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Alcohol Differences Between UK & U.S.

Opinion columnist and London native Callum Squires explains the variations.

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Trinity Tech Tigers advances to Regionals

Three man security team excels without coach from TexSAW competition.

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Kanye West hits Double Digits

10 Years have passed since West’s first album: The College Dropout.

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Revised curriculum approved No current students will be affected by the change in policy; implented for first years of fall 2015

by Cassandra Watson NEWS REPORTER Last Friday, Jan. 31, the Faculty Assembly voted to officially approve the proposed changes to the Trinity curriculum. The vote came after recent revisions by the University Curriculum Council (UCC). After three years of development and deliberation, the changes will be put into place in the fall of 2015.

No current students will be affected by the changing curriculum. Those who came in under the current common curriculum will graduate under it. All students under the current common curriculum will be phased out by 2019.

“We should not make students do something different from what they were understanding they were going to do,” said Angela Tarango, assistant religion professor.

One of the main differences in the new curriculum is the change in the first-year experience.

The new curriculum combines the first-year seminar with the writing workshop so that students will learn how to write

at a college level their first semester.

Students will then choose a cluster of three classes to take at the end of their first year and into their second year that all focus on a broad central theme.

The classes will be in different disciplines with the purpose of showing students how different fields explore the same topic.

“The idea is for students to understand how different disciplines approach one particular theme,” Tarango said.

Another five courses, one in each discipline, will be required in addition to the three-course cluster. In total, the new common curriculum will include ten courses. The common curriculum now requires students to complete around 15 courses.

The new curriculum will also require students to take courses encompassing what are called core capacities. These include skills such as written, oral and visual communication, digital literacy and engaged citizenship.

“We wanted to change the curriculum in a way that gave students the opportunity to master the basic skills that would prepare them for work in the modern workforce,” said Erwin Cook Murchison Distinguished professor of the humanities and classical studies.

“One of the good things about the common curriculum is that if you don’t know what your major is you can come in and take a

bunch of different classes to try and figure it out. If they want us to focus on learning modern skills, that would be good, but I don’t know if that would help people determine a major if they are unsure,” said sophomore Grace Hardwick.

There are fewer core-course requirements so it will be easier for students to double major with this new curriculum. The changes will hopefully give students more direction early on in their college experience and require them to take classes from a wide spectrum.

“We’re hoping that that’s going to figure into helping students figure out a minor or a major.

People are going to see stuff they might not have tried under the common curriculum now,” Tarango said.

Faculty will be a major part of the endeavor to roll out this new curriculum. Many classes will have to be created, revamped or scrapped to better fit the change.

Professors will also need to come together to create new first-year experience classes and course clusters.

“I think that this is going to give our faculty the chance to show their very best side because we’ll be creative. We’ll come up with new ideas, new programs and improve Trinity’s reputation nationwide as an innovative place where students want to be. I believe it’ll be easier to sell Trinity’s message with this new curriculum,” Cook said.

According to Travis Batts, senior Pike and member of Greek Council, the hearing found the organization responsible for recruitment, guest list and alcohol use policy violations. A hearing last spring resulted in the organization’s placement on social probation for the fall of 2013, removing the opportunity for a second round rush party and replacing it with a service event.

“That event didn’t end up happening, so the Pikes came to Brianna [McGlamory] and asked if they could partner up with the SPURS at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. Brianna said, ‘no,’” said junior Vivian Ha, secretary for Zeta Xi and Greek Council Judicial Chair.

“Then they came to Graham Bates, the outgoing Greek Council Judicial Chair, told him that Brianna had said ‘yes’ to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in conjunction with the SPURS, so Graham said ‘okay,’ but that

they all have to be there the whole time. On the day of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, there were like five pikes there.”

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photo by Nayeli Perez In season weekend opener, Pat Hirschberg, senior outfielder slides into home as Tigers erupt into cheers in the dugout.

Although student feedback was sought in the preliminary processes of the curriculum changes, there wasn’t much student involvement during the revisionary process.

“Students were not a big part of the planning. This was faculty led. There’s been some student feedback, but there hasn’t been a lot because the changes won’t affect current students. Alumni were consulted. We asked them what they wished they had

more of during their college experience at Trinity,” Tarango said.

The new curriculum changes were decided independently of the credit-hour course changes. It hasn’t yet been decided as to whether all courses will be changed to four hour credits.

“It’s a separate change that has been going on at the same time as the curriculum change,” Tarango said.

the organization responsible for the policy violations, according to Brianna McGlamory, coordinator for fraternity and sorority life, it was considered in the decision to suspend the new active class.

“The students [on the Greek Council Judicial Board] looked at previous judicial records and based on previous judicial sanctions – and not seeing a change in behavior from those sanctions – they decided that a different sanction was needed,” McGlamory said.

According to Ha, Greek Council’s intention in suspending the organization’s new active class was to refocus the organization and its current members before allowing new members to participate.

“We think they have a lot to learn before they take a new pledge class. We don’t want them teaching those habits to a new orientation class.

Frankie [Arndt], the new Pike president, expressed to us the desire he had to change his club, that he didn’t like the direction that his club was going. We felt that if the Pikes were to take on the responsibility of a new active class while also trying to make internal changes with the old actives that it would be extra stress,” Ha said. “If Frankie was going to be very committed to what he said, it would be better for him and better for the organization if they didn’t take a pledge class. We also wanted to do something that they’d take seriously.”

According to Batts, the organization pleads not responsible to the alcohol violation and maintains that suspending the new active class could harm the organization.

Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity absent from Bid Day festivities Pikes face new active class suspension without appeal option; not present at Bid Day

by Faith Ozer NEWS REPORTER After facing social probation last fall, Trinity’s chapter of the national fraternity Phi Kappa Alpha (Pike) had their 2014 new active class suspended. The Greek Council Judicial Board found the organization responsible for three policy violations that occurred at their Jan. 15 Neon event. The board also decided this decision did not warrant an appeal, and prohibited the organization from filing one.

Pike remained absent from the Jan. 31 Bid Day celebrations but is no longer on social probation.

“The life force of a Greek organization is its members. If you take that away, you take away the force of numbers and ability to rebuild with new people.”

Travis Batts Senior Pike Greek Council Member While Ha maintained that these past events were not directly influential in finding

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On Feb. 13, a woman in Bexar County was bitten by a dog, causing a neighbor to shoot the animal. According to Paul Berry, a spokesman for the Bexar County Police Department, the incident happened in the 3000 block of Cenizo Rd. After the shots were fired, the dog ran back to its owners’ property. While the woman was treated at the scene, the dog was not treated by Bexar County Animal Control because they cannot go on private property unless the dog is causing immediate danger.

Jerome Listecki, archbishop of Milwaukee, WI, has proposed setting aside $4 million to compensate the victims of clergy sexual abuse in its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The Milwaukee archdiocese is among more than six dioceses to file for bankruptcy in recent years. Listecki also said that therapy would be provided for the remainder of victims’ lives. The archdiocese said the money would come from insurer Lloyd’s, of London, other assets and possibly a loan.

A bill in Spain, ending a woman’s right to an abortion, is set to pass in parliament. Critics argue that the law will force Spanish women to travel abroad to obtain an abortion. Abortion on demand was introduced in Spain under a law passed by the Socialists, the Partida Socialista Popular, in 2010. The new bill would reverse the changes of 2010, only allowing abortion in cases of rape or where women can prove that having a child would pose a severe risk to their mental or physical health.

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In the Feb. 07 issue, the article “Arson focuses on death of classical music” had incorrect information. The following are the corrections from the article: • • • • • •

Joshua Palmer is a music major.

Alyssa Sedillo is a senior.

Kate Cuellar is a junior.

Nikkin Rader is a senior and acts in the show.

Valerie Jeannin is a graduate student.

From the beginning, the music department has supported Palmer’s ideas and endeavors.

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Student videos will replace existing alcohol education program Dean of Students’ office advertises monetary prize in student video competition

by Luke Wise NEWS REPORTER The Dean of Students’ Office is aiming to replace current incoming student alcohol programs with new student-made productions.

The student-made videos must be proposed to the office, with bids starting at $1,000 dollars for the winning entry. The proposals are due to David Tuttle, dean of students and vice president for student affairs,

by Feb. 21.

This new initiative looks to replace the online education courses for all new students regarding alcohol policy and safety. According to the proposal guidelines listed online, the change comes as an attempt by the university to “seek a new way to convey Trinity specific information to new students that is more focused on our campus, less tedious and time consuming and that uses humor to convey information.”

With new programs already in place “Optimal

Buzz,” organized by Richard Reams, assistant director of counseling services, the change hopes to introduce more programs with a new approach.

To Tuttle, while the old programs were reportedly effective, there are always better ways.

“Students report their behavior has been affected from the information learned from these programs,” Tuttle said. “However, we are always looking for new ways and different ways to do things.”

One of these proposed new ways are the student made videos, ones that Tuttle hopes will be more entertaining and informative, keeping students engaged throughout.

“Instead of sitting through an hour to 90 minute course that they may or may not be watching, that may or may not be sending the right message, why not do something that’s a little more engaging for them and a little more relevant,” Tuttle said. “The idea is to have students create the video – all we are going to do is say ‘get these points across and you guys do something that will keep students watching till the end.”

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for the better. To sophomore Josh Humphreys, the old programs were ineffective and gave the wrong message at times.

“The program is not very effective – it’s out of date,” Humphreys said.

“Fear doesn’t really benefit anyone, so its better to use positive reinforcement, show students how to be safe and be more mitigating.”

Tuttle also thinks the new program should shift from enforcement and lean towards education and being smart about the situations you are put into.

“We are trying to shift the focus from enforcement onto consumption levels,” Tuttle said. “We are looking to find ways to affect the culture that is, often times quite difficult to affect.”

Other students, such as sophomore Andro Suskevcevic, just the prospect of the program being made by students adds a lot to the content, making it more intriguing and relatable.

“Being student made would make it more enjoyable to watch,” Suskevcevic said. “It would be interesting to see people you know or recognize on campus in the videos.”

The opportunity to be involved in the procedure

graphic courtesy of AlcoholEdu Tuttle seeks a less tedious form of AlcoholEdu (above) in student video contest.

and process of these new videos is appealing to many students and benefits everyone involved.

“First off everyone benefits from it,” Suskevcevic said. “Students who win get paid if their idea is the best, and that is good for everyone.”

With the proposal deadline next week, students and faculty are

hoping to see results that are even more effective than those previous years.

“The most important aspect is education,” Humphreys said. “Negative approaches won’t effectively change the drinking habits of students – its better to show them how to be safe and to use their knowledge to handle situations.”

or what the circumstances were,” said Paul Chapa, Trinity University Chief of Police.

Because the disturbance was so close to campus, TUPD sent out an email to alert students about the potential danger.

“We sent out the TrinAlert message to the community that said this disturbance happened off campus with a gun, and we’re checking the area. Be mindful of your surroundings and travel in groups,” Chapa said.

After the email was sent out, TUPD checked the parking lots, surveyed the campus, and searched other areas that would be accessible to someone on foot. “We didn’t see anybody or have any further description to go off of”, Chapa said. Another email was then sent to alert students that there was no threat present on campus.

In the event of a gun disturbance or crime happening in the area, TUPD’s response depends on the circumstances at hand.

“There’s a lot of crime that happens in our area. We’re selective, and we base the notification on the proximity and if there’s any threat or concern to the institution specifically--to students, faculty, or staff,” Chapa said.

TrinAlert is the primary program that TUPD utilizes to keep students, faculty and staff

updated on campus safety. A new program, however, will soon be introduced on campus.

Elerts is an app that many universities around the country have already put into place. The app features a way to anonymously report illegal or suspicious behavior to TUPD immediately. The Elerts are directly received by a dashboard in their dispatch.

The app will give students better access to contacting TUPD than the access the blue phones placed around campus currently offer.

“It’s a proactive way for TUPD to break down some of those walls and encourage students to communicate with TUPD,” said Michelle Bartonico, director of marketing communications.

Elerts also features a virtual escort that one can use when walking to and from places on campus at night. The app tracks the location of the user so that police can respond if anything were to happen. The Elerts app is now available for students to download on iPhone or Android.

“What it will hopefully encourage people to do is be more aware of occurrences on campus. There isn’t really a high volume of any sort of incidences, but having the tools will help people know how to communicate if they need it,” Bartonico said.

TUPD scours campus after gunmen appearance Course of action depends on specific circumstances, while safety remains top priority

by Cassandra Watson NEWS REPORTER Two Sundays ago on Feb. 2, a disturbance was reported at Stadium Dr. and Mulberry close to the intramural fields and tennis court around 7:15 p.m. The person causing the disturbance was reported to be standing at the intersection with a shotgun in tow.

By the time TUPD got to the location of the suspect, the suspect was no longer there. TUPD has an obligation to respond to reports that happen within the vicinity of Trinity campus. That includes perimeter streets encompassing campus.

An email sent by TUPD at 7:39 p.m. on Feb. 2 cautioned the Trinity community, asking them “to remain vigilant and take extra personal security precautions, such as avoiding dim lit areas, walking alone, and being aware of suspicious persons.”

“There was no direction of flight. It was unknown whether they were affiliated with Trinity or if they left on campus

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Alumni relations confers scholarships to essay contest winners For some, class rings serve as reminders of memories and university tradition

by Luke Wise NEWS REPORTER In conjunction with class ring sales in the Fiesta Room for eligible juniors and seniors, three Trinity students won the annual ring scholarship, which goes toward the cost of their class rings.

The class rings are available to purchase by students with over 73 credit hours.

Available in a variety of metals and styles, the rings start from $360 and rise in price depending on metal and possible additions.

According to Mary Kay Cooper, Director of Alumni Relations,, the rings bind past, present and future Trinity students.

“The rings are the one common bond between those who have graduated in the past and those who will graduate this year and in years to come,” Cooper said.

This personal connection is recognized by many, including

photo by Matthew Brink Balfour rings are displayed above that display the Trinity signet. Rings will be presented in a ceremony on Mar. 29.

first place ring scholarship recipient Tyler Howard, junior.

“Receiving a Trinity ring after three to four years of hard work at this academically rigorous institution, and having a physical reminder on your hand that you’ve committed to continuing your education into whatever comes after Trinity is an emotional prospect for everyone involved,” Howard said.

Howard along with seniors Kylie Hornbeck and Pablo Tarquino, who tied for second place, submitted essays to the contest about what the Trinity Ring means to them. Their winning essays were chosen by the Student Affairs Committee

of the National Alumni Board, who is responsible for the contributions that make up the scholarships.

To Christine Martinez, Young Alumni and Student Programs Coordinator, all of the essays submitted were great reflections on the student’s time here and what it meant to them to wear and own these rings.

“Someone may talk about their lifelong struggle of even coming to Trinity, others are more about memories while attending Trinity, so that is a really personal message for many,” Martinez said.

With close voting and consistent outstanding submissions, the board has

considered some changes over the past few years. Allowing for three winners overall was one such change that the board elected to make last year.

“Over the years we’ve had many different stories,” Martinez said. “In the past it was only one winner; last year was the only year we did first, second and third. It was getting very hard to choose among all of them.”

Although not everyone buying a ring participated in the contest, the idea for the importance of the rings and their meaning resonated with many students.

“By putting on those rings, we’re committing to ourselves

and to each other that we will remember the lessons we’ve learned from our professors and our peers and that we will continue Trinity’s legacy into our future endeavors,” Howard said.

The ring ceremony, taking place on March 29th in Parker Chapel, allows all three winners to read their stories aloud, a university tradition prior to graduation and the beginning of a new chapter for the graduating class.

According to Balfour, the rings are symbolic of this transition, “upon their commencement, [students] turn the ring around, with the name facing outward. This symbolizes that the graduate is now ready to face the world.”

While just a piece of metal to some, the rings represent a lot more to soon-to-be graduates as well as those who may come after.

“My peers and mentors at Trinity have been such an important part of my life for three years now,” Howard said. “I know my ring will remind me of my Trinity family doing amazing things across the globe, whether it be next semester or 80 years from now.”

Rings are also available for purchase via the Balfour website.

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“Suspension is considered a harsh punishment. The life force of a Greek organization is its members,” Batts said. “If you take that away, you take away the force of numbers and ability to rebuild with new people.”

According to the Greek Council constitution, an appeal is automatically made through the Center for Community Involvement (CCI) if a charter revocation is in place. However, appeals outside of this parameter are rare and lack strict guidelines but can be considered by the judicial board on a case-by-case basis. Ha explained that the board considered allowing the organization to appeal but due to its proximity to bid day and lack of documentation within the Greek Council constitution an appeal was not possible. She also discussed the possibility of implementing guidelines for appeals outside of instances of charter revocation.

“If people are allowed to appeal because they don’t like the severity of the sanctions, this means that anytime they don’t like a decision they can go over Greek Council’s head. We think that’s bad for a couple of reasons: It completely nullifies Greek Council. It eliminates the randomness. The Greek Council Judicial Boards are randomized for every case, 5 members out of

10, which means that you would always be pitting half of Greek Council against the other half if that process were to stay in Greek Council. When everyone gets to hear the case, now there’s no more randomness,” Ha said.

While according to Ha, an appeal for the Pikes was also denied because it was based on the severity of the sanction, the judicial board does believe that in the future an appeals process should be developed based on cases where new evidence surfaces or old evidence was overlooked.

Batts emphasized the Pike’s strength in community service. “[The fraternity] has the most community service hours, had a good showing at the service fair and is very involved on campus,” Batts said.

The Pikes are no longer on probation and will presumably be taking a new active class next spring.

“They have a very strong and capable president in Frankie Arndt,” McGlamory said. “He is a sophomore, and he has some great vision and ideas for the fraternity, and so I hope that they will use the time without new members to get things right with their current members and come back and take a strong class next year.”

Other members of the Pike organization declined to comment.

Students organize vigil at Murchison Tower to express concern about environment

by Nivedita Maredia NEWS INTERN On Feb. 3, 15 antiKeystone XL protesters, including members of the Trinity Progressives and non-Trinity guests, gathered at Murchison Tower and held a candlelight vigil to encourage President Obama not to approve an executive order on the construction of the Keystone pipeline.

photo by Anh-Viet Dinh Students pose by Murchison Tower with a poster protesting against the Keystone XL pipeline. A smaller sign reads “KXL = Climate Change.”

The construction of the Keystone pipeline is seen by some as an opportunity to create jobs and others as a promise for more oil.

However, the prospect of the construction of the pipeline is a controversial issue because it draws criticism from many environmentally focused organizations such as 350.org, Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network and League of Conservation Voters. Trinity progressives was just one of 200 vigils that took place that night.

“Basically we are out here tonight to show solidarity with the many across the nation, to strongly encourage President Obama not to approve the executive order to approve the construction of Keystone pipeline,” says junior Avantika Krishna.

“We believe that our show of solidarity will help President Obama see that there are many people who will support him in his decision and that we strongly encourage him to consider the consequences for the environment when he makes his decision soon.”

It is unclear what decision President Obama will take on the construction of the pipeline.

Rachel Pauerstein, who is on the board of directors for Trinity Progressives elaborated on the potential damage that the construction could cause.

“I am a native Texan and this pipeline is coming to Texas. I don’t think policy makers are adequately considering the consequences of this

pipeline. They just see the promise of more oil. Texas communities line aquifers for ground water and if the pipeline ever leaks, it’s going to contaminate that ground water. We’re already in a water crisis and we cannot afford another one,” Pauerstein said.

Christopher Presiado, from 350.org, was a guest who pointed out that the Keystone XL pipeline is not something that affects him directly, but something that may impact generations to come. He is concerned that later generations in his family may bear the environmental costs of the construction of the pipeline.

“I will not see the brunt of the damage in my lifetime but my niece is going to begin to see the impact of what I call ‘globally catastrophic anthropogenic’ climate change,” Presiado said. “It’s not just going to be my niece but there will be others who are going to be born a few years down the line and that is my stake in it, it is something called humanity which transcends time and present life.”

Among the protesters was a lingering fear that the construction may be authorized.

Pauerstein is concerned that Obama may pass the executive order based on fears that may “cave into corporate interests,” though she isn’t quite certain whether or not the executive order will pass. In the same vein, Presiado contends that based on his understanding of the political system, it may just pass anyway.

SGA weekly updates

by James Godfrey NEWS REPORTER On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Student Government Association held a meeting that covered the issues of voting for the new logo, and reviewed the events

of last week’s Sexual Assault Policy Town Hall, which was hosted by the SGA. The meeting was adjourned early because of absences due to illness and scheduling conflicts. The association will meet again next week and resume their regular activities.

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Single and ready to pringle Staff Column

Lauren Schroeter, Columnist Today is Valentine’s Day, and many of us are caught spending it single and alone, to which I have one thing to say: hahaha losers!

Looks like you’re missing out on all the fun again this year! Must be terrible. Wait, what? What do you mean that I’M single too?

Well fine, then. I guess we’re all losers.

But honestly, if you find yourself alone today, don’t despair, there are tons of us who are also alone, so it’s kind of like we’re alone together, which means that together we can all ascend from being mere flesh-bodies to become one with the hive mind as a huge conglomeration of thoughts and fluid. Don’t pretend like you don’t know what I’m

talking about—this happens every Valentine’s Day, you just can’t seem to remember it because when the body is in a liquid state, memories aren’t recorded nearly as well, so everything just seems kind of hazy. See? There’s nothing to worry about. How do I know about this? Well, you see, I have sources.

I think the real problem is that society plays up romantic love as something big and important, kind of the end-all, be-all form of love. It manifests itself in movies, books, in the way some of our families pressure us to find mates and a whole slew of other things.

But as we know, love has more forms than wanting to spend time with and possibly bone someone else. It’s just my opinion, but I really don’t see romantic love as something so important as to eclipse all the rest. There’s selflove, platonic love and the love a parent gives to their child, you know.

That being said, if you are single today, then try to think about the other people in your life who

actually do love you. For most of you, there are many people in your life who you care about, but don’t really ‘love’ in the sense that you want to date them. You have family, friends, pets or even fictional characters (well maybe you DO want to date those, I don’t judge). Even if the only person you can think of is yourself, that’s still someone, so go buy yourself some flowers and a box of chocolates.

Maybe it’s just me, but I find platonic love to be a lot more important. Having friends that I love and care about has certainly made me a lot happier than any of my relationships have, even though that doesn’t really say much, considering my bad choices. I think in order to truly show how much happier my friends have made me, I’d have to put it on some sort of exponential scale. This is so cheesy. To Laurel and Nina, who go to different schools: I really love you. Happy Valentine’s.

However, looking at it from a transatlantic perspective it’s really startling to me just how much the laws of America dictate what happens at Trinity. The drinking age in England is 18. So pretty much all first years at university have already had some contact with alcohol and will almost definitely begin drinking as soon as their parents have dropped them off at their new student accommodation.

This, I feel, is not the case at Trinity. Certainly, far more people here refrain from alcohol than in England, and drink in excess far less, perhaps due to the laws. For example, I remember one friend expressing her shock to me that somebody had “a handle of vodka” in their room.

I looked at her in surprise.

“Is that all she has?! She’s at university!” were my thoughts.

There are other differences too — seemingly smoking cigarettes, drug use and casual sex are all far less prevalent among Trinity students than my people back home - but the changes are probably just down to different social upbringings. For example, orientation week at Trinity revolved around getting to know your new class and settling in on campus. The British equivalent, Fresher’s Week, revolves around going out to different clubs every night for a week, getting completely wasted and usually waking up in bed with a different person every morning. It’s not everybody’s idea of a perfect week, but it’s a clear example of just how different the attitudes to alcohol and sex are here.

It’s somewhat confusing for

me that American citizens are able to drive, in some states, at age 15, join the army at 18 and yet are not able to drink a beer at your leisure until you’re 21. To me, those priorities seem somewhat skewed. I can’t see the logic in being able to go to war and risk your life, yet be unable to enjoy an alcoholic beverage if you so desire. Trinity’s new “Optimal Buzz” system in the freshman quad is refreshing as it allows people to drink, to a point, without punishment.

Students are going to drink regardless of the rules — it’s good that the establishment accepts that. However, friends of mine have been punished for being in the same room as people who were drinking, even if they weren’t drinking themselves. That, while hard to judge, seems ridiculous to me.

I think Trinity does a good job of balancing freedom for the students with its law enforcement responsibilities.

So much of socializing between the ages of 18 and 22 revolves around alcohol, it’s refreshing to see more of an independence of thought here than I do at home.

People seem more open to not drinking, and drinkers are more understanding of those who do not. I like that.

There isn’t really a moral to this story, but I hope the next presidential administration decides to lower the drinking age. But drink responsibly in the meantime. And don’t play beer pong if, like me, you’re not very good. People make you run naked.

Lauren Schroeter is a junior majoring in geology and religion.

Alcohol culture in America Staff Column

Callum Squires, Columnist Alright. Random ramblings from that British guy — take two. Here we go.

University life is very different for me here in Texas compared to what it would be back home in England. The general pattern of socializing and interpersonal interaction and communication may be similar, but there are some rather large differences that seem to revolve around one thing: drinking alcohol.

As the renowned scholar & philosopher Jonathan Smith (a.k.a. Lil’ Jon) once said, “Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, EVERYBODY”.

This somewhat sums up the general feeling in the media about alcohol and how it is portrayed to us as young people. Alcohol is great and it’s fun and we should all get drunk together.

Yay. But not according to the U.S. government. The legal drinking age may not seem like a deal breaker but honestly the entire structure of socializing and partying in America revolves around and is somewhat hindered by the necessity to be 21 to purchase booze.

Personally, I don’t drink. My parents do, I’ve worked as a bartender for over two years and I regularly socialize with my friends who are drinking.

But it just isn’t for me.

Callum Squires is a first year majoring in German.

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What is your ideal Valentine’s date?

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“A nice Italian meal with someone I love on a warm summery evening on a beautiful Mediterranean beach. Or McDonalds.”

Callum Squires First Year

“Staying in, snuggling with hot chocolate and watching really bad films together.”

Alejandro Cardona First Year

“Watching ‘Clueless’ while drinking non alcoholic beverages alone in my room.”

Anusha Bradley First Year

“I want to roller skate.”

Joshua Bradley First Year

“ A nice stroll on the beach with… alone!”

Nicolas Morton Sophomore compiled by Bailee Manzer

EDITORIAL Cocoa, cribs and clement weather After a week of emotional highs and lows, the Trinity community has reached a point of calm. The upcoming weeks are an important time in our school’s history. We have seen an outpouring of concern and input from students, faculty, staff and alumni concerning our sexual assault policy. Despite the disparity between opinions, one thing is certain: everyone wants to see change and growth. The upcoming weeks will prove just how committed all sides of this issue are to improving the policy.

In the realm of less serious campus goings-on, there are two things we’d like to bring to your attention. First, today is Valentine’s Day. What’s great about Valentine’s Day is that, while it’s the day of love, you don’t have to be in a committed relationship to celebrate. Lots of people like stuffed chocolates, gourmet meals, tear jerkers, romantic comedies, hugs and cute cards. None of these things are mutually exclusive with having a steady partner. So don’t let the man get you down, singletons. Enjoy the day! Love yourself!

Second, this week’s newspaper contains our annual housing guide.

The housing guide provides a slew of useful information for students who are getting ready to make the big move off campus as well as those who have another couple of years on dorm duty. Check it out!

In conclusion, enjoy the warmth this weekend. Don’t get bogged down because classes are truly in swing and the first round of your assignments are due. San Antonio is blooming! There’s a chocolate festival on the Esplanade this afternoon! There are sweet houses up for grabs in the surrounding neighborhoods! The United States is doing pretty great in the Olympics! It’s an exciting time, and everyone can enjoy it.

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We want to thank the Student Government Association, and especially Evan Lewis, for coordinating and hosting the town hall meeting last Wednesday night discussing sexual misconduct issues. The bravery of the survivors in telling their stories was truly remarkable!

We greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss our policies and procedures.

In particular, we very much value hearing the many suggestions that students put forward. We want to be sure to capitalize on this forum and work with students to improve our policies and procedures.

Towards that end, we will propose some changes to our procedures that we will bring to the Standards committee in the near future. These changes narrow the grounds for appeal to (a) errors in procedures and (b) new evidence. We will separate the institutional investigation of sexual misconduct from the criminal investigation involving TUPD. These changes will further align Trinity with national standard procedures recommended by the National Center for

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Cherishing what we love Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM) and the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA).

In addition, we will work with SGA to organize additional forums on this topic, including bringing to campus a national leader in developing sexual misconduct policies at higher education institutions.

It is essential to all of us that the students of Trinity university are safe, and students believe that the university is responsive to their needs and concerns.

Both of us are available to meet with any interested students or groups who wish to be involved in the development and review of Trinity University sexual misconduct policies. We will work with SGA to create a standing committee involving students, staff and faculty towards this end.

The very large turnout of students at this event is quite gratifying; we hope that this is just the beginning of a great working relationship that supports a strong Trinity community.

David Tuttle, Dean of Students Steven Bachrach, Title IX Administrator

Musical Bridges Around the World invites students from Trinity University to be a part of its inaugural international music festival: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS. This festival promotes peace and compassion by introducing different musical cultures from all over the world.

Our guest artists are coming from Russia, Syria, India, Spain, Ukraine, Israeli-Palestinian Duo and the United States.

We are inviting Trinity University students and faculty to play an important role in this international project.

MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS

Musical Bridges’ Inaugural International Music Festival

February 22 - March 2, 2014 at Trinity University and San Fernando Cathedral

For more information on how to get involved and attend, please call Diana Tatu (210) 900-3081.

act of good citizenship. I had dared to hope that the students would be The Short guided by William Morris’ famous List line, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” Then, I Coleen Grissom, Professor realized that maybe what they had mentioned did, in fact, meet that It’s Valentine’s Day – a time to standard. Woe is me. reflect on what and who we love I’ve not dared to use that and to marvel at the inflated cost introductory approach again, but I of the simplest of cards. What I often take notice in my own home and those around me value has of what I cherish and in what ways always intrigued me, so, on this these items are either useful or day annually, reflecting on this beautiful. I believe doing this makes my “short list.” (Please occasionally is useful in clarifying relax. I have more sense than to values. Changes in the last few comment on who people love. years have partly dictated the This is about “things.”) number of my possessions, if not A few semesters ago, at the first the quality or the reason for my session of a writing workshop cherishing them. class, I asked students to introduce Just try to wrap your mind themselves by telling us of an item around this: for nearly 20 years, they cherish that’s in their dorm I resided, along with one cat and room. I thought this would give a two toy poodles, in a university succinct indication of interests and residence on Oakmont–a mansion, maybe even out-of-class activities. my friend and colleague, John Alas, this approach was a Greene, tells me comprises 6,691 mini-disaster since several of square feet; in late 1999, out in the students “cherished” objects the boonies I built what seems a that were clearly in violation of spacious as well as comfortable university policy (fully equipped metal roofed/limestone exterior bar, poker chips, kitten – that sort home – it’s about 2,500 square of “thing”) or, almost as depressing, feet. some memento of high school I don’t have any sense of having triumphs (a debate trophy, a faded reduced the number of “things” I corsage from the homecoming loved although I am no longer able court). to provide utensils for serving Don’t ask me why, but I had dared a meal to all new members of to hope some would name as their Alpha Lambda Delta and their cherished item a beloved novel, a favorite professors. Granted, I book of poems, an award for some have some cluttered closets but,

mostly – readily at hand – is every single thing I need or want – and much that I, too, have to admit cherishing. (The number of four legged companions has grown from three to seven, but, who’s counting?)

Limiting myself to my study, the walls hold a “Bette Midler Gallery,” with portraits, concert posters, candid shots, a personal letter and even the necklace she wore in “For the Boys,” all tastefully framed. Useful? I don’t think so.

Beautiful? Only in the eye of this beholder.

Maybe my version of Morris’ quote requires that cherished objects prompt memories because the shelves and desk surround me with photos of loved ones, urns containing ashes of remarkable cats and dogs, arks ranging from the ornate to the absurd, as well as a generously worded and beautiful calligraphed tribute from Trinity University women faculty.

Though none of these cherished objects violate rules or policies, I do find interesting what they reveal about my values; this designated date of celebrating love is a good prompt for considering what - as well as who - we really love. Try it.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Coleen Grissom is a professor in the English department.

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Trinity University sent a team of three to compete in the San Antonio Cyber Defense Competition, a national competition with regional qualification on the line. Despite being down five people to most of the teams, Trinity’s team came out as one of the four to qualify for the southwest regionals.

Paul Myers, the team’s faculty sponsor, says the competitions are consistent with real-world organization IT issues.

“These particular competitions are purely defensive. There is a Red Team, comprised mostly of professionals who will persistently try to attack and bring down the services being provided by the competing team. At the same time, a White Team sends orders to the competing team, asking for changes in the system, reports, policy implementations, etc.,” Myers said. “The competing

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team acts as though it were providing IT serves to a bona fide organization. It [the White Team] must respond to that organization’s demands and requests, all the while being attacked by outsiders [Red Team].”

Juniors Ashton-Drake Giddings and Thomas Witecki and sophomore Evan Garvie represented Trinity. None of them have extensive experience except for Giddings. Without a coach like many of the other schools, Giddings has acted as coach as well as competitor. While there are some advantages to only having three members, Giddings acknowledges that there are disadvantages too.

“I guess the only real advantages of having three people would be the fact that you don’t rely on as many people,” Giddings said. “But there are disadvantages. Of course, if you have a good team, it takes a lot of weight off your shoulders since you can distribute the workload.

There are eight machines, so you’d want to at least have six people work on the machines, [which is] another advantage of having more people. There are a flurry of times where management asks for a report.

To be most efficient, you must have someone that has the job of only doing reports.”

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photo by Jennie Ran (From left to right): Thomas Witecki, Ashton-Drake Giddings and Evan Garvie work on a program in a computer lab.

Witecki agrees with Giddings that there are far more disadvantages than advantages to having a threeman team.

“There are no advantages of having three people competing compared to eight. It is actually a big disadvantage,” Witecki said.

The team hopes that the early success will motivate other students to join and

improve the strength of the team.

“With the inexperience that the team has, it’d be easy to say that we don’t have a shot, but the thing is that Trinity University hosts some of the brightest minds, and I feel that if I’m able to gather enough people and we put enough effort in the days to come, we’d have a fighting chance,” Giddings said. “I didn’t think

we’d make it to regionals, but I was wrong. Plus, we’ve already placed in some other competitions.” (Giddings and Thomas placed in second at the TexSAW competition.)

The Trinity Cyber-Team will compete next in the Southwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. They carry the hopes of building a bigger team and continued success.

Love poem contest confronts heartbreak, symbiosis

Students perform original poems and songs, raise awareness for review

by Rachel Puckett

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Perched above campus, facing the twinkling San Antonio skyline and amid a veritable sea of candles, red tablecloths and enormous chocolate-covered strawberries, a group of Trinity students gathered to celebrate the day of love.

The gathering in question was The Trinity Review Literary and Art Magazine’s annual Love Poem Contest and Open Mic Night. The event took place Wednesday evening and featured over a dozen student poets reading and performing original pieces as well as covering songs and poems from other artists.

Six of these students competed in the Love Poem Contest. Junior Sarah Longridge and her poem “Fungus hearts Algae” emerged victorious.

Longridge is an art major and identifies a class she’s

currently taking as the inspiration for her poem.

“I’m in Outdoor Studio this semester, and we’re doing botanical drawings, and we went to the Witte Museum and they had this segment about lichens. It was saying how it’s like a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an algae, and I just thought, “That’s kind of a neat idea!”

Longridge said.

For Longridge, one unforgettable performance was senior Jordan Sheffield’s rendition of Ritah Parrish’s humorous, satirical slam poem “Pucker.” Sheffield was named runner-up.

Kelly Carlisle, assistant professor of English, Anne Jumonville, information literacy librarian and assistant professor and Amy Roberson, special collections librarian and university archivist, judged the contest. When evaluating the poems, the judges looked at a number of factors, including: originality, use of metaphor, striking language or interesting turns of phrase and delivery.

Roberson, a first-time judge, enjoyed her involvement with the contest.

“I’m just so impressed with the students,” Roberson said.

“It’s awesome.”

Carlisle was likewise affected by the talent at the Love Poem Contest, but was also a little surprised at the tone of the poems.

“Often at the Valentine’s reading there are a lot of funny love poems, non-cheesy love poems and non-serious ones, so I was surprised that most of them were serious,” Carlisle said.

The judges commented on the changing face of poetry and the small difficulty posed by having to judge poems after hearing them once.

“It’s interesting because, if you think about it, poem was originally sort of an oral form,” Carlisle said. “We’re just so used to it being written that I think sometimes when people perform they forget that someone is listening and not reading it.”

The Love Poem Contest was followed by Open Mic Night, which allowed students to perform work in a range of categories.

The night is a non-profit event used by the review to raise awareness about the publication.

Shirin Dhanani, a senior coeditor of the review, finds the Love Poem Contest and Open

Junior Sarah Longridge won The Trinity Review’s annual love poem contest for her poem titled “Fungus hearts Algae.”

Mic Night as well as it’s fall counterpart, the Scary Story Contest and Open Mic Night, are useful advertising events for the review.

“We do not pocket any money [from these events].

The only people who pocket

money are the people who win the contests. The review and all of the events are basically for students to show their creativity,” Dhanani said.

The Trinity Review will be hosting a launch party sometime in mid-April.

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“Crimes of the Heart” steals the weekend Play opens tonight at 8 p.m. in Ruth Taylor Theater and runs throughout the weekend

by Davis Mathis

CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER

The Trinity theatre department is examining the human psyche in their new play “Crimes of the Heart.” The production started rehearsing at the beginning of the semester. The cast is looking forward to the play because of its spontaneous nature. Unlike other productions, there is no set-blocking, and the actors are not tied down to a certain number of lines.

The director, Roberto Prestigiacomo, is excited for the show. He said he has had a great time working with the cast and is looking forward to sharing the play with the community.

“This has been a fantastic cast. Each member of the cast has worked very hard and is adding his or her talent to the final success of the production.

I look forward to sharing this production with the audience at large,” Prestigiacomo said.

“We hope the audience will

enjoy being brought into the early ‘70s and experience its flavor. Also, we hope the audience will enjoy a great evening of theatre at Trinity.”

The cast members are happy with the work that they have put into the production and expect that it will come out as a solid and polished performance that will be enjoyed. First year Jacob Pursell has expressed that the production is something that they have worked hard on and should come out well.

He hopes the community will enjoy it as much as he thinks they will.

“I personally love the play. We have really worked to make this as good as we possibly can, and I know that it will come off the way we want it to,” Pursell said. “I can only hope the rest of the people that come to watch it enjoy it as much as we do.”

Another cast member, senior Rachel Laven, is also excited about the play. She cannot wait to present the final product to the audience tonight.

“The production is always different each time we do it because there is no set blocking, and we never agreed on how we would say lines.

There are patterns, but the energy and life of the show

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photo by Miguel Webber First year Jacob Pursell and senior Rachel Laven rehearse a scene from “Crimes of the Heart,” which opens tonight.

are different every night. It keeps it fresh and exciting,” Laven said.

The fun that the cast has had is important to Laven, and she feels that the chemistry will really bring the cast together.

“I have never felt a stronger connection to an entire cast

before. Since we are so small, we’ve really built strong relationships on and off stage.

I think the chemistry you see on stage is much more natural because of this. Each member of the cast is so talented and professional, while still humble and humorous. I haven’t laughed this much in

a rehearsal process ever. The giggle fits are constant, but this time, we can use them onstage, too.”

“Crimes of the Heart” opens at 8 p.m. tonight in the Ruth Taylor Theater and will run throughout the weekend. The closing show is Sunday, Feb. 22.

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What you should (and shouldn’t) do in your own place

by Rachel Puckett & Lydia Duncombe When you get your own place, it comes with a whole new set of responsibilities and challenges. Things you don’t even think to consider when living in a dorm, like how to fix your own heater/pipes/ stove/anything, become obstacles of life. Here’s our advice for what to keep an eye on.

1. If your fire alarms or carbon monoxide detectors go off, make sure the issue is not that the batteries are dying. It will say on the container. Check before you call the fire department because eventually the truth will come out, and it’s embarrassing when an attractive fireman looks at you like you’re demented.

2. Did you know ovens can catch on fire? Well, they can. On the rare occasion it happens, don’t just stare at it in amazement. Have a fire extinguisher handy. If an extinguisher cannot be found, flour and water works well too.

However, it will make a massive mess that takes a while to clean up. Be sure to clean up your furniture as well because smoke settles on every single inch of it.

3. If you don’t think your house/ apartment is clean enough, then clean it. Don’t wait for your roommates to

clean. Cleaning standoffs are stupid, and no one ever really wins them. Get yourself some Clorox wipes and a dust rag and go to town. It’s therapeutic.

Seriously.

4. Plumbing is an art – an art that shouldn’t be taken up by the average college student. At one point in time every single one of your pipes will clog, whether that be the kitchen sink, the bathtub or the toilet. Have the basics around – a plunger and a coat hanger.

However, if you can’t fix it within ten minutes, call your landlord. Don’t F it up even more than it already is. If you do, it can lead to a massive hole being dug in your backyard to fix the pipes.

5. On that note, call your landlord if something is up. Heating stopped working? Call the landlord. Washing machine on the fritz? Landlord time.

Closet doors keep falling off their tracking? There’s a person who can help you, and his name rhymes with shmandshmord. Your landlord has probably made a business of renting properties to people. It is his or her job and responsibility to make sure your amenities are functional. Plus, it usually only causes bigger problems to keep some issues a secret.

6. There are several key things to

Splitwise helps off-campus living

by James Godfrey A company called Splitwise aids students, roommates and friends with keeping track of the money owed to others and rent costs. A Brown University graduate, Zoe Chavas, has helped to create a page on their website dedicated to zip codes around the university campus in order to help students find the most costeffective housing in the area, including rates for splitting costs with roommates in multi-room housing.

“We were given a big data set by another startup and decided to create this tool for students and others looking to find the most cost-effective housing in their area,” Chavas said.

The page dedicated to Trinity can be found at http://colleges.splitwise. com/trinity-university, which currently includes information for the zip codes surrounding the campus. This page pulls information regarding housing rates in the area and then divides rates up depending on the number of rooms. The far right column lists your savings per year with a roommate. Students can find information regarding the average cost per square foot in the area as well as the average cost per bedroom.

“We started making these specific pages for colleges and universities because we felt they were a great audience for

this information. The [application] is really helpful as well for students with roommates and friends who borrow from them,” Chavas said.

At Splitwise.com, students can sign up for different services. It allows students to enter in their apartment name, as well as others who live in the apartment, and then leads them to a page which lets users enter in amounts they’ve lent and borrowed. The “Settle Up” button in the top right allows for you to make payments to roommates through a record of a cash payment or through Paypal.

You can add a bill any time through the application and a record will be kept regarding how much it will cost and who it will be split among. This can also be used to track records of bill payments and rent when it comes to living with roommates.

“I just hope that they can use the page to find an arrangement that works for – them. Not everybody likes roommates – some help them understand how much they need in a part-time job to cover the difference of living alone,” Chavas said.

The company keeps record of over two million data points around the United States, allowing for users to locate many different average costs for zip codes. For students to find information regarding other zip codes than those around the university campus, they can visit averagerent.splitwise.com.

remember when having people over.

1) It takes a lot of cleaning. People enjoy a clean house. 2) Always have food available, especially at parties.

People go crazy for snacks at parties.

3) Same goes for alcohol – always have a cool beverage to offer. 4) Have a lot of seating options available. 5) Don’t get too loud; if you do, make sure you are friendly with your neighbors so they don’t call the cops on you. 6) The morning after a party, everything is sticky. Clean it ASAP; the smells linger.

7. Coordinate who’s bringing plates, bowls, silverware, pots and pans. Six people can comfortably share two full sets of pots and pans. You don’t need six sets. Do make sure you have a whole mess of silverware, though.

8. So much hair everywhere. It covers every inch of every surface. Even the doormat is covered in hair. Girls, clean the best you can. Guys, don’t act so disgusted; it is not girls’ fault their hair falls out. It’s natural.

9. Mow your lawn. If you don’t, one of your neighbors will probably tell the city and the city will send you a note.

The note will offer two options: cut it or pay a fine.

10. Pay attention to when your recycling and garbage are picked up.

Don’t let it build up or it will smell up the house. You’ll probably receive a magnet in the mail telling you the holiday pickup schedule. Memorize that sucker. Also, neither recycling nor garbage will be picked up if the container isn’t placed at least four feet away from the nearest car.

Bonus: Things to look at/do when you are going to rent a house: 1) Make sure it has central air/heat.

2) Check if it has foundation problems; if it does, what problems will that cause?

3) Make sure it doesn’t have mold.

4) Check all the toilets to see if they flush properly.

5) Bigger kitchen, better kitchen.

6) Check out the crime rate in the neighborhood, especially if you are a group of girls.

7) Figure out the parking situation.

How big is the driveway? Will some of you need to park on the street?

8) Make sure you can get to school in under ten minutes without breaking too many laws.

Puckett is Editor-in-Chief and Duncombe is Managing Editor.

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FEB.14.2014 12 theTrinitonian Cheap ways to furnish your new apartment

by Alicia Guerrero The time is finally coming for some of us to move off campus next year, and the task can seem like an insurmountable one.

Finding a place to live can be half the battle, but then the question arises, ‘what furniture do I need and where can I find it cheap?’

We’re college students. We’re looking for the best things that we can afford. So I stopped at some local stores to see just how much it would cost to get a couple of things for an apartment.

My first stop was the Goodwill Store. Of course, shopping here could be difficult at times because of the ever-changing stock of merchandise. When I went, they had a few pieces of furniture for what seemed like decent prices.

For the living room, there were couches that ranged from $49.99 to $99.99. Goodwill also had a range of things to put a television on. They had just a plain TV stand that was only $19.99, all the way up to a big entertainment center with room to put a television and DVDs for $54.99.

Next I went to Walmart to look at things for the kitchen.

Most apartments have a bar that can double as a table. I found a set of three bar stools for $99 that would look great in any apartment. Walmart also has many home décor items that can add character to any apartment.

Finally, I went to Marshalls to look for home accessories. Most of the furniture was over $100 but it’s a great place to shop for smaller items. They had cooking pans ranging from $9.99 to $16.99. They also had drink ware ranging from $3.99 to $12.99 depending on how many glasses were in the set. Other home items such as bathroom furnishings, curtain rods and bedding accessories.

Furnishing and decorating an apartment can seem like an expensive, daunting task but keep looking for deals. Be persistent and ask friends that have already been through the process where they got their things.

Alicia Guerrero is a copy editor.

by Alessa Hutter

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Every time we are on the Internet these days, a quiz seems to pop up to see where we should really live, why you are single and determine other things about our lives. So, are you looking for a roommate?

Want to find out what type of roommate you are? Look no further! The Trinitonian has determined through the honorable wisdom of Buzzfeed that there are three major types of roommates. All you have to do is take this quiz to find out where you fit in!

Once you’ve taken the test, add up your score and find out what type of person you should ACTUALLY live with.

If you got:

10-20 Points: The Clean, Quiet Student You like things organized and clean, and once you have them that way, you don’t want people to touch them. You enjoy the relaxation time you get on the weekends and use the time to your advantage. You need a roommate who will respect your space as much as you do and won’t force you to socialize or party when all you want to do is enjoy the peace and quiet.

21-40 Points: The Fun, Responsible Socializer While you aren’t as organized as you would like to be, you still manage to find your way around.

You have a nice balance between your academic and your social life and enjoy going out every

now and then. Your roommate needs to be fun and outgoing but also needs to know when to hang up the party shoes for the thinking cap – just like you!

41-60 Points: The Crazy, Energetic Free Spirit Having fun is what you love and you are good at it! Sometimes you even sacrifice schoolwork and personal hygiene just so you can make it to every party on the books. You refuse to let anything or anyone get in the way of your good time. Your roommate needs to be someone who can keep up with you, especially on the dance floor.

Alessa Hutter is a copy editor.

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Living Horoscope: let the stars choose your roommate

by Maddie Smith Find a little insight on the housing situation by pairing up your roommate with his or her horoscope. Let the stars tell you who you should really be living with.

Aries March 21-April 19 By the end of the year, you’re going to hate both yourself and your roommate. They’re going to eat all your food, steal all your boyfriends and totally steal the password to your Netflix account. How are you going to be able to wake up every day knowing that the past eight episodes you watched were from Sons of Anarchy? Your recommendations are totally messed up now!

Taurus April 20-May 20 You’re going to fall in love with your roommate. They are going to be so awkwardly hot that you

can’t help but be so attracted to them. The way they look, smell, talk – everything is just so cute and appealing. It’s so cute the way they sound when they’re quietly breathing in their sleep.

Have fun clipping pictures of them and keeping the shrine hidden at the back of the closet.

Gemini May 21-June 20 I’m a Gemini, so you know that this one’s going to be absolutely perfect. Welcome to the best year of your entire life.

Cancer June 21-July 22 This roomie is always hungry and is going to eat everything you own. They won’t stop with the awesome chocolate chips your mom sent over, but will continue on to your accessories, homework and hair.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22 You know how sometimes you just want to come back to the room and have some “me time”?

Well, this roommate never

leaves. They aren’t involved in any clubs, they don’t seem to ever hang out with friends, and they never freaking leave.

Be prepared to feel constantly uncomfortable and irritated.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Your room is the petri dish and your roommate is the fungus.

Slowly the strange, gnarly, smelly gunk is going to spread slowly onto your side until it completely encompasses your soul. Your life is now an episode of “Hoarders” and you are going to go just as crazy.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct 22 This one is a party – party playa.

While you naively thought that going to bed before 3 am on a Tuesday night was a sane idea, your roommate had other plans.

What’s a better way to start off the week than quietly cleaning chunks of vomit off of your sheets while your roomie hooks up a few feet away from you?

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Honestly, there’s nothing really wrong with this one other than the excessively strange way they sneeze. It’s disgusting and obnoxious and taking over your life.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You have a little “Social Sally” on your hands. They’re always going to be bringing their “friends” to the room and having little talking powwows and totally excluding you. You think that it’s going to be great having a really social roommate, but actually it’s going to suck because none of their friends will even notice you. Your roommate is so charismatically powerful that you’ll slowly fade into social oblivion.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 What does this guy do on his laptop until 4 am? You don’t want to know the answer to that question, but you do want to go

to sleep without light shining in your face every night. Good luck living with an actual vampire.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 This roommate is incredibly passive-aggressive. They’ll leave little sticky notes reminding you to pick up your dishes or awkwardly ask your suitemates to confront you about your growing laundry problem.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 You know they touch your stuff, but you have no proof. Objects will be slightly out of place, you’ll swear that there were four Nutrigrain bars last you checked, and why is there a small crease in your sheets? You’re afraid that they’re simply trying to drive you insane. They are. They will win.

3. Borrowing or Sharing What is off limits for borrowing or sharing between you and your roommate? Are you okay with lending them a shirt, your iPod or laptop? What about shampoo, laundry detergent or other consumables? These are all little things that are important to agree on ahead of time.

or extra couch because both roommates were planning on having someone sleep over.

Make sure you also have an understanding on overnight visitors and when a guest turns into a third or fourth roommate, i.e. the difference between staying over two to three nights or weeks at a time.

Communication in any relationship is essential, and the one you have with your roommate is no exception.

The key to maintaining a healthy relationship with your roommate is to make sure that you can address issues while they are still little. Treat your roommate just like you would want them

to treat you and cover your bases in the beginning, and hopefully it will all add up to a happy living arrangement.

Maddie Smith is a writer for the A&E section.

Talk it out: things to discuss with your future roommate

by Kaileigh Phillips Moving in with someone is a big deal, whether they are a best friend, acquaintance, boyfriend or someone completely new. There are some key things to know about your new roommate before you move in that will help things go smoothly and make sure you don’t have any surprises and prevent conflicts, so look through the following list to see that you are living with the right person.

1. Who is bringing what?

Maybe you both have everything you need to move in, or maybe some purchases need to be made.

Bedrooms are fairly simple, as they are private areas to furnish. However, a kitchen or living room can sometimes get complicated when both roommates have nothing to contribute or they both have a lot of furniture.

Make sure that you talk before moving day to determine if there are any necessary purchases to be made or if someone will have to store items or sell beforehand. When making purchases for the home, try to avoid dividing costs of individual items and have one roommate buying a table, the other buying a TV, etc. This way, when you won’t be living together anymore, you won’t be forced to buy each other out. Remember the prices of items you bought or split objects.

2. Smoking Does one or both of you smoke? You should come to an agreement as to whether or not you want to allow smoking in or around the house, including situations where you may have visitors over who smoke.

4. Lifestyle and Habits What is a daily or weekly schedule like for you and your roommate? What are normal hours of coming and going?

Are you both working full time or in school? Different lifestyles could mean conflicting schedules or make it hard not to wake each other up, etc.

Does your roommate like cooking meals late at night?

Do they have an early-morning workout session planned in the living room? Are you both late-night partiers? Do you like to have people over often?

This should also encompass groceries and eating habits.

If you have the same routine and tastes in food, it might be easiest to buy food and cook together. If you have radically different eating habits, then it is important to clearly divide your consumables or arrange purchase patterns and division of costs.

5. Ground Rules for House Guests It is important that you and your roommate have the same expectations about house guests and that you let each other know when visitors are expected. There is nothing worse than a roommate feeling uncomfortable in their own environment because an unexpected house guest catches them off guard.

Keeping communication open about visitors can also help overbooking the futon

Kaileigh Phillips is a reporter for the sports section.

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“Lego Movie” Review

Find out what our handsome film buff, Mason Walker, has to say about the new movie.

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An ode to Kanye West In honor of his recent ten year anniversary of his debut album, “Collge Dropout,” Megan Hageney and Aly Mithani discuss their hero.

M: “‘Through the Wire.’ This debut single perfectly set the stage for his career. It showcases his already-established skill as a producer while simultaneously shutting down all the people that claimed producers could not rap. The raw and honest narrative about his near-fatal accident is amazing. And, he made the track while his jaw was still wired shut, which is unfathomable and inaugurated his trademark characteristic of being an underdog who constantly has to prove himself while still maintaining his humor.”

M: “He interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech. It is an identifiable touchstone on the new version of Kanye, wherehe prioritizes honesty over all else.”

M: “808s & Heartbreak.’ While I did not appreciate it at the time of its release, I have so much respect for it now. It was truly groundbreaking, and, in addition to his previous work, I opened the floodgates for a new wave of rap.”

M: “Runaway. It is one of the most aesthetically beautiful visions that I have seen.”

M: “G.O.O.D. Friday’ featuring Big Sean, Charlie Wilson, Common, Kid Cudi and Pusha T. It showcased hip hop all-stars like Common and Kid Cudi while introducing new artists.

Also, it is such a jam.”

M: “‘Cause with my family we know where home is/ And so instead of sendin flowers, we the roses,’ ‘Roses,’ ‘Late Registration."

M: “Mask. Not only are they so intricately stunning, I like how they symbolize him taking ownership of his art and how he is betrayed as an artist.”

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Favorite Song on ‘The College Dropout’

Favorite Kanye Moment

Favorite Album

Favorite Music Video

A: “’Slow Jamz,’ because one, Twista kills it, and two, it shows his versatility.”

A: “George Bush hates black people… for sure. That was the first time we knew how ridiculous Kanye West could be on television. Also, Mike Myers’ facial expression was priceless. It was prelude a to Taylor Swift’s. And he was right: George Bush does hate black people.”

A:“‘Graduation,’ because it was the last time Kanye had fun making an album, and the last time we had fun, too.”

A: “This is so hard. My favorite video is ‘The New Workout Plan,’ because it is Kanye directing a video instructing gold-digging women on how to pick up their next baller. And Anna Nicole Smith is featured in both the video and the song.”

Favorite Kanye Collaboration

Favorite Kanye Quote or Lyric

Sunglasses or mask?

A: “‘Mercy,’ because that is the birth of 2 Chainz. And the lyrics are unforgettable.”

A: “‘The concept of school seems so secure/ Sophomore, three yurrs/ Ain’t picked a carurrs/ She like, fuck it, I’ll just stay down here and do hair,’ ‘All Fall Downs,’ ‘College Dropout.’”

A: “Sunglasses. I even have a t-shirt with his face and sunglasses on it.”

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All the pieces come together in “Lego Movie”

I have been thinking about “The Lego Movie” for two days straight now, and my brain shows no signs of letting up.

I certainly did not walk into a movie about talking toys with the expectation that it would give me almost as much to wrestle with intellectually as “2001: A Space Odyssey”.

But, as whoever was in charge of creating that five-ring display for the Olympics can tell you, life is full of surprises.

I can give you a basic review in about three seconds flat; “The Lego Movie” has been slightly overpraised over the past few weeks, but it is about ten times more enjoyable and intelligent than just about anyone could have imagined it would be. It is a smart, clean good time. But you see, “The Lego Movie” is, in its own singularly weird way, incredibly telling and impossibly profound.

The first thing about the picture that boggles the mind is its brisk and hyperactive imagination. Your average Pixar or Dreamworks film is a slick, sweet piece of storytelling with a few moments of elegant homage or gently knowing satire. By

contrast, this film throws about a thousand split-second ideas at you every single minute. Oh, look! Morgan Freeman is making fun of himself, but he is also making fun of Gandalf! And Obi-Wan! Oh, look, there’s Channing Tatum as Superman—oh, my gosh, did you catch the Shakespeare reference and the flying Abe Lincoln?!

The short, stand-alone jokes come at you in a dazzling, vicious cascade, with all the relentless color and speed of… well, of a kid dumping all the Legos out of a box at once.

Do I get a kick out of the film’s madly adrenalized, totally Twitter-era storytelling? Yes. Do I worry that it will leave kids without the patience

needed to enjoy much of the world’s great art? Absolutely, because that is the kind of thing I worry about.

Even more thoughtprovoking is the film’s final twenty minutes, in which a clever bit of meta-narrative snaps all the disconnected scenes into place. During this finale, I realized that this movie about the little plastic blocks I played with as a kid actually has a pretty radical message.

What starts as a spastic spoof of action movies and fantasy epics ultimately turns into both an exploration of the childhood psyche and a potent piece of liberal-libertarian apologia—a screed against big business and a celebration

of radical individualism over groupthink.

Now, is the film’s subversively adult message impressively conveyed? Yes. Does the fact that that message is issued in a film made by and for a corporation keep me up at night? Yes, because these are the sorts of things that keep me up at night.

But here I am using phrases like “liberal-libertarian apologia” to describe a movie with talking cats and a song called “Everything Is Awesome.” What a killjoy.

So, folks, here is the deal. Go see “The Lego Movie”. Enjoy it on its own terms. Then, after a few hours have passed, drop by my dorm and we will worry about it together. B+

“The Office” is over and Dwight Schrute is doing whatever it is he does best: beet farming, running his bed and breakfast and generally being obnoxious. There is probably one thing different about him. Maybe he is successful and happy in life, but I doubt he is successful and happy in “Second Life.”

This is due to one fact: he has moved on to the wide expanse of space in “EVE Online.”

Convoluted opening aside, “EVE Online” is a Massively-

Multi-player Game (MMO) that came out in 2003 and has, for some odd reason, only grown in popularity.

Other games like “World of Warcraft” or “Everquest” saw a lot of growth for the first few years of their existence but are now in a period of decline and the question of “when will it die?” is seriously being asked. “EVE Online” does not have the ridiculous number of subscribers that “World of Warcraft” (WoW) has. All the subscriptions of “WoW” in a year is higher than the GDP of some countries, but the players in “EVE” seem devoted to the game more than the regular player.

A great example of the dedication is the CTO (chief technology officer) of the company that creates the game “Lost a Friend’s Ship.”

The impulse anyone would have would be to just create another version of that ship using whatever backed the game. I mean, it is just a few lines of code and not an actual ship. Instead, the CTO decided he felt uncomfortable doing,, that so he spent dozens of hours of his own time off to gather enough resources to purchase a ship for his friend.

“EVE Online” seems to somehow encourage this atmosphere of dedication rather than one of obsession, unlike other MMOs. It is an extremely overwhelming game for new players, more so than other games. The game’s economy is incredibly complicated where everything revolves around harvesting resources from moons, planets, nebulas and shipwrecks. All of the resources you gather and

the technology you can create - like bigger and better ships translate to a real-world value due to the time that people must spend either on their own or, the more productive solution, in a group.

Cooperation is the name of this game (well, technically it is “EVE Online,” but I am trying to make a point here) because it forces you to work together. To start with, instead of having the player base divided between multiplayer servers, all of the players in “EVE” all play together in one server. Your actions can affect any one of the other players.

As a player, you are able to be a pirate roaming space, the captain of your own fleet, a spy tasked with espionage or part of one of the playerrun organizations. Each of the choices you make impacts

other players in small and, in some cases, huge, ways.

The emergent gameplay that comes from the chaos of the various systems and players interacting with each other is where the game really shines.

It is almost impossible to guess what will happen. Just a few weeks ago, the largest battle happened. 2,200 players waged war online with the destruction costing around $200,000 in real-life currency due to a mistake that caused one faction to lose control of a system. A different faction came in and took control, so the original faction came back with a fleet to forcibly take it back. Various players streamed the war; it might be impossible to see what is happening, but there are many lights and ships exploding to watch.

So Happy Together: A review of “EVE Online”

OKCupid I tried to be clever and cute and funny, but just ended up looking like a weirdo. Maybe OKCupid is perfect for me.

Craigslist I thought we were speaking in euphemisms. This guy doesn’t know the definition of “euphemism”. I think he might be the one.

Here is the second week edition of Maddie Smith’s endeavor into online dating. She has spent most of the last week contacting all the of her potential suitors. She then spent the rest of the week trying to win people that were not at all interested, to no avail.

Bon Appétit, readers.

Christian Mingle I did not get that much play this week from this website. I’m not nearly as compelling as the power of Christ.

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Trinity baseball opens season with home wins over Chapman College and University of Texas-Tyler

Tigers overcome inclement weather and early deficits in opening weekend

by Elif Yucel

SPORTS REPORTER

The sixth-ranked Trinity baseball team opened their season with three wins last weekend against Chapman and UT-Tyler. The Tigers defeated Chapman 7-4 on Saturday and 5-1 on Sunday and outscored UT-Tyler 5-3. The Tigers’ game against UT-Tyler was originally scheduled for Friday, but due to inclement weather, it was pushed back to Sunday following the Chapman game.

The wins were welcomed by the packed bleachers of fans, which included many alumni players.

“We had three pretty good wins last weekend against good teams. We fought all weekend, even if we were behind. Our pitching staff was excellent; we only used six pitchers in three games. We played really well, but we did leave batters on base at crucial times, so that’s definitely something we’re going to try to improve upon,” said sophomore first baseman Nick Jewett.

Despite starting down 2-0, the Tigers ultimately rallied to defeat Chapman, starting with a solo home run from senior center fielder Pat Hirschberg at the bottom of the second.

In the fifth inning, Jewett and junior outfielder Nick Griffith each drove in a run to give Trinity the lead. Senior short stop Christian Muscarello flied out to center field in the sixth inning, bringing in a run from sophomore second baseman Connor Moore. Sophomore outfielder Jeremy Wolf hit a triple to left field, bringing in a run from sophomore third

Basketball Away at Texas Lutheran Men: 6 p.m.

Women: 8 p.m.

Swim and Dive SCAC Championships at Rockwall, TX Men’s Tennis Home vs. Tyler Junior College 3 p.m.

baseman Carter McEachern.

Chapman continued to fight, scoring two runs in the seventh inning, but Trinity edged them out with a two-run homer from Wolf at the bottom of the eighth inning. Senior pitcher Kyle Bogese took the game with nine strikeouts in 6.1 innings, only allowing two unearned runs, four runs total and walking five batters.

“It was a great start. They were three really big games for us, not just because they were the first three but because they were really good programs and really good teams. We did a lot of things right and just happened to be lucky enough to win,” said assistant coach Zach Fregosi.

The Tigers carried their momentum from Saturday’s win to Sunday’s repeat game against Chapman.

The Tigers took the lead early, with Jewett scoring at the bottom of the second inning on a run batted in by sophomore right fielder Austin Singer. The Tigers added three more runs with McEachern scoring in the third inning and Moore and senior catcher Chris Bianchi scoring in the fifth inning.

Chapman finally scored a run in the seventh inning, but the Tigers closed out the game with another McEachern run in the eighth inning. Junior pitcher Zack Speer only allowed one run over 6.1 innings and struck out three batters. Sophomore pitcher Teddy Turner struck out three batters in the final 2.2 innings of the game, earning his first save of the season.

“Our first three games were definitely a solid start to our season. We played well in almost every aspect of the game and that is what allowed us to win all three games. Moving on however, we still have a lot of things we can improve on and we will continue to work on those things in order to be successful

Baseball Doubleheader Away at Millsaps Noon and 3 p.m.

Basketball Away at Schreiner Men: 4 p.m.

Women: 6 p.m.

Swim and Dive SCAC Championships at Rockwall, TX Tennis Home vs Mary HardinBaylor 9 a.m.

Home vs Midwestern State 3 p.m.

photo by Nayeli Perez Sophomore infielder Connor Moore tags out a Chapman runner during Trinity’s 5-1 victory on Sunday, Feb. 9. The Tigers also defeated UT-Tyler 5-3 on Sunday.

throughout the whole season,” Muscarello said.

The Tigers closed out their home opener weekend against the UT-Tyler Patriots, despite falling 2-0 at the beginning of the game. Hirschberg put the Tigers on the board with a solo home-run in the second inning. The Patriots furthered their lead in the third inning with another run, but the Tigers came back in the fourth inning with a run from Wolf.

The Tigers took the lead in the fifth inning, with a home-run from Bianchi and a run from Moore. In the ninth inning, the Patriots loaded the bases with no outs, but Turner came and

made a game-ending double play, earning his second save of the day. Sophomore pitcher Mike Walker took the win, striking out three batters and only allowing three runs on six hits over more than five innings.

“I think we will have to improve on last weekend’s performance if we want to come out with three more wins. Millsaps is a solid team so we will need to be even more consistent on both sides of the ball if we want to have continued success,” Muscarello said.

Trinity travels to Jackson, Miss. to play Millsaps College

for a three-game weekend series. They will play a double header on Saturday and the final game on Sunday.

Millsaps played in the NCAA Division III College World Series last year.

“Millsaps is a really great team. They used to play in our conference so we know them really well and we have a good rivalry with them, so it should be a great weekend. We hope to win all three games, but it’s really hard to go on the road there and sweep them. We’ve only swept them once; it’ll be a good really hard weekend,” Fregosi said.

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Men’s tennis shut out Schreiner 9-0 but fall to UTSA TIgers lose to Division I UTSA by a score of 4-3

by Claire Hoobler-Curtis

SPORTS REPORTER

The Trinity men’s tennis team finished last Saturday, Feb. 8, with a 9-0 sweep against DIII Schreiner University then a 4-3 loss against DI University of Texas at San Antonio.

In the first meet, against Schreiner on Saturday morning at home, Trinity started with three doubles wins and then closed with singles that were all won in straight sets.

“Saturday morning at Schreiner was our first Division III opponent. We went with a bit of a split team format,” said head coach Russell McMindes.

“We went with our starters in doubles and more of our reserve guys in the singles to give everybody a little bit of match time and make sure our starters were ready to go and rested for the UTSA match because we knew that was going to be the tougher of the two. Schreiner went fairly routinely, got everyone good match time. Everyone won their match, won 9-0.”

Players also feel that Schreiner was a run-of-themill game.

“The games this weekend went well. The first one we took care of business and won against a hard-working team,” said junior Pablo Diaz Boom.

Later during the day Trinity headed over to UTSA to face their second DI competition of the season so far. Junior Charlie Curtis and first-year Clayton Niess won at doubles at the No. 3 spot, but lost doubles overall due to a No. 1 and 2 doubles loss.

Trinity then went on to win singles at No. 1,5 and 6, but lost at 2, 3 and 4.

“We had very concise matches in which we came out and performed as we expected. I had some trouble getting into the singles match against UTSA but was able to get back into the second set, unfortunately losing in the tie-break,” said senior captain Nicolas Moreno.

McMindes adds, “We lost this one 3-4, but we competed very well; there were a lot of bright spots. The Division I rules for doubles make it a little tough to evaluate. They have different rules as far as scoring and formats and stuff like that. Our numberone doubles team, even though they lost 6-3, they had four games where they

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First-year Clayton Niess (left) and senior Greg Haugen battle together during their 8-1 doubles victory over a team from Schreiner University on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Tigers defeated Schreiner 9-0.

lost a sudden death point so it could have been the other way around. It was close.

Paxton Deuel is a machine.

Even though we ended up losing 3-4, there were very encouraging results still and doubles I think is getting better.”

For their upcoming games, the Tigers hope to improve on the skills they have so far.

“We want to keep working on the energy and the confidence. Little by little I am getting back to where I

was at the end of last year’s season, but I still need to keep working hard and stay positive,” Moreno said.

Next up for the Tigers are matches against Tyler Junior College, Mary Hardin-Baylor University and Midwestern State.

The match versus Tyler will be the second time Trinity has faced them this year. The first time the two teams met on Feb. 1, Tyler came ahead with a narrow 5-4.

“Against Tyler we won at 3 doubles, but we lost at 1 and 2, and in that match we split the singles and ended up losing 4-5, so we’re hoping that this go-around our doubles are getting better and we can at least get two of the three,” McMindes said.

The Tyler game is Friday, Feb. 14 at home at 3 p.m.

Then, the Tigers have two home matches Saturday, Feb. 15, starting with Mary Hardin-Baylor at 9 a.m and Midwestern State at 3 p.m.

to take its first lead (25-24) with 5:34 remaining until the break, and then used a 9-1 spurt shortly after to lead 3629 in the final minutes.

Trinity got to within three points a couple of times early in the second half, but Centenary had the lead up to 12 points with 12:27 left in the game, and the Tigers would get no closer the rest of the way.

Kitzinger led Trinity with 12 points on 5-9 shooting, hitting 2-4 from threepoint range, and adding four rebounds and three assists.

Sophomore guard Jimmy Clark came off the bench with 10 points in just 15 minutes of action, connecting on 5-6 from the field. Junior guard William Young added seven points for the Tigers, while senior guard Joe Shotland and junior guard Matt Selling chipped in with six points each.

“We have been playing better of late. That is always a good thing. We are now working at continuing this consistency of effort and performance. Yes, we are very hopeful that we can continue to play well and be at our best for the conference tournament. With that, we

would like to have the best regular season conference record, and then win the SCAC Tournament,” said head men’s basketball coach Pat Cunningham.

2-6 in 3-point range, and sinking 6-6 free throws.

Jonathan Wilt contributed 10 points, hitting 5-8 shots, and grabbing five rebounds.

Senior post John LaVanway scored nine points, and led the Tigers with seven rebounds. Young shelled out four assists. The Tigers committed just five turnovers in the game, forcing 16 by the Kangaroos.

“Ultimately, our goal is to advance in the NCAA tournament and win that championship, but right now our goal is to win our conference championship again. We are excited about the direction we are headed in and looking forward to keeping the momentum in February,” LaVanway said.

Trinity continues its SCAC campaign next Friday in Seguin, in a game against Texas Lutheran University.

The Tigers then face Schreiner University on Saturday evening in Kerrville.

The Tigers will have just three regular-season games remaining after the weekend, followed by the SCAC tournament. Trinity will host the tournament for the first time this year, beginning on Feb. 28.

Men’s basketball team’s winning streak ends at six games after road loss to Centenary College Trinity loses to Centenary but beats Austin College

by Kaileigh Phillips

SPORTS REPORTER

The Tiger men’s basketball team had its six-game winning streak snapped in a 75-57 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference loss at Centenary College on Friday, Feb. 7th, but bounced back a 79-63 win over an Austin College SCAC game on Saturday, Feb. 8th.

Trinity fell to 13-8 on the season with the loss, though the team still holds the top spot in conference standings with an 8-2 SCAC mark. Centenary came into the weekend tied for second in the league, and improves to 12-8, 7-3 with the win.

“I’m not putting too much into the winning streak.

It’s nice to have some momentum going into games, but it’s really about how mentally prepared we come to play and executing on the offensive and defensive ends. I’m optimistic about the rest of our games. I think we are making strides and

playing better, but we have put emphasis on becoming a better rebounding team,” said senior guard Robert Kitzinger.

“I think we are making strides and playing better, but we have put emphasis on becoming a better rebounding team.”

Robert Kitzinger Senior Guard

The Tigers also settle for a regular season series split with the Gents, after winning an 82-61 game over Centenary earlier this season.

Trinity suffered through a 9-28 (32.1 percent) shooting performance in the second half, which allowed Centenary to pull away midway through the period. The Gents led 4032 at the half, as both teams shot better than 50 percent from the field.

Early in the game, the Tigers were up by seven points, but Centenary rallied

“We are very hopeful that we can continue to play well and be at our best for the conference tournament.”

Pat Cunningham Head Coach After the win on Saturday, SCAC standings had the Tigers leading Centenary by one game, while Austin College dropped to 7-13 and 3-8 SCAC. The Tigers led 38-28 at halftime, after leading by as much as 16 points (38-22) late in the period. Trinity led by as many as 26 points (5933) in the second half of the lopsided win.

Kitzinger paced the Tigers in Saturday’s game with an 18-point performance, shooting 5-10 from the field,

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Women’s tennis team splits ACU Indoor matches against Division I and II schools Tigers beat UTPermian Basin; fall to Abilene Christian

by Kaileigh Phillips

SPORTS REPORTER Trinity’s women’s tennis team opened its 2014 season with a win and a loss at the ACU Indoor Championships.

The Tigers’ first game was against Division II University of Texas-Permian Basin and finished with a score of 7-2. The Tigers took two out of three doubles matches to start the action, then secured five of six lines in singles.

Senior Kylie Hornbeck, first year Liza Southwick and sophomore Kristy Hamilton were all winners in both singles and doubles for Trinity, and it was Hamilton’s 6-1, 6-1 straightset win at the fifth position that

clinched the match. Hamilton teamed with senior Stephanie Williamson to put the Tigers up 2-0 in doubles, following the opening win by the doubles team of Hornbeck and Southwick.

“I think this past weekend for us set the tone for a great season.

We started off strong with a 7-2 win against UTPB, with everyone contributing to a great first match of the season. Although we lost our second match, it provided great insight for what we need to work on, and what we need to focus on improving over these next couple of weeks,” Southwick said.

Southwick and Hornbeck opened singles play with wins at No. 3 and No. 2, respectively, and Trinity held a commanding 4-1 advantage.

UT-Permian Basin picked up its only point in singles at the top position, but then Hamilton was able to clinch shortly after.

Sophomore Gabrielle Roe (6-3, 6-3 at No. 4) and senior Lavinia Bendandi (6-4, 7-5 at No. 6) finished off the match, nabbing two more team points for the Tigers.

Unfortunately, the Tigers fell to Division I Abilene Christian University during the second day of playing and finished with an upset score of 0-7.

ACU won all three doubles matches by scores of 6-1 to score the opening point. The Wildcats went on to sweep all six singles matches to finish off the victory.

“This season we are hoping to improve upon our results from last year. We are confident in our ability to win conference and are excited about making an appearance at nationals,” Roe said.

The tightest match came at No. 3 singles, as Southwick was edged 6-4, 3-6, 10-1.

Sophomore Caroline White lost 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, while Hornbeck fell 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 2 slot. Roe lost 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4, Hamilton fell 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5, and Williamson was downed 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6.

“This coming weekend we have three home matches before we have a couple weeks off. They will all be challenging matches, so it will be a great test of how we can perform against schools outside of our division. I am so confident in our team’s ability to do well this year,” said head women’s tennis coach Matthew Haugen.

Trinity opened its home campaign yesterday by hosting the Division II St. Mary’s University Rattlers at the Butch Newman Tennis Center. Their next games will be held tomorrow against Mary Hardin Baylor and Midwestern State.

followed by junior center Taylor Hollins with 13 points and junior guard Hannah Coley, who recorded 12 points.

Coley and sophomore forward Bryony Harris lead the team with 11 rebounds each.

“I was very proud of our girls against Centenary. Against Centenary our strength was our team and our commitment to each other and being professional and mature and playing with integrity,” said head coach Cameron Hill.

Hollins shares Hill’s sentiment and says she enjoys playing Centenary.

“The game against Centenary is always a fun game, they’re

really competitive and fight to the end,” Hollins said.

The next day, Saturday, Feb. 9, the team traveled to Sherman, TX, to play the Austin Kangaroos. The Tigers ended up falling to the Kangaroos 69-74.

During this game, sophomore forward Anecia Richardson lead scoring with 21 points, followed

by Burns, who put up 15 points, and Coley with 13 points.

“We came up short once again against Austin College. They continued to shoot the ball well and we did not, which was ultimately the difference in the game. I was very proud of our effort in the second half to erase a 10-point deficit,” Coley said.

The loss marks the second time during SCAC play that Trinity has lost to Austin.

“Austin College has done a great job against us this season.

It was a great game for us, and will really help us as we continue to prepare for the postseason,” Hill said.

After going one and one this weekend, the Tigers are still tied in first for SCAC with Texas Lutheran. Both schools have a 9-2 conference record and a 17-5 record overall.

Next up the Tigers play away at Texas Lutheran University today. That game is followed by another away game at Schreiner University.

Women’s basketball splits weekend Tigers defeat Centenary but lose to Austin College

by Claire Hoobler-Curtis SPORTS REPORTER Last weekend, Feb. 7-8, the Trinity women’s basketball team faced Centenary College and Austin College on the road in conference play. The Tigers first played Centenary on Friday, Feb. 7 where they came away with an 81-55 win.

Senior guard Murphy Burns lead the team with 19 points,

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9-0 Trinity University men’s tennis defeated Schreiner University with a 9-0 shutout in their first home match of the season on Saturday, Feb. 8.

19 Senior guard Murphy Burns led the women’s basketball team with 19 points during their 81-55 victory over Centenary College on Friday, Feb. 7. The loss made Centenary 0-19.

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Top Left: Sophomore pitcher Kaci Wellik fires a pitch during Trinity’s softball doubleheader against UT-Tyler on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Top Right: Parents and close friends celebrate the life of Alexander John Andris Reinis in front of Miller dorms on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Each year, the group releases red balloons on his birthday near the olive tree that has been planted in his name. Bottom Left: Student dance group XOXO performs during the Lunar New Year festival on Friday, Feb. 7 in Laurie Auditorium. Bottom Right: Current and former Trinity track athletes participate in the Alumni/Team Practice Meet on Saturday, Feb. 8.

celebrates

events Monday,

Feb. 10

FILM SCREENING | Girl Rising

Educating girls can transform families, communities, and entire countries.

5 p.m., Northrup Hall, room 040 Tuesday,

Feb. 18

LECTURE | Her Story: A Timeline

of the Women Who Changed America

Jill Tietjen, author, speaker, and electrical engineer, presents her book. Book signing follows lecture.

women’s history month 2014 For more information, contact Dania Abreu-Torres at dabreuto@trinity.edu or 999-7539 or Debra Ochoa at dochoa@trinity.edu or 999-8092.

7 p.m., Northrup Hall, room 040 Saturday,

Feb. 22

Run For Hope, a 5k marathon sponsored by The Rape Crisis Center 8 a.m., starts at McAlister Park Tuesday,

Feb. 25

The Vagina Monologues

by Eve Ensler, performed by Trinity women faculty and staff 7 p.m., Stieren Theater

Monday,

March 3

LECTURE | Travelling with the

Travelling Theory, How the Term of Gender Travelled into China Dr. Min Dongchao, Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers Visiting Scholar 5:30 p.m., Chapman Center Auditorium (room 126) Saturday,

March 8

24th Annual S.A. International Woman’s Day March & Rally more information available online at www.sawomenwillmarch.org Monday,

March 24

LECTURE | Ruth McLean Bowman

Bowers Event: The Role of Chinese Women in a New Form of Rural Society Li Li discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by Chinese women.

5:30 p.m., Coates University Center, Fiesta Room Tuesday,

March 25

BOOK PRESENTATION | Wild Tongues: Transnational Mexican Popular Culture by Dr. Rita Urquijo-Ruiz 6:30 p.m., Central Library’s Auditorium Books for sale at 6 p.m. (provided by Twig Book Shop)

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