Illustration by Noelle BarreraThroughout the Christian scriptures Jesus Christ is described as the “bridegroom” and the church as his “bride.” This is cute imagery for kitschy worship music, but Catholics take it quite seriously: We do, after all, believe that the bread and wine at communion really do become Jesus’s body and blood, and then we eat it. The bridegroom...

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photo by Matthew ClaybrookThe sixth-ranked Trinity Tiger’s baseball team faced off in a three-game Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) series against Schreiner University from April 18 to April 20. The Tigers emerged victorious in all three games and are now riding a hot streak of six consecutive wins, which they hope to continue into the postseason. The Tigers opened up...

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NEW TITLE IX COORDINATOR Angela Miranda Clark, the recently-appointed Title IX coordinator and compliance officer, introduced herself to the senate. Clark is a Trinity alumna who has worked in various capacities in education and legal fields. First-year senator Benjamin Falcon brought up a harassment issue he had heard about concerning staff in Laurie Auditorium allegedly harassing students backstage during the...

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Photo by Genevieve Humphreys A proposed modern language major and art history minor are waiting faculty assembly approval on April 12 in order to become official courses of study. Both the major and minor have already gone through levels of approval, but the last step is to be approved at the faculty assembly meeting. “Big changes — changes to Pathways...

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Photo by Matthew ClaybrookUsually, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship meetings consist of worship, games and a speaker. On April 4, InterVarsity members explored the connection between race, ethnicity and religion with an event called “Is God Colorblind?” held in the Coates Student Center’s Waxahachie Room. About 35 students attended. “As an African American and also as a Christian, I hear a lot...

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Photo by Genevieve Humphreys Due to recent spikes in applications in the last few years, the Office of Admissions has implemented more ways of gathering information on prospective students. They are finishing up their third year of using the Environmental Context Dashboard (ECD). The ECD collects data to attempt to quantify the adversity a prospective student might have faced in...

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Graphic by Jordan Bruce Student Government Association (SGA) has received funding requests from all six university sponsored organizations (USOs), totalling $551,819.24. SGA will vote on how much money each organization will be awarded on April 24. The money that SGA uses to fund USOs comes from the student activity fund (SAF), which all Trinity students pay into each year. Because...

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Photo by Matthew ClaybrookDuring the first weekend of April, the Trinity University track and field team competed in the David Noble Relays in San Angelo where the Tigers earned top marks in several events. On the first day of competition, junior Androniki Defteraiou competed in her first heptathlon, in which she tied for first in her heat of the event....

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Illustration by Andrea NebhutOne of San Antonio’s most famous traditions, Fiesta, is coming up soon with its annual festive floats, street vendors and crowded celebrations — and with it can come questions about cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation (I think the phrase cultural exploitation is more specific and apt, sometimes) is when a group of people with power misuses another’s cultural...

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Illustration by Genevieve Humphreys This year, Trinity will be officially involved in Fiesta as part of both the Texas Cavaliers River Parade and the Battle of Flowers Parade. Both events will take place in Downtown San Antonio and will be televised to members of the San Antonio community. The Texas Cavaliers River Parade will take place on April 22, and...

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