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Student, Benjamin Fernandes-Fletcher accessing Workday for registration

New semester brings new system: Workday’s debut

Faculty and students alike adjust to the new registration system
Kat McKinney, News Reporter April 18, 2025

Faculty advisers and students navigated a learning curve during Workday’s first week after registration opened on April 7. TigerPaws’ replacement posed challenges as the registration process was rearranged. As...

ROBERT WIDEMAN discusses his brother’s book.

Finding Freedom through Family

Robert Faruq Wideman discussed the importance of education and forgiveness
Keira Cahill, News Reporter April 18, 2025

On Thursday, April 8, students gathered in Dicke Hall to hear from Robert Faruq Wideman. Wideman, who received a life sentence for second-degree murder in 1975, was incarcerated for 44 years before his...

Wellness services hands out free donuts, ribbons, stickers, and informational flyers for teal week

Why was everyone wearing teal?

It’s On Us and Wellness Services host Teal Week for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Monica Martinez, News Reporter April 18, 2025

Students and staff wore teal ribbons and clothing for Trinity’s annual Teal Week hosted by It’s On Us from April 7 to 11. Teal is associated with sexual assault violence prevention, and wearing teal...

Dr. Brene Brown at Trinity's Laurie Auditorium.

Brené Brown challenged Trinity to ‘befriend uncertainty’ as leaders

Award-winning author and psychologist spoke to the Trinity community about modern leadership as part of the Flora Cameron Lecture series
Katie Amdur, News Editor April 18, 2025

On Wednesday, April 15, over 2,000 listeners filled Trinity’s Laurie Auditorium to hear the highly anticipated speaker, Brené Brown. As part of the Flora Cameron Lecture on Politics and Public Affairs,...

MADELYN STOVALL transitions into SGA Vice President after finding passion in finances.

Meet the new SGA

Monica Martinez, News Reporter April 10, 2025

Omar Ratrut, junior political science major, and sophomore Madelyn Stovall, sophomore political science major, are the new president and vice president for the 2025-2026 school year. Each class also got...

Max Sebbar sucking on a crawfish.

The Lancer’s crawfishin’ tradition

The Bengal Lancer fraternity threw its 5th annual crawfish darty
Keira Cahill, News Reporter April 10, 2025

The Crawfish Boil, an annual Bengal Lancer fundraising event, was held in the backyard of the Bengal Lancer fraternity house on Saturday, March 29. Walking in, partygoers could smell crawfish and spices...

Jesse James moves a chess piece

Chess master squares off against 20 students

San Antonio’s reigning chess champion, Jesse James, remained undefeated
Faith Olabanji, News Reporter April 10, 2025

On Wednesday, April 2, Jesse James, national chess master, arrived at Trinity for a showdown to compete against 20 Trinity students. With a match that started at 4:30 p.m., the national chess master played...

Taste of Glizzy’s. Taste those glizzys.

Taste of San Antonio becomes Taste of Glizzy’s

Richard Cox, Reporter April 3, 2025

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here   On March 25, the Coates Student Center unveiled its new dining option, Taste of Glizzy’s,...

SAM SAMSON’S new housing is in the locker room.

Lockers by day, dorms by night

Res Life will open up Trinity’s football lockers for junior housing to accommodate rising juniors’ need for on-campus housing
Olivia Marie Hill, Reporter April 3, 2025

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here On March 24, Trinity students received an email from Residential Life announcing that football locker...

Well, that transition was short-lived

Well, that transition was short-lived

Trinity to switch from Workday Student to Microsoft Excel for class registration
Bonica Bartinez, Reporter April 3, 2025

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here Since transitioning to Workday on March 15, students have broadly expressed their support for the...

LeeRoy, that sick, gets put in the slammer with his associates where he belongs, at least according to Texas.

LeeRoy commits a fur-paw

Former Trinity mascot in custody after being declared a “furry” by Texas government
Canne Sulled, Snoozer Loser April 3, 2025

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here After governor Richard Abbey passed the FURRIES Act (HB6969) on April 1, LeeRoy was arrested by...

Just another casual day at Herndon.

Shots, shots, shots, shots, everybody

President Wiser now requires all freshmen to use substances on campus
Fizzkhalifa, Reporter April 3, 2025

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here Thanks to President Bud. Wiser, students in the freshman dorms are now free to smoke and drink as...