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When everything feels wrong, write

Natalia Salas September 20, 2018

Let me start by clarifying something: I’m a worrier. The sky is blue, my name is Natalia, and I'm always worried about something. I spend a lot of mental energy worrying about things that are dumb,...

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SGA’s crisis is not the fault of students

Benjamin Gonzalez September 20, 2018

My fellow senator Maddie D’Iorio wrote an opinion column last week highlighting SGA’s “existential problem,” in which she cites the inexperience of “15 college students,”...

Rachel Daniel, senior and vice president of SGA, presents on the statistics from 2017 to 2018. SGA meetings cover everything from funding allocation to addressing student concerns and are held every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Waxahachie Room. Photo credit: Genevieve Humphreys

SGA’s existential problem

Maddie D'iorio September 12, 2018

When I first considered running for Student Government Association (SGA) last October, I must admit that I didn’t really understand what it was. I certainly was not aware of the fact that SGA manages...

How to dress gay when you look straight

How to dress gay when you look straight

Kayla Padilla September 12, 2018

Within my first few weeks at Trinity, I realized I didn’t feel any pressure to like men, so I didn’t. It wasn’t until months later that I realized I was a lesbian. First I came out to...

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We’re not so different, you and me: An introduction to Edinburgh

Kara Killinger September 11, 2018

So, I’m here! I made it! And Edinburgh, Scotland — surprise, surprise — is different from San Antonio. Here they say “sitting in or take away?” instead of “for here...

Opinion: An ode to baseball

Austin Davidson September 11, 2018

Sports are a hard thing to define. They can mean varying things to different people, from passion to profession — even a mix of both. For me, baseball was the sport that helped me grow up; I loved...

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Debates require fair conditions to be effective

Benjamin Gonzalez September 5, 2018

Last semester in an opinion column about broadening the types of political media people consume, I cited the YouTube series “Change My Mind” by Steven Crowder as an example of someone from...

Shut up and let them speak

Shut up and let them speak

Evan Brown September 5, 2018
Evan Brown shares his thoughts on the NFL national anthem policy

Opinion: To cheer or not to cheer while watching sports

Austin Davidson September 5, 2018

I went to both men’s soccer games this weekend. Sitting on those smooth concrete stands that rest mere feet from the field and observing our team annihilate various challengers from across the country...

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Remembering Hurricane Harvey’s impact

Natalia Salas September 5, 2018

On Aug. 18, 2017, I walked out of my house at 4 a.m. with all my things packed in my dad’s car and jokingly saying goodbye to all the objects I saw around me. “Goodbye chair, goodbye bed, goodbye...

Reflecting on faith amidst controversy

Reflecting on faith amidst controversy

Luke Ayers September 3, 2018

I formally joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil Mass in 2014, but my belief had been Catholic for months before that. Since that time, I have remained certain that becoming Catholic was the single...

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Spain’s unstable freedom of speech

Soleil Gaffner August 25, 2018

Spain had a very tumultuous summer, starting with a very sudden change in government. With this new government came a new prime minister, Parliament and policies. However, it also came with a very quiet,...