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The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

The Student News Site of Trinity University

Trinitonian

Phoning it in: Students and their screens

Phoning it in: Students and their screens

Trinity students share their perspective on phone usage and digital connection
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter September 20, 2024

Trinity University students report that phone usage affects them in positive and negative ways. Some students realize how much they use their phones — others don’t. Grace Coleman, first-year undeclared...

Jackpot winner sophomore Luke Edwards

Jackpot!

How Luke Edwards exercises creativity in one of the most rigorous majors at Trinity
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter September 20, 2024

Often, students at Trinity University have to make the heart-wrenching decision between advancing their academic career and investing their valuable time into their passions. For Luke Edwards, sophomore...

Multilingual students confused over language requirement

Multilingual students confused over language requirement

Mixed messaging leaves students unable to receive credit for second languages not offered at TU
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter September 20, 2024

When Student Iris Gkini learned her fluency in Greek would not be accepted as a foreign language at Trinity University, her options for class choice and study abroad were forcibly narrowed. Gkini is not...

Resume builders: Finding passion in a web of applications

Resume builders: Finding passion in a web of applications

Having multiple jobs on campus affects students more than we may realize
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter September 12, 2024

An on-campus part-time job at Trinity University can supply one with pocket money to use on fun excursions. Although students may find solace in working on campus, financial obligations often force students...

Students concerned about shift to four credit courses

Students concerned about shift to four credit courses

Students share anxieties over the shift to four credit courses, admin aims to clarify the change.
Julianna Plewes, Pulse Reporter September 12, 2024

Starting this semester, many academic departments have shifted courses from three credit hours to four, raising concerns among students regarding their class schedules and graduation requirements. While...

Trinity’s Welcome Weekend sets the stage for first-years

Trinity’s Welcome Weekend sets the stage for first-years

First- years share their thoughts on their first weekend of college: A resounding “tired”
Cameron Lilly, Pulse Reporter September 5, 2024

Whether it be heartfelt goodbyes or warm welcomes, Trinity’s Welcome Weekend, which takes place from Friday, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 25, stays with students long after campus becomes home. So much input...

The San Antonio Museum of Art

Bursting the Trinity bubble: Off-campus explorations

Students share recs for off-campus spots that offer discounts to Trinity students
Devon Bellamy, Pulse Reporter September 5, 2024

Although the routine of finding new extracurriculars is already underway, and there’s plenty to do on campus, the wider San Antonio community offers many opportunities for students to do what they love....

Denae French, Sophomore, BAT and Accounting double-major

Jackpot! Denae French finds peace in uncertainty

Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter September 5, 2024

For Denae French, sophomore business analytics and technology (BAT) and accounting double-major, choosing Trinity meant leaving her beloved state of Colorado behind. Nevertheless, she chose to further...

Sidewalk Symposium: A farewell to seniors

Sidewalk Symposium: A farewell to seniors

Seniors share the highs, lows and lessons learned from their four years at Trinity
Daniel Itkins, Pulse Reporter April 25, 2024

Calvin Taylor, senior history major Best memory at Trinity University? “I worked as an intern for these German Fulbright students who came to campus. That whole month was maybe the best time. We had...

Meredith Brashear '25, the new president of Geo Club

Meet a few of our new student leaders

Introducing the new presidents of registered student organizations on campus
Ashlyn Gillespie, Pulse Reporter April 25, 2024

Recent elections in campus organizations have resulted in new leadership, with student-led clubs congratulating their newly elected presidents. The newly elected presidents of these organizations step...

Graduate students as old folks color

Seniors on the Trinitonian staff reflect on their time at Trinity

ASHWINI VIVEK Senior neuroscience major I came to Trinity University certain that I wanted to major in neuroscience on the pre-med track and not much else. My high school experience ended abruptly...

Eric Fossen

Sidewalk Symposium: Food for Trinity international students in San Antonio

“Where do you go to eat when you’re missing home?”
Ashlyn Gillespie, Pulse Reporter April 22, 2024

Antoniya Deleva First-year finance major From Bulgaria Restaurant: Europa Where do you go out to eat when you're missing home in San Antonio? “There is a restaurant called Restaurant Europa, and...