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The Ballon Dor, Messi and what it means to be the best

The Ballon D’or, Messi and what it means to be the best

Austin Davidson February 13, 2019

I have watched soccer since I was 13 years old. Back then, I was naive to how the this game would impact my life and how it would become one of my greatest passions. As I became more and more enthralled...

Someone else needs to start winning

Someone else needs to start winning

Austin Davidson January 29, 2019

This past weekend, the New England Patriots made it to the Super Bowl for what seems like the millionth time. From the view of someone who doesn’t avidly follow the National Football League (NFL),...

Following your team

Following your team

Austin Davidson January 22, 2019

This break I spent a lot of time watching soccer, specifically Everton, the team I support. Everton is in the British Premier League, and they have recently been giving a master class in how to be truly...

The love of the screen

The love of the screen

Austin Davidson November 14, 2018

I was 14 years young when I found “League of Legends,” an online video game where teams of either 3 vs. 3 or 5 vs. 5 battle to destroy one another’s bases. I had been playing video games...

The importance of sports communities

The importance of sports communities

Austin Davidson November 5, 2018

Last weekend, I helped coach my cousin’s three vs. three soccer tournament. Since his team was all dressed as Minions, I, of course, had to wear my Minion onesie to maintain the theme. As I stood...

Finding a new sport

“Finding” a new sport

Austin Davidson October 26, 2018

I can’t recall the exact first time that I watched basketball, but what I do remember is that I was bored. It had to have been when I was younger, when the only things that kept my attention were...

How new media is changing sports

Austin Davidson October 4, 2018

I would be restating the obvious if I said that media has changed everything, so I'll simply talk about how it changed how people watch sports.Before the age of smartphones and social media, news primarily...

photo by Kathleen Creedon

Senior’s band Quiet Hours follows multiple solo EPs

Austin Davidson April 11, 2018

Senior music major John Morgan has been creating music at Trinity University since his sophomore year. When he lived in Thomas, Morgan created his first EP, “Quiet Hours,” in 2016. He used his friend’s...

Photo by Chloe Sonnier

A proposal for the Welcome Week Concert

Austin Davidson February 20, 2018

Planning an event that over a third of Trinity University will, hopefully, attend is a daunting task. It requires months of organization and dozens of moving pieces all working perfectly together. This...

Big-Little Comedy Fest to bring laughs to SA

Big-Little Comedy Fest to bring laughs to SA

Austin Davidson February 7, 2018

With a population of 1.47 million people, San Antonio is the seventh largest city in the United States. San Antonio's size and active population make it a prime city for a new venue to expand and grow,...

graphic by Tyler Herron

Not all rap has to be art: Response to “Lil pump, big problem”

Madeline Chaput February 7, 2018

Rap has been a platform for “symbols of change” from the very beginning — the author of “Lil Pump, Big Problem” just wasn't listening. To say that the lyrics of Xanax rappers are a regression...

Lil Pump is giving rap a bad name

Lil Pump is giving rap a bad name

Austin Davidson February 1, 2018

Lil Pump is a disease within the rap genre. What started in the 1970s in the streets of New York City has now turned into a 17-year-old kid from Miami, Florida saying "Gucci gang" 54 times in a two-minute...

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