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Starbucks takes meal swipes now

Due to the high demand, Trinity will start allowing meal swipes for Starbucks

Canne Sulled, Snoozer Loser • April 3, 2025

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here Although Trinity released a revised meal plan for the 2025-2026 semester a month ago, they recently...

Three Mabee meals a day, or pay!

Trinity Dining institutes a new policy requiring students to reach a minimum number of meal swipes or pay a fine

Olivia Marie Hill, Reporter • April 3, 2025

This piece is entirely satirical. Read the rest of our April Fool’s edition, the Trinibonian, here Effective immediately, Trinity students are required to use a minimum of 450 swipes per semester...

Who is the face behind TU Missed Connections?

The world may never know, but here is a behind-the-scenes look into the unofficial Trinity account about love and gossip

Katie Amdur, News Editor • March 27, 2025

The face behind TU Missed Connections remains a mystery to Trinity. However, the account owner revealed details about the account previously unknown in an anonymous interview. Three years ago, the TU...

Scooters on campus

Trinity’s director of Environmental Health and Safety explains the new proposed policy for scooters on campus

Keira Cahill, News Reporter • March 27, 2025

In recent weeks, rumors of a possible electric scooter ban have been swirling around campus. While there is a policy regarding scooters being drafted, it does not include their banning. Instead, the policy...

Watch what you flush

Herndon leaks caused by backed-up pipes

Monica Martinez, News Reporter • March 27, 2025

On March 2, the Harold D. Herndon first-floor GroupMe received notifications about an all too familiar event: the toilets in some rooms started leaking sewage water, leading to standing water in resident...

Coates Library’s next chapter

Plans for the long-awaited renovation of Coates Library are taking shape

Kat McKinney, News Reporter • March 27, 2025

As part of Trinity’s Master Plan to modernize the campus, Coates Library is set to undergo its first comprehensive renovation to update aging infrastructure, embrace new technologies and expand student-centered...

OREC takes on the Big Bend wild

Over spring break, 12 Trinity students hiked and canoed with OREC through Big Bend National Park

Keira Cahill, News Reporter • March 20, 2025

An annual tradition, the Outdoor Recreation (OREC) spring break trip is a five-day excursion on the Rio Grande and through Big Bend National Park. With space for 12 people, getting a spot on the trip is...

Show me the money, honey

TU institutionalizes the funding for student wages at the Bell Center

Monica Martinez, News Reporter • March 20, 2025

Starting this spring, Trinity, instead of the Student Activity Fee, will fund student wages for on-campus jobs at the William H. Bell Center. This will match the precedent the university follows by funding...

Sweetpea the cat makes his debut

5-year-old male cat recently made a home for himself by the Murchison Hall stairs

Keira Cahill, News Reporter • March 20, 2025

A new feline friend has joined the ranks of the Trinicats. Sweetpea, a 5-year-old, stout, brown cat recently took up residence near the Murchison Hall stairs. Nicole Cintron Cardona, sophomore neuroscience...

The high price of defunding research

Proposed federal funding cuts threaten the future of scientific research at Trinity

Kat McKinney, News Reporter • March 6, 2025

Amid sweeping federal budget cuts, the Trump administration has begun to downsize the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Though cuts have yet to take effect, the NSF has...

Breaking our fast as a community

The Muslim Student Association and Chapel Spiritual Life team up to host an iftar

Katie Amdur, News Editor • March 6, 2025

In celebration of the month of Ramadan, the Muslim Student Association is planning to host several iftars for the Trinity community. On March 3, MSA and Chapel Spiritual Life hosted the first iftar of...

Ready. Set. Rise.

Trinity’s new strategic plan set to make future campus adjustments

Monica Martinez, News Reporter • March 6, 2025

President Vanessa Beasley announced Trinity’s new strategic plan, “Ready. Set. Rise,” and their fundraising campaign, “Our Time,” in an email to Trinity students on Feb. 21. Beasley offered links...