Illustration by Andrea Nebhut Trinity Debate is once again sending members to the National Debate Tournament (NDT). The first team comprises first-years Samuel Grimsley and Nathan Glancy, and the second team comprises first-year Sam Lair and junior Ian Dill. The teams are led by their coaches, William Mosley-Jensen and Collin Roark. Both are professors of human communication. "We’ve already achieved...

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Illustration by Genevieve Humphreys"While you're at college, the most important thing you can do outside of the classroom is to start building your personal panel of advisers, and your mentor can be one these people," said Katie Storey, Young Alumni and Student Programs coordinator. The 1869 Scholars mentorship program, created to connect and pair students to alumni mentors and develop...

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Towards the beginning of my tenure as the sports editor here at the Trinitonian, I wrote an article about how little I see Trinity students at games and how greater fan participation can make going to sporting events more enjoyable. I was also quick to note that I myself wasn't exactly a perfect supporter. Most of the games I went...

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Photo by Matthew ClaybrookThe International Club and the Office for International Engagement co-hosted the first-ever Trinity Recognition for International Engagement (TRIE) event to honor international students and students who have studied abroad. The event was held on March 23 in Parker Chapel, where 16 international students and 42 students who studied abroad were recognized. Each student wore a stole with...

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Graphic by Alexandra Parris Trinity’s grounds management team is responsible for maintaining Trinity’s landscape, working on a variety of different landscaping projects throughout the year. Over the last five years, about $6,500 has been spent on landscaping each year. This money is part of the larger budget for Facilities Services. Currently, the department is focused on preparing for summer remodels....

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Illustration by Genevieve Humphreys As the school year draws to a peaceful close, you can’t help but get reminiscent. I don’t have much time left as the president of the Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT), and when I look back on it, I can say it’s been a pretty fun gig. Even though I have to sift through a pile...

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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut This column is a response to Frannie Kennedy-Long's column "Arguing in defense of pro-choice rights" published on March 28, 2019. Kennedy-Long has stated in her article that she does not believe that life begins at conception. To deny that the fetus/embryo/baby — whatever you want to call it — is a human life is to deny...

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Chapman Center, originally named Chapman Graduate Center, was formally dedicated on May 29, 1964. First conceived as a building for Trinity's emerging graduate student population, the original plans for the building included separate floors for faculty, students and research projects, a four-floor gr aduate library with space for 250,000 volumes and even a coffee lounge for students and faculty. While...

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If you're in the know on campus, you'll have seen — or at least heard people talking about the rise of TU Snaps as a public forum. The infamous Snapchat account, once praised and hated for posting memes and nudes, has now become an outlet for people to anonymously discuss issues on campus; these issues include the school's handling of...

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Illustration by Genevieve HumphreysHistorians are an active community on twitter and even have their own self-applied appellation, #twitterstorians. Academic historians also share information while engaging with their fellow historians and the public. And sometimes you learn they may really, really like birds. “Twitter offers value on a number of different registers. I think, for me, one of the most significant...

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