of them have begun practicing and integrating new positive habits into their lives and routines. Whether that be starting a new hobby,...

Jade Gonzalez, senior neuroscience major and chemistry minor from Houston, TX

Jade Gonzalez makes an impact on and off campus

Gonzalez’s remarkable, well-rounded experiences prepare her for a strong future post-graduation
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter November 9, 2023

Jade Gonzalez, senior neuroscience major, is an FYE peer tutor, member of Trinity Diversity Connection’s executive board, member of SPURS sorority, external chair of the academic honor council, social...

Being a person of color in a predominately white institution

Being a person of color in a predominately white institution

Trinity Diversity Connection hosts a panel interviewing students and faculty on their experiences
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter November 2, 2023

The Trinity Diversity Connection (TDC) Dialogues Committee invited students and faculty to join an interactive panel discussion that elevated the voices of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC)...

Participants in South Asian dress attire for Navaratri

SASA puts on a special night in celebration for Navratri

South Asian Student Association (SASA) celebrates Navratri, an Indian festival to honor the goddess Durga
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter October 27, 2023

This is the third year SASA is celebrating Navratri, and they hope to keep it going in the future while continuing to add more festivities to each year’s iteration of the event. SASA started planning...

Bon appétit: A food review of new restaurants on campus

Bon appétit: A food review of new restaurants on campus

Your guide to some of the best meals to get on campus from two student perspectives
Omar Ratrut and Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter October 20, 2023

Malika: When dining in the Coates Student Center, I always try to find a filling meal because it is important for me to get through the class day with enough fuel and energy. I try to rotate my options...

Best comforting fall recipes to ring in the season

Best comforting fall recipes to ring in the season

Pumpkin spice up your fall with these recipes you are guaranteed to fall in love with
Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter October 20, 2023

It’s finally time for pumpkin spice lattes, Halloween cookies and apple pies. This time of year, the crisp air and changing colors of the leaves set a peaceful vibe here on Trinity’s campus. Sweet...