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Golf starts season off with tournaments

Tigers partake in spring braek invitationals to kick off their spring season.

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Trinity hosts sport management symposium

Hosted with UIW, Trinity offers students free insight into the career of sports management.

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Blowing over the House of Cards

A&E Writer Mason Walker reviews the strengths and weaknesses House of Cards’ innovative third season.

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Campus and Community Involvement undergoes changes Trinity Tomorrow changes CCI title to Student Involvement to better brand the organization

by Tyler Boelts NEWS REPORTER

New updates come to Campus and Community Involvement as Trinity Tomorrow begins to take action. The center formally known as Campus and Community Involvement will instead now be referred to as Student Involvement to reflect the multiple organizations under it that it hosts.

David Tuttle, associate vice president for student

affairs and dean of students, contributed to the renaming of Campus and Community Involvement, believing that the new name more aptly fit the programs in Student Involvement.

“Naming it ‘Student Involvement’ made sense because they are in charge of student organizations, the involvement fair, new student orientation and ways to help people get integrated

and involved so it seems like a good name,” Tuttle said.

With new centers and programs coming on to campus, the old “Campus & Community Involvement” title of campus community involvement went under evaluation.

“Once the university decided to have a Center for Campus Engagement and Career Success, then having Campus and Community

Involvement just seemed confusing to me,” Tuttle said.

Along with the renaming of the center was the shift of some programs to the Center of Experiential Learning. The TUVAC program includes experiential learning and may be transitioned over to the other center in the future.

see PLAN Page 4

Bengal Lancers host concert event for the Wounded Warrior Project

photos by Miguel Webber The Bengal Lancers fraternity hosted a charity concert this past Thursday, March 20 at Tycoon Flats. The event hosted a variety of bands (above) with members of the Trinity and San Antonio community attending.

Hertz leaves campus as B-cycle station delayed until May

Following a change in terms, Hertz leaves Trinity as SGA discusses B-cycle and residency requirements

by Luke Wise

photos by Sarah Thorne B-cycle, which has over 55 stations in San Antonio, will be installing a new station at Trinity following finalization by SGA last year. The station will be placed across from the intramural fields off of Highway 281, in a pulloff. The station is expected come May.

NEWS EDITOR Hertz on Demand is no longer available to Trinity students, as of Tuesday March 17. The program allowed for students without cars of their own to rent vehicles to use.

As Hertz has left campus, new transportation programs are coming, with a B-cycle station soon to be installed.

According to David Tuttle, dean of students and associate vice president for student

affairs, the Hertz rental program has ended due to term changes. To junior Sean McCutchen, president of Student Government Association, the program was likely not profitable or effective for either party.

“It wasn’t profitable for them and it wasn’t necessarily working for us,” McCutchen said.

“No one was really using it.”

Adam Mueller, junior and vice president for SGA, echoed these sentiments.

“I think it is good in theory, just not in the implementation of it for our university,” Mueller said.

To junior Cole Evans, psychology and neuroscience double-major, the Hertz program had grea potential, although has hardly been used.

“When I first heard about the program, I have to admit I really thought it would be a great way for students without cars to save money on transportation,” Evans said.

“But in the entire time I’ve been here at Trinity, I’ve never heard anyone say they’ve used it.”

With Hertz leaving campus, students can expect

a new alternative in B-cycle, a program throughout San Antonio where individuals can rent bicycles from various stations. B-cycle has over 55 stations throughout the city, and users can pick up a bike for a period of time, and are able to return it to one of the numerous stations.

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Funding Requests

Black Male Leadership Initiative (BMLI) $355.87 The Black Male Leadership Initiative, a new organization on campus, is seeking funding to spread awareness about their organization around campus. They are asking for funding for t-shirts and to finance their “Back to the Books BBQ.”

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plan to collaborate with other Trinity organizations such as the yoga club, SOS, Trinity Bike Ride Social, dining services and athletic programs.

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San Antonio is no longer permitting Uber and Lyft drivers to use city streets without a city permit, for any trip originating in Bexar County.

Drivers may however start trips outside of the county and drop off passengers inside city limits. Drivers can pick up at the AT&T Center, even though it is owned by Bexar County.

The ordinance comes alongside an ongoing discussion around ride sharing and increasing prices. The ordinance allows for drivers to be permitted by other jursidictions but San Antonio lacks any that authorize TNC drivers as of now.

On Thursday, March 19, Ryan Giroux, 41, was taken into custody around 1 p.m. after shooting and killing one man in a Mesa, Arizona motel on Wednesday morning before going on a shooting spree that left five injured. A SWAT team shot Giroux with a taser, after which he was taken to Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa for treatment. Although the Mesa police have declined to release the names of victims, witnesses at the scene identified the dead man as David Williams. Williams was 29 and reportedly lived at the motel.

Meet the SENATOR Approved $985

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Professional Development Dinner $1000 The organization requested funds for a dinner for engineering students with opportunities to network with professionals. The dinner would cost $20 a person, for around 50 people.

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TUfit The Health Club $985.00 The club is seeking funding for March events in meditation, spin, wellness, zumba and yoga. They

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Location: Laurie Auditorium Date: 3-05-15 Time: 11:36 a.m.

Classification: Fire Alarm

Location: Witt-Winn Hall Date: 3-10-15 Time: 6:47 p.m.

Classification: Fire Alarm

Location: Witt-Winn Hall Date: 2-24-15 Time: 9:40 p.m.

Classification: Controlled Substance Act

Location: Prassel Lawn Date: 3-19-15 Time: 2:53 a.m.

Classification: Public Intoxication

Location: Halsell Date: 3-04-15 Time: 10:44 a.m.

Classification: Theft

Location: Herndon Hall Exterior Date: 3-15-15 Time: 6:05 p.m.

Classification: Theft

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3 News Sudden and tragic death of professor Michael Kearl shakes Trinity community; university to hold “Celebration of Life” theTrinitonian MARCH.20.2015

Professor of sociology and anthropology of 38 years passes away

by Luke Wise NEWS EDITOR On Wednesday, March 4, Michael Kearl, professor of sociology and anthropology, died following a heart attack while walking across campus.

According to a Trinity emergency incident update at 1:25 p.m. that day, Kearl died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Kearl came to Trinity in 1977, and was chair of the department of sociology and anthropology froom 2001 to 2006. Kearl also served on various university boards, including as a sponsor for the Rotaract Club and was the marshall of the procession during commencment.

Additionally Kearl was also a prolific writer and author of an award-winning website, “A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace”, accessed by over one million visitors across the world. Kearl is survived by his wife Joan and his two sons Frank and Zachary.

Sean McCutchen, junior and president of SGA, recalled witnessing the incident following his morning class.

“I got out of my class at 11:20 a.m. and saw a group of students

standing over someone who looked passed out. I walked closer and saw it looked like a professor. TUPD arrived shortly after and began administering CPR. The students had [already] called 911, so the paramedics showed up shortly after that,” McCutchen said.

McCutchen also stated how shocking the incident was, and what followed after he arrived.

“I never saw Dr. Kearl make any movements besides the shock from the defibrillator, so I had assumed the worst,” McCutchen said. “They must have kept trying to do CPR for about 20 minutes before Dean Tuttle asked everyone to leave so they could have privacy. Everyone I saw looked completely in shock and it was eerily silent.”

Trinity students, faculty and staff alike were dismayed by the sudden news and have been quick to show respect for Kearl and share memories of his contributions to Trinity.

“It’s just a tremendous loss.

Michael Kearl was right at the heart of everything we do at this department and this campus,” said David Spener, chair of sociology and anthropology. “He was tremendously dedicated to his students, his colleagues— sociology was his life’s work.

He took great joy in what he did here with students, and students loved him for it.”

Both students and faculty echoed this sentiment with many students voicing their memories of Kearl.

“Dr. Kearl’s passion for his work and for his students came through in absolutely everything he did. He constantly worked to push his students further and treated every contribution as something important, making it clear that he felt he could learn from us as we could from him,” said senior Maddie Winchester.

“I wish that I could tell him how much he’s inspired me.”

Other students shared similar memories, offering stories of their time with Kearl and his passion as an educator and individual.

“Once, I had a mid-semester freak-out and wasn’t sure if I [was] capable of pursuing a career path and degree I had always thought I wanted to pursue. I went to talk to Dr. Kearl about a paper I was writing for his class and I told him about my dilemma,” said sophomore Alyssa Cuda.

Cuda went on to explain how Kearl truly cared for all students.

“He immediately pulled up Facebook and started to pull up former students he had that had chosen to pursue that career and told me to connect them and say, ‘Dr. Kearl sent you,’” Cuda said. “He was a professor that truly cared about the individuality, passions and potential of each student.”

At 5p.m. March 24, in Stieren Theater, Trinity will hold a “Celebration of Life” for Kearl.

The event will also be streamed live online at live.trinity.edu.

Ayotzinapa witness speaks to Trinity community about 43 disappearances of students in Mexico On Monday, March 16, Omar Garcia Velásquez, a student from the Ayotzinapa Normal School traveled to Trinity and spoke to over a room of over 180 students, community members and professors. Velasquez described the rising social unrest in Mexico after the disappearance of 43 college students from Iguala, Mexico after a violent altercation with the police.

The event was organized by students Tessi Aguirre and Melissa Rodriguez; Katsuo Nishikawa, associate professor of political science; Arturo Madrid, professor of languages and literatures; Aaron Navarro, associate professor of history; Julio Cesar Guerrero, the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center,;the MAS (Mexico, the Americas, and Spain) program; the Southwest Workers Union and several other community organizers.

At the event, Velasquez shared details of the disappearances of the 43 students followed by a Q&A session from the Trinity community.

The event was bilingual with Velasquez speaking in Spanish alternating with an English translator.

Nishikawa described the disappearance of the 43 students.

“This is a galvanizing moment in contemporary Mexican society.

What we’re seeing in Mexico since the return of the PRI is a dramatic shift in democratic consolidation,” Nishikawa said.

At the event, Velasquez shared that the Mexican government considers the disappearances of the students as a closed case.

But parents of the disappeared students are demanding to know the fate of their children and the government is not supplying specifics.

Tessi Aguirre, sophomore majoring in political science, explained the involvement of the Mexican government.

“The government has been trying to give an explanation for what happened. The problem is that it’s given too many explanations,” Aguirre stated.

Nishikawa noted how the disappearances have continued to a feeling of discontent among various facets of society.

“Growing discontent with all the corruption that is happening … Since then there’s been a lot of

street mobilization,” Nishikawa said. “The neat thing that it’s not only the traditional group of protesters; this time you see middle class, it’s all segments of society.”

Aguirre explained how the disappearances of the 43 students affected the populous.

“This brought an awakening in the population…this creates an outrage and it’s a cry of the people for liberty and freedom and justice and peace,” Aguirre said.

In response to the disappearances of the students, a caravan of protesters from Mexico is traveling across the United States to Washington D.C. and New York City demanding a change in foreign policy from the Obama Administration.

“There needs to be more pressure put on the U.S. government to pressure the Mexican government. It’s very difficult to ignore because Mexico is neighbors to the US,” Nishikawa said. “The US has a responsibility here. Where is the outrage from the Obama administration?

There’s a real frustration from the Mexican people. People are no

longer shrugging their shoulders, they’re clenching [their] fists.”

The caravan headed to Washington, D.C., and New York City has given the parents of the disappeared students a platform to speak, according to Aguirre.

“They are trying to create awareness about the problem that is happening,” Aguirre explained.

“Not necessarily only the 43 people that disappeared, but also the millions and millions that have disappeared…as a cause of the struggle that has been going on for more than six years now.”

Nishikawa urged students to stand in solidarity with the disappeared students of Ayotzinapa.

“You’re students too. It doesn’t take much to empathize with their plight. These kids have the same goals and aspirations and fear that people reading this article will,” Nishikawa stated. “It could have been you. What would you have done if you were in that situation?

Who wouldn’t be an activist?”

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TUPD takes suspect in recent campus thefts into custody

Following reports of theft during the past months, TUPD apprehends suspect Marima Simmons in Coates Center

by Luke Wise

NEWS EDITOR The Trinity University Police Department took Marima Simmons into custody on Wednesday, March 4, in the Coates University Center. Simmons, who has a history of crime at the university, was a suspect in recent theft cases around campus.

Bryony Harris, junior, was in Coates when the situation unfolded.

“I was on my computer and I looked up and the cop had just walked in and was talking with this guy, and all of a sudden he had his gun on him pretty quickly. He asked the student sitting next to him to move and eventually the guy got on the ground.

Then more cops came at that point, feeling him up, checking for stuff and had him in handcuffs,” Harris

said. “It was pretty quick. It only took a couple of minutes, and they escorted him out.”

Harris noted the speed of the entire incident, and how quickly the situation was taken care of.

“It just happened really fast,” Harris said. “I didn’t even notice him until the cop was talking to him when I thought he looked really familiar, as the guy from the Bell Center pictures.”

Senior Connor Amoruso witnessed the incident from the second floor of Coates.

“I was on the second level of Coates and I was just doing some work when I heard something that sounded interesting, kind of authoritative. I looked over and the cop already had his gun drawn and from what I could see, [Simmons] was just sitting at one of the tables,” Amoruso said.

Amoruso continued, explaining how calm the entire situation was.

“The cop pointed the gun at him [and] asked him to take off his hood. Then he told him to lay down and then waited until he got the students to move out of the way and waited until the other officers arrived,” Amoruso said.

“It was interesting, all the students were very calm.”

TUPD chief of police Paul Chapa recalled the incident as well, noting Simmons’ previous thefts on Trinity’s campus.

“We have been responding to a number of different thefts that have been occurring on campus and one of the sightings a couple of weeks ago identified the suspect as being on campus before, Marima Simmons,” Chapa said.

“We got a call for a gentleman matching his description who was involved in previous thefts on campus and the officers identified him and took him into custody at the Coates Center. We were happy we were able to secure him and take him into custody.”

Chapa also noted the importance of informing the community about safety concerns and the success they’ve had with this method.

“One of the important tools we have is notifying via email about different crimes on campus and community alerts on campus,” Chapa said. “The campus is our eyes and our ears; there are students who are in the student center, in the library, in the Bell Center more than we have officers on patrol.

This way we can inform our community about these safety concerns—it was proven to work, as it has before. We've

photo provided by Connor Amoruso Trinity University’s Police Department responded to calls about Simmons on March 4 in Coates University Center, where he was apprehended by an officer before being taken into custody following the arrival of other officers.

had apprehensions in the past that chained from community members notifying us.”

Regarding on-campus safety, Chapa stressed the importance of students being alert and aware of their surroundings and to work with TUPD.

“Be mindful of your surroundings, do not leave your items unattended, these individuals who have come onto campus to commit thefts are opportunists,” Chapa said.

“Also make sure to inform TUPD about any suspicious activity you see.”

leadership, Mueller and McCutchen are less positive about the funding but will be looking to see how the program is implemented and used.

“It is quite an expense, around [$20,000], but it is something we have planned for a while now,” Mueller said.

While SGA is looking towards the future with B-cycle, they are also focused on new ideas revolving around residency requirements. The new leadership has spoken with the Presidential Advisory Committee on the issue and is looking to gather student opinions.

“The board was interested and wanted information, so coming out, the timeline still in the works. We will have a survey about Trinity life in general, broad, not about the residency requirements necessarily,” McCuthcen said.

McCutchen also noted the incentives behind participating in the survey.

“Right now the plan is if you complete the survey you’ll enter a raffle to win an iPad,” McCutchen said.

“We really want to get some significant responses.”

The survey, while still in the works, will likely, according to McCutchen, be out within the next two months.

“The goal would be to have that data before the next board meeting, which is in May, so we could present it to them and make recommendations accordingly,” McCutchen said.

Trinity’s strategic plan B-cycle station set for installation rebrands organization in May as Hertz leaves campus amidst new changes • continued from Page 1

• “continued from Page 1 His former role was Coordinator for Community Service & Engagement. Thus, this transition further illustrates our name change from Campus & Community Involvement to Student Involvement. Many (though not all) of his duties will be a part of his new role or enveloped within the Center for Experiential Learning,” said Jamie Thompson.

The new title of Student Involvement will be taking effect gradually over the semester and will be in full swing by the fall.

Different sources, such as the Student Involvement website, will change throughout the coming months.

“We hope that all of our paperwork and things in formalized ways like email addresses will be updated for the fall so a new student will only know us as Student Involvement,” Thompson said.

Structural changes will not be made to the office. Programs such as Greek Life and Student Government Association will remain the same. Over time students will begin accessing the new centers.

“I don’t think that students will experience us in any different ways,” Thompson said. “I think it’s really just a more accurate way

to describe the work that we are doing.”

Once the new programs with Trinity Tomorrow begin functioning, students will be able to use them as resources.

“I think, over time, as the center evolves and builds and gains some momentum, things that maybe once students used to come to CCI for they will be going to the Center for Experiential Learning for,” Thompson said.

The renaming of student involvement is the first step in a long line of many towards Trinity Tomorrow. The plan itself aims to implement new programs to provide an active and engaging education for students.

The final draft of the strategic plan found online outlines the long-term goals of the project.

The outline states: “Our goal is to recognize the achievements that are already in place while envisioning further, coordinated initiatives in certain areas. Part I of the plan describes four strategic objectives that will guide our collective efforts in the next decade.”

Trinity Tomorrow has begun preliminary stages of and will continue to change different aspects of the university over the coming years.

The program was started last year, and while originally set to arrive this past January, has been delayed until May. According the B-cycle, and complexities with their Texas Department of Transportation grant, the station will be delayed, with the next install window coming in May, unless a current station can be moved temporarily.

“In terms of timelines it should come in around May,” McCutchen said. “We missed a certain deadline to get the parts shipped in. It’s paid for and everything, just the implementation of it has to come.”

SGA, who funded the station, has finalized and paid for the new B-cycles, with vice president Mueller enthusiastic about the project.

“I think it is positive,” Mueller said. “Our campus isn’t that big but I think you see more and more that students have bikes.”

Other students are excited for the implementation of the station as well.

“I feel confident that it might benefit many students looking for a convenient and cheap way to get off campus and explore the vibrant city of San Antonio,” Evans said.

However, with the project being created under former

“I feel confident that it might benefit many students looking for a convienetn and cheap way to get off campus and explore the vibrant city of San Antonio.”

Cole Evans Junior Neuroscience and Psychology Major Similarly, McCutchen will be looking forward to see how the station is implemented and if it will attract enough student usage to warrant the cost of installation.

“It will be interesting to see if it does justify the cost,” McCutchen said.

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Self-loathing: Just add narcissism If you could live in one

Lauren Schroeter, Columnist A lot of people hate themselves to some degree or another. Whether it’s because they think they’re not good enough, because they’re not pretty or smart enough, because they did something wrong or embarrassing, or because they’re constantly remembering the dumb crap they said in kindergarten, it’s just really easy to hate oneself.

Why is that?

Could it be because many of us are raised in environments where any kind of perfection is stressed? Could it be because the media and entertainment industry often emphasizes certain kinds of physical appearances as being prettier and better than others? Could it be that what we achieve is constantly emphasized over

sure, I didn’t read anything past the first sentence, but I can tell you that it mentioned nothing about what I’m going to say, instead attributing our “narcissism” to stuff like computers and overinvolved parents. Whatever.

You see, the solution to deeply-ingrained selfloathing IS narcissism. Even if you have to fake it (or should I say ESPECIALLY if you have to fake it), it will work.

Constantly tell yourself that you’re the best, that even if you fail a test or say something stupid, you’re still amazing because even the best person in the universe messes up sometimes.

Make it a practice to tell yourself every day that you are great. Just because you CAN do wrong doesn’t make you any less awesome.

Eventually, it will become second nature to you, and you’ll realize that you hate yourself a little bit less.

Lauren Schroeter is a senior majoring in geology and religion.

EDITORIAL

Life: A spectator sport

Smile. You’re on candid camera. Actually, we all are. No longer are we anxious about an omniscient big brother, but rather, it is the entire family - those present and physically absent - who can view and pass judgment on our lives. Now, more than ever before, we are actively documenting our lives for the public. While you were taking the perfect Instagram shot of your tanning legs on the beach or recording a Snapchat of your buddy’s first gallant attempt at karaoke this past break, members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s University of Oklahoma chapter participated in a video-recorded spectacle of rehearsed and jovial bigotry and racism. Although the origins of the chant remain mysterious begging the question of whether its possible roots in tradition or a more spontaneous and modern birth would be worse - the exclusionary intent is resoundingly clear. But, beyond the obvious shock and awe of the act itself, we wonder how on earth could they have expected to get away with it?

The legality of the incident stands to be debated, but the millions of people worldwide who have viewed the video act as jurors in the court of public judgment, mirroring a slew of recent cases in which video recordings have roused public opinion and concern over the behavior of individuals when they think no one is watching.

Currently, recently proposed legislation Texas House Bill 2918 would criminalize non-media affiliates (“independent bloggers”) attempting to videotape or take photographs within 25 feet of police officers in an attempt to preserve law enforcers’ safety. Meanwhile, the United Nations (with U.S. backing) opened an exhibition in New York of hundreds of intimate photographs smuggled from Syria documenting the victims of heinous and gruesome torture as a result of civil war. The power of the photo has become recognized far beyond one thousand words, or even one thousand likes.

In attempts to facilitate increased accountability - accountability for racists, for police officers, for war criminals, for us - the camera has been, at times, the most powerful tool. But beyond traffic light video recordings and government monitorings akin to and extending from the Patriot Act, much of this accountability is fostered through civilians. Never before have so many people in the world been armed with cameras and recorders, typically the chosen artillery reserved for journalists. But whether it’s your friend’s birthday celebration, your club’s racist chant or your recent and questionable traffic stop, it is obvious that this technology is making the private realm increasingly small.

In an utopian society, personal accountability would be an inherent characteristic for those with which we share our lives, reality lends itself to a much more technical and shocking reality, suggesting that, in fact, people need to be watched. The media itself is constructed partially around this reality, having uncovered human rights violations and atrocities throughout its history, but now the responsibility for watching one another - and for persecuting those in documented violation - is co-oped by civilians, journalists and the government alike. Not only are we intentionally implicit in the publicization of our private lives, but now individuals are in the business of publicizing the lives of others, of everyone, allowing the courtroom of public opinion the opportunity to serve or not serve justice.

This is not to suggest an Orwellian conclusion. If the recent incident with the University of Oklahoma suggests anything, it illustrates the necessity to make some otherwise private incidents public, not only to hold individuals accountable for their ignorance, but also to expose the greater and sometimes unfortunate reality of the world that we live in. With this truth, there is a potential for change, because to be blind to these atrocities, for them to remain “private,” is to deny society the opportunity for correction.However, this shared experience comes at the price of our own privacy So, we urge you to consider these possibilities as you document your life and the lives of others, and if someone might be taking a picture of you, hopefully you are smiling for the camera.

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who we are as people? Or is it because society itself emphasizes conformity, and those that deviate are ostracized?

All of those things, probably.

After all, what can you do but absorb and internalize all the garbage you’ve been taught, either directly by someone in your life or indirectly by the media you consume.

Granted, it’s totally possible to come out of all that without hating yourself, but you can’t deny that plenty of people do end up despising themselves, if even just a little.

So how can you overcome it, if it’s so pervasive? “Well,” says some well-meaning person, “you just need to realize your own inherent worth.” Easier said than done.

The truth is, you don’t have to convince yourself of anything, it’s all just a matter of playing pretend—at least for a while.

The other day, I saw an article titled “Why Millennials are so Narcissistic”—probably written by some disgruntled loser who hates change—and,

“The Roaring ‘20s.

It’s self-explanatory.”

Jacob Luber Junior

“I’d like to be a teenager in the decade before the Big Bang happened.”

Oliver Yin Junior

“The ‘50s because I really like ‘Grease’ and the fashion.”

Marissa Leper Senior

“I would be a teenager in the ‘70s because I like the music.”

“2020s because we’ll have flying cars for sure, right?”

Bintee Karia Sophomore

Matthew Saxon Junior

“The ‘20s because of the fashion.”

Evan Hunter Senior

“‘80s because I like the clothing from back then.”

Carly Hernandez First year compiled by Sarah Thorne

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From “Happy Days” to “Seinfeld” to “Obamaland”?

From the Wild Frontier David Crockett, Professor Not long ago I came to the realization that my favorite television comedy, “Seinfeld,” is now 20 years old. I queried my students and found that most of them enjoy watching the show in syndication.

They were, of course, either not alive or far too young to have watched it in its initial run. And that means students watching “Seinfeld” today are watching a time capsule of pop culture’s depiction of life in the 1990s.

That realization got me thinking about my own childhood. One of the comedies my family watched when I was growing up was “Happy Days.” This was a show that depicted teen life in the 1950s – my father’s generation.

So, in the 1970s we watched a show depicting life in the 1950s, just as today in the 2010s students watch a show depicting life in the 1990s.

I know it’s not a perfect comparison. “Happy Days” was self-consciously nostalgic, portraying the 1950s twenty years after the fact, while “Seinfeld” portrayed life at the time of

its production. However, that difference is beside the point.

My principal observation in this comparison is that I think the physical world depicted in “Happy Days” is more obviously different from the 1970s than the world of “Seinfeld” is to us today.

When we watched “Happy Days” in the 1970s we were obviously entering a different era. Leather jackets and hair grease, bobbysoxers, cars with tailfins, drive-ins – it just LOOKED very different from my world.

I know I’m conflating decades a bit, but when you watch “American Graffiti” you know you’re going back in time.

That phenomenon isn’t as obvious with “Seinfeld.” The cars are not that different.

Neither are the clothes or hair styles or restaurants.

Just last week I had visions of the interminable wait in the famous Chinese restaurant episode while waiting for a seat at a local eating establishment – my brother and I even started muttering “Seinfeld – four” under our breaths. In fact, I would submit that anyone living in 2015 could be transported to the era of “Seinfeld” and not miss a beat.

With one major exception – information technology.

For the most part, “Seinfeld” LOOKS very much like life today, but if you watch it with an eye for information technology you can see how time-bound it really is.

Jerry’s television is an old-fashioned CRT (he does at least have a remote control – my first television did not).

He walks around with a wireless landline, obsessed with his placement on his girlfriend’s speed dial, and engaged in escapades involving audio tape answering machines.

Then, when Elaine leaves him an erotic message on his answering machine, he has no idea who it is because he doesn’t have caller ID. It’s all very funny, of course, but these are plot devices that make no sense in 2015.

I’m sure somewhere in “Seinfeld” I’ve seen a cell phone – but off-hand I can’t think of one. And certainly no one has a smartphone.

There’s also not much of a computer presence in Jerry’s world. No laptops or tablets, only a bare mention of email, no Google and no Amazon.

If students today lived in the Seinfeld world they’d have to crack BOOKS to do research!

Also, no social media.

This is the world before Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. There’s simply no space for Kramer’s “Movie Phone” scheme in the modern world. Jerry still rents videotapes, with no hint of DVDs, much less high-definition discs.

I’m sure I’m overlooking some obvious artifacts, but you get my point.

This was an example of (me) being a bad human, whereas in most cases I’d like to think I’m not.

It’s special when you want to help someone out, as opposed to laugh at them; when you see their discomfort and you want to actually do something about it, aid them in their trouble and soften the blow.

When you try to fix all of their problems, you might just be adding theirs to your list. This is empathy, a term that is much more widely known in America and significantly easier to pronounce than a long German word which, if I’m being honest, always conjures up an image of freedom fries in my mind.

Empathy is an incredible emotion, it wells from the inside and flows outward.

Empathy, however, can be a hassle. Taking on other people’s burdens is not always healthy.

Sympathy is much easier to distribute because you can leave the mess on the other side, whereas with empathy, the problem attaches itself

to you. Sympathy is much more common.

Empathy is one of those characteristics that people have or they don’t. Being empathetic is impossible to manufacture, whereas sympathy is not too difficult to fake. If you don’t have sympathy, you’re at risk for never being able to listen to others over your incessant inner monologue.

When you decide that empathy or sympathy can’t alleviate someone’s pain, sometimes people need a hefty serving of tough love.

It works best served on the spot. You can’t always get what you want, and no amount of sympathy or (empathy for that matter) will help you.

We all have those classes we don’t want to take or those papers we don’t want to write, but we have to do the laborious tasks anyways. And if we weren’t literally forced to do those less pleasurable things, you wouldn’t “learn the lesson” we are all encouraged to learn when we do not enjoy the obstacles we have at

Seinfeld’s world LOOKS much more like ours than the world of “Happy Days” looked like the 1970s – but at another level it’s quite dated.

All of which raises an interesting question.

Somewhere around 2035 – when I’m in my 70s and most students here are in their early 40s – we’ll be watching either a sitcom called “Obamaland” or syndicated reruns of “Big Bang Theory” or “Modern Family,” assuming we still have television in the 2030s, and assuming sitcoms survive the coming zombie apocalypse.

How familiar will this world be to us then? What aspects of contemporary life will appear antiquated and quaint? Will the basic LOOK be the same – but information technology advance even further?

Borg implants, perhaps, or other artifacts of transhumanism?

Probably not the latter.

I suspect we’ll still recognize ourselves, even as “Seinfeld” becomes a staple of TV Land. But the next generation of college students will wonder how we ever got along without X.

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David Crockett is a professor in the political science department.

There are different types of emapthy in this world Staff Column

Joy Lazarus, Columnist There’s a term for delighting in the pain of others: it’s called schadenfreude, and it’s German.

Pronounced scha-denfreu-de, the word means that watching others cry in despair brings a smile to your face.

I, for example, have a really bad tendency to laugh when people trip, especially people I know and might even care about. The unexpected plummet and the sprawling limbs get me every time.

Because I’m an awful human being, I’ve learned to stifle by randomly coughing and trying not to look in the victim’s direction.

The fall is humorous until you take their personal discomfort and embarrassment into account.

hand. That is, we don’t enjoy the classes we are forced to take.

Tough love isn’t a cure; it is a treatment. It’s not the best option but it’s a trusted suggestion. You can’t rely on empathy to get results as much as tough love will.

For instance, I contracted a cold over Spring Break that manifested itself in my right ear, resulting in an ear infection.

What followed in the next few days were strange interactions where I wasn’t able to hear anything and no one was able to hear me, so before anyone spoke I would just loudly say “What?” loudly in an effort to make others speak louder as well. This, coupled with self-diagnosed vertigo, was a significant drawback to any hope of normal social civility.

Anyways, I was trying to write a paper while my dad was sleeping in the next room when he asked me to get a cough drop because my dry coughs were keeping him awake. At that moment, he did not feel sympathy or empathy for me, even though

my current quality of living was subpar at best.

I was upsetting his slumber hours and only tough love and a lozenge would allow him to sleep.

The point is that people need support from one another. Most people are sympathetic towards others, they might not be empathetic, because that requires more energy, but they will be sympathetic.

Sympathy, empathy, tough love—these are all ways of handling situations outside of your own. Before you condemn them to a life without fame or fortune, think of how they feel and what method of support could make the situation less terrible. How you respond to their stress is a minor representation of who you are as a person. Be a kind one.

Joy Lazarus is a sophomore majoring in art and communication.

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Trinity and UIW to host Sport Management Symposium The free event will highlight different opportunities available in the sports industry

by Leah Hoffpauir CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER Students who are interested in a career in sport management and students who just love sports are invited to attend the 2015 South Texas Sport Management Symposium.

This year marks the fifth year of the symposium coordinated by Trinity and the University of the Incarnate Word.

“What I view this symposium as is an opportunity for students to see what’s out there in terms of the sports industry and how broadly it’s defined,” said Jacob Tingle, assistant professor of the practice in business

administration and director of the sport management minor.

In the past, the symposium has included a keynote speaker and a panel of professionals in the sports industry that would speak to students about their experience. This year, the keynote will be held in the form of an informal interview, and there will be tablehosts from different sports organizations that will be able to speak to students on a more personal basis.

“One of the things I’m hoping to do if people RSVP is to try to seat them at a table that has a table-host from an organization they’re interested in or a field they’re interested in working in,” Tingle said.

Individuals from Spurs Sports and Entertainment, San Antonio Scorpions, San Antonio Sports, the Valero Alamo Bowl and USAA will be among the table-hosts in attendance.

“All the table-hosts are volunteering their time and

are people who love engaging with Trinity students,” Tingle said. “It’s great that they’re going to give up three hours of their night to come be with us.”

This year’s keynote speaker will be Frank Supovitz, the CEO of Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment and former senior vice president of events for the NFL. He is an awardwinning event producer of live sports and entertainment events such as the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl and the NFL Draft.

Senior sport management minor Jesse Gamble is working with Supovitz ahead of time to coordinate interview questions and topics. Some of these topics include crisis management, the NFL draft, fan engagement, and how sports is a form of entertainment.

“Frank wanted it to be in the form of an interview because he wants there to be structure from the students about what they’re interested

Senior addresses civic disengagement

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Anthia Liu creates TV show to complete her film and television studies major.

Senior Anthia Liu firmly believes that students can make a change and impact their surrounding community by using all the resources Trinity has available. Liu is an international business and film and television studies double-major whose creative project for her second interdisciplinary major aims to tackle the issue of civic disengagement.

“I think students can be a powerful vehicle for change and, being at Trinity, we have so many different resources available. For me being a first-generation college student, I see all of these resources as powerful knowledge and information that we can use to go into various fields,” Liu said.

Liu is creating a TV show called “Grassroots,” where teams of three students will brainstorm a solution to the problem of civic disengagement, then pitch their ideas to community leaders. The winner is given a prize and can potentially have their solution actually implemented. Liu and a crew of students will film the entire process of learning about the issue and then have students research how to solve the problem.

“This is all so much bigger than my Capstone project; it shows community building, bridging the gap between the talent and resources of Trinity students, faculty and the community here with that of the city of San Antonio,” Liu said.

Liu draws her inspiration from the low levels of voter turnout in the 18 to 25 demographic and her own difficulties in the process of registering to vote.

Confirmed participants from the San Antonio community in the program are district 8 councilman Ron Nirenberg, interim CEO of SA2020 Molly Cox and director of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center Graciela Sanchez, all of whom Liu met through the San Antonio policy institute.

Liu’s creative project course is designed to bring together all the courses she has taken at Trinity to create her interdisciplinary major of film and television studies.

“It really is a challenge for me to be able to use everything that I’ve learned from different departments and bring it all together in a creative way in film and television. It’s organic and I have the whole semester to come up with it from beginning to finish,” Liu said.

The hour-long program will be created in partnership with TigerTV on April 25, and Liu is seeking students to help her film the entire event and students to participate as a team. Be on the lookout for flyers or contact Liu at xliu@trinity.edu for more information about her creative project.

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in and he wants to talk about what they’re curious about,” Gamble said.

Supovitz, who started off as an usher at Radio City Music Hall, will also speak about his professional experience and how it led him into the prestigious positions he has held in the sports industry.

“Seeing someone who started out as an usher— which is not a glamorous job at all and not necessarily what people would think is the way into sports—really shows where you can go from there,” Gamble said. “Frank really wants to encourage students to be open to different opportunities and new possibilities more than anything else.”

A dinner will be served following the keynote speaker.

There will also be time for networking before the close of the event.

Junior sport management minor Lucky Byas will be attending the symposium for the first time this year.

“What I’m most excited about is the speaker,” Byas said. “I’m just excited to learn more about the sports industry from him.”

Byas is also looking forward to networking opportunities that will be provided.

“Networking is a huge benefit,” Byas said. “The people who go into it with an open mind and wanting to get the most out of the experience have the opportunity to meet a lot of brilliant people.”

In the past, students have been charged an entry fee, but this year the event is sponsored by Bracewell & Giuliani along with Trinity University’s Lecturers and Visiting Scholars Committee and the departments of business administration, communication and finance and decision sciences, so admission for students is completely free.

Tingle is hoping to have close to 90 attendees at the symposium this year.

“It’s neat for our students to get engagement with someone of Frank’s caliber and with his professional experience and pedigree,” Tingle said. “You don’t normally get someone with 30 years of experience who wants to be here and talk with students so badly.”

Gamble believes that anyone interested in any of the different facets of sport management can benefit from the symposium.

“One of the benefits is that it allows you to see the real world of sports and you get to interact with people who are making their living in sport management,” Gamble said.

“Obviously there’s a variety of different forms, but there’s a lot of different professionals who will come in and offer their perspectives.”

The symposium will be held in Chapman Great Hall at 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Monday, March 30. To RSVP, contact Jacob Tingle at jtingle@trinity.edu

by Friday, March 27.

Student begins fishing club For all those who enjoy relaxing on a boat with a fishing pole in hand or crave the rush of reeling in a monstrous catch, soon there will be an opportunity to participate in Trinity’s first bass fishing club. Fishing enthusiast and freshman Craig Burton is in the process of approving his idea of bass fishing to become a Trinity club sport.

“Bass fishing is a really relaxing hobby; it’s always cool to be out on the water in a boat and nothing beats the feeling of when you catch a big fish,” Burton said.

Burton, who got the idea of a bass fishing team from his high school, advertised to the Trinity community in LeeRoy and has already generated interest in getting a group of fishers together to learn and eventually compete.

“My goal would be to compete nationally and to compete against other colleges and have opportunities to go to tournaments,” Burton said.

“I would also like it to be a club that, if you want to come fish with us near San Antonio, we have those times and then separate competitive times.”

The club won’t be entirely competitive, as Burton encourages fishers of all levels to come together and relax while improving their skills and appreciate all the rivers and lakes around San Antonio.

The issue of who will provide the equipment is yet to be tackled as Burton hopes to request funding from SGA and rely on equipment that participating students own until the request is made.

“My main goal right now is to generate more interest and get it started,” Burton said.

For all those interested, contact Burton at cburton@ trinity.edu or attend an information session at 5 p.m. on March 26 in the Mars McLean lobby.

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TULA aims to help students connect with Latino culture TULA encourages students from all backgrounds to get involved

by Julia Elmore CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER One feature about Trinity that sets it apart from other universities, and San Antonio from other cities, is the degree of cultural diversity found in the area. Trinity has many clubs and organizations that celebrate this diversity, including the up-andcoming Trinity University Latin Association, or TULA. TULA aims to celebrate the Latino community within the Trinity and San Antonio community as a way to educate students about Latino culture.

Students of any ethnicity are welcome in the organization, according to co-presidents Megan Medrano and Karina Cabrera.

“We want to educate students and bring events that celebrate Latino culture,” Medrano said.

“Anyone who is interested in learning and helping can come; you don’t have to be Latino.”

Medrano and Cabrera helped form the organization this year. So far there are about 45 members who meet once a month. One goal for the semester is to increase awareness and participation.

“We founded TULA because we saw that Trinity had several other cultural clubs, but no Latino association,” Cabrera said.

“We wanted to start a group to celebrate Latino culture. Our goal for the semester is to grow in numbers.”

Other members of the organization are excited to learn about and promote Latin culture at Trinity.

“I joined because I feel like as you go on through more generations of Latinos, you can lose sight of where you came from. TULA helps students stay in touch with that Latino culture,” said junior Ana Ruiz. “Being part of this new organization has allowed me to meet new people with similar backgrounds to mine.”

In addition to helping students make connections both with their culture and with their peers, TULA plans both to create and to get involved in already-existing campus events like the Chocolate Fest and Taste of Diversity. TULA also hopes to organize events and speakers that will allow the whole Trinity community to get involved.

“In the future we would like to do a big event, like a fiestathemed dance or something,” Cabrera said.

Students who are interested in joining or learning more about TULA can get involved by

attending the regular meetings, held at 7 p.m. on the last Thursday

of every month in upstairs Coates. Any questions about the

organization may be emailed to trinitytula15@gmail.com.

What do Trinity students think when they hear the word “research”? Librarians at Coates Library decided to create multiple videos of interviews with Trinity students to find out how students approach research.

Ten interviewees were recruited by professors and liaison librarians to produce a unique group of students from different years with a variety of majors. Students were interviewed in groups of two or three by Anne Jumonville, firstyear experience librarian, and Alex Gallin-Parisi, instruction and liaison librarian.

“In the end, we’re hoping to have the interviews blended together and create little vignettes where we would pull from multiple interviews to create a snapshot of a particular theme that maybe came up across multiple interviews,” Jumonville said.

“We don’t really know what those are yet because we want to see what people say before we decide what the end product will be.”

The purpose of creating the videos is to supplement new

content for the library website that will better describe what librarians do when they teach research sessions.

“As part of developing that content, we really wanted there to be student voices so that it wasn’t just us talking about what we think,” Jumonville said.

By incorporating student voices, Jumonville hopes to create a more realistic picture of what happens with research on campus.

“We also wanted it to be from the student perspective, what their current experiences are, and not just what we think students should get out of their time doing research here at Trinity,” GallinParisi said.

Junior Sarah Davis was selected by Jumonville and GallinParisi to be the videographer for the project.

“We very strongly wanted the videographer to be a student, if possible,” Gallin-Parisi said. “We thought it would be nice to have a student included both to have that student’s perspective on it, but also to help out an individual student in building some of their resume and having more experience.”

The final, edited videos will include student responses to questions about what research means to them, what they find is the hardest part of research, where they go to do their research, where their understanding of how to do research came from and why having good information is important to them.

“Especially over the past couple of years, I feel like we’ve been trying to do more based on what the students experience and using our services and building,” Gallin-Parisi said. “It can only benefit the students and make this a better, more usable, comfortable library.

Gallin-Parisi believes that there is a lot that librarians can say that they know and believe about students, but hearing from students makes that much more powerful.

“It also brings it home for what students’ lives really look like while they’re here at Trinity,” Gallin-Parisi said.

The videos are expected to be available on the Coates Library website by May.

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An introvert’s guide to music

So, I’m a self-proclaimed introvert. Don’t get me wrong—I love people (mostly), but social interactions wear me out.

After a night of socializing (or even a long day of classes and meetings), I have to take some time to recharge before returning to the world of extroverts. If this sounds like you, read on. All of us introverts may have different methods for recharging, but I’ve got a few musical suggestions that might help you out, ranging in genre from classical to alternative rock.

If you haven’t turned to classical music for your introverted needs, then

you’re missing out on a vast pool of introvert resources.

Obviously, everyone differs in their preferences, but I suggest checking out some more introspective stuff; I am by no means an expert on classical music, but I’ve managed to cultivate some familiarity with the genre.

A certain wise professor once recommended Chopin’s series of nocturnes to me, and I can attest to their incredible richness. Ranging from dark and deep to sweet and optimistic, this collection of brief piano pieces evokes a wide range of emotions and encourages you to check in with yourself—which is what introvert recovery is all about, after all.

If you’re interested in a wider variety, check out the London Symphony Orchestra’s

compilation titled “The Dark Side of Classical Music”; it provides four hours’ worth of fascinating pieces, none of which disappoint. Obviously, these suggestions are only the tip of the iceberg; start from here and explore for yourself!

Now, to move on from classical music, I’d like to talk about some jazz. You might think jazz is meant to get you moving, but don’t forget how incredibly soulful and uplifting it can be. One of my favorite artists is Eva Cassidy—her voice contains so much feeling, and it really gets right to your heart. Comb through her “Best Of” album to start off; I especially love her version of “Autumn Leaves” when I’m in the mood for some quality time with myself.

I’m not familiar enough with jazz to suggest many

specific options, but look for the blues-driven, soulful stuff and you’ll find something for your introverted sensibilities.

Finally, let’s get into some more rock-driven music.

Obviously, this genre is practically endless and I can’t even begin to address the possibilities, but I’ve got a few personal favorites to share. As far as classic rock goes, you can’t go wrong with Pink Floyd.

One of the band’s less popular albums, “A Momentary Lapse of Reason,” is definitely worth a listen during your introvert time; this is a highly complex and creative album.

It’s harder to find this kind of classic rock music, but I’d also direct you to the Eagles or Eric Clapton.

As for more modern selections, one of my absolute favorite albums is Woodkid’s

“Golden Age”—you might recognize “Run Boy Run” from the soundtrack to Divergent, but the rest of the album truly shines, especially if you’re looking for introspective music. And even though I’ve already devoted an entire article to his awesomeness, I’ll redirect you to Beck, not only for “Morning Phase” but also his earlier album “Sea Change.”

I could offer plenty more alt-rock-type albums for the introverted listener, but these are some starting points for now.

Music is one of the best vehicles we have for helping ourselves look inside and engage in some serious selfreflection. Fellow introverts, when you’re in need of a break from living in an extroverted world, be sure to use this vehicle to your advantage.

(Note: Spoilers for all three “House of Cards” seasons abound.)

Continuing “House of Cards” after Frank Underwood won the White House was a ballsy move. Oh, sure, it makes sense fiscally; if they funneled the money that Netflix has made off this show into Hillary’s coffers, it could practically finance her entire campaign. But from a narrative standpoint, it’s dangerous to continue a show once its main character has reached their central objective.

Just ask “Homeland.”

As such, I went into this season very worried. I have a love-hate relationship with “House of Cards,” but I’ve never tired of watching Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright tear into the

power-climbing story lines like a plate of Freddy’s ribs. What would the show be like now that they had, well, climbed to power?

The answer: better and worse than it was before.

The bad stuff first. Now that Frank’s president, the show focuses even more heavily on political issues than it did previously. “House Of Cards” is good at many things, but addressing actual policy isn’t one of them. Aiming for both realism and shock value, its politics-based storylines tend to come off like dollar-store versions of “The West Wing.”

This season, those storylines are everywhere, and they range from the faintly ridiculous (reforming every single extant entitlement program) to the migraine-inducingly ludicrous (FEMA’s treating poverty like a

natural disaster). Showrunner Beau Willimon has clearly read up on today’s political situations, but he is rarely capable of rendering suitable television equivalents.

Frank’s POTUS status encourages all this nonsense.

It also, of course, rids of us the deliciously scuzzy, fake-yourway-to-the-top quality that made the first two seasons tick. However, it also allows for a positive adjustment to the show’s other major plotline: the Underwoods’ domestic situation. For me, what was fascinating about the show’s first two seasons, aside from its Westeros-meets-WashingtonD.C. scheming, was its portrait of a marriage of political convenience. These people exchanged rings in hopes of helping one another rise to the top, and it was always

fascinating to watch their relationship seesaw back and forth from utilitarian coolness to genuine love.

Now, in Season 3, there’s genuine hate. Claire wants to play her part in an Underwood administration, and fights for greater influence; Frank thinks that giving her a say will incur charges of favoritism.

Willimon cannily mines this conflict to create a series of dynamite scenes that, when taken together, provide both a compelling portrait of a strange marriage and a killer opportunity for two underrated actors to act, act, act.

Some of these scenes, in particular a verbal blow-out aboard Air Force One, are explosive. But both actors make the most of their subtler moments as well. Indeed, two

favorite moments in the season consist of such subtleties; a change of expression on Claire’s face toward the end of episode six, and a change of expression on Frank’s toward the end of episode seven. Both moments are wordless, but, through the windows of the actors’ eyes (and the moody lens of the show’s masterful cinematographers), they show us how a worldview changes— how a person changes.

These are the kind of moments that make the show worth watching. These are the kind of moments that reminds us that Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright are doing their best work in decades. And these are the kind of moments that make me think that this show might survive and thrive even after its main character has made it to the Oval Office.

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Graphic by Matt Kennemer The most intelligent mammals in the universe, along with late fantasy author Terry Pratchett, enjoy a cup of tea in front of Pratchett’s fictional creation, Discworld, and contemplate life’s questions.

by John Mendiola A&E WRITER In a world occupied by Tolkien, Rowling, Martin, Rothfuss, Gaiman and Jordan, it is all too easy to overlook Pratchett. What a pity that is.

A great, awful, silly mistake that too many people commit.

I admit it, I am one of these pitiful people.

For the longest time, I called myself a fan of books—with fantasy being a pet genre— yet I avoided Pratchett. He is popular in certain circles especially in the UK but he didn’t seem to have such a following where I looked.

To me, he seemed too whimsical, too flippant, too “random” and, frankly, unsexy.

I don’t mean physically but his books never had a huge Tumblr following or a hit HBO show or Orlando Bloom in cosplay. I only started reading Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels in the last year. It’s a shame I lived 21 years without reading a Discword—which is what I call words in the Discworld novels.

Terry Pratchett announced in 2007 that he was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Illnesses of every kind are awful but there is something about Alzheimer’s that personally haunts me. The essence of who I am—my thoughts and my memories—deteriorating before my body is scary to me and to whatever future loved ones I may have. Pratchett described his diagnosis as an “embuggerance” in an interview but continued to write books and be involved with the world by fighting for Alzheimer’s disease research.

The great Terry Pratchett passed away last week, leaving behind family, friends and a huge body of work.

Pratchett’s main body of work existed in the Discworld universe. Not counting short

stories, adaptations or any other form, there have been 40 full-length Discworld novels published. They range from uniquely profound to scathingly biting to average Joe (or whatever the UK version is). Not every book in the series is the best ever but each one is beautiful, nonetheless.

The books are funny, absurd, intelligent and profound.

Neil Gaiman wrote a few words about his dear friend in The Guardian a year ago.

He talked about an anger in Pratchett that fueled his writing and his life. One line in particular struck me as something I can relate to: “anger at pompous critics, and at those who think serious is the opposite of funny.”

I am deadly serious about life. Life is crazy and random.

Humor empowers us and gives some sense to our existence.

People take silliness to mean someone doesn’t care or is immature.

Pratchett wrote fantasy books about wizards and a universe that exists on a flat circle on top of four elephants on top of a giant, flying turtle in space but he always said something meaningful coated in sugar.

Nothing was safe from Pratchett’s wit. He wrote about death, religion and God, business, politics, critical thinking, humanist ideologies and anything else he thought of.

I want to shamefully rip off an entire section of Gaiman’s tribute to Pratchett because he has a way with words that I could only dream of. “He will rage, as he leaves, against so many things: stupidity, injustice, human foolishness and shortsightedness, not just the dying of the light. And, hand-in-hand with the anger, like an angel and a demon walking into the sunset, there is love: for human beings, in all our fallibility; for treasured

objects; for stories; and ultimately and in all things, love for human dignity.”

We never really think about all of our mortality until someone we know makes it to the news or someone close to us forces us to face our inevitable endings. Some choose not to think about our mortality, some embrace the

promise of an afterlife but to me, life is like a stone dropped in a lake. No matter what you do, the stone will be dropped so you might as well make the most of it knowing that the only thing that matters is what we do with the time we have.

Pratchett may be gone but I will remember him. I will keep reading his words and his

thoughts. Though I will hate some of his characters, I will also love all of them. I will laugh at his jokes then realize that it was a joke to show how absurd life is. I will keep exploring his (Disc)world and his legacy. I end with words from the man himself. “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world fade away.”

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The Trinity track team finds early season success The Tigers have many athletes ranked in the Division III standings after six meets

by Noah Lyford SPORTS REPORTER

Trinity’s track and field team performed well in two meets, one on Saturday, Feb. 28, and another on March 14.

The meet Feb. 28 saw the team take wins in five events in a meet held at Trinity. On the men’s side, junior Eric Booker won the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.95 seconds, one of the fastest times in Trinity history. Kirk Gulliver also took home a win in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:03.79.

“I thought my race went really well, I felt like I was running pretty slow, but I still won. I wasn’t really able to get fully warmed up before my race, but I just went out there and ran,” Gulliver said.

Weather played a role with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees for most of the meet.

“I really like coming out and supporting my friends at the meets, but I don’t understand how they’re out here and able to perform right now,” said sophomore attendee, Paige Brown.

Cody Hall won the 400-meter hurdle in 56.06 seconds, while Louie Montoto recorded a jump of 1.85 meters to win the men’s high jump. On the women’s side, Brittany Sullivan won the triple jump with a distance of 11.40

meters. Heather Hayes took first in the high jump with her mark of 1.50 meters. Taylor Gloor won the pole vault with a distance of 2.75 meters, and Mikolka Nweke won the 200-meter dash in a time of 25.75 meters.

The team traveled to Texas A&M University Corpus Christi during the last Saturday of spring break to compete in a meet that included Division I, II and III athletes.

Cody Hall placed second in the 110-meter hurdles to lead the Tigers; his time of 15.01 is the best in Division III. Matt Love came close to breaking a Trinity record with his discus throw of 44.61 meters—becoming fourth on the all-time list for Trinity.

Katie Groke ran the 400 hurdles in just 1:07.8, which landed her a third-place finish in that event.

“I feel like this team is shaping up really nicely; we’ve been working really hard since the middle of September to prepare for the season,” said junior Vince Omegba.

Senior Sarah Pickett leaped 1.57 meters in the high jump, which was the fifth highest in the event. Other notable performances came from Mariana Sigala who finished second in the women’s 800-meter, and Louie Montoto who was second in men’s high jump.

“Obviously these meets are important, but we have our eyes on the real goal which is winning conference,” Omegba said.

The team competes again on March 21 at the University of the Incarnate Word Quadrangular.

The team then hosts the Trinity University Invitational on March 27.

photo by Jordan Leeper The Tiger track team competes in the Trinity Open meet on Feb. 25. The team won five events overall at the meet.

Women’s basketball finish second SCAC finals Southwestern University defeats Trinity 63-56 in the SCAC Championship on Friday, Feb. 27

by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER

For the second straight season, the Tigers fell in the championship round of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament. After beating Austin College in the first round and upsetting Texas Lutheran University in the semifinals, they lost to the topseeded Southwestern University in the championship.

Friday, Feb. 27, the Tiger women opened the tournament with a 63-56 win over sixthseeded Austin College.

The Tigers held a two-point lead (26-24) going into halftime.

“The both times that we played them it has always been close at halftime. We knew that

is the way it usually goes, and we just needed to keep playing,” said junior forward Anecia Richardson.

The game was tied at 54 with only three minutes left when senior guard Lauren Splawn made a three-pointer to put the Tigers up 57-54. The Tigers then outscored the Roos 6-2 to close out the game.

Splawn had 14 points going 5-10 from the field and 4-9 from beyond the arc. Richardson had 14 points shooting 4-6 from the field and grabbing five rebounds. Senior guard Hannah Coley added 13 points going 4-14 from the field, 3-10 from three and had five rebounds.

Senior forward Taylor Hollins also scored eight points while posting eight rebounds, which was the team best.

On Saturday, Feb. 28, it took an overtime period for the Tigers to secure the 91-78 win over the second-seeded TLU. With the win, they avenged last season’s loss to the Bulldogs in the championship match.

“We just continued to execute our game plan. In the end it

proved too much for them,” Coley said.

The Tigers went on an 18-7 scoring run in the opening minutes of the game, extending their lead to 22-9.

TLU answered with a run of their own later in the half to tie the score at 38 with just over two minutes left. The game was tied 42 all at halftime.

The Tigers had the 73-70 lead with 23 seconds, but Karisa Cantu of TLU hit a three-point shot with seconds left to tie it at 73 and send it to overtime.

In the overtime period, the Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 18-5 with junior guard Caitlin Barrett and Splawn scoring five points each in the period.

“We ended up fouling out two of their key players in the overtime, and that was really huge. They really didn’t have any kind of chemistry offensively without them, and we were able to leverage that down the stretch,” said head coach Cameron Hill.

Two Tigers scored over 20 points in the game. Richardson finished with a double-double,

scoring 22 and hauling in a team best 13 rebounds. Coley scored 21 points going 7-16 from the field, 3-8 from three, 4-5 from the line, as well as adding six assists.

Hollins was in double figures with 13 points and seven rebounds. Splawn also scored 17 points.

On Sunday, March 1 Trinity lost 71-58 to Southwestern in the SCAC championship game.

Southwestern jumped out to an early 16-4 lead. In that span, the Tigers were 2-10 shooting from the field while the Pirates were 6-7.

“We just for the life of us could not get the ball in the basket.

People are going to talk about three games in three days. That didn’t affect our enthusiasm to play or our energy levels— maybe it affected our ability to concentrate and make shots,” Hill said.

With six minutes left in the half, the Pirates had a 20-point lead (32-12). They maintained a sizable lead for the remainder of the half. Sophomore guard Monica Holguin made a three

pointer in the final seconds to narrow the difference, but the Pirates held a 39-22 lead at halftime.

Southwestern had strong shooting in the half—60.9 percent from the field and 63.6 percent from three.

For the Tigers, it was one of their worst halves of basketball this season.

“Every time we played them our shooting percentage just seemed to fall by a lot. And we would get good shots; they were just not going in,” Richardson said.

With 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the game, the Tigers had cut it to single digits (56-65), but they were unable to overcome the 17-point halftime deficit.

Richardson led the team with 15 points, while Coley and Hollins finished with 13 points each.

Richardson and Coley were named to the All-SCAC first team for their contributions this season. Both were also named to the SCAC all-tournament team for their play during the weekend.

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Men’s and women’s tennis compete in California Starting on Feb. 27, the six qualified divers will begin competition

by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER During spring break, both teams traveled to Southern California to play a combined 10 matches. The women finished 2-2, while the men went 3-3. Both played highlyranked Division III teams.

Feb. 26, the Trinity women lost to St. Mary’s University 8-1. Their lone win was Blaire Porter’s three set victory at No. 5 singles.

Their match March 1 against Rollins College was cancelled due to rain.

March 6, they lost in their home opener to Tyler Junior College 7-2.

The lone doubles win was a 9-7 match at No. 3 with Gabi Roe and Caroline White. In singles, their only win was Roe’s at No. 5 6-3, 7-5.

March 8, they opened their spring break trip with a 9-0 win against the California Institute of Technology at the Riviera Tennis Club.

The Tigers swept the doubles play, and won five of

their six singles matches in straight sets. The lone three set match was Cheyenne Duncan at No. 5 singles.

March 9, they lost 7-2 against No. 6 Bowdoin College in Claremont, California. The only wins were Marie Lutz 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 at No. 2 and Blaire Porter 7-6, 6-0 at No. 4.

March 10, they lost 8-1 at No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer University.

The Tigers started with two 8-6 losses at No. 1 (Liza Southwick/ Lutz) and No. 2 (Porter/ Duncan) doubles, and an 8-0 loss at No. 3 (White/Roe).

They lost in straight sets in five out of the six singles matches. The lone win was a three set victory 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 for White at No. 3.

“Bowdoin and Pomona— especially in doubles—we were right there with them, and they just ended up coming out on top that day,” Southwick said. “It’s stuff you learn from those matches that will carry on to the other matches, and hopefully bring out the win later in the season.”

March 11, they finished their California trip with a 7-2 win at No. 31 Chapman College.

“We were really happy with that win because it showed

even though we had tough matches before, we were able to pull it together right before the end of the trip,” Southwick said.

They swept the doubles, and Southwick and Porter clinched the match for the Tigers with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 1 and a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4 respectively.

The No. 40 Tiger women are now 5-7 overall this season.

March 1, the Tiger men lost 8-1 against Tyler Junior College, with the only win coming from Clayton Niess 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 at No. 3 singles.

They started their California road trip March 9, with an 8-1 victory against No. 8 Kenyon in Whittier, California.

The Tigers opened the match going 3-0 in doubles.

Then in singles, Adam Krull won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1; Aaron Skinner won 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2; Niess won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 4; Charlie Curtis won 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5; and Chas Mayer won 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6.

“Kenyon was our best win for sure,” Krull said. “To see everybody battling back in their singles matches, I thought it definitely showed what we are all about as a team—how we never give up

and we support one another even when things don’t look the best for us.”

March 10 they beat No. 24 California Lutheran University 6-3. It was 2-1 after doubles with wins at No. 2 (Krull/Niess) and No. 3 (Curtis/C. Mayer).

They secured the victory with wins at No. 2 (6-4, 6-7, 7-6), No. 3 (Jordan Mayer 6-4, 6-2), No. 5 (6-4, 6-2) and No. 6 (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) singles.

March 11, they fell 5-4 to No. 11 Carnegie Mellon University in Claremont, California. The Tigers had the 2-1 lead going into singles, and got wins at No. 3 (6-3, 6-7, 6-0) and No. 6 (3-6, 6-0, 6-2) to tie the overall score, but Skinner fell in the final match at No. 2 singles 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.

March 13, they beat No. 15 Whitman College 6-3 in opening round of the Stag-Hen tournament in Claremont, California.

They were 2-1 after doubles.

Then Krull won in straight sets, while Skinner, J. Mayer and Curtis all won in three sets to clinch the match.

Later that afternoon, in the semifinal round, they lost to No. 9 Pomona Pitzer 7-2.

They were swept in doubles.

The only wins came from

Krull (6-0, 2-6, 6-0) and Niess (6-3, 7-5).

March 14, they finished with a 6-3 loss to No. 5 Washington UniversitySt. Louis in the third place match. They went 1-2 after doubles.

In singles, the Tigers went two for six with Krull (7-6 7-1, 6-0) and C. Mayer (7-5, 4-6, 12-10) both getting hard fought wins at No. 1 and No. 5 respectively.

“Anytime you can play the top level competition it only makes you better, and hopefully that translates to better performances in the postseason,” said men’s head coach Russell McMines The men fell to No. 6 in the national rankings, and are 10-6 overall.

The men and women host Midwestern State University at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. respectively, on Friday, March 27, at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28.

The women’s team competes against Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.

The men’s team then faces off against the Texas Lutheran University at home at 9 a.m., and play St. Mary’s University at 2 p.m. away in San Antonio, Texas.

Tiger swimmers and divers compete at D-III national meet Six members of Trinity’s diving program competed at the Zone Regional Feb. 27-28, with two coming away with qualifying scores for nationals.

After one day of competition at the Zone Regional, Danielle Freund and Sarah Kate Mrkonich finished first and second, respectively, in the 3-meter board to qualify for nationals.

With her score of 452.80 after 11 dives, Freund won first place honors. Mrkonich finished just behind her teammate with a second-place score of 447.80.

Mollie Patzke and Christine Peterson finished fourth and seventh, respectively.

The 1-meter board event took place the following day.

Mrkonich continued her success, earning second-place with 11 dives and a score of 431.80. Patzke (fifth at 400.60), Peterson (sixth at 379.65), Alexa Bird (13th at 321.50) and Sara Miller (18th at 247.35) all performed well on day two as well.

Freund was especially happy with the results.

“Before zones I thought I was going to be out for the season, so I’m really excited to have the opportunity to go to nationals and continue diving,” Freud said.

Both Freund and Mrkonich qualified for nationals in both

the low and high diving events at the national championship.

“I’m really psyched to be a part of [nationals], especially as a freshman,” Mrkonich said.

Trinity is well represented at nationals after qualifying for seven different events.

All-American and defending NCAA champion Stephen Culberson looks to end his Tiger career with a strong finish.

Culberson comes into nationals with the sixth-best time in the nation (44.59) for the 100-yard freestyle, his champion event last year. Culberson is also competing in the 50 freestyle with the fourth-best time in the nation (20.21).

Culberson is also joining teammates Isaac Johnson, Tom Jones and Adam Thomas for the men’s 200-medley relay team.

Lydia Jones of the women’s program is participating in the 50- and 100-freestyle events L. Jones is joined by teammates Lindsay Hagmann, Lauren Cuda and Bethany Rysak as part of the 13th best 200-freestyle relay team in the nation (1:35.03).

The NCAA Championships began this past Wednesday, March 18 and will conclude tomorrow, March 21 in Shenandoah, Texas.

by Tyler Caldwell

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Baseball team ranked No. 12 in national standings After 18 games so far, Tigers have record of 14-4 overall and have won two and lost one in SCAC

by Noah Lyford SPORTS REPORTER The Trinity baseball team had a busy spring break, playing seven games over the seven-day break.

The Tigers played three games against Schreiner University, one game against Our Lady of the Lake University and finished with a three-game series against Centenary College.

The first weekend of spring break sent the team to Kerrville, Texas for the three-game set against Schreiner University.

The team won the first two games on Saturday 4-1 and 5-3. Junior Colin Serkowski lead the Tigers in the first game, going 3-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.

“While we have been winning games, we have not been playing at our max potential. We have room to improve on all facets of our game,” Serkowski said.

“One of the main things we have been struggling with is hitting with runners in scoring position. We’ve been leaving too many runners on base.”

Trent Rape pitched a complete game in the first win on Saturday, allowing

just three hits. The second game had Schreiner take an early yield before Trinity tied the game 2-2 in the top of the fourth. Trinity took the lead in the eighth inning and went on to win.

The series concluded on Sunday with four Trinity pitchers, Ryan Gray, Chris Tate, Troy Nelson and Taylor Hoesen, combining for a no-hitter. The team won the game 10-2; Pepe Santos supplied all the runs the team would need with a three-run home run in the third inning.

Tuesday’s game was a different story with the team losing the game to Our Lady of the Lake 7-4. The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak and was Trinity’s first home loss of the season.

Junior Teddy Turner took the loss for the Tigers, going three innings and giving up one earned run. The Tigers were sloppy defensively, committing four errors in the game.

“I think the pitching staff is doing well. We always have to work to get better or maintain the level success we have had. There are always improvements to be made, but as a whole we are doing well,” Turner said.

Trinity wrapped up the week with a three-game set against Centenary College at home. Zach Speer threw eight innings, allowing two runs and eight hits, while striking out six batters. The offense supplied more than

enough support for Speer, putting up 10 runs in the game.

Senior Beau Attyah bashed a solo home run in the seventh inning, and Jeremy Wolf was on base all afternoon, going two for two with three walks.

Trinity played the final two games on Saturday, splitting the doubleheader with Centenary. The Tigers won the first game, before falling in the weekend finale.

Centenary took an early lead before Trinity put up five runs in the fifth inning.

Mike Walker recorded the win in the first game.

Pitching coach Dave Smith is confident about the pitching staff moving forward.

“The staff has a chance to be very special—potentially the best staff we’ve ever had. But too many guys are inconsistent mentally for us to reach the level of dominance that I think we all expect we can reach,” Smith said. “Time still remains to turn that around, so I’m hoping three or four more guys can pitch up to their potential going forward.”

The game two loss was given to Nick Griffith who came on as relief in the seventh inning and allowed two runs on two hits.

The offense recorded nine hits, but couldn’t muster enough runs to come back.

The Tigers overall record now stands at 14-4. The team travels to Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas for a weekend series.

sophomore, finished day one in second place with a three under par (69). Senior Kalen Vos was tied for eighth (73), sophomore Diego Trevino tied for 11th (74), sophomore Trevor Warner tied for 21st and junior Alex Hartzelltied for 27th.

Trinity improved in the second and final round, shooting a 291 to finish as runner-up behind Schreiner University by four strokes.

Lyons won the second-place individual honors after shooting 1 under par (71) for a total 4 under par (140).

Warner tied for sixth (1 over par total) after improving by seven strokes. Trevino tied for 17th and Hartzell and Vos tied for 21st.

Over spring break, the Tiger men competed in the James S. Litz Memorial Tournament.

Although pushed back due to unfavorable weather, the Tigers took a two-stroke lead after shooting a 288 (4 over par). Trevino got off to a hot start individually, leading all golfers after shooting a 68.

Warner ended day one tied for

fifth (72) and Hartzell tied for eighth (73).

Trinity could not maintain the lead on day two, finishing second overall (584). The team’s performance of 296 left them three strokes behind Indian Hills Community College. However, all of Trinity’s golfers finished in the top 15 of individuals. Trevino shot a 6 over on day two, tying for sixth overall (3 over total).

Hartzell tied for 10th (74 on day two), Lyons and Warner tied for 12th and Vos tied for 15th.

So far the Tigers are pleased with their season.

“I believe we are doing a great job as a team, our scores are consistent and the team’s vibe is great. After two 2nd place finishes in a row, we feel confident that we will soon get the win. We just gotta keep working and trust our talent,” Trevino.

The Tiger women took center stage from the beginning at Schreiner, shooting a firstround 324 for a 24-stroke lead over second-place Schreiner.

For individuals, Shelby Devore,

photo by Jordan Lepper Junior No. 2 Nick Jewett bats (bottom). Junior No. 15 Michael Walker pitches (top).

Trinity golf teams get spring season rolling with both the teams playing in two tournaments The men’s and women’s teams both win at invitationals over spring break

by Tyler Caldwell SPORTS REPORTER

The men’s and women’s golf teams were busy over spring break, each competing in two tournaments. Trinity’s men kicked off the spring season at the Schreiner Spring Shootout March 2-3 in Kerrville, Texas, then played in the University of the Incarnate Word Litz Memorial Tournament March 9-10. The women also played in the Schreiner Spring Shootout and then competed in the George Fox Invitational March 14-15 in Peoria, Arizona.

After the first day of competition in the Schreiner Spring Shootout, Trinity stood in third place with a score of 292, two strokes behind defending national champions Schreiner University. MaryHardin Baylor took an early lead with a score of 286. For individuals, Redmond Lyons,

first-year, led (7 over), junior Brigette Lee in second (8 over), junior Madeline Moran tied for sixth, sophomore Hanna Niner tied for ninth and senior Alessa Hutter tied for 12th.

On the second day, Trinity remained dominant, shooting a final-round 334 to beat Schreiner by 40 strokes.

After a slow start Monday, Niner battled back to win the individual honors after shooting a 76 in the final round to finish seven over for the tournament. Devore finished fifth, Lee tied for sixth, Moran in eighth and Hutter tied for 10th.

“I felt like I had to prove something, not just to myself, but to my team, that I could contribute to the overall team score,” Niner said. “I knew we were in the lead, so I just wanted to make sure I didn’t let my team down and could help out more the second day.”

On March 14-15, the women competed in the George Fox Westbrook Invitational. After shooting a combined 302 and 303 on days one and two, the Tigers finished in fifth.

Lee was consistent both days, shooting even-par and finishing fourth overall individually.

Niner tied for 14th (153) and Devore tied for 17th (154).

Moran and Taylor Moser also competed in the team event, while Hutter competed individually.

“We will continue to play and practice and work on areas of the swing we feel are the weakest,” said women’s head coach Carla Spenkoch. “We will have plenty of time to prepare for the next tournament. The course we play is tough but the girls are playing well and are very confident. SCAC is only four weeks away so we need to play well at Southwestern and stay healthy.”

The Tiger men will play in the West Cup (California) next on March 23-24. The women will compete in the West Regional Invitational next from April 5-6 in Georgetown, Texas.

Both teams have approximately one month to prepare for the conference championships on April 21-22.

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