Graphic by Quinn Butterfield Trinity's student body is currently two percentage points away from gaining Hispanic-Serving Institution status, prompting some to reflect on Trinity's relationship with underrepresented groups. Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are federally-recognized higher education institutions with a student body that is comprised of 25 percent or more full-time Latinx students. When a university becomes an HSI, they can become...

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On Tuesday, Nov. 12, David Tuttle, dean of students and associate vice president of Student Life, was presented the Goldberg Citation, the primary Associated Colleges of the South award. The Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) is an association made up of 16 liberal arts colleges in the southern United States. According to the website, ACS strives to improve liberal...

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Photo by Kathleen Creedon Trinity University is being sued in federal court by former accountant Paul Cantu for alleged failure to pay overtime in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the lawsuit, Cantu “routinely” worked more than 40 hours per week as a salaried employee without additional compensation from January 2014 through August 2018. Excluding certain...

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Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh Last spring, the annual Lunar New Year celebration had a confirmed location and date. That wasn’t the case by this October, three months before the holiday. The scheduling issue was due to a conflict with a potential university-sponsored lecture. For about 20 years, the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), Chinese Language and Culture Association, Japanese Culture Club...

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Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh At the end of Summer 2019, following a concern involving the San Antonio Sobering Unit, a past possible assault incident against a Trinity student was the topic of discussion. Both complaints were investigated and neither were substantiated with enough information. Some staff members feel the reports have given the Sobering Unit a bad reputation. The Sobering...

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Graphic by Quinn Butterfield As of 2019, Trinity’s four-year graduation rate is 69 percent, and the retention rate from first year to sophomore year is 92 percent. Compared to peer institutions, or universities that look like Trinity in terms of size and type of school, Trinity’s graduation rate is low. Peer institutions average a four-year graduation rate of 75 percent...

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The following covers the three-hour-long meeting on Nov. 6. CLIMATE CHECK Sophomore senator Noor Rahman expressed frustration about the new reserved parking spots in Prassel Garage. Junior senator Claire Carlson asked about an email she received from an unaffiliated person that threatened her and other SGA members for their decision last semester concerning a resolution to remove Chick-fil-A from campus....

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ASSAULTOn Nov. 2, early Saturday morning, a student was assaulted as she was walking back to campus from St. Mary’s Strip. The student was grabbed from behind, but the attacker fled when the student screamed. The case is currently under investigation, and the attacker has not been found. TUPD is working with SAPD to investigate the assault by going through...

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On Oct. 2, the Student Government Association (SGA) decided not to fund the request of Trinity’s chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT). Articles published by conservative publications Campus Reform and Breitbart regarding this decision caused the subject to resurface at last week's SGA meeting. YCT requested $10,280 to bring Heather MacDonald, author of The Diversity Delusion, to speak...

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Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh Due to Trinity’s growing size, the graduating class of 2020 will be split into two separate ceremonies based on their degrees. The change may be reconsidered for next year if students are against it. On Oct. 22, university president Danny Anderson approved the commencement and convocation ceremony committee’s proposal for this new dual graduation schedule. This...

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