Illustration by Ren RaderThis spring, the Student Government Association (SGA) passed a resolution recommending Chick-Fil-A be removed from Revolve in reaction to some students’ protests of the fast-food chain. According to Vox, Chick-Fil-A has donated money to various anti-LGBT causes such as the Paul Anderson Youth Home, a residential home for troubled boys that teaches that same-sex marriage is a...

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Photo by Mona MirpourMost students don’t have internships with the FBI or Dell under their belt by their senior year, but Allison Wolff has both. Wolff is a senior, and in 2020 she will be the first person at Trinity to graduate with a double major in accounting and business analytics and technology (BAT). “I think that a lot of...

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Photo provided by Christina Cooley Every week, volunteers involved in stEMPOWER travel to San Antonio's Lamar Elementary School armed with anything from pipe cleaners to balloons to live lizards. Their purpose? To teach fourth and fifth graders science. Senior neuroscience major Abby DeNike first thought about implementing a STEM education program for local students during her sophomore year. According to...

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Trinity offers a wide range of classes every semester, honing in on specific topics from galaxies or artificial intelligence. As registration begins and students plan out their next semester, we're shedding some light on four interesting courses being taught in the spring. Reality TV in China In this one credit hour class taught by Zhaoxi Liu, associate professor in the...

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Photo by Mona MirpourStudents know where to go when they get an email for a package, but not many know what happens between their package’s arrival and the moment it’s in their hands. Sophomore Mia Vu is one of the student workers who make the Mail Center magic happen. “I started first semester freshman year, so last year. Really, I...

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Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh“Cool T-shirt guy back with a really cool T-shirt” is the text on junior Kenny McLaren’s favorite shirt. McLaren is a computer science and math double major originally from Houston, but he may be best known for his more than 40 punny T-shirts, many of which feature math, physics and computer science jokes. Why do you wear...

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Photo by Jessica Garcia-TejedaWhen she was in graduate school in Monterrey, California, Gina Pham didn’t have much in common with the citizens of nearby Salinas, California, a city notorious for gang activity. But for two to three hours each week, Gina Pham and her peers sat in a room with Spanish-speaking Salinas citizens. They laughed and cried and bridged the...

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Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh According to the U. S. government, at least 42,000 migrants have been forced back into Mexico after crossing the border. By law, they must remain in Mexico until their immigration court hearings, which are often set for months or years in the future. One hundred and forty-four miles from the border, about 80 people gathered in...

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Illustrations by Ren RaderThe Diversity and Inclusion Office (DIO) and Trinity Diversity Connection (TDC) are constantly looking for ways to engage the community, but how specifically can you get involved in the next month? Take a look at this list of events. Screening of "Defiant Lives": Oct. 29, 7 p.m. The DIO, TDC and Student Accessibility Services (SAS) are collaborating...

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From the double balconies in Isabel to the brick arch-enclosed balconies of Thomas, most Trinity students living on campus have an outdoor balcony connected to their dorm room. After non-free-standing hammocks were banned at the start of the semester, students have a more limited range of balcony use. But how exactly do students use their balconies? We talked to four...

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