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Melissa Flowers is currently in her 10th year at Trinity. She will relocate to Providence, Rhode Island after this semester to take on the position of senior director of residential education and operations and assistant dean at Brown University. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

Melissa Flowers accepts position at Brown University

Kaylie King October 31, 2017

Melissa Flowers, director of Residential Life, has accepted a position at Brown University. Starting in January 2018, Flowers will serve as senior director of residential education and operations and assistant...

illustration by Yessenia Lopez

Students reflect on not celebrating Halloween

Kaylie King October 27, 2017

As Halloween approaches, many students are excited for the holiday and are making plans to celebrate. However, some students either choose not to celebrate or grew up not celebrating, and view Halloween...

Voting will occur from Oct. 30-Nov.1. File photo

Student Government Association prepares for upcoming elections

Kaylie King October 24, 2017

Trinity's Student Government Association (SGA) elections are nearing; campaigning took place from Monday to Friday this past week and voting begins Oct. 30. Nick Santulli, SGA president and senior political...

Anna Rado spoke about her experiences in Nazi Germany and how her belief in God helped her through the experience. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

Holocaust survivor gives lecture at Laurie

Kaylie King October 24, 2017

Anna Rado, a Holocaust survivor and San Antonio resident, gave a lecture in Laurie Auditorium on Monday at 7 p.m. The event was open to the public; roughly 150 people were in attendance. After Rado...

graphic by Tyler Herron.

Several departments host panel on Rohingya crisis

Kaylie King October 10, 2017

The departments of philosophy, sociology and anthropology and political science are hosting a panel discussion on Thursday, Oct. 12, concerning the current crisis that Rohingya people are facing in Myanmar....

Senior Cristian Vargas is one of the McNair scholars on campus. He describes the program as one of the most influential aspects of his time at Trinity. photo by Chloe Sonnier

Trinity McNair Scholars react to Trump’s budget proposal

Kaylie King October 10, 2017

Earlier this year, Trump's proposed education budget called for a decrease in spending for several programs, among them the McNair Scholars Program. The McNair Scholars Program is targeted towards students...

Students present LeeRoy with a large birthday card at the first football game of the season. Photo provided by Tess Coody-Anders

Trinity celebrates LeeRoy’s 64th birthday

Kaylie King October 3, 2017

Trinity recently celebrated LeeRoy the Tiger's 64th birthday by presenting a signed birthday card to the mascot at the Sept. 23 home football game. Student Ambassadors and the Alumni Relations office hosted...

David Tuttle, dean of students, joins Black Student Union members in his living room. photo by Kathleen Creedon

Tuttle hosts annual dinner for BSU

Kaylie King October 3, 2017

David Tuttle, dean of students, held a dinner for Trinity's Black Student Union (BSU) at his house on Sept. 26. Tuttle has been holding annual dinners for BSU for the past few years. Tuttle elaborated...

Confusion with trash pickup schedules has littered the halls of City Vista. illustration by Andrea Nebhut

City Vista struggles with trash pickup

Kaylie King September 26, 2017

Correction: This article previously described City Vista's intention to monitor surveillance footage as a contradiction of previous statements that Ackerman and Flowers gave to the Trinitonian in early...

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...

A Trinity student models the popular Birkenstock sandal. photo by STEPHEN SUMRALL--ORSAK

Trinity trends: What’s hot and not on campus

Kaylie King September 21, 2017

Every community seems to have its own fashion trends, and the Trinity community is no exception. Birkenstocks, baseball hats and Greek life shirts seem to be dominating fashion trends at Trinity this year....

Trinity will celebrate Latinx heritage month through October. file photo

Trinity begins to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month

Kaylie King September 19, 2017

Throughout September and October, the Trinity community honors Latinx culture and community with a lineup of events for Latinx Heritage Month. This is the first year that the university has officially...

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