The department of Sociology and Anthropology celebrated its 75th anniversary this year with a weekend full of presentations, speakers and receptions aimed at current students. On Friday, Sept. 21, the department hosted a crash course on professional networking, student poster presentations and a reception in the George Storch Memorial Building. The next day, the department held a keynote lecture with...

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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 Contemporary, a student-run startup publication that works to create long-form journalistic investigative reports with students from around the United States, is currently in the process of hiring new students as the leadership prepares to graduate in May 2019. “We’ve worked with over 25 universities to create this kind of work and have been at Trinity for a couple years,”...

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If you’re one of the students at Trinity who works, you’re familiar with the process of looking for and applying to jobs, on or off campus. It can be a challenge to fill out work-related forms and get lost in the federal and professional jargon, but it becomes even more complex when you are one of Trinity’s international students. You...

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Trinity Art Department and Blue Star Contemporary opened an exhibition of new works by Dallas artist Sara Cardona titled “This Is Only a Test.” In this exhibit, Cardona explores her Mexican heritage through paper collage. The most striking aspect of this exhibit is the prevalence of traditional Mexican textile patterns, from multicolor rows of woven cloth to tangled blankets and...

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The Theatre department’s first Mainstage production of the year, “Small Mouth Sounds” by Bess Wohl, is simply beyond words — literally. The mostly silent play, directed by Kyle Gillette — assistant professor of Human Communication and Theatre — is making its debut on Friday. The plot centers around six distinctive characters, including a middle-aged lesbian couple, a Finnish immigrant and...

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Trinity University’s student athletes have an extensive support system complemented by both the academic and athletic departments of the campus. At the center of this strong foundation is Daniel Martinez, the head strength and conditioning coach for Trinity’s athletic programs and coordinator of the Sports Performance Center. Martinez, who is no stranger to Trinity, previously worked as the fitness trainer...

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The topic of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct has been in the news recently, with the issue of Brett Kavanaugh being nominated for the Supreme Court after allegations of assault against him. Many cases of sexual misconduct have occurred on college campuses, both now and historically. Sheryl Tynes, vice president of Student Life, opened up about her experience with sexual...

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Next weekend marks the beginning of the two-weekend-long Austin City Limits festival (ACL). Austin, Texas is nicknamed the live music capital of the world, and it has the festival to match. Inaugurated in 2002, Zilker Park is host to tens of thousands of people per day during its two weekend shows. Whether you’re already waiting on your wristbands or still...

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