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Point/Counterpoint: Is ‘Midsommar’ a good movie?

Point/Counterpoint: Is ‘Midsommar’ a good movie?

Om Dighe and Kieran Garvey October 31, 2024

OM DIGHE: PRO MIDSOMMAR “Midsommar” is, in my opinion, a strong horror movie that I can recommend to pretty much any fan of the genre. While I do believe that there are elements that have been misinterpreted...

Point/Counterpoint: The three-year residency requirement

Point/Counterpoint: The three-year residency requirement

Two perspectives on the residency requirement and how it affects student experience
Faysal Al-Zand and Diya Contractor, Opinion Columnist and Copy Editor September 28, 2023

Faysal Al-Zand: While Trinity’s residency requirement eases the transition of new students into the Trinity community, three years is longer than what most students need. The requirement mandates that...

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In defense of dead white literature

Isaiah Mitchell April 25, 2018

My good friend and archenemy Manfred Wendt wrote an article a couple of Trinitonians ago calling for another mandatory great books course, namely with more Plato and Shakespeare (assumedly metonymically,...

Rejecting conservatism in Christ

Rejecting conservatism in Christ

Elise Hester April 14, 2018

Respected Friends, Colossians 2:8 instructs us to “be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty and deceptive philosophy, according to human tradition, according to the elementary...

illustration by Liz Day, graphics editor

Point-Counterpoint: Two takes on the Second Amendment

Jordan Bruce April 9, 2018

“The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” — so states the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment, which allows citizens to possess firearms, has played a vital role...

Point/Counterpoint: Games aren't sports, they're art

Point/Counterpoint: Games aren’t sports, they’re art

Noelle Barrera February 6, 2018

In another opinion piece in this week's Trinitonian, Tiffany Nguyen, William Ballengee and Rachel Lopez claim that online competitive “Esport” games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League...

graphic by Tyler Herron

Point/Counterpoint: Esports are evolutionary sports

Tiffany Nguyen February 5, 2018

Within the last decade, esports have been gaining more mainstream attention as more people become interested in online competitive games, such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), League of Legends...

Counterpoint: DIY or buy? Buy!

Counterpoint: DIY or buy? Buy!

Gabriel Levine October 26, 2017

Halloween is approaching once again, and with it comes the spooky, terrifying dilemma: Should you buy a costume or make your own? For creative types, especially those who own a wide variety of strange...

Point: DIY or buy? DIY!

Point: DIY or buy? DIY!

Cathy Terrace October 26, 2017

Running low on funds? Don't want to use a boring store-bought costume? No worries, there's a simple solution: this Halloween, make your own costume! DIY (do it yourself) costumes sometimes get a bad rap....