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Maria Luisa Cesar, left, is the senior policy advisor and deputy communications director for Mayor Ron Nirenberg. Cesar was one of five panelists, joined by Diego Bernal, center, Brencia Berry, George Rodriguez and Ana Sandoval to discuss local issues and politics. The event was moderated by sophomore Travis Boyd, right. photo by Amani Canada, photo editor.

#2MinuteCivics promotes upcoming elections

Bobby Watson February 21, 2018

Tigers for Liberty (TFL), Trinity Progressives (T-Prog), The Contemporary, and the off-campus organization MOVE San Antonio hosted #2MinuteCivics, a crash course in local issues, to prepare attendees...

First-year TFL member Kurt Hardee, center-left, argued against strict gun control with Isaiah Mitchell, left, a sophomore member of the Trinity debate team. Sophomores Simone Washington, T-Prog member, and Ansh Khullar, member of the debate team, argued for stricter gun control. Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer.

Student groups hold gun control debate

Bobby Watson November 29, 2017

To spread political awareness on campus, the Trinity University Forensic Society (TUFS) and the Contemporary, a student-run online publication that focuses on public affairs, hosted a debate over gun control....

David Lesch, Ewing Halsell distinguished professor of history at Trinity, spoke about the political strife in Syria, as well as his connections to the country and its leader, Bashar al-Assad. The  Contemporary hosted Lesch on Nov. 9. 
photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

The Contemporary hosts lecture on Syria

Bobby Watson November 16, 2017

David Lesch, Ewing Halsell distinguished professor of history at Trinity, discussed his personal relationship with Bashar al-Assad "” Syria's head of state "” and his work with the Syrian refugee crisis...

Students gather in CSI prior to the debate. photo by Chloe Sonnier

Organizations host debate about immigration reform

Kaylie King September 26, 2017

The Trinity University Forensics Society and The Contemporary, a student-run public affairs journal, co-hosted a public debate last Wednesday in which students debated different stances on immigration...