On Monday, April 1, Coleen Grissom, current English professor and former dean of students, barged into current dean David Tuttle's office and took over. After she replaced Tuttle's beloved family photos with a picture of herself and author Margaret Atwood, Grissom began issuing a series of decrees. In just one day, the 8:30 p.m. student curfew was reinstated, the campus...

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Photo by Henry Pratt “What are you?” It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once. They weren’t asking about my major or my class year. They were asking about my race and in a weirdly blunt way if you ask me. I suppose, in a way, they were trying to be considerate. They wanted to know what kinds of...

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Photo provided by Douglas Brackenridge Our 150th anniversary celebration creates incentives to reflect on significant events in our history. One such event is the birth of the Trinitonian, now in its 119th year of operation. Apart from annual university catalogues, it is our longest lasting campus publication. While it has undergone format, content and frequency of publication changes over the...

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Illustration by Genevieve Humphreys While it is certainly true that personal attacks are unjust and spitting on another human being is disgusting, Isaiah Mitchell’s most recent column defending Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) is both hypocritical and rather dismissive towards substantiated criticism aimed at the student organization. In his article, Mitchell complains that more “vitriol” from “fearless activists of Trinity”...

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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut During my early teen years, I was a Christian who tried to follow the Bible closely. At church, I was told that masturbation was a sin, and a few people even joked that Jesus would watch anyone who masturbated while they masturbated. I realize now this was just another way of dictating our bodies through the...

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One of my favorite parts of the Premier League, the top tier in the English football league, is its system of relegation and promotion. I think this idea of relegation and promotion could be applied to American sports to great effect. But before going into its possibly transformative qualities, here is a brief overview of relegation and promotion in the...

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illustration by Genevieve HumphreysFrom Friday, April 5, to Sunday, April 7, the Trinity University Gaming Club (TUG) competed in the first ever Southern Collegiate Athletic Association (SCAC) Esports Showdown. This esports tournament is part of a larger event called Pop Con, a pop culture event that is put on every year by Schreiner University in Kerrville. Pop Con originally started...

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Illustration by Genevieve HumphreysDowntown San Antonio is popular for tourists and locals alike with a variety of destinations. From visiting the Alamo to enjoying the Riverwalk, there are lots of interesting things to do. Pedestrianizing streets, which is the act of prohibiting cars in a certain area, will make downtown more attractive, feel safer and increase business in the area....

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The Trinity women’s club ultimate frisbee team, Altitude, continued their outstanding season with another solid performance at the Centex Tournament in Austin over the past weekend. On Saturday, March 23, Altitude played three games during the first day of the Centex tournament. “We won all of our games the first day against University of Miami Florida, [University of Texas at...

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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut Last week, in the article titled “Students react to Chick-fil-A’s presence in Revolve,” the president of the Young Conservatives of Texas, Isaiah Mitchell, quoted the age-old phrase used by many Christians to rationalize the existence of the LGBTQIA+ community by saying “you’re supposed to love the sinner and hate the sin.” As a gay man, there...

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