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How new media is changing sports

Austin Davidson October 4, 2018

I would be restating the obvious if I said that media has changed everything, so I'll simply talk about how it changed how people watch sports.Before the age of smartphones and social media, news primarily...

Students' pride lies in their contributions

Students’ pride lies in their contributions

Benjamin Gonzalez October 3, 2018

As I entered my first year at Trinity, I remember ample discussion around our lack of school spirit. At the time, it didn’t strike me as anything out of the ordinary; the students at my high school...

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Balancing modesty and confidence

Maddie D’iorio September 27, 2018

This past summer, I attended a traditional Latin Mass at a nearby Catholic church near my hometown in North Texas wearing my favorite vintage dress and a lace chapel veil. The dress came just...

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Enchanted and disheveled

Kara Killinger September 27, 2018

I’m writing again from the kitchen of my flat because it has a few more windows than my bedroom and the natural light — along with a cup of aggressively mediocre instant coffee — is the...

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The fallacy of boys will be boys

Thomas Harvell-Degolier September 26, 2018

“Boys will be boys.” Four short words that are commonly used to excuse actions that can hurt someone grievously for a lifetime. And when a woman comes forward to testify, to share the truth...

Being self-aware while abroad

Being self-aware while abroad

Evan Chambless September 23, 2018

Don’t worry, everyone — I’ve finally made it to Budapest. I’d like to take this opportunity to draw on both my past and more recent travels: I have come to notice how being a tourist, both conspicuous...

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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...