Tigers advance in NCAA play after overtime thriller

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:50 pm
Tigers advance in NCAA play after overtime thriller

Four rounds remain in NCAA play, Final Four to be hosted in San Antonio by Brittany Losey The Trinity men’s soccer team moved past the first and second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs with victories over Pacific University (Ore.) on Friday and the University of Texas-Tyler on Saturday. “Any win in the [...]

Football victorious over Austin College in last game

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:48 pm
Football victorious over Austin College in last game

Final game at home ends the Tigers’ season on a good note by Chris Kradle Trinity football finished on a strong note beating Austin College 28-24 on Saturday. The Tigers finished 4-6 overall with a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Record of 2-4. The Tigers ended their season at home in the last conference game of [...]

Cross country sends two runners to finals

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:47 pm
Cross country sends two runners to finals

Women place seventh in region while men place fourth by Bri Tammaro The promise of two young runners was showcased on Nov. 13 at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III South/Southeast Regional Cross Country meet in Memphis, Tenn. as first years Rosemary Steup and Maddie Murphy qualified for the NCAA Championships with top finishes. [...]

The hunt for Potter-haters continues

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:45 pm
The hunt for Potter-haters continues

by Deanna Husting “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part I” premieres today! This movie release has been one of the most anticipated events of the semester and a great majority of students and teachers across this campus have been counting down the days till the midnight showing. But as with any fandom, there are [...]

Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:43 pm
Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’

by Matt Kafoury More than three years have passed since J.K. Rowling’s seventh and final “Harry Potter” novel reached bookstores, breaking records and delighting, as well as polarizing, fans across the globe. Naturally, some have questioned whether the enthusiasm for the films based on Rowling’s books has waned over the course of this lengthy period. [...]

Trinity Jazz Band performs at the Blue Star Brewery

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:40 pm
Trinity Jazz Band performs at the Blue Star Brewery

Jazz ensemble makes Blue Star an annual event, with modifications by Maddie Rau The Trinity Jazz Ensemble hit their first notes of the night in front of a good-sized crowd at the Blue Star Brewery last night at 7:30 p.m. The Jazz Ensemble is directed by Chip Burris and is a class offered every semester [...]

Number of humanities majors drops

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:37 pm
Number of humanities majors drops

by Katie Bailey and Emily Butler Students majoring in the humanities — English, philosophy, classics and fine arts — know the inevitable question that arises with the declaration of such a major: “What are you going to do with that?” The meaningful nod and quizzically raised eyebrow elicited is a symptom of a national pandemic [...]

Intelligent students: a reason to give thanks

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:35 pm
Intelligent students: a reason to give thanks

by Coleen Grissom It’s the season of the semester during which there’s so much to do that it’s even a challenge to select a topic for this month’s column: Colds, allergies and lack of sleep as they dominate my life and the lives of my students? How fortunate it was that at Alumni Weekend former [...]

Extending Thanksgiving break logical, but skipping class better

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:29 pm
Extending Thanksgiving break logical, but skipping class better

by Haley Mathis “Technically, Wednesday is an ‘independent study day,’ and class is not cancelled as it’s against university policy to do so,” said one professor who will remain anonymous in the interest of the student body and so this practice can continue. Students complain about this every year, and yet it still remains unchanged. [...]

Turns out alcoholic energy drinks are unsafe, who knew?

Trinitonian | November 19th, 2010 - 4:27 pm
Turns out alcoholic energy drinks are unsafe, who knew?

by Tyler Sanders After a yearlong study, the FDA has finally concluded that alcoholic energy drinks such as Four Loko are unsafe. Why this study took an entire year remains a mystery—I could have told you Four Loko was “unsafe” after a single Saturday night. Nonetheless, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Utah and Washington have already [...]