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Senior Meredith Licata takes part in what Hester calls the "contrived conflict." File photo

Sports are fake

Elise Hester November 29, 2017

Sports are fake. Yes, they exist. Sport boys and girls are real people and they do the sport ball on real fields and real courts. The games are real. The teams are real. The rules are real. The strike...

Illustration by Andrea Nebhut

Students prepare for Sport in London

Saul Malek November 29, 2017

For Trinity students in search of a change in culture, Jacob Tingle, professor of sports management, offers a study abroad course called Sport in London. In the spring semester, students are taken to London...

The women's basketball team is gearing up for another strong season. Photo by Allison Wolff

Predictions for a new year of Trinity sports

Saul Malek November 29, 2017

It was a busy year for Trinity athletics in 2017. The Tigers’ success was highlighted by amazing campaigns from the baseball and women’s basketball eams. In women’s basketball, the Tigers 2016–2017...

photo by Allison Wolff, staff photographer

Noon Ball a blast for students, professors

Saul Malek November 15, 2017

12 p.m., Fridays, in Webster Gym. When these students aren't working, trying to catch up on sleep or missing meals, you can find them on the basketball court, facing off against professors in the weekly...

Despite the fact that the volleyball team is consistently ranked in the top 10 teams of the nation, very few fans come out to support them in the stands. Photo by Allison Wolff

Column: Why don’t people watch women’s sports?

Elise Hester October 23, 2017

Welcome back to Hester's thoughts. This article is about watching women's sports and why people do not do that thing. There's a simple answer: People do not watch women's sports because they do not want...

Stacey Davidson, the advisor for Black Student Union, helped David Tuttle lead the discussion on Colin Kaepernick. photo by Julia Weis

Dean Tuttle holds discussion on Colin Kaepernick, race relations, sports

Saul Malek October 23, 2017

Trinity students and faculty met in the Waxahachie Room on the evening of Oct. 17 for a discussion on the conversation of race within sports to talk about the controversy of athletes kneeling in protest...

Trinity's swim team kicked off their first meet this past weekend on Saturday, Oct. 20. Photo by Allison Wolff

Ball in the Fall: A quick recap of Trinity’s fall teams

Hailey Wilson October 23, 2017

Trinity sports have dominated all fall season. Take a look at a recap of each team's season so far and how they plan on staying hot for the remainder of the year. Cross-Country Both men's and women's...

Graphic by Tyler Herron

Students perform balancing act between Greek life, athletics

Hailey Wilson September 25, 2017

Year after year, the largest portion of Trinity's student population are student athletes and members of Greek Life. These subgroups tend to blend together, but it hasn't always been that way. In the past,...

Illustration by Andrea Nebhut

Athletics director discusses ballin’ on a budget

Hailey Wilson September 11, 2017

Being a college athlete has its perks. Trinity University athletes get to travel out of state for tournaments, play and practice in state-of-the-art facilities and wear some of the coolest uniforms in...

Graphic by Tyler Herron

College teams we cheer for

Elise Hester September 11, 2017

With the start of college football season, a few questions are lingering in the air alongside the lofting scents of grilled meat and cheap beer. First, is Texas back? Second, where did Texas go? Answers:...

Sophomore Colton Hawkins and first-year Keaton Holt won fifth and sixth place at the race this weekend. Photo by Allison Wolff

Fall sports set fire to competition

Julia Weis September 7, 2017

Last Friday marked an exciting day for athletes and fans of Trinity sports. This past weekend, we saw fall sports officially kick off their regular seasons, with four teams performing at home debuts. Let's...

The basketball operations analyst talked to current Trinity students about combining their interests in sports and math. Photo by Allison Wolff

Trinity basketball alum lectures on sports analytics in the NBA

Julia Weis September 7, 2017

What do you get when you combine a love for sports, math and economics? Potentially, a career in Sports Analytics. That’s what Dwight Lutz, class of 2009, did. While at Trinity, Lutz played for the...