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Tyler discusses the upcoming weekend Super Bowl from statistics to commercials.

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Rachel delights in the SA Strauss festival, while Mason discusses the Smith/Petty debacle.

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New SGA leadership aims to lower on-campus living requirement down from three years to two After years of student discussion, residency requirement possibly undergoing review

by Tyler Boelts NEWS REPORTER Newly elected SGA president Sean McCutchen and vice president Adam Mueller have high hopes of lowering the on-campus living requirement of three years to two. McCutchen feels that the three-year requirement was unnecessary and it has become an older more redundant rule that is not necessary for the current set of students now living on Trinity’s campus.

“It made a lot more sense when the city wasn’t as spread out as it is. Now I think that juniors are a completely different animal, and I think it’s unfair for students to go straight from the dorm life

where you’re sheltered and very on campus and all of a sudden you’re off campus paying utilities and having to do all these things you have to do associated with living off campus,” said McCutchen.

Starting in 1996, the living requirement was changed from two years to three years to encourage a stronger sense of community on campus.

“I think this goes back to when president Calgaard was running the university and I think he was the driving force behind it,” said David Tuttle Dean of students and associate vice president for student affairs. I think he had transformed the institution into a higher profile academic institution and I think he was always committed to balancing that out. I think he was very committed to the entire experience and a way to create that entire experience in and out of the classroom and a way to do that was to have a residency requirement.”

There is the possibility to allow juniors to decide to stay on campus or leave, allowing

them to determine whether or not they are ready to fend for themselves. While there are many students who are eager to go off campus there are still some who would rather stay on campus, and continue living in the residence halls.

“Right now as a junior I feel, just from personal experience that I could probably live off campus. It might be a better situation for me and it might better prepare me for independence.

It doesn’t have to be a drastic step; it can sort of even start as giving juniors the option of living off campus if they want to do that. There are the facilities here so that is an option,” Mueller said.

Many students are eager to try and make it on their own. One of the larger concerns regarding the on campus living requirement is that of the meal plan. By the time students reach their third year of living on campus they are ready to start making their own meals instead of using the dining services on campus.

photo by Miguel Webber Charlie Stein, sophomore engineering major, sits in his room studying.

Under current rules, Charlie will have to live on campus another year.

“I think that people feel like it’s one thing to have to live on campus for three years but one of the things that drives people off campus is the freedom to prepare their own meals on their own schedule with their

own ingredients. It would be another way to remove some of that tension that’s in the environment if we were able to reduce the requirement by a year,” Tuttle said.

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University responds to President Barack Obama’s proposed free two year community college plan Faculty and students respond to President Obama’s plan for free community college

by Luke Wise NEWS EDITOR

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With discussions of education and affordable college at the forefront of national debate, Trinity students and faculty are divided on the recent proposal

by President Obama regarding community college.

Obama announced his plan weeks back before detailing it in the recent State of the Union address. The plan aims to address growing concerns of college tuition alongside the dropping graduation rates compared to other countries.

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Kristiana Coignard, a 17-year-old student in Longview, Texas, was shot to death by police on Jan. 22.

Coignard threatened officers in the lobby of the city police station with a unspecified weapon and was shot.

She was later pronounced dead at Good Shepherd Medical Center.

Heather Robertson, Coignard’s aunt mentioned that Coignard had been struggling with mental illness since the death of her mother when Coignard was 4 and has attempted suicide multiple times prior. There has not been video or audio released, but police have acknowledged that such media does exist. mysa.com

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Logan offers insight to future campus updates Big changes will be coming to campus within the next 10 years. Plans to remodel residence halls will continue as well as other renovations across campus. After North hall is done, there will be a new renovation project about every year.

Trinity has seen recent renovations completed in the past few years, notably ongoing residence hall updates like Witt-Winn and Murchison Hall. Other recent renovation projects like CSI and Marrs-McLean have been finalized as well.

“We will have several more residence halls over 10 years, we will do a residence hall every year to year and a half for a

while,” said Gary Logan, vice president for finance and administration. “That will slow down a little bit, but we will continue doing residence halls probably on an average every year to two, maybe it will spread out to every two years as we kind of work through the back log of work.”

Each residence hall has a certain number of years that it can be lived in and many on campus are reaching that point. According to the audited financial statement of 2013 and 2014, the annual full-time amount of students was 2,228.

With students paying for room and board, the funds ended up being 51 percent of the unrestricted

net revenues. With so many students currently residing on campus the facilities are being heavily used.

“Much of the campus was built in the 1950’s and ‘60s, because of that our buildings were built to last a very long time, so we need a fairly significant renovation at about the 20- to 25-year mark. They need new air conditioning systems and things like that—to kind of touch up—but not what we would call a major renovation,” Logan said.

Logan also noted the mark of 50 years for many buildings, and how at such a time, most systems of the building will need require remodeling and renovations.

“Then at about the 50 -year mark the buildings have really reached the end of life and the systems in it,” said Logan.

After North Hall, the Bell Athletic Center will be underway, along with tentative plans for Chapman.

“That residence hall is going now and the next major project up is the renovation of the Bell Center and the tentative budget for that is about $14. 2 million renovation.

We are really excited about that and that is going to be a fantastic renovation, if we stay on schedule that is going to be phased because we are going to try and keep the building open and

work around the student activities and athletic activities,” Logan said.

Logan continued, noting that the project will likely start in fall of 2015 and should last about a year, with eyes on other ongoing projects.

“That project will likely be starting around September of 2015, this coming September and it will probably be about a year, so we will be doing phases and kind of moving around the building throughout that year,” Logan said.

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Trinity students and faculty divided on issue of Obama’s proposed free community college • continued from Page 1 Following previous statements President Barack Obama outlined his proposal for two years of free community college tuition for students which is subject to approval by Congress.

This plan would provide tuition-free courses for students enrolled in school part-time so long as they maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher and make marked progress towards enrollment in a four-year institution or towards a degree.

In the State of the Union address, on Jan. 20, President Obama noted the success of Tennessee and Chicago in implementing free community college with increased enrollment and graduation rates.

“Tennessee, a state with Republican leadership, and Chicago, a city with Democratic leadership, are showing that free community college is possible,” Obama said. “I want to spread that idea all across America, so that two years of college becomes as free and universal in America as high school is today.”

Obama continued to note how often many students finish college with debt.

“Forty percent of our college students choose community college. Some are young and starting out.

Some are older and looking for a better job. Some are veterans and single parents trying to transition back into the job market,” Obama said.

“Whoever you are, this plan is your chance to graduate ready for the new economy, without a load of debt.”

Currently community colleges enroll more than 6 million students; Obama’s proposal, according to the White House webpage, has set the goals of producing an additional 5 million graduates and seeing America with the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.

Many educators, like Patricia Norman, associate professor of education, are enthusiastic about the plan, seeing the opportunity for free education as a benefit to those offered the chance as well as society.

“In general I’m incredibly supportive; I think all students deserve the opportunity to go onto higher education,” Norman said. “If they don’t have the financial needs to do so, if that’s what’s keeping them from it, then we owe them the opportunity to take advantage of that.”

However, with such a large policy, with the White House estimating a participation of around 9 million with savings of up to $3,800, the cost could come over 60 billion dollars over the course of 10 years, something many individuals are wary about.

“I think that providing more equal access to education for different socioeconomic levels is a good idea but I think that the implications from that are going to be worse,” said Katie Lumpkin, sophomore economics major.

“In theory it’s a good idea but I think that it might just incentivize people just to go to community college and not pursue anything beyond

that. I’m also worried that we’re already in debt, where is the funding for this coming from?”

To others however, the cost remains a necessary investment for the future of American citizens, especially

as the country continues to move towards a more information based economic system.

“It’s worth the cost, mostly because if we are moving into an information economy we need to have students

who are skilled at using information and learning that information,” Norman said. “Beyond getting a high school education that’s going to really help them have the skills they need to get into those future jobs.”

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Psychology department holds colloquia presenting research of visiting professors and Trinity faculty Series of colloquia present topics on various subjects, from mental disorders to health and well-being

by Luke Wise NEWS EDITOR

photos by Nayeli Perez William Ellison, professor at Brown University, presented his research during the bi-yearly psychology colloquia. Ellison, during the second colloquium, discussed borderline personality disorder and troubles in its categorical diagnosis alongside data from his studies. Other colloquia and researchers presented on the topics from mind-body interventions to dialectic behavior theory and translational research.

This past week, the Trinity psychology department hosted a series of colloquia presented by visiting professors, faculty members and researchers.

Each colloquium was a presentation of the individual’s research and was required attendance for all students in supervised psychology research.

The first presentation on Jan. 22 was given by Chelsea Ratcliff from the University of Houston who presented her research titled, “Exploring Mind-Body Interventions to Improve Health and Quality of Life in Individuals Facing Medical Illness.” The speech explored the concept of mindbody interventions, with aims at improving health and quality of life in individuals facing medical illness. Following this

colloquium, William Ellison, of Brown University presented on the issue of borderline personality disorder, or BPD, titled “Borderline Personality Disorder: Toward Personalized Diagnosis and Intervention.”

“Here is how the American Psychiatric Association defines it: there are nine symptoms or criteria. The key for this disorder is instability,” Ellison said. “People with this disorder have instability in emotion, they have mood swings, a lot of behavioral instability, a recurrent self injury or self harm, they have a lot of anger outbursts, strange or erratic behavior in relationships and they tend not to be able to say with confidence who they are.”

Ellison went on to elaborate how borderline personality disorder is diagnosed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

“The DSM requires five of the nine criteria to get diagnosis, so a psychiatrist, if its zero through four they don’t get a diagnosis,” Ellison said.

Ellison continued to state the various problems with such a method of diagnosis.

“It says that any five of the nine but it doesn’t make any distinction between [...] To me thats somewhat ridiculous,” Ellison said. “There are 256 different combinations for criteria for this diagnosis. It’s not so helpful and as a clinician as I see a lot of variety and it is striking how different they are from one another yet they have the same diagnostic level.

Are these criteria really as interchangeable as the DSM makes them?”

To Cole Evans, junior psychology major, Ellison’s take on the distinction in borderline personality disorder criteria offered a different approach to the subject.

“I found Dr. Ellison’s talk about the potential issues with the classification of borderline personality disorder, very enlightening,” Evans said. “It shows how clinical diagnostic

disputes and issues still persist in the psychological community despite the release of the DSM.” Following Ellison’s talk, postdoctoral fellow for the psychology department, Lisa Kilpela presented her research, titled “Translational research of emotional and behavioral dysregulation: from transdiagnostic dimensions to treatment”. In her colloquium, Kilpela looked at translational research, in principle the application of research findings across a variety of contexts to enhance human well-being and health. In her presentation Kilpela looked at Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is a cognitive behavioral treatment originally developed to treat individuals with BPD. Kilpela went on to elaborate on her findings and research around DBT, remarking on the importance of the underlying theory and application.

“One thing we really want to take into account in the behavioral sciences and psychology is theory, and theory-driven hypotheses,” Kilpela said.

She continued to discuss a variety of data and research, showing how the findings could be used to further the use of DBT in successfully treating patients.

“If we can identify and address an underlying dimension that goes across psychopathology then we can train clinicians to treat those dimensions,” Kilpela said.

To students of the department, the opportunity to hear faculty and researchers share their studies offered insight into the field.

“The colloquia are a great way for students performing research in the department to get an idea of how to present their findings in a professional manner,” Evans said. “It was interesting to see former psychology majors, who’ve now gotten their Ph.D.s, present their research.”

Advisory Committee to Fischer.

“We are going to put together a committee to represent students, that meet with the president on a regular basis so it’s going to be leaders of organizations like: Honor Council, Conduct Board, Greek Council, TUVAC, Trinity Diversity Connection and Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Those organizations and the Coalition for Respect which was formed

after the sexual assault crisis, along with a few others,” McCutchen said. The leaders of those plus me and Adam are going to meet on a bi-monthly basis with the president to discuss issues like this and to see what can be done.”

The Presidential Advisory Committee has yet to have its first official meeting but it looks forward to being a way for the university leaders to represent students and ideas when meeting with President Fischer.

SGA president and VP proposes lowering of on campus living requirements for students • continued from Page 1 The plan to allow juniors to live off campus will face several challenges, McCutchen noted.

“The main issue is the fact that we have a contract with Aramark, so we have to fulfill that contract: that’s why they require the meal plans. That’s why they still make you pay your board. So that would need to be reworked in oneway or another,” McCutchen

said. “The space itself needs to be filled, whether that means having a larger student body and population or figuring out some way to have those occupied and not just wasted away. So those two things are really the main part, and obviously the financial cost of it.”

Mueller explained the complications of the empty space in the dorms that would be created if juniors were allowed to live off campus.

“The big thing in my mind is just the facilities and the buildings are there, so what to do with those buildings once something like that is instituted. Do we make those some kind of recreation buildings or university center or something?” Mueller said.

“Some sort of economic way to use those and to recycle that space.”

Future ideas and plans to implement new policy will be presented by the Presidential

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Trinity community discusses issues following Tim Wise lecture and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March

Trinity faculty and students contemplate ongoing racial and social issues in America following lecture and march

by James Godfrey

NEWS REPORTER Following the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events that the university took part in organizing and participating in, there has been response on campus encouraging discussion of issues that are important to members of the community.

This year the commemorative lecture series brought Tim Wise, anti-racist educator and author, to campus to discuss King’s memory and his legacy.

“I really liked that [Wise] discussed racism in the past, but also in our lives today, and gave this clarity,” said senior Brenda Lira. “I felt he was passionate and brought awareness to the audience.”

The lecture by Wise, held Jan. 15 in Laurie Auditorium, as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Lecture series, focused on remembering King for all of his beliefs instead of selecting those more moderate ones to respect, and spoke of the continued racial issues in the United States.

Wise.......referenced several groups that were marginalized in the United

States, primarily African Americans and other racial minorities, but also the sexually and religiously marginalized, and spoke of their continued struggle for equality and respect.

“There are opportunities [off campus] to engage in the community, and that there are opportunities to get involved, but you have to make the step to find them.”

David Spener Chair of Department of Sociology and Anthropology “People talk as if [marriage equality] is the end-all-be-all issue for LGBT people,” said first year Curtis Whitacre.

“People are still being killed, people are still scared to come out, and the structure of the world still works against LGBT people. That’s important, and we need to talk about it.”

Following the lecture

by Wise, coordinator of diversity and intercultural relations, Soisouda Smith, noticed students showing in interest in starting conversations on campus about the issues that concern

them and what they can do to help raise awareness and resolve them both on and off campus. She noted that these conversations happen frequently during individual classes, but are less frequent outside of the classroom.

“It’s important to realize that violence is not just about physical abuse and punishment,” said chair of sociology and anthropology David Spener. “It has to do with structure.”

Spener reflected on the need for students to discuss their concerns and issues with others and work together to bring about awareness and changes on campus. He explained that he has taught about social issues relating to race, class and sexuality in his courses, but that these issues need to be discussed outside of the classroom on a wider scale in order to make an impact.

“There are opportunities [off campus] to engage in the community, and there are opportunities to get involved, but you have to make the step to find them,” Spener said.

Both Spener and Smith noted that the smaller size of this university does not lend itself to massive social change, but encouraged communication about these issues. Spener in particular recommended involvement with the Trinity Diversity Connection and other student groups such as the Sexual Diversity Alliance and Black Student Association.

“It’s like, ‘We support you,’ but there are still issues.

There are still problems and we can’t ignore it,” Lira said.

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Trinity professor emeritus, Aaron Konstam, dies at 78 According to the university release on Jan 22, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Aaron Konstam, professor emeritus of computer science died following a brief illness at the age of 78. Konstam was born in New York City and received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1957 and a doctorate in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1961.

Despite a lack of programs in computer science, Konstam taught himself about the young discipline. Following his doctorate, Konstam did research at the Technion-Isreal Institute of Technology in Haifa, Isreal, serving as the director of a computer center.

He also served as a research chemist in 1965 for the Monsanto Research Corporation and then became an associate professor at the Lindenwood colleges, located in St. Charles, MO., before moving to Trinity.

Konstam became an associate professor of computer science in 1972, and was one of the early members of the department. In 1986 he became a full professor teaching

programming languages, data structures and other computer science courses.

During his time at Trinity Konstam made connections with various faculty and students, influencing those around him, like Paul Myers, professor and chair of computer science.

“He was a colorful and outspoken fellow,” Myers said. “I always felt his heart was in the right place and his number one priority was the university and the students.”

Konstam, as one of the early members of the department helped make the department into what it is today.

“He was definitely a very influential person,” Myers said. “He was hugely influential in getting the department equipped and off the ground.”

Konstam retired from Trinity in 1999, but stayed connected to Trinity, coming back regularly to talk with professors and use equipment, according to Myers. Konstam is survived by his wife Pat, son David and brother Marvin.

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Values alone don’t explain violence

The Jan. 23 Trinitonian coverage of the recent attacks at Charlie Hebdo takes a strong stance for free speech (“Readers Empower Yourselves)”, and the “courage” inherent in the French cartoonists’ ‘thoughtprovoking’ art (“Defending Free Speech”).

Values alone make for moving rhetoric, but they don’t often help us understand why violence occurs. When editorials on Muslim religious violence, which the attacks on Charlie Hebdo were, are framed purely in terms of values like free speech and courage, they often imply—

intentionally or not—that when Muslims act violently they do so for purely idealistic or value-related reasons, and never contextual ones.

Religious texts and doctrines, as well as other ideologically-charged texts like the U.S. Bill of Rights, take on concrete expression only through the lived experience of people—that experience is almost always characterized by narrow worldviews and limiting social contexts.

The images that provoked the attack on Charlie Hebdo were not, in fact, drawn in what the author of “Readers Empower Yourselves” calls an “apolitical and private sphere,” where only the right to free speech and the ideals of artistic expression matter.

Nor did the attacks themselves occur in a religious and ethical vacuum, where only

abstract religious values matter. They both occurred in France, a country with a fraught history of largescale Islamophobia, and in a global climate where all parties involved in ‘wars on terror’ claim innocence but lean increasingly on violence.

How convinced are we, really, that the violence against Charlie Hebdo is unrelated to these climates and conflicts, in which no one is innocent? It is time to engage the attacks on Charlie Hebdo, and the broader issues of ‘terrorism’ and religious violence, in more concrete terms.

Isaiah Ellis is a senior majoring in religion.

EDITORIAL

More than one grain of salt In last week’s Trinitonian, columnist Megan Reynolds wrote of the courage necessary for free and uncensored self-expression, and she was right. Speaking freely, especially as an artist, sometimes takes courage. However, to be courageous is not to be reckless or blind in your belief. In today’s world, most are oversaturated by intensely aimed messaging. Through Facebook and social networking, through movies, through the radio, news media and advertisements, we are constantly bombarded with information, and the continuous stream of consciousness which has now become much of the mass media does not come without a cost.

According to a Jan. 7 New York Times column by Leon Wieseltier, “Journalistic institutions slowly transform themselves into silent sweatshops in which words cannot wait for thoughts, and first responses are promoted into best responses, and patience is a professional liability.” While we wish to express this as eloquently, Wieseltier certainly is poignant in how often “words cannot wait for thoughts,” but this phenomena is seen as much by media consumers as it is its producers.

Unfortunately, this problem is not isolated to media outlets, but it is also pervasive in the perceived necessity to form - and often assert and express - opinions on a wide range of topics. From sexual assault to marijuana use, ebola to sex ed and widely across the political spectrum, people have breadth in their opinions. Often we know some - what we think is enough - about a topic, and without criticism or review, we base and voice our opinions hastily. So, we challenge everyone to question: why do we believe this to be true? And if it wasn’t, would we change our beliefs?

In the 17th century, Galileo Galilei proclaimed after much study and in the face of much evidence that in fact, the Earth revolved around the sun, rather than the opposite. Convicted of the most extreme heresy, he spent the last years of his life blind and under house arrest. Only decades later, his discovery was championed and is now the foundation of the astronomy we know today. While most of our disagreements do not end in the isolation of our opponents, today’s debates are often characterized by unyielding stances and staunch proclamations of what we believe to be true. Disagreements end discussions, and our “knowledge” remains untested and therefore, largely unqualified.

As we scroll our Facebook feeds and watch our desired news clips, remember that all of the information which we are absorbing has been carefully selected and edited to convey a message. The reasoning behind that message may or may not be sound and may or may not have changed. In the same way that our newsfeeds only represent the smallest, most idyllic pieces of our lives, the videos we stream, the news we read, the movies we only show one side of the story, and unfortunately as we have proliferated our avenues of media accessibility, we have not always maintained a critical eye towards what we consume.

While the time for new year’s resolutions has long since passed, it is never too late to set personal goals. So, this year, and in fact, this lifetime, we challenge you readers to be critical and careful media consumers. Please, by no means let this remove the joy from your daily scroll or the laughs we all often share from those great Buzzfeed articles, but that does not mean we should not be selective as we form and express our opinions on larger topics. Rather, explore the things you are passionate about and let the latest evidence and comprehensive facts inform your opinion. We just ask that as a generation and as a readership we act with courage, and we have the strength to discuss, change and sometimes withhold our opinions accordingly. Within the first pillar of journalistic ethics, we hope that as a newspaper and as students, we all can aim to seek truth and report it.

What is your favorite obscure restaurant in San Antonio?

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My favorite would be Madhatters.

Ellen Browder-Long Junior

I’d have to say FEAST, it’s so good.

Katherine Krehmeier Sophomore

My favorite restaurant would be La Fogata.

Landry Stafford Junior

I like the taco truck outside of Hardbodies.

My favorite is Bombay Bicycle Club. No one goes there for the food execept me.

Nicole Enssle Senior

Elizabeth McEnru Sophomore

Jamaica Jamaica Cuisine.

Craig Powe First year

Thai Dee. Blake Zeman First year

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Coleen Grissom, Professor

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Near the top of my “short list” of concerns is this: I’m having trouble getting smoothly into the new year/new semester.

Surely, it’s partly the ridiculous pitch darkness in which my radio alarm begins to hum nonserene “rise and shine” music at 6:30 a.m. on “teaching days.” But also it just may be that finally, at my advanced age, I’m evolving, slowly but surely, into a slug.

How could that be? I’ve always loved to work. I type out a list of the “10 things I love to do” on January 1 each year, and always high on that list are (1) preparing for leading class discussion and (2) leading a successful class discussion in which students are informed, assertive and engaged.

Maybe my lethargy comes from my procrastination about regular exercise. Every article I read about energy as well as weight control indicates that daily exercise is essential. I, however, even knowing this, can think up more reasons not to exercise than I can for picking up a Virgil Flowers mystery, lying on the study sofa buried under poodles where I can read a chapter and doze a chapter.

Not working lately has been fun; two young women, one from California and the other from Tennessee, both academics, visited last weekend and stayed with a neighbor, my closest friend, and their co-author.

Though we did our respective work during the day, we met in

the evening for our breaks. One night I took them to hear “Almost Patsy Cline,” which we all enjoyed although I was pretty certain I was the only one in the restaurant who recalled and still mourned that talented woman’s death at 30 in a plane crash in ’63.

A young woman approached our table saying she was a Trinity graduate of ’83 and gave her name.

I replied, “Of course, I remember you.” She, knowingly, turned to my friends and observed, “She has no idea who I am, but she always says that to make former students feel special.” (Whoever she was, she’s, like most Trinity graduates, clearly brighter than the average bear.)

Another night, we dined on succulent but unidentifiable ingredients and spices in South Town at “Hot Joy.” Since I consider “chicken pot pie” a delicacy, I ignored the unfamiliar – albeit, delectable - flavors and distracted myself by being grateful that we were seated in the “cat alcove” where I could admire authentic Asian cat art on the walls. (Of, not by, cats) In addition to these enjoyments, these visitors even taught me how to make something called “track changes,” so I can handle the necessary corrections on the manuscript of my essay collection when it’s returned by the copy editor. They assured me that I could (and should) grade student essays this way – become a “modern woman,” so to speak.

I kept insisting that I have to scribble on the students’ papers because there’s always a poodle in my lap, not a computer.

People, including current students, are not as accepting of this explanation as I think they should be, but I’m unwilling to risk turning Baby Blanca into

a Quasimodo look alike from having a laptop pressed upon her back.

So, in spite of all these good times, spring classes began, my classrooms filled with new faces.

One of my cats scattered the tiny ID photos I was attempting to tape onto each student’s 3X5 card so that someone named “Marian” has a photo of “Alan” on her card. Kind students patiently endured my spending class time trying to memorize names and nodded compassionately when I informed them that some previous students claim they can’t read my handwriting. Bless their hearts, they thought I was illustrating hyperbole.

I’ve decided to grab onto the good will and upbeat attitude of these young women and men new to my classes and to be grateful for the dawn of a new semester even if the dawn comes too early for my taste.

I’m determined to celebrate the fresh opportunities this and all semesters offer – to stretch their little minds, to help them develop the confidence to express their literary views both orally and in writing, and to illustrate that learning can be fun. In fact, come to think of it, I don’t know anything – including sleeping a chapter, dozing a chapter or joining in the chorus of Cline’s “Crazy,” – more enjoyable and invigorating than discussing fine fiction with bright, articulate young adults.

Maybe I’ll even get some exercise.

Coleen Grissom is a professor in the English department.

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Lauren Schroeter, Columnist Motivation for school doesn’t come easily, especially in January, which is why I have entirely given up on trying to motivate myself. In short, I have lost all motivation to ever be motivated.

That being said, I still need to get things done, so I have to find some way of doing them. Usually, with things like writing essays or washing dishes at the end of a long day, motivation will come in brief spurts just as things reach a breaking point.

The problem, though, is that I end up having to do more things in a shorter amount of time, and also I really hate losing sleep over essays I don’t care about.

In the past, I’ve tried to find motivation by withholding things from myself, but I always end up finding some other, much more boring, form of entertainment. In the end, I’m still unproductive for several hours.

Other times, I’ll sit somewhere that’s really cold, and tell myself that I can’t leave until I’ve finished my work. But, that doesn’t work either. I just end up being too cold to do anything properly.

What does work, I’ve found, is not doing work at home. When I try to work at home, it gives me a false sense of security that everything will be okay.

In my room, I’m relatively alone, and therefore no one is around to judge me for playing crappy games on my computer or for marathoning TV shows. Sitting in a public place where there are a lot of people around somehow makes it a lot easier to get work done, simply because I feel like I’m being watched (even if I’m not).

Sure, this tactic sounds slightly paranoid and kind of weird, but it works, darn it.

That being said, sometimes words don’t come very easily, and it’s still difficult to actually get any work done.

That’s when you make stuff up, to be honest. Kind of like what I’m doing right now.

Even if your idea is terrible, it’s still worth it to write it down and flesh it out, because while the idea may be worn out and tired, at least you’ll have done something, and it’ll be out of your way. If you have time, you can always go back and fix it.

What’s important is getting through that initial push to start something, and after that, it becomes a lot easier for words to flow onto the page.

Lauren Schroeter is a senior majoring in geology and religion.

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Joy Lazarus, Columnist I read a book over the break.

It’s a collection of nonfiction and short stories by Marina Keegan, a Yale alumna who died in a car accident five days after her graduation.

It was titled “The Opposite of Loneliness” and is coined from an article she wrote for her Yale newspaper, published a few days before she graduated, describing how she felt before leaving college.

She felt that life still had so much to offer for her and her friends, and that although college was the best thing she’d been a part of so far, there was an even greater chapter ahead.

“We’re so young,” she wrote in the article, “We’re so young.” Her family compiled the article, and many of her other writings, into a book in her memory. I found it at The New York Times bestseller table, sandwiched between “Fifty Shades of Grey” and Hillary Clinton’s memoir.

A photo of Marina in a yellow peacoat beside some fir trees graced the cover. She was pretty in an honest way, a way that wasn’t photoshopped or enhanced by filters. Her death was tragic because she was young and because she was talented. Her prose was sad, hopeful, witty and tinged with the kind of insecurity felt by most university students at some time or another.

This isn’t a love note to the deceased. This is a thank-you note for reminding me—for reminding us—how quickly our semesters run out.

Our time is based on schedules: semesters, courses,

work, dining hours, meetings, practice, rehearsals, naps. You can’t pencil in tragedy. That’s not part of the plan.

What I mean is that a lot of the insecurities I feel towards life, love, trying to be successful and realizing that everything is kind of temporary, is just something we go through in our four years nestled on campus. We all go through it, some for a shorter duration than others.

Sometimes it hits us right before graduation, like it did for Marina, or if you’re doing something trivial, like eating a bagel.

The point is, if you’re reading this, then you’re alive. And you have chances to take, opportunities to miss, mistakes to make, people to meet and people to avoid— you have all of it ahead of you.

Our timeline isn’t over yet; we still have hope. We have time. So let’s try to make this year better than the last. We

don’t need to set impossibly high goals (planking daily) or pretend that we’re people we’re not (kale chip-eaters), we just need to be content in whatever it is we’re doing.

More interesting, or exciting or even sad, if that’s your thing. A little different is good, I think.

Although her life was short, it was important. It was important to her and she was important to other people.

Maybe not on a big scale, (she probably wasn’t verified on Twitter) but she still mattered, she still had worth.

I think that’s all we can hope for. To love and be loved by friends and family, and to have something to look forward to in the future.

Joy Lazarus is a sophomore majoring in art and communication.

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Last Thursday, the psychology department welcomed back Trinity graduate Chelsea Ratcliff to speak about her research and experience with mind-body interventions, which are used to improve quality of life in individuals with illnesses.

Ratcliff graduated from Trinity in 2008. Since then, she has been working in the clinical psychology field and has studied the relationship between stress, psychological or emotional stressors and physical wellbeing.

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more about this interaction can indeed have an impact on public health and that mindfulness meditation really was found to be helpful in reducing anxiety.”

Professor of psychology Harry Wallace, who taught Ratcliff during her time at Trinity, also attended the lecture.

He expressed excitement for the future potential of his former student’s research.

“I learned that not a lot is known about the science behind why the reactions in the brain (after mindfulness meditation) happen,” Wallace said. “There’s lots of research potential there.”

Ratcliff says that in the future she hopes to see mindfulnessmeditation techniques used to reduce stress and pain with other medical procedures, such as bone marrow transplants.

She also wants to increase awareness of the benefits of mind-body meditation in healthy people and possibly observe the effects on these populations.

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Chelsea Ratcliff returns to Trinity to present on the relationship between stress and emotional and physical health.

Chelsea Ratcliff Clinical Psychologist and Trinity Alumna “The way we think we’re doing has not been studied for very long,” Ratcliff said.

“My main interest lies in mindfulness-based meditation.”

She has found that “the practice of being attentive to the present moment can increase a person’s quality of life.”

The study on which she elaborated during her lecture dealt with the effects of focused breathing and mindfulnessbased meditation on patients’ stress levels during a painful and intimidating medical procedure.

“Brief mindfulness meditation does result in quicker decrease in anxiety during the biopsy,” Ratcliff said.

“Participants who meditated had less anxiety [and] guided meditation led to more calmness.”

During her lecture, Ratcliff demonstrated a condensed version of the mindfulnessbased meditation from her study on the audience so that those in attendance could experience and further understand her research. She also discussed how psychological wellness could improve longevity and help the immune system.

“My expectations were that the talk would be about the relationship between mind and body,” said junior Alexa Magnon. “I learned that there is a relationship and that learning

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Professors Keesha Middlemass, Dennis Ugolini and Amer Kaissi chosen as speakers

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CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER With topics ranging from marijuana legalization, to gravitational waves, to healthcare, Trinity’s Food for Thought lecture series will give alumni and members of the community a glimpse of the stimulating topics and engaging professors Trinity students encounter daily. The threepart lecture series begins on February 4 and concludes on April 1.

The San Antonio chapter of Trinity’s Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Relations host the series annually. The lectures feature a buffet lunch.

Trinity alumni as well as members of the San Antonio community are encouraged to attend.

“This is my 17th year at Trinity and the series was going on even before I got here,” said director of alumni relations Selim Sharif. “The alumni are our primary audience, but anyone who is interested is welcome.”

One goal of the Food for Thought series is to showcase Trinity’s faculty and allow them to present the research they have been working on.

The lecture topics vary, giving audiences an idea of the diversity of knowledge and research within the university.

During the first lecture on Feb. 4, assistant professor of political science Keesha Middlemass will be speaking about her research dealing with the effects of marijuana legalization on the political landscape.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for faculty to interact with individuals that are not on campus on a regular basis, but are still affiliated and connected with the university in a different kind of way,” Middlemass said. “It shows

the importance of research and that the faculty here are doing interesting and unique new things.”

Professor of physics and astronomy Dennis Ugolini is the second speaker in the series and will present the findings of his ongoing research concerning gravitational waves on Wednesday, March 4.

“It is a chance to learn about something that is at the cutting edge of technology, something that most people do not necessarily hear about very often on the nightly news,” Ugolini said. “I hope it also gives a higher profile to the university and shows that this is a place that can participate in major experiments of this kind.”

In addition to Middlemass and Ugolini, professor of

healthcare administration Amer Kaissi will be the featured lecturer on April 1.

The buffet lunches and lectures will take place in the Fiesta Room. For those unable

to attend, talks will be broadcast live online and viewers will be able to tweet in questions.

Registration information is available at alumni.trinity.edu/ event/2015_Food_For_Thought.

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Trinity Diversity Connection restructured TDC transforms from umbrella organization to independent entity

by Sarah Davis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER

As of this month, Trinity Diversity Connection (TDC) has restructured itself as a universitysponsored organization. It is shifting away from being an umbrella organization to allow a clear execution of its goals on Trinity’s campus. From the start, TDC served as a parent

organization to provide support and structure for smaller student organizations focused on representing diverse interests and minority groups on campus.

“TDC was created because there was a need for support and a need in educating the campus on diversity,” said Soisouda

File photo Members of SDA on Day of Silence. SDA, along with other organizations, will now have more opportunities as a club.

Smith, coordinator for diversity and intercultural relations and staff advisor to TDC. We still have that need and we are a university-sponsored organization because they feel diversity is important and a skill, knowledge and tool that all students should get before they leave Trinity,” said The organization once managed 11 independent student organizations, including the Sexual Diversity Alliance, Black Student Union and the Filipino Student Association. These groups reported to TDC and were required to attend TDC events and adhere to certain requirements. In the past, these groups also went to TDC for funding requests, but when all student organizations shifted towards asking SGA for funding, the role of TDC for these groups became blurred.

“We have a vision for ourselves to create change on campus and not so much managing these other groups. But what do we do with the other groups, now, that used to be under us? We are letting them know what they need in terms of resource. It’s more empowering them than micromanaging them,” Smith said.

This move toward complete independence from former subgroups will allow TDC to focus on their own goals and allow these

diversity groups to function just as they had before but without the restraints.

“The changes TDC has made will allow it to better serve the campus community. Instead of TDC being bogged down by trying to manage associate groups, it can now focus on getting more programs out to benefit the campus's understanding of diversity, and all that diversity encompasses,” said Leah Press, senior and former president of TDC. A new constitution and a newly elected board will give more focus to TDC and their own events tailored toward promoting diversity on Trinity’s campus.

“I feel that these changes will bring about a new presence to TDC as an organization that actively engages in campus life.

For the former sub-groups, I believe that they will gain much more autonomy while still able to get support from TDC,” said Dzung Vu, sophomore and president of TDC. TDC will remain one of the “Big Six” organizations on campus.

Other groups that were once under the TDC umbrella are: Asian Subcontinental Association/ Hindu Student Union, Japanese Student Association, TU Latino Association, Muslim Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Japanese Culture Club and Chinese Culture Club.

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Alvarez seminar to discuss religion in the borderlands The Mexico, Americas and Spain (MAS) program organizes the annual Alvarez seminar, a series of lectures and events designed to examine a critical theme or issue that is applicable to the Mexican, American and Spanish world.

Last year the topic of the Alvarez seminar series was “Social Justice, Human Rights, and Song on the World Historical Stage: Chile canta al mundo,” focusing on Chilean music and artists influenced by the political turmoil that affects their country.

This year the topic is “The Sacred and the Mundane: Religious Practice and Belief in the US-Mexico Borderlands.”

Each year, professors from all of the various departments submit a proposal for an idea, and the MAS program selects one of the topics.

Angela Tarango, professor of religion, submitted this year’s topic and organized a number of scholars to come to Trinity to give lectures as part of the series. Tarango’s own research is on Native American religion in the U.S.Mexico borderlands.

“The idea is to highlight nontraditional religious practices in this part of the country that are mostly Latino and U.S.-based in the U.S. borderlands.

Instead of focusing on large institutional groups such as the Catholic Church, we are looking at popular belief and what regular people do and

what they believe,” Tarango said.

Tarango gives a preview of the four Alvarez seminar events in February: Monday, Feb. 2: Brandon Bayne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “The Bones of Padre Kino: Missionaries and Memorialization in the Borderlands.” The lecture will be about the pilgrimage to Padre Kino’s body in Arizona, a journey embarked upon by Latinos and Native Americans alike.

Monday, Feb. 9: Maria Del Socorro Castañeda-Liles, Santa Clara University “Do You Know That Men do not Menstruate? The Life Course of Silence of MexicanOrigin Women.” This scholar will examine the relationship

between the way Latinas understand their body and sexuality, as well as their connection to the Catholic Church.

Monday, Feb. 16: Arlene Sanchez-Walsh, Azusa Pacific University “La Economia De Dios: Almavision & the Latino/a Prosperity Gospel Movement.” The event will cover the rise of Latino televangelists in the border region.

Monday, Feb. 23: R. Andrew Chesnut, Virginia Commonwealth University “The Reliable Reapress: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint.” The final event will explore the relationship people have to the nontraditional female Saint of Death.

“It’s a really great opportunity for Trinity students to see scholars at large universities come in and give a lot of nuance to something that isn’t always explored deeply by students; most students don’t have exposure to these practices because many of these traditions are outside of institutions.

They are not the regular things that many will commonly see,” Tarango said.

All the events will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Northrup 040. Contact Angela Tarango for more information at atarango@ trinity.edu.

Trinity’s Student Ambassadors will be hosting their annual spring philanthropy event from Monday, Feb. 9, to Saturday, Feb. 14.

This year’s event, called Share the Love, will involve students, faculty, staff, alumni and other members of the Trinity community.

“The idea is to give back to your university and share the love that you’ve been receiving,” said Lea Watson, senior gift committee chair of Student Ambassadors.

Those who donate $20 or more can also choose to give their donation in someone’s honor and send them a note of encouragement. The donor

and the honoree will receive a chocolate gold coin at the Student Ambassadors’s table at the Chocolate Festival on Friday, Feb. 13. If you give in someone’s name, that person will also be entered in a drawing to win a prize from the university.

Students can choose to give money as a “general gift,” which goes to scholarships for incoming students, or they can choose to donate to a certain department on campus. There is no minimum donation requirement.

incoming students of the class of 2019.

“It's because of philanthropy that our tuition isn't even more than it could be, and it's these gifts that help other students get scholarships like the ones we’ve received,” Watson said.

Share the Love will be taking the place of Duckapalooza, the month-long giving event that was commonly known for the tiger-striped rubber ducks around campus.

"We got a lot of feedback about Duckapalooza last year,” said Ben Whitehead, philanthropy chair of Student Ambassadors. “I'm proud to say that we listened and we responded.”

Duckapalooza raised over $12,000 in donations last year.

The reason for the change from a month-long event to one that lasts only a week is primarily to shorten the number of emails that will be sent to students, as well as to minimize the number of resources and energy that will be spent coordinating the event.

“Share the Love is more about participation than a numerical goal of a monetary value,” Whitehead said.

Once the event begins, emails will be sent out with a link to the donation form.

There will also be tables in Coates and by the library where students can donate with Tigerbucks or via credit card online.

“One of the core aspects of Student Ambassadors is to promote a spirit of philanthropy throughout the university,” Whitehead said.

“It should come from your heart. Trinity really becomes a home for us and the people here become our family. I think making sure that future students can also enjoy it is a really beautiful and great thing.”

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New Share the Love event replaces Duckapalooza Current students encouraged to donate in order to provide for future Trinity students

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“It’s because of philanthropy that our tuition isn’t more than it could be, and it’s these gifts that help other students get scholarships like the ones we’ve received.”

Lea Watson Student Ambassadors Senior Gift Committee Chair “I know there’s a big emphasis on the fact that we are already paying a large amount of money to go to this school, but if everyone donated just a single dollar, that’s like a $2,000 scholarship right there,” said Federica Earl, co-chair of Student Ambassadors. “The fact that it goes from student to student is what makes it really special.”

Seniors can also give $20.15 as their senior gift, which allows them to sign a brick in the Murchison Tower during their final tower climb in May. The scholarship fund from the senior class gift will go to

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by Rachel Pauerstein A&E COLUMNIST If you weren’t already aware, it might surprise you to know that San Antonio has a pretty legit classical music scene. In recent years, our city has made great strides in the arts, including the introduction of an annual festival featuring a different composer every year.

Previous years have focused on Tchaikovsky and Beethoven, among others; this year, the festival features the music of Richard Strauss, the renowned German composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, along with other notable classical works.

I’m no expert on classical music—and I’m certainly no expert on Strauss—but I like his style. His music is highly accessible, so if you’ve never been a fan of classical music before, Strauss is a good composer to explore.

Among other things, he is known for his tone poems, in which he put literary works to music. Obviously, I think these are really exciting. It’s literature…in music form!

Musical literature! Strauss adapted works including “Don Juan” and Nietzsche’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra,” as well as some German folk tales and a story of his own creation. With these tone poems, you can HEAR the stories unravelling, with different aspects like

tempo and various instruments contributing to the storylines.

I’m especially thrilled by Strauss’s version of “Don Juan,” a story I know as a Byron poem, though it has a variety of incarnations. The music brings Don Juan’s promiscuous exploits to life, beginning with exciting flourishes that paint an auditory picture of the Don. It’s an entertaining way to experience the story, if you haven’t heard it before.

The Strauss Festival kicked off in early January, but it’s not too late to check out some events—the festival will last into February. Performances have included a production of Strauss’s opera “Salome,” a performance of “Don Juan” and a program that included Mozart’s

“Overture to ‘Don Giovanni’” and “Requiem” (I missed it too—I’m heartbroken).

There’s more to come, though! I’d recommend a free performance of works

by Strauss and Chopin at the San Fernando Cathedral on Sunday night hosted by Musical Bridges Around the World, a cultural organization. You might also want to check out the symphony’s performance of Strauss’s tone poem “Ein Heldenleben,” or “A Hero’s Life,” next Friday and Saturday.

For Trinity students, tickets for this event are free, thanks to a fabulous deal between the school and the symphony—just don’t forget your Tiger Card!

I never fail to be impressed by the San Antonio Symphony;

not only is the group incredibly talented, but the music alone is remarkable for its sheer power.

The symphony’s worldclass conductor, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, is impressively energetic, setting the tone for truly inspiring performances.

Plus, the symphony now plays in the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, which supposedly has incredible acoustics.

I encourage all of you to jump on the opportunity to experience some truly excellent classical performances, and the Strauss Festival provides an ideal opportunity to do so.

Try broadening your musical horizons—you won’t regret it!

common: the feeling that pop music, far from being a haven for creators, is actually a den of thieves.

Tom Petty apparently shares this attitude. Upon noticing that the chorus of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” was similar to his own “I Won’t Back Down,” Petty confronted Smith, demanding a significant slice of the songwriting royalties. Smith, who claims he never noticed the resemblances between the two songs, paid up.

As Smith’s star rises, Tom Petty’s coffers will be filled accordingly.

This whole case may seem like amusing Buzzfeed fodder, but I think it’s worth saying a word or two about it, because it gets to the heart of some fundamental issues regarding originality and legality in the

pop music industry. And the more I examine those issues, the more I think that Petty was wrong to go after Smith.

First of all, it’s eminently clear to any listener that Smith’s song is not, contentwise, a “rip-off” of Petty’s. Do the choruses share a basic chord progression? Pretty much. Is the melody similar?

Yes, but there’s enough variation between the two that they would never be mistaken for one and the same.

But a discussion of musical thievery must involve something more than the basic notes. If we look beyond said notes (which are, again, not even quite the same), we see two radically different pieces of music with incidentally similar features.

Petty’s song is a towering

paean to ragged, drag-yourself-up-the-mountainside self-empowerment, while Smith’s plays like the sorrowdrenched love-child of Goffin/ King and Mary J. Blige.

These pieces may share notes, but they do not share sounds. This case fails the Van Morrison test. No one ripped off Petty’s words OR his melodies.

Some may argue that it doesn’t matter; willingly or not, Smith still ripped off a lot of his notes.

But here’s the thing: both Petty and Smith traffic in the sort of music that, like folk and blues, creates profound emotional reactions from very basic musical patterns.

That’s not a dig at them. After all, as Hemingway taught us, something that looks simple can be very hard to craft. But

when you’re working from limited musical material, like Smith and Petty are, there’s bound to be some overlap.

I should note, I suppose, that Tom Petty tried to handle this whole situation privately, and that once it hit the news, he publicly forgave and even praised Sam Smith. Still, it seems to me that there’s something uncouth and depressing about someone of Petty’s wealth and status going after an aspiring young songwriter due to some passing melodic similarities.

Petty, like Morrison, may feel like “copycats ripped off his words.” He’s certainly entitled to that feeling, and to expressing it. But, for the love of all that’s good about basic pop music, let’s hope that copycats don’t rip off Petty’s actions.

Why Tom Petty should back down

by Mason Walker A&E EDITOR In 1986, Van Morrison, rock-era Romantic and eternal Mr. Grumpypants, decided he’d had enough.

He’d held hands with a “Brown-Eyed Girl,” he’d folded prayerful palms to a “Beautiful Vision.” Now it was time to point his fingers.

More specifically, to point them at those who he felt had made off with his musical style. On “A Town Called Paradise,” he sang: “Copycats ripped off my words/Copycats ripped off my songs/Copycats ripped off my melodies.”

With this rare burst of lyrically blunt anger, Van Morrison captured a feeling that’s become increasingly

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American Horror Story: Maddie edition

by Maddie Smith A&E WRITER

Last Wednesday, the forth season of American Horror Story came to an anticlimactic end leaving all viewers wondering one thing: what’s next. Every season the show takes place in an entirely new universe, with different monsters, locations, and characters, but keeping a core cast.

Because of criticisms involving the repetitiveness of past seasons and the conclusion of Jessica Lange as a leading lady, show producer Ryan Murphy has promised a total reinvention of the show.

Nobody is totally sure what this means, but here are a few predictions for American Horror Story Season 5: AHS: Little To No Shock Value If Ryan Murphy really wants to wow everyone with this extreme makeover: AHS edition, one good idea would be to tell a whole story without depending on the absurd or disturbing to move the plot along. It could focus on an incest-free family who occasionally have their little

spats, but ultimately realize the good in each other and always end the episode with some homemade meatloaf.

Or maybe it’s the story of a rising actress who uses her intelligence and talent to further career and never once considers “selling off ” or “poisoning” all her competition.

It could tell the tale of a man suffering from a mental illness in a psychiatric hospital, but instead of

decides to keep the weird, gory sex stuff. That’s fine.

But, he also decides to assign the writers the little task of writing a well-rounded script. Crazy, right?

He could potentially complete the harrowing task of creating characters with ideas and missions at the beginning of the season and eventually, through hard work and dedication to their cause, miraculously reach

exposing hoards of Nazis, aliens, and serial killers, he works on bettering himself and readjusting to the world.

AHS: Story Arc and Character Development Let’s say Ryan Murphy

some point of completion and finale. I’d imagine each member of the cast would develop conflicts that they would eventually overcome completely by the end of the season. All gaping holes in the plot would eventually be filled and the viewers would

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understand from episode one what ultimate goal needs to be completed for the season needs to be over.

I t wouldn’t be just a bunch of

s t r u n g together with given ill-thought out and rushed endings that make absolutely no sense and leave the viewer feeling cheated and alone.

That would be insane.

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When you need a quirky cast of attractive characters, your only real option is to hire a team of dogs. I imagine the show taking place during the months of training before the world’s most important dog beauty pageant.

Viewers will be guessing for weeks who will be crowned Supreme Dog. There will be intricate theories and complex fanfictions from demographics who either support the show or just love watching dogs onscreen.

Obviously, there will be a disturbing, yet sexually charged love story between a street-smart Yellow Labrador (played by Evan Peters) and a pish posh LongHaired Chihuahua (played by Emma Roberts).

Also obviously, a rivalry between Sarah Paulson as a Corgi and Angela “the Hound” Bassett as a groomer will culminate over the course of the season and sorta sizzle out by the end.

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by John Mendiola A&E WRITER I was five years old in the first house I ever remember √ in. On the shelves of living my bedroom were the first books I ever read, though weirdly I imagine the bookshelf from my second house.

The golden spines stood out to me as I scanned the various titles, “The Lion King,” “The Prince and the Pauper” (played by two Mickey Mouses—mouse? mice?) and some other Disney stories I don’t recall.

I’m not sure if these count as fantasy but I remember these clearly and fondly.

I was 10 years old when I moved to a different country for the first time in my life. I knew that this was my new home now but I didn’t know how to make it my home. I started reading these “Dear America” books and, in a way, understood the past of this country through these young voices. I really fell in love with Patricia C. Wrede’s “The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.” This was where my love for reading really blossomed. I related to the princess who didn’t belong, who preferred dragons that were so wrongly maligned.

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I was 11 years old when I was separated from the few friends I made during fifth grade. It never felt like a conscious decision at the time, but I spent most of my time reading, wherever I went. I started trying to learn

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the secret language found around the pages of “Artemis Fowl” and tried to write notes to my friend in this language.

The secret language lasted a few weeks but the friendships lasted a few years. I was 14 and I remember being

obsessed with “Redwall,” this series about animals acting like medieval heroes.

I was so absorbed that one girl dubbed me the bookworm. In a “Hey Arnold!” twist, we eventually started dating after a few years of being friends. The foundation of the relationship was weaker than the castles mice live in, sadly.

I was 17 years old and was almost done with high school. I actually already passed the angsty stage of life when I discovered Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” comics.

The beauty and terror within the pages of the comic really made me appreciate life, its counterpart, death and everything in between.

I was 18 years old and I was lost in college. I spent a lonely winter break, pining for someone, though it seemed unrequited. I started reading “A Song of Ice and Fire”—better known as the inspiration for “Game of Thrones”.

Something about its bleak world, full of grey characters and grey decisions, spoke to me. In George R.R. Martin’s world, I saw that every person was trying their best to fulfill their desires: their own honor or their own greed or some other hunger.

I am 22 years old and I am about to graduate college.

I’ve now read everything Brandon Sanderson has written—minus the “Wheel of Time” books. I even own some of his tomes. He writes worlds that feel strange yet utterly familiar, plots that feel tight and natural yet exciting and unexpected.

The interconnected universe appeals to my desire for mystery; there are so many little clues and big revelations to uncover.

I will be 40 years old and I have no clue what my life will be or how I’ll get there. But whatever good or ill befalls me on the way, I know that I’ll have books. I have a hundred worlds to explore, millions of characters to invest a part of myself in and thousands of pages calling out to me to hear the story within.

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Since my introduction to Monty Python at an early age, I’ve always found these wisecracking Brits irresistible. One of my favorite skits has to be “The Philosopher’s Football Match,” which brings us a thrilling competition between some of our best-known Greek and German philosophers. Spoiler: there isn’t all that much soccerplaying going on. Instead, Archimedes and Socrates, clad in togas, face Nietzsche, Kant, Marx and Hegel. Both teams frolic on the pitch in deep contemplation. Confucius referees. It’s actually a pretty good introduction to the basics of each philosopher’s theories. The skit finishes with a victory for the Greeks, courtesy of Socrates (coming off a header from Archimedes, complete with a “Eureka!”). Perhaps there’s some philosophical commentary here?

Rachel Pauerstein, A&E Columnist “Monty Python,” the seminal sketch comedy show, is somehow consistently funnier than many shows today. “Four Yorkshiremen” (the live version with Rowan Atkinson) is my favorite Monty Python sketch.

Like the group, the skit is incredibly self-aware and clever. The four men compete in increasingly absurd recollections of how poor and awful their childhoods were. The audience knows what’s coming and the actors know what’s coming but it doesn’t matter because they and the audience is just laughing along for the ride.

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My personal favorite comedy sketch is Womyn by the ever-loveable group The Kids in the Hall. This routine features a full cast of Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson as they engage in conversation over a game of poker. After McColloch makes a scene over not being able to bluff, Thomspon playfully asks if he is “on his period” only for McColloch to react by dramatically stating “well what if I was?” The rest of the skit is filled with the boys expressing interest in activities that are typically associated with the female gender—such as having breasts or being a lesbian. This sketch is a witty satire of the way men and society view stereotypically “feminine” topics. It is both an important analysis on how gender roles fit into our lives and a genuinely hilarious piece of work.

Maddie Smith, A&E Writer Like the rest of my staff, I’m a Monty Python fan; personal MP favorites include “The Spanish Inquisition” (nobody expected that answer, right?) and “How Not To Be Seen,” which ends, as all good things do, with John Cleese cackling maniacally into a microphone. That said, my staff was wrong to overlook the seminal comedic experience of our generation: “The Amanda Show.” I could write a book about my favorite sketches from that Mona Lisa-esque masterpiece, but instead I’ll just rattle off some names: Courtney. Blockblister. The Girls Room. Finally, I’d be amiss if I didn’t mention my favorite SNL sketch of all time. Is it the Sarah Palin-Joe Biden one? You betcha.

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Tiger men lose in overtime then rebound and earn second win of season

by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER

photos by Sarah Throne No. 20 senior guard Jimmy Clark dribbles past a Centenary opponent (top).

Clark goes up for a shot (middle). No. 25 sophomore guard Khambrel Roach shoots the ball (bottom). The Tigers lost to the Gents, 79-74 in OT.

From the start, the weekend was filled with drama from the start for the Tigers.

After a close overtime loss to Centenary Friday night, they came out Saturday and blasted Colorado College for a 20-point win to secure their first win in conference play.

On Friday, Jan. 23, they fell to Centenary in overtime, 7974.

The Tigers scored early and often in the first half, jumping out to a 24-4 lead to start the game. They shot 56 percent from the field and were 5-10 from behind the arc and led 45-29 at the half.

“We were doing a good job of beating their press, which led to a few easy baskets,” said senior guard Matt Selling.

The tables turned in the second half, however, as the Tigers were held to 38 percent shooting and let Centenary shoot 55 percent from the field. In that half of play they were outscored 2541.

“Going into the game we knew their strengths, and I didn’t think in the second half we really took those things away from them as planned,” said assistant coach Ross Burt.

In the overtime period, the Tigers were outscored 9-4, and were especially hurt from the free-throw line where Centenary went 5-9

and the Tigers did not have a single attempt.

Trinity had 32 fouls, which gave Centenary 43 freethrow attempts in the game; this led to 30 of their 79 points.

“We got caught reaching and trying to block shots so they got to the line a lot,” said senior guard Craig Saltarelli.

“When we’re playing with the lead we definitely don’t want to stop the clock and send them to the line.”

Sophomore forward A.J. Pulliam and first-year guard Brian Blum were the only Tigers in double figures in the game with 14 and 12 points, respectively.

The Tigers have played two overtime games at home the past two weekends, and came up short in both contests; both games were also against two of the top teams in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. It was the first time since the 2000-2001 season that the Tigers have lost back-to-back overtime games.

Saturday, Jan. 24, they beat Colorado College 74-54 at home to snap a seven-game losing streak and earn their first win in SCAC conference play.

“We would have stretches where we would go on a little bit of a run, and as we saw the night before those stretches could go away really quick if we let them get into run,” Burt said. “Our guys played a complete 40 minutes— maybe for the first time all season.”

For much of the first half the score was close—no more than a five-point lead for either team. Then in the final two minutes of the half,

Trinity extended a one-point lead to nine (42-33). In that half they shot 65 percent from the field.

“Playing with a lead can be dangerous,” Selling said.

“Against Colorado College we wanted to continue with what had gotten us the lead early on, and that was being aggressive.”

Colorado College closed the lead to three points early in the second period, but Trinity used an 18-5 run to extend the lead to 68-51 with just over five minutes left in the game.

Pulliam finished with a game-high 24 points on 9-13 shooting from the field with two rebounds, three blocked shots and 3-3 from behind the arc.Blum and Selling also finished in double digits for the Tigers with 13 points each.

First-year guard Matt Jones dished out a gamehigh nine assists, and senior guard William Young also contributed four assists.

Young is just one assist shy of tying Trinity’s career record.

“Getting this conference win definitely gives us confidence as we finish the rest of the season,” Saltarelli said. “We have as much talent as anyone in the conference and this proves we can beat any team we play from here on.”

The Tigers improve to 2-16 overall and 1-6 in conference play after splitting the games this weekend.

The Tigers are away next weekend. At 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 they face Centenary in Shreveport, La. At 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31, they go to Colorado Springs, Colo., to play Colorado College.

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The women’s basketball earns double win in most recent weekend of SCAC conference play The Tigers defeated Colorado College and Centenary on their way to bring record to 15-3

The Tigers earned two convincing victories this weekend over the bottom two teams in SCAC conference play—Centenary and Colorado College.

Friday, Jan. 23, they beat a winless Centenary 86-35 at home. This win was their largest margin of victory this season (51 points), the fewest points allowed (35) and a season best for points scored (86).

Trinity held a comfortable lead throughout the half, their only deficit was after the first possession of the game, but they were up 34-24 at the half.

“We pressed both teams at the end of the games,” said sophomore guard Allison Staley. “Centenary we pressed the rest of the game, I think that is why we scored so much; it’s because we pressed so much and they couldn’t really handle it.”

The Tigers exploded in the second half and outscored the Ladies 52-11. They opened the second half with a 27-6 scoring run, and clamped down defensively, holding the Ladies to only 19 percent shooting in the half and 24 percent in the game. The

Tigers on the other hand shot 46 percent in the second half and 44 percent for the game.

Sophomore guard Monica Holguin and first-year guard Rebecca Gordon were the leading scorers with 12 points each.

“We need to focus every game no matter who we are playing or what their record is,” said senior guard Hannah Coley. “We need to go into every game, playing our basketball, and not worry about what the opponent is trying to do.”

Saturday, Jan. 24, the Tigers earned another lopsided win (70-43) against Colorado College at home.

The game was out of reach for Colorado College from the opening minutes. Trinity began the game with a 16-2 run, and never looked back.

By halftime, their lead had grown to 33-16.

In the second half, Trinity opened up a 43-point lead (66-23) with 6 minutes and 35 seconds remaining in the game. Colorado College closed the gap down the stretch with a 20-10 scoring run, but the earlier lead proved insurmountable.

“We just really figured them out by the second half and we were able to use what was working the best. Our girls really played with a lot of confidence offensively in both games in the second half,” said head coach Cameron Hill.

Senior guard Lauren Splawn finished with a game-high 13 points. Junior forward Anecia Richardson

added 12 points, going 6-11 from the field, and tied the team-high seven rebounds.

She is now only five points shy of tying Teresa Machu (1980-1984) for 10th place in Tiger women’s scoring history. Gordon again scored 12 points for the Tigers.

Coley, a senior starter and team captain, was out for both games this weekend with a high ankle sprain and is hopeful to be back in the starting lineup by the end of the season.

You can’t replace Hannah (Coley) everybody knows that—she’s an amazing player and a great leader,” Hill said.

“Our girls really did a nice job plugging those holes, and we had some kids step up and play really well—so that’s encouraging.”

Trinity has now won four straight games in conference play and won 15 of their last 16. They have a 15-3, 6-1 record and lead the SCAC. Next weekend begins the second half of conference matches with Trinity facing off against these same two teams on the road.

“We are going to do pretty much the same things,” Staley said. “Sure we beat them twice, but we are not going to become complacent and come out thinking we are going to win because you never know.”

At 6 p.m. Friday, January 30, the Tigers face off against Centenary in Shreveport, La, and at 6 p.m. Saturday, January 31 they play Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo.

of attention the past week for the controversial “Deflategate.”

Basically, 11 of the 12 Patriot game balls were underinflated by two PSI in the AFC Championship game. This makes it easier to grip the ball and tuck away in harsher weather conditions.

Head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady have claimed no knowledge regarding the condition of the footballs. Ignoring the controversy, the Patriots annihilated the Colts in the conference championship (457). They had the fourth best total offense this season, averaging 29.2 points per game.

Although Brady had an upand-down year, he still put together solid numbers and is considered one of the best quarterbacks ever. Since Brady became a starter, the Patriots have been to six Super Bowls and won half of them.

“Brady’s experience and talent-level far outweighs that of Russell Wilson, and therefore I believe the Patriots will win,” said sophomore Brendan Meyer.

Unfortunately for Brady, Seattle quarterback Russell

Wilson is 10-0 in his career when facing Super Bowlwinning quarterbacks. Seattle also won the Super Bowl last year, decimating the Broncos (43-8). Wilson did throw four picks against Green Bay in the NFC Championship, but came through when it mattered most. Meanwhile in the AFC Championship, Brady became the all-time leading passer in postseason play (7,017 yards).

The week before, Brady surpassed Joe Montana to become the all-time touchdown leader in postseason play with 46 touchdown passes.

Brady also holds the record for most postseason wins as a starting quarterback with 19.

Offensively, the Seahawks have averaged more rushing yards per game, while the Patriots averaged more passing yards per game.

All-in-all, this should be an impressive match-up but, then again, last year’s was supposed to be as well.

Not everyone is excited for the game, especially with the attention both teams get. “I want both teams to lose,” said sophomore Austin Haas. “I’m

a 49ers fan, so I don’t want the Seahawks to win, and the Patriots are just arrogant.”

Don’t forget about Katy Perry though. Whether she is roaring or shooting whipped cream or fireworks out of her chest, her halftime performance should be one worth watching.

Expect the commercials to be good as well. Per usual, Budweiser will theoretically have a good Clydesdale one; Snickers should make people laugh; and James Bond is even supposed to make an appearance.

Some people watch the Super Bowl simply to check out the commercials, just keep your eyes glued to the TV during commercials.

The Super Bowl is a good time for parties with friends.

Even Trinity is offering deals in Mabee for ordering wings and other Super Bowl foods in bulk.

If you’re tuning in this Sunday, enjoy the game (or the halftime show or the commercials) as it should theoretically be a great game.

The game kicks off at 5:30 p.m. central time and airs on NBC.

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photos by Sarah Thorne No. 34 first-year forward Mollie Hughes play defense with fellow Tigers against Centenary (top). No. 20 sophomore guard Monica Holguin jumps to grab the ball (bottom). The Tigers handily won the game 86-35 on Jan. 23.

Super Bowl XLIX preview: Seahawks vs. Patriots The Super Bowl promises excitement and intensity for viewers everywhere

by Tyler Caldwell SPORTS REPORTER Super Bowl XLIX will kick-off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., broadcast on NBC. The Seattle Seahawks are notorious for the Legion of Boom: New England Patriots are led by arguably one of the greatest quarterbacks ever: Katy Perry has the voice and the looks to perform the halftime show. And don’t forget there are those historically great commercials. How can you lose?

Let’s start with Seattle. In the regular season, the team led the league in total defensive yards per game (267.1), passing yards allowed per game (185.6), rushing yards per game (172.6) and was third in rushing yards allowed per game (81.5).

Seattle’s success has carried them through the postseason

to the Super Bowl, coming off a high last week as they pulled off a miraculous comeback against the Green Bay Packers. Seattle’s defense held Green Bay’s quarterback Aaron Rodgers to 178 passing yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Although Green Bay put up 22 points, several big red zone stops forced the Packers to settle for field goals.

With Seattle showing they could contain the highestscoring offense in the league, their odds are looking pretty good heading to Arizona. One problem for the Seahawks is having seven injured players, including Richard Sherman (elbow) and Earl Thomas (shoulder), although both are expected to play against New England.

“I’m expecting a very intense game, with both teams being fueled for different reasons: the Seahawks trying to avoid being a one-hit wonder [and] the Pats trying to squash any petty allegations of cheating,” said avid Seahawks fan Colin Serkowski.

On to the Patriots New England has been getting a lot

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Denton Edwards is a junior at Trintiy who plays football, is a member of the Bengal Lancer Fraternity and competes in rodeos in his free time.

by Claire Hoobler-Curtis

Q: How long have you been involved in the rodeo world?

A: I’ve been going to rodeos and doing rodeo-type things my entire life. My grandpa rodeoed and had horses and cows and that’s kind of where I grew up.

My mom rodeoed when she was little. My whole life I’ve been rodeo-ing.

Q: How long have you been competing in rodeos?

A: Since I was 15, but I’ve been competing professionally since I was 18 and roping since I was 12.

Q: What events do you compete in?

A: I compete in team and tie-down roping.

Q: How many rodeos do you compete in per year?

A: Now since I go to school it’s a lot harder, and I only go to rodeos on Thanksgiving break, Christmas break and summers, so probably 30 or 40.

Q: Do you have a favorite horse?

A: I just bought this horse in July from a family friend of someone who went to trinity and his name is Gray. He is definitely my favorite hors. He is big and stout like 15.2/15.3 hands and 1200 lbs and eight years old. He has paid for himself like 15 times already since I’ve had him.

Q: What’s your favorite part about rodeos?

A: I love the atmosphere for sure. There are great people to be around they are down to earth and easy going.

Q: What is the most challenging part of rodeos?

A: The most challenging part is definitely the financing of rodeos. As opposed to other professional sports, in rodeo you have to pay for everything.They don’t pay you for anything; you only get money if you win so all the fuel, food, hotels and stuff comes all out of pocket, so unless you win money while you are there, you aren’t going to get paid.

Q: What event do you like best?

A: Team roping is an adrenaline rush for sure. I like competition and I like to compete with other people.

Q: What is your proudest rodeo related accomplishment?

A: Definitely my first pro rodeo would be my proudest accomplishment.

I didn’t win my first pro rodeo; it was in Gladewater, Texas and I was 18 years old and I was fresh out, you have to wait until you’re 18 to get your pro card-and just going to that pro rodeo was one of the highlights of my rodeo career.

Q: Do you plan on continuing to compete in rodeos?

Track team opens up season Tigers compete well at first meet of the spring season

by Tyler Caldwell SPORTS REPORTER

The Trinity Track & Field teams kicked off the season this past Sunday at the indoor Emory Crossplex Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. First years Elizabeth Peters and Nkolika Nweke advanced to the finals in the women’s 60 meter. With her time of 7.96 seconds, Nweke came in 10th at the meet and tied for 35th in the nation. Not far behind Nweke was Peters, who finished in 16th after running in 8.08 seconds.

In the triple jump, first year Britney Sullivan set a personal best at 11.34 meters, earning fifth at the meet and tied for 11th in the nation. Sullivan posted a mark of 4.94 meters in the long jump.

The Tiger women were well represented in the 200, with

co-captain Bailey Drury leading the charge with a 12th place finish of 26.59 seconds. Drury was followed by Nweke in 15th (26.67 seconds), Katie Groke in 29th (27.26 seconds) and Peters in 30th (27.27 seconds). Drury and Groke also did well in the 400. Drury came in 10th with a time of 60.64 seconds, and Groke finished 12th with a time of 61.05 seconds.

The Tiger men also had a solid start to the season.

“The season started off strong for the program,” said sophomore thrower Stephen Mason. “The freshman athletes really showed what they were made of. Even though the men’s throwers didn’t compete, we’ll be ready to take on the world when outdoor events start up.”

In the 200, the men came away winning three heats. Eric Booker came in 10th (22.83 seconds), Cody Wolfe in 14th (22.91 seconds) and Michael McIntosh finished 25th (23.29 seconds).

Booker also performed well in the 60, almost advancing to the

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