Illustration by Noelle Barrera My first year at Trinity was an emotional rollercoaster. Unfortunately, my rollercoaster had more low points than high ones. In the fall, my depression and anxiety got the best of me following the loss of a close relative in late October. I spiraled and began to feel as though I was less and less in control...

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Illustration by Ren Rader "My boyfriend says that astrology is stupid, and I shouldn't use it to try to understand our relationship better. How do I get him to like it more?" —KarenIt seems some people don’t like astrology because it means they have to be introspective. I don’t know if that’s the case with your boyfriend, as I don’t...

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Illustration by Genevieve Humphreys World attention is focused on the devastating fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest. Seventy-six thousand separate fires have started this year, more than 10,000 in the last two weeks. This is almost double the rate of 2018 according to satellite mapping carried out by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE). French president Emmanuel Macron recently tweeted,...

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One major characteristic of going to a small school like Trinity is the community. Maybe it’s one of the reasons you chose to enroll, maybe it’s how you’re able to maintain a close connection with multiple professors, maybe it’s a curse. A small community is a benefit; realize its full potential. On such a small campus, you have the ability...

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The Trinitonian has been Trinity University’s sole independent student-run newspaper since 1902. There is no certain record of how many people have worked for our publication, but it’s somewhere in the thousands. Of those thousands, some have gone on to pursue careers in journalism. Many have not. But all understand just why journalism is important. This week, our staff talked...

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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut We all know a “cool girl” — hell, you might even be one. She isn’t “high maintenance,” isn’t really into traditionally feminine things like makeup and keeps the friend group ratio from looking too much like a men's locker room. She is accepted into the group under the unsaid assumption that she will basically abandon any...

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Photo provided by Kayla Padilla This summer I studied abroad in Belize through Texas Tech's Field School in Maya Archaeology study abroad program. We excavated an average of seven hours per day, and during our "off day," we always had some adventure to go on — whether it was hiking through the jungle to find a waterfall or swimming through...

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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut Imagine if Student A asked Student B the question “What do you think about the United States’ increasing abortion restrictions?” while waiting for their Spanish professor to arrive to class. Student B might respond (instead of reviewing the reading from the previous night) and proceed to argue with Student A. When the professor arrives to class,...

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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut I’ve recently become increasingly aware of how obsessed we are with productivity. We often brag about how busy we are and how little sleep we get. In fact, 40 percent of Americans get less than the recommended amount of sleep. While this obsession with productivity isn’t necessarily indicative of a healthy lifestyle, it has still become...

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Illustration by Ren Rader It never bothered me much in the past; in fact, I quite liked playing the role of the contrarian sometimes. People’s discomfort and confusion with my centrist ideology have always been an amusing thing to me. I have always been a born and bred Democrat that bleeds blue. However, I am a different kind of breed...

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