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Marriage Market: Earning that MRS

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The Gift That Keeps on Giving: Hangover days

TU gives students recovery days after heavy nights of drinking--morale skyrockets

Star-crossed Lovers: ICC and Life Greek

The course of true love never did run smooth for these groups

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Trinity adds slew of services, including campus taxi

“Hertz” cars on campus so that someone will use them.

After President Alicante and First Lady Michelle Obama’s afternoon tea last Friday, the school, not the presidential, administration

has decided to take action and move the mail center to Prassel Garage. Many students view this as a great move.

“I hated having to leave my room in Prassel or having to

leave tennis practice to go ALL THE WAY back to Coates Center just to pick up my latest comic book,” said a Trinity student. A professor who wished to remain anonymous noted that

putting the mail center in the middle of campus, a location convenient for everyone, did not make sense since “we have student workers that we pay to do work and we want to get the most value out of them by making them run all the way to the Prassel Garage to pick up my Keurig refills.”

The last change that will go into effect in the next few weeks is named the Parenta-Thon. As the name implies, it has a connection with the word parents but also the phone-a-thon.

Currently, phone-a-thon only handles begging alumni and parents of students for donations, but the new program will spin off a new department that handles phone calls from parents.

Any student subscribed to the service can forward their calls to the Parent-aThon office, where a student getting paid minimum wage will answer the phone. These highly-trained operators will listen and say a vaguely affirmative phrase like “yes” or “uh-huh” at the appropriate times so that you don’t have to take five minutes out of your busy schedule. They are even qualified to say “I love you” for an extra nominal fee.

months into the semester, and then you’ve got the other group who practically never uses any of their Bonus Bucks. It seems like there’s no in-between at this school.”

Several students approve of the new policy.

“I always tended to eat off campus anyway because there’s no way I would eat the food here every day of the week. Have you seen those pictures on Overheard? It’s like I’m announcing I have a death wish if I order chicken,” said junior Ima Whiner. “This new policy gives me a way to get back some of that money I’ve been spending at Whataburger every week.”

Other students also said they eat off-campus frequently and never use all of their Bonus Bucks.

“I love eating out,” said Tina Taco. “I honestly can’t even remember what the inside of Mabee looks like and I really don’t care. I’m all about those drive-thrus and those night cops that patrol inside Whataburger and stuff.”

According to Jurgens Sochi, dean of students and vice president for student affairs, Trinity has enough funds already, so allowing students to redeem their Bonus Bucks in cash will have no impact on the university’s finances.

“We felt bad letting students’ money go to waste, so we felt like this was a proper response,” Sochi said. “I was behind one student in line at Coates during lunch yesterday, and he still had 1,200 Bonus Bucks left. Unless he buys out the POD, I don’t see how he will be able to spend all of that within this last month. I think this will benefit everyone overall.”

Other students are criticizing students who still have an extremely high number of Bonus Bucks left on their cards.

“I think it’s despicable,” said Jeremy Moneywaster. “I spent all of my Bonus Bucks in the first two months of the semester and I can’t believe the school is letting people cash in their Bonus Bucks. That’s such crap.”

Whiner responded to comments by Moneywaster and

said that what she does with her money is none of his business.

“If he cannot be responsible with his money, then that’s not my problem,” Whiner said. “I, for one, am ecstatic that the school is giving us this opportunity. I feel like the administration is finally listening to us.”

Some members of DOPE (Dat Organic Provisions Entourage) say that food should be donated to the homeless population of

San Antonio or to schoolchildren that do not have enough to eat.

“I know that a lot of students attend school each day and don’t know where their next meal will come from,” said Chunka Change.

“I think we need to think of others first before we go and get cash back for our Bonus Bucks.”

The debate still rages as plans to cash back Bonus Bucks is still set in motion for the foreseeable future.

New campus initiatives help students travel, take parent phone calls

by Don “EZ” Lemondia NEWS REPORTER Trinity University is all about improving the lives of its students.

The administration is implementing a few new programs to help make the lives of both the students and staff better. We at the paper obtained secret documents detailing these changes.

Read on to see the exclusive list of additions.

In addition to the taxi service that allows parents to load money into a special debit card for their alcoholic children to use, Trinity is now creating a service where parents can load money into a different debit card that their children can use to redeem a ride from lower campus to upper campus or vice versa.

The administration has yet to decide what vehicles should be used. More golf carts would be needed if those were used. They are leaning toward using the

photo by Papa-papa-rat-Z Trinity student enters a makeshift Taxi outside of Northrup Hall to be transported to lower campus because she has “no” time to walk.

Campus dish now reimburses students for bonus bucks

Students switch to ramen, exchange bonus bucks for spending money

by Anita Dolla NEWS REPORTER With the end of the school year quickly approaching, many students find themselves with an abundance of Bonus Bucks left on their meal plan.

To help out these students, Trinity has announced a new policy that will allow students to cash in their Bonus Bucks.

Beginning on the first reading days, students may go to Mabee and ask to receive their remaining balance of Bonus Bucks in cash.

“We recognize that the majority of our students don’t know how to properly budget their money,” said Walter Heisenberg, assistant professor of economics.

“You’ve got some of them who are out of Bonus Bucks two

photo by Godda Puup Students receive cash money for left over Bonus Bucks at the end of the semester.

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TUPD super-brief Briefs April 12 - 25 Location: McLeanOnMe Hall Date: 04-14-14 Time Occurred: 8:21 a.m.

Classification: Fire Alarm

Location: Breeze Hall Date: 04-18-14 Time Occurred: 2:27 p.m.

Classification: More than a little underage drinking Location: McLeanOnMe Hall Date: 04-19-14 Time Occurred: 3:49 a.m.

Classification: Fire Alarm

Location: The Murchindaughter Study Lounge Date: 04-18-14 Time Occurred: 2:27 a.m.

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Location: Thomson Hall Date: 04-03-14 Time Occurred: 11:50 p.m.

Classification: Zoo found on fourth floor Location: Center for Silences and Innovation Date: 04-18-14 Time Occurred: 11:50 p.m.

Classification: Student trapped on the balcony

Location: Entire Campus Date: 04-20-14 Time Occurred: 11:00 a.m.

Classification: 17 pounds of marijuana confiscated from over 200 students

Location: All residence halls Date: 04-20-14 Time Occurred: 12:00 p.m.

Classification: Over a dozen dorm fire alarms went off Location: Prasmall Hall Date: 04-23-14 Time Occurred: 11:50 p.m.

Classification: Student found trapped in elevator

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Trinity introduces MRS degree plan, gains popularity amongst study body Trinity brings in new interdisciplinary MRS major designed for female students

by Mia Bridesmaidson DOWN This May, commencement has taken a backseat to the true social event of the season: marriage proposals.

Statistics reveal that Trinity female undergraduates are more likely than ever before to become engaged, with evidence suggesting that an MRS degree is now more valuable than any major available.

“If you are not engaged by now, it is unlikely that you will be by graduation,” said senior Marsha Ringchaser. “I honestly don’t know what I would do if I wasn’t engaged.”

Many are calling the saying “ring by spring” a truism and acknowledge that rising unemployment rates have made them realize the worth of an MRS. Others are saying that despite their smarts, they

don’t want to face the harsh realities of a discriminating workplace.

“It’s not that I’m not smart enough to be an engineer or a chemist,” says Veronica Bridalman. “I just know that I won’t get paid the same as a man, so what’s the point in trying? I’ll be better off economically if I just get married.”

Others have turned to the words of conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, who claims that women paid the same as men won’t find husbands.

“If I do end up receiving equal pay, I’ll be left all alone. I’ll be sitting in my apartment eating ice cream by myself because I’ll have no one to share it with,” says Rachel Caketopper. “I’ve been engaged three months and I always have someone to eat Rocky Road with.”

Some female undergraduates are having difficulty locating a wedding venue, since so many female Trinity students have accepted proposals. Churches, chapels, hotels and even outdoor venues, such as fields and overlooks, are in high demand.

photo by Trophy Da’Wifeyw, MRS Trinity ladies, from first years (far left) to seniors (far right), show off their new bling, comparing engagment ring sizes and proposal stories. Some have even gone as far as adjusting their class schedule to optimize certain times for wedding planning and dress fittings.

“I just don’t know what to do,” says Debbie Dowry. “My boyfriend waited too long to propose and now Parker

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Ringchaser acknowledged that the prospects have been thin in recent years and said that she was glad she found her fiancé when she did.

“It’s like people are coming to universities because they want an education, not because they want to find a life partner,” Ringchaser said. “I knew from NSO that I wanted a husband. People may say I’m spoiled, but I know what the realities are.”

Caketopper said that single females should not lose hope and to continue looking.

“I would really just look at your life and reflect. You could wait, and end up marrying a Lyle Lovett or an Iggy Pop,” Caketopper said. “Or you could get married now and snatch up all those Ryan Goslings.”

Dowry also said that girls should remain optimistic, but that they should not be afraid to change their lifestyle a little bit.

“Trinity is a great place to meet men, but you have

to know what you’re doing,” Dowry said. “Stop going to the library. Stop studying for your thesis. Stop worrying about that capstone paper. That paper won’t be there to keep you warm at night. Know your priorities.”

As women continue to the search for fiancés, several locations on campus have become popular as scouting venues. Women have been seen scouring the computer science hallways, the back recesses of CSI and some have even been brave enough to venture into the CLT for those extra-reclusive mates.

“I don’t feel like we’re antifeminist,” Bridalman said. “I think we’re ahead of the game.

We get married now and then we have a supportive husband if we decide to have a career later. If you wait to get an MRS, the probability worsens way too much.”

As graduation approaches, don’t be surprised to be asked to join a wedding party. And if someone tosses a bouquet or garter at you, DIVE for it. Layout. It’s yours for the taking.

Due to popular demand, the Parker Chapel is now offering ceremony bookings up to 18 months in advance. In addition, Aramark is now providing discounted catering plans for students.

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TUPD now offering social alerts New alert messages to include social events, drunk friends, hangover times and skipped classes

by Hit Me Up YELLING

Trinity adds HBO ResLife works to supplement dorm cable package with HBO channels, possible Cinemax later

by Max Zerbater YELLING In a plan to increase application numbers and decrease student stress, Residential Living has now supplemented the dorm cable package to include HBO. Once a dissapointing and concentrated channel package, not including the popular channel ABC Family, the addition of HBO will add much needed sustenance to the dorm cable service.

Trinity Uniersity President, Daniel Lumbergh expressed excitement at the prospect and is hoping to host “True Blood” screening nights in the Tigers Den followed by special a Pizza and Pleasure edition, “Sex with the Living Dead.”

“I think having HBO in the dorms will really help the sense of cult-following at the school. Plus, we may begin to have certain actors here to give lectures in the

coming fall,” Lumbergh said.

“It would certainly help attendance.”

Similar to Lumbergh, Deets Tutts feels that the additional channels can help improve student life overall.

“Realistically, this should save everyone a lot of money.

You don’t have to buy HBO Plus anymore,” Deets Tutts said. “Not to mention, none of us ever have to miss another episode of “Girls” again, and “Game of Thrones” is obviously a priority for everyone.”

The addition of HBO will also be a big new selling point for admissions, who work to highlight Trinity’s luxery, apartment-style dorm rooms.

According to Wander Moleson, Residential Living, ITS and the Health Center are working to gather funding for Cinemax channels in addition to HBO. “In the long run, everyone could use a stress relief,” Moleson said.

“Not to mention, it would save ITS a fortune in virus protection and maintenance from all those porn viruses in the study lounges.”

On an unrelated note, class attendance for evening courses has dropped approximately 60 percent generally and up to 80 percent on evenings when “Game of Thrones” is airing.

In a groundbreaking and unprecedented move, the Trinity University Police Department (TUPD) has announced that they will expand the crisis alerts they send out to include social situations as well.

The expanded alerts will include big events, such as new relationships and breakups of students, and will include events such as people meeting for the first time, students getting meals and which classes students have skipped.

The new alerts are designed to make keeping up with friends and other people on campus easier than it has ever been and bring the campus closer together. Now students on campus will know each other better than ever before.

“A massive break through.

Now, without ever leaving their rooms, or even their beds, really, students can know exactly what is happening with all of their friends around campus by simply looking at the alerts we send out. Trinity University will be the closest campus in the nation because of these alerts.

People can know exactly when the girl they have a crush on finally leaves the guy they are with or which of their friends are in relationships.

It will truly change the dynamic of friendships and how students interact with each other around campus and I am very excited for the implementation,” said officer Gossip Gurl.

One feature that many people are excited for is the hangover alert which alerts students which of their fellow students have hangovers from the night before.

This goes hand in hand with the intoxicated alert that allows people to know when, where and which students are having too much to drink at a specific time.

Junior Jimmy O. Bearing expressed his excitement for the alerts.

“Knowing when my friends are drunk is absolutely essential to our friendship.

They rarely invite me to go out with them, probably because they are worried about their other friends being intimidated by me, but now I can know what they are doing and when they are hungover as well! This will be so great for our friendship and I can finally remove the GPS systems that I have in their shoes.”

Another aspect of the alerts is that they will be sent out when students skip class.

This alert has been met gratefully by Sophomore Jenna Leah, who gave this statement.

“Finally I get alerts about people skipping classes. Now I don’t have to look around the class trying to remember who is in the class normally to decide who I think is lazy and unmotivated. The alerts can decide for me. It will be such a luxury.”

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ResLife issues weapons to RMs in order to keep the peace

Protection kits, Harry Potter experience, four person rooms all part of ResLife overhaul

by Tazed n’ Confused

TIMBER Trinity’s Residential Life office announced today new plans to increase student safety within the residence halls.

Following high-profile incidents of dangerous behavior including overfilling laundry machines, loud shouting and running in the hallway, ResLife has been under increasing pressure to protect innocent and studious students from unruly and obnoxious ones.

At a press conference hosted by Doctor Abracadambra, university president, these longrumored changes in policy were announced to huge acclaim and applause from parents and faculty members alike, as ResLife seeks to control the influx of irresponsible and dangerous student behavior.

Resident mentors will now be presented with a “Protection Kit” at the beginning of each semester, which, among other essential items, will include pepper spray, a taser and a sawed-off shotgun.

These items have been approved and sanctioned by the Trinity hierarchy due to a need to make sure all students are able to enjoy the freedoms laid out in the U.S. Constitution.

There will be changes inside the rooms themselves as well: bars added to the windows and balconies removed from all rooms.

“The window-protecting bars are designed to stop intruders from gaining access to the rooms by smashing the glass and breaking in,” said Sally

Barred, who owns the patent for this revolutionary technology.

The balcony-removal project will be quick and efficient, with the intention of protecting students from falling off and causing themselves injury.

There will also be new, more varied living options for first years, including the stairwell rooms, dubbed “the Harry Potter experience,” where students have the opportunity to live out their dreams and experience life as their favorite wizard did living with the Dursley family.

Students will also now live in rooms of four in a space-saving drive to make the university more economic. Rooms will remain the same size and still contain two single beds, so students will share beds to encourage friendship and the removal of “personal space”-related issues.

Students may sign up online through TLearn if they wish to reserve a “cupboard under the stairs” or a four-person room, though these rooms will become compulsory within the next two years as the incoming class size is set to increase up to 50 percent each year.

ResLife is positive about the upcoming changes. They only wonder why it took this long to make said changes.

“These proposals exhibit our clear desire and commitment to protecting the young people of Trinity. We seek to create a positive atmosphere on campus, especially in places where students reside,” Noisa Violatson.

“We’ve listened to the student body and provided them with various options of where to live and how they want their Trinity experience to unfold.”

However, the numerous improvements will mean an increase in price for student accommodation. An estimated $10,000 per student will be added to their bill next semester to allow the university to afford the necessary building, labor and

firearm costs to fully complete the planned work. Experts have labeled this “the best value for money deal since the Whataburger Patty Melt meal.”

The plans have drawn next to no criticism from any part of the Trinity community, with only the student body yet to be told.

Having brought in the Academic Honor Council to consult on how best to create a

Sophomore Jason Liquormann does not know if he’ll continue patronizing Panchito’s.

“I’ve been underage drinking there all year,” said Liquormann.

“I think they always knew I had a fake I.D. and I think they really just stopped caring after a while.

But I haven’t decided if I am going to pay the three dollars or not.”

Economics and business major Eric Spiritsdowner said that he won’t be surprised if Panchito’s feels the economic impact of Trinity students boycotting the establishment.

“We’re a force, a force to be reckoned with,” Spiritsdownersaid . “We love our tequila and Panchito’s knows it. It’s criminal that they would exploit us in this way when we have been such valued customers for so many years.”

However, some students are glad that Panchito’s has raised their margarita prices.

“We’re hoping that the elevated prices will discourage students

from drinking their lives away,” said Briana Prohibitionerra.

Boozer claimed that Prohibitionerra doesn’t understand the Trinity lifestyle and should probably transfer to a more conservative school like Calvin College or Covenant College.

“Trinity is an extremely academically rigorous university,” Boozer said. “We need margaritas to get us through the week and that extra dollar is stretching an income that has already been spread thin. Panchito’s is trying to take my hard-earned dollar and use it for socialist gain.”

While Trinity students have been irate about the price increase, protesters are expected to dissipate as finals rapidly approach.

“It’s a shame that finals have come at this critical time in our strike,” Spiritsdowner said. “I have faith that we can beat the system and margaritas will be two dollars once again.”

photo by Incent Bystand A resident mentor restrains a fractious student in the wake of issuing a noise violation. Unseen residents gathered in awe.

Restaurant betrays students, raises prices Students protest popular watering hole; experience acute betrayal and loss of faith

by Blake Shotts TIMBER When news reached the Trinity campus that Panchito’s had raised their Thursday margarita special from $2 to $3, Trinity students erupted in frustration. Students reportedly drove to Walmart and Michaels to purchase poster supplies for picketing. Hours later they surrounded Panchito’s in an angry mob.

“It’s honestly un-American,” said Margaret Boozer, a senior.

“Two-dollar margaritas have become a weekly tradition, and I am shocked Panchito’s would do this.”

good study environment, ResLife feel they have stumbled upon the next level of student experience.

“We hope that students and resident mentors alike will enjoy the new guidelines and the intensity of the great standard of living they provide. Mentors will receive training in how to operate their “Protection Kit” safely but will be advised to act with decisive force if they

see anything they deem to be excessively dangerous, including noise violations and unsafe use of social media.”

Trinity hopes to be a pioneer in this new era of student safety and act as a beacon of hope for troubled students across the United States. These proposals and different types of rooms will be available and implemented starting in Fall 2014.

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Administration adds new hangover days Students are now allowed to skip class because they party hard

by Bring Me Water U BETTER Trinity University announced today that, beginning in Fall 2014, the student attendance policy for classes will allow for five “hangover days” for each student per class they are taking in the semester.

“We just decided it was time to be a little more realistic about this school’s attendance policy. It’s 2014.

I pushed for ten hangover days, but it was apparently too lenient.

Whatever,” said Danny Turtle, dean of students.

Turtle then chugged from a flask in his pocket and declared the interview to be over.

The initiative for hangover days was started via a petition organized through

the Trinity Aggressives, a student group created to push for more time to binge drink during their four-year experience.

“What’s the point of even coming to college if you remember half of it? I partied my ass off in high school just to be able to party at an elite institution like Trinity University,” said Bla Kout, Trinity Aggressives president. “They wanted to bring me down with class and grades? I ain’t about that life.”

Kout then chugged from a flask in his pocket and declared the interview to be over.

Faculty have surprisingly lauded the new policy, claiming that it will decrease some of the pressure on them.

Chemistry professor Drun Kard claimed, “You think I like teaching these dumb business majors how to light a Bunsen burner three days a week? Heck, these hangover days are a blessing. I’ll be able to hit up ThursBay’s for the first time in years.” Kard then chugged from a flask in

Comm majors needed Events hope to entice students to join the extremely unpopular major

by Ben Dover U BETTER The communication department is hosting a three-day event called, “Get To Know the Communication Major.” The events will take place next Monday, April 28, through Wednesday, April 30, to encourage more students to declare communication as their major. In recent years, there has been a decrease in the number of students in the program. This year, there are only five seniors graduating with a communication degree. The department hopes that next week’s events will entice students to declare a communication major.

“We’re hoping that the events we have planned will attract students from all over campus to come see what the communication department has to offer,” communication department chair Payne Advertison said. “We really need more students to join the major to fill up the classes.

Oftentimes we end up having to cancel courses because there aren’t enough students signed up to take them.”

To promote the interactive multimedia communication mobile gaming class, there will be an event Monday afternoon, noon to 6 p.m., for students to play video games with the chance to win a gift card to Amazon. On Tuesday, in honor of their film studies class, the department will be hosting a movie day. Some movies that will be shown are:

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Pitch Perfect,” and “The Internship.” The movies will start at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day until 8 p.m. There will also be popcorn and drinks served during all the movies.

Current communication major and junior, May Dea, is excited the department is taking the initiative to recruit more students and hopes this will bring more students into her classes. “I think this will be a great way to get more students to join the major,” said Dea. “The communication department is the best-kept secret on Trinity’s campus, so this will be a great way get more attention.”

On Wednesday, the department will be hosting a pop culture trivia game. Participants will be split up into teams and asked different questions. The game will be conducted in a team style of jeopardy. Questions will cover recent movies, music, books and games. Advertison will be acting as the game show host for this event. The team with the most points at the end of the game will win iTunes gift cards.

“I’m excited to see what the communication major has to offer,” undeclared first year Fanny Dome said. “After hearing what events will be taking place, I will definitely declare a communication major. I can’t wait to see what my new major has in store for me.”

The communication department offers classes in advertising, public relations, film studies, mobile gaming and fandoms.

“It’s a great major that gives you a little bit of everything,” said Advertison. “Our major makes you more marketable in the job field and gives you a better chance of getting a job over other applicants.”

photo by Tila Tequila A student continues to drink because F*** it, no class tomorrow - he’ll be too damn hungover to learn things. his pocket and declared the interview to be over.

Trinity is the first school to implement such a policy, but change is on the horizon.

Institutions modeled after the Trinity Aggressives have been started all over the nation, and hangover days are looking to become a national

trend from college all the way down to elementary schools.

Now, I’m going to chug from this flask in my pocket because this article is over.

My name is Catticus Finch.

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The good, the bad and the pointless overshare

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“Everyone involved made a big, disturbing, disgusting mistake. But a mistake does not define who you are for your whole life. Give these people a chance to change and grow.”

Confession #1

“I want to f*** my rm so badly it’s not even funny.”

Confession #441

“I’m positive that my roommate is a nonviolent psychopath.”

Confession #384

“I’ve been writing fanfiction instead of writing my essays.”

Confession #26

“I want to get more use out of my high school letterman, is that acceptable for college kids to wear?”

Confession #60

“I wish there was a game show where professors had to guess which of their students were the biggest stoners.

[Occurring in a beautiful world where weed is legal in Texas]”

Confession #423

“If I’m high but no one is there to see me, am I high?”

Confession #79

“I eat an entire bag of pirates booty every time I’m hungover.”

Confession #115

“Does anyone else think the whole school hates them for their fedora collection?”

Confession #219

“I cried when Rita died in Dexter.”

Confession #345

“I want to go out for amateur night at hardbodies but don’t know when it happens or what routine I would perform.”

Confession #238

“ I wish there was an ice machine in Thomas/Lightner because I’m tired of having to walk to Prassel every time I want to make margaritas.”

Confession #229

“I have absolutely no problem with the idea of accidental cannibalism (providing it’s cooked) but holding hands with a stranger is really, really gross to me” compiled by Creep McCreepster

Confession #434

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This is the most terrible amount of space for a headline Dear Dad,

Per your request, I have been looking at and evaluating the various iPad models. As you well know, I originally wanted an iPad mini. I think they’re cute. Plus, they are similar in size to a book and much of what I want an iPad for pertains to literature. All of that being said, I did not realize how comparable the price is between an iPad mini (with Retina display) and a full-sized iPad. I mean, the iPad and the iPad mini (with Retina display) are both $399! Who would have guessed?! Might as well get the bigger one! #Merica But also, I’m kind of into the iPad Air. I don’t know. One of my concerns is the difference in the chips. The normal iPad has an A6X chip, while the iPad mini (with Retina display) and the iPad Air both have A7 chips.

Apparently, the A7 chip is twice as fast as the A6X. This sounds great and everything, but I don’t know if that’s a difference the average consumer (me) would notice. You know? Taking all of this into consideration, I would be fine with either the iPad mini (with Retina display) or the full-sized iPad, despite its molasses chip. Really, I’d be fine with anything. An iPad. A nice cross body purse. A Red Wings shirt. Those Subway gift cards Mom has a bunch of. A tank of gas. You know, anything.

Love,

Rachel

The first cut is the deepest As a recent alumna, I write concerning Trinity admissions policies.

One of the proudest days of my life was my graduation from Trinity, but also an important day was the day I knew I’d been admitted to the university.

I knew my application had been carefully scrutinized and that I’d been selected for admission because I possessed the aptitude and resilient character necessary for success. The application process gave me confidence.

Also, the application process is essential to building a class of young adults who will support one another, learn from one another, and be lifelong friends to one another.

I’m proud to be a Trinity Tiger!

Now, working for Homeland Security, I put my major in biology and minor in communication management to good use. My security clearance gives me access to troubling information: Trinity has admitted at least one student without review by the Admissions Office.

Associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students David Tuttle met this student at The Pearl, essentially adopted her, and she now attends Trinity. But was this student ready for college life? Is she adequately prepared to do the exhaustive

photo by Barking Glamour Once a family and school favorite, JJurgens poses in the grass for her beauty shots. A new pup now replaces her in her old stomping grounds.

research that is a hallmark of the Trinity experience?

No one knows because she did not have to submit an application! She just showed up on campus one day.

So she’s cooperative. Is she intelligent? So she’s consistent. Is she engaged in searching for knowledge?

So she’s tolerant. Can she collaborate? Is this student Trinity material? More to the point: Has Trinity admitted others without a proper application?

Of course, I recommend Trinity to anyone who can do the work and be a contributing member of the university community. By

allowing students to enroll who have not demonstrated aptitude and preparation, Trinity puts its reputation at risk. What resources will be spent “supporting” this student so she can pass her classes, so she can fit in, so she can get a job when—no, if—she graduates?

I am sorry to say I believe that by enrolling students who have not submitted proper applications and have not been scrutinized for admission my alma mater may be going to the dogs.

JJurgens is a bomb-sniffer at Hobby Airport in Houston, TX.

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Life Greek organizations rebel against ICC With a history of betrayal and distrust, Greeks turn against ICC in violent outburst

by Dun Withdaman U BETTER Due to the new calendar recently put in place by ICC, several organizations around Trinity’s campus have decided to create their own calendars instead. The Life Greek community, in particular, has found this transition to be especially difficult. Sophomore Jenny Peggy, member of Zeta Sigma Beta, is enraged at ICC’s attempt to take even more control over her sorority.

“I don’t know who these people think they are! I mean, they’re supposed to be the center for campus involvement, not campus dictatorship,” Peggy said.

The new calendar requires students to hold office for a full calendar year, rather than

the traditional fall through spring semester school year.

Donald Grump, president of Alpha Alpha Alpha, questions what this means for the future of his club.

“So who’s going to be Triple Alpha’s president now? I graduate in May but, according to ICC, a new guy can’t take over the position until January. Who is going to take care of my boys in the fall? Triple Alpha won’t stand for this; we’re creating our own calendar,” Grump said.

Alpha Alpha Alpha isn’t the only organization that has decided to ignore ICCs new calendar. Omega Chi Chi sorority has decided to completely reinvent the terms for which members of the club will hold office.

Their president, Beva Feva, is excited about the club’s decision to take matters into their own hands.

“We’re going to hold elections in February,” said Feva. “And the girls who are chosen will take office from March until June, when we’ll have elections again. That way, we’ll all have an excuse to

ICC/Greeks Hold Mixer Trinity administration to host an epic party, wants to fraternize with the Greek community

by Missy MixerUpper

U BETTER

Tomorrow evening in a quiet San Antonio neighborhood, ICC and Life Greek are pooling their resources and hosting a campus-wide mixer. The two groups, often engaged in an epic battle about party registration, alcohol provision and fund allocation, have decided to bridge their many gaps and host a party for all of campus to enjoy.

Life Greek member PC Luvine thinks the mixer is a positive step for the future of ICC/Life Greek relationship.

She hopes that partygoers won’t be discouraged by university staff involvement.

“I know it seems a little odd that this party is kind of university sanctioned, but it’s really just like any normal party. There will be mysterious punch and lots of loud, drunk freshmen. There will not be any toilet paper or dignity. You know, pretty typical,” Luvine said.

ICC is equally optimistic about the party.

“This is just what we needed,” said ICC coordinator Wete Blancet. “We want to

show both Life Greek and the student body at large that our policies are not meant to ruin anyone’s experiences.

We just want people to have fun via safe and responsible channels.”

One of the biggest questions concerning the event involves the alcohol. Many students wonder how a university staff member presence will mash up with the rampant underage drinking at Life Greek parties.

“I really don’t understand how the university is going to host a frat party,” said Illa Drinke-Nething, first-year socialite. “Will they turn a blind eye? Will they give us alcohol violations? Who knows? It’s so risky. Too risky.

Almost.”

Blancet admitted the alcohol element does complicate the party.

“Honestly, we’re still trying to figure out what to do about the alcohol. Like, we want to be down with the students; we want to get turnt. But also we could get into a ton of trouble for not reporting underage drinking,” Blancet said.

Luvine is confident things will work out.

“It should at least be interesting,” Luvine said.

“Interesting is fun, right?”

The party will happen from 10 pm to 2 am tomorrow night. Buses will be picking up/dropping off at the Bell Center on and off (mostly off) throughout the night. An all-campus email will be sent out sometime today with the house’s address.

get together over the summer!

The girls we elect will hold office through August. Then the girls who previously held positions will take over again once school begins. It all makes total sense when you see it on paper.”

Not everyone is as optimistic about their organization’s decision to create a unique calendar.

Alpha Alpha Alpha’s new calendar has raised some concerns for junior member John Whine.

“I agree that we can’t conform to these new rules from ICC, but I am a little worried about Triple Alpha’s choice to have a new guy hold each position every new month,” Whine said. “It gives everyone a chance to have some power, but I don’t know how we will have time to actually get stuff done if we’re having elections every meeting.”

As of now, ICC appears to be unaware of these silent rebellions occurring within the various organizations around Trinity’s campus. This may change soon.

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Go TU! Trinity students learn more about Trinity to attend Trinity

Dance

We have lawn chairs.

by Don “You See Me!” Lemondia DANCE The new Trinity University ad campaign has placed billboards all over San Antonio, murals in the San Antonio airport and ads in the school newspaper. The ad campaign will hopefully raise awareness of the school and get more students all over the universe to apply.

The ads seem to be working so far.

“I totally would have never heard about Trinity if it wasn’t for the billboard right outside my house.

I didn’t even know there was a college right beside my house.

Now all of my friends who live near me will know about this school,” said Nei Roswell, a local resident who lives on Rosemont Drive.

The following is a quick primer for those who may not know much about Trinity University; this was taken from the Trinity website and can also be found in some of the official brochures.

Trinity University is a Catholic university devoted to the Holy Trinity and is located somewhere in San Antonio. It is a historic establishment dating back at least 100 years; it features dorms that smell like death and mold in almost all of the facilities - even the food facilities. It is a small liberal arts school with hundreds and hundreds of students graduating in unemployable degrees but with much bigger egos and senses of self-worth.

There are tons of various sororities and fraternities that the students are required to join. These organizations are a wholesome, important part of both the Trinity and the San Antonio community.

They are active in many school events - sometimes even the ones they aren’t required to attend.

They personally provide enough business to dozens of liquor stores to sustain a healthy local economy.

“Our frequent parties always provide a great getaway from school work and normal (sober) human interactions. These groups are also very inclusive – especially the frat parties – when it comes to women,” said Soba Sista, a member of a sorority.

They have wonderful traditions like Duckapalooza. You may initially feel confusion about why the school with a tiger mascot has a duck event. Worry not; it makes a lot of sense. Trinity University has a beautiful water fountain which, as the name implies, has water which ducks reside in and which rubber ducks can be placed to float on. This yearly tradition is composed of a few individuals handpicked by the Dean dress up in a full-body duck suit. They dance a six-hour intricate dance that tells Trinity’s entire history. They also periodically make fox noises.

Apply now.

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Men’s tennis finish their regular season with shutouts over UT-Dallas and Colorado College Tigers improve their record to 20-6 on the season

by Elif Yucel

SPORTS REPORTER

The seventh-ranked Trinity men’s tennis team finished its regular season schedule with 9-0 shutout victory wins against the University of Texas-Dallas and Colorado College last Saturday.

The Tigers are now 20-6 for the season and have won six consecutive games, five of them shutout wins. The Tigers are also now 21-1 in doubles matches in the last 10 matches.

Last Saturday’s matches honored the two Tiger seniors, Greg Haugen and Nico Moreno.

Haugen (15-8) won the No.2 singles line against UT-Dallas and the No.1 singles line against Colorado College. Moreno (11-11) won the No. 3 singles against UTDallas and the No. 2 line against Colorado College. Haugen and junior Jordan Mayer captured both No. 2 doubles matches, improving their record to 13-6 for the season. Moreno and sophomore Paxton Deuel also won both their doubles matches for the No.1 line; they are now 14-10 for the season.

“UT-Dallas is a team we know with a lot of talent,” said head coach Russel McMindes. They have a good roster and we never know what to expect from them so we always prepare very hard for them. Fortunately, our guys came out ready to play.”

The Tigers competed against University of Texas-Tyler and Texas Lutheran University April 12, earning two home wins against the teams.

Trinity beat UT-Tyler 9-0, wining all six singles matches and three doubles matches.

The Tigers beat Texas Lutheran 8-1, taking five singles matches and three doubles matches.

Doubles team of Curtis and first year Clayton Neiss were the only Tigers pair to win both doubles matches for the day.

Against UT-Tyler, Haugen and Mayer won their doubles match 8-4 and Deuel and Moreno won 8-5. Sophomores Brandon Thompson and Eliot Guin won their doubles match 8-1 against Texas Lutheran, and doubles pair of sophomore Connor Dunn and first year Chas Mayer won their doubles match 8-4.

In singles play against UTTyler, Deuel took the No. 1 singles line winning 6-2, 6-2 and Haugen took the No. 2 singles line winning his match 7-5, 6-3. Moreno and Skinner took

their respective No. 3 and No. 4 singles lines 6-3, 6-2. Mayer captured the No. 5 singles match 6-4, 6-2, while Curtis captured the No. 6 singles match 6-2, 6-1.

“UT-Tyler is always one of our most anticipated matches of the year since there is a bit of a rivalry between our schools,” Haugen said. “The last three years we have had crazy intense battles with the team with the outcome being settled by one or two matches.”

Against Texas Lutheran, Dunn defeated his opponent 6-3, 6-3 for the No. 1 singles match. Chas Mayer was victorious in the No. 2 line, winning 7-5, 6-2. Thompson took the No. 3 singles line (63, 6-1), junior Pablo Boom took the No. 4 singles (6-2, 6-0) and Manuel Brown took the No. 6 singles line (6-2, 6-4).

Trinity will host the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship this weekend.

The Tigers are the defending champion and are the No. 1 seed in the tournament.

“I think we are going into the SCAC championship with the mindset of keeping the high expectations of winning it,” Moreno said. “We want to continue the trend from the past four years; I think we have the team to win it once again.”

photo by Nayeli Perez Junior Charlie Curtis follows through on a shot during his doubles match against Colorado College on Saturday, April 19. The Tigers won all of their singles and doubles matches against Colorado College for a 9-0 shutout victory.

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Women’s golf wins the 2014 SCAC title Men finish SCAC tournament in second place

by Claire Hoobler-Curtis SPORTS REPORTER The Trinity women’s golf team is this year’s SCAC Champions.

The last title the women won was in 1995. After a two-round tournament from April 20-22 at Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort & Spa Golf Course, the 12th-ranked Tigers won with a total score of 646.

The Tigers also had good individual performances, with sophomore Brigette Lee recording a total score of 159 to finish in third place. After Lee, freshman Hanna Niner and freshman Christine Campbell tied for fourth place in a three-way tie with a total score of 162. Following them, sophomore Madeline Moran tied for 7th place after shooting 183 overall, and then junior Alessa Hutter came in 17th place after shooting 179. These finishes helped Lee, Campbell, and Niner make the AllSCAC First Team. Niner also won the SCAC Freshman of the Year Award. Moran made All-SCAC Second Team.

“Southwestern has been one of our biggest rivals, so we were all really happy to beat them at conference,” Campbell said.

Now the Tigers wait to see if they receive a bid to play in the NCAA DII National Championships, held in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, from May 13-16. Usually the team that wins the conference would automatically receive a bid, but for that to happen the conference needs to have a minimum of six teams, and currently the SCAC only has five women’s golf teams.

“We are anxious to go to nationals. Southwestern won conference last year and got a bid even though we were ranked higher than they were,” Hutter said.

The Tiger men, who are ranked 19th in the nation, ended up with a second-place finish in the threeround tournament with an overall score of 887. Senior captain Tyler Lehmann was named to the allSCAC first team, while senior captain Erik Long-Goheen and junior Kalen Vos made the second team.

“Overall we played pretty well.

We had a few real low scores and nothing above 78 for three rounds, which is solid. We played smart and we all played decently well in this tournament,” Lehmann said.

Trinity strong at Mt. Sac and UIW

Track and field team toward top of Division III

by Elif Yucel

SPORTS REPORTER

Three distance runners from the Tiger women’s track & field team competed in the Mt. Sac Relays in California last Thursday. Senior Maddie Murphy finished with a top 10 Division III time.

Murphy placed 13th in the 10,000-meter race, with a time of 36:08.55, breaking her personal record by almost 30 seconds; her time is ranked 10th in the nation.

“Mt. Sac was an incredible opportunity,” Murphy said. “My teammates and I had the chance to compete against some very talented athletes. This meet allowed us to push ourselves to race and leave everything on the track.”

Both teams also competed in the University of Incarnate Word Cardinal Invite on April 12.

Senior George Warren had a personal-best jump of 2.08 meters in the high jump competition against Division I competitors. His jump ties him for the No. 1 spot in DIII for the season.

“The meets have gone really well,” said junior Mike McIntosh.

“We’ve gotten better as a team since the season started and I think that’s what coach wanted most. We did really well at the Incarnate Word meet. Our sprinters had a lot of PRs.” The women’s team also had many personal-best times in both sprinting and distance events.

Senior Salome Wilfred had a personal best in the 200 meter dash with a time of 27.02 seconds; first year Katie Groke placed third among non-Division I teams in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.91 seconds. Senior Bailey Drury came in second among nonDivision I teams in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.90 seconds.

In distance running, senior Jackie Newell, junior Autumn Kervella and sophomore Mariana Sigala all ran well in the 1500-meter event, and junior Michelle Oberndorf ran 18:50.48 in the 5k event.

The Tiger men’s and women’s track & field teams will host the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships today and tomorrow. The Tigers are looking to defend last year’s conference titles.

“On paper on the women’s side, it’s really close,” Whitehead said.

“We’re trying to put all of our athletes in the best position and see how it shakes out in the twoday competition.”

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Trinity baseball finishes the Women’s tennis season with a 30-8 record sweeps weekend

Tigers rack up wins over TLU and Centenary

by Claire Hoobler-Curtis

SPORTS REPORTER The Trinity Baseball team has finished their regular season this past Tuesday, April 22. From April 11-12 the Tigers faced off against Texas Lutheran University at home in a three-game series that they swept. On Saturday, April 11, the Tigers won 4-0. The next day, the Tigers played TLU twice and won both games 5-2 and 9-3, respectively.

The following weekend, from April 18-19, the Tigers played Centenary College away in another three-game series. However, this time the Tigers did not sweep the series and instead ended up going 2-1. The first game, the Tigers took 4-2 on Friday, April 18. On Saturday, April 19, the Tigers won the first game of the day 12-3, then lost the second game of the day 4-5.

“We played really well, but we got beat the second game on Saturday. The first game Saturday they threw a bunch

of bad pitches, but they played really well the second game Saturday. They hit well and we thought we already had it won since we scored early and then cruised, but then they came back,” said senior Carter Lauck.

Last Tuesday, April 22, the Trinity baseball team wrapped up the regular season with a 6-5 loss against Mary Hardin-Baylor. Earlier this year, the Tigers beat MHB 5-4 in a 12-inning game, but this time they were not as successful. With this loss, the Tigers ended the regular season with a 30-8 record overall and a SCAC record of 16-2.

“Our game versus MHB was interesting. It was a battle; no team took too heavy of a lead, ever. Our bullpen wasn’t as dominant as it usually is, and our hitting was not as clutch as it could have been.

But it still came down to bases loaded and two outs with a chance of extra innings. At that point it’s almost like a 5050 tossup,” said sophomore Brody Fehmel.

The Tigers next play in the SCAC Championships the first weekend in May. Their first opponent is Southwestern University at home on Friday, May 2.

Heading into the postseason, the Tigers know what went wrong and have some key areas they hope to improve upon.

“We start off pretty hot and are ranked number one, then tend to make mistakes, because after we won a lot we lost five out of seven. We just get too cocky sometimes,” Lauck said.

Fehmel adds, “Some things we need to improve on are putting teams away, and by that I mean continuing to score after taking the lead.

We let teams hang around in our shadows too many times.

I’d say the biggest difference was attitude; we tend to get a little less fiery against certain opponents on certain games of a series, but even in the loss we had all the chances in the world to win.”

However, the Tigers are confident that if they are able to fix the issues and play to their full ability, they will be successful for the rest of the season.

“Our team is extremely confident; we truly feel that when at our best we are the best team in the country. We just need to take this next week to practice and prepare so that we play like it,” Fehmel said.

Trinity defeats UTDallas and Colorado College

by Kaileigh Phillips

SPORTS REPORTER

The Trinity Tigers women’s tennis team wrapped up its regular-season home campaign with victories over the University of Texas-Dallas Comets and the Colorado College Tigers on Saturday, April 19. The team recorded three straight victories and racked up five shutout matches during their season.

Prior to the Tigers’ big win, the team had split a pair of Saturday afternoon matches a week earlier, defeating Texas Lutheran University 7-2 after being edged 5-4 by the University of Texas-Tyler.

“It feels really good to end the regular season with three straight wins. Especially having our last home matching being a full senior 9-0 sweep, it really set the tone for how we want to perform at the tournament. It also shows us how far we have come and the potential we still have,” said senior Stephanie Williamson.

UT-Tyler took the opening point of Trinity’s first match of the day, but that did not deter the Tigers from firing back with a 2-1 lead after doubles.

Senior Kylie Hornbeck and Williamson put Trinity in front with a narrow 9-8 (7-5) win from line two. The Patriots proceeded to tie the match with a win at No. 3 singles, but Hornbeck restored the Tigers back to the lead with her 6-1, 5-7, and 6-0 wins from the top line in singles. UT-Tyler took the next two singles matches, though, pulling ahead 4-3.

Senior Lavinia Bendandi held on for 7-5, 4-6, and 7-5 wins at line four singles to tie the match, but UT-Tyler was able to win the final match on the court to take the win.

Despite the loss, Trinity rebounded quickly for their match against Texas Lutheran, taking each of the three doubles points. Senior Kathleen Lundquist and sophomore Kristy Hamilton won 9-8 from the top line, marking their second doubles victory of the day.

With Trinity leading 5-0, senior Michelle Gun-Munro and sophomore Caroline White secured the match with their wins during the No. 5 and No. 2 singles. Texas Lutheran scored the next two points, but the Tigers finished the match against the Bulldogs with wins from first years Elena Wilson and Kaitlyn Thompson to end the day’s action.

“This will definitely go down as one of my most memorable matches. It is so

impressive that our senior class has remained so strong over the course of four years,” Hornbeck said.

On April 19, Trinity beat UT-Dallas 6-3 and then shut out Colorado College 9-0 in matches played. The match with Colorado College was special because it marked the first time in Trinity history that an all-seniors lineup played the entire match. A total of six seniors competed for the last time in front of the home crowd during the regular season.

“As a senior, finishing the season was bittersweet.

Nevertheless, I am proud of my team and did not expect anything less from our results.

Thanks to our preparation and training, we have always been confident about winning conference, and of course the last three wins are just another example of what we are going to be able to achieve during this next tournament,” Bendandi said.

During their match against Colorado College, Lundquist and Bendandi won No. 1 doubles, while Hornbeck and Williamson took the No. 2 match, and Gun-Munro and senior Laura Roa won the No. 3 line.

Hornbeck dominated No. 1 singles, and Bendandi won the No. 2 line. Williamson was a winner during the No. 3 singles, Lundquist captured the No. 4 match, Gun-Munro took No. 5, and Roa claimed No. 6 singles.

With Trinity entering into a UT-Tyler match with just a 2-1 lead, Hornbeck and Williamson won No. 2 doubles 9-8, while White and Gabrielle Roe took the No. 3 line 8-4.

Lundquist and Hamilton lost 1-8 at No. 1 doubles.

Trinity came back to a 5-1 lead in singles. White gave the Tigers a 3-1 lead after winning No. 3 singles, and Williamson increased the lead with a 7-6 and 7-5 victory on the No. 6 line.

Roe clinched the dual match after capturing No. 4 singles 7-6 and 6-3. Hornbeck fell 6-2, 1-6, 6-7 at No. 1 singles, but Bendandi defeated her opponent 7-5 and 7-6 in the No. 5 match.

“Our main goal this weekend is to win. As a team, our technical goal, which our coach has been emphasizing a lot during practice, is eliminating unforced errors, especially in point starters.

Also, as a team, our goal is to support one another whether we are on or off the court,” Roa said.

The Tigers will defend their conference champion title when they host the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship April 25-27, where they are likely to be the top seed.

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Top Left: First-year students Benjamin Gomez and Avery Crofford pose for a photo after receiving the first place award for the “Life at Trinity” video contest last Tuesday. Top Right: Senior pitcher Carter Lauck delivers a pitch during Trinity’s 9-3 victory on Saturday, April 15. Lauck was the winning pitcher after pitching four and two-thirds innings while allowing only two hits.

Bottom Left: Bill West, founder of Taylor West Advertising Company, speaks with junior Anna Van Buskirk during a reception on Wednesday evening in which West was named the San Antonio Small Business Person of the Year by Trinity’s School of Business. Bottom Right: Senior Stephen Muela presents his senior capstone project on the topic of Environmental Sciences to a crowd during Earth Week on Tuesday afternoon.

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Trinity softball team ends regular season with three weekend shutout victories over Southwestern

Tigers ride strong pitching to conference wins

by Kaileigh Phillips

SPORTS REPORTER

Trinity’s softball team finished off its regular season schedule with a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader split with Southwestern University, winning 3-0 after falling 1-0 in the opener on April 19th.

Leading up to the game, the Tigers had held onto a nine-game win streak, which included six shutout games against Centenary College, Schreiner University and Southwestern University.

However, the nine-game winning streak was snapped with a loss in the Saturday opener against Southwestern.

Trinity bounced back quickly with another 3-0 shutout victory against the team.

Trinity stands 23-16 overall and 18-6 in conference play, and has clinched the second seed in this weekend’s SCAC Tournament at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.

In the opening game, Southwestern scored the only run of the game with a firstinning double, which mirrored Trinity’s 1-0 win in the series opener on Friday, April 18.

Trinity’s only chance to score came in the sixth inning as the home team loaded the bases with no outs, but stranded all three runners.

“It was frustrating to lose that first game on Saturday, especially after winning both games on Friday. I felt that we just didn’t come out strong on offense and gave them the 1-0 lead early on. By not coming back from that inning, we defeated ourselves because the game was scoreless after that. I think what motivated

Track and Field SCAC Championships at Home

photo by Bailee Manzar, intern Sophomore outfielder Emily Fleischman awaits a pitch during Trinity’s 3-0 victory over Southwestern University on Saturday, April 19. Fleischman is hitting .383 on the season with six runs batted in and 34 runs scored.

us to win the second game was looking at the scoreboard and realizing that we didn’t put up the numbers that we usually do in runs and hits,” said senior infielder Brooke Sanchez.

Sophomore pitcher Katie Castillon allowed just one run on seven hits, chalking up four strikeouts, but falling to 10-8 on the season.

Sophomore pitcher Kaci Wellik improved to 12-8 in the second game of the series, going the distance with her fifth consecutive shutout victory.

Wellik recorded a pair of strikeouts to become the fourth player in school history to reach 100 in a single season. Wellik was awarded with the title of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season after the games.

The Tiger pitching staff has an ERA of 2.93, while their opponents stand at 3.84.

Trinity opened up the scoring in game two with a two-run third inning, as senior second base player Christina Armstrong and junior center Caitlynn Dykes both picked up an RBI. Armstrong and Sanchez were selected for the All-Tournament Team. Sanchez was also selected as the SCAC Player of the Year, becoming the fifth Trinity Tiger to earn the award. Armstrong was an All-SCAC First Team honoree, and earned the distinction of being the NCAA Division III statistical champion in sacrifice hits per game.

“Brooke and Chrissy have been two of the best leaders a coach can ask for. This season has been tough for Brooke, as she had a season-ending injury

in March. Even through this is a tough time for her, she has been an outstanding leader and teammate. Due to Brooke’s injury, Chrissy has really stepped up for us in the shortstop position. I could not ask for a more selfless player on the field.

I want to win this championship for our two seniors - all of the hard work they have put in over the past four years has really paved the way for our program.

They deserve to know what it feels like to accomplish what you’ve worked so hard for, and I look forward to watching the team go out and earn a SCAC Championship for Trinity,” Crnkovic said.

Junior catcher Brittany Haby drove in a run in the sixth to finish the scoring for the Tigers.

Haby went 3-3 with one run and one RBI in the second game,

accounting for three of the team’s six hits.

“The team goal is to win the SCAC Championship. For the past three years we have come very close to doing so, but have fallen short. We are optimistic that we will be playing in that championship game on Sunday and finally proving that we deserve to be champions of our conference,” Haby said.

Trinity received a bye in the first game of the SCAC Tournament. The Tigers take on the winner of third-seeded Southwestern University and No. 6 University of Dallas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25. The championship game is slated for noon on April 27, with a second game, if necessary, to be played at 2:00 p.m. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

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Track and Field SCAC Championships at Home Softball SCAC Second Round at Texas Lutheran 6 p.m.

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Lines for communications: how to stay in touch but TV shows have taught us that life is sometimes like that.

Anyway, here are some tips for keeping close to people when you are away or gone.

As the year comes to an end, every person on campus will find himself or herself feeling a diverse array of emotions branching from both personal circumstances and universal experiences.

Everybody is excited to have completed a chapter in their lives, whether that means completing freshman year or graduating from college.

However, there are many anxieties that also come with leaving such an emotional and important journey behind. One of these pertains to the relationship we have all built up over the months or years and how we are afraid that they will become strained or ended. Maybe because we’re going abroad and we fear for the inevitable disconnect upon returning or because we’re graduating and know that we’ll never have this exact support system so accessible to us at all times. It’s all pretty depressing,

Skype or Facetime Taking thirty minutes a week to get a little face-to-face contact with somebody important can be incredibly therapeutic. You’ll be able to reminisce on old times and have somebody whom to detail new experiences. There’s something sort of vital about actually seeing someone’s face while talking to him or her instead of less personal texts or Facebook messages. There seems to be more emotional connection. Also, both of these apps are free and super easy to use.

because we had actual, tangible evidence of our friendship. It’s also a great way to remember old memories and create new ones.

Make a Schedule Maybe you decide to always talk on the phone with your best friend on Monday nights from 6:30 to 7. Having a schedule always helps calm my anxieties because they give me a sense of control over the chaotic,

emotional situation. The issue is that it might hurt a lot if one friend starts cancelling a lot, so know that this isn’t always perfect.

Keep a Group Thread It’s always nice to have a place where you and your bigger group of friends can keep each other updated on funny stories or inside jokes. You’ll feel a sense of continued unity among some

people with whom you probably spent the better part of four years.

Make an Effort to See Each Other It might become more difficult, but always try to meet up when you’re in the same area. Or spend a bit of extra cash and fly or drive to see them. These friendships are very important, so it’s vital that you maintain them.

Pass a Scrapbook Back and Forth One thing I did after I moved states was start a scrapbook with one of my best friends. It was just a blank notebook that we would fill with drawings or stories or magazine cutouts that meant something to us. There was a lot of Harry Styles. Every week or so, we would mail the book to the other person. It made us feel more physically connected

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How I learned to stop worrying and love the Hearthstone

Graphic by Caroline Jakubowski To paraphase Taylor Swift, my heroine and “superstar”, “I’m no one special, just another wide-eyed male who’s desparately in love with cards.” Hi, my name is John and I have a card problem.

I have a problem. It has taken me years to realize it. I am an addict. Not just to one kind, but to many kinds. My drug is trading card games.

It started with “Pokémon.” I took a friend’s holographic Venusaur card and avoided him for the rest of the year. My friends and I started watching this show and that started the “Yu-Gi-Oh” phase. This was the first and only time I attempted to shoplift. Thankfully, I’m

a wimp. After that, I started “Duel Masters” and realized that turning cards sideways when attacking was such a cool mechanic. For those in the know, you can guess what I got into next. “Magic: The Gathering” was a game I started in high school and my friends and I would stay at school six in the evening playing.

Now I am in college. I have a couple of on-campus jobs and am about to start an internship. I have a casual hookup partner. I will have my own apartment in a month.

I am an adult for all intents and purposes. I thought I was over this addiction. I thought I would love going to Jos A. Bank and shopping for suits, or maybe going out to bars and enjoying life. Instead, I

find myself sitting in my room day in and day out playing “Hearthstone.” It is a trading card game like the others, but with some stark differences.

There isn’t even an aspect of collecting physical cards. It is an entirely digital game.

The biggest difference in “Hearthstone” is probably the different classes. There are nine classes that fit the normal MMO categories - Priest, Warrior, Rogue, etc. - and there is a pool of cards that is exclusively theirs. They each have their own hero power as well, and that really adds a certain flavor and strategy to matches. For example, the Priest has cards that relate to health and control. This is probably my favorite class because there is something so satisfying about your

opponent playing a massive creature and then casting a card to steal it.

The games go by quick - much quicker than other games like “Magic,” which can go on for hours - and there is always someone to play with due to the thousands of people playing all over the world. You can hop on to any of the three game modes - Play, Practice or Arena - and duel someone to test your skills or deck.

“Blizzard,” the company that made the game, is amazing at what they do. They have somehow perfected getting people hooked to their products. When I think about this game, I realize how dumb it is, but I also cannot stop. This is what people must have felt when they played “Warcraft 3” for months or played

“World of Warcraft” for years.

“Hearthstone” is free to play, but you can opt to pay money to buy packs to unlock cards faster. They have mastered the art of giving enough little rewards throughout that you keep coming back. When you are hooked, it is far easier for them to get you to buy more stuff.

I am, in fact, happy in my relationship with “Hearthstone.” It is a very nerdy and niche hobby, but there is nothing like winning a game where your opponent thought he had it in the bag because you have one life left. I feel like I play better by playing more, but also become a little bit smarter as I pay more attention to details and see moves playing out before me.

Are you there, Great White Way? It’s me, Mason.

For my last column of this school year, I turn my attention to one of my first loves— musical theatre. Long before I cared about much else, I cared about the art form that gave us “Funny Girl” and “Fiddler On The Roof.”

That art form, unfortunately, is in danger. Souped-up jukebox shows and spangly spectacles sell more tickets than the kind of melodically inventive work that was once the hallmark of the Great White Way.

However, the scores of two new shows remind us that we ought not go into mourning mode just yet.

One of these shows is “If/ Then.” Feted for bringing Idina Menzel back to Broadway, it is also notable for being the latest effort from Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, whose “Next To Normal” was among the most galvanically powerful musicals of the late 2000s.

As they did in “Next To Normal,” Kitt and Yorkey blend the dramatic drive of good theatre music with the percussive power of Alanis Morrissetteesque angst-rock. And, as they did in “Next To Normal,” they developed the music to suit the singular talents of a major star.

The problem is that Menzel’s voice, which I have been publicly

bitching about for years now, is a limited one— brutally husky in its lower and middle registers, agonizingly shrill in its high one. As such, Kitt and Yorkey are limited in what they can do musically.

Yet even with this serious constraint, the songwriting team manages to work some wonders. Songs like “Learn To Live Without” blend the primal, four-chord power of the contemporary hit with the storytelling specificity of Broadway standards, proving that Broadway and hit radio can still team up to give us something more interesting than, say, “Rock of Ages.” What is more, these songs operate in service of a thoughtful, twisty narrative about circumstance and destiny.

Take that, “Jersey Boys.”

Even more heartening is “The Bridges Of Madison County,” the new show by Jason Robert Brown. Highly piano-driven and extremely difficult to sing, Brown’s immediately identifiable scores play like Billy Joel songs with stranger melodies and tougher harmonies.

In “Bridges,” which tells the story of a photographer and an Italian war bride who fall in love in 1950s Iowa, Brown takes his trademark sound and adds intricate parts for guitar and violin, symbolizing the diverse heritage of his characters. This medley of sonic influences should not work, but listen to pieces like “One Second And A Million Miles” or “It All Fades Away” and you will see that it does.

Admittedly, some of Brown’s lyrical rhymes fall a little flat (“The stars keep burning/Worlds keep turning”), but when the music is this invigoratingly bold and adventurous, it is hard to care.

Better yet, it is sung chiefly

by Steven Pasquale, who is quickly making his name as a first-rate leading man, and

by Kelli O’Hara, whose warm, open soprano lets Brown’s poignant melodies stream out like sunlight.

Remember these two shows.

Buy their cast albums. See them when they come to town. They are both deeply imperfect, but they are also a reminder that innovation and creative energy are not dead on Broadway.

They have merely been waiting in the wings.

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Opening of Maximum Capacity: Senior Studio Art Major Exhibition 2014

This collection will feature work from 17 Trinity studio art majors and will include a wide variety of art media including sculpture, printmaking, photography, painting and drawing. The collection will be on display until Saturday, May 17.

FRIDAY, MAY 2 & SATURDAY, MAY 3 Stieren Theatre | 7:30 p.m.

Momentum 2014: Mass in Motion

Watch over 80 Trinity students perform in the university’s biggest annual dance production. Music genres will range from tap to hip-hop. Tickets are free and available in Coates from April 28 to May 1.

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The Jim Cullum Jazz Band will perform swing music for this monthly dance. Members of the Swing Bums will offer lessons prior to the start of the dance.

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SATURDAY, MAY 17 Laurie Auditorium | 10:30 a.m.

Spring 2014 Commencement

Joseph Shotland will deliver the commencement speech on behalf of his fellow graduating seniors. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony on the Esplanade and in the Coates University Center. Jeff Strain ‘91, founder of Undead Labs game development studio, will also give a speech.

SATURDAY, MAY 17 Parker Chapel | 9 a.m.

Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Trinity will celebrate the accomplishments of its graduate students and award them with their degrees. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony on the Esplanade and in the Coates University Center. The speaker is Doug Hawthorne ’69, ’72, CEO of Texas Health Resources in Arlington, Texas, and a trustee of Trinity University.

Tickets are not necessary.

TUESDAY, MAY 20

Ruth Taylor Recital Hall | 7:30 p.m.

SOLI Chamber Emsemble Concert

This concert, named “Future,” will feature the music of Caroline Shaw, Scott Ordway, Niccolo Athens, Yvonne Freckmann and Matthew Aucoin. Concert tickets are free with a valid Trinity ID or $20 without one.

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Moden founds TECH Trinity Encouraging Computing for Her aims to inspire more girls to join computer science field

by Heather Bush CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER After receiving a grant, first year computer science major Kylie Moden started Trinity Encouraging Computing for Her (TECH). The Trinitonian recently talked with Moden about this initiative.

Q: How did the idea for TECH camps begin?

A: I programmed for three years in high school, and I’m a computer science major here.

One thing that I’ve noticed is that there are not a whole lot of girls with me in classes. It’s ridiculous how few of us there are. People aren’t studying computer science, but there are so many jobs there.

It just makes sense to target girls.

I’ve done app design and app development personally in the past, and I’ve really enjoyed it. I thought girls who were in middle school and really involved with their cell phones would be able to connect with creating an app, so that’s how I decided that we would do an app inventor curriculum.

Q: You always planned on targeting females, but how did you decide that you wanted to work with middle school girls in particular?

A: The age was actually determined by the grant I received from the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). There are usually opportunities to take computer science classes in high school, but in middle school sometimes those opportunities aren’t there, which easily turns kids off from computer science early on.

By introducing the field to the girls earlier, we hope to let them see how cool technology is. Then they can start doing it in high school, and hopefully they end up studying it in college.

We encouraged girls with little or no experience to come.

I emailed all the principals in the San Antonio school districts individually, and about a third of those got back to me with an interest in the idea. About four of those schools actually had me come there and talk.

could hold the marshmallow. It’s a pretty tough challenge, but the girls loved it because it’s such a fun activity.

The girls then formed groups and created apps based on a social cause. For example, one group chose dyslexia. They wanted to make people more aware about what it’s like to be dyslexic, so their whole app design is a game where the words are all jumbled and backwards, and the objective is to put the words in order.

The camp isn’t just about them learning how to code. They’re also learning the process of app development and what it’s like to think of any concept that they want and then create it.

Q: What was one of the most rewarding moments for you?

A: We created three separate apps during the camp, and one was a ball bounce. The girls were basically supposed to program a single ball object to bounce around a screen, and one girl asked if she could make hers rainbow colors–and then she did it! Then she asked ‘what if I had five balls?’ and then she did it! She just picked it up so fast; it was so impressive and really adorable.

It was also so rewarding to see the parents’ reactions to the girls’ presentations at the end of the camp. When we pulled up the code for one of the apps a group created, the parents just gasped.

They were so impressed about the amount of code that their daughters had written, and it was so rewarding to see them react so positively.

What they’re coding isn’t the impressive part, but the amount of work that went into it really showed. Having such a great response from the parents was really cool. We’re definitely doing TECH camp again next year.

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TigerTV selects new managers for 2014-2015 Managers hope to incorporate more student work into station programming

by Heather Bush CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER Lights, camera, action!

TigerTV has chosen its new leadership team for the 20142015 school year.

TigerTV is Trinity University’s television station.

The station airs three shows that are completely run by students: “Newswave,” “Studio 21” and the “Not So Late Show.” The station recently elected new students to hold the various positions that are necessary for the shows to run.

Junior Leah Hoffpauir was chosen as the station’s manager.

“I’ll go to all three of the shows and make sure everything’s running well there and that the executive producers are doing their jobs,” Hoffpauir said. “There are five managers that I’ll also be over, and they help out with other aspects of the station aside from the three shows.”

In addition to station manager, TigerTV has a production manager, special projects manager, marketing promotions manager and web manager.

Next year, junior Monica Clifford, TigerTV’s current program manager, will be the executive producer of “Studio

photo by Matthew Brink (From left to right): Junior Anthia Liu, special projects manager; junior Monica Clifford, “Studio 21” executive producer; first year Benjamin Gomez, marketing promotions manager and junior John Mendiola, website manager, were selected for TigerTV’s 2014-2015 leadership positions.

21,” the station’s show that discusses the latest in pop culture. Sophomore Davis Alcorn will take over as the station’s new program manager.

“The goal of the program manager is to schedule what goes on TV apart from the three live TV shows. I’ll be the one who plans the movies and the music videos that get played, so it’s a lot of coordinating with the company that gives us the movies and the TV shows,” Alcorn said.

Each month, the program manager creates a month-long plan for the station, normally centered around a specific theme that guides what is shown on the station. Clifford, for example, did a month themed around Hitchcock movies earlier this year.

“We’d love to incorporate more student work. Right now, we show a lot of music videos, but I’d really like to replace some of that with videos by students,” Clifford said.

Alcorn also hopes to involve more students and spread the

word about the station to the larger student body. Alcorn insists that communication majors currently make up the majority of those who know about and watch the station.

“TigerTV is such a huge resource here at Trinity. It is a two-million-dollar studio with real equipment, and we put on our own live TV shows,” Alcorn said. “It would be kind of cool if the campus knew more about it. You would be surprised by the amount of people who have no idea what TigerTV even is.”

The new managers and producers have several ideas for the upcoming year, and they are working hard to raise awareness about the station around Trinity’s campus so that more students can see the hard work put into TigerTV. “We have a really great team of managers that I’ll be working with next year,” Hoffpauir said. “Everyone’s so excited and has a lot of new ideas. I can’t wait for the campus to see the changes in place and for more people to watch and get involved.”

Trinity students present projects on their alternative spring break trip to Dominica

by Julia Elmore, intern Over spring break, several Trinity students traveled to Dominica, an island in the Caribbean, to volunteer with organizations that helped disadvantaged children.

Students enjoyed working with intellectually and developmentally challenged children on the island.

“My favorite part was definitely working with the kids,” said senior Jenni White. “It’s pretty amazing to be so many miles away in a foreign country with individuals from an entirely different culture and realizing you have more in common than you thought.”

The Trinity students also got to explore the island.

“One of my favorite sights was called Titou Gorge, where they filmed parts of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’”

White said. “It’s always awesome to see sights like that. I enjoyed snorkeling in the Caribbean, too. One day we went to the southernmost tip of the island. We had the Caribbean on our left and the Atlantic on our right. It was fantastic.”

The student volunteers felt that the trip was an enriching experience in many different ways and contained a balance of work and play.

“I absolutely adored working with the kids,and going to places like Titou Gorge was amazing. Everything was so beautiful,” said senior Rachel Laven. “It was a great balance of work and fun. I think what scares students sometimes is the work, but we got to enrich these kids’ lives and enjoy this beautiful island.”

Not only did the students build relationships with the people of Dominica, but they

photo by Eva Littman Students who went on the alternative spring break to Dominica presented their projects on the trip yesterday in Northrup.

also grew closer as Trinity peers.

“The team I was on was such an incredible group. We really worked together and built on our strengths,” Laven said.

White agreed with Laven.

“I learned to collaborate with people I didn’t know, and I grew from that,” White said.

Some of the students who participated in the alternative

spring break trip also did projects about social issues facing Dominica. These projects were presented yesterday in the Northrup lobby.

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Senior citizens Staff Column

Callum Squires, columnist As the year comes to a close, I feel it’s only natural to reflect on the experiences that have occurred.

On a personal level, completing my freshman year fills me with a sense of shock - it’s gone so fast - and almost a sense of dread at becoming a sophomore. For me, one of the biggest transitions will be saying goodbye to all the wonderful seniors who’ve made my first two semesters in San Antonio so great.

There really are too many to list by name, so I thought I’d focus on one group particularly close to my heart: The graduating soccer seniors.

Apologies if this seems selfindulgent, but I wanted to take some time here and say a few words about these guys as they leave us to move on to bigger and better things.

Darren McAfee, Trinity’s first ever albino player, led by example, running so much that he shrunk four inches during the season due to wearing away his legs. His Coach McGinlay outfit and impression is so good that I’m almost suspicious that he may have been taking personal tutoring for the role. With the heart of a lion and enough drive to move an 18-wheeler truck, Darren was the key midfield cog in both our offensive and defensive units.

We were lucky enough to have a Norse God playing with us this year as Thor brought his hammer, and his long throw, to the Paul McGinlay soccer field. Cutting an imposing figure, his immaculate awardwinning hair always tied up in a ponytail, Thor terrified opponents and was loved by teammates in equal measure. Off the field, Thor had an alter ego, known as “Jeff Hayes,” who was one of the most caring and loveable humans you could ever meet. Great disguise.

Brian Hines was the team’s senior center forward and powerhouse. Brian can be summed up by the fact the he created his own Rastafarian Emoji for one of our parties in response to the fact that there are supposedly no black emojis. Brian was always looking to have fun, with his pre-season photo exhibited with his wonderful smile causing laughs at all times.

UIW certainly won’t forget Brian in a hurry, as he tore their defense to shreds. And never challenge him to a danceoff. You’ll lose.

Sean Canterella is honestly an international man of mystery. He would disappear for weeks on end, and then suddenly just reappear, making a last-ditch tackle to save us from conceding a goal. He makes an exceptional Danny from “Grease,” owning to his ability to look fantastic in tight black leather trousers. A true gent, Sean’s tenacity and happy spirit will be sorely missed.

Yuri Ribeiro, our Brazilian wizard, has more skill in his little finger than the majority of the other

SCAC teams do as a whole. I will always be proud of the first time I tackled him and came away with the ball. It only happened once, mainly due to the fact that Yuri could nutmeg a mermaid and left me traumatised many a time as I attempted to untangle my legs after he’d dribbled past me and scored from 30 yards.

Ben Anderson is the true award winner of the senior class, with fashion designer Hugo Boss calling him “a revolutionary and the bestdressed man in America.” Kind, friendly and with enough European charm to melt stone, Ben’s smile always lit up the pitch and many a lady’s heart. Ben is destined for success in whatever he seeks to do, and his wonderful positive manner left everyone with nothing but the utmost respect for our very own “Italian Stallion.”

Alexander “Don’t call me Alex” Saadi was born in an offside position.

A rabid arsenal fan, Saadi always provided the group with sensible, intelligent football analysis along with highly offensive comments about their opposition. Saadi is the master of the catchphrase, with his laugh (“hehehe”) and “oooh yeeeeeeh” accompanying his very own chant of “Saadi Sucks” leading him into Eddy Ho levels of team infamy.

MJ Kawamoto made huge improvements this year, leading to a general sense of outrage when he was criminally overlooked for the “Most Improved” award at BOTH the team banquet and the student athlete banquet. MJ also has to be commended for taking an unbelievable amount of teasing from his boyfriend, Saadi, as they constantly battered each other with racial slurs (Japan v Jordan) and North London Derby banter (Arsenal v. Tottenham). #DareToSaadiAndMJ. Raz Forsten graduated in December, at the age of 32 (yes, he’s apparently been here that long). Standing at just 4’3” tall, Raz never let his lack of height, or uncanny resemblance to a pixie, stand in the way of competing at the highest level. Raz speaks about thirteen different languages, making him a big part of welcoming the international players into the squad. Raz was a brilliant player on the ball and a great person off the field.

I wanted, in some small way, give a sendoff to nine of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet, and this was the only platform I really had. Sorry if this has bored you, but I felt it was important to acknowledge the people who had a huge hand in me settling here at Trinity and feeling like a part of the soccer team. I know I speak for the entire squad when I say you’ll all be dearly missed.

But that’s really what has set this year at Trinity apart. The people here are just so incredible. You’d be hard pressed to find a more diverse group of students than we have here, but everyone gets along and makes this place special. Without the students, a university is nothing, and it’s a credit to us that we are able to make this place so great in so many different ways.

Opinion The generational change in politics From the Wild Frontier David Crockett, Professor I had a minor mid-life crisis in class a few weeks ago. We were talking about the criteria for removal from office of a chief executive, and the example of Bill Clinton’s impeachment came up. One student then said something to the effect of “I heard that …..” I have forgotten precisely what he said he heard – the important point wasn’t the substance of the remark, but the fact that he had no firsthand knowledge of the event.

He had simply “heard” about it.

I suppose I should not have been surprised. Every time I teach my intro course on American politics, I ask students to relate the first political experience of their lives – the event or experience that first made them aware of politics. When I started teaching here fifteen years ago, students still had conscious memories of the Reagan presidency, and their first political experience usually was the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Over the years, of course, that label has been pushed forward in time.

In more recent years I was relieved to see that students’ first political experience was no longer Monica Lewinsky, and all that implied. It was replaced by the Florida recount, then 9-11.

I knew intellectually that Clinton’s impeachment was fading in memory. But this was the first time that fact had been presented to me so clearly. “I heard that” – the same way I had heard about urban riots or the Tet Offensive.

That got me thinking about my own perspective

on political history. I remember watching Nixon’s resignation when I was in sixth grade. For my first-year students this year, that event occurred twenty-one years before they were born.

Now, when I was a freshman in college (we still called it “freshman” then), a similar time gap would focus on events occurring in 1942 – FDR and World War II. So, the political events of my youth are to my current students what FDR and World War II were to me when I was their age – the stuff of John Wayne movies. And that means that I am to my current students what those professors of mine back at Georgetown were to me.

They seemed so OLD – especially when I realize that a similar time gap for my professors when THEY were undergraduates goes back to William McKinley. And for one of my grad school professors, born in 1904, we’re talking Chester Arthur!

All of a sudden, time seems to be telescoped. Did you know that I am the intellectual greatgrandson of Woodrow Wilson?

It’s true. One of his preceptors at Princeton was Charles McIlwain, who taught Emmette Redford at Harvard, who taught me in graduate school. I could go on in similar fashion about my connection to the Crockett of Alamo fame, but that’s another story.

All of which brings me to my observation about political and cultural memory. In one of my courses we discuss Aristotle’s observation that acts of sexual violence by rulers can lead to political disorder. At one time I could count on my students jumping immediately to the “Braveheart” example, but not anymore. Now, sometimes entire classes have not seen “Braveheart” (how is that possible?). Similarly, when talking about how Hollywood depictions of the presidency raise unrealistic expectations about presidential power and influence, I could make references to “Dave” and

“The American President” and count on students understanding my point.

Now I have to recommend Netflix. The worst example of this was when I went into my typical riff connecting Plato’s degeneration of the soul to various races in Star Trek – which means nothing if students don’t know what Vulcans, Klingons and the Borg are. For crying out loud, they don’t even know who Leonard Nimoy is!

I know, I should watch “Veep,” but I don’t get HBO. But clearly, I need to update my pop culture references.

In about two years, our new first-year students will have no conscious memory of 9-11. Will that attack fade from influence in American politics? Trajectory-altering events like the Civil War and the Great Depression (and its aftermath, World War II) were cataclysmic enough to shape politics for generations.

I dislike “end of history” arguments, so I don’t think we are at the point where trajectory-changing politics is impossible. But it’s not clear to me that 9-11 or its aftermath provided either party with the political capital necessary to effect such change.

And it seems rather odd that the youngest cohort of voters, facing the likely presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton in 2016, will have no real connection to the then-youthful Bill Clinton’s administration. He’s ancient history. I don’t know if that works for or against her.

I have no grand conclusion to these ruminations. Chalk it up to the sudden realization that I am a full generation away from my students – thus my minor mid-life crisis.

And for my colleagues who remember where they were when Kennedy was shot – my apologies.

David Crockett is a professor in the Political Science Department.

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Members on those teams include representatives from student government, Counseling, CCI, faculty and more. Contact Dr. Sheryl Tynes if you are interested in participating in an ad hoc role. (A standing education committee is being formed, and plans to supplement our Bystander Intervention program during New Student Orientation are taking shape through student leaders.)

Second, the university is examining a proposed onepolicy/one-process model that would group together violations related to assault, harassment, violence and stalking. This policy could offer greater clarity and assist in training of hearing panels.

There is a great deal of work to be done on this with a number of faculty, staff and student stakeholders.

Thirdly, we are happy announce that the

As a follow-up to the two forums held this semester, we write with some brief updates.

First, the Trinity University Coalition for Respect has been formed to oversee campus climate issues related to sexual assault and violence. This Coalition has student, staff, faculty and administration representatives. Sub-groups of the coalition are looking at areas related to policy/ process and compliance with regulations. Members on those teams include representatives from student government, Student Affairs, TUPD, Human Resources, faculty and more. Please contact Dean of Students David Tuttle if you are interested in participating in an ad hoc role. Additional sub-groups are working on prevention/ education and advocacy.

too overwhelming to bear, too depressing with the knowledge that the fun times are over and the real work has finally begun. Underclassmen might sometimes even share the same sentiment, feeling torn on how the new school year ahead will affect them once the afterglow of summer is over.

I have just a year left here at college. One short year that will slip away from my grasp before I have the time to think. It’s a depressing feeling, especially when I reflect just how quickly this school year went. But at the same time, in spite of all the sadness I feel at the knowledge that my college years are dwindling, there’s a great amount of joy I feel when I remember all that happened this year. There were new people I met and new academic areas I got to explore. There was stress and toil and yet there was satisfaction and a sense of relief when all the work was finally accomplished.

It was not just a year I had to mill aimlessly through; it was a large package of meaningful memories and relationships, a gift for me to always look back on with sentimental fondness.

The school year is almost over. Seniors are graduating and first years are given the chance to utter a sigh of relief at the knowledge that they survived their first year of college. For some, the end of the school year brings about much joy when finals are at long last over and summer is waiting on the horizon. For others, especially seniors, there’s a kind of sadness to it all.

Within just a few more weeks, college ceases to exist.

Once more we are beckoned into the real world, some of us for good. With our year at school gradually becoming a happy sliver of a memory, summer becomes the new universe we inhabit, full of a combined mixture of relaxation and apprehension.

Some seniors might find it all

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For those of you feeling a tad blue at the thought that this school year has come to an end, I understand. I am sad that it’s all over, too. But don’t let the sadness get to you. The good times are still here in spite of it all. I know this with all my heart. Sure, some of us don’t exactly associate the upcoming summer with free time, but that doesn’t mean that the sky is falling down.

Everyone should take the time to call back on the memories of this year, what happened and how we’ve changed through our new experiences. I think you might find that you’re not the same person you were mere months ago. We’re never the same as we were at the beginning, especially at such a crucial time in our lives. College is a gateway to new life events and emotional undertakings, shaping us more and more the further we tumble down the academic rabbit hole. Don’t be sad that it’s over; try to remember all the joy that came with the year.

Allison Smith is a junior majoring in English.

Trinity University Police Department has hired Ms. Laura Hernandez as the new Corporal investigator.

Officer Hernandez has extensive experience in sexual assault training and prevention.

Finally, students were informed by email last week of modifications to the student conduct appeal process.

We thank the students, faculty and staff who continue to strengthen efforts related to the issues of sexual assault.

We continue to ask for the support of everyone in the university community in their commitment to the prevention of sexual assault and violence.

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

EDITORIAL The end is finally upon us. This is the last regular issue of the Trinitonian. Next Friday’s newspaper will be chock full of senior columns--it will be chock full of only senior columns.

The articles we’re publishing this week are the last articles you will read in the Trinitonian this year. Of course, the news doesn’t stop just because the school year ends. Here are our top three stories to follow when school starts back up again: 1. Sexual assault forums and their subsequent policy changes. Make sure to follow the new Coalition of Respect.

2. Follow the university’s rebranding campaign. It’s a lot bigger than a couple of billboards.

3. Greek life. Interactions between the sororities, the fraternities, and the administration are always intriguing.

Stay involved with campus news. You live here for four years. Might as well know what’s happening.

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“I would gain 20 pounds of good to my soul.”

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“I opt out of answering the question because it can become oddly sexual.”

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“My beard.”

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“I would gain 20 elongated pounds on my legs so I can be taller.”

Sonny Luna Sophomore

“My ass.”

Aston Baker Sophomore

“I would gain 20 pounds of brain mass so I can be smarter.”

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“My chins.”

Kirks Gulliver Sophomore

I would gain 20 pounds of muscles in my left bicep because my right one is too strong.”

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MADD and TUPD combine to host Community and Wellness Fair Police Officer Paul Morales stresses the importance of student safety

by Luke Wise NEWS REPORTER In conjunction with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Trinity Police Department hosted its first ever Community and Wellness Fair during National Crime Victims Week. The event hosted over 30 local agencies and organizations on campus to promote their services and raise student awareness.

The event aimed to make students aware of various services around San Antonio, and to help form strong bonds with the community.

To Becky Aguilar, a member of MADD, events such as these are crucial to getting students involved and conscious.

“This is one of our annual affairs that we do,” Aguilar said. “We want to make sure we go to different colleges and universities just to let the students know of other types of resources out there available to them.”

Often times, students may be unaware of such services in the community, especially if they have never needed to use them directly.

“Living at home you can rely on your parents often, but as a young adult we really want you to be aware of what’s out there,” Aguilar said. “If you do need any of these people or programs, just know they are out there for anyone who may need help.”

To Trinity police officer Paul Morales, the event served to increase awareness for various victims of crime, not limited to drunk driving.

“With it being National Crime Victims Week and April being Sexual Awareness Month, we are just trying to raise awareness whether it’s for sexual assault, elderly abuse, whatever the issue,” Morales said. “We just want the community, our students, to participate and know that these opportunities are available to them.”

While many students may not realize the potential impact of events such as these, Morales makes note how important it is for students to be aware of these crimes and the effects they have on the victims.

“A lot of students may walk by and think ‘Oh it’s not for me’, but victims of crime can be anyone, you may have a friend who may be a victim of crime, whether its sexual assault or a drunk driver, and it’s important to know how this affects them,” Morales said.

To students, the necessity for these sorts of programs is

crucial as such crimes do carry widespread and lasting effects.

Sophomore Zach Galvin notes that it’s imperative for students to be engaged and aware, as various crimes affect more than one person.

“I think it is important that we as a community do everything we can to support these victims, and not only them, but everyone affected, their families included,” Galvin said. “One good way of supporting them is just raising awareness for the situations and hopefully preventing

further incidents in the future.”

With various events like this on campus year round, many students feel more engaged and informed on various topics, including the importance of crime and victim awareness.

“I think what they are doing out here is great for us students” Galvin said.

“They are helping us gain awareness of services for our benefit so that we can be more engaged and involved in our community.”

Along with events such as National Crime Victims Week,

Trinity police are spreading the word about campus saftey meausres and programs.

With these goals in mind the Community Awareness and Resource Team (C.A.R.T.), led by Morales, hopes to give as much as they can back to students.

“We are actively trying to bridge with the community and with students to show them that why we are really here is for their sake,” Morales said. “Everything we do is for the students’ safety; they can depend on every one of us.”

photo by Nayeli Perez A student speaks with a representative from The Rape Crisis Center during the wellness fair hosted by TUPD and MADD.

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“When a student has to withdraw from everything, one of the things I like that we do is Trinity puts on your annual tuition bill a tuition refund plan. It’s $176 this year. It is put on your bills in July, and we do it automatically. If you had a roommate that had to withdraw from everything because of mental health issues, that student can file for tuition insurance, and if it’s mental health, they can get back 60 percent of their out-of-pocket tuition,” Tynes said.

Another option for students is to take an incomplete in a course, which is a temporary grade that gives them time to finish out the class assignments at a later date.

“Its a good way to focus your energy and do as well as you can in some classes and stall, as it were,

buy time for other classes,” Neal said.

There are steps students can take when they notice a friend, roommate or suitemate expressing suicidal or self-harm tendencies. Counseling services is a resource available for students use.

“It could be really powerful to agree to go to with somebody to counseling services. One of the things they can do is relieve some of the pressure,” said Black Becker.

Depression is not something that goes away quickly.

Improvements in a person’s mental health take time and depend on the support of those around them.

“Know this is not a one-time conversation. Just because you talk to them about their suicidal thoughts once doesn’t mean that you’re off the hook and you never have to talk about that again. It’s important to continue to check in.”

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photo by Megan McLoughlin Sheryl Tynes (left), Carolyn Black Becker (middle) and Kristin Eisenhauer (right) sat on the panel that addressed students in Northrup O40 on April 17.

Atlas examines the formation of metaphors with examples • continued from Page 1 “Analogy permits the substitution of corresponding terms, especially if the lexicon of language has gaps to fill,” Atlas said.

With the lecture topic revolving around metaphors and the metaphorical, Atlas made sure to note the distinction between similes and metaphors, which are literary devices that serve similar purposes.

“Aristotle says ‘the simile also is a metaphor; the difference is but slight. Similes are useful in prose as well as in verse, but not as often, since they are the nature of poetry’,” Atlas said. “’They are to be employed just as metaphors are employed, since they are really the same thing’.”

After providing examples of each, Atlas questioned the formation of metaphors, using classical as well as contemporary examples.

“What then is the big deal about a metaphor, if it is just as prosaic as Aristotle described it, the use of a term that is ‘alien’ for one that is ‘regular’?,” Atlas said.

In his talk, Atlas brings in contemporary arguments around the notion of metaphors, notably that of American philosopher John Searle and American cognitive linguist George Lakoff. Lakoff, an active participant in the area of the metaphorical, is noted for his reappraisal of the notion of metaphors and their formation, especially in his “Contemporary Theory of Metaphor.”

“Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature,” Lakoff said. “The metaphor is not just a matter of language, but of thought and reason.”

While Lakoff asserts that metaphors are a primarily conceptual construct, Atlas also makes challenging claims regarding the formation of the metaphorical versus the literal.

“This semantic mechanism, called ‘metaphorical’ by Aristotle, is an ordinary feature of ordinary language,” Atlas said. “It creates new genus words with new literal meanings.”

Atlas closed his lecture by putting forth his final claim, stating that the

traditional means by which we categorize metaphors and the metaphorical do not differentiate it from any use of ordinary language.

“What does this mean? It means that the traditional criteria of metaphoricity do not suffice to distinguish between so-called metaphorical and ordinary uses of language,” Atlas said. “Faced with this consequence, one may assert that our traditional characterization of metaphor is faulty.”

To sophomore David Warga, the concept of re-evaluating the metaphor as something other than a linguistic construct was an interesting idea.

“I think [Atlas’s] claims were intriguing in the sense that we need to look for more

subtle criteria or even more radical positions on what distinguishes a metaphor,” Watga said. “Especially with his a few of his everyday examples, I think he made a clear point on the notion that the mark of a metaphor really doesn’t distinguish it as a species.”

Through these examples, Atlas shows that these ‘metaphors’ are ordinary, at least semantically, and are lacking any distinction from ordinary language.

“I asserted that so-called metaphors were semantically ordinary,” Atlas said. “The semantics of metaphorical language is no different from the semantics of ordinary language; there is no difference whatever in logical type.”

Swipe system allows CCI to email surveys to lecture attendees • continued from Page 1 “These distinguished lectures, they are a part of it. People need to remind themselves that your dollar is being spent, and you want to get the most out of your buck. Take ownership of the campus because this is your school. You have people coming here, and you want them to have a good impression of Trinity.”

According to Ahlburg, multiple Trinity graduates have expressed regret at not attending lectures. He

believes that interactions facilitated at these events can make students increasingly competitive in the job market and that documenting attendance on the co-curricular transcript could encourage students to further take advantage of speakers on campus.

“I think by working with our students, they are smart enough to figure out that really this is something that they should do. I am hoping that the co-curricular

transcript is one way to do it,” Ahlburg said. “If you’ve got two Trinity students that are applying for a job and one of them saw and interacted with eight world leaders and this other student was here at the same time and they have nothing, I mean as an employer, [that is not sufficient]. Part of this is just changing the culture.”

Along with focusing on increased student attendance, CCI and administration are brainstorming

ideas to increase faculty turnout at major events. Acknowledging that both students and faculty members are busy, for Ahlburg, lecture attendance comes down to choices.

“It’s about choices because it’s never going to be easy or a time where you have absolutely nothing that you could be doing instead,” Ahlburg said. “From now on, you will always be making choices because your time is the most scarce resource that you have. It’s

not money. It’s time. You have to use it wisely. What I am suggesting is a wise use for a couple of hours out of the year, to go and listen to world leaders.”

The concept of the cocurricular transcript will be further developed this summer, and its possible implementation is currently being discussed. The Tiger Card attendance system will continue to be implemented at high-profile lecture series next fall.

Lectures where students were asked to swipe their Tiger Cards included Sir Harry Kroto (far left), Walter Isaacson (second from left), Sheila Nirenberg (second from right) and Julianne Malveaux (far right). Photos courtesy of Trinitonian archives.

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The Boston Marathon was held on Monday, April 21, one year after the tragic bombing of 2013. Meb Keflezighi, an American, 38, won the men’s division with an official time of 2:08:37.

Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo won the women’s division for the second consecutive year with a time of 2:18:57. An estimated 36,000 runners participated in the marathon, with many running for those injured in last year’s bombing. This year’s race had almost 9,000 more participants than 2013.

This past week, the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) received a threat from an anonymous source that violence would take place at an unspecified San Antonio school on Thursday, April 24. SAPD allocated additional police forces to the schools as well as increased auxilary personnel.

Police Chief William McManus believed the threat not to be credible and so far has been unable to identify the person who made the threat. Many parents kept their children home from school.

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Progressives sponsor “Vocal Trash” celebrates Earth Week Mental Health Forum Panel discusses disorders, substance abuse and anxiety

by Cassandra Watson NEWS REPORTER As part of Mental Health Week, Trinity Progressives hosted a Mental Health Forum Thursday, April 17, where students came and asked a panel consisting of David Tuttle, dean of students and vice president for student affairs, Kristin E. Eisenhauer, senior psychologist; Carolyn Black Becker, psychology professor; Sheryl Tynes, associate vice president for academic affairs, professor, sociology and anthropology; and Pete Perez Jr., assistant chief of police.

The forum was conducted

by Gary W. Neal, director of counseling and health services. Students inquired about resources available and academic and financial policies in the event of a mental health crisis.

Free t-shirts and water bottles containing additional information were available to those who attended the event.

The forum covered topics like depression, anxiety, panic attacks and how to reach out to a friend struggling with their mental health.

“Anxiety disorders, panic, OCD, mood disorder, attention deficit, substance abuse and eating disorders are probably the most common issues that students struggle with,” said Kristin Eisenhauer.

The stress of being in college and juggling several activities contributes to the anxiety that many college students go through.

Seeking help when feelings of anxiety become frequent or overwhelming is highly advised.

“Anxiety is one of those things we all experience from time to time, so you don’t have to have a full-blown anxiety disorder. If you’re struggling with anxiety to the point of it affecting your social relationships, your school work, your student job, then you might want to pop in and see someone from counseling services,” Eisenhauer said.

The panel was asked about a scenario when a student’s mental health begins to interfere with their academic performance and their overall well-being.

“Sooner is better than later, and it’s ideal if you are the one to reach out to them. if you feel that you are struggling and you need help, send a note to all your professors and let them know. If you feel like you’re unable to do that, reaching out to somebody else on campus, myself included, to send a note to faculty,” Tynes said.

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photo by Alicia Guerrero Vocal Trash takes the stage during Earth Week and peforms on the sidewalk between Coates University Library and Northrup Hall. The band is made up of members Kelsey Rae, Steve Linder, Larry Parrish, Greg Dugan and Pablo Barracuda.

Atlas discusses concept of metaphor Professor examines the semantics of metaphor in language

by Luke Wise NEWS REPORTER Sponsored by the philosophy department, J.D. Atlas, member of Common Room, at Wolfson College in Oxford, gave a lecture earlier

this month, titled “There Are No Metaphors: Analytic Philosophy and the Literal/ Metaphorical Distinction.”

The lecture explored the concept of the metaphorical, expanding on Aristotle’s views of metaphor and the failure of traditional criteria to distinguish the metaphorical from ordinary uses of language.

Atlas opened the lecture by providing background knowledge of Aristotle’s views on metaphors, exploring the concepts of species and genus terms.

“Species terms may be used in place of more general terms and conversely,” Atlas said. “A species term may be substituted for another species term if they are of the same genus.”

Such substitution, Atlas notes, is, or was, at least, for Aristotle and the Greeks, essential to substantiate a lack of certain words in the language.

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Lecture attendance raises questions of co-curricular transcript Students now asked to swipe Tiger Cards to monitor poor lecture attendance

by Faith Ozer NEWS REPORTER After a series of student focus groups last fall, administration began taking student attendance this January at certain lectures using the Tiger Card system in order to gather more information about low student turnout. This semester, the swipe-card system was placed at four major lectures, and survey responses from student attendees have sparked conversation regarding incentives and the co curricular transcript.

This semester, student attendance has been recorded

for the following lecture events at the request of department faculty members and administration: MLK Jr. Commemorative Lecturer Julianna Malveaux on Jan. 16, Cameron Lecturer Walter Isaacson on March 26, Sir Harold Kroto on March 5 and Sheila Nirenberg on March 31 as part of the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series.

According to Dennis Ahlburg, Trinity University president, the attendance system comes from a lack of student attendance at highprofile lectures. With the swipe system, the Center for Campus and Community Involvement (CCI) can now email surveys to students who attended these events. “[Ahlburg told CCI] to take a look at this, and see how we can motivate, encourage and incentivize students to attend lectures. The institution puts a

lot of resources into lectures, and we got some phenomenal names,” said Jamie Thompson, director of CCI. “Certainly there are some packed houses, but those are few and far between, so the idea is how do we encourage students to think about how this can further their education and to get excited and interested in the topic and the speaker.”

According to Thompson, the surveys are fashioned with many choice options rather than mostly free-response questions in order to encourage student participation. The survey asks four questions: How did you hear about the lecture? Why did you attend the lecture? Compared to other lectures that you’ve attended, how would you rate this lecture? Briefly, what would have made this event a better experience?

In addition to these surveys, two focus groups were held last November by CCI to discuss ways to encourage and increase student lecture attendance, including listing event attendance on a cocurricular transcript. In addition to lectures, the co-curricular transcript would document activities such as leadership positions, internships and study abroad experiences.

“In my opinion, things we are doing outside of the classroom, especially in college, educate us as much as, if not more than, things we are doing in the classroom,” said sophomore communication major and focus group participant Bria Woods. “A lot of the extracurricular things that we do in college can and do get us connected with jobs in the real world. The stakes are a little higher, and I think it should be recorded because

there are some people doing some really important things [outside of the classroom].”

Another focus group participant, junior mathematics major Christopher Williams, suggested that faculty incentivize student lecture attendance by issuing extra credit or giving assignments relative to major lectures. Regardless, Williams expressed that he personally believes utilizing university resources - including lecture attendance - is vital to his time at Trinity.

“I think it’s important to my education. Dr. Madrid, he’s a professor of modern languages, he told me to take ownership of the campus. Taking ownership, it means to utilize everything that’s being offered here,” Williams said.

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