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By Nina Loya (Ben as section editor) + 6 others for Trinitonian - 5 min read
I'm supposed to be here... Right?
Photo credit: Ren Rader
Illustration by Ren Rader Hi, my name is Nina. I'm a Hispanic, first-generation college student from the Rio Grande Valley, and I suffer from imposter syndrome. Now, if you are a bit unsure what "imposter syndrome" is, don't worry. Imposter syndrome is the continual feeling that your accomplishments thus far are not rightfully earned, and you do not deserve the...
By Carl Teegerstrom (Ben as section editor) + 6 others for Trinitonian - 2 min read
The market will not stop climate change
Photo credit: Andrea Nebhut
Illustration by Andrea Nebhut I find it ironic that the same people who call anticapitalist youths “idealistic” cling to the neoliberal creed and wait for the second-coming of Tony Stark. They would gladly look at our dying world and, instead of trying to save it, recite the last rites: In nomine contentionis, et foro, et manus invisibilis. Amen. But the...
Illustration by Andrea NebhutLast week, columnist Ben Falcon outlined a defense of capitalist solutions to the climate crisis. Though Falcon is correct to demand social change, there is a contradiction between his call for a “free market business model” and “socially-conscious capitalism” with no fossil fuel subsidies and expanded renewable subsidies. There is a lack of any academic work which...
By Julia Wolynes (Ben as section editor) + 6 others for Trinitonian - 5 min read
No, I don't want to kill sea turtles
Photo credit: Andrea Nebhut
Illustration by Andrea NebhutEvery so often, I reach for a plastic straw at my local coffee place and get a judgmental look from that one person who caught me, or I ask for a straw with my drink at a restaurant, and the waiter gives it to me with a glare as if to ask whether I really need that...
By Natasha Sahu (Ben as section editor) + 5 others for Trinitonian - 6 min read
Natasha's Kitchen: 24-Carrot Magic
Photo provided by Natasha Sahu In the past few editions of “Natasha’s Kitchen,” I’ve only talked about myself. Every time I sit down to write these I have to wonder “who TF cares?” But I guess I care. And hopefully, my friends care too. The past few recipes became what they were thanks to some of my best friends. It’s...
By Natalia Salas (Ben as section editor) + 6 others for Trinitonian - 4 min read
Gun control PSAs place responsibility on the wrong people
Photo credit: Andrea Nebhut
Illustration by Andrea Nebhut On Sept. 17, I saw a Sandy Hook Promise PSA going around about school shootings, as I’m sure many of you have seen by now. It was about “back-to-school” products, and it used the same language you would hear in any back-to-school ad for any department store, but it took place during a school shooting. For...
By Ben Falcon (Ben as section editor) + 5 others for Trinitonian - 4 min read
Capitalism is the solution to the global climate crisis, not the cause
Photo credit: Andrea Nebhut
Illustration by Andrea Nebhut Late last month thousands of young Americans voiced vehement outrage at the lack of action taken to address the global climate crisis. They left class, left work and occupied the streets and public spaces in order to raise awareness. That Friday, September 20th the climate strike made its way to our own campus. Seeing my peers...
By Ben Gonzalez (Ben as section editor) + 5 others for Trinitonian - 6 min read
Fundraising isn't fun when it exploits staff and students
Photo credit: Ren Rader
Illustration by Ren Rader On Sept. 19, in the midst of the day-long 1869 Challenge fundraising event, the official Trinity University Twitter account (@Trinity_U) tweeted an announcement for the student donation challenge: If students gave at least 250 donations, Dining Services employee Yolanda Rangel would receive a day off. The response on Twitter was generally negative; many students, alumni and...
By Nina Loya (Ben as section editor) + 6 others for Trinitonian - 4 min read
Friends are key to coping with homesickness
Photo credit: Ren Rader
Illustration by Ren Rader Homesickness in college is pretty commonplace. Whether home is a one-hour drive away or halfway across the world, feeling homesick is valid and not something to just brush off. Homesickness looks like a variety of things, too. You can barely tell whether a person is homesick in some cases. However, this doesn’t mean that you’re alone...
By Mike Bacon (Ben as section editor) + 6 others for Trinitonian - 3 min read
1869 Challenge: An imperfect success
Photo credit: Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh
Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh Dear Trinity Community, The 1869 Challenge, now in its third year, has broken all records. This annual giving Day raised $556,000 in 31 hours from 4,711 gifts. Our goal was to reach 3,100 gifts and the generosity of our alumni, parents, students, faculty and staff was overwhelming. What a day! Why do we raise these funds?...
