A mainline heating pipe broke in August. Because of the difficult positioning of the pipe, placed 20 feet underground, Facilities Services will not be able to repair it. According to Jim Baker, senior director for Facilities Services, heating pipes need to expand and contract as hot water flows through it. “It’s unfortunate that this one is too deep to repair....

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Graphic by Quinn Butterfield. In 2017, TUPD had transported 20 students to the detox center by the end of the fall semester. The number of transportations is down to three so far this semester. As for why there has been a decrease, opinions differ. Members of the Student Involvement staff connect the seemingly low detox center transportations to the impacts...

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The following covers the meeting on Oct. 2. ELECTION DECISIONS President Tinker explained that both the election for sophomore senators and the election for senior senators ended in a tie. Since Tinker has not yet appointed a vice president (the position that would generally break ties), he opened the floor to the Senate to discuss an alternative process. Senator Omegba...

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Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh Trinity faculty, students, staff and San Antonio community members rallied together against climate change by attending a teach-in last Friday in the Coates Student Center (CSC). The teach-in was attended by more than 100 people throughout the event. According to Richard Reed, professor of anthropology and sociology, the teach-in aimed to get people to defend the...

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Photo by Matthew Claybrook The Trinity community is currently in the middle of a four-week celebration of National Latinx Heritage Month. Multiple organizations and departments have put together 10 events of all kinds to celebrate the whole duration of Latinx Heritage Month this year for the first time at Trinity. While there have been events related to the month in...

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Graphic by Quinn Butterfield Over its 150-year history, Trinity has been funded with money created from oil and gas drilling. As the climate crisis looms, some professors and students think it’s time to undo that. Throughout Trinity’s existence, numerous people involved in the oil and gas industry have donated to the institution. These gifts came from donors primarily between the...

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Photo by Matthew ClaybrookEvolutionary biologist and guest lecturer Barbara Schaal spoke to about 150 Trinity students and San Antonio community members about the importance of applying scientific discovery for the public good. Schaal was invited by Trinity Women in Science and Technology (TWIST) and spoke as a part of the distinguished scientist lecture series on Sept. 30 in Laurie Auditorium....

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Graphic by Quinn Butterfield The Board of Trustees voted to approve a new tuition model for graduate programs at Trinity University at their Sept. 12 meeting. The new model will uncouple graduate program tuition from the per-credit-hour rate of undergraduate tuition, allowing each graduate program to set a fixed and competitive price for their programs. The new pricing will go...

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Photo by Matthew Claybrook This year, Trinity’s annual donation fundraiser, the 1869 Challenge, brought in a record number of gifts, surpassing the previous two years’ totals. The first 2869 Challenge occurred three years ago. The Challenge allows any member of the Trinity community to donate during the 1,869-minute long timeframe. Through each gift category, donors can restrict where their money...

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Sending sexually explicit pictures is a newly defined offense under Texas criminal law. Texas state lawmakers passed House Bill 2789 which bans sending sexually explicit material without consent. The law went into effect on Sept. 1. Under this ban, sending unsolicited pictures is now a misdemeanor that is punishable with a fine of up to $500. This ban gives Trinity...

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