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Go to that guest lecture — it’s worth it

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2024

I attended the Roots Commission conference last Thursday and Friday, and it was an incredible experience. Now for a little bit of a shameless plug, if you want to know more about the conference and what...

Trinity has us drowning in water waste woes

Trinity has us drowning in water waste woes

Ava Peinhardt, Managing Editor February 29, 2024

It’s that time of year again: the mountain laurels are blooming, temperatures are climbing … and sprinklers across campus are running for all hours of the day. Just this Tuesday, on my way to and from...

You don’t owe anyone anything … or wait, maybe you do

You don’t owe anyone anything … or wait, maybe you do

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2024

It has been a long week. A series of long weeks, actually. Exhausted, overwhelmed, fed up with everyone and everything, ready to snap at the next person who dared to ask me a question about something I...

Don’t cry because it’s over, cry because it mattered

Don’t cry because it’s over, cry because it mattered

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2024

Today I got accepted into my second law school. It’s fantastic and relieving news, especially considering that I decided that law school was even something I wanted to do kind of late in the game. But...

The L word

The L word

Ava Peinhardt, Managing Editor February 8, 2024

I’ve never been good at saying “I love you.” To be honest, I don’t really know why. It’s gonna sound sad, but I think it dates back to when I was a kid, trying desperately to fit in. Far too...

A humble open letter to Rick Riordan

A humble open letter to Rick Riordan

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2024

Dear Rick Riordan, Congrats on the last episode of the “Percy Jackson” season coming out this week! That must have been very exciting for you — at least I know I’ve been excited to watch the episodes...

Childhoods are becoming shorter and shorter

Childhoods are becoming shorter and shorter

Ava Peinhardt, Managing Editor January 25, 2024

Though I’ve legally been an adult for almost four years now, there is a sense that I’m only now leaving my childhood behind. I’m in my last semester of college, getting ready to graduate in May,...

Finding a sense of home as we go

Finding a sense of home as we go

Rachel Oliver, Managing Editor November 9, 2023

As the end of the semester approaches, students studying abroad will soon return home, embracing a new world outlook and sense of self. As our friends return, a whole cohort of students, including myself,...

What we can learn from the Hasan Minhaj controversy

What we can learn from the Hasan Minhaj controversy

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2023

I was scrolling through TikTok last week when I stumbled upon an interesting video: Hasan Minhaj’s response to a New Yorker article about him that had been published a little over a month prior. Minhaj...

Take a break and trick-or-treat

Take a break and trick-or-treat

Rachel Oliver, Managing Editor November 1, 2023

In the midst of piles of papers and projects, Halloween on Oakmont gives stressed students a chance to momentarily forget their woes, dress up in a Halloween costume and go trick-or-treating on Oct. 31...

Whatever happened to midterms week?

Whatever happened to midterms week?

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2023

October may be “spooky season,” but the scariest thing this month brings for Trinity students is exams, and lots of them. Every week, I feel like I’m telling people, “this is my hard week; I just...

Humanity through the lens of the solar eclipse

Humanity through the lens of the solar eclipse

Rachel Oliver, Managing Editor October 13, 2023

Astronomical events turn eyes and minds toward forces greater than ourselves. Phenomena like eclipses serve as grandiose reminders of where humanity stands compared to the scale of the universe. As we...

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