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The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

Blue emergency box outside of Bruce Thomas residential hall

Exposing the silent threat

How Trinity University has handled stalking cases over the semester
Katie Amdur, News Reporter October 31, 2024

Four students have reported stalking cases to Trinity University officials this academic year. None of the cases have involved strangers, according to Darin Wilde, TUPD lieutenant. One case has been...

Lindsey Foushee hugging an advisor

Powerlifting Depth Checker wins $25,000 from Stumberg

Monica Martinez, News Reporter October 24, 2024

On Oct. 17, the Korbell Great Hall in Chapman Center was filled with Trinity University alumni, students and local business people for the final round of the Louis H. Stumberg venture competition. Five...

Northrup Elevators

Few and far between

Trinitonian tests elevators on campus
Robin Bernal, News Reporter October 24, 2024

From Oct. 17 to 18, I attempted to locate every elevator on Trinity University’s campus. I took note of which buildings did not have elevators and tried to gauge the accessibility of each elevator. I...

TUPD patrol car

Who you gonna call?

Katie Amdur, News Reporter October 17, 2024

TUPD publishes daily crime reports, which are compacted into a weekly report in the Trinitonian. All reported crimes on Trinity property are included in these reports, and in recent weeks there have been...

Trinity students targeted in recent online scams

Trinity students targeted in recent online scams

Students and staff combat increasingly sophisticated online scams.
Keira Cahill, News Reporter October 17, 2024

On Friday, Oct. 11, an email from Trinity University’s Information Technology Services (ITS) went out to students and staff warning them of a scam email. The aforementioned scam appeared as an email...

Senators Madelyn Stovall (2027), Sydney Barner (2028), Patricia Hermoso (2027)

“Senators are students too”

Senators reassure students who are concerned about funding transparency
Monica Martinez, News Reporter October 17, 2024

With 112 registered student organizations (RSOs), many students approach Student Government Association (SGA) for funding, but SGA also has limits to how much they can approve. SGA is an elected body...

A new era of Title IX

A new era of Title IX

Title IX office welcomes two new hires
Gia Campolo, Copy Editor October 17, 2024

After being without permanent leadership for almost a year, the Title IX and Equal Opportunity Services office welcomed two new employees. On Oct. 7, Trinity University introduced Wiley Graham, the new...

Natasha Trethewey signs a student's copy of her book after her poetry reading.

Trethewey’s poetic activism

Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey recited her poetry to Trinity University students
Katie Amdur, News Reporter October 10, 2024

Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former United States Poet Laureate, spent the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 1 with Trinity University in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall reciting her poetry and signing...

Bernie Sanders rallies at Paper Tiger

Bernie Sanders rallies at Paper Tiger

Sanders makes campaign stop in San Antonio with Greg Casar to rally for Kamala Harris
Keira Cahill, News Reporter October 10, 2024

As part of his campaign working to rally support for the Harris-Walz campaign, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and first-term Congressman for Texas’ 35th Congressional District Greg Casar, made a stop...

The stairway is coming back

The stairway is coming back

Ngoc Minh Thu Nguyen, News Reporter October 10, 2024

The Cardiac Hill pathway between Murchinson and Calvert Residence Hall is now reopened as of Sept. 30. Additionally, the fence line around the construction is scheduled to be removed in mid-November, which...

Mabee Dinner Buffet

Mabee look in those greens

Reports of bugs in food at Mabee dining hall lead to enhanced safety measures
Monica Martinez, News Reporter October 3, 2024

Charlotte Li was eating her leafy greens at Mabee Dining Hall when she noticed something unusual: a flat, green insect in her food. On Sept. 19, Li, first-year biochemistry and molecular biology major,...

A graph (to scale) ranking the quality of Trinity University’s water bottle refill station filters.

Red light, green light

Water bottle refill stations tested and ranked
Katie Amdur, News Reporter October 3, 2024

Students are raising concerns over the growing number of red lights on campus water bottle stations. Usually, these red lights signal that the filters inside the stations are in need of replacement, but...