Illustration by Ren Rader A memory I talk about a lot is when I stuffed my long hair up into a DC snapback hat in third grade. When I looked in the mirror, I thought I looked stupid. However, it was also the first time I saw myself. The door that hat opened has impacted the rest of my life...

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Illustration by Ren Rader Texas, and much of the southern U. S., doesn't have the luxury of experiencing all four seasons within a calendar year. When it feels like summer for eight months of the year, the heat becomes inescapable and suffocating — while staying in the cool A. C. and out of the sun is ideal for pushing through...

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Photo provided by Joshua Anaya Over the summer, I had an awakening. I was reborn into a new person after watching the first episode of HBO’s Euphoria. Along with the casting, the neon cinematography and the relatability of the show’s content to today’s life as a young adult, I was instantly struck when I saw the ethereal makeup each of...

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Illustration by Genevieve Humphreys Did you think about what to wear today, or did you just put on what was relatively clean and close at hand? If you thought about it, how long did you think? How many outfits did you try on before you settled on the one you’re wearing? Did you know that clothing is silent communication? What...

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Illustration by Ren Rader Growing up in a Latinx household can often mean believing myths that shape our perception of autonomy. These perceptions follow us into adulthood and, sometimes, are even passed onto the next generation as fact. Here's what piercing you should get depending on what myths your Latinx parents told you!“You can’t use tampons until you’re married, or...

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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut For those tired with their style but also roughing it on that college budget, here are a few simple tips and tricks on how to switch up your look — with just a pair of scissors. Just block out the fear of scissors given to you by Jordan Peele’s hit horror film "Us" and open your...

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Photo by Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh Little to no makeup and simple sturdy clothes: practicality. Perfect makeup and hair, and neat clothes: dedication and organization. Wild colors and big spikes: freedom, rebellion. Clothing and makeup are artistic extensions of our personalities, and they deeply modify how we interact with the world. As with tattoos, the fact that clothes are worn on our...

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Illustration by Andrea Nebhut It’s the fall of 2019, and you’re a first-year at Trinity. It’s not the University of Oxford, where the weather better suited your fashion sense, but you’ll just have to make do. The temperature reaches 103 degrees Fahrenheit daily, but because of your delusion, you’re determined to keep wearing clothing that speaks to your personality, not...

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"What if I lose my friends back home?" When I began my first year at Trinity in the ancient and hallowed year of 2017, I remember being worried that I wouldn't ever talk to my friends from high school after we all started college (I think there are literally only two other people in my year who came to Trinity...

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For first-year students, making the transition from the high school to college learning environment can be difficult. However, cultivating positive relationships with your professors can go a long way in helping you succeed in your first year personally and academically, as well as helping you to feel more at home at Trinity. But how to do this? Below, faculty and...

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