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The Student News Site of Trinity University

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The Student News Site of Trinity University

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Fear and fascination: How vampires hypnotized pop culture

Fear and fascination: How vampires hypnotized pop culture

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2023

Anyone who’s read my article in last year’s Halloween issue or knows what I’m dressing up as for Halloween this year or has just had a few conversations with me will know that I love “Twilight”...

Lease Agreement poses for their favorite band picture

Homegrown Hits: Three bands you shouldn’t miss

A look into three San Antonio bands in the punk rock scene that offer more than music
Kait Nash, Photographer October 27, 2023

A sense of belonging can be hard to find, especially for college students, but music can help a lot of people find that space where they feel they belong. For Trinity students, exploring the local music...

The basement of Laurie Auditorium is eerie and hard to find.

Don’t go alone: Beware Trinity’s haunted spaces

The histories and mysteries behind the scariest and spookiest corners of campus
Cael Ferland, Pulse Reporter October 27, 2023

Trinity is home to many nooks and crannies for students to study and hang out in, but some of these spaces may come with an unexpected chill down your spine. Students and staff have ghost stories about...

Jinxed: Some of the wildest curses in sports

Jinxed: Some of the wildest curses in sports

From unfortunate timing to a generational jinx, the curses of the sports world know no bounds
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor October 27, 2023

Sitting around the campfire and telling ghost stories is a timeless Halloween tradition. From tales of headless horsemen to spirits that haunt towns, many can spin a story capable of creating chills in...

Black and white and red all over

Black and white and red all over

Dean Zach and Diya Contractor, Copy Editor October 27, 2023

In the darkness, your stomach churns. Acid eats the ground-up remnants of an overpriced omelet, a mishmash of undercooked ingredients amputated and blended and fused to each other, a rearranged corpse...

The best of horror: Dracula chapter VII

The best of horror: Dracula chapter VII

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist October 27, 2023

Every October, I revisit my favorite pieces of horror media to get into the spooky season. A mainstay of my Halloween media consumption for a few years now has been Bram Stoker’s iconic horror novel...

Anxious online identities

Anxious online identities

Juggling fashion trends, social media and identity in our modernized digitized world
Rachel Oliver, Managing Editor October 6, 2023

I have spent countless mornings standing paralyzed in front of my closet, unable to decide what to wear for the day, looking at Pinterest or TikTok to try and get some inspiration. Usually, social media...

Body and beauty standards in the age of social media

Body and beauty standards in the age of social media

Short-lived fads degrade self-esteem and alter the way we view ourselves
Ava Peinhardt, Opinion Editor October 6, 2023

At an age where all of us are figuring out who we want to be, we also face the dilemma of how we want to be perceived by other people. There are countless voices telling us what normal looks like, what...

The blessing and curse of COVID quarantines

The blessing and curse of COVID quarantines

When being forced to take a physical break reveals you needed a mental break
Aubrey Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Reporter October 6, 2023

I’m not someone who measures school by counting down the days until my next break from it, but recently, I’ve felt like the weight of this semester has been getting incrementally more heavy — and...

The gift of greenspaces

The gift of greenspaces

Immersing yourself in nature can be the break you need from the bustle at Trinity
Ava Peinhardt October 6, 2023

Between homework, studying for midterms and keeping up with extracurriculars, student life can be overwhelming. Even as a senior, I still struggle with balancing the demands of my academics and my body’s...

Four (cheap) indie games that can give you a break

Four (cheap) indie games that can give you a break

The age of cozy gaming is in this fall
Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2023

My brother has long made fun of me for the types of games that I like to play — point- and click games or puzzle games without much in terms of combat or skillful maneuvering — saying that they “aren’t...

Sidewalk Symposium: Student Fashion

Students share their fashion philosophies outside the Elizabeth Huth Coates Library
Omar Ratrut, Pulse Reporter September 17, 2023

Lucia Ridlen, sophomore philosophy and economics double-major What’s your overall aesthetic? “I don’t really consider myself to have an aesthetic. It really depends on what I’m feeling day-to-day....