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New curriculum, ‘Pathways,’ solidified

Class of 2019 will experience Trinity’s new curriculum.

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We’re all in the mood for a melody

For this week’s round table, A&E reveals their picks for favorite song lyrics.

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Senior Matt Cardone invited to MLS camp

Tiger’s goalkeeper earns trial with Orlando City F.C. training team.

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Alcohol policy in national spotlight

Dartmouth University updates alcohol policy to ban hard alcohol, similar to Trinity

by Tyler Boelts NEWS REPORTER

In a speech given to students, faculty, staff and alumni on Jan. 29, Dartmouth University’s President Philip Hanlon announced a new hard alcohol ban across campus. Dartmouth’s hard alcohol ban was enacted along with a new alcohol and student life program titled “Move Dartmouth Forward.”

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Trinity & Geekdom partner up After coming to San Antonio in 2011, TU students now offered free membership

by James Godfrey NEWS REPORTER The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has partnered with Geekdom, a company that provides collaborative work space for startups and entrepreneurs, since their coming to San Antonio in 2011. Geekdom offers memberships that allow members access to the space at any time, and desk and office space for individuals who want to make their main offices there until they are prepared to expand.

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photos by Jordan Leeper Yasmine Farra, sophomore, Zach Klein, first year, and Paulses Kollie, senior, participate in Bid Day on Feb. 6. New members will participate in orientation for four weeks.

Bid Day brings new active class, meanwhile Pi Kappa Alpha retains national recognition Sorority bids increase, fraternity bids decrease due to turbulent fall semester

SPURS sorority new active class members of 2015 pose in front of the fountain on upper campus on Bid Day. SPURS, alongside the other sororities on campus, presented new actives with 129 bids, of which 129 were accepted, an increase in six from last year.

by Luke Wise NEWS EDITOR On Friday, Feb. 6, Trinity students turned out to Miller Fountain for Bid Day, during which fraternities and sororities announced their new active classes of 2015.

This year, sororities offered a total of 129 bids, of which 129 were accepted. Sixtynine fraternity bids were offered with 66 accepted.

Trinity sororities saw an increase of six bids from last year, with fraternities down 11 bids.

According to Briana McGlamory, coordinator of fraternity and sorority life, this year’s Bid Day went well and was done in a timely and smooth fashion.

“I think Bid Day this year, overall, went really well, it seemed to go much faster this year,” McGlamory said.

“Everything went smoothly all weekend.”

Student’s echoed this sentiment, feeling that

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the time leading from semester’s start to Bid Day passed quickly.

Following Bid Day, fraternities and sororities will undergo orientation for their new active classes.

The calendar period is determined by Greek Council and ends prior to spring break.

“They are governed by Greek Council, telling them how long the calendar period can be—the orientation period is up to four weeks so it has to end by Friday March 6,” McGlamory said.

“There are multiple reasons for that, spring break factored in and thoughts on the appropriate length of time for an orientation program because it does not need to drag on.”

While sororities saw an increase in bids from last year’s new active classes of 2014, the decrease in bids for fraternities, according to many, in part stems from the Triniteer’s inability to take an active class of 2015 and Pi Kappa Alpha’s recent suspension last fall.

Pi Kappa Alpha receives national support following suspension

While Bid Day was happening for the current fraternities and sororities on campus, Pi Kappa Alpha faced review from their national counterpart. Pi Kappa Alpha is currently suspended from campus for two years following Greek Council’s decision in

the fall of 2014. Following the decision, the Pi Kappa National chapter reviewed the incident, and recently decided to continue to recognize the local Trinity chapter.

“The national organization took a vote and decided that they would not stop this chapter from existing even if Trinity does not recognize us,” said Brad Tenorio, the Pi Kappa Alpha chapter advisor to Trinity and San Antonio. “This chapter has been cleared to continue its existence in the interim until Trinity chooses to take us back or, if they do not, we will still be given that opportunity.”

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Sunday, Feb. 8, a burglary occurred at a CVS Pharmacy on the Northwest side of San Antonio. Two suspects, dressed in dark clothes, crashed a teal Chevrolet pickup truck into the store in an attempt to steal money from an ATM inside by attaching straps to the machine in attempt to pull it out. Unsuccessful, they drove off in the truck and abandoned the vehicle, which is suspected to be stolen, a few blocks away. They fled on foot and have yet to be found and arrested.

Three American Muslims were fatally shot in the head at the University of North Carolina’s campus in Chapel Hill on Tuesday. Forty-six-year-old Craig Hicks, a self-professed atheist and Second Amendment supporter, turned himself in to local police after the shooting. Wednesday, Hicks appeared in the Durham District County Court, where he asked for a public defender and was denied bail.

Some have called the shooting an anti-Muslim hate crime, while others have stated the shooting was caused by a parking dispute. kens5.com usatoday.com

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On Feb. 12, an agreement between Ukraine and Russia was signed for ceasefire on heavy weaponry is due to start Sunday, Feb. 15. If this agreement holds it will end the 10-month conflict that has been going on between the East and the West. “The United States welcomes the agreement reached today in Minsk..,” said the White House. “The agreement represents a potentially significant step toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict and the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty...” The U.S. is optimistic but guarded about the agreement. cnn.com

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Vaccination discussion continues as flu and measles spread Faculty, staff and students respond to ongoing debate surrounding vaccinations

by James Godfrey NEWS REPORTER In addition to the measles outbreak, the flu season is still ongoing, and Health Services will continue to offer vaccinations for the flu through the end of March.

“The CDC has said that nine out of 10 people who are not vaccinated, if they are around someone with it, will be infected,” said coordinator of health services Jackie Bevilacqua. “Those who are not vaccinated are very vulnerable.”

The outbreak began in California last December, and

the California Department of Public Health reported 110 confirmed cases of the measles this Wednesday. The outbreak began at Disneyland and led to outbreaks in other states, though Texas has not yet been affected by the outbreaks. As the measles spread to more states, people are reacting in various ways, with some parents choosing not to vaccinate their children for a variety of reasons, including the fear that vaccinations can lead to autism. This fear originates from a now discredited research paper published in a medical journal, “The Lancet,” in 1998.

“In my generation, as before me, children would get [the measles, mumps and rubella] and die from them, and that was a fact of life,” said professor Robert Blystone. “I know the before and after [of measles vaccination and eradication]. Many younger people do not.”

The measles was eliminated from the United States in 2000 as an endemic virus. Even though this was confirmed, measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations are still necessary for entering the university unless a waiver is acquired. This is because elimination does not mean that the virus is not present in the United States, and those without vaccines would be at great risk of contracting the virus should they be exposed to someone who had the measles.

“Even if you are 20 years old and have never been vaccinated, then you have the opportunity to make that decision and to respond to that,” Blystone said.

The issue of vaccination and whether or not it should be legally required is still one that causes debate. To not vaccinate oneself or one’s children is a decision that many feel should be left up to the individual. Others argue

that choosing not to vaccinate puts more than just the individual at risk for the disease, and can contribute to outbreaks such as this one.

“We have proof that vaccines work. They take advantage of the immune system’s natural machinery to improve your chances of fighting off similar antigens,” said senior Logan Yang.

Individuals and children are vulnerable when not vaccinated, though vaccinations can be administered to adults as well as children should they seek to be vaccinated. Health Services keeps measles, mumps and rubella vaccines for people who were not vaccinated before coming to the university. Health Services also encourages members of the university to get vaccinated against the flu, as the flu season extends through March, and for some will continue as they travel abroad.

“For students traveling abroad to South America, the flu season is just beginning,” Bevilacqua said.

“Dr. Wilder will do a thorough review of their vaccinations and recommend vaccines or prophylactics.”

Bevilacqua noted that there are ways for students to avoid contracting the flu, including Tamiflu, which requires a prescription. She explained that over-the-counter medications treat the symptoms, not the illness, until one’s immune system is able to fight it off. She encourages students to seek vaccination for the flu from health services from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, Monday through Friday.

“Where are we as a public,” Blystone said. “The public, reinforced by legal decisions, made a decision regarding smoking. At what point does the public exercise its prerogative regarding the measles vaccine?”

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Pi Kappa Alpha receives national chapter approval following suspension and subsequent review

• continued from Page 1 Tenorio noted that the decision to oppose the university ruling is rare. He states this showcases the disapproval of the suspension within the national organization.

“This was not a lightly handed-down situation— there are 220 active chapters of Pi Kappa Alpha between the United States and Canada, and at this point, less than five of them have ever been given that status [where] the vote was taken in the opposite direction,” Tenorio said. “Our national fraternity [has] said if my members choose to continue; they will be recognized because of the way the university treated this situation and they felt that it was not done in a fair or proper manner.”

Following the suspension and recent remarks from Greek Council regarding ‘underground rushing,’ the decision was met with criticism by some, including Tenorio, particularly regarding the inability of students to affiliate with various organizations.

“There was a letter out there that told people that

they should not consider joining Pi Kappa Alpha, that we were doing something illegal, which is completely false,” Tenorio said. “Any person at your school has the right to at least try to join [organizations] and it’s yet another attempt by the university to play this backhanded game of threatening people and telling people, “If you do this you might get in trouble,” and we are sitting here saying, “You don’t have that ability to take that away from those people””—yes they are your students, but it’s not right to do it.”

Pi Kappa Alpha president Frankie Arndt, junior, also spoke out against the recent comments, which he found out of place.

“I thought [the email] was pretty hurtful as, one, it came from another student, and also without the school actually knowing the decision of national at the time and our plans moving forward, I think they kind of overstepped their boundaries,” Arndt said.

“I did not even get contacted regarding it at first.”

While the national organization has recognized the chapter at Trinity, Greek

Council co-chair, Cameron Archer, junior, noted the fact that the chapter’s charter, which was not revoked in the suspension ruling, is tied to the university, and as such faces deferment to Trinity.

“The way I currently understand it is, the [Pi Kappa Alpha’s] charter is originally to Trinity University so they have to defer to the university in regards to discipline and taking classes and whatnot,” Archer said. “Nationals work as they are given a charter for a university and as long as they have that charter they can function on that campus; however, they are still under legislation of the Greek Council and the campus apparatus.”

Archer also noted that for the organization to operate outside of Trinity during their suspension they would have to gain a new charter — one independent of the university.

“Their charter is specifically to Trinity University, and in order to do things outside of the university, they would have to get a city charter and would have to give up their current charter and go through the process all over again,” Archer said.

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If the fraternity continues under its Trinity charter, following the two-year suspension they will be allowed to come back to campus.

“Still having their charter means they have not been dissolved as an organization,” Archer said. “Once they are done with their suspension they can come back and basically start over again as if they were any organization.”

However, to Tenorio, this suspension serves another purpose.

To continue the chapter at Trinity, national would be forced into heavy spending and all active members will graduate.

“It is not like a fraternity that has been established on your campus where, if the young guys get in trouble, two years later you get back on campus.

You have 10, 20 and 30 year out [of college] alumni who are willing to come back where the school does not dislike them or they have enough money to make the school not dislike them,” Tenorio said. “I personally felt that this was not ‘two-years and you can come back’—this was a death sentence, flat out. “‘We are figuring out a way to make sure you can’t come back.’”

At this point, Pi Kappa Alpha has yet to decide on further action, with Arndt noting that the discussion will be ongoing.

“Right now we are in a limbo and we are considering that, if we do this, then how are we going to approach it?”

Arndt said. “Now we will not only be compared to local organizations on campus but also on the national spectrum even more so; its something we just have to talk about, it takes time.”

Arndt also noted his willingness and hope for future respect between Pi Kappa Alpha and the university, and his appreciation for the decision from national.

“Whatever we do decide to do in the future, I hope the university will respect us because I can guarantee that we will show respect towards them too, we are not going to come out and try to rebel,” Arndt said. This is a big deal and this is a whole new chapter in our organization’s life. We want to make sure we make the best decision, especially because national did give us the opportunity to operate and we want to make sure if we do continue we are nothing less than successful.”

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Geekdom offers tours at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday through their main floor, which includes a number of small offices, and their community spaces. These spaces are open and designed so that members can share work and ideas.

In order to encourage community interaction at Geekdom, each member contributes an hour a week to what is called the Members Portal, where individuals can interact and contact one another about jobs and events. On the first floor of the building, there is an event space, where the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hopes to continue planning events with Geekdom in the future.

“We welcome people from universities,” said Geekdom project manager Camille Seyler.

“And we are always interested in collaboration.”

Students have the opportunity to become members through the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which encourages members of the Entrepreneurship Hall and major courses to do so. For students who are interested in becoming members, membership costs $50 per month for unlimited access to the community space.

“It’s a really open community,” said sophomore Olivier Dardant.

“A lot of these businesses are small and the owners are there. A lot of people can get really great internship experience, where you can get this experience first hand.”

Geekdom helps students

Students are eligible for membership through the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which also collaborates with the company for events.

“We have a special relationship with Geekdom,” said director of the center for innovation and entrepreneurship Luis Martinez. “[Members] will say, ‘We would really love to meet with Trinity students to work on these projects.’”

The events on which the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has interacted with Geekdom include the Startup Grind and 3 Day Startup, which students from the university participated in. The space in the Rand Building that Geekdom occupies in downtown San Antonio includes a floor for small offices and community space, a second floor for expanding businesses and a third under construction that will offer more office and collaboration space.

These small offices are utilized by predominantly technical startups.

Martinez noted that there are a number of students and alumni working with companies within Geekdom.

“I went to Geekdom for a 3 Day Startup, where you start a company in three days,” said sophomore Kylie Moden. “I definitely encourage people to at least get their foot in the door and tour the building. It is a really cool space [and] they are very open to visitors.”

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Dartmouth follows Greek Councils welcomes new Trinity in new policy co-chair officers as of Bid Day updates on alcohol • continued from Page 1

The program aims to create a better environment for students to learn while also curbing the excessive partying that has been noted in the past.

“Undergraduate students will not be permitted to possess or consume hard alcohol in residential spaces or other college property, and hard alcohol will not be served at college-recognized organizational events,” Hanlon said in his speech.

Students’ safety was the primary reason for the ban. The quick consumption of hard liquor has a faster and overall more dangerous effect on students than beer or wine.

“Hard alcohol presents a greater risk of over-consumption than do other forms of alcohol, particularly when it is not being served by a professional bartender,” said Diana Lawrence, the director of media affairs at Dartmouth University.

The new policy will require a lot—enforcement will need to be continuous and student monitoring will be more intensive.

“Safety and Security Officers and Residential Life staff will be trained to enforce the new policy, and the role of undergraduate advisors will be expanded to include ‘rounds’ on nights when students are likely to drink in the residence halls,” Lawrence said.

The new Dartmouth policy is similar to one already in place at Trinity. The Trinity University Police Department also wants to protect students from drinking to a dangerous point. According to assistant chief Pete Perez, Jr., one of the biggest concerns is protecting students from themselves.

“Our main thing is to educate the students. We aren’t saying, ‘No don’t do it.’ We are just saying, ‘Do it responsibly and look what can happen’ — he consequences in case you are caught with a DWI or you can get hurt or incapacitated,” Perez said.

According to the Trinity Alcohol policy online, the philosophy behind the hard alcohol ban is to acknowledge that students will drink. However, students are discouraged from bingedrinking and making irresponsible decisions. David Tuttle, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, also heads the alcohol coalition which contains student, staff and faculty members.

“By having that philosophy, any decisions we make about policy, and things and events, should all fit within that framework,” Tuttle said.

“So this is why we had the Tigers’ Den with alcohol in it and now we serve beer and wine from the Skyline room for student events.

So it’s a way to acknowledge that students will drink.”

Trinity’s own hard alcohol policy was put into place in the 1980s when the legal drinking age

jumped from 19 to 21. Students were no longer allowed to have hard alcohol on campus.

“I think Dartmouth has come to the same conclusion that Dr. Brazil came to—which I have now come around to—which is: it may not eliminate binge drinking, it will not eliminate people from buying hard alcohol, but it does potentially slow that down a little bit,” Tuttle said.

Students who violate the Trinity policy are subject to punishment by the Student Conduct Board.

“If we get called to a dorm or an area on campus and there’s an intoxicated student or person— whether we find them under 21 or over 21, all the aspects of whatever the case may be—we forward all of this to the student conduct board,” Perez said.

Dartmouth anticipates other universities to follow in their footsteps. Hanlon noted in his speech that many other schools are struggling with similar problems but that Dartmouth aims to end the struggle for their institution.

“Colleges and universities across the country face the issues I’ve detailed today. We are not alone in facing them. But we will take the lead in saying, ‘No more,’” Hanlon said.

Friday, Feb. 6, Greek Council members Angela Arroyo, junior and member of Zeta Chi, and Cameron Archer, junior and member of Omega Phi, took office as new co-chairs of the organization. Greek Council, whose executive board is composed of ten members, saw the change come in conjunction with this year’s Bid Day. “From [Nov. 4] until this past Friday, Bid Day, we’ve been doing shadowing, essentially, and [Friday] is when we became the acting co-chairs,” Archer said.

However, prior to two years ago, Greek Council operated, like many other organizations on campus, on an academic year, recently switching over to a calendar year method.

“In 2013, CCI instituted the calendar transition, we switched from an academic year to a calendar year,” said Briana McGlamory, coordinator of fraternity and sorority life. “This is the second year our officers have been on [council] in November and taken office January, February.”

Greek Council is comprised of two sections, the executive council, of which the co-chairs belong, alongside other positions including men’s and women’s rush orientation chairs, standards chair and service chair. The rest of Greek Council is the General Council, of which the fraternities and sororities on campus are involved.

“Greek Council is set up of General Council, which is the executive council and two representatives from each organization, usually the president and sometimes vice

president,” Archer said. “Then there is the executive council of the 10 members, they meet before general [meeting] and discuss certain issues and bring those issues to general [meeting] and basically help run it in a timely fashion.”

To the co-chairs, being a part of Greek Council requires communication across campus to organize and run various events.

“It’s really all about facilitating communication between everyone, making sure we are all getting our jobs done in terms of events, like Greek Carnival last year, when we had to be in communication not only with other members of Greek Council but also the presidents of sororities and fraternities,” Arroyo said. “We host a lot of different events and I’m still getting used to the job—it really comes down to the communication with other organizations.”

The next event coming up, partly hosted

by Greek Council, will be visiting speaker Keith Edwards, a nationally recognized speaker on preventing sexual violence on college campuses. The event, also sponsored by the Coalition for Respect, is required for all Greek students, but is also open to the campus and the San Antonio community.

Edwards will speak at 7:30 p.m., in Laurie Auditorium on Feb. 25, Students who plan to attend can find more information on the event details on the event’s Facebook page or next week’s Trinitonian.

by Luke Wise

New York girl of my dreams Staff Column

Joy Lazarus, Columnist As a disgruntled 12year-old, I’d wake up every morning and eat a bowl of oatmeal while I watched “Good Morning America” from the couch. One particular morning, Nov. 9, 2007, the show opened with a segment called “Subway Love Affair.” Sheena Easton’s ‘80s hit “Morning Train” was playing in the background as Diane Sawyer introduced the clip.

The clip was about this guy, Patrick Moberg, who was casually sitting on the subway when his eyes fell on a girl with fancy braids and blue tights—a girl he decided, at that moment, was the girl of his dreams.

By the time he worked up the nerve to speak to her, she had just gotten off at her stop and faded into the crowd. On the off-chance that she would come across it, he made a website (www.nygirlofmydreams. com) which included his email and phone number as well as a description of himself, a description of her and the time and subway stop where she got off. The website is completely adorable. It’s still up in all of its glory, complete with simple

drawings and an arrow pointing to himself that reads “not insane.”

Maybe it was fate, or maybe it was a happy coincidence, but one of the mystery girl’s friends saw the website and put them in contact.

The following day, (which I can only assume was a second date) the couple sat across from Diane Sawyer and told their story to millions of viewers. The entire situation was so charming and the new couple was practically radiating awkward cuteness. If you scroll to the bottom of the webpage, Patrick informed the viewers that he wouldn’t be updating everyone about the nature of their relationship. It reads, ‘In our best interest, there will be no more updates to this website. Unlike all of the romantic comedies and bad pop songs, you’ll have to make up your own ending for this.” Sigh.

He’s so genteel.

Luckily for us, time is on our side, so I googled their current relationship status. Unfortunately, they weren’t meant to be.

Not that I have authority to comment on other people’s relationships—although I do anyway—I find it more realistic that they didn’t end up together.

It would’ve been too perfect if they get married and lived in a brownstone. That scenario just begs for a Lifetime Network movie adaption. How could other couples compete?

I still love the story and that

Patrick went through all of that effort to meet her. He just wanted to meet the girl he liked, and he wasn’t concerned about the publicity. He had no desire for their relationship to be followed by the entire world, and to him that was enough. He didn’t try to exploit anything or capitalize on their fame. He just wanted the girl. Who, incidentally, wasn’t the girl of his dreams. What matters is, for a brief second, he really thought she was and tried his hardest to figure out if it was true.

There may be a time when you think you have figured it out, when you think you’ve found the person who you can ride the subway with for the rest of your life. Occasionally you’re wrong, and then you’re sad. You can’t will someone else to feel the same way about you. With any crush, it’s those initial interactions that are the most exciting. Crushes have the potential to reap the most rewards. I’m guessing that Patrick’s idea of the mystery girl veered from who she really was, but it was those moments of uncertainty and wishful thinking that united an entire city together for one cause: love.

Joy Lazarus is a sophomore majoring in art and communication.

EDITORIAL

Hyperbole, lies and the truth

Over the past week, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been the object of much scrutiny for discrepancies in his reporting of the Iraq War in March 2003. In the original airing, Williams told about a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) hitting the helicopter in front of his. In his recollection in 2013 on David Letterman, the story morphed into one of both an RPG and AK47 fire hitting the aircraft he himself was in; this latter version of the incident was re-reported on January 30, 2015.

After the error (oversight? hyperbole? lie?) was discovered, media outlets across the country seized the opportunity to tout the flag of journalistic credibility, rightfully criticizing Williams for his wrongdoing and holding him to a necessary standard of ethical reporting. Many assert that he not only fabricated this event, but also misled America on the details of the Iraq War, becoming complicit in its execution. Not only is this a pot-calling-the-kettle-black situation in its hypocrisy, but apparently, and also much like cookware, these news anchors lack self-awareness beyond that of camera recognition.

Somewhere between Walter Cronkite and tonight’s version of the nightly news, the American media has lost sight of the imperative differences between reporting and regurgitating, sense and sensationalism and, as Jon Stewart so aptly put it, news and a “war story.” While we are not writing to speculate what fueled Williams’s transgression, it must be acknowledged that today’s major news anchors are paid and revered more as attractive TV personalities than investigative journalists, making it hard to remember that when acting as the eyes of citizens, they must sacrifice their vision of themselves, and additionally, neutralize the necessity for investigation. In few instances has there ever been a more general lack of critical media production than in the details of the first Iraq War. Currently, Williams is being held accountable by his coworkers as anchors across channels are capitalizing on his transgression, hopefully also taking this as a proverb for their own careers. He has reprimanded himself, but now the media is digging a tunnel of distraction, searching for more missteps and misinformation in his past, and consequently doing the largest amount of investigative reporting seen in a while. However, they are not making demanding inquiries about the war, about the impoverished of our country, about the suffering or the damned, rather they feel obliged to ask about the past events of a once-reporter - while stories about the UNC-Chapel Hill shooting take a back seat. This demand for truth would be nothing short of inspiring if it were about nearly anything else, or if these professional lambasters were even half as demanding of themselves.

Journalism can no longer be the loud speaker handed to part atop the soapbox or the man in charge, it should not be a simple amplifier of opinions and propaganda, and historically, journalists held themselves—and not just others—to a standard beyond what we see now. Not only did they seek truth, but they sought to reveal misinformation and provide the foundation necessary for voters striving for justice in a democratic state. As residents of the United States, and members of the Trinity community, the Trinitonian invites you to remain critical of the news, and to demand more, for hopefully a greater demand for legitimate news will incite an improved supply of those who deliver it.

“Beautiful in the evil efficiency of its media manipulation.”—Jon Stewart

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“Tiptoe Through the Tulips.”

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“Come With Me Now.” Melissa Smallwood Senior

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Valentine’s Day wishes and paying tribute to Dean Smith Faculty Column Jacob Tingle, Professor

CAREER PLANS • MEET THE PROS

Because this is the Valentine’s issue of the Trinitonian, I feel like it’s important to give the obligatory shoutout to the things that I love. In no particular order (except the first two items on the list), I love my wife (“right from the start, you were a thief, you stole my heart”), my three beautiful children (two with us, and little Teagan smiling down upon us), the New England Patriots, my Nana, the San Antonio Spurs, Katy Perry, the Houston Rockets, Ke$ha, the Houston Astros, P!nk, and all things Trinity.

Now that the “forcedaffection day” stuff is out of the way, let’s get on to the important news of the week; Dean Smith and Lauren Holtkamp.

I would be remiss to write a #AskTingleTU column the week that Dean Smith passed away with no mention to the significance of his life. You can read lots of wonderful articles articulating his success as a coach, a mentor, and a father. But to me, the fact that he presided over the racial integration of the North Carolina basketball program is most significant.

According to historian Charles H. Martin, Smith

viewed integration as a moral and ethical duty. True to his convictions, Smith signed Charles Scott to a basketball scholarship at North Carolina in 1966, making Scott the first African-American scholarship athlete in any sport at Chapel Hill. Dean Smith helped usher in a new era in higher education, and for that I will always hold him in high esteem.

As to the other big story this week: Lauren Holtkamp.

Lauren is an outstanding basketball official, and since we know each other, I can say she’s an even more outstanding human being. She has a master’s in Divinity, and is one of the most genuine and humble people I know. To catch you up to speed, late last week Chris Paul was fined $25,000 for criticizing Holtkamp; however, that is not the story. Players lash out at refs all the time. Subsequently, the NBA hands out fines, ranging in severity based on a myriad of variables. In this situation, at the end of a long diatribe during his postgame interview, Paul said, “And she gave me a tech. That’s ridiculous. If that’s the case, this might not be for her.”

Everything leading up to the last line was run-of-themill ref-bashing, but the fact that Paul injected gender has caused some to view the comments through different lenses.

Is that comment a big deal? It’s hard to know,

but there is a lot of scholarship that explores gendered discourse in hyper-masculine work environments. The NBA, with two full-time female referees and one full-time female coach, certainly qualifies as a hypermasculine workplace.

The literature tells us that women are subjected to far more micro-aggressions.

For instance, in a study which explored female referees who left the profession, the gendered discourse combined with the lack of administrative concern, caused these women to leave the profession. Given the NBA’s swift support of Holtkamp’s technical foul, I don’t believe her to be likely to follow suit at any point; however, it does speak to a broader societal issue associated with implicit gender bias. Does Chris Paul have a problem with women? Nothing I could find in a news search would indicate so. Then, why include that last line at all?

More importantly, what message does it send to the little boys and girls out there who are fans of the Clips? Most importantly, what does Cliff Paul think of this?

Let’s look a little deeper into the situation. According to The Washington Post, Holtkamp doesn’t dish out technical fouls like candy.

In fact, she averages just

0.2 technicals on the road team and 0.3 on the home team, which ranks 21st out of the 39 officials who have called at least 20 games this season. On the flip side, as of last Friday, the Clippers lead the league in receiving techs.

Perhaps, instead of lashing out at any referees, Paul and the Clippers players should look introspectively, or take some anger management courses.

Lots of folks, including the Spurs own Becky Hammon, have spoken out in defense of Paul. So, is it a big deal that Chris Paul said, “...this might not be for her?” Perhaps not, but it would be worth noting that he’s not a “repeat offender.”

For example, if perennial offenders Matt Barnes or Rajon Rando uttered those comments, I wouldn’t be writing this column. But check this date: Feb 11, 2011, was the last time Chris Paul received a fine for verbally criticizing an official. February 11, 2011.

Maybe there is something about the gender of the official that provoked Chris’ ire.

What does Holtkamp think of all the fuss? That’s the beautiful thing about being an official – I’m sure she’s moved on: “but I’ve got up, already brushing off the dust.” Like Katy Perry, Holtkamp does indeed serve as a model of empowerment.

There’s no doubt that Holtkamp and Chris Paul

will cross paths again this year. I know how Lauren will react; how Paul reacts will be telling.

Since this is a Valentine’s Day column, I’ll conclude with some parting thoughts about love and wishes. You do get wishes for Valentine’s Day, right? Well, anyway. My Valentine’s wishes? Three big ones. One, that we might all realize, “we are who we are”; and two, that I never cross P!nk. But, most importantly, my Valentine’s wish is that Chris Paul can set a good example to the young men who look up to him, and offer to “hug it out” with Holtkamp.

As a divinity scholar, I’m sure she’d welcome it. Is it too much to ask that people might see past their differences and figure out a way to spread a little love? And after all, isn’t that Coach Smith’s legacy?

If I had my wish, Chris Paul would pay double his fine to a Los Angeles area women’s shelter, and speak out on the microaggressions and inherent bias when we qualify a worker’s performance by mentioning their gender.

That. That is my wish.

Happy Valentine’s Day. Jacob Tingle is an assistant professor of the practice, business administration and sport management minor director.

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8 theTrinitonian FEB.13.2015 Maybe we shouldn’t romanticize abuse Staff Column

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This weekend, the muchanticipated “Fifty Shades of Grey” is making it to the big screen, a movie that details the romance and sex between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey.

The relationship itself is portrayed as some sort of romantic ideal, the demanding and dominant Christian contrasting with the insecure Anastasia.

Now, I’m sure you’ve all heard this before, but the relationship between these two is, fundamentally, one of abuse and control. Let’s just say, I am sick and tired of books and movies and media portraying emotional abuse and borderline stalking as some sort of romantic ideal that should be emulated. It should not.

I’m not pointing any fingers at the BDSM aspects of the story—although arguably, the author’s handling of the actual dynamics involved in such a relationship was piss poor—but more of how Christian treats Anastasia as a person.

ANY relationship, whether it be a romantic one or just

a friendship, should be fundamentally based on respect and trust. Respect for the other as a human being, respect for the other’s boundaries, trust in the other to respect these things, etc.

And let me tell you, being in a relationship where the other person constantly belittles you, does not respect your boundaries and monitors your every action is not fun or healthy in the slightest, and it’s something that takes years to recover from.

In portraying such relationships as a romantic ideal, the entertainment media is essentially normalizing them, making them seem less like the life-destroying things they actually are.

Instead, emotionally abusive relationships, particularly ones where the man is the one in control, are portrayed as a type of romantic relationship that women should aspire to be in, that it is a wonderful thing to be loved in such a brutal, controlling, dehumanizing way. That’s not to say that women can’t be emotional abusers and that men can’t be emotionally abused, it’s just that these aren’t commonly romanticized.

Stories romanticizing abuse are marketed deliberately towards women.

In a society where a woman’s appearance is still valued more than her words, where girls are taught from a young age to hate their bodies and themselves, comes a story where an insecure woman finds “true love” from a man who neither trusts nor respects her as a person.

The encouragement of such a dynamic is much telling women to accept and stay in abusive relationships—even to seek them out.

It pisses me off.

It’s not that “Fifty Shades of Grey” is poorly written or that it seriously misrepresents the BDSM subculture, but that it is merely another entry in the persisting societal trend of promoting romantic ideals that, well, aren’t really romantic at all.

The more that abusive relationships are normalized, the easier it will become for abusers to get away with their behavior. Normalizing abusive relationships makes it harder for victims to recognize the way they’re being treated as abuse, thereby making it harder to get help.

I’m not saying to boycott or not enjoy the movie or any other movies, just please recognize it for what it actually is, and not for what it’s marketed as.

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Lauren Schroeter is a senior majoring in geology and religion.

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SPB teams up with Black Student Union for Black History Month “Dear White People” chosen

by SPB and BSU as 9:09 movie for February

Trinity students crowded into Mabee Dining Hall last Thursday for the Student Programming Board’s monthly 9:09 movie event.

This month’s movie was “Dear White People,” a film about four African-American students attending an Ivy League college in the U.S. The film is a satirical drama that was written and directed by Justin Simien.

SPB co-sponsored the event with the Black Student Union to celebrate and honor Black History Month.

“We wanted something that would spark people’s attention and get across the message that there is racism and lots of other things that we don’t really think about now,” said sophomore Carolyn Young, director of SPB. “The movie addressed it in a funny way and had a title that really popped out. We thought that the movie would be something that college students would be interested in coming to see to get a new view on this subject.”

Senior Chris Hertz and junior Dan Farris attended the movie together. It was the first time for both Hertz and Farris to attend a 9:09 movie showing.

“It addressed an interesting topic and also my friends were going, so I thought, ‘Why not?’” Hertz said.

Farris said the movie wasn’t what he expected. “It was very thought-provoking and not what I thought it was going to be at all,” Farris said.

BSU president Cairo DeGaillard was also in attendance.

“I really wanted to watch this movie because I hadn’t seen it before,” DeGaillard said.

“I’m in The African-American Experience class right now, and we’ve studied a film from the early 1900s and some of the themes were pretty similar, so it was interesting to get that perspective.”

Students were also able to enjoy an assortment of snacks and beverages, including chips, nachos, popcorn, cookies, hot chocolate, soda and lemonade.

“This event was a lot more successful than I expected it to be,” Young said. “There were a lot of people. We ran out of food for the first time ever at a movie night.”

The 9:09 movies began last spring to give students the opportunity to see movies for free that are no longer in theaters and before they

The Pizza & Pleasure lecture series will continue this semester with four programs designed to provide students with information on human sexuality and relationships that might not be attainable in a classroom.

For the first time, the series, organized by Counseling Services, added two talks on

the relational aspect of love and sexuality. In the past, the lectures series focused only on physical sex and sexuality.

“We want to help people better understand their sexuality and relational needs. And secondly, to better understand the diversity of sexuality and that other people’s needs can be different than one’s own.

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Students gathered in Mabee Dining Hall to view “Dear White People” as part of SPB’s monthly 9:09 movie event.

are released on DVD. Past movies shown have included “Catching Fire” and “Frozen.”

“We wanted to do something super catchy and at a time that a lot of people could attend,” Young said.

“9:09 seemed like a time we could get people to start tucking away in their heads, and it’s become a lot more successful over the past year.”

Although the Student Programming Board normally

shows one movie per month, there will not be a 9:09 movie showing in March due to busy schedules. Instead, SPB plans to have three or four consecutive weeks of 9:09 movie showings in April.

Because of these differences, communication about what one is looking for and not looking for can be facilitated by a better understanding of the great diversity of sexuality and relationships,” said Richard Reams, associate director of Counseling Services.

Erin Sumner, professor of human communication, gave

two talks as a part of the series to address communication in relationships. The first talk on Jan. 22, Secrets of Love, took a look at different love styles and different ways of communicating love as well as what that means. The second talk on Jan. 29, Secrets of Dating, focused on the many ways people date and engage in romantic relationships in a college setting.

“Relationships—whether it’s friends, family, romantic, especially for college, whether or not you are choosing to have romantic relationships— matter. Single versus dating versus in a committed relationship—there usually aren’t a lot of information sources out there for it. This lectures series is a good way to get a little snapshot,” Sumner said.

Sumner teaches several classes on relationships, such as Interpersonal Communication.

Her current research focuses on the intersection of technology and relationships.

“I love teaching classes about relationships because it’s something everyone experiences but a lot of people

don’t think about in depth, and I think the more you are aware of these sort of things the better we can engage in relationships and the better relationships we can have.

We know that the quality of our relationships is greatly related to the quality of our lives in general,” Sumner said.

The last two Pizza & Pleasure talks were by sex therapist and sex educator Cay Crow: Secrets of Sexuality on Feb. 5 and “Kinky” Sexuality & Relationships on Feb. 12. Crow is a regular of the series and has been giving talks since the beginning of the series in 2009. For a time, students had been indicating that they would like information on kinky relationships and the talk coincides with the movie release “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

Reams added, “Our goal is for students to have a better understanding of self and others and I would hope, therefore, a better ability to get what they want and avoid what they don’t want.”

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Erin Sumner, professor of human communication, spoke on the secrets of dating during her second talk of the series.

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New curriculum provides unique “Pathways” for incoming students Beginning this fall, incoming first years will use Pathways instead of the UCC

by Leah Hoffpauir CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER The new Trinity curriculum has officially been given a name: Pathways. Charles B. White, professor of psychology and vice president for information resources, marketing and communications, along with members of university communications presented the idea for the new name to the University Curriculum Council (UCC) at the end of January.

The name was made public to Trinity faculty, staff and students last Wednesday, Feb. 4, in an email sent by interim president Michael Fischer, explaining the rationale behind the name choice.

Michelle Bartonico, director of marketing communications, was one of the members on the

marketing team that came up with the name and presented it to the UCC. “We came up with a word cloud, and ‘pathways’ definitely stuck out,” Bartonico said. “At first we tried to incorporate ‘connections’ into it, but it was too common—too many schools are using it. The word ‘pathways’ is really great for us because it lends itself to a lot of design narrations and it evokes more: you can see a pathway.”

The team created an infographic that will be used in admissions, and also designed a webpage to explain the new curriculum to prospective students and parents.

“We needed to make the curriculum look understandable and easy for people to digest, because when incoming or prospective students know that they’ll be part of this new curriculum, they’ll want to know what it’s going to be called and what it might mean,” Bartonico said.

Pathways includes six curricular requirements that students must complete in order to graduate from Trinity.

The requirements include the first-year experience, core capacities, approaches to creation and analysis, the interdisciplinary cluster, the major and fitness education.

“I like that ‘Pathways’ is plural. When you think about ‘Pathways,’ it suggests that every student will find a different way through the new set of curricular requirements.”

Duane Coltharp Vice President for Academic Affairs

Glenn Kroeger, professor of geosciences and chair of the UCC, believes that within Trinity the jargon used to

“The Structurals” on display in Dicke/ Smith

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The exhibit features sculptures as well as black-and-white collages (above) by the New York artist Amy Yoes.

As of last Thursday, Trinity students, as well as members of the San Antonio community have the opportunity of viewing “The Structurals,” a mixed media art exhibition in the Michael and Noemi Neidorff art gallery in the Dicke/ Smith building. The exhibition features the work of a renowned New York artist, Amy Yoes, and contains sculptures and dynamic black-and-white collages.

Chair of the department of art and art history, Liz Ward, has been instrumental in organizing the exhibition. She says that this exhibition is valuable to Trinity students and to the university as it

expands viewers’s knowledge of culture and provides an opportunity to learn.

“I think the opportunity to expand the cultural life of the university and to see new and exciting contemporary work is great,” Ward said. “It’s a great teaching show and is great for students to learn and develop ideas of their own.”

Yoes’s, art has been featured in several venues including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. “The Structurals” is a mixed media exhibit that contains collages displayed adjacent to each other that convey a visual narrative. The exhibit also features four sculptures.

“Any student interested in seeing exciting visual

art would be engaged by the show. The sculptures are really innovative and playful,” Ward said. “They are inventive and fresh.

This exhibit provides an opportunity for students to experience art in a way that they probably normally wouldn’t be able to outside of Trinity.”

The Structurals will be on view during gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. through March 28. It is open to the public and admission is free. Yoes will be giving a Stieren lecture on March 19 immediately followed by a public reception.

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talk about the new Pathways curriculum will be more focused on these six areas.

“The design of the new curriculum has more studentcentered words built into it, and I think, internally, we’ll begin to use those words much more frequently,” Kroeger said. “That’s a good thing because those words are much more meaningful in terms of specifics and why we’re asking a student to do it.”

Duane Coltharp, vice president for academic affairs, has been working closely with the UCC throughout the process of developing the new curriculum, which was approved in January 2014.

“I like that ‘Pathways’ is plural,” said Coltharp. “When you think about ‘Pathways,’ it suggests that every student will find a different way through the new set of curricular requirements. The name also suggests that there’s a destination. Too often, people think about general education requirements as something you have to get out of the way, and this suggests that you’re actually trying to get somewhere.”

Pathways will take the place of the Common Curriculum for incoming students. Though it will primarily be current first years who experience the change, all current students who will be attending Trinity next year will have the option of changing the catalog on their transcript to the ‘Pathways’ requirements, based on their intended majors and the classes they have already taken.

“We want students to pick courses because they want to learn something from them,

not just because they’re on some list,” Kroeger said. “I think students will find that they have more options with Pathways. When they’re a junior or senior, they may find that they have more time to take electives that they want to take.”

As for the name, Coltharp believes that Pathways reflects what the faculty was thinking when they designed the curriculum.

“We want students to pick courses because they want to learn something from them, not just because they’re on some list. I think students will find that they have more options with Pathways”

Glenn Kroeger Professor of Geosciences and Chair of the UCC "We wanted a lot of flexibility so that students could find a way through the curriculum that made sense to them," Coltharp said. "We wanted to get away from the box-checking mentality and we wanted to encourage students to think about general education requirements as something that really does prepare them for a successful life."

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ASIANetwork grants money for research abroad to students and professor Research team to examine effects of decreased funding for AIDS relief

by Sarah Davis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER After much research and planning, four students and one professor have secured a grant of $24,995 to conduct a study over the summer on the effects of decreased funding for HIV/ AIDS prevention and treatment in Vietnam.

On Monday, Feb. 2, students Faith Ozer, Nikita Viswasam, Dima Alhourani and Dana McLaughlin, along with professor of anthropology and faculty member of the group Alfred Montoya, learned of their acceptance as one of eight research teams to receive a Freeman Foundation StudentFaculty Fellows Award. The

grant aims to promote the study of Asia in the liberal arts and to provoke interest in students to do research in Asia.

For a decade, Montoya has done his own fieldwork in Vietnam and hopes to make use of contacts formed during previous trips. Montoya will attend the Student-Faculty Fellows conference this April in St. Louis as an orientation into the program.

“The students are going to get field experience doing embedded qualitative research, conducting formal and informal interviews, engaging in participant observation and holding focus groups, hopefully later on with some well-placed people who have been working in HIV in Ho Chi Minh City for a while,” Montoya said.

The team of five will spend the month of July in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, conduct research on the 10-year decline of the President’s Emergency Plan

for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and then write a scholarly report on their findings to present at a conference in the spring of 2016.

“The students will benefit from having to supplement this research by sifting through huge amounts of available information and determining what is relevant.

They will also benefit from the professionalization that comes with the requirements to generate and present highlevel scholarly material in an academic conference setting,” Montoya said.

The four students came together to form a research team after Montoya connected them through their shared desire to investigate public health in Asia. Once the team met, they began research on which specific areas in Asia that they could potentially study. After researching, the team decided on Vietnam due

to Montoya’s expertise in the region.

“The students will benefit from having to supplement this research by sifting through huge amounts of available information and determining what is relevant.”

Alfred Montoya Professor of Anthropology

After working heavily through November, the team secured their topic and

submitted the proposal by Dec. 1, titled “Effects of Declining International Aid on Local NGO HIV/AIDS Programs in Vietnam.”

“Being able to see how program activities of local and international NGOs operate on the ground with fluctuations in funding is definitely a skill I want to take with me when I move forward, especially as I have a special interest in the role of community workers in these kinds of programs,” said Viswasam, senior neuroscience and global health double major.

The team of four students will examine how the declining funding has economic repercussions for Vietnam, as well as how the sustainability of global health funding initiatives looks from an anthropological viewpoint.

“We all have different interests and that is what makes our group especially unique and strong,” said McLaughlin, sophomore communications and anthropology double major. “Beyond the economics part, I want to look at the media representation and discourse that is promoted and publicized by the NGOs themselves.”

“I can say that conducting research as a group will probably ease the process of gathering literature and working in the field, especially when everyone has different skills to contribute.”

Nikita Viswasam Senior Neuroscience and Global Health Major

While many students conduct guided independent research during their time studing abroad, this research experience will occur within a group setting and is entirely driven by the students’s interests. Additionally, the research is aided by a faculty mentor with highly relevant experience and by grant money, which provides additional resources.

“I can say that conducting research as a group will probably ease the process of gathering literature and working in the field, especially when everyone has different skills to contribute. You have other people to rely on, learn from, pool data with, share your frustrations with when things don't work out as you planned and get multiple perspectives on something in order to find a solution,” Viswasam said.

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Jeanna Goodrich Balreira named new Trinity Magazine editor Pulse reporter Sarah Davis sits down to talk with Balreira about the magazine

by Sarah Davis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER The Trinity Magazine, a production of the office of marketing communications, releases two issues a year—one in winter and one in summer— to recap of all that happened during the semesters and to look ahead at what is to come. The magazine is available online at magazine. trinity.edu and print copies are sent to all alumni, Trinity donors and parents of current students totaling around 33,000 copies per issue.

The front cover of the winter issue released earlier this month showcases the art exhibit “Education by Design,” featuring the rediscovered drawings of Trinity building plans from the 1950s.

I sat down with the editor and associate director for creative services, Jeanna Goodrich Balreira, to find out the basics of the magazine and how the most recent issue is far different from previous ones. Balreira is a 2008 Trinity graduate and began her

work at Trinity as a web producer in 2013 and became editor of the magazine in Nov. 2014.

Q: Who creates the content for the magazine?

A: The content is the result of an advisory board that suggests content for each issue.

The issues come out between semesters, winter and summer, to compliment the spring and fall semesters. The advisory board sits downs before the semesters and says by the end of the semester what do we want to showcase about the Trinity community, what do we want to show our alumni and what are some issues that we might be facing right now and the ways we are handling those.

Q: What is the goal of the magazine?

A: The goal of the magazine is most importantly to have the university keep in touch with friends of the university. We are really looking to provide a way for alumni to feel connected and to feel that their experiences are still relevant in their career, in their lives, as they travel and as they lead. Alumni really love to keep up with their fellow classmates and the way they do that is by reading the Class Notes section of the magazine. We want to know how alumni are incorporating their Trinity education into their lives and what they are doing on a daily basis.

Q: Has the online format changed?

A: All of the main articles are online in plain text format so they have their own permalinks and can be shared through various social media. Before, the magazine was only available as a flipbook online. We added the format of a plain text format to be linkable, clickable, sharable and sent to your family and friends easily.

Q: Will the magazine transition to an online-only format?

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foreseeable future we will keep printing the magazine.

Q: Can you summarize the magazine re-design?

A: With the re-design of the magazine we took an approach to be very clean, modern and very easy to read, very easy to scan and very image-heavy. For the first time, we are doing a perfect bind instead of stapled, like the previous editions. This allows us to have a spine and lets us put them in chronological order in a visual way while keeping track of the issues.

with a certain GPA, but now, any Trinity student with an education interest can join TEACH. “We really want to encourage other students who are not in the education department to join, especially by helping out with tours and volunteering with things we do, because you don’t have to be someone who is going into the education field to be involved,” Kirchhof said.

The group, comprising roughly 35 members, meets every other Wednesday and is in the process of becoming a CCI-certified student organization.

Any Trinity student is able to give a tour by passing a background check, wearing a Trinity t-shirt and following the

script for the tour while adding information from his or her own personal experiences.

Kirchhof is the tour coordinator for TEACH. Interested students can contact her about the organization and about giving tours at akirchho@trinity.edu.

“The reason we do tours isn’t to get kids interested specifically in Trinity; it’s to get them interested in going to college,” Kirchhof said. “Many of the students coming are from less-privileged schools and we want to get them excited about college.”

Amid the buzz of Bid Week, where potential members of Trinity’s Greek organizations looked forward to a possible future in various sororities and fraternities, Trinity’s Greek community had the opportunity to recognize someone who had gone before them for her hard work and support of Greek Life at the university.

Last Thursday, Jeanne McGee Culver was named Fraternity and Sorority Alumni Advisor of the Year. Culver graduated from Trinity in 1982 with a degree in sociology. During her time at the university she was a member of TUVAC and Chi Beta Epsilon sorority, and served in leadership roles during the organization of various campus events such as the talent show.

Culver’s involvement with Trinity continued even after she graduated through her service as an alumni advisor to the Chi Beta Epsilon sorority.

Through this service, she realized the need for alumni involvement in all fraternities and sororities. As a result, she became a founding member of the Greek Alumni Advisory Council, or GAAC. “When my daughter went to Trinity, I noticed that none of the alumni were involved

with Greek Life,” Culver said.

“At first I just volunteered with Chi Beta. Later, we contacted members of the Greek Council and they were all very interested in alumni advisors.”

The Greek Alumni Advisory Council, as well as members of the Greek Council, feel that the relationships between students and alumni are important and valuable.

“It is helpful to have someone who understands what it is like to be in their shoes,” Culver said. “It can also be helpful with things like job networking.”

In fact, some students keep relationships with Culver have helped them land jobs after graduating from Trinity.

“I’ve been able to work with two Chi Betas that graduated.

One got hired by a PR agency in San Antonio that my firm collaborated with. Another was hired by a non-profit organization in Dallas where I am on the board,” Culver said.

“Relationships and connections like this are the most rewarding part of being an alumni advisor.”

Culver currently lives in Dallas with her husband and daughters, and is the president and owner of Culver Public Relations.

TEACH welcomes students from all majors Trinity Education Active Community Helpers (TEACH) was formed last semester as education honor society Kappa Delta Pi was dissolved.

The new organization aims to continue giving tours to elementary and middle schools in the San Antonio area while also engaging more in the community and encouraging outreach for education.

“Our goal is outreach and getting people to go out into the community and help with informing people about education,” said Aly Kirchhof, senior and education student.

Previously, KDP honor society was only open to junior and senior education students

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It’s definitely still alive in our magazine. In the print edition you will see web extras and these are ways we are continuing to connect with alumni in mediums that go off paper. Slideshows, videos and interactive infographic are ways to learn more that you can’t learn from the paper addition; these are supplements and not in any way replacements. For the

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I won’t go into TOO much detail about this because it would spoil the surprise for you rodeo virgins. I’ll just say this: sheep + children=cutest thing ever.

Barbecue.

There’s something special about gnawing on a massive pulled pork sandwich from a slightly sketchy BBQ stand while you explore the sights. Maybe the food is actually that good, or maybe it’s just the atmosphere. Either way, you will pay for it, though—at the rodeo, prices are usually high and the good stuff isn’t always cheap.

You’ll see a lot of cows, pigs and other livestock in the various barns. I’m sure you can guess where they end up. It’s just a fact of Texas agrarian life, but those of noncarnivorous sensibilities may want to steer clear.

Fun fact, though: the kids who raise these animals receive the profits, and the rodeo prides itself on providing grants and advancing students’s education. graphic by Samntha Michalsen

Mutton bustin’.

The calf scramble.

During this rodeo event, a herd of calves is released into the arena, and local youths try to catch them. The pitched battle between cows and humans is hilarious—these calves can hold their own.

Plus, each kid gets to keep his or her calf to raise for auction, which is pretty generous!

Pigs racing on a track. ‘Nuff said. It may also involve pig diving. This event even includes an information session detailing everything you ever wanted to know about pigs.

Surprising live music acts.

It’s time to tap into your inner tacky Texan. Check out the plethora of stalls in the Freeman Coliseum for all the turquoise, silver and cowhide you could ever want And don’t forget the leather—sueded, hand-tooled, stitched, fringed, you name it. If you haven’t found a pair of cowboy boots yet, the selection at the rodeo is endless.

Personally, I don’t find this very strange, but most wouldn’t ordinarily expect mariachi and flamenco music at a rodeo. We do, however, live in San Antonio, and TexMex fusion extends to the rodeo in brilliant, beautiful ways.You might pass by one of these groups performing on the grounds if you’re lucky!

The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is famed as one of the best rodeos in the nation; no matter how country you are (or aren’t), you’ll have a helluva time. With plenty of food, rides and other attractions, the grounds alone are fun—but you won’t want to miss the thrill of the rodeo itself, from bulls and broncs to barrel racing.

Thursdays are college discount nights, so grab your boots and head out!

worst of the Rodeo: The rollercoasters.

You’ll find your typical carnival rides at the rodeo, complete with sketchy rollercoasters. Some people like that. I, however, rode my first rollercoaster at this very rodeo, and I remain traumatized by the experience.

friends began to expose me to different artists, and I’ve officially changed my mind about country now that I’ve found a niche. Texas country artists produce music that is authentic, complex and raw. It feels intimate, written not for mass distribution but for the sheer act of creation.

Plus, these artists put their instruments to damn good use, often with guitar riffs to rival any rock band; my inner classic rocker rejoices at the mellower-yet-still-awesome sound.

Some of my favorite groups at the moment include Wade Bowen, the now-disbanded No Justice, Casey Donahew Band and Stoney LaRue. What do all of these artists have in common? Higher quality music than what you’ll find on most country radio stations— and a fraction of those artists’s

Quirks of the Rodeo:

“Swifty Swine Sprints.”

Shopping.

It’s Rachel again. Now that you know your way around the rodeo, I’d like to introduce you to Texas country music.

For you country skeptics out there, don’t write me off just yet. I used to be one of you. Even after I began to enjoy country on occasion, I still took issue with the highly processed Nashville crap I encountered on the radio.

Yes, I’m generalizing—I don’t dislike all of it—but for the most part, that music feels rather hollow to me.

I grew bored with endless songs about trucks and beer, or girls riding in trucks and girls drinking beer. I mean, seriously, how many songs can you write about the exact same subject?

As a relatively new listener, I didn’t really know where to look for good country music. Gradually, though,

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Alright, y’all. In case you didn’t know, it’s the most wonderful time of the year—in San Antonio, that is. It’s rodeo time!

As a San Antonio native, I grew up making a yearly pilgrimage to the rodeo, and it’s one of my favorite things to do in this city. If you’re new here or just haven’t gone in previous years, it’s time you fix that. Here are the best, the worst and the strangest things about this San Antonio staple that runs from now until March 1:

Best of the Rodeo:

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popularity. Despite that quality, though, you’ll rarely hear their music on mainstream country stations. Once you do give them a listen, you’ll wonder, as I do, why these musicians have struggled to gain popularity.

So what makes these artists so great, in my very subjective opinion?

For one thing, I’ve found that Texas country music contains much more variety within each artist’s body of work. From lyrical subject matter to strictly instrumental aspects, most songs are unique creations; few sound the same.

After being unable to distinguish between Luke Bryan songs when they come on the radio, the quality is refreshing. There is a difference between simplicity and repetition.

Here’s a case in point. One of my favorite songs at the

moment is Wade Bowen’s “West Texas Rain,” which has enough figurative language to delight any English major and a gorgeous—yet simple— melodic chord progression.

Its soulful ruminations on the passage of time feel incredibly real.

And in that quality lies this music’s greatest appeal: it doesn’t bombard us with glorified tropes of “country” life. Instead, it feels relatable— one of the most powerful qualities a song can have.

To further prove my point: also by Bowen is “Songs About Trucks,” which—in sharp contrast to the introspective “West Texas Rain”—playfully mocks the aforementioned obsession with trucks and beer. See? Variety.

If you’re in the mood for some great live music, I’ve noticed that these kinds of

groups rarely—if ever— disappoint, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to see them. Floore’s Country Store and Cowboys frequently host pretty awesome live acts (schedules are posted on each venue’s website); plus, these venues are relatively small, which makes the experience more intimate. I highly recommend checking them out!

I hope I’ve encouraged you to explore this music for yourself. What I’ve shared is only the very, very simple perspective of one delighted discoverer still in the early stages of investigation (and working within a word count).

I have no doubt that there’s more to find.

I know I might sound like a country hipster, but I assure you that’s not the case. I just like good music. Don’t you?

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by John Mendiola A&E WRITER Ben Affleck confuses me.

He confuses me in an “Am I attracted to this man?” way but also in a “Who is this guy exactly?” way.

He’s going to be the new Batman. He’s regarded as a nuanced actor after having a very sad downturn in Hollywood for a couple of years. He’s gone viral on his views about Islam and he’s even directing movies now.

This past week, NPR’s newest show, “Invisibilia,” is all about the power of categories. As humans, we function by having categories for everything. We see a couch and know it’s a couch and not a bomb or Daredevil.

Ben Affleck somehow evades my constant attempts at categorizing him.

I got the idea for this article when I watched “Gone Girl,” though the idea may have really started in that dark room where a young boy of the world watched a historical documentary film called “Pearl Harbor.”

I knew nothing about this Pearl Harbor event and was so moved at how these brave souls, Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett, were broken by the surprise Japanese attack.

In the film, the Americans mounted a dangerous counter-attack even though Hartnett finally got with the love interest, much to Affleck’s loss. Instead of hiding to save himself for his baby, Hartnett decided to drop some bombs but ended up dying. Harnett’s last words were telling Affleck that he must take up the role of father for Harnett’s child.

I was not aware of the historical inaccuracies and weird wife-swap concept so I thought this was just a great movie. The movie does not hold up very well today (big surprise) but it is amazing to see how far Affleck’s acting chops have come.

“Gone Girl” was such a great movie. It looked cool, had interesting characters and the plot had enough surprises to keep the suspense high even after an exhausting scene. Everyone in that movie performed great, but Affleck

was the main actor and, hot damn, he was good.

His performance as a distraught husband from the Midwest hiding a secret was phenomenal. He was attractive and scary and charming and confused, sometimes in one scene.

Affleck is credited as an actor 62 times on IMDB, yet his body of work paints a very confusing picture. There are random roles early on in his career before becoming a star, but then there are also these random roles that happen when he has become a star— for example, he appears as a guy who just gawks at this couple making out in “Clerks II.” Is he just a fun guy who loves popping up in Kevin Smith? As a counter-argument to that, Affleck has played a lot of melodramatic, brooding, handsome men. So is he just a serious actor who does dramas? His performances have just the slightest hint of irony and charm even in his darkest performances.

But this bright star couldn’t keep shining. Ben Affleck

started acting in worse and worse movies, which led the entire industry to dismiss him as a pretty boy with no acting chops. On a tangent, I would like to say that I don’t consider “Daredevil” awful.

It was before comic book movies were good and the movie tried—”A” for effort, I guess.

I digress though. Ben Affleck became a joke with no end in sight. He took twoyear break. Then he starred in some movies when he came back, and his directorial debut, “Gone Baby Gone,” was reviewed amazingly by critics.

He appeared in a couple more movies then came out with his second directed movie, “The Town.”

By this time, I knew he disappeared but didn’t realize he had come back. I hadn’t heard of “Gone Baby Gone” a few years earlier. I saw “The Town”and realized that, wow, I like Ben Affleck. He kicked ass in the film, but the film also kicked ass. Since then, he’s been in highly regarded movies.

One of those highly regarded movies is “Argo.”

The improbable story of some filmmakers who helped solve the Iranian hostage crisis, “Argo” won three Academy Awards and was nominated for seven. When “Argo” one the big award, Affleck’s career

revamp was complete. He gave a speech for best picture that was, oddly, confrontational.

He spoke about the low he had and about his come back.

It sounded kind of crazy and sincere at the same time, if that makes sense.

“Argo,” I thought, was highly overrated and felt more like a rollercoaster ride than anything. I felt emotionally manipulated but hey, it was a well-done movie.

There isn’t a lot of confusion about his political views. He’s a vocal Democrat.

My confusion in this regard stems from the fact that I’ve seen him speak a couple of times and I’m not absolutely certain if I think he’s smart or just passionate and charming.

Either way, I’ve realized it doesn’t matter. He’s a confusing person who doesn’t fit the categories in my head.

I want to be more upset by it but, in fact, I kind of like it. He is, after all, a normal person beneath all the glamour of Hollywood.

In fact, come to think of it, the actual problem may not be that he’s hard to categorize but that other people are too easy to categorize.

Affleck has had ups and downs, but in spite of that, he’s still trying. As a result, I don’t doubt that his career will be highly regarded when we all look back on it.

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I could hardly narrow these down! So here are three. Current favorite: a line from Stoney LaRue’s “Look At Me Fly.” “I’m high above the water now, never think twice/Look at me fly.” These lines revel in escape and liberation, and they’re sung plaintively enough to bring tears to my eyes. Another top choice is from Muse’s “Map of the Problematique,” a politically charged line questioning, “Why can’t we see/ That when we bleed, we bleed the same?” Agreed. And finally, I give you a classic favorite from the Eagles’ “Hotel California”: a line evoking how conflicted our relationship with the past can be. “Some dance to remember; some dance to forget.”

Hey, what idiot chose this impossible round table topi....oh, wait. Among the many, MANY lyrics I can’t imagine living without, Leonard Cohen’s empowering “Anthem” comes to mind (“There is a crack in everything/that’s how the light gets in.”) So does Sam Cooke’s ennobling “A Change is Gonna Come.”

So does Springsteen’s less ennobling but equally unforgettable “Thunder Road” (“There’s magic in the night/You ain’t a beauty, but hey, you’re alright.”) So do most of Paul Simon’s works. And, of course, so does almost every theatre song Stephen Sondheim has ever written. For now, I’ll leave you with some collegefriendly wisdom from his great duet “Move On”: “I chose and my world was shaken/So what?/The choice may have been mistaken/The choosing was not.”

My favorite song lyrics change almost every day, depending on what point I am at in my menstrual cycle. Currently, I have been listening to a Hugo cover of Jay-Z’s 2004 single “99 Problems” over and over again until my brain melts. Because I am a human being, my favorite lyrics from the song are, “If you’re having girl problems, I feel bad for you son, I’ve got 99 problems and a bitch ain’t one.” It’s a comforting sentiment this close to Valentine’s Day and helps me keep my eye on the prize: victory in all possible things.

I wanted to pick a song that I discovered myself but chose a less attractive alternative, a song recommended by a friend.

My song choice is “Jump Into The Fog” by The Wombats. I love these exact lyrics: “Jump into the fog in the hope that we hit the ground upright.” I jumped into love and who knows how that’ll turn out. It describes love and it describes life. I was shoved into the fog by my parents nine months ago. Everyday since then has been scary, kind of gross and also kind of beautiful.

I’m still here, taking a jump into the fog everyday and every moment.

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graphic by Matt Kennemer Beyonce may have put a ring on it, but Beck, pictured left, put a Grammy on it. Luckily, he didn’t actually crash Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” dance, even though he does seem to be doing so in this photo.

by Mason Walker A&E EDITOR If there were an awards show for awards shows, I’d totally give the trophy to the Oscars instead of the Grammys.

Look, I don’t DISLIKE the Grammys, and I’d certainly prefer them over the Adam Sandlerized brutality of the People’s Choice Awards. They provide some memorable performances (Macklemore), and offer important exposure to up-and-coming artists (Adele)—that is, if those artist’ awards categories aren’t presented in a throwaway ceremony before the actual show.

But overall, they’re just not my favorite. Because there are fifty musicians for every one filmmaker, the Grammy contenders and victors are always twice as random as the Oscar ones (Oh, we’ll do

Daft Punk this year! Mmm, I’m feeling a Coen Brothers movie soundtrack right about now...)

And, because musicians are not screen actors or screenwriters or directors, their acceptance speeches rarely provide us with the kind of quintessential TV Moments that Oscar speeches do.

If you think I’m griping just to gripe, you’re not entirely right.

It seems to me that, regrettably, this year’s Grammys are best viewed, for the most part, as a particularly potent mixture of randomness and boredom. The sound and fury may not have been signifying nothing, but it was rarely signifying anything interesting.

This year’s chief occupant of the randomness category was Beck, who, as all sentient beings now know, knocked Beyonce off her throne to win Album of the Year. I’m not a huge worshipper of either one, but I couldn’t help but feeling as if Bey was a

little jipped. Beyonce’s album was a sonically adventurous blend of two things that I once thought fell under the oil-andwater category: music video sexuality and commentary on the monogamous life. Beck’s “Morning Phase,” meanwhile, feels like a lesser version of his best album, 2002s “Sea Change.” That album was an awesome, aching cry; this one’s the discernible echo.

But that’s the randomness of the Grammys for you. I wish I could call Kanye’s on-stage anti-Beck protest random, but the truth is that it belongs in the “Boredom” category; his babyish protestations have now become a depressingly predictable pattern.

While it’s far too soon to know for sure, I think that this year’s Grammys may be significant because they marked a sea change in America’s attitude toward Kanye. To a lot of us, it’s started to seem like his protean

talent isn’t quite good enough to excuse his stupid antics.

Even Meryl Streep couldn’t get away with this shit.

Some of the other wins made a decent amount of sense: Man of the Year Sam Smith became the night’s most frequent honoree, and if his speech was a bit expected (hey, he mentioned his ex!), his earnest gratitude was at least touching. Still, not one win brought a TV Moment for the ages, or approached the drama of the Oscars.

But then again, many a strange Grammy Awards has been saved by the performances, which are, obviously, the one area where it trounces the Oscars. But even those were mostly letdowns this year. Kanye went unconvincingly subtle. Pharrell tried to inject a social justice message into a song he wrote for a movie with dancing CGI minions. AC/DC reminded us that they’re alive. Madonna, in

a rare misstep, made us wonder IF she was alive.

Amidst the massive assemblage of talented and untalented people, two performances really made the Grammys worth watching.

Hozier and Annie Lennox, with their equally odd blends of R&B and Romantic mysticism, made a fittingly unique pair.

And in the final moments, Beyonce blew the roof off the place, reminding us that she is, when she’s at her best, a vocal embodiment of all the great singers of color who came before her; she can soothe like Lena and roar like Etta, while still maintaing a soulful sound all her own. In that moment, the Grammys were both sensible and surprising. Maybe in future years, the Grammys will have more memorable moments.

And if we’re lucky, Yeezy will stop trying to provide us with them.

“Broad City” Popular now as a show on Comedy Central, “Broad City” stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Johnson as two Jewish feminists who live in New York and find shenanigans at every turn.

It’s a vignette style of storytelling in which every three- to five- minute video shows a brief misadventure that the girls encounter— whether it’s picking up a drug deal or going to brunch.

I don’t know if this is a popular opinion or not, but I enjoy the “Broad City” web series significantly more than the television show.

I think the humor is better without the pressure of a traditional story arc; however,

Amy Poehler is an executive producer, so, in reality, everything about this show is perfect.

“Ghost Ghirls” Amanda Lund and Maria Blasucci star as a couple of ghost-fighting maniacs in this Jack Black-produced series.

Every 10- to 15- minute episode centers on a new paranormal antagonist that the girls must bust in their own whimsical, inefficient ways.

While the episodes usually focus around the different strategies the girls come up with to comedically fail, the dialogue is incredibly witty and the actresses have excellent timing. I recommend blocking off two hours of your

day to watch this series. It’s so addictive it’s…spooky.

“It’s Grace” I’ve been looking at Grace Helbig’s face every day on a computer screen since I was a sophomore in high school.

Her show features a variety of “how-to” videos, pranks, games and general vlogging.

Her quirky sense of humor never ceases to entertain her over two-million subscribers and it’s been joyful to watch both her talent and career grow over the years. It’s a treat that we still can watch her two to 10- minute shows that come out daily.

“The Lizzie Bennet Diaries” Anything associated with either John or Hank Green is

sure to be as educational as it is hilarious. This hundred episode long web series stars Ashley Clements as Lizzie Bennet, a fictional interpretation of Elizabeth Bennet from the Jane Austen novel “Pride and Prejudice.”

The show masterfully tells the classic story through a series of webcam confessions.

Lizzie will come on and talk about her overbearing mother, her love for her sisters and, of course, her unwanted yet irresistible attraction to Mr. Darcy.

It’s a brilliant way to put a 200 year-old novel into a modern context, especially with their constant references to social media and current social etiquette.

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A&E WRITER Since I started living in a dorm, the spaces in my brain that used to be filled with “how to use a television” are now filled with more important pieces of information like “how to just eat the Easy Mac powder” and “how to hold my head under a sink so I never have to actually take a shower.”

Because of this, I have stopped watching a lot of television shows and have instead started watching various web series on Youtube. More specifically, I’ve been watching a lot of femaledominated web series on Youtube.

Here are the best ones:

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Trinity Baseball won all three games for their opening season both Friday Feb 6, and Saturday, Feb. 7.

The Tigers’ played UT-Tyler Friday, and George Fox and Whittier, Saturday, Feb. 7.

“Going into opening day is extremely tough for any team because you don’t know how well you will perform collectively. With the win under our belt from Friday night, we felt more comfortable and relaxed as a squad,” Austin Singer said. “We were able to have quality at bats when runners were in scoring position and pitchers threw very few walks which ended up in two more victories.”

The Tigers battled against UT-Tyler beating them 9-7 for their first game of the season.

The Tigers’ took an early lead 3-0 with a two-run single by Singer. Collin Serkowski hit a triple in the seventh inning, allowing two runs to be scored.

UT-Tyler was able to keep a close score until Drew Butler hit a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to go ahead 9-4.

The Tigers’ pitchers had six walks in the three games of the weekend. Trinity also played George Fox beat them 7-5 and Whittier 11-1.

George Fox held the lead in the first two innings until

photos by Mary Vanderbloemen Junior Katie Castillon pitches against Hardin-Simmons at home on Feb. 7. (top). The Tiger baseball team sits on the bench during opening weekend (bottom).

Austin singer hit a three-run home run to be in the lead.

George Fox quickly regained the lead until the Tigers tied it up in the bottom of the half (5-5). Tigers pitchers Mike Walker and Teddy Turner gave up four hits and struck out three hitters to help the Tigers to win 5-7.

“Overall, we struggled a little bit as a team to pull ahead in the first two games.

Although we had leads, we seemed to keep letting our opponents back into the game,” Drew Butler said.

Butler drove nine runs over the three innings.

“We need to work on maintaining and keeping the momentum. After big innings, where we score multiple runs, we need

to keep the focus as we head back on defense to eliminate big innings for our opponent,”said Singer.

Pitching coach David Smith is very proud of the program and feels the team should accept their reputation as a tough team “I think the team needs to make sure they really understand the bullseye our program wears. Every time you play Trinity, it’s a huge deal to the team in the other dugout. That’s an honor. I’d love to see our guys actually embrace it a little instead of always being shocked by it,” Smith said.

The softball team redeemed themselves after losing their first game 10-1 against Hardin-Simmons to

win their doubleheader 6-2.

The team started off the game with two runs in the bottom of the second and three more in the third inning to take control.

“We worked together well this weekend. Our hitting and defense, in pa r t ic u la r,complement e d each other in the second game. Katie Glomb pitched a great game and the team backed her up with good defense and lots of runs,” said first year Sabrina Nieto.

Glomb gave up four hits the entire game against HardinSimmons, almost earning a shutout in her first complete career game for the Tigers.

“Our two games on Friday were very different. In our first game, we let first game

jitters get the best of us and we definitely didn’t play our best. We made silly mental errors in the field and couldn’t get our bats going,” said senior Kaci Wellik. “Our mindset for this game was more determined and more prepared. We hit well from the start and played solid defense. The second game better reflected how much hard work we have been putting into practice all semester.“ The softball team now has a break and will not play again until March 6 against Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind. ) in a doubleheader at home and then against UTDallas on March 7 and 8 in a four-game series, which will also be played at home.

Orlando City head coach Adrian Heath invited Cardone to the preseason camp after Cardone had a successful 2014 season.

Trinity’s senior goalkeeper was elected to the Men’s Division III All-America First Team this year. It was his second selection in his four years at Trinity. Cardone has also been named to the AllSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference Team every year he played for the Tigers.

During his junior year of high school, Cardone experienced a season-ending injury that took him off the radar of some Division I coaches.

McGinlay recognized the potential in Cardone and was able to convince him to compete at Trinity, where he developed over four years.

“It’s gratifying; Matt was a local kid that I’ve known since he was 15. He was a two-time All-American, a great student and the captain of the team his junior and senior year, so the logical next step was to push for a professional bid,” said head coach Paul McGinlay.

Like McGinlay, assistant coach C.H. Farmer also recognized the opportunity for both Cardone and the Trinity Men’s Soccer Program.

“It speaks to the level of the types of players we try to bring in to Trinity,” Farmer said. “We try to bring the best people and players into our program that we can. Matt absolutely represents everything that we want to be as a program.”

In the 2014 season, Cardone posted 79 saves, only allowing 14 goals in his 25 games.

With a save percentage of 0.85, Cardone ranked 32nd of 200 players in the NCAA. His goals-against average of 0.63 also earned him an impressive ranking of 31st.

With a team goals against average of 0.65, the Tigers ranked 25th in the nation.

In Cardone’s senior year, Trinity posted a school recordtying 24 wins to finish the season 24-2-0 overall. Their record earned the Tigers second in Division III. The team also won a thirdstraight SCAC Championship, bringing the program total to 17 SCAC Titles. The Tigers then advanced to the NCAA Playoffs for the 13th consecutive time and made it to the quarterfinals in back-to-back years.

“Good things tend to happen to good people, and it’s the

same thing with athletics,” McGinlay said. “Matt is not only a good person, but he is also a good player. He’s been Trinity’s number one for four years. It gives encouragement for the players that he’s leaving behind, that one minute he’s playing with us and the next he’s playing alongside the former best player in the world.”

McGinlay understands how important the positive effect that Cardone has had, and continues to have, on the current Tiger soccer players.

“It’s a dream come true to even have this opportunity and I’m doing my best to take advantage of it.” Cardone said. “We all have obstacles to overcome and working through my injury was a personal victory.”

Matt Cardone earns trial with MLS expansion team The Trinity senior keeper was invited to participate in the Orlando City FC training camp

by Tyler Caldwell SPORTS REPORTER

Trinity men’s soccer senior goalkeeper Matt Cardone is participating in the new Major League Soccer club Orlando City’s preseason training camp.

The Orlando City Lions are joining the MLS from the USL Pro League, where they competed from 2010-2014.

One of the team’s biggest pick-ups was Brazilian former FIFA World Player of the Year Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaka.

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Trinity women’s basketball defeated by Texas Lutheran and Southwestern while on the road

For the first time of the season the Tigers have dropped back-to-back games

by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER

The Tigers fell in both conference games this weekend.

They lost on the road against Southwestern University and Texas Lutheran University.

Friday, Feb. 6, they went to Georgetown, Texas, hoping to avenge their one point loss to Southwestern on Jan. 16, but they fell once again 52-61.

The game was close throughout, with the biggest lead being seven points for either team until the closing seconds.

The Tigers held a slight five-point lead (27-22) going into the break, but could not pull away from the Pirates in the second half.

The game was tied at 45 with four minutes and 49 seconds left. At that point; the Pirates took the lead and did not relinquish it.

The Tigers were outrebounded 52-23 in the game, which gave Southwestern many second-chance opportunities.

“We just got absolutely blasted on the boards, which is something they count on,” said head coach Cameron Hill. “Every time the ball goes up they have three girls crashing the offensive glass, and it really helps them.”

Junior forward Anecia Richardson and senior guard Lauren Splawn were both in double-digits in the game with 15 and 13 points respectively. Richardson was 7-9 from the field and had seven rebounds.

“Since there is that r i v a l r y — [S ou t hwe s t er n] players always come out ready to play. They have a lot more energy when they play

Men’s basketball drops two games After their two most recent losses the Tigers do not qualify for SCAC tournament

by CiCi Kent SPORTS REPORTER The Tigers suffered two losses this weekend against Southwestern University and Texas Lutheran University.

Friday, February 6, they lost to fourth-place Southwestern 6054, trailing behind by just a few points throughout the game.

Southwestern started off the game with a three-point lead until Kham Roach tied up the score 3-3. The Pirates held the lead again until William Young tied the score then held a one point lead after making a freethrow. From then on, the Tigers struggled to regain momentum, allowing the Pirates to take the lead in the first half 19-26.

The Tigers were down 11 points within the last few minutes of the game, until Matt Selling went on an eight-point run (50-53). The Tigers struggled to tie up the games with two fouls within the last few seconds that gave Southwestern three more points to end the game 54-60.

Saturday, Feb. 7, the Tigers played against Texas Lutheran in an effort to win against one more SCAC team.

The Tigers’ lead the first half of the game 11-4 at the 13:53 mark when Craig Saltarelli made a three-point jump shot. The Tigers lost the lead in the first half and lost 30-48. Selling led the game with 22 points, tying a personal season high, while A.J.

Pulliam contributed 12 points in the game.

“Overall, I think we underachieved this weekend but that doesn’t take away from the effort we put forth in trying to win those games,” Roach said. “A problem we’ve had this season is getting everyone on the same page and focused to execute in clutch moments like we saw this weekend. There were good individual efforts but individuals don’t win games; teams do.”

The two losses mean that the team will be unable to continue to the SCAC conference championship. However, their season is not over and the team hopes to end the season with a few more wins.

“Going into the weekend we knew we still had a chance to qualify for the SCAC Tournament, where anything can happen.

[We] needed to win at least one of these games on the road,” said head coach Pat Cunningham.

The Tigers still have three more games to finish off the regular season.

“Looking towards our next game, I feel that we should continue to focus on bringing our team together and collectively playing more together overall,” Pulliam said. “I think we can finish our last three home games on a good note” The Tigers’ record is 2-20 overall and 1-10 in SCAC. The Tigers start their final three games at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, against Austin College.

Saturday, Feb. 14 against the University of Dallas, both games will be at home.

Their final game will be Saturday, February 21 against Schreiner University.

us. Maybe that’s why they have gotten us both times,” said sophomore Allison Staley. “Third time’s a charm, and they are not getting us a third time.”

Saturday, Feb. 7, the Tigers lost 61-55 at Texas Lutheran University in their last game of the weekend.

In the first half, Trinity shot just 29.2 percent from the field, and TLU had the 27-18 advantage going into halftime.

“We shot too many shots that weren’t falling,” Richardson said.

“We couldn’t get as many open shots as we wanted and had too many moments where we were shooting too late in the clock.”

The Tiger defense helped make up for the lack of offense by holding TLU to nine made field goals in the period.

The second half began with a 12-0 run by the Tigers, as they took the 30-27 lead.

During the half they led by as

many as eight points (40-32), but they were unable to hold onto the lead.

The difference in the game came at the free throw line.

TLU went 20-28 from the free throw line—14-20 in the second half—while the Tigers only had six attempts all game.

Over the course of the weekend they were outscored 40-9 from the free-throw line.

“Both these teams do a good job of getting to the foul line,” Hill said. “The bottom line is that they worked harder to get to the foul line and took advantage, and we didn’t.”

Sophomore guard Monica Holguin and Richardson were the only players in double figures for the Tigers with 10 points each.

Richardson finished with a double-double, adding 10 rebounds to her 10 points, while only playing 17 minutes in the game because of foul trouble throughout.

“Every season gives you the opportunity to learn from the roadblocks that show up out of nowhere, and that’s what we’re doing right now.

We’re navigating this path that is ultimately going to make us the best team we can be, come tournament time,” Hill said.

After the two losses, Trinity’s record is now 17-5 overall and 8-3 in conference play. The Tigers have three more games of regular SCAC play before the championship tournament.

This weekend, the Tigers return home to take on two more conference opponents.

At 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, the Tigers play Austin College and at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, they will play the University of Dallas.

Then at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 the Tigers take on Schreiner in their last regular season game before the SCAC Championships from Feb. 27 to March 1.

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Men’s tennis goes 2-1 while Dive team finishes women’s tennis loses to UIW their regular season Both Tiger teams gear up for another weekend of action

by Sarah Farrell

SPORTS REPORTER The Trinity men’s tennis team—ranked third in the nation in Division III—went 2-1 on the weekend after opening Friday, Feb. 6, with a win against Hardin-Simmons University, and splitting their two matches on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Abilene Christian University Indoor Tournament. The Tigers then lost 4-3 Thursday, Feb. 12, in their home opener against St. Edward’s University The women’s tennis team also competed in a single match on Saturday, Feb. 7, against Division I University of Incarnate Word, and lost 5-2.

“All I told the guys was that I didn’t expect brilliance in regard to play, but really wanted to see how they compete and the mental toughness,” said men’s head coach Russell McMindes.

Friday afternoon, the men opened the weekend with a 9-0 route of Hardin-Simmons University.

Seniors Jordan Mayer and Aaron Skinner won No. 1 doubles at 8-2, junior Adam Krull and sophomore Clayton Niess won at No. 2 at 8-2, and senior Charlie Curtis and sophomore Chas Mayer won 8-0 at No. 3.

In their singles matches, Trinity won all six matches while only dropping one set at the No. 2 line with Skinner going 6-3, 4-6, 11-9.

Saturday, they opened ACU Indoor play with a 6-1 loss to Tyler Junior College, which is the third-ranked junior college program in the country.

In all matches played at Division I schools this weekend, the Tigers competed under the Division I scoring rules. This included no-ad scoring and a single, six-game set in doubles play.

“The no-ad scoring created a few pivotal points in each match, and unfortunately those did not go our way,” Krull said.

“TJC played solid and aggressive tennis at every position, which was too good on that day.”

The Tigers won only two matches against TJC at the No. 2 doubles 6-4, and at the No. 5 singles with Curtis getting the 6-4, 6-2 win.

In their last match of the weekend, the Tigers faced off against the host school— Division I ACU—and pulled out a hard fought 4-3 win.

“We showed up for the second match with high intensity and fought hard on every court, ”Krull said.

The Tigers took the doubles point after winning 6-4 in both the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches. They closed out the match by winning in the top three singles spots with Krull, Mayer and Skinner getting the wins. Krull won his match in straight sets to give the Tigers two points in the match. Mayer and Skinner both had to win in close three-set matches to earn the victory for the Tigers.

Next the Tigers lost 4-3 to Division II St. Edwards.

They opened the match by sweeping the doubles to secure the doubles point. No.1, Skinner and Mayer, and No. 3, senior Pablo Diaz Boom and junior Eliot Guin, both won 8-4, while the No. 2, Krull and Niess, won 8-6.

In singles, they lost four of the six matches, with three of them going to a third set. The only two wins for the Tigers were Skinner 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) at No. 2 and Mayer 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) at No. 3.

Saturday Fec. 7, the women lost a close battle, 2-5, against UIW. They opened the match going 1-2 in doubles, and losing the doubles point.

At No. 1, first years Marie Lutz and Southwick lost a very close 6-4 match. At No. 2 first years Blaire Porter and Cheyenne Duncan lost 6-3, and the lone win for the Tigers was Caroline White and Gabi Roe at No. 3, 6-0.

The lone singles victory of the match was Lutz at No. 2, (75, 6-3) and Porter at No. 4 (6-2, 6-3). White and Southwick both lost att three-set matches.

The Tigers look at matches like this as practice for tough Division III teams.

“These are all practice matches for us—of course we take them seriously—but it’s just another chance for us to keep getting better,” Southwick said.

At 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13, the women play Division II St. Edward’s University, and 11 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. take on University of Mary HardinBaylor. At 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 14 the men play UIW, and at 3:30 p.m. they face Laredo Community College.

Six divers qualify for NCAA Division III Zone Regional meet

by Tyler Caldwell SPORTS REPORTER This past Sunday, the Trinity women’s diving team qualified two additional divers for the NCAA Division III Zone Regional, rounding up the number of Tiger competitors to six. The Zone Regional will be hosted here in San Antonio at Josh Davis Natatorium Feb. 27-28.

Recently, senior Sara Miller and junior Alexa Bird posted their first of two required qualifying scores in the 1-meter board. On Sunday, Feb. 9, both Miller and Bird were successful in posting their second qualifying marks to officially qualify for the Zone Regional.

Bird ended up in second after posting a score of 265.25, while teammate Miller finished just behind her in third with her score of 260.

Before going into the meet, Miller expressed her confidence in both her teammate and herself.

“I’m a little nervous because it’s always a little scary to have to throw our hardest dives in hopes of qualifying, but I think we can both do it and hopefully we’ll have posted the scores we needed to at the end,” Miller said.

Miller’s confidence paid off, as both she and Bird did just that.

Miller and Bird will be joining four of their Tiger teammates at the Zone Regional. Among those

who previously qualified were sophomore Mollie Patzke for the second year in a row, first year Sarah Kate Mrknonich, first year Christine Peterson and first year Danielle Freund.

“This year we are anticipating to only have three spots that advance to nationals from our zone,” Patzke said. “I’m expecting a very competitive meet. Of course, my goal is to make it to nationals, but I know that will be very challenging. Ultimately, I hope to see the three spots from our zone be taken by at least two divers from Trinity.”

The top divers competing at the Zone Regional will then qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships, which will take place March 18-21 in Shenandoah, Texas. Last season, four competitors from this zone advanced to nationals. However, as Patzke noted, the Tigers are only counting on three such spots being available this year and will have to continue their hard work to earn a top spot.

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship began this past Wednesday, Feb. 11, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 14, in Rockwall, Texas.

The Tiger swimmers and divers look to defend their titles as SCAC Champions. The men have won conference three consecutive years, giving them a program total of seven titles.

The women’s swimming team ha dominated the SCAC in recent times, winning conference eleven times in a row with a program total of 14 Conference Championships.

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Valentine’s Day Still-single heartthrobs from the glory days

by Heather Bush Pulse Editor Though many of our celebrity crushes from the late 90s and early 2000s—like Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel—are now taken, there are some heartthrobs still on the market.

Romeos:

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Though McCartney began his musical career as part of the band Dream Street, most of us truly fell in love with the singer’s beautiful soul during his solo days.

“He was really pretty and had the voice of an angel,” said Camille Reuter, a sophomore.

These days, McCartney continues to work on his music—having just released his fourth album, In Technicolor, in 2014—but he still has plenty of time to get to know you this Valentine’s Day.

Aaron Carter

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Back in 2006, Carter was engaged to Kari Ann Peniche, but broke off the engagement after only six days. Then, just last year—after Hilary Duff’s separation from her husband—he tweeted that he lost the love of his life forever. He may not have the best track record with women, but fortunately it isn’t too late to make him believe in love again.

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Hilary Duff

Jesse McCartney

Jeremy Sumpter

Voted the hottest teen female star of 2003, everyone was disappointed when it was announced that this “Lizzie McGuire” star would be separating from her husband.

Since her break-up, Duff spends most of her time with her son, Luca Cruz, but maybe she’ll have room for one more on Feb. 14.

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This 25-year-old actor enjoys basketball and rollerblading, but he’d take time off any day to fly you to Neverland.

Matt Leblanc

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“Now that everyone’s in their “Friends” frenzy, Joey’s definitely a good one,” said Aileen Domann, a sophomore.

While LeBlanc’s character, Joey Tribbiani, may be a little promiscuous, many loyal watchers of “Friends” couldn’t help but develop a soft spot for him. Now that the show is on Netflix, fans can watch Joey make mistake after mistake with women in the hopes that, this time, maybe they’ll be the one for him.

Amanda Bynes

Preteens everywhere tuned in regularly to Nickelodeon’s “The Amanda Show” and “All That” before this star went off the deep end.

“It’s something about her hair and the dancing lobsters that really gets me going,” said Evan Lewis, a senior.

These days, Bynes frequently appears throughout public media due to her psychiatric troubles, but love might be the one thing to turn her life around this Valentine’s Day.

Britney Spears

We may not know him by name, but the title character of Universal Pictures’s “Peter Pan” is unmistakable for many.

“The guy who played Peter Pan,” said Katie Payne, a junior. “He was just so adventurous and pretty. My sister and I used to photoshop a picture of him kissing Wendy where we were kissing him instead.”

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Like other celebrities of her time, Spears has gone through many ups and downs in both her career and her love life. After two toxic marriages and countless boyfriends, Spears remains single in time for Valentine’s Day 2015.

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Lindsey Shaw

As one of Ned’s best friends in “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide,” Shaw was another Nickelodeon favorite.

“I kept an eye out for Lindsey Shaw,” said Kyle Argueta, a sophomore. “So genuine and down-to-earth. Well, at least for a middle schooler.”

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How to properly prepare yourself for “Fifty Shades of Grey”

by Maddie Smith A&E WRITER If there’s anything I’m an expert on, it’s the first thirty pages of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” That is why I am completely qualified to write about my steamy preparations to see the movie this sexy Saturday night. So strap on your reading eyes and feel free to safeword yourself out of this article because here’s every arousing thing you’ll need to do to get ready to go see the cinematic masterpiece that will go down in history.

Look at yourself in the mirror

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Before departing on your little sex-capade, go into the bathroom and make direct eye contact with your reflection. Ask these questions: Do I really want this? What can I possibly get out of this? Will it really be that funny? Is anything really that funny? To what other plans have I been invited on Valentine’s Day? Oh, right. Yeah, I’ll go.

Find a movie theater in a different town

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If you’re…hypothetically…going alone, it might be best to take some precautions.

I’d recommend a 50-mile radius of “don’t go here” just in case you have an awkward run-in with someone and have to pretend like you’re waiting on other people before sneaking out the emergency exit. I’d also suggest wearing a gender-bending disguise and paying in cash. It would also be wise to watch a marathon of Eastern European movies the week before so you can develop a thick, unrecognizable accent.

Non-stereotypical Valentine’s gifts

by Leah Hoffpaur

PULSE WRITER

Valentine’s Day can be one of the most exciting holidays for couples or one of the most dreaded. Walking down the red-and-pink aisles at the store can be hypnotic, and is an experience that many would prefer to avoid altogether. The pressure to buy the perfect flowers or pick out the most savory box of chocolates can be quite stressful—not to mention selecting the right-sized teddy bear. Luckily, there are many great alternatives to stereotypical Valentine’s Day gifts that your significant other will appreciate—ones that will help you avoid getting lost in a daze of red and pink, but will still show your loved one that you care about them.

You can never go wrong with a personalized gift, unless it’s a creepy poster of your face or something of that nature. There are lots of great websites that specialize in the customization of gifts, such as Etsy or Zazzle. You can create personalized keychains, bottle openers, phone cases, coffee mugs or even pillowcases. Ordering your significant other’s Valentine’s Day gift from the comfort of your own room, along with not having to worry about the hassle of shopping, is both liberating and stress-relieving. Most of these websites also have Valentine’s Day discounts, which is definitely an added bonus.

If you want to give your significant other a fun, silly gift, you could make those coupons you might have made for your parents when you were younger—the ones that said “Good for cleaning my room” or “Good for taking out the trash.” You can change them to say things like “Good for one picnic at the park” or “Good for 30 minutes of cuddling.” There are even some you can make and personalize online.

You know your valentine best, but if they seem like the kind of person who doesn’t really “want” anything, don’t underestimate the simple gesture of filling their car with a tank of gas or doing their laundry. You could even look for discounts on Groupon for things the two of you could do together, like getting massages or going tubing.

If you have any artistic talent, don’t be afraid to incorporate that into your gift.

Painting your S.O. a picture or writing them a song are things that can be cherished longer than a box of chocolates or a bouquet of roses.

This Valentine’s Day, instead of stressing out about the kind of chocolate your beau will want this year, consider giving them something that can’t be bought in the Valentine’s Day aisle of Target. If you already bought roses and a teddy bear, try including one of these alternatives and see which they appreciate more—you might save yourself from the annual Valentine’s Day stress in the future.

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Get booze

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Let your mom know what you’ll be up to

Going sober is a rookie mistake. You aren’t going to enjoy the aesthetic, analyze the plot or listen to the dialogue— you’re here to tell your friends it was ironic or get your rocks off. Therefore, I definitely suggest downing a couple of bottles of something stronger than Christian Grey’s penetrating smolder, (Good luck).

She loves you and just wants to know that you’re happy. She’s been pestering you all week about the situation your love life is in because, frankly, you’re a nice girl and once a boy gets past your self-deprecating, yet insulting, personality, he’ll see how attractive your face can be if you apply the mascara like she told you to. And you just need to stop eating junk food because it distracts from the wide hipbones your inherited from your grandmother, because she loves you so much and doesn’t want you to be 30 and still single.

Also, your mother is without a doubt going this weekend too and might want to compare notes on Monday.

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Pack at least six changes of underwear

I’m not saying that you’re going to need them, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry, in case Mr. Grey takes off his shirt too quickly for you to properly fold your legs and you have a little “accident.” Don’t be shy about it either. Just stuff your unmentionables into the cupholder and, if the moment strikes, you’ll be able to quietly and efficiently change without standing up and missing even a single inch…I mean…moment…of the film.

What happened to the love poem contests?

by Megan Reynolds

COLUMNIST

The annual Love Poem contest hosted by the campus literary magazine, the Trinity Review, will not occur this year. The Love Poem contest usually consisted of a small entry fee for each contestant which, in turn, became the cash prize for the winner. The poems were judged by a panel of professors who would determine the winner.

Although many poets took advantage of this opportunity to spill feelings of unbridled love, some poets also decided to go the way of humor. Either way, attending this contest was a night filled with fun, laughter and of course Cupid.

Following the contest, the Trinity Review staff usually held an open mic night. This provided an open opportunity to anyone who wanted to share their own work with an audience. The open mic portion of the event was not limited to merely reading stories or poems aloud.

Musicians were always welcome to join in the festivities.

Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen conflicts, the Trinity Review has decided to forego the annual Love Poem contest in favor of a brand new event: Wine, Dine, and Bacchanine. This event will include new features that the Love Poem contest did not provide ,like wine and snacks. The event will take place the first Thursday after spring break, March 19. If you were dismayed at seemingly having nowhere to possibly win money for your poetic talent, fear not. Wine, Dine, and Bacchanine will be holding a non-themed poetry contest.

This contest, similarly to the Love Poem contest, will require a $5 entry fee, but the winner will win the pot. It may not sound like much, but hey, $10 pays for Chipotle so it’s worth a shot. This new poetry contest will also prove much more flexible since the theme is not limited to love, a subject which can so easily fall to sappy imagery and cliches.

In addition, Wine, Dine, and Bacchanine will also hold an open mic night after the contest. This open mic will follow the same format as previous Trinity Review events. Wine, Dine, and Bacchanine is meant to be as entertaining as the Love Poem contest, except now it will occur at a time when students are not quite as busy. Wine, Dine, and Bacchanine would be a perfect way to spend your first Thursday evening back at Trinity.

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“Hey Jude, I Just Want To Hold Your Hand” COLUMNIST

by Callum Squires

I feel it in my fingers. I feel it in my toes. Love is all around me. And, as this article will show, we should celebrate that! Yay for Valentine’s Day! But what makes Valentine’s Day special? I guess it depends on each individual’s wants and desires. Some like flowers, chocolate and bubble baths. Others like adventurous days out exploring with a loved one. I’ve heard rumours that sometimes sexual intimacy can be enjoyable. Personally, I just wanna watch soccer and eat ice cream.

But that’s probably why I’m single and alone...

Anyway, those of you who do have a romantic engagement with a significant other, will undoubtedly need to “set the mood” at one stage of the weekend or another. Now, I know my fellow Brits and I are often mocked for a variety of reasons. We have bad teeth. We “lost” the Revolutionary War (we let you Americans win). We can’t do anything on the global stage without the support of the USA. And we never do well in sports. But I submit to you, one thing we are good at is romance.

There is an element of charm in our little set of countries. Yep, there are four countries in my country—just go with it. From north to south, east to west, we love a romantic story. Whether that be a royal wedding, the underdog triumphing over the clear favourite or just someone fulfilling their dreams, we love the joy a love story can bring.

I know many of you Texans love this stuff as well. Country music is essentially sappy love songs over a guitar. I should say, I’m all in favor of a little bit of Luke Bryan telling me I can crash his party, or Taylor Swift telling me I can write my name in her blank space (coincidentally, “Oh my God, look at that face, you look like my next mistake” is the most relatable line in music right now). But, there is more out there, more than you are aware exists!

So, I thought I might introduce you romantic Americans to some truly wonderful love songs and romantic artists that you might not have heard of before. Clearly, I can’t play you the songs through the medium of the Trinitonian, so I will attempt to describe the artists and their work as vividly as possible, throwing in some lyrics here and there to hopefully persuade you to do some research and listening on your own!

For starters, I’ve learned that lots of Americans like accents from the U.K. Well, let’s get started with some Irish guys then! OK, so technically they’re not from the U.K., but Westlife is still one of the most successful boy bands in U.K. music history. Their career spanned 14 years (1998-2012) and included 14 number one singles, and some of them are exceptional. “Queen of my Heart” (“I’ll always look back, as I walk away, this memory will last for eternity, and all of our tears will be lost in the rain, when I find my way back to your arms again”) is a real tearjerker. I’ve always thought it would be the perfect song for a romantic goodbye kiss in a movie. Rain pouring, running back into one another’s arms. It’s a beautiful image. Also, check out “Evergreen” and “Flying Without Wings” which have been covered by so many people now that you’ve probably heard at least one version. Their lovely, little, leprechauny Irish voices make listening pleasurable, and with some nice backing tracks, Westlife is perfect to stick on when you’re just chilling with that special one.

Craig David was huge in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. His slick vocals over smooth R&B pop beats is a winning combo for sure.

There are many highlights in his back catalog. “Fill Me In” (“Midnight, returned, Jacuzzi turned on, can you fill me in?”) was a classic illicit love-affair tune. The “7 Days” chorus explains just how Craig seduced his lady friend in exactly one week. He sings, “Met this girl on Monday, took her for a drink on Tuesday, we were making love by Wednesday, and on Thursday and Friday and Saturday, we chilled on Sunday,” showing that just ‘cause you don’t put out on the first date doesn’t

mean you won’t get some pretty soon after. Mr. David wastes no time.

Perfect for the gentleman who loves a bit of charismatic charm, yet also has a soft, emotional side.

East 17 was somewhat of a one-hit wonder—at least in the history books—but listen to “Stay Another Day” and I dare you not to feel emotionally drained afterward. It was a Christmas number one in 1994 in the UK with an iconic video of all members of the boy band wearing nonsense white parka jackets. This song is a classic that still garners serious air time on the radio at Xmas and all year long on my iPod: “Oh, don’t leave me alone like this, don’t you say it’s the final kiss, won’t you stay another day?” Perfect for an apology or bemoaning a long-distance relationship. This will soothe your pain.

McFly is a bit more multi-purpose. Essentially a four-piece pop band (though they’d claim some rock influences), McFly was always praised for writing their own songs and playing their own instruments. Almost every single they ever released is an absolute gem. “All About You” (“So hold me close and say three words like you used to do, dancing on the kitchen tiles, it’s all about you!”) is a beautifully low-key and relaxed song that will not fail to bring a smile to your face. Obviously, I can’t forget “Obviously” which revolves around a guy pining after a girl he wishes he could have, even though “obviously, she’s out of my league.” I’m sure many of us have had that feeling. It’s a great song though. They have a few silly lines mixed in with the good ones too, such as in “Star Girl” when the lead singer chimes, “There’s nothing on Earth that could save us, when I fell in love with Uranus.” Questionable at best.

But the catchiness of their melodies and the nice, down-to-earth nature of their songs means that they are a must-listen for any true romantic. And guys, if you want to see why you will never be the most romantic guy in the world, no matter how hard you try, search “McFly wedding speech” into YouTube. Girls, please don’t, it will give you an unrealistic idea of how romantic most men are (But do though, it’s awesome).

“Baby, you light up my world like nobody else!” You didn’t really think I’d write an article about UK love songs and not mention my main men, One Direction, did you? I love this lot because they give me an instant way to connect with lot of girls over here. White lies I’ve told relating to 1D include: I went to school with Harry Styles, I originally wrote “What Makes You Beautiful,” I was an original member of the band but split off due to creative differences, I was replaced by Niall (Irish wanker) and many more. It’s pretty fun. But onto the music. There’s just the right amount of balance between cheesy charm (“So, tell me girl if everytime we touch, you get this kind of rush”) and utterly stupid, fake anecdotes that make zero sense (“Said her name was Georgia Rose, and her Daddy was a dentist, said I had a dirty mouth, but she kissed me like she meant it”). These two elements alone make for some special songs to woo someone with. They’re my boys. And, all jokes aside, their music might not be to everyone’s taste, but as a Brit, they conjure up a real sense of pride for me when you see how favorably they are viewed across the globe. I wish Coach McGinlay hadn’t persuaded me to quit the band to pursue my soccer career at Trinity after all.

Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend, whoever you choose to share it with. Listen to these musical recommendations!

You never know: they might inspire something inside of you. Stay safe. Buy her flowers and chocolates. Buy him them, too, so I don’t appear to be assigning gender roles to these gifts. Everybody love everybody, regardless of sexual orientation or anything else that could be used discriminatorily. And why not bite the bullet and tell that special girl or guy that you like them?! What have you got to lose? So here goes... I think you’re incredibly beautiful and we’d be an absolutely amazing couple. You know who you are.

The Valentine’s movies you don’t want to take a date to

by Mason Walker

A&E EDITOR

When it comes to cinematic options on Valentine’s Day, people’s selections often fall into two categories. The first and most obvious category is the rom-com, the kind of Katherine Heigl-ian fizzy concoction that causes a swoony sensation and a sappy aftertaste. The obvious alternative to this is bitter-and-single cinema, which allows the chronically unloved among us to partake in the kind of selfpity that’s as dark and satisfying as Ghirardelli chocolate.

In past issues of this newspaper and a thousand others, you’ve been assailed with guides to these types of cinema.

Looking for a sweet Nicholas Sparks adaptation to watch with the BF? Click here! Searching for a ladies’s night pick that solidifies your belief that boys are the worst? Read on!

But, you may not be asking yourself, about a third category? What about those movies that intend to be romantic but, for whatever reason, are not romantic at all? Compelled by my somewhat contrarian nature and my strong tolerance for bad cinema, I decided to assemble a list of such films. Without further ado, here’s a guide to the movies that are meant to have viewers reaching for one another, but instead have them reaching vomitously for the trash can.

The lesser told story of a guy’s Valentine’s Day

by Tyler Boelts

NEWS REPORTER

If we are being completely honest here, I don’t know how necessary it is to put all of this high and intense pressure on men for Valentine’s Day. It’s not even just men; it’s all couples on Valentine’s Day. But for some reason men seem to be singled out on this one day every single year. I am a firm believer in the idea that if you are in a relationship you can treat your significant other well all year round and then you don’t need to overdo it on Valentine’s Day just to prove that you are a good boyfriend.

From the Jan. 1 to Feb. 13 the pressure is on to find a way to top what you did last year. It is no longer about a small gesture to remind your significant other that you love them. It seems to be that we have to buy chocolates delivered by a pug, and hire the Plain White T’s to serenade them all day just to prove our love. I would like to live in a world where guys are not automatically expected to fail on Valentine’s Day and have to make up for their failure by buying their way out of it.

The built-up stereotype of the dumb, bumbling boyfriend does not actually exist in real life. I am sure there are plenty of guys out there who forget Valentine’s Day, but there are an overwhelming number of guys who don’t screw things up every chance they get.

Those are the boyfriends who don’t need to be spending their life savings trying to make up for something they never did in the first place. I believe that there should be more leniencies in the time leading up to the Valentine’s Day. We should maybe keep in mind that it is a day to be happy and love each other, not to hold high and unrealistic expectations of guys on one sugar-filled, floral-scented box of name brand chocolates.

I think it would be in everybody’s best interest to take a step back and try to tone down the insanity surrounding Cupid’s holiday.

Guys just get blasted year after year with this holiday; maybe this Saturday can be a relaxing and enjoyable time.

The only other thing I would like to say here is that instead of obsessing over the colossal amount of candy you will be expecting on Feb. 14; think about how grateful you are for the people you do have in your life. Think about how prior to Valentine’s Day all of your friends and your significant other have proven how much they care about you, because they wouldn’t be in your life if they hadn’t already done so.

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Catherine, With profound gladness to be on the adventure with you --Stephen

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Asa, you are my lobster!

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