Photo by Elizabeth Nelson Donald Trump has become the third president in United States history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. On Dec. 18, 2019, Trump was charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges were largely based on Trump’s decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine, supposedly to gain leverage over political rival Joe...

Continue →

File photoThis semester, two members of Gamma Chi Delta went involuntarily inactive after an offensive post online. After an internal review from the sorority, the two women appealed their initial sanction, lost and were officially removed with no possibility of rejoining. Members of the club chose not to provide specifics of the post. Members of Gamma anonymously sent in a...

Continue →

Photo provided by Alex Serna-Wallender University president Danny Anderson renewed Trinity’s covenant agreement with the Synod of the Sun Presbyterian Church on Monday, November 4, acknowledging Trinity’s historical relationship with the Presbyterian Church. In attendance was Alex Serna-Wallender, university chaplain, as well as members of the Synod of the Sun. Trinity has engaged in this covenant relationship with the Synod...

Continue →

Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh Repair projects are currently underway near Chapman and behind the Bell Center. The repairs are aimed at fixing compromised hot water pipes that supply Chapman and Halsell as well as Prassel, Lightner, Thomas, Isabel, Myrtle and Susanna Residence Halls. According to Jim Baker, senior director of Facilities Services, breakages in the water pipes near Chapman resulted...

Continue →

Photo by Martina Almeida Broadcast journalist and PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff headlined as this year’s Maverick lecturer. e audience greeted her with a standing ovation from the moment she walked on stage. Much of the lecture was spent explaining national politics from analyzing several of the democratic candidates to explaining the ongoing impeachment process for U. S. president Donald...

Continue →

The following covers the meeting on Nov. 20. GUEST COMMENTS Junior Will Ostdiek asked if something could be done about the trash on the disc golf course, like adding trash cans. Senior and president Ty Tinker said SGA would have a representative follow up with Facilities Services about the addition of trash cans. CLIMATE CHECK Sophomore senator Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh said...

Continue →

The Student Government Association (SGA) is in charge of distributing a portion of the student activity fee, made up of the $150 that each student pays each semester. The money is dolled out through funding requests which are traditionally presented by student organizations at funding request meetings. SGA began this semester with the fall allocation for the student activity fee...

Continue →

Graphic by Quinn Butterfield Of this semester’s 1,398 students enrolled in geoscience, biology, chemistry, neuroscience, computer science, math, physics and engineering classes, 50 percent are female, and 39 percent are racial or ethnic minorities. The Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Neuroscience have similar gender make-ups. Biology is 64 percent female, chemistry is 61 percent female, and neuroscience is 65 percent...

Continue →

This covers the meeting on Nov. 13. President Ty Tinker, senior, was absent, so sophomore and vice president Georgia Roberts led the meeting. CLIMATE CHECK Sophomore senator Ben Falcon raised concerns about a display that Tigers for Life (TFL) exhibited on the Esplanade earlier in the day. The display included baby onesies with phrases like “Mommy didn’t ask for help”...

Continue →

Illustration by Andrea Nebhut By Nov. 5, voting day, 12 percent of registered Texas voters cast their ballots. Voters approved nine amendments to the Texas constitution and rejected one. Amendments need to be approved by a majority of voters to be passed. Trinity professors offer their thoughts on the implications of these changes. David Crockett, chair of the Department of...

Continue →