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Keith Edwards to speak at Trinity about Lecturer sexual violence in light of national debate sparks

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Author and recognized speaker Keith Edwards to lecture on sexual assault and individual initiative against violence

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Luke Peterson presents on 21st century conflict through historical lens

NEWS EDITOR Keith Edwards, a nationally recognized speaker on sexual violence and rape prevention will speak to Trinity at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 25, in Laurie Auditorium. Edwards is a prolific speaker at campuses and universities across the nation, speaking on ways to end sexual violence and how individuals can be a part of the change.

Edwards currently serves as the director of campus life at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. The event is sponsored

by Greek Council and the Coalition for Respect.

by Tyler Boelts photo provided by Keith Edwards Keith Edwards, nationally recognized speaker and author, will present at Trinity on the topic of sexual violence in his speech, “Ending Rape: A Social Change Approach.” Edwards has visited over 70 campuses to talk about sexual assault and encourage change.

In a pre-speech interview with the Trinitonian, Edwards outlined his goals for the talk and gave insight on the ongoing national discussion.

“I’m going to talk about how we can prevent sexual

violence; there is a lot of intention about sexual violence that happens on campuses and how campuses respond,” Edwards said.

“Certainly campuses can do better in that regard and as

long as we are talking about how we respond we will always be responding and reactive.”

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San Antonio ordinance forces Uber and Lyft to reevaluate operations in city Ride-sharing faces challenges as San Antonio increases prices on rides and vehicle permits

by Tyler Boelts NEWS REPORTER Recent changes by the City Council of San Antonio raise the price for ride-share programs such as Lyft and Uber drivers to operate.

The new policy will require drivers to have extensive background checks, vehicle checks and personal insurance; additionally, the permit to become a driver will be raised to $175. The San Antonio City Council voted, passing the ordinance 7-2. The ordinance will take effect on March 1 of this year.

The raised prices to use Uber in San Antonio will make operating difficult according to the general

manager of Uber Texas Chris Nakutis. Nakutis responded to the new ordinance by sending a letter to the San Antonio city council member Rebecca Viagran.

“We are continuing to make ourselves available to work with the city to protect these individuals’ access to the Uber platform” Nakutis said. “ H o w e v e r, . . .

San Antonio will need to dramatically alter the pending regulations in order for us to continue to operate.”

Nakutis also notes in his letter the benefits of allowing ride-share programs to continue to operate within the city of San Antonio, such

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as preventing potential drunk driving accidents.

“A recent survey indicated that Uber’s presence in a city makes streets safer for everyone by reducing drunk driving,” Nakutis said. “Bexar County had a staggering 2,303 alcohol-

related crashes last year, and we know that reducing the number of drunk drivers is a major priority for the city.”

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NEWS REPORTER Discussion became heated during the Q&A after Luke Peterson’s talk regarding the PalestineIsrael conflict.

Luke Peterson, a visiting professor at the University of Pittsburg, came to Trinity to speak about the history of the conflict in the region.

The presentation, titled “Palestine-Israel in the 21st Century: Ending Endless War,” discussed the history and background of the Palestine-Israel conflict.

Peterson went into depth on the different historical events that contributed to the ongoing conflict.

Along with the historical background, Peterson noted that it will not be possible for the conflict to end in a peaceful two-state situation. Peterson argued that there is no way for the two states to coexist peacefully.

Many local members of the Jewish community were in attendance at the lecture and actively participated in the discussion immediately following the talk. Many members of the audience followed up the lecture with multiple questions for Peterson regarding the Israeli side of the conflict.

Trinity’s Jewish Student Association president David Herman was among the community members who had concerns regarding Peterson.

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On Feb. 19 medical journal called the The Lancet Infectious Diseases reported that the world’s leading drug for treating malaria in Africa and elsewhere is losing its efficiency.

The drug, called artemisinin, was once the leading drug in ridding the body of the parasite introduced by mosquito carriers. If the drug becomes ineffective, it could severely affect people in countries that are threatened by the disease, especially in Africa, where 90 percent of the estimated 584,000 annual deaths from malaria occur, according to the World Health Organization.

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The group discussed proposals for improvement at Trinity. One of the ideas proposed was redoing the Bell Athletic Center with separate weight centers for athletes and for non athletes. Other ideas for the Bell Athletic Center include a study area, team shop and smoothie bar. These are all just ideas at the moment. SGA is also excited about the new Student Spirit Organization on campus which focuses on boosting students’ school spirit.

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The Student Programming Board presented their plans for the Welcome Week Concert next year to SGA. They are working hard to get popular bands to come to Trinity within their budget.

CSI Grand Opening

SGA members discussed plans for the upcoming CSI Grand Opening. The Trinity Jazz Band will be performing at the event. There will be a dance floor, and the event will take place partly outdoors and partly indoors thanks to the openable garage door on the second floor of CSI. Fireworks will be set off of from the roof of Northrup from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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• continued from Page 1 “The speaker has been known to be anti-Israel and as a whole, the Jewish community is concerned that he may end up ranting or presenting false information,” Herman said.

Many members from local synagogues and the San Antonio Hillel came in support of representing the Israeli side of the talk. Herman noted that the community wanted to assure that both sides of the conflict were being portrayed in the discussion.

“I think some rabbis from local synagogue and some local members are coming as well. I don’t know the exact numbers. Just to make sure that our side is represented,” Herman said.

Herman also noted that the topic is a difficult one and it is a highly debated issue.

“We just really would like both sides of the issue to be presented because it’s a really complex issue that we need both sides for people

to really be educated about that and then make their own decisions,” Herman said.

“We just really would like both sides of the issue to be presented because it’s a really complex issue that we need both sides for people to really be educated.”

David Herman President of JSA

Among the members of the Jewish community in the audience, many students are also in attendance. Visiting professor Habiba Noor of the religion department encouraged the students of her

Qur’an class to attend the talk for academic engagement.

“The reason I wanted people to go to this was because it offers some historical context,” Noor said. “The purpose of my class is to shed light on Muslim perspectives and to illustrate how religious texts support a variety of positions.”

Peterson was brought in to speak by Judith Norman a professor of the philosophy department at Trinity. Norman noted that she also desired to have both sides of the conflict discussed.

“I think the world needs some more balance. I think this is a horrible, horrible conflict we can’t really make headway on until we can have a better understanding of it,” Norman said.

Norman brought in Peterson to speak to shed light on additional views that may not have been heard in previous lectures at Trinity. Norman also noted that Peterson’s ability to speak to both sides

was one of the reasons she was interested in having him speak.

“I think the world needs some more balance.

I think this is a horrible ... conflict we can’t really make headway on until we have a better understanding.”

Judith Norman Professor of Philosophy

“Luke Peterson speaks from a human rights perspective, a perspective that treats Israeli and Palestinian human rights as equal. I think the dominant discourse often doesn’t,” Norman said.

Trinity has previously hosted speakers on both sides of the Palestine-Israel conflict.

Previous speakers on the subject have included members of the Israeli community such as the Prime Minister of Israel.

“It’s a position we have heard on Trinity, Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken here, Shimon Peres, the prime ministers of Israel have spoken here,” Norman said.

Norman noted that Peterson analyzes the situation from a perspective that is different from previous speakers.

“Luke Peterson, I think, is very fair in that he treats Palestinian human rights and Israeli human rights as both worthy of protection. That’s what made me think that this would be a great voice to hear on campus,” Norman said.

While the lecture centralized the tension to Trinity’s campus, the situation between Israel and Palestine continues the dialogue across the nation and the world regarding the conflict.

CLT acquires second drone for marketing initiative The Center for Learning and Technology acquired a second drone this past semester, largely for the purposes of taking aerial shots of the campus. The new drone is a DJI S1000 drone, also called an Octocopter. It flies for about 15 minutes on each full battery charge and has been used recently to take aerial shots of campus and the Bell Athletic Center for marketing purposes.

The recently purchased larger drone takes two individuals to pilot, with one leading the drone and another directing the camera mounted on the unit. The first drone CLT purchased, a DJI Phantom, only requires one pilot.

Due to the developing use of drones, the Federal Aviation Administration is still working on regulating the use of drones. CLT only flies the drones on clear days when there are few people on campus to ensure the comfort of students, faculty and staff.

“I think there are a lot of educational uses for [drones] with studying landscapes and environments,” said Taylor Stakes, video and web multimedia content developer. “We are strict on when and how we use them, but we would work with professors to find out what they will need them for.”

The Center for Learning and Technology offers professors the opportunity to utilize the drones if they have professional need for them, and in order to access this, interested professors can contact CLT and discuss the possibility of using the drones.

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photo by Jordan Leeper CLT’s new drone, a DJI S1000, allows for aerial shots and is used particularly in conjunction with marketing for the university.

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San Antonio ordinance sparks talk over ride-sharing as Uber and Lyft struggle to operate • continued from Page 1 “A recent survey indicated that Uber’s presence in a city makes streets safer for everyone by reducing drunk driving,” Nakutis said. “Bexar County had a staggering 2,303 alcohol-related crashes last year, and we know that reducing the number of drunk drivers is a major priority for the city.”

“A recent survey indicated that Uber’s presence in a city makes streets safer for everyone by reducing drunk driving.”

Chris Natukis General Manager of Uber Texas Along with Nakutis, the Uber general manager for San Antonio Henry Carr, sent out an email to all of the local drivers.

Carr encouraged drivers to take

action and speak to the local city council members.

“Contact your city council members and urge them to REPEAL AND REPLACE this ordinance. For driver partners like you, we aren’t giving up—so don’t give up either,” said Carr in his letter.

The legislation itself was made with the intention of creating a safer experience for both drivers and riders of ride-share companies. Carr and Nakutis both clearly stated Uber’s stand that if the ordinance is not repealed by May 1 they will discontinue operation in San Antonio.

“If this ordinance goes into effect on March 1, we will have no choice but to leave town,” Carr said.

Trinity students have also begun to voice their concerns regarding the potential loss of Uber, citing the risk of potential drunk driving accidents traveling to and from campus.

“There are three or four colleges in town and the amount of drunk driving that would happen if that changed would go up so much,” said first year Claire Poland.

Students prefer using the new ride-sharing system due to Uber’s efficiency and easy to use app. Along with the easy system, the prices remain lower than local taxis.

“Taxi’s are way more expensive than a Lyft or an Uber, in general. It’s super easy to call Lyft or Uber. It’s an app where you tap the screen.”

Claire Poland First year

“Taxis are way more expensive than a Lyft or an Uber, in general.

It’s super easy to call Lyft or Uber, it’s an app where you tap the screen,” Poland said.

Despite local protests by both taxi drivers to keep the ordinance and rideshare drivers to repeal it, the ordinance has remained and will go into effect starting the beginning of May.

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Students and staff speak in support for Texas Tuition Equalization grant alongside ICUT Trinity students and Sharon Schweitzer travel to Austin to discuss grant with Sen. Charles Schwertner

by James Godfrey NEWS REPORTER As a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Trinity takes part in supporting the continuation of the Texas Tuition Equalization Grant Program every semester. The TEG grant allows students to attend private universities and colleges in Texas. The grant is received by approximately

400 students at Trinity every year. This year, assistant vice president of external relations Sharon Schweitzer took 11 students to represent Trinity to speak in support of the program.

“For many of [the students who receive the grant], it makes the difference,” Schweitzer said. “Trinity students are poised, confident, and armed with the right information, and I was very proud of them.”

Every legislative year, ICUT organizes a student lobby day when Texas schools bring students to speak in support of various subjects. Other colleges and universities in attendance within the San Antonio area included the University of Incarnate Word, Our Lady of the Lake University, St.

Mary’s University and Texas Lutheran University.

Support of the Texas Tuition Equalization Grant Program is one the main focuses of ICUT, and their funding goal for the program is such that it will fund 70 percent of student need. The advocacy group is also supportive of other student financial aid programs as well. ICUT has 38 regular members.

“This is the only issue we have advocated for [at student lobby day],” Schweitzer said. “It directly benefits our students.”

In order to organize for the day, universities and colleges are given a date on which their groups will be presenting.

For Trinity, this date was Feb. 12, and Schweitzer began contacting students who receive the TEG grant to find those who would be interested in

speaking in support of it. The students then contacted their representatives to ask if they could discuss with them their experience with Trinity and the TEG grant.

While in Austin for the lobby day, students were able to see portions of the Texas Legislature sessions before continuing on to the offices of their representatives in order to convey their messages.

Contacting these representatives led some of the students who attended the event to meet with their representatives.

While meeting with their representatives, they spoke of their experiences at Trinity and how the TEG grant had an impact their lives. Alejandra Ortiz was able to meet with Sen. Charles Schwertner.

“Being able to tell him my story, ... I learned the TEG has

a tremendous impact on not only the recipients but also the supporters,” Ortiz said. “With continued funding of this grant, we can continue to change many students’ lives.”

Schweitzer noted that the elected officials and their staff are very receptive to hearing the input of students representing their universities. If students are interested in showing their support for the continuation of the TEG grant, they can locate their representatives online using their zip code and then contact those representatives and encourage them to support the grant.

“A lot of times, the things that happen on state and local levels impact us more than on a national level,” Schweitzer said. “Being aware of what is happening locally is a great way of being an engaged citizen.”

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Guest lecturer Keith Edwards addresses issues of sexual violence across nation’s universities • continued from Page 1 Edwards continued to note his aims to help shift the focus of individuals and communities in addressing the issues of sexual violence away from a purely reactionary manner.

“I’m going to try and help people make a shift towards how we add to the conversation, not only in responding to sexual violence, but really, how do we prevent it in the first place,” Edwards said.

Echoing this sentiment, David Tuttle, dean of students and associate vice president for student affairs, noted the importance of preventative actions.

“I think there are really toxic messages about how we as men are supposed to think, feel and behave that certainly gives permission to men to be sexually aggressive.”

Keith Edwards Trinity Guest Speaker and Author

“We can have all the procedures and policies in place , but ideally we wouldn’t ever have to use them. Prevention and education are really the most important elements of dealing with the topic of sexual assault,” Tuttle said. “This is a much broader initiative by the Coalition [for Respect] and different departments and students to continue to increase awareness and prevention.”

Looking into the issues of sexual violence and assault, Edwards noted the importance of understanding the problem and the perpetrators, and how to educate individuals to change.

“If we are going to prevent [sexual violence] in the first place, we have to understand who the perpetrators are,” Edwards said. “The perpetrators are overwhelmingly men. So, how do we reach men and help us? Individually we may not be the perpetrators, but we can proactively change things so there are fewer perpetrators.”

After addressing the perpetrators Edwards outlined the focus of his talk.

“We are going to talk a bit about who the perpetrators are, what is informed consent, that being the difference between hooking up and sex and rape and sexual violence, and about some of the myths we’ve been taught from the culture,” Edwards said. “We will also talk about the things every day in our culture that miseducate us and how we can change those things and speak out against them, not only first at Trinity but also in our broader communities across the country and the world.”

Speaking further on the miseducation of individuals in society, Edwards explored the traditional notions of masculinity and how they can give rise to issues of sexual violence.

“I think our whole culture miseducates us regardless of our gender, our sexual orientation or gender identity.

There is something about how we educate men on traditional definitions of masculinity give men messages that prove your manhood by sexual conquest, and that leads to some men engaging in behavior that they don’t even want to, but feel they have to in our society, to prove their manhood,” Edwards said.

Edwards continued, noting the toxicity of such messages and how detrimental they are to creating meaningful and substantial discussions.

“We can have all the procedures and policies in place, but ideally we wouldn’t ever have to use them. Prevention and education are really the most important elements.”

David Tuttle Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs “I think there are really toxic messages about how we as men are supposed to think, feel and behave that certainly gives permission to men to be sexually aggressive,” Edwards said. “Research shows that, my life experience shows that, it is not good for anybody, and it leads to sexual violence.”

To many Trinity students, the issue of sexual assault is one that needs to be discussed to mitigate the problems.

“I think the lecture is a great idea as it will continue to allow students and faculty to get more comfortable with the notion of talking about this difficult subject,” said Clint Schroeder, sophomore. “The more discussions we can have on sexual assault the better prepared we can be in taking steps to prevent it.”

With sexual assault and violence a prominent

discussion in the public sphere, Edwards gave insight into the emergence of the issue, and how these issues have emerged to the forefront of discussion in two ways.

“One is more involvement by the federal government that has resulted in the White House report ‘Not Alone’ along with more guidance from the Department of Education there, new amendments, more policy, more guidance, instruction about how colleges should respond and of course that generates media attention,” Edwards said. “There have also been more activists—survivors who have wanted to share their stories in a much more public way.”

The initiative, “Not Alone,” launched on Jan. 22, 2014, aims to provide information and help to students and schools facing issues of sexual assault.

President Barack Obama stressed the importance of addressing the issue when the initiative was presented, stating, “Perhaps the most important, we need to keep saying to anyone out there who has ever been assaulted: ‘You are not alone.

We have your back. I’ve got your back.’”

Edwards also noted the prominence of attention given to Greek organizations regarding sexual violence, and what they, as organizations, can do to change that.

“The areas we see the highest rates of sexual violence being perpetrated is in Greeks and athletics and the military.

These are all male or hypermasculine areas. My focus will be to everyone in the room what, Greeks in particular, can do to be a part of the change we want to have—to be part of the solution,” Edwards said. “I know fraternities and sororities to be powerful organizations, for good and for bad, so I am going to try and talk to them about how their organizations can

increase and amplify the change we want to have and how they can be a part of the solution and change the culture on campus.”

Elaborating on the notion of fraternities, Edwards noted the core goal of such organizations, and how changing the culture of sexual violence can fulfill such goals.

“Fraternities at their core level are about creating better men and if they really did that then they would be a big part of the solution,” Edwards said. “If they are getting trained to be leaders, which I hope they are, this is a powerful way for them to live out that leadership and really make the world a better world for all of us.”

“The more discussions we can have on sexual assault the better prepared we can be in taking steps to prevent it.”

Clint Schroeder Sophomore Edwards, in speaking to the Trinity community and San Antonio, noted how every individual has the potential to be part of the change.

“If [you] want to come and figure out how to be a part of the solution, I believe everyone can spark change,” Edwards said. “We will talk about how to make that change and how big of an impact each person can have.”

For more information on Keith Edwards and videos of his past talks across the country, visit www.keithedwards.com. On Mar. 3 the Coalition for Respect will be holding a general forum on sexual assault in the Fiesta Room at 6 p.m.

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To say that Trinity University dotes upon its newest academic building would be equivalent to saying that a tornado is a brief gust of wind; both are true statements, but neither fully conveys the enormity of their subject matter. This pride that we feel in our Center for the Sciences and Innovation is not unmerited: the building itself is beautiful, its facilities for research and teaching are state of the art, and with a nod to the “visionary and farreaching” minds within its walls, the complex is built to the LEED gold standard. On Feb. 20, the campus will celebrate the opening of this wonderful complex with food, speeches and the cutting of the ribbon. However, at this ceremony there will be at least one glaring incongruity, one of the speakers invited to the ceremony is the current chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Lamar Smith.

Although the congressman has passed laudable legislation,

open Internet), research which may uncover unpleasant truths (Smith maintains that the study of climate change is far more political than scientific), and teaching (by faculty members who have participated in peer-evaluated studies in their fields) should be considered bizarre to say the least. We must ask ourselves as students if it is appropriate to have such an individual speak at a complex which we have been reminded by signs throughout the complex is ours. If it is appropriate, then we must ask what message we are sending to the public and the rest of academia. That the prestige gained from having a congressman visit campus outweighs his actions which directly harm the very complex he is to speak in front of? In the eyes of his fellow legislators, his actions culminated in “one of the most anti-science and anti-health campaigns” witnessed in decades and scales weigh heavily against him. So why has our university extended such an invitation?

Dayton King is a senior majoring in mathematics and ancient Mediterranean studies.

EDITORIAL

The double edge to instant Those of us attending Trinity now are part of the generation generally referred to as “millennials.”

Growing up alongside the development of the Internet and a slew of communication technology has by and large gotten us accustomed to constant progress, speed and instant gratification in a variety of ways.

Need to order a pizza? There’s an app for that. Want to know the exact moment a fight breaks out at the Super Bowl? Enable your push notifications. Not sure how to approach your professor about that internship you want? Post your resume on LinkedIn and wait. Wearing that new pair of oh-so-stylish sweatpants accented perfectly by the red reflection of the Netflix logo and collage of candy wrappers on your lap, but still want to go on a date? Well, Tinder, OkCupid, Grindr and dozens of other viable platforms are here to help. You get the picture, and don’t worry, you can take a screenshot of that Snap too, in case you didn’t get a good look the first time.

We at the Trinitonian are not trying to sound completely and totally cynical about technology. It’s fantastic, and in many ways it makes our lives easier. However, we must muse at the unforeseen impacts, the small alterations, which have been subconsciously incorporated into our everyday activities. First dates are punctuated with quick phone-checks, any outing becomes prime time for a “selfie” or social media documentation and even searching for a job becomes a technology-driven brand-marketing campaign across half a dozen platforms reminiscent of a modern-day “Mad Men,” when really, you are just trying to market yourself.

So, in the midst of this constant live stream of your day-to-day life, we hope that all of us—millennials and society as a whole—do not let the small idiosyncrasies of interaction become lost arts. Here’s a list of just a few we found worth mentioning: The interview: Besides your YouTube channel, your blog, LinkedIn and all the other things that are putting you out on the job market, rocking an interview is priceless. You can be the best damn social networker in your major, but that does not mean you can demonstrate your other skills, like those which apply to the actual job. Have a strong handshake, dress well and be confident in yourself.

The phone call: Emails are oh-so-convenient, but occasionally, life necessitates a phone call. Plus, sometimes it’s nice and warming to hear a voice on the other end of the phone, if you’re into that sort of thing.

The date: We are not talking about going to a movie, party or otherwise very occupying event. We mean, do you know how to have small talk when there isn’t a computer or phone between the two of you?

Can you still make the very-sexy-yet-coy eye contact you were once known for in middle school?

The secret outing: We know, it feels great when everyone knows just how awesome your weekend trip to wherever was, and getting those 123 “likes” makes you feel all warm inside, but there’s something to be said about going someplace or doing that super cool thing and having it be an experience shared just between the few who were lucky enough to go. Enjoy the exclusivity that comes with actually showing up.

Map-reading: This seems self-explanatory, but if/when your smart phone/GPS/digital tracking device runs out of juice, this skill can literally save your life.

Handwritten notes: Maybe it’s very dorky and extremely demonstrative of our love of paper, but a handwritten letter, note, thank-you card, etc. says a million times more than any sappy, well-planned and spell-checked email does.

In the end, we’d like to think that most of the Trinity community is well balanced and humble within their existence in the media-age, but we hope that with this small reminder, we can all go forth and prosper in our friendships, relationships, internships, fellowships and the like.

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What is the funniest thing you’ve heard a professor say or do?

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Why Lamar Smith for grand opening? such as HR 5031 which added Computer Science to the list of STEM fields considered when the federal government determines grants and other education funding, his relationship with the sciences is scandalous at best.

This is the representative who introduced SOPA to Congress and, when that piece of legislation failed with its Senate equivalent PIPA, he simply rebranded it as PCIP, this time utilizing the fear of online predators as a bulwark.

His most noteworthy piece of legislation since assuming his current position as chair is HR 1422, which infamously states in 2E that, “Board members may not participate in advisory activities that directly or indirectly involve review or evaluation of their own work.” While such a provision may seem reasonable at first, it does carry an insidious application. As an example, Trinity’s Dr. Saber Elaydi, who studies population dynamics, would be unable to offer his counsel on an industry’s effects on local wildlife as it would directly involve a “review or evaluation” of his own research.

The invitation to speak at the dedication of a complex meant to inspire collaboration (an activity greatly aided by an

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“Your favorite drink isn’t beer?”

Shane Bono First year

“We asked the professor if anyone had studied relationships of psychologists and his face turned bright red.”

“Lead with your pelvis!”

Kelly Seeber Senior

Sarah Perkins Junior

“Stop stabbing the other actors!”

Davis Stubblefield First year

“The professor said ‘You’re a little piece of shit.’”

Alejandro Cardona Sophomore

“He started yelling at us to leave whent eh whole class didn’t do homework.”

Anecia Richardson Junior

“The professor said his pet’s name is Peeve. It’s his pet peeve.”

Sergio Holguin Junior compiled by Mary Vanderbloemen

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Callum’s Trinity Confession Amnesty Staff Column Callum Squires, columnist This is the third column I’ve written in three weeks.

Valentine’s Day is over. The Super Bowl and the NBA All Star weekend have come and gone. There’s no really big holiday or celebration this week (though coincidentally, why do you have a Presidents’ Day? They’re the most powerful person in the world they don’t need a day to themselves!). So, naturally I have absolutely no idea what to write about. Back to normal.

So, I was perusing the Internet, and was on one particular popular social media site when I stumbled across a page that many students may be aware of Trinity Confessions.

I’ve not posted to this page before-it’s not really my kind of thing, but it did get me thinking about what I would confess to if someone asked me what sort of embarrassing or stupid stuff I’ve neglected to tell people during my time here at Trinity.

Due to the cultural differences between London and San Antonio, and my general idiocy at times, it turns out that there are actually a number of semiembarrassing things I need to confess. So rather than putting them online, I thought I’d share them with you all here.

This is my Trinity Confession Amnesty. Just don’t laugh at me too much.

Please?

When I arrived for my first Trinity soccer pre-season, I was not aware that we had a training room. Nobody had bothered to inform me of this. So for the entire first week, I treated all of my medical ailments myself in my temporary dorm room.

This meant that my blisters were being covered with basic plasters - sorry, “BandAids” (just translating it into American for y’all) and my painful calves were being iced by plastic water bottles that I had frozen to make temporary ice packs. I was securing them to my legs by tying socks around my shins to hold them in place.

This might seem like a minor issue, but it’s really embarrassing for me to think of how much easier my life would’ve been going to the actual training room and

having Frank, Marc, Callie and the crew look after me.

Stupid Freshman Callum.

For my entire first semester, I was here I thought Dean Tuttle was actually called Dean Tuttle. As in, his first name was Dean and his second name was Tuttle. I didn’t realise that “Dean” was a position. I think it’s kind of forgivable for me, seeing as the position still hasn’t really been explained to me. I was then really confused when someone mentioned David Tuttle to me. I assumed Dean had a brother who also worked here. That’s cool, I thought, keep the family connection flowing through Trinity. Clearly I was just a confused imbecile. If you’re reading this, Dean Tuttle, I’m sorry, David!

I thought HEB was pronounced “Heb” and Whataburger was called “Water Burger.” Well, you do all have silly accents. It’s really hard to understand you guys sometimes. I’d seen the HEB sign before anyone had actually spoken about it to me, so naturally I started saying Heb, to general laughter of people who spoke to me.

Whataburger really threw me off, too. I couldn’t understand why a company would connect water with

burger and make that their name. It made no sense to me.

I was pleasantly surprised when I finally understood what was going on and how much more sense the name Whataburger made. Phew.

I have an irrational fear of the library. Honestly. How am I supposed to focus with all that silence?! Someone could creep up on me at anytime and silently murder me. The library is bad.

Maybe it’s because I don’t like doing huge amounts of homework, but I genuinely refuse to go to the library unless I absolutely have to for class or something. If a group of mine wants to meet there, I do everything to persuade them to move our meeting to Coates. It’s so much more welcoming.

I think the labyrinth style of the library is also part of my fear. I feel like I could sit down at a booth to work and then attempt to leave three hours later and never be able to find my way out. I don’t like it.

TriniCats annoy me. No, I’m not a terrible person, it’s just that everyone has cats. They bore me. Same with dogs. And I know how much you all love your dogs.

Side note - every time you go home for the weekend and snapchat me a picture

of your dog, all that does is remind me I can’t go home for the weekend, and that I don’t have a dog and that EVERYONE in Texas has a dog. And apparently “Bae” is the most common dog name in Texas. You crazy guys. But back to the cats. They’re kinda harmless of course, they just sit around campus and do nothing much. But wouldn’t you rather have some fun animals on campus? Imagine if we had TriniPenguins!

T r i n i E l e p h a n t s !

TriniGiraffes! Or even the real life LeeRoy back?! Come on, whoever does stuff with the TriniCats, let’s get some fun animals on campus please!

So there you have it. I’ve confessed and cleansed myself. Now where do I ask for forgiveness? I hope everyone is having a good week and enjoying their semester so far. Please send me ideas for columns or you’re going have to continue reading this nonsense till mid-March when I write my Spring break review...Sounds good right!? And shout out to Trinity Confessions on Facebook. You da real MVP. Callum Squires is a sophomore majoring in German studies.

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Israel-Palestine lecture unbalanced

I attended a lecture by a Dr. Peterson last Thursday. He made it clear he was Pro-Palestinian in discussing the Israel-Palestine issue.

I’m happy to live in a country where both sides to an argument can be presented and the issues affecting Israel can be discussed.

What I am not alright with is ignoring and downplaying the facts that Israel’s Arab neighbors have propagated the Palestinian crisis and that Hamas and Fatah have deliberately endangered the people under their charge while the IDF has done all in its power to target Hamas and Fatah’s unity terrorist government and their soldiers alone. That’s what I had to deal with on Thursday and what uninformed students were exposed to.

What Dr. Peterson presented was not a unique narrative. It was one that blames Israel and “neoliberalism” for all the problems faced by the Palestinians.

Would it surprise you that he’s a BDS supporter? The same organization that has led the UC schools into disgrace.

However, I wasn’t going to sit there though while he said that the Zionist Israeli Government controlled all aspects of Palestinian life. When the Q&A

session came, I rose up and asked how, if Israel was the all-powerful entity that exploited helpless Palestinians, was it possible for Hamas to launch so many rockets at Israel and to injure and kill so many innocent civilians both inside and outside of Gaza.

He tried to say that Israel could have avoided attacking the cities in Gaza, but how else could they have attacked Hamas and destroyed their missile-launch sites?

“Where else could they have gone? The sea,” he asked in an attempt to make this another case of Israel bullying the Palestinians and obscuring the facts.

“Look at a map,” I said. “You’d see that there are unpopulated areas of Gaza. Hamas’s missiles have a range that can launch from those spots and still indiscriminately strike Israeli citizens.”

Presented with this evidence, Dr. Peterson accused me of grandstanding, leading me to sit back down.

Shockingly, the image of a cramped prison is not what Israel intended for Gaza when it gave it up in 2005. Instead, it is Hamas who forces civilians into the cities while it launches rockets from atop hospitals, schools and UN buildings.

He would even acknowledge that Hamas indiscriminately targets anyone while the IDF does all in its power to target only terrorists.

Dr. Peterson’s talk is a narrative familiar to BDS that distracts

students from the greater picture and the involvement of Arab states in the Israel-Palestine Issue.

Do Palestinians suffer? Yes, it’d be ridiculous and insulting to say otherwise, but blaming Israel- and only Israel- for that suffering will not solve the problem. The infighting between Hamas and Fatah is proof of that.

If students go into the world with misinformation, how can they be expected to come up with solutions to future world problems?

What students need to be properly informed on this complex, controversial, and current issue are university sponsored lecturers from both sides of the matter: Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel.

We do not need one-sided lecturers like Dr. Peterson who spend more time advertising their own books than actually addressing the serious issues facing the Middle East. Actual discussion cannot occur without accurate facts.

I sincerely hope Academic Affairs and Trinity University as a whole consider who they bring to campus in the future and that accurate and balanced accounts are given level ground to speak on both sides.

Sincerely, Joseph Bacal Joseph Bacal is a senior majoring in international relations.

Wait, I have to find somewhere to live?

Staff Column Megan Reynolds, Columnist

As a junior this year, not only was I excited to have my meal plan loaded with Bonus Bucks, but I was also excited to be living my final year in the dorms. Nothing against Trinity’s dorms, but man, three years is a long time to be confined in a room continually shared with other people. I love the people I live with and have generally had a positive experience in the dorms, but what I would give to have a room all to myself sometimes.

All I’m asking for is a door…and maybe a kitchen.

I therefore started my search for off-campus housing early. I asked a friend about her apartment in September.

I think it’s more than obvious that I’m am ready to be living off campus. I, however, know many friends who did not even start looking for places until I had told them I’d put a security deposit down. This time seems to be the rush, the mad dash to find a place that is close enough to Trinity to make the daily commute as easy as

possible yet still feel like you aren’t still living with all the underclassmen in the firstyear quad. At this point, the big question arises: do I want to live in an apartment or a house? For me the answer was easy: apartment. Everyone I had know who had lived in a house said that the hidden upkeep was much more than they had expected.

Yet, even after I put down a security deposit on a place I like and all I have to do now is simply wait for an apartment to open up, I find myself still anxious over my whole housing situation. Little doubts creep into my head whispering, “No apartment will open up. You’ll have put down that security deposit for nothing. You don’t have a backup plan. You’ll be homeless next year.” I’ve found it difficult to quell this sneaking anxiety because everything seems so up in the air. Nothing is actually set, and to make matters just a little more difficult, my roommate is studying abroad this semester so I’m handling everything myself.

So here’s some advice to those of you starting to think about off-campus housing, even if it may not be for this upcoming school year.

1) Start early. This by far

has been the most useful piece of advice I received. It has certainly made my life easier and at least a little less stressful.

2) Talk to friends who lived in the places you are interested in. Be it a house you may want to inherit next year, or the same apartment complex. Housing guides will give you a glossed-over review. Friends will tell you the truth, the good and the bad, and these are important factors to consider.

3) Talk to your parents and your potential roommate about your budget. Sure that house may seem really nice, but realizing that you now have to pay almost twice what other people pay for a different place can’t feel good.

Understand that you will still spend a good amount of time on campus and that you’ve now got to pay for all of your food with real money and not just Bonus Bucks.

4) Relax.

Somehow, someway, everything always seems to work out. Don’t get too worked up about housing because everyone finds a place to live and if worse comes to worse, you’ve only got to survive there for one year.

Megan Reynolds is a junior majoring in English.

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The beautiful side of on-campus senior living

By Mason Walker, A&E Editor

many kitchens to try this out. I recommend Beze or Prassel, but any kitchen will do. Just because you don’t have your own stove doesn’t mean you can’t cook your own delicious meals.

On a related note...

3) Polish up your hosting skills. In your post-grad life, you will undoubtedly host a gathering or two. Why wait until postgrad to start? Cook a dinner. Organize a birthday event or a movie viewing or a finals study break. This is a good way to brush up your organizational skills and your social skills. Plus, it’s an excellent excuse to go shopping for obscene amounts of dessert.

4) Treat lower campus like a separate neighborhood.When you hold a 9-5 job, you’ll rarely be able to go home before you clock out. Start getting into that habit now. Try to avoid popping back to your room for naps or TV breaks or what have you. This will prepare you for the work/play division that dictates much of adult life. (As all my friends know, I have not followed this rule. Do as I say, not as I do.)

5) Be thankful. While there are about a hundred things that off-campus life can offer that on-campus life can’t, there are a few unique perks to living here at Trinity. Housekeeping staff, for example. Reasonable speedy maintenance, for example.

Mabee cookies, for example. Remember these as often as you can.

And with that, dear reader, I hope I’ve shown you that “on campus” and “senior” are not mutually exclusive phrases.

Good luck to next year’s batch!

There’s an awful lot to like about being a senior here at Trinity. Due to your registration time, it’s much easier to procure the classes you want. Due to your age, it’s much easier to procure the alcohol you want. And due to your class status, it’s finally possible to participate in that revered and much-anticipated ritual of adult life – living off campus.

But what about those of us who do not choose the off campus life? What about those of us who decide to reside not in apartments or duplexes or cupboards under the stairs, but in good ol’ fashion Trinity dorms?

I come bearing a message for this group of people: There’s hope.

As someone who’s spent the entirety of his senior year living on campus, I am here to show you the way. I am here to tell you that you can remain on campus whilst still cultivating the increased sense of independence that’s crucial to your senior year. And I’m here to tell you how.

1) Utilize your junior/senior meal plan. Mabee is all well and good, but there are a plethora of other dining options on campus as well. As an upperclassman, said options are now considerable more affordable. Luxuriate in this increased freedom, and remember that it is, in a way, a microcosm of financial adulthood: constantly increasing options purchased with a limited amount of money.

2) Get cooking. Unless you plan on structuring your adulthood around Lean Cuisine or the Hunger Games, cooking is an essential part of Real Life. Use one of Trinity’s

Buy or Rent: The pros and cons of houses and apartments

By Leah Hoffpauir, Pulse Reporter The most important question you must ask yourself when deciding to live off campus is whether you should rent an apartment or a house. Regardless of what you may have heard, there are several pros and cons to both of these options, and you have to weigh which ones are most important to you.

House Pros:

Apartment Pros:

Living in a house generally means you will have more space, both inside and outside. Having a front yard and a backyard is something that you won’t have in an apartment. Throwing parties at a house can be easier for this reason, as there is a lot more space to host guests. Houses also offer more privacy than apartments since your neighbors do not live as close to you, which means that houses are usually much quieter than apartments. It’s also more likely that you will be allowed to have a pet in a house, but make sure to check with the landlord first.

Rent is generally less expensive when you rent an apartment. Utilities are often included in the rent as well, so you don’t have to worry about paying bills separately.

Many apartment complexes also offer free amenities to its residents, such as a pool or weight room. It’s also not difficult to find apartments that are pre-furnished, so you won’t have to worry about purchasing new furniture or hauling all your old furniture from home. Although it may seem minor, you also don’t have to worry about your trash can filling up each week because you can throw everything out in the communal trash bin and not have to worry about it anymore.

Renting a house can be more expensive than an apartment, especially if utilities are not included in the rent. Having to pay for rent as well as water, electricity, cable and Wi-Fi can become quite pricey, as well as having to buy your own furniture.

You might be able to find a house whose previous owners are leaving behind a lot of furniture, which could be helpful. You also don’t have a number to call for maintenance if something needs fixing in your house. The landlord would typically be in charge of big repairs, but depending on your landlord, it might take a while for something to get fixed. Smaller things such as mowing the lawn usually have to be done yourself, which could become very time-consuming.

The main downside to living in an apartment would be the noise. Living in such close proximity to other tenants, some of whom might also be college students, means having to hear the music blaring at their parties or a stampede of loud footsteps upstairs or in the hallways. Another problem at some apartment complexes is limited parking spaces, or even having to purchase a parking permit.

Be sure to look into the parking situation before you choose an apartment. Also, some apartments, especially pre-furnished ones, do not allow pets, which could be a disappointment if you were really looking forward to living with your dog from home.

House Cons:

Apartment Cons:

There are positive and negative aspects to choosing either an apartment or a house, but ultimately, living off campus as a college student is an experience you will never have the opportunity for again and one that should definitely be taken advantage of. Weigh your options and see which appeals the most to you, then get out there and sign that lease.

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Making the choice: Whether to live on or off campus

By Sarah Davis, Pulse Reporter As we all know, after three years of living on campus we have the option to move off campus and no longer suffer and/or enjoy the dorm life. Personally, I can’t wait to move off campus and enjoy the perks of my own bedroom, but I also somewhat fear the increased responsibility of managing my living arrangement. It almost makes me think about the benefits of living on campus senior year and never leaving the simple dorm life.

Why do I want to move off campus? I want my own bedroom and maybe even my own bathroom. As much as I enjoy living in very close quarters with someone else in one tiny bedroom and deepening the bonds of friendship, I want my own room. I want a door that I can close and have a place no one else can claim is her room, too. I want anything larger than a twin-sized bed and I want to not sleep four feet away from someone else. I want my alarm to go off and not wake up my roommate and vice versa. I want to snore as loud as I want and not hear my roommate complain. Most importantly, I want a kitchen. I want to cook meals and eat anything other than Mabee, Einstein’s, sandwiches and imitation Taco Taco.

Why would one stay on campus? Pure convenience. Not paying any bills, not dealing with ‘adults’ who may or may not complain about your college, loud music partying, ways, not driving to class, not budgeting at the grocery store and breakfast tacos until midnight on weekdays. Yeah, OK, living on campus is convenient and you can keep all your friends close, but don’t you have to transition into the real world at some point?

For me, moving off campus is about transitioning into postgraduation and paying bills. Living in the dorm, we just pay one fee at the beginning of each semester and—poof—everything is all taken care of: electricity, Internet, water, the works. Now that I am graphic by Matt Kennemer searching for apartments, I realize all the different bills associated with living other than just rent. Being on or off campus, we still go Next year, resting comfortably in my queen-size bed, I will still cherish memories of to an amazingly close-knit school where the sense of community pre-renovated Winn, ridiculously loud toilet flushes, cockroaches in my shower on would theoretically stay intact even if we weren’t living on campus. Thomas seventh and four girls with long hair sharing one old and creepy bathroom.

Living off campus without a car: a look at alternative transportation

By Luke Wise, News Editor

Living off campus can be hard—between figuring out the intricacies of your lease to arguing with your roommates over who has to clean dishes, the last thing you want to worry about is transportation to and from campus. If you find yourself struggling to walk 30 minutes to school every morning at 8 a.m., or if you own a 1989 Civic that constantly breaks down, here are some alternative modes of transportation to get you to class without the hassle.

Public Transportation—I feel the list would be a bit incomplete without at least mentioning San Antonio’s bus system. Sure it may take an obscene amount of time occasionally but the buses beat walking in the rain any day. Plus, you get to interact and witness the colorful characters of San Antonio’s fine public transit.

What better way to spend your ride to Trinity?

Bicycles—If you are more of an active individual, then biking provides great exercise and an effective way to get to and from campus. San Antonio’s roads may be full of potholes and without a bike lane you’ll be forced to share the road with rage-filled pickup truck drivers, biking can get you to campus without much problem. Even without a bicycle of your own just borrow a friend’s or use a B-cycle. They are all over the city and should be coming to Trinity soon (I’m looking at you SGA), which, on days without a car, could provide an easy alternative.

Skateboarding—As an avid, although admittedly average, longboarder myself, skating provides a similar method to biking.

Hated by bikers and drivers alike, skateboarders have the benefit of flexibility. Are bikers yelling at you to get out of the bike lane?

Simply get on the sidewalk. Are walkers yelling at you to get off the sidewalk? Simply cruise down the road. Plus, unlike a bike, you don’t have to worry about your board being stolen.

Simply carry it with you at all times and stow it under your desk for the rest of the class to trip over. A word of caution: if you have never skated before, don’t try longboarding to class for the first time down a busy road. Do yourself a favor and spend some time practicing.

Carpooling—If you live with a roommate or building-mate who owns a car, simply ask to tag along with them. Their schedule may force you to sit in Coates for two hours before your classes, and their driving skills may require writing a will every morning, it doesn’t require the investment of money for a bike, or the investment of time in learning to skate. Just be happy your carpooling buddies let you use the auxillary cord for half the ride.

Walking—Finally, walking offers a good alternative without a car.

Albeit a bit slower than the other options (although arguably not the buses), walking provides great cardio and allows you to experience the Texas experience. Whether it’s snowing or over 100 degrees, walking remains the most used mode of transportation across the world.

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The ins and outs of first-time renting

by Kenneth Carruthers, intern

As a first-time renter, I feel extremely qualified to share my expert knowledge on what to look for before signing a new lease.

Looking back a year ago, I was busy deciphering my own lease with my roommates, and by deciphering I mean calling my parents several times and getting them to define all of these different terms I had never heard of before. Finally finding your own place is extremely exciting, but this is one instance where you shouldn’t just blindly mark off the “I agree to these terms and conditions” checkbox before proceeding. So, without further ado, here are some important things to look for before signing your lease.

Check that the length of the lease is clearly written in the

contract. You want to know the exact date when you can move in and when you have to move out. Many property managers and landlords will fine you for not strictly adhering to these dates. twelvemonth leases are common, but some places operate on a month-tomonth lease. Month-to-month lease rents tend to be more expensive, and you will probably have neighbors moving in and out all the time because their lease is up. Stability is key here.

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Find out who is responsible for the appliances.

When my roommates and I first moved into our place, we found out our refrigerator was not working. According to our lease, if our appliances break, we would be in charge of paying for the repairs or completely replacing them on our own. Thankfully, since the refrigerator was broken before we moved in, an exception was made. Going along these lines, you’ll want to try and find out the age of the appliances. If your lease specifies that you’ll be responsible for the appliances, you don’t want to have to fork over a pile of money just because the 60-year-old washing machine finally reached the end of its lifespan and broke down.

Random Things to Ask:

So, what about cable and Wi-Fi? When are the trash days?

Where are the outlets!?

Where can I do my laundry?

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Make sure your new place is cleaned and inspected before

you move in. You’re almost always required to pay a

security deposit before moving into your new home, and in most cases you’ll get that full deposit back if you leave your home spotless when you move out. Wouldn’t it suck to lose that money because you and your property manager or landlord didn’t notice a random hole in the wall left by the previous occupants?

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Ensure that the lease spells out your privacy rights.

Imagine you just had a big party at your place and left all the cleaning for tomorrow. You don’t want your landlord or property manager barging in the next morning and seeing that mess. See if your lease mentions anything about the landlord or property manager being required to notify you with a warning that they will be stopping by to avoid any awkward interactions.

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Determine if utilities are included in the monthly rent.

Unlike at Trinity where the cost of utilities never even crosses your mind, they’re a real thing off campus, and it’s important to find out how you’ll be paying for them. If they are included in the monthly rent, that’s great. If not, remember you’ll have to add that estimated amount onto your monthly expenses. You’ll also want to figure out who you pay for utilities.

Our property management handles our utility bill, but other places require you to pay the utility companies directly.

Many of us have survived renting, and you can, too. So here are a few things we wish we had thought of.

Terms to Know: Security Deposit Utilities Renter’s Insurance Water Allocation Pet Rent/Deposit

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by Rachel Pauerstein A&E Writer

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Looking for a place to live off-campus your senior year can be totally overwhelming.

All of a sudden, you have to think about things like utilities and asbestos and whether you REALLY want to pay for cable (note: you don’t).

Once you do find a place that fits your basic needs, it’s tempting to just slap your signature on a lease agreement and be done with it.

However, there are a variety of other factors to consider—things that might seem inconsequential now but will frustrate you later.

First, the basics. You may think you’ll be able to cope with living 1520 minutes from campus, but try telling yourself it was a good idea when you’re dashing out the door with 10 minutes to get to class… and then that ONE awful traffic light adds three minutes to your commute. Distance matters, even

if living close to campus

seems like an unnecessary luxury.

It’s also important to factor in the neighborhood around you. If you like going on late-night food runs, are there options nearby to satisfy your munchies? The POD is no longer available. Alternatively, if you need peace and quiet when you’re trying to sleep, you might opt for a quieter neighborhood instead of that cheap-yet-noisy apartment complex.

One of my biggest regrets about my housing choice was the apartment complex’s no-pets rule. You might think pets are non-essential. Well, you know what? If you’re an animal lover like me and just really want a fluffy friend to greet you at home, you are going to want a pet. And if you choose a place that bans pets, you are going to want to sneak a pet into your home.

And then you will pay fines. Moral of the story: if you think you MIGHT want a pet, plan for it.

I’ve truly come to realize that the most important hidden factors of house hunting involve the home environment. Kitchen space can be especially problematic. If you plan on living with several roommates, are there enough cabinets for food AND dishes? What about counter space for the (inevitable) collection of wine bottles you’ll accrue? Will the fridge serve your needs?

Considering this now will help you k e e p the peace next year.

Finally, I’ll emphasize the importance of choosing a good living space. When I study, I favor spacious areas with plenty of natural light; my apartment has high ceilings and a large window in the living room, and it makes me surprisingly productive. If you have preferences that can affect your productivity or general happiness, try to accommodate them!

Even when you’re just looking for a place to get you through senior year, it can’t hurt to explore your options. We’re lucky to live in San Antonio: housing is relatively cheap, and you have a little more flexibility than you would in, say, New York City. You don’t need to live in a ratinfested hole in the wall, so take advantage of your opportunities.

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Sofia Bahena works towards providing equal education opportunities for all children

by Sarah Davis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, Trinity alumna Sofia Bahena gave the lecture titled “Hope in the Shadows: How Schools Can Support Undocumented Youth” sponsored by the Mexico, Americas and Spain program, the department of education and the department of sociology and anthropology.

Bahena graduated from Trinity in 2006 with degrees in business administration and sociology, and went on to earn her doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

“The question for me was what leads some undocumented students to be more hopeful and what leads from undocumented students to be less so? An individual’s trajectory or outcome is a result of their interaction with their environment, community and context. It’s never just their

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Sofia Bahena presents on her experience conducting research within the San Antonio community after receiving a Ph. D. rather than going into academia.

individual traits or their social context; it’s this interaction between an individual and the environment,” Bahena said.

After finding research that undocumented students

outperform many students born in the United States, Bahena continued along this path to find out why this is and the different ways to measure what motivates certain

Ribble said. “Tom spent hours keeping up with all the latest developments.”

Not only did he impact the university and those he worked with, he taught students valuable lessons they could apply both in and outside of the classroom.

His impact extended far beyond the realm of his science classes and students remember him fondly.

funny and loved to pull pranks.

He taught me to always do my best. He was like a father to me and was a true mentor in every sense of the word.”

Not only did Koppenheffer strive to help students improve, he also cared about the university and was committed to helping Trinity and Trinity students be the best they could be.

“Trinity was changing then.

There was a program where science majors could take only science classes if they wanted to. He told me not to do that. He advised me to broaden myself and expand my horizons. That is what a liberal arts education is all about,” Russell said.

“Tom was a major believer in the power of education in the classic liberal arts tradition,” Ribble said. “He helped me understand that and how to constantly push this university to improve.”

In addition to teaching, Koppenheffer served as a reviewer for academic journals, textbooks and grant proposals. He was also a member of several prestigious panels of scientists.

Koppenheffer is survived by his wife, two sons and five grandchildren.

Remembering Thomas Koppenheffer On Feb. 6, professor emeritus of biology, Thomas L. Koppenheffer, passed away at the age of 73.

Koppenheffer came to Trinity in 1979. From 1987 to 2001 he served as chair of the biology department. He was instrumental in starting one of Trinity’s strongest interdisciplinary majors and was a dedicated teacher in the field of immunobiology.

Trinity’s current biology department chair, David Ribble, studied at the university during Koppenheffer’s time as a professor before joining him as a member of the Trinity faculty.

“Tom was hired when I was a student and he was chair when I was hired in 1992,” Ribble said. “He served as chair for 16 years and helped to boost undergraduate research in biology and biochemistry at Trinity.”

Koppenheffer left a legacy of hard work and dedication to progress at Trinity. He helped start the interdisciplinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major and worked hard to teach students in a developing field.

“He was an incredibly gifted teacher in one of the most difficult and advancing fields of modern biology,”

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Thomas Koppenheffer served Trinity’s biology department from 1979 - 2012.

“He was a brilliant lecturer and teacher. I worked with him doing research for three and a half years,” said Blaine Russell, class of ‘84. “He had very high standards but he was also very

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students to achieve more than others.

“Something that stood out to me was the salience of resistance and the salience of optimism and to beat the odds and do better than what is expected,” Bahena said.

After completing her dissertation and earning her doctorate less than a year ago, Bahena now serves as an education associate at the Intercultural Development Research Association in San Antonio. Bahena spoke briefly about her role at IDRA and their mission.

“Our mission is to ensure equal education opportunity to all children. Our focus is students from low-income families or students that we feel are marginalized and not served as well by the education system,” Bahena said. “We have a very holistic approach to education reform. We really try to get at the practice side, and we work with teachers, families, communities and we also do policy work and try to inform policy via research.”

Chair and professor of anthropology and sociology, David Spener, sees huge value in bringing an alumnus to speak to current students about recently completed research and all that it entails.

“One of the motivating factors for having her come was so many of our anthropology and sociology students have taken research methods courses and we thought it would be interesting to have a presentation that involved how somebody conducting their first major independent research project went about doing it and what some of the challenges were,” Spener said.

“Also how she went about doing her data analysis and how her thinking changed as she was going through the process and also how it also pointed toward some other directions for research.”

For most who pursue a Ph.D., the path brings them into academia and becoming college professors; however, Bahena wanted to continue research in a more personal setting with her community rather than work at a university.

“For me it was very important to feel like I was connected to the community,” Bahena said. “I wanted to feel like I was contributing and giving back, and I didn’t want to interact with my community as a researcher only. I wanted to interact with my community as a member, especially in San Antonio because I am native to the city.”

Students were also able to take away the ways in which statistical analysis courses have application in research studies at a high academic level such as in Bahena’s work.

“This lecture was very interesting because it helped me, as a sociology student, see what I might be able to do with my degree in terms of research instead of academia. Also, because I am taking statistics right now, it was interesting to see that what we are learning can actually be applied to real research,” said junior Sarah Friedlander, sociology major and education student.

Bahena detailed how her time at Trinity prepared her for graduate school and said that she is excited to be back in her hometown of San Antonio, working to ensure equity in education.

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Students spread East Asian culture through performance

Annual Lunar New Year event to include traditional dance, song and poetry

by Leah Hoffpauir

CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER The Lunar New Year has begun and Trinity students will have the opportunity to celebrate the holiday with the annual Lunar New Year festival, hosted by the Japanese Culture Club, the Vietnamese Student Association, the Chinese Culture Club and the Korean Student Association. Members from each of the four clubs have been working on a committee to equally coordinate all aspects of the event.

“We have the festival because Lunar New Year is the biggest cultural event among East

Asian cultures,” said Tam Ngo, coordinator of Lunar New Year and member of the Vietnamese Student Association. “People who are from these cultures can feel like they are at home because they can feel the festive atmosphere here at Trinity while they’re away from home.”

Students from all four organizations will be performing various musical acts, including a Chinese ribbon dance, a hiphop dance, Japanese Bon Odori and traditional singing. There will be poetry recited by faculty from the Chinese department as well.

The Lunar New Year began Feb. 19. In East Asian culture, students usually have their winter break during this time, much like how American students receive time off to celebrate the winter holidays in December and January.

“The festival is about spreading our culture on this campus,” said Ellen Liaw,

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(Left to right) Irene Fan, Jackie Sine, Vera Zhou and Cassandra Alvarado practice for performance during dress rehearsal.

member of the public relations group of the Lunar New Year

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means a lot to us. Since we’re not able to be at home back in Asia when we would usually have our winter break off, it’s a chance for us to get together and experience this festival and to share it with everyone on campus and in our community.”

When the Lunar New Year festival first began at Trinity, it was held in the Fiesta Room.

Over the years it has become more popular among students and has moved to Laurie Auditorium. The Japanese Culture Club will be joining the festival this year, so the organizations are expecting a larger audience than last year.

Members of the Lunar New Year committee also sent out individualized invitations to faculty and staff.

“Showing appreciation to instructors, supervisors and teachers is a very crucial thing in Asian culture, especially for the Lunar New Year festival,” Ngo said. “In Vietnamese culture, we celebrate the first day of Lunar New Year with family, the second day with friends and the third day with teachers. This year we’ll have appreciation shown on stage for faculty and staff as well.”

The Lunar New Year festival will be co-hosted by senior Christopher Williams and first year Bob Le. Williams also cohosted the event last year.

“I think cultural events like this are beneficial to the Trinity and San Antonio community because there is no better place to learn about someone else’s culture than at a university,” Williams said. “We have a melting pot here, and all of these cultures are just right around the corner in your classes or in your hall. Events like this give students a taste of what other cultures are like and offer a great opportunity to learn about these cultures.”

This year’s Lunar New Year festival will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Laurie Auditorium. There will be free Asian food provided for audience members in the foyer following the performance.

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Major declaration approaching for class of 2017 Sophomores required to declare a major by Monday, March 2

by Leah Hoffpauir CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER It’s the time of the school year when undergraduates who have yet to declare a major must finally make a decision about what they are going to study for their remaining semesters at Trinity. In the spring, major declaration primarily applies to sophomores who have completed enough credit hours to declare their major.

Although choosing a major is essential to being a college student, there are many other areas that a student must consider when deciding the field and career they want to pursue.

“Major does not equal career and career does not equal major,” said Twyla Hough, director of career services. “With the exception of more technical fields like accounting or engineering, you can typically take your major plus any relevant experience and go into a variety of fields.”

Every year, Career Services is visited by students who have questions about the major they

should choose, especially near registration time.

“We have a lot of students who come in and want to do assessments to have an immediate answer when actually, it’s a gradual process.

Really, it’s about finding out what they enjoy.”

Twyla Hough Director of Career Services

“We have a lot of students who come in and want to do assessments to have an immediate answer, when actually, it’s a gradual process,” Hough said. “Really, it’s about finding out what they enjoy.

What major and topics within the classes and within the coursework are things that they value and that they could see themselves getting excited about. Then, supplementing

Career Services encourages students to seek internships As the spring semester nears the halfway point, ideas for summer plans may be crossing students’s minds. Some choose summer jobs and others study abroad, but one advantage Trinity students have is the opportunity to participate in summer internships and the assistance that Career Services offers.

Ideally, students who are interested in summer internships have already applied for and secured them during the fall semester; however, there may be a few applications with deadlines in the spring. No matter where students are in the process, or whether they have even thought about applying, Career Services offers guidance and assistance.

“Lots of students don’t realize that the time to apply is during the fall semester.

They’re surprised when they look and see that deadlines have passed,” Twyla Hough, director of career services said. “But there are still plenty of opportunities available.”

Career Services staff can help with resume building and updating, as well as making connections with potential employers or helpful alumni. The first

step in the hunt for summer internships is setting up a meeting with someone from Career Services.

“The first step is to have a conversation with an advisor,” Hough said. “Then we can start making contacts within the industry.”

Summer internships are important in that they enhance a student’s learning experience in the classroom and give students an advantage when searching for careers after graduation.

“Internships on a resume give students a competitive edge. They tell employers you know how to apply and work in the real world,” Hough said.

“They also help students get some experience and realize if the career you’re pursuing is really what you want to do.”

To schedule an appointment or find out more about summer internships with Career Services, contact information can be found on the Trinity website. The office also has walk-in hours from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 10:30 to 1 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.

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that with related experience to a career path that they want to go into.”

Hough tells students that it is important to supplement their majors with areas that will offer real world experience and skills, such as research opportunities, internships, service learning and leadership roles.

“Once a student makes a decision on their major, then it’s really important to have a conversation about what sort of experiential learning they’re going to do to supplement the major, because the major alone is not going to get them a job,” Hough said.

Sophomore Megan Medrano has not yet declared her major, but is considering declaring communication with a minor in economics.

“I’ve really liked communication ever since I started Trinity last year,” Medrano said. “I was kind of set on economics, but I just made this change a week ago. I really like communication and media and all of that, so that’s where I am right now.”

Medrano plans to go to graduate school and eventually receive her Ph.D., but is not entirely sure what she wants to do with her degree yet.

“Just knowing that with communication there are a lot of

different interdisciplinary fields to go into drives me towards that major,” Medrano said.

Sophomore Katie Funderburg has already declared her major in history. She is interested in getting her master’s in library science to become a research librarian for special archives, or getting her Ph.D. and becoming a professor.

“I wish people, including myself, could be more confident about the future of people who do have more liberal arts types of majors.”

Katie Funderburg Sophomore History Major

“I came into Trinity thinking I was going to major in English, then I took medieval Christianity and I’ve just continued taking history classes and have seen that that’s where I fit in and where I’m learning more about myself,” Funderburg said.

Like Medrano, Funderburg appreciates the flexibility of career options for liberal arts majors.

“There’s an awesome leeway to it, but there’s also the scariness of not having a schooled, professional path laid out for me. It’s something you have to work through a little bit more,” said Funderburg. “I wish people, including myself, could be more confident about the future of people who do have more liberal arts types of majors.”

As for students who are still deciding on a major, Hough suggests having conversations with faculty, speaking to students who have already declared majors, students who are about to graduate, tapping into the alumni network and speaking with Career Services to find out what you might want to major in and to hear experiences from those who have already majored in those areas.

“It’s about being strategic and having an idea of what you want to do and then majoring in an area that is of interest to you,” Hough said. “Take classes and get real-world experience that supplements the major, you choose and really, the sky is the limit.”

The deadline to declare a major or minor this semester is Monday, March 2.

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Trinity admissions staff reports increase in application diversity Admissions staff members review applications and encourage admitted students to visit

by Sarah Davis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER For all those wondering just what exactly is happening in admissions this time of year, I sat down with three members of the admissions team.

All applications for the 2015-16 school year at Trinity were due on Feb. 1, and those who applied for early action or early decision I or II, have all been notified of their acceptances as of last week.

With all applications in, and most applicants notified of acceptance or not, the Office of Admissions now looks to continue reviewing regular applications and get those early-accepted students to visit Trinity before the May 1 deposit deadline.

I first spoke to director of domestic recruitment, Justin Doty, who provided statistics and offered insight on how Trinity tracks numbers and the actions of prospective students. As of Feb. 6, there were 5,226 applications submitted to Trinity and 88 deposits so far for the coming academic year.

Q: In general, what is going on right now with admissions?

A: It’s kind of a crazy time period just in the sense that we are still reviewing and still really trying to encourage those accepted students to visit campus. That’s the biggest push, if we can get them to campus and they see this place and really expose them to all aspects of Trinity, the chances of them actually enrolling skyrockets.

Q: What is the busiest time of the year?

A: Spring is probably the busiest because what we are going to start to run into in March and April is we’ve pretty much solidified our accepted students at that point. We are hosting these big programs on campus to get people to visit but we also have this whole other wave of high school juniors that are just now starting their search process. We devote time and attention to both juniors, who are beginning their search, and seniors, who are trying to come to a final decision.

So, it becomes very difficult to manage both groups because they are very different populations.

Q: When do you see most students put in their deposits?

A: We typically get 45 to 50 percent of our freshman deposits in the last two weeks of April before the May 1

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Hillary Everts, admissions counselor (left), Justin Doty, director of domestic recruitment (right), and Kindel Hollis, associate director of admissions (not pictured), focus on reaching out to admitted students at this point in the admissions process.

deadline. For us, that is the time period that is most nerveracking because we have all these accepted students out there and we’ve been working with them for so long and we are all on pins and needles trying to figure out if they are coming or not. As admissions counselors we get really invested in this process because we get to know these students really well.

Next, I sat down with admissions counselor and 2014 Trinity graduate Hillary Everts to learn about the day in the life of reviewing applications and constantly building personal relationships with prospective students.

Q: What do you do on a daily basis?

A: A lot of my day is spent communicating with prospective students through email and phone calls, encouraging them to complete their applications and answering questions regarding the documents they need to submit and also writing notes. We really try our very best to create a personalized recruitment for each individual and build relationships with them.

Lastly, I spoke with Kindel Hollis, 2007 Trinity graduate and associate director of admissions, who shed some light on the busy nature of spring campus visits.

President’s Day proved to be a full day of visits as most high schoolers had the day off. Last Saturday, Trinity hosted a 360 program for admitted students and the next Saturday, Feb. 28, will be the 3rd annual Trinity Tower Scholars competition where admitted students can compete for 20 fullride scholarships. This year admissions estimates there will be around 300 students in attendance, a massive increase from the first two years.

Q: What has been the effect of moving admissions up to Northrup?

A: It’s really a game changer for us being up here. The

energy, the life on campus, having the access to students

and faculty, being able to show a reflection of our campus

and community to potential students, and it is easier to find. The bigger impact is just having people in the heart of campus. When you walk out of the door to go on a campus tour, you immediately see students walking to and from class, there’s a life that is visible.

Overall, admissions reported higher numbers of applications this year and a more diverse pool of applicants to choose from.

Also mentioned was the increase in international applications and higher competition for scholarships among these students.

Entirely new this year for admissions is a junior-specific program that will be held on March 30 designed to provide an experiential look at Trinity, both academically and with extra-curricular activities.

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by Mason Walker A&E EDITOR When I watch the Oscars with my friends, the noise tends to frighten them off. Not the show’s noise, mind you; my noise. From the first red-carpet starlet to the final shiny trophy, my co-viewers are subjected to a godless fusillade of shrieks, screams, cries and yelps courtesy of yours truly.

Sometimes they’re joyous noises, as they were when Lupita Nyong’o won last year.

Often, they’re angry noises, as they certainly were when Tom Hooper won the Best Director Oscar for “The King’s Speech.”

Apparently, sticking a camera in front of Colin Firth’s face and hitting “record” now counts as an act of auteurist excellence.

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I do realize that this emotional intensity puts me in the minority. For a solid majority of people I know, the Oscars are either about J-Law’s dress or how stupid/ignorant/antiLeo DiCaprio the Academy is.

But for me, the Oscars really do mean something. As sad as this sentence may seem to you, Dear Reader, it’s true: The Oscars are my Super Bowl.

This probably seems, to use a technical term, insane. Still, I’d like to believe that I have rational reasons for watching the show as well. In short, I’d like to think that the Oscars are in fact, to some degree, important.

Before I continue, let me concede a few points to my imagined critics. Yes, the Oscars are highly prejudiced against comedies, sci-fi cinema and action pictures. Yes, voters tend

to be too easily impressed by an excess or absence of make-up.

Yes, they often seem to cast their vote based on considerations other than quality (can you say “Crash”?).

But the Oscars are also a highly valuable showcase for important films and film makers. Because the phrases “Oscar nominee” and “Oscar winner” carry such cultural import, the show helps to shine a spotlight on great but overlooked films. Since millions of people watch the Oscars each year, contenders that didn’t sell out at mall theaters or make bank at Redbox get another chance at exposure.

Take “Whiplash,” for example.

Made on a shoestring and released in select theaters, the film is doing bang-up business now that it’s been nominated for multiple Oscars—so much

so that it’s expanded to theaters all across the country and made back its entire budget. This sort of exposure helps fatten the wallets of ambitious artists, and it also gives the “Whiplash” cast and crew the bargaining chips they need to continue making good cinema in the future.

What’s more, the Oscars is also one of the few awards shows that’s truly comprehensive. If you’re a Grammy winner for Sound Design, your speech is cut to make more time for whatever blasphemy Nicki Minaj is committing that year.

But if you’re an Oscar winner for Best Production Design or Best Animated Short, you can get up onstage and remind everyone why your craft is important— why craft itself is important.

The Oscars may not always give the award to the Right Guy,

but they do important work on behalf of the Little Guy. This, to me, is their primary value.

Also, they’re just damn good television. Getting a bunch of professionally dramatic people into a room and putting them in the middle of a suspenseful situation is bound to have entertaining and moving results.

Like Robert Benigni climbing over everyone’s seats, for example. Like a historymaking Halle Berry sobbing uncontrollably, for example.

Like J. Roy Helland winning a Makeup Oscar after 50 years in the industry, for example.

Emotional power. Memorable moments. Greater exposure for indie cinema. Each year, these are the things that keep this humble writer watching—and yelling.

yet human journey. The voices of real people related to the story pull the listener in with such vivid retellings. The most gripping part is the mystery of the whodunit, with each episode ending on a cliffhanger that changes our perception of an event or a person.

The format of “Serial”—a single story over a number of episodes—is very reminiscent of a TV show which may explain its explosion in the podcast world and in the wider pop culture world. You know you’ve made it big when every other YouTube personality is making parodies. “Serial” has a less popular but, in my mind, a more amazing counterpart, “This American Life.”

“This American Life” stars Ira Glass as the main host with a few professional contributors but most of the stories—and there are multiple ones in each episode—are told by everyday people. Each episode contains multiple stories structured

around a theme that could be about as universal as love or as obscure as being switched at birth.

This podcast may be my favorite. The magnifying glass applied to each theme through a very small, narrow, specific story somehow feels as large as life itself. There is a human touch to the show that is uniquely its own.

I hate how much I struggle to find the right words to describe the feel of this show, but it really is something you have to try yourself. I am connected to everyone in ways that I never see in my day-today life and this show reminds me of those connections. “This American Life” makes me feel so many things and I think it should be a required listen for everyone.

On a side note, “podcasts” is a bit of a catch-all term since a lot of radio shows, especially NPR’s shows, are podcasts— since they’re on the Internet—

yet are also radio shows. My favorite podcasts from NPR are “Planet Money,” “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me” and “Invisibilia.”

Here’s a quick summary in case any of them might peak curiosities: stories regarding economics and its relation to society, a panel of funny and smart people compete with each other about the news to win fake points, and while the last show is relatively new, it is already on top of my weekly list. Our lives are influenced by many things unseen and unfelt, and this show looks behind the curtains at these things.

There are also a million different shows not a part of public radio in one way or another. I now realize that I should have written two articles because of how large this topic is. There are still so many shows that I need to cram down your throat. Or ears, I guess.

Two shows that immediately come to mind are “Giant

Bombcast” and “/Filmcast.”

“Giantbomb” is a website about video games that is almost entirely personality driven.

The website and their podcast feels like a conversation between friends.Meanwhile, “/ Filmcast” is my source for new film recommendations, film reviews, film analysis, etc. A lot of film analysis can descend into pretentiousness and this is one show that is full of intelligent people but manages to avoid being up its own butt.

Yes, I just said butt. Sue me.

I urge anyone who loves watching TV, playing games, reading books or any other sort of hobby to try listening to podcasts, too.

There is something about going on a walk on a warm, windy day while listening to your favorite podcast that rivals the beauty of sitting outside while reading a good book or sitting on the couch with a friend while watching a movie.

Feast your ears on these radio pops

by John Mendiola A&E WRITER

The podcast always seems like a medium that no one talks about. Since just about anyone can make a podcast, the market is really oversaturated.

This means that a lot of them languish in obscurity, except for the really big ones that it seems everyone listens to—everyone that listens to podcasts, at least.

But now they are finally breaking through. Last year, “Serial” came out and, for the first time, I saw my friends showing interest in podcasts.

“Serial” somehow transcended the podcast label and became the pop culture thing of the week.

Sarah Koenig, the affable host of the show, tries to figure out just what happened to these people in a little corner of Baltimore. Koenig made the listeners feel like a part of this very strange, conflicting

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by Rachel Pauerstein A&E COLUMNIST In last week’s Grammy article, A&E Editor Mason Walker lamented that “Beyonce was a little jipped,” and that Beck won the Album of the Year category for an LP that was an “echo” of his better work.

Here, Rachel fires back, defending Beck against all who diss his Grammy win— and his career.

Beyonce, Imma let you finish, but…

After the Grammys last week, the Internet basically exploded when Beck won Album of the Year instead of Beyonce. My first reaction to that explosion was incredulous. Seriously? Get over it.

Beyonce is great. I think she is an incredible woman,

as I’m sure many of you do—although I won’t claim to worship at the throne of Queen Bey. And I absolutely agree that she is an amazing performer.

But that’s just it: Beyonce is a performer. She is not a musician. That title is taken by Beck, and his incredible talent deserved to be recognized two decades ago.

“Morning Phase,” for which he won Album of the Year, is only the latest—and perhaps not even the greatest—work of art in Beck’s repertoire, which began in the mid’90s with “Mellow Gold.”

It’s time his artistry gained recognition.

I suppose some of you may be wondering who this Beck dude is. Well, he generally defies genre labels, so let’s call him an alternative rocker who incorporates elements of blues, rap, funk, folk and, quite

honestly, almost everything else.

His sophomore effort, “Odelay,” truly put him on the map, earning several Grammy nominations and a couple of wins (but not, of course, Album of the Year). For years, Beck has maintained steady success while floating slightly under the popular radar. No longer.

So what makes Beck such a great musician? For one thing, he has incredibly diverse talents. His instrumental skills extend beyond standard guitar-and-vocals abilities; I’m sure many of you have seen the viral graphic comparing Beck’s 16 instruments on “Morning Phase” to the number of contributors on Beyonce’s “Beyonce.”

Obviously, I can’t confirm the truth of that claim, but Beck has constantly proven his instrumental scope for the

past 20 years. Just compare the rawness of “Odelay” to the psychedelic introspection of “Sea Change” or the tight-knit delivery of “Modern Guilt.”

Endless variety.

In addition to his impressive instrumental diversity, Beck is also a brilliant songwriter.

His lyrics provide endless explorations of language, frequently verging on the metaphorical with songs like “Walls” (“Modern Guilt”) and “Blackbird Chain” (“Morning Phase”).

I mean, I pride myself on digging into the meaning behind the lyrics, but Beck’s songs are often so complex and deep that I’m completely lost—and it’s a great feeling.

From the crunchy guitars, eccentric sounds and deadpan vocals of “Odelay” to the intricate melodies and complex, delicate lyrics of “Morning Phase,” Beck’s

music never fails to offer something new.

I’d rather be constantly startled by the music in Beck’s body of work than grow comfortable with Beyonce’s reliably good yet unsurprising albums. Yeah, I said that.

These two artists’s talents lie in different areas; Beck’s just happened to land him Album of the Year.

Maybe Beck finally won his Grammy because the music industry realized what was missing during the long years between his albums. Maybe it took a bit of a disappearance for us—and the Grammy voters—to value his music.

Or maybe—dare I hope?— the industry hasn’t lost sight of what matters amid the flashy showmanship of today’s performance-oriented music. Devotion to the music alone is, to quote Beck himself, “Where it’s at.”

Center for the Sciences and Innovation dedication today!

The grand opening ceremonies include a: CSI art tour and reception with the artists TED-like Tiger Talks featuring alumni leaders in the field of medicine Interactive science experiences for area high school science teachers and students.

A ribbon cutting is set for 5 p.m. to formally celebrate the completion of CSI. U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), 21st Congressional District, and chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will be among the featured speakers at the event.

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by Maddie Smith A&E WRITER Between Kristen Wiig and Shia LaBeouf, it seems like all the cool kids are doing one thing: dancing in nude leotards and blonde wigs while singer-songwriter Sia belts in the background.

It seems that every time Sia is invited to perform, she finds a new celeb to metaphorically strut his or her stuff and make me fall in love with chandeliers and elasticity all over again.

I’m so interested in who will be onstage next that I’ve decided to create a few personal suggestions for Sia to just peruse through.

Also, if Sia is reading this and would just like to hang out sometime, I’d be totally down.

with life you’d immediately feel. Maybe, one day, we’ll all be as happy as we would be in this hypothetical scenario that will never happen.

Super Bowl Left Shark Everybody bonds over comeback stories.

We all love it when a true underdog (or undershark) manages to stare defeat and personal/professional humiliation, get up, and take charge of his or her own happiness.

Left shark has not been beaten down by the system yet and will better its shark life. I also never want to stop talking about this.

My Dog Taffy While she’s never technically been allowed in the limelight before, I think that my eleven-pound Bichon Frise/ King Cavelier mix would absolutely rock the passion of the dance.

What she lacks in skill and control, Taff makes up for in raw, uncut enthusiasm. She also gives lots of kisses and makes an excellent companion through life.

One Direction Harry, Louis, Zayn, Liam, and Niall were put on this Earth for one reason alone: to wear nude spandex leotards.

Honestly, I do not have to many preferences other than the ‘tards—it doesn’t necessarily have to be a performance, Sia doesn’t have to be there, the boys could have no idea where they have been dropped off. The possibilities are endless.

Tina Belcher If there’s anybody who knows how to shake it, it is the prepubescent representation of tween awkwardness on Bob’s Burgers. She likely already has a nude leotard and bleach blonde wig and learning the dance moves would be no problem. And I don’t want to be creepy, but she has the best bod for the job.

Beyoncé Imagine that you’re sitting in an audience, waiting to hear Sia perform. Suddenly, the lights are dimmed. Your breathing quickens because you are suddenly hyper-aware that something magical and terrifying and world-shaking is about to happen. Sia starts jamming out onstage and out pops Queen Bey herself. Imagine the uproar. Imagine the applause. Imagine the overall feelings of satisfaction

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Sia How artsy fartsy would it be if Sia was both onstage singing and onstage dancing.

We’d start off waiting for somebody to dance because Sia would be facing the wall as usual.

Suddenly, a figure emerges from behind the curtain whilst flipping and pointing and other dance movies. It is Sia too.

We realize that the singer is actually my dog, Taffy. The vocals are relatively unchanged. We feel a great sense of artistic understanding.

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I think award shows are dumb. I am really sorry. I just think they’re pointless at best and incredibly insulting at worst. They last way too long, the hosts can sometimes be entertaining but, like the show, it just feels so artificial. These shows ruin a lot of the appeal of celebrities for me. Watching them in this environment make me realize just how much they’re all just, well, people. They’re kind of awkward, kind of cringe-inducing, kind of not funny and kind of petty. Actually, there’s a lot of that last part. I will put aside my bitterness over our obsession of celebrities (yes, I know that is slightly hypocritical) to say that I think “Boyhood” will win Best Picture. I don’t think it should since I think “The Imitation Game” should win—something about a gay mathematician being the lead of a movie (and of modern history) is exciting to me.

John Mendiola, A&E Writer

Awhile ago, my pop culture New Year’s Resolution was to become more literate in this year’s Oscar nominees. Well, unsurprisingly, I have utterly failed in this endeavor, but I do know enough to make some hazy commentary. First, I really, really want Wes Anderson to win Best Director for “Grand Budapest Hotel.” Anderson’s meticulous attention to detail is incredible, and his genius has yet to gain recognition.

I also would like Benedict Cumberbatch to win Best Actor; I think his performance in “The Imitation Game” might be some of the best acting he’ll ever do. I have no sense of his competition, though. As for what I think will win? I’ll go with either “Boyhood” or “American Sniper” for Best Picture. The latter because I’ve read enough about it to make an educated guess, and the former because anything that makes Mason THIS indignant will probably win to spite him.

Sorry, Mason.

Rachel Pauerstein, A&E Columnist

The Academy Awards are deeply-rooted in my sense of what is important. Every year, I participate in some sort of viewing party for them and get deeply and personally invested in the nominees. My favorite film this year has been “Birdman.” I hope that it essentially wins everything including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role. It is one of the most wellmade, moving pieces I have ever seen in my whole life. I’d also be down for “Boyhood” and “Grand Budapest” to snag some awards, but everything else can sorta fly away. (It’s a “Birdman” joke. Get it?)

Maddie Smith, A&E Writer

First, objective predictions: J.K. Simmons and Julianne Moore are both shoo-ins. Both are longtime industry players, and both are essential components of small films that have made it into the Oscar spotlight (see page 19). Now, the subjective rantings and ravings: Like Maddie, I hope that “Birdman” take the big prize. The film, my favorite of last year, is an unforgettable paradox: it’s a flashy, dazzling mad-cap comedy that’s also a focused meditation on the human condition. “Boyhood,” on the other hand, was a meditation on how Apple computers looked different in 2003. If Rachel’s expert trolling wasn’t enough of an indication, I should say that I loathe the film, and I want it to lose almost as badly as I want “Birdman” to win. Other desires: a Supporting Actress honor for Meryl Streep, a Best Score Oscar for “Interstellar,” and something, please God, for Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” The man has been making great films since I was crawling around in diapers. Attention must be paid.

Mason Walker, A&E Editor

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Men’s and women’s basketball teams earn wins against Austin College and University of Dallas

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No. 40 Anecia Richardson, junior shoots a layup (left). No. 21 Craig Saltarelli dribbles the ball (top right). No. 45 Matt Selling, senior and No. 34 Aaron Knopp play defense (bottom left).

With these wins the men’s record jumps to 4-20 and the women raise to 19-5 on the season

by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER

For the first time this season, both the men and women were undefeated in a weekend of two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference games, as both of the teams earned wins over Austin College and the University of Dallas at home.

Friday, Feb. 13, the women beat Austin College 74-68.

Senior guard Hannah Coley returned to the lineup after being out the past three weeks with a high ankle sprain, and broke the school record for the most threepointers made in a career (179) previously held by Murphy Burns (2010-2014).

“It’s always nice having Hannah on the court…She didn’t expect to get much play time, but she got a lot and I think it was good for

her and the team,” said junior forward Anecia Richardson.

Austin College led 34-22 with three minutes and ten seconds left in the first half.

The Tigers went on a 12-0 run to close the half and tie the game at 34 points.

In the final minutes of the game, Coley broke the 61-61 tie with her record-breaking three-pointer. That three sparked a 9-0 Tiger run, which helped secure the win.

Richardson led the Tigers in points with 17. Senior forward Taylor Hollins came off the bench and added 16 points in 19 minutes of action.

Junior forward Bryony Harris led the team in rebounds with 10, and had seven points, three steals and three assists.

The men snapped a fourgame losing streak Friday night with a 55-41 win over Austin College.

The Tigers shot 34 percent, while the Roos shot 27.6 percent from the field.

Neither team scored until the 17:35 mark in the first half.

The Tigers went on a 13-1 run midway through the first half that included a dunk, a long three-point shot and an alley-oop that extended the Tiger lead. They held a 24-17 lead at halftime.

“Playing at home is always a big advantage for a team,” said senior guard Matt Selling. “Playing in front of our fans gives us more energy.”

The Tigers were successful driving into the lane and getting the free-throw line in the second half—15-21 from the line—that helped keep the game out of reach.

Selling led all scorers with 14 points, while first-year guard Brian Blum scored 11 points off the bench.

Saturday, Feb. 14—in the women’s SCAC game of the week—Trinity took down Dallas 66-39.

The Tigers opened the game scoring 13 straight points, and had a 29-5 lead within the first 10 minutes of action. By halftime they led 47-19.

Defense came up big. They held Dallas to 12 made field goals the entire and 25.5 percent shooting.

“We have been focusing on our defense because our scoring hasn’t been great this year, but when our offense and defense come together on the same night, games usually work out really well for us,” Richardson said.

Richardson was the only Tiger in double figures with 10 points. Hollins came off the bench and scored eight points, and first-year guard Rebecca Gordon added seven.

The men earned their first weekend sweep in conference play after beating Dallas 80-73.

“It’s nice for things to come together, so that they have some proof to say ‘OK if we continue playing this way, we’re going to have a chance,’” said men’s assistant coach Ross Burt. “We could have easily had letdowns this past weekend—effortwise—but I think they gave it even more effort.

The Tigers opened the game with eight unanswered points, and led by as many as 13 points in the first half.

Dallas battled back, but Trinity took the 32-25 lead into halftime.

With one minute fiftyseven seconds left in the game, Dallas had cut the lead to six points. The Tigers—hit eight out of 10 free-throws in the final 62 seconds to seal the win.

Selling and senior guard Craig Salterelli led the Tigers with 21 points each. Selling hit 8-16 from the field and 4-7 from three. Saltarelli hit 7-13 from the field and 4-8 from three.

“My shot was feeling good, but Saturday was all about my teammates creating those open shots for me,” Selling said.

First-year guard Matt Jones and sophomore forward A.J. Pulliam were also in double figures for the Tigers with 13 and 11 points, respectively.

With the wins this weekend, the women are now 19-5 overall, 10-3 in conference, and the men improve to 4-20 overall, 3-10 in conference.

Both teams close out the regular SCAC season with games at 4 p.m. (women) and 6 p.m. (men) Saturday, Feb. 21, against Schreiner University at home.

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Men’s swimming team nabs fourth consecutive SCAC Championship while women grab twelfth Next up the team competes in the NCAA Division-III Zone Regional Meet

by Tyler Caldwell SPORTS REPORTER Feb. 11, the Trinity Tigers men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships in Rockwall, Texas. The Conference Championships concluded on Saturday, Feb. 14, with two conference titles claimed by the Trinity Tigers.

At the close of the first day, the men stood in third place (112 points). The Tigers had a rough start in the 200-meter medley relay after being disqualified for an early exchange. In the 800 freestyle relay, Stephen Culberson, Spencer Adickes, Gordon Allan and Andrew Thiesse finished first, posting the fourth-fastest time in SCAC meet history (6:49.35).

On the second day, the men catapulted into first place (351 points) thanks to a recordsetting performance in the 200 freestyle relay. Kevin Thomas, Adam Thomas, Culberson and Isaac Johnson, posted a time of 1:21.37 breaking their own SCAC record from last year. In the 500 freestyle, Thiesse won for the second straight year after posting a time of 4:36.23.

In the 50 freestyle, Culberson broke his previous SCAC record with a time of 20.21 seconds and successfully defended his title.

The Tigers extended their lead 90 points on the third day of competition to a total of 675.

Thiesse continued his success winning the 400 IM (4:06.20).

Culberson also won his second individual event and set a SCAC record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 49.39. Tom Jones won his first individual event in the 100 breaststroke (56.81). Johnson then broke the previous SCAC record in the 100 backstroke with a winning time of 50.88.

On the final day of competition, Culberson earned SCAC Male Swimmer-of-the-Meet for the second time, after winning the 100 freestyle with a SCAC record-winning time of 44.59.

In his four years at Trinity, Culberson accumulated eight individual titles at conference, tying him for seventh most all time. The Tigers finished the day with the fourth-fastest time in SCAC Championship history (3:03.86) in the 400-yard free relay. The team included Adickes, Culberson, A. Thomas and Johnson. After the final day of competition, the Tigers posted a grand total of 962 points for the conference win, bringing the program total to eight.

“Our team is on the rise, and I’m very confident it’s going to stay that way,” Culberson said.

“We want to be a national power in the future, and while we aren’t there quite yet, we are working closer and closer to achieving that status each year.”

The women started off strong the first day with 92 points, holding a 12-point lead over second-place Southwestern.

Like the men, the women won the 800 freestyle relay thanks to efforts from Lauren Cuda, Lydia Jones, Rachel Hure and Bethany Rysak who posted the third fastest time SCAC meet history (7:44.08).

Trinity’s women did not ease up in day two of competition, finishing the day with 393 points and a 121-point lead over second place. In the 1-meter dive event, Sarah Kate Mrkonich stole the show with her winning 432.55 points. Continuing the success, Cuda, Lindsay Hagmann, Rysak and Lydia Jones won the 200yard freestyle with their time of 1:35.03, a Trinity record.

Rebecca Andruzzi finished first in the 500 freestyle (5:10.54).

The women won the 50 freestyle as well, as L. Jones took first (23.45), breaking a Trinity record in the process.

By the end of day three, Trinity still had a total of 639 points.

Andruzzi championed the 400 IM (4:40.03). L. Jones followed

with a strong performance of her own in the 200 freestyle, setting a SCAC record with her winning time of 1:52.17.

Day four saw continued success from the women.

Mrkonich started things off with a win on the 3-meter board (513.25), earning a scoring that is fifth-best in SCAC history.

Keeping things in high gear, Andruzzi took home the crown in the 1650 freestyle (17:59.73).

L. Jones then took the stage in the 100 free, where she won her third individual title with her record-breaking time of 51.14 seconds. L. Jones followed this performance by helping her teammates Cuda, Hagmann and Rysak win the 400 relay (3:31.72).

By the end of the meet, the Tigers had racked up 954 points for the conference title, winning conference for a 12th straight year. For their performances, L. Jones won SCAC Female Swimmer-of-the-Meet and Mrkonich won SCAC Female Diver-of-the-Meet. The Tiger coaching staff was also named SCAC Women’s Co-Staffs-of-theYear.

“Everyone of us had to step up and make sacrifices in the way we trained and in which events we swam, but it made it that much more rewarding,” L. Jones said.

After stellar individual and team performances Patzke spoke to the success the divers experienced.

“It’s incredible that [Sarah Kate] can come in and compete in one of the most important meets of the year and complete two exemplary performances and take home conference diver of the meet,” Patzke said.

Next up for the Tiger divers is the NCAA Division III Zone Regional Feb. 27-28 at the Blossom Athletic Center.

The Zone Regional will determine which divers qualify for nationals. These divers will join the rest qualified swimmers in the NCAA Division III Nationals, scheduled for March 18-21 in Shenandoah, Texas.

take the lead. Once the Tigers took over, LeTourneau was unable to catch up with the score ending at 9-5, Trinity.

The game on Saturday, Feb. 14, against Louisiana College was not as successful as Friday’s game. The Tigers suffered their first loss, 7-6.

“Our team did a good job of fighting to keep the games within reach for us to win.

Unfortunately, it just wasn’t our weekend. I guess our poorest aspect of the game was just doing what needed to be done in the clutch moments, get a hit, make

a play, make a pitch, etc.

We have a lot of work to be done in all aspects of our game, so we have room for improvements everywhere,” said junior Brody Fehmel.

Sunday, the Tigers played the University of Texas-Tyler with another loss 4-2.

The team struggled to pull ahead as UT-Tyler held the lead 4-0 in the fifth inning.

Head Coach Tim Scannell was ejected in the bottom of fifth. Texas-Tyler won the game 4-2.

“We ran into three quality opponents, and definitely

Baseball loses two, wins one against LeTourneau during first away weekend of the spring season

The Tiger men have a 4-2 overall record after two weeks of spring games

by CiCi Kent SPORTS REPORTER

The Tigers played three games this past weekend and went 1-2 on the road.

Their first game was against LeTourneau in Longview, Texas.

Letourneau led the game 1-0 until the Tigers scored twice in the second inning to

had our work cut out for us.

We had both positives and negatives, which we can get away with in the second week of the season, but we need to tighten it up before playoffs,” said junior Colin Serkowski. “I believe we only had one error over the three game span, which is incredible. ” The team has a long way to go until conference, but there are still many games left until SCAC Championship in early May at Southwestern University and University of Dallas.

Last year the Tigers won conference after beating Texas Lutheran University 10-1 in the final game.

“I was happy with the preparation of guys leading up to the weekend, so I felt very confident they were ready to go. That being said, I think it has a long ways to go to be as loose and energetic as how we have been practicing the first few weeks of the season,” said pitching coach David Smith.

The team plays on Friday Feb. 19, Saturday Feb. 20 and Sunday, Feb. 21.

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The men’s and women’s tennis teams both lose first match then come back to win second match The women played St. Edward’s and Mary Hardin-Baylor, while the men faced UIW and Laredo College

by Tyler Caldwell SPORTS REPORTER The women’s tennis team has been busy since starting the spring season.

They faced St. Edward’s University Friday, Feb. 13, and lost 7-1. The following day, the women beat Mary Hardin-Baylor 7-2.

Trinity’s women faced a St. Edward’s team that is ranked 32nd in Division II. The Tigers lost all three doubles matches. Marie Lutz and Liza Southwick lost 8-6 in No. 1 doubles, Blaire Porter and Cheyenne Duncan lost 8-6 in No. 2 doubles, and Gabrielle Roe and Caroline White lost 9-8 (7-4) in No. 3 doubles.

Even though the Tigers were not able to record a win against St. Edwards and are 3-3 on the season, they

are still upbeat about what is to come.

“We are learning as fast as we can. Our doubles play is coming together and that is our ticket to getting ahead of the tough teams we are facing before we head to California for Spring Break matches against two top ten teams in DII,” said head coach Gretchen Rush.

The Tigers recorded their only win with Kristy Hamilton in No. 6 singles.

Hamilton won her match 6-2, 4-6 and 6-0. In No. 1 singles, Southwick came up just short (6-7, 7-6 and 1-0).

Lutz lost at No. 2 singles (6-0 and 6-2), Roe lost at No. 3 (6-0 and 6-3) and Porter lost at No. 4 (6-2 and 6-2).

At No. 5 singles, White was down 4-6 after one set, but the match was halted before the second set began.

The following day, the women faced Division III rival Mary Hardin-Baylor, where the Tigers won 7-2 after winning two of three doubles and five of six singles.

Southwick and Lutz dominated their doubles

match (8-0) and White and Roe also won with their score of 8-3. Kaitlyn Thompson and Elena Wilson fell short in their doubles match, losing 8-2.

In singles, Trinity continued to surge. Porter (6-2, 6-0), White (6-1, 6-0), Hamilton (6-1, 6-0), Nicole Rueb (6-2, 6-1) and Duncan (6-0, 6-0) all ousted their competitors.

Southwick suffered a tough loss in her first set (7-6) and couldn’t come back in her second (64).

“I really think that both matches showed us something different that we’ll need to work for during the season,” Thompson said.

“Like with any match, we had to work for the MHB win and never take anything for granted. Another thing is we really want to focus on doubles this season.

Starting off the matches with solid doubles is really what we’ll need so we can move to singles with some momentum.”

The Tiger women will head to St. Mary’s for their next competition on Saturday,

Feb. 28. Trinity now stands 3-3 after their split matches last week.

They expect difficult competition from their next opponents.

“I’m expecting a tough match against St. Mary’s and Rollins. My guess is both of those teams are as good or better than St. Edward’s and Incarnate Word,” Rush said.

Saturday, Feb. 14, the Tiger men lost 4-2 to the University of Incarnate Word but later in the day beat Laredo Community College 9-0. Trinity’s men now stand with a 4-2 record as their season picks up.

The men competed against UIW first, starting off strong by winning two of three doubles thanks to Jordan Mayer and Aaron Skinner (8-1) and Adam Krull and Clayton Niess (8-4).

In the No. 3 doubles, Charlie Curtis and Chas Mayer came up short, losing 8-4. In singles, Trinity struggled, as J. Mayer (6-3, 7-6), Skinner (6-2, 6-2), Curtis (7-6, 6-3) and C. Mayer (7-6, 6-3) all lost to their Cardinal rivals.

Niess split the first of two

sets at No. 5 singles, but the match was stopped before the third set began.

Later in the day, Trinity got the ball rolling as they shut out LCC. Mayer and Skinner (8-4), Krull and Niess (8-1) and Curtis and Pablo Diaz Boom (8-1) all won their doubles matches.

The Tiger success carried into singles, as all of the men won: Krull (6-1, 6-0), Skinner (6-1, 6-2), J. Mayer (6-2, 6-1), Curtis (6-2, 6-3), Diaz Boom (6-2, 6-3) and Eliot Guin (6-2, 6-1).

With their doubles performances, Krull and Niess have gotten off to a hot start with a record of 5-0 in doubles play thus far.

“We have a lot of confidence going into national indoors and that is huge,” Niess said.

“I think we are going to be a very solid line two team.”

The men’s tennis team is now headed north to St. Peter, Minn. for the ITA National Indoors competition beginning on Friday, Feb. 20, and continuing through the weekend until Sunday, Feb. 22.

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Various club sports get underway at Trinity this spring Equestrian team, volleyball, ultimate frisbee start their spring seasons

by CiCi Kent SPORTS REPORTER

Trinity’s equestrian team is going through changes to their program this year.

Their coach, Stephanie Cook, was a college rider at West Point and understands the stress of being a studentathlete. The team travels long distances in order to compete.

However, this year they are “splitting the region,” which means current teams they compete against will be rearranged in order to lower the team’s traveling time.

The team competes against riders from other Division III schools who have a club program, like West Texas, and Division I varsity programs like LSU. Despite the lack of resources compared to Division I schools, the Trinity team performs very well.

“We had two of our riders come very close to qualifying to go to regionals this year—Rachel Pauerstein and myself,” said Chelsea Runacres, team captain.

The equestrian program is supported by Caroline Keener, the director of Club and Intramural sports.

Club volleyball is now in tournament season and

just finished their first tournament at Baylor. They will have another tournament Feb. 28 at Baylor and one last tournament at the end of March. The team also has games every Thursday. Last week, Feb. 12, Trinity played St. Edward’s University and won in three sets.

“With two new freshman joining the team this semester ,we are still learning how to play together and adapting to each others skill sets,” said Dana Dickens, who has played on the team for two years.

“Everyone is so passionate about the game we all grew up loving. It’s definitely my favorite stress reliever.”

This is the first year there is a women’s division for ultimate frisbee and many of the members are first-time players. Their first season tournament was Feb. 7-8 in Denton, Texas. They has a successful weekend with their first wins of the season the first day and second days of the tournament.

“Right now we do have about the same number of wins as losses but during this last tournament a lot of players were impressed that we were a first-year team.

We are focusing a lot of our energy on D-III conference in St. Louis, MO. in midApril,” said Molly Hogsett, an ultimate frisbee player.

If they do well in St. Louis, the team may be able to move on to play teams outside of their region.

Tiger baseball graduate, Chris Bianchi, becomes 21st player from Trinity to play professionally Bianchi signs contract with minor league affiliate of LA Dodgers

by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER Chris Bianchi—like many other baseball players— began playing in Little League T-ball when he was four years old.

He fell in love with the sport when he saw a San Diego Padre’s game on TV one day as a child.

“As soon as I realized [baseball] was considered a career, I wanted to play Major League Baseball,” Bianchi said. “I grew up watching and loving the Padres, so it’s a little weird having an opportunity with their biggest rivals, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Bianchi, a 2014 Trinity graduate and standout

catcher for the Tigers, had his free-agent contract purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

During his time at Trinity, Bianchi was a key member of the 2014 Tiger squad that went 33-10 and was ranked as high as 11th nationally throughout the season. He helped lead the Tigers to their eighth consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, as well as their eighth appearance in the NCAA Playoffs.

Senior pitcher Zack Speer, had this to say about Bianchi’s presence on the team. “He was a leader on the field; we as a pitching staff really responded well to him and his fire and ability behind the plate.”

During his senior season, Bianchi batted .294 (40-136) with six home runs, 23 RBI, eight doubles and 23 runs scored. His body of work during the season earned

him All-SCAC honors at the end of the year.

According to assistant coach Zach Fregosi, “Chris was a very fiery player.

His senior season, he had a leadership role with the pitching staff and did a very good job of giving stability behind the plate.”

The Tiger baseball team is no stranger to having graduates play in the professional ranks. Over the past 14 years, there have been 21 Tiger baseball players— including Bianchi—to play professionally. Two other graduates in the class of 2014—Christian Muscarello (St. Louis Cardinals) and Kyle Bogese (Philadelphia Phillies)—are also currently playing professional baseball.

“We strive to recruit players who we feel are capable of becoming pros,” Fregosi said. “Our coaches and players have done a tremendous job of taking

that talent and helping it grow into opportunity.”

After graduation, Bianchi played for the Kansas City T-bones, an independent baseball organization.

“I had hoped to get drafted in June, but when that didn’t pan out I started going to tryouts all over Texas in the hopes of signing a free agent contract with a team,” Bianchi said. “After hearing I was good enough but that nobody had a roster spot, I started looking at independent teams. That’s when the T-Bones contacted me.”

He began playing with the T-Bones in early September, and played 10 games during the season with the team.

In his professional debut, he went 1-2 with two walks in a game against the Grand Prairie Airhogs.

He had resigned to play with the team for another season when he received the Dodgers offer.

“I answered it, and it was the Dodgers saying they were looking into signing me. About 10 minutes later I had a text saying, ‘Congrats.

You’re going to be a Dodger.

Go celebrate with your family,’” Bianchi said. “That was easily the coolest text I have ever gotten.”

Bianchi is currently assigned to the Dodger’s minor league affiliate Low-A team—the Great Lake Loons in Michigan—but he hopes to move quickly up to the High-A level—Rancho Cucamonga Quakes—to play in California, which closer to home.

“I am just trying to make the most of this opportunity,” Bianchi said.

“I’d love to make this my career for as long as I can.”

For now though, Bianchi is living out the dream of every four-year-old T-ball player in the country; he playing baseball at a professional level.

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photo by Nayeli Perez Junior Adam Krull prepares to serve the ball. On Saturday, Feb. 14 the Tigers played two matches, first against University of the Incarnate Word and then versus Laredeo Community College.

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Trinity University celebrates

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH Thursday, February 26 The Vagina Monologues

by Eve Ensler performed by Trinity students 7 p.m.

Coates University Center, Fiesta Room $5 admission benefits the Rape Crisis Center For more information, contact Debra Ochoa at dochoa@trinity.edu or 999-8092 or Amy Stone at astone@trinity.edu or 999-8564.

SUCCESS. UIW graduate students enjoy flexible, interactive learning opportunities with a low faculty-to-graduate student ratio in the setting of a private liberal arts university.

Find out more about our Graduate and Doctoral programs by attending our Information Night.

6:30 - 8 p.m.

Feb. 25, 2015

(H-E-B School of Business programs only)

International Conference Center Auditorium 847 E. Hildebrand San Antonio, Texas 78212 Interested students can RSVP online at www.uiw.edu/gradstudiesrsvp or call (210) 829-6005.

OFFICE of RESEARCH & GRADUATE STUDIES

28 theTrinitonian FEB.20.2015

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