It’s no secret that the U. S. education system is fundamentally flawed in more ways than I can write in one or even thousands of columns. From our shameful teacher salaries to our overwhelming need to put kids into boxes and reduce them to numbers based on standardized test scores, the U. S. has a lot of work to do....

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Managing Trinity’s $1.2 billion endowment is no small feat for the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees. The endowment staff helps to support and carry out their investment operations. As of the 2016–2017 Endowment Report, Trinity’s endowment has a market value of $1.2 billion. “[The endowment] can change two ways: New gifts coming in and investment returns,” said Craig...

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Residential Life is planning the most extensive residence hall renovation yet. This summer, South Hall, Verna McLean Hall, Harold D. Herndon Hall and Albert-Herff Beze Hall will receive various renovations that range from new air conditioning systems to new kitchens to visual finishings. In total, the project will cost an estimated $24.2 million. Deb Tyson, director of Residential Life, will...

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Trinity University’s Jazz Ensemble gathered in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall this past Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m., to put on a set of both jazz combos and big band pieces for their annual fall concert, an evening of toe-tapping tunes. The selection of songs for the concert reflected a wide variety of jazz under the tutelage of Dustin Jessop,...

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I was 14 years young when I found “League of Legends,” an online video game where teams of either 3 vs. 3 or 5 vs. 5 battle to destroy one another’s bases. I had been playing video games all my life, dedicating hundreds of hours to “Pokémon Emerald” and tearing my hair out trying to defeat Ganondorf in “The Legend...

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It’s a familiar story for fans of the 1977 film “Suspiria.” A naïve American girl named Susie Bannion joins a secretive and secluded dance academy that just happens to be run by witches, including the enigmatic Madame Blanc. Maggots rain from the ceiling, girls faint from nightmares of creatures disfigured beyond recognition, an unearthly shade of red pervades director Dario...

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San Antonio community members voted on Propositions A, B and C when they went to the polls for midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The three propositions were spearheaded by the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association and sought changes to San Antonio’s City Charter. Proposition A would decrease the number of signatures needed from 70,000 to 20,000 signatures. According to...

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In 1980, Jimmy Carter was president of the United States, the Berlin Wall was still standing, and Nina Ekstein had just started teaching at Trinity. Nina Ekstein, professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, was on the original committee for HUMA, is approaching her 39th year at Trinity. In her time here, Ekstein said she has found the...

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Trinity Football, you will always hold a special place in my heart, right next to Visine eye drops and Smarties candies — generally nice things that I have no particular passion for, but that have brought me experiences ranging from average to good. I once had a panic attack filming one of your games, and during halftime of that same...

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Since 2003, the Academic Honor Council has written the Honor Code and heard numerous cases pertaining to violations to uphold academic integrity on Trinity for over a decade and a half, but who are the members in the Honor Council? According to Michael Soto, associate vice president for Academic Affairs concerning student academic issues and retention, Trinity’s Association of Student...

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