Tigers for Life (TFL) sponsored a lecture from Darlene Pawlik, vice president of pro-life organization Save the 1, who discussed her personal story of sexual assault and her “no exceptions” pro-life stance on abortion. About 20 people attended the event and it was split evenly between genders. Senior Luke Ayers, the founding president of Tigers for Life, was contacted by...

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This past Saturday, 689 people, including 268 prospective students, attended Trinity in Focus (TIF), an event that shows off Trinity’s campus to prospective students and their families. Aspen Gonzales, the associate director of Campus Visit Experiences, and Vanessa Leyva, the Visit and Event manager, are the two main organizers for Trinity in Focus events. According to Gonzales, the TIF days...

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Trinity promoted the class of 2022 as the largest, smartest and most diverse class in history, but not everyone’s vision of diversity is reflected in this year’s first-year class. Only 3.3 percent of the students are black. Programs and partnerships are in development to increase that number. Trinity’s demographics are determined by a variety of factors in the recruitment process,...

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The department of Sociology and Anthropology organized a meeting over the imminent issue of climate change and what Trinity can do to join San Antonio’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). Community activists, scholars and students were brought in to inform the attendees of different issues stemming from climate change. Gregory Hazleton, professor of environmental studies; Alfred Montoya, associate professor of sociology...

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David Tuttle, dean of students, sent a student-wide email on Wednesday, Sept. 12, regarding unspecified events that happened at an off-campus fraternity house the previous weekend. The off-campus residence belongs to the Bengal Lancer fraternity.“Already this semester there have been reports that expectations for student safety have not been met at a student residence,” Tuttle wrote in the email. “Please...

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The Coalition for Respect will take a hiatus of indeterminate length due to low attendence by students at Coalition meetings. This announcement follows a trend of decreased student engagement in the previous few years. The process that handles sexual assault cases will not be on hiatus, and cases will still be heard and prosecuted. The Coalition for Respect works to...

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Electric scooters run by the Bird company are finally making their way onto the Trinity campus after their introduction to San Antonio in late June. Students have taken the opportunity to zip around campus and to the nearby St. Mary’s Street on the Birds. Birds are electric scooters that are available for rent through the Bird company app. Bird is...

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Global Health Initiative (GHI) held their first annual Health Fair last week on the Coates Esplanade. Booths provided food and information to help students understand what health is and how to take care of themselves. The fair hosted tables by Wellness Services, TUVAC, Trinity Progressives and many more. They offered goods and information to advertise their specific health topics and...

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The updated elevators in Bruce Thomas Hall experienced shutdowns all throughout student move-in this year, resulting in students and parents having to use the stairs to move into their rooms. Thomas is an eight-floor sophomore residence hall on the far west side of campus. At the end of last spring, the two elevators in Thomas had been completely updated and...

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Tigers for Liberty (TFL), Trinity’s only conservative student organization, relinquished their independence this summer to become a chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT). Since their founding in Feb. 2016, TFL has been active on campus, organizing a 9/11 memorial and bringing major speakers to campus. As a condition of joining YCT, TFL will change their name to YCT...

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