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Jackpot! Catching up with Kaelin Leishman

Jackpot is a series in which we profile a variety of students and their interesting lives. Every story highlights a different student, whom we’ve selected at random. This week we talked to Kaelin Leishman, sophomore engineering science major and track and field athlete.

Catherine Zarr, Pulse Editor • August 31, 2023

Whether as a recruited track and field athlete or vice president of Trinity University Motorsports, Kaelin Leishman, sophomore engineering science major, has always been on the fast track of life. She’s...

Parking at Trinity has just gotten a lot more expensive

Students share their thoughts on the recent price increase of parking permits

Arial Baker, Pulse Reporter • August 31, 2023

On July 5, Trinity University increased the total cost of students’ parking permits to $200, more than double the initial cost of $75. There was no warning before this date, which explains why a number...

O-Team: Friends, Folx and First-Years

O-Team members share the importance of first-year orientation in the acclimation process

Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter • August 31, 2023

On Aug.18, Trinity welcomed a new class of first-year students, all of whom are just as excited to learn as they are eager for this next chapter of life. As an incoming first-year student, acclimating...

Sidewalk Symposium: A not so Cruel Summer

Students share the impact Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour made on their summer.

Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter • August 31, 2023

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour made its monumental debut in March 2023. The landmark performance commemorating each of Swift’s 10 albums or “eras” amassed a historic audience that took pop culture by...

Sidewalk Symposium — Senior Spotlight

Alejandra Gerlach, Managing Editor • April 27, 2023

As the school year draws to a close and students begin preparing for summer plans, the Class of 2023 is looking forward to entering the world diplomas in hand. The Trinitonian asked senior students around...

Latinx Leadership throws belated quince for MAS

Series of events ends in party for the anniversary of the Mexico, the Americas and Spain program

Catherine Zarr, Pulse Editor • April 27, 2023

The Calgaard Gym was transformed into a long overdue quinceañera (quince) for the Mexico, the Americas and Spain (MAS) program on Friday, April 21. Organized primarily by first-years Nayeli Aleman and...

Mabee meals, you may be missed

Students across campus share some final remarks about Aramark

Riya Vankamamidi, Pulse Reporter • April 27, 2023

As the semester comes to an end, so too does Trinity’s partnership with Aramark. The Trinitonian has covered the switch in food providers numerous times in previous articles, but this time students were...

TriniTrends: What is popular among Trinity students?

In or out, taking a look back at a year of fluctuating trends around our campus

Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter • April 27, 2023

As the seasons change, so do student trends. From popular drinks at Starbucks and the various ways we listen to music, to increasing curiosity about the alarmingly knowledgeable forms of AI, the trends...

Checking in with the newest members of Greek life organizations

New active members of Greek life organizations reflect on their first semester with their organizations

Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter • April 27, 2023

After a full semester of recruiting and orientation for the newest members of Greek life, students are excited to be a part of a new community within Trinity. While new members have only spent one semester...

Sidewalk Symposium: Students and sustainability

Students share the sustainable practices they maintain at Trinity.

Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter • April 20, 2023

Sustainability can seem rather inaccessible while in college, as many aspects of our lives are fundamentally out of our control. Although college students lack some agency over their level of sustainability,...

Stop, smell the roses and maybe pick up a cool rock too

Senior Maia Dystra discusses everything from her Earth Day to her time at Trinity

Malika Chauhan, Pulse Reporter • April 20, 2023

Maia Dykstra, senior ecological and evolutionary biology and environmental geosciences double-major, has a love for rocks. Dykstra started out with ecological and evolutionary biology early in her sophomore...

Trinity’s own vegetable garden

Fresh, campus-grown veggies free to students

Riya Vankamamidi, Pulse Reporter • April 20, 2023

“Everybody has the ability to grow things even if you don’t have an outdoor space for yourself. Say you live in an apartment, you can grow things in little pots or grow things in recycled materials,”...