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A DECADE PAST, HONORING 9/11 Looking back at how Trinity managed ten years ago, looking forward to what people are doing today to honor the victims.

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Students wear Team Found t-shirts as a symbol of encouragement to Tiger number nine

n Senior volleyball

player returns to campus-wide welcome FALL ENTERTAINMENT PREVIEW What to expect at Austin City Limits, as well as what’s hot in movies, music and TV. Pages 15-17

PHONE-A-FRIEND New program brings comfort, support to LGBTQ community Page 5

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Last Friday, the Trinity community came together to support fellow classmate senior volleyball player Catharine Found.

Found lost her younger sister, Caroline, in a moped accident on Aug. 11 and her mother, Ellyn, on Aug. 23 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Students filled the gym, creating a sea of purple. There were members of nearly every athletic team, club and organization and several students who had never been to a volleyball game before.

“It was unbelievable. I couldn’t believe that a school could come together and pull that off,” Found said. “It was just remarkable.”

The event, which became known as “Team Found,” was promoted word-of-mouth and via Facebook. The volleyball team did a great job of drawing support from both faculty and students.

“Everybody rallied around this and I couldn’t be more thankful, more appreciative or more proud of where I work,” said head volleyball coach Julie Jenkins.

Nine-hundred purple Team Found shirts were ordered but it wasn’t enough for the massive crowd of people that showed up.

“The love that the Trinity community showed for Catharine and her family literally took my breath away,” said Found’s teammate, junior Meredith Erwin.

Students cheered louder and longer when Catharine’s name was announced during pregame ceremonies. One section of boys even started chanting her name.

“My sister loved big crowds and she played volleyball,” said Found. “She would have loved it.” n See FOUND Page 22

Found and teammates stand for the starting lineup

photos by Carly Cowen

Strategic planning looks at curriculum n Committee designed to evaluate direction of

Trinity, looking for student input

by Rachel Puckett

Reporter

Beginning today at 2:30 p.m. in the Stieren Theatre, Trinity University is launching its comprehensive overhaul of the curriculum required for a liberal arts education.

Trinity’s strategic planning committee, Trinity Tomorrow, is sponsoring the curriculum revisions. The sponsorship serves as a part of their initiative to assess the changing landscape of liberal arts education and develop Trinity into a university that will provide competitive degrees in that landscape.

According to Michael Fischer, vice president of Faculty and Student

Affairs and tri-chair of the Trinity Tomorrow committee, the group hopes to present a final proposal for curriculum and campus revisions to the Board of Trustees in Sept. 2012. With this proposal they hope to satisfy the board’s vision statement that “Trinity University will define the new liberal arts experience.”

The committee’s current priority involves asking students, faculty and staff what changes they would like to see to the curriculum.

“This is the year for curricular review, so the plan is to spend the whole year thinking about what is the right education for a Trinity student,” said Nancy Mills, professor of chemistry and tri-chair of the Trinity Tomorrow committee.

Two events are kicking off the year of review: the symposium that takes place today at 2:30 p.m. in Stieren Theatre and the campus retreat that starts next Friday at 9 a.m. in Laurie Auditorium. n See COMMITTEE Page 6

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Trinitonian September 9, 2011

TUPD Briefs Information for these briefs was obtained from the public police records of the Trinity University Police Department located at 538 Kings Court.

Theft

9-07-11, McLean Hall: 4:03 PM A staff member reported a picture missing from the 3rd floor of McLean Hall.

Burglary of Vehicle

9-07-11, Alamo Stadium: 12:30 PM A student reported that his vehicle had been burglarized and a GPS unit was taken.

World&Nation LOCAL

The recent cold front may be a blessing to some, but the strong winds have proven to be problematic for the firefighters trying to contain the wildfires in Central Texas. The firefighter crews are making progress on the numerous wildfires and have contained the largest fire, but 1,386 homes have already been destroyed. Though the temperatures are cooler, there’s still no chance for rainfall anytime soon and triple digit weather is likely to return next week.

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NATIONAL

Wednesday evening’s Republican debate highlighted Rick Perry as one of the primary contenders for the Republican nomination. Sensitive issues like social security were brought up during the debate to which Perry answered in his characteristically “shoot-first” attitude.

He maintained his staunch resistance to Social Security, calling it a “failure.”

Perry’s confidence and tenacity in the face of opposition led some to call the debate a success, while others questioned Perry’s ability to become president.

latimes.com

INTERNATIONAL

Since the European economy is so intrinsically tied to the American economy, the problems of debt and turmoil in Europe are pushing American economy ever closer to the precarious edge of another recession. The gloomy outlook of the economies of the countries in the EU, America’s largest trade partner, is having a negative impact on U.S. stocks and goods.

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compiled by John Mendiola, intern

Index

Fire Alarm

News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 9-07-11, Moody Engr. Bldg: 11:30 PM An officer discovered an alarm sounding Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 on the 1st floor of the Moody Bldg. No Pulse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-14 smoke or fire found and the alarm panel was re-set. Facilities Services notified. ¡Viva! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17

Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle

9-06-11, East Hildebrand: 2:59 AM An officer observed an individual driving a gold cart on E. Hildebrand.

When questioned, it was determined that the golf cart did not belong to the individual.

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-24

ASR SENATOR PROFILE

Sexual Diversity Alliance and Zeta Chi

Timothy Ward

Alcohol and Beverage Code: Possession of Alcohol by a Minor

Vice President Senior

9-02-11, McFarlin Hall 1:57 AM Officers referred two students to the Student Conduct Board.

Fire Alarm

9-01-11, Thomas Hall: 7:24 PM Officers responded to an alarm activation. It appeared that the smoke detector in room 863 activated. The alarm was re-set.

Fire Alarm

9-01-11, Winn/Witt Halls: 1:32 PM Officers responded to an alarm activation. No smoke or fire found.

Facilities Services stated that they were testing the alarm.

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Email us at trinitonian@trinity.edu with all the details. We might run it as a guest column.

What other organizations are you involved in?

I am involved with Alpha Phi Omega, the service fraternity, as the financial vice president. I also spend a lot of time doing research.

What are your goals for ASR?

As the vice president, I want to increase the student activity fee and change the allocation process so that the student body gets the entire amount of money that they pay into the student activity fee at their discretion.

What have you done as an ASR representative that you are most proud of?

$120 Passed Requested money to advertise their annual drag show.

The show is free to the public and features student performers. All donations go to the San Antonio AIDS Foundation.

Trinity University Community Garden

$867 Passed Requested money to provide tools and allow planting to begin. Tools include shovels, hoses, gloves, trellises, watering cans, fertilizer, seeding, a shed and a hide-away hose box.

The senators discussed the state of their student activity fee fund. ASR also motioned to change superfluous by-laws in their constitution, and they appointed the Election Committee and Election Committee chair. They ended the meeting by voting to move their meeting time to 7 o’clock on Tuesday nights. compiled by Rachel Puckett

I’m most proud of the fact that we were able to fund all of the Big Six organizations pretty efficiently without having to completely eviscerate their entire budgets.

If you had unlimited funds and no restrictions, what would you do in ASR?

I would want to build a better commons area where there is more stuff to do such as to have a couple of pool tables around, some foosball tables, a hockey table and maybe an arcade with some big screen TVs. I want more of a commons area where people can hang out, watch some sports games together and get to meet other people on campus. photo by Abhishek Chhetri

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Award marks Trinity’s commitment to service National honor roll recognition combined with weeklong celebration of community service distinguishes Trinity University

by Alecia Jarrett Reporter

For the third year in a row, Trinity was recognized as a member on the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with over 1,600 students volunteering over 24,000 hours from July 2009 to June 2010. “[The honor roll] is the highest recognition that the federal government gives to a higher education institution for commitment to the community,” said Edwin Blanton, coordinator for Community Service and

The university as a whole is looking at popping the Trinity bubble, and a great way to do that is through service learning.

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madeleine johnson

Director of Administration for TUVAC

Engagement.

Katie Ogawa, sophomore Trinity University Volunteer Awareness Community and Alpha Phi Omega member, expressed her enthusiasm for the award.

“It’s an amazing honor for Trinity, and I hope we can continue to do that,” Ogawa said. “There’s an astounding number of students who are dedicated to service.”

Blanton stresses the importance of logging community service hours, so that Campus and Community Involvement has appropriate data to submit.

“I imagine that Trinity does well over 30,000 hours a year, but without the data to support it, we just don’t have it,” Blanton said. “Service at Trinity has a great momentum right now, and hopefully we can continue to build on that.”

In order to continue that drive, CCI and other organizations encourage students to get involved by co-sponsoring the Volunteer Awareness Week, which started on Tuesday and continues through Sunday.

“It’s a collaboration with Trinity University Volunteer Action Community, Alpha Phi Omega, Community and Campus Involvement, the Career Services and the Chapel,” Blanton said.

According to Fiona McDonald, service vice president of APO, this

week stresses the importance of volunteering.

“I hope that VAW would allow people to find organizations that they would love to help, whether that’s through APO or TUVAC or on their own,” McDonald said.

“It’s a great way to branch out into the community.”

Madeleine Johnson, director of administration for TUVAC, believes there will be an increase in community service at Trinity.

“The university as a whole is looking at popping the Trinity bubble, and a great way to do that is through service learning,” Johnson said.

According to Johnson, not all of the events for VAW are serviceoriented, and there are a lot of social events.

“Our goal is to let people know that service is fun, it’s available, and to stress that people do need to get involved. There is a need in San Antonio,” Johnson said.

Ogawa said that students can volunteer without being part of a service organization.

“You don’t have to be in APO or TUVAC,” Ogawa said. “Every club has a philanthropy outlet. Even if you’re not a part of a service club, they’re still service oriented.”

With over 25 community service connections and partners, Johnson feels that TUVAC can help other organizations on campus establish service relationships.

“Our goal is to reach out to other organizations this year and be the funnel for volunteer work because it’s hard to establish a connection.”

Carolyn Kramer, president of APO, explained that other organizations can also come to APO as a gateway to service projects.

“APO’s goal for this semester is to expand on campus, and we want to do a lot more with the other organizations,” Kramer said.

“It seems like every organization wants some sort of community service aspect, and we really want to help people start that.”

Regardless of a student’s organizational ties, Blanton believes that volunteering is a great way to make an impact on the community.

“I’m a strong believer that we, as citizens, have the opportunity and obligation to solve all of our problems. We can do that if we are actively engaged, and we can do that through service,” Blanton said.

Besides benefitting San Antonio, community service is also important for post-graduation work.

“It’s really good for college students to use volunteerism as a way to explore what they want to do afterwards,” Blanton said.

Blanton invites students to come to CCI if they are unable to find their niche.

“If they don’t find the volunteer activity that they want through a club, through a student organization or through the classroom, there’s still a lot out there in this world to explore,” Blanton said.

To log service hours students can go to trinity.edu/ communityservice.

graphic by Alecia Jarrett

A schedule for the remaining activities in the Volunteer Awareness Week shows a few last events. Besides the events listed, VAW events included the TUVAC Extravaganza, CSI-Antonio and information about the Days of Caring and the Alternative Spring Break.

photo by Christina Velasquez

Old actives and prospective Alpha Phi Omega members studiously write letters to troops abroad. The APO Letters to the Troops service event was part of the Volunteer Awareness Week, as well as an APO rush event where students interested in APO can become involved in the fraternity.

photo byPurushottam Shah

Volunteer Awareness Week kicked off with TUVAC’s Monday Mocktails on the McLean roof. Students enjoyed refreshing beverages while also learning about and celebrating service projects at Trinity and in the community.

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Professors’ salaries thousands less than average

Reporter

Trinity associate professors on average were paid almost $9,000 less in salary and benefits last year than the median salary of other peer institutions, according to data gathered by university administration. Full professors at Trinity University fared only slightly better than the median salary of $140,700, while assistant professors earned $4,000 less.

“There have been studies

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Studies have shown that Trinity faculty salaries are below the median salaries for faculty at other institutions.

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Michael Fischer

Vice President for Faculty and Student Affairs

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By the time Brazil retired in 2010, he was one of the highest paid private-university presidents, receiving over $2 million in compensation annually while faculty compensation lagged behind.

Graves said. “During that time, we got to this point where Trinity would have been at the top quartile in total compensation (maybe not quite at the top for total compensation but definitely for salaries), but everyone kept climbing up [and Trinity did not].”

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, by the time Brazil retired in 2010, he was one of the highest-paid private university presidents, receiving over $2 million in compensation annually, while faculty compensation lagged

behind.

Ahlburg is now looking at what can be done to make up for the gap in faculty compensation.

“At the academic assembly two weeks ago, President Ahlburg said he wants to implement a three-year plan to bring faculty salaries up to the median for our peer group, so I think what he wants to do is take care of that difference,” Graves said.

Although the idea is that faculty raises will be 100 percent meritbased, it is unclear at this point exactly how that will work and what will change.

Mackenzie Brown, professor of religion and member of the Faculty Senate, thinks that the changes will be less about altering the process of determining merit-based raises and more about playing catch-up.

“Within the departments, if there are [discrepancies in pay] in the different ranks between associate and full, then maybe the full was just as meritorious as the associate but the associate gets a higher raise because of the catch-up factor,” he said. “I don’t see what in practice will change.”

At this point the only thing that is different in terms of faculty compensation is the timing of the salary pool, according to Fischer. “[The announcement of the salary pool] is taking place in early fall rather than last February or March because we wanted to see how we were doing in terms of student enrollment and retention,”

2009-10 Ranking Among Peer Institutions for Total Compensation

Fischer said.

The administration wanted to wait and see how many first years were recruited and how many students were retained before determining how much could be spent on the salary pool, according to Fischer.

While [Brazil] was here, raises were consistently small and...it was hard to make a distinction between those who were doing really well—very productive, engaged faculty—versus those who were less so.

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professors’ salaries find Trinity’s total compensation below median

by Kellie Benn

by Dr. Ahlburg himself and by a committee that have tried to determine where faculty salaries are in relation to salaries of faculty at peer institutions… and studies have shown that Trinity faculty salaries are below the median salaries for faculty at other institutions,” said Michael Fischer, vice president for Faculty and Student Affairs.

According to Diane Graves, chair of the Faculty Senate, the results from these studies showed that faculty compensation was not necessarily on par considering the size of Trinity’s endowment, selectivity of admissions and faculty research and grant-making productivity.

In terms of total compensation for assistant professors for the 2009-2010 academic year, Trinity ranked 34 out of 47 peer institutions and came in only slightly higher for associate professors at 32, lower than the University of Texas at San Antonio in both categories.

Total compensation for full professors is ranked 21 out of the 47 institutions.

Graves blames much of Trinity’s disproportionately low faculty compensation on events that occurred during former president John Brazil’s tenure from 1999 to 2010.

“While [Brazil] was here, raises were consistently small and...it was hard to make a distinction between those who were doing really well— very productive, engaged faculty— versus those who were less so,”

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Diane Graves

Chair of the Faculty Senate

More information on faculty salary and raises is expected in the form of a memo on Sept. 9 from the president of the university.

Showing how Trinity University’s professors’ salaries compare to their peers’ salaries, the table at the left is from Academe, a publication of the American Association of University Professors.

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Email program connects students, allows anonymity

by Sneha Janardhanan Reporter

A new program created by the Sexual Diversity Alliance titled Phone-a-Friend now allows for students who need support to contact fellow students or faculty.

The program is aimed at incoming first years and has been met with success, according to officials at SDA. “We were talking last year about starting a program for mainly incoming freshmen to start an information support group who are LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and/or Questioning), who just want non-judgmental upperclassmen to talk to,” said Meghan Harrington, senior political science major and president of SDA. “We are mainly targeting the first years who are questioning their sexuality or are struggling with their sexuality and gender identity.”

The program is designed to help students who are struggling with their identity as well as students who are looking for the right platform to come out. Students who are not comfortable going and speaking at SDA meetings can also use this opportunity to speak

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We are not just targeting people who are questioning their sexuality, but also people who are wanting to come out but they don’t know the proper venue to come out

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sees success in first weeks, helps students in LGBTQ community

to someone on the phone, through email or face-to-face.

“We are not just targeting people who are questioning their sexuality, but also people who are wanting to come out but they don’t know the proper venue to come out and/or they need to come out to someone first before they can come out to their other friends or family,” said John Dean Domingue, junior studio art major and Social Activism Coordinator of SDA. Volunteers with Phone-a-Friend

John Dean Domingue

Social Activism Coordinator of Sexual Diversity Alliance

are not qualified to be counselors and will play a more supportive role instead.

“For anybody who needs anything more than that basic level of just connection and friendship, we will give them names of people who we know at counseling services, who are outfitted for their needs,” Domingue said.

Volunteers on the Phone-aFriend contact list have had a few students contact them in the last few weeks and are confident that once word spreads, more students will seek help.

This program was conceptualized last semester after elections when members were evaluating a way to bring the organization closer to its roots. Surveys conducted indicated a requirement for such a program.

“We had been told by people who contributed to the survey that they wanted to see more support,” Domingue said. “They wanted to see more of the social function of the organization – basically, a safe fun place to be.”

According to Andrew Kania, assistant professor of philosophy and a contact on Phone-a-Friend, this program builds a caring environment for students. With these types of programs in place, hopefully fewer problems will arise.

“But if something does happen, it’s great to have lots of different possibilities for different people you can go to,” Kania said.

According to a first-year student

who used Phone-a-Friend and who wishes to remain anonymous, her experience with the program inspired confidence in the Trinity environment and helped to reduce peer pressure.

After talking to another student who faced similar issues, she said that she felt more hopeful and would be able to thrive at Trinity.

She was looking forward to joining SDA. “Even before I knew about Phone-a-Friend, I was going to join SDA,” she said “But for me it was even more enticing to join SDA because Phone-a-Friend is such a good resource and knowing that [SDA] will do something like that…makes me feel like they are a much better organization as a whole.”

Travis Bane, junior sociology major and vice president of SDA, would have appreciated this program if it had existed when he was a first year.

“The first semester and a half here at Trinity, I really didn’t talk to anyone,” Bane said. “But having something like Phone-aFriend would have really gotten me involved faster and would have given me someone to talk to.”

According to Bane, SDA has become more noticeable and mainstream over the past couple years. Having such a program is imperative for the incoming first years who have questions and are unaware of Trinity’s environment.

The first semester and a half here at trinity, I really didn’t talk to anyone.

But having something like Phone-a-Friend would have really gotten me involved faster and would have given me someone to talk to.

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n New program

Travis Bane

Vice President of Sexual Diversity Alliance

The contact list for this program can be found at www.tinyurl. com/tu-sda. Currently there are 17 volunteers who are listed as contacts under the Phone-a-Friend program.

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The event this afternoon is meant to prepare students and faculty to think broadly about the future of liberal arts degrees so that they can begin to contribute ideas towards Trinity’s future.

“The focus of the symposium is to create an environment where we bring in three people from the outside to talk about education broadly,” Mills said.

The three symposium speakers were chosen by a committee comprised of faculty and staff in

a process that relied on personal recommendations and web conferences. All three speakers have experience with refocusing liberal arts curriculums, specifically those of small private institutions like Trinity.

Lee Cuba is the former dean of Wellesley College and played an integral role when the college revisited their curriculum ten years ago. Katie Conboy is the vice president for Academic Affairs at Stonehill College and played a part in their new curriculum design.

“What we can tell you about Stonehill is that it’s a lot like Trinity,” said Lisa Jasinski, special projects coordinator in the department of Academic Affairs and member of the Trinity Tomorrow committee. “They also underwent one of these processes, and they came up with some really interesting ways that liberal arts and pre-professional programs can work together to make the other one better.”

The third speaker at today’s symposium is Bryan Alexander, a senior fellow at the National

University Presbyterian Church where faith in Christ is considered a journey, not a destination

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Institute for Technology in Liberal Education. According to Jasinski, NITLE is a national leader in regards to the future of liberal arts education.

In bringing in these speakers, Jasinski and Mills hope to engage the crowd.

“We want the event almost to be like a TED event. So they are giving fairly short presentations that are really inspired to spark dialogue,” Jasinski said.

The hope is that the dialogue sparked during today’s symposium will carry over to next Friday’s retreat. At the retreat, students and faculty will be given the chance to directly express their ideas and concerns for the new curriculum plan.

The retreat will consist of several structured small group activities. Retreat attendees will be separated into groups of students or faculty members.

“The goal of the day is to come up with the first principles of what a Trinity education should look like,” Jasinski said.

Mills elaborated that this process will involve answering a series of questions.

“We are framing [the retreat] in terms of an answer to the following questions: at the end of their time at Trinity, Trinity students should be, should know, should do, should experience.

What shape should the education take?” Mills said.

By the end of this year, Mills

and Jasinski hope to have a new curriculum design. From there, the university will begin fleshing out changes and adding courses as needed.

Fischer hopes to see the university focus on integrating the many facets of education.

“I’m most interested in making sure that all the parts of a Trinity education reinforce one another,” Fischer said. “The more their education can be a coherent whole where everything reinforces everything else, that’s what I’m hoping to achieve for our students here.”

Fischer, Mills and Jasinski all emphasized the importance of student involvement in this process.

“You’re the ones that we are here for. This education is for you; it’s for your future and we need to hear what you’re interested in and what you need, what you aspire to,” Fischer said.

Jasinski focused on the importance of participating now to ensure Trinity’s reputation survives into the future.

“It’s your opportunity to think about, ‘how can we be a step ahead?’” Jasinski said.

“So, when you are 35 and you meet somebody and you tell them that you went to Trinity University they’re going to say, ‘Oh my gosh, I just read about them in the New York Times. They’re amazing; I want to hire their graduates.’”

Symposium Speakers Lee Cuba Cuba is the current professor of sociology at Wellesley College (Wellesley, Mass.) and former dean of the college.

Cuba is the principal director of the New England Consortium on Assessment and Student Learning, which is comprised of seven selective liberal arts colleges in New England. The NECASL is involved in a project to assess how students learn. Cuba played an integral role in the revision project at Wellesley College ten years ago.

Katie Conboy Conboy is the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Stonehill College (Easton, Mass.). Conboy oversees strategic planning, degree programs, and academic support at Stonehill College. She is in charge of the curriculum at the college and is also a national leader in higher education.

Bryan Alexander Alexander is the senior fellow at the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education and is a national leader in liberal arts education. Alexander is currently researching the issues of technology and new media and their effects on education.

Trinity’s review of the curriculum is funded in part by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Opinion

September 9, 2011

editorial

this week in history

Looking ahead, 10 years later

Community bands together, reflects on terrorist attacks

There is a great need to remember the terror we felt on 9/11. Ask anyone in America, and probably most of the world, and everyone will recall with great detail and clarity where they were, what they were doing and how they reacted when the Twin Towers were hit.

As the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches this Sunday, numerous magazines, newspapers and 24-hour news channels are gearing up for what is expected to be a media storm of commemorative coverage. This raises the question: how much is enough?

It seems that every news source is vying for our attention. This past week The New York Times dedicated a full page to previewing their commemorative 9/11 issue. Not considering the several television programs already airing this past week, there are a slew of documentaries and specials scheduled for this weekend. People magazine invited us to “Meet to Children of 9/11,” showing a young girl with piercing blue eyes clutching a locket with a picture of her late father.

Maybe it’s an unavoidable product of the information age, but there’s something terribly off-putting about the seemingly endless coverage of 9/11. It’s important to pay homage to the victims and heroes of that awful day, but what do we gain from having this many options?

There is a kind of catharsis in remembering the pain and horror of 9/11, and this drive by the media to keep that memory alive could be seen as a continuation of our nation’s healing. At some point, though, it seems that the media is capitalizing on our desire to work through our emotions, and the coverage crosses over from being commemorative to exploitative.

It’s not fair to villainize the media for trying to get our attention. At base, news sources are businesses that have to turn a profit. The thing we need to consider is the motivation behind the coverage. Even if we rule out the media’s economic interests, what is the underlying message behind the stories? Is the media showing us what they think we want to see, or what we should see?

Another thing to consider: what is sacred? The media derives a lot of success through the sensationalization of news, and the impending barrage of programming suggests that 9/11 will not be immune. There seems to be an unspoken obsession with the horrifying in our culture, and the commercialization of the alarming images from 9/11 may feed into that fixation. On the other side of the coin, many of these stories are of hope and redemption, both staples of the American Dream.

Heads or tails, the value of it all is still unclear. It’s impossible to ever make sense of what happened ten years ago, but it is possible to gain perspective on how that day changed us. Hopefully by looking back we can move forward.

There are a lot of questions that don’t have clear answers. Through all the noise surrounding 9/11, take a moment on Sunday to find silence and honor the memory of the lost.

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Ten years ago on Sept. 12, 2001, this was the headline printed on the front page of a special edition of the Trinitonian. Below is the editorial from that issue. For more of what was printed that day see page 11.

Religious misunderstandings harm everyone Guest Column

by Jaskirat Batra

Senior

The beginning of this century marked an historic date that still affects us even today. The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center came as a tragic loss not only for the U.S., but for all nations in the world that support the fight against terrorism. No one expected such a day to come when people would start treating each other differently based on physical appearance and identity. It was no shock that the prejudice was against anyone who looked “different”; had a beard and wore a turban. However, it is all of these differences—the people from different cultures and different parts of the world— that make up the population of America. The pride of America lies in its diversity. But then, why were these stereotypes formed that change the very picture of diversity in America? Could it be attributed to a lack of awareness about different cultures?

Sikhism is the youngest and fifth largest religion in the world, with its origin in India. There was a time when Sikhs could freely walk around anywhere in America and be treated like any other person. In the post-9/11 era, the world for a Sikh in America has been forever changed. This column is meant to inform the Trinity community of what the Sikh people experienced in the U.S. in the aftermath of 9/11, and continue to experience today.

The 9/11 attacks came as a nightmare to everyone who was just having a normal morning on Sept. 11, 2001. We Sikhs mourn the loss of all the lives that day.

Immediately following 9/11, the media reported several cases of retaliation hate crimes all over the U.S., including many innocent deaths, verbal abuse, harassment and death threats. The only thing that was common between these people was that many of them wore turbans and looked “different.” Why is it so difficult to accept someone who looks different simply because it is a part of their faith and beliefs? One must not forget that the founding of the U.S. is based on the freedom of religion for everyone. Even

today, hate crimes happen because people often mistake Sikhs (and Muslims) to be a threat. That is absolutely not true. One cannot generalize the rest of the society based on the deeds of one hateful and inhumane group.

Likewise, people usually confuse Sikhs to be Muslims, but they are completely distinct and separate religions. Almost all of the people that wear turbans in the U.S. are Sikhs, and the Sikh turban is different than other kinds. The identification can be made with proper knowledge. It is important to know that Sikhism exists, and it is different from Islam. However Sikhism is based on equality of all kinds including race, religion and gender. This is an attempt by the Sikh Student Association to make people aware of Sikhism and encourage them to learn about it, so that any misconceptions can be eliminated. n Jaskirat Batra is a senior.

This column was written on behalf of the Sikh Student Association.

letter to the editor

Different year, same Aramark

Dear Editor, Long time reader, first time writer. To get straight to the point, I’m fed up with Aramark here on campus. Trinity and Aramark seem to be conniving to make food less convenient for students. For example, look at the new organization of the RFoC. Aramark transformed Mabee into a primary eating facility (instead of being on level with Coates). We must first remember that the hours for Coates Commons (closing at 6pm?!) means that the students of North, South, Isabel, Susanna, Myrtle, Lightner, Prassel, and Thomas all get the short end of the stale breadstick; instead of being able to swing by Coates on their way back from classes, they must make the trek to RFoC (and remain there while eating) before getting to their dorm.

Surely, however, there must be at least some advantage in this year’s new set up? Well, there is. It’s easier for Trinity University to host gatherings like Parents’ Weekend or Trinity 360s. The RFoC is campus’ main source of food, it’s in front of the main parking lot, and it’s convenient… for everyone but students. The reason for this construction, I believe, isn’t to make on-campus life easier, but to make on-campus life LOOK easier.

I think the current administration of Trinity University has put far too much weight on the convenience of non-students and potential students.

Trinity has become a glass ornament – superficial and shallow. The Zoo Patrols (or so I call them, the guided tours), the new food service organization and all the damned construction all shows that we, the students, aren’t more important than looking pretty. n Argon Gruber is a senior.

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Trinitonian September 9, 2011

Alum revists 9/11 tragedy Guest Column

by Kate Rawley Warters

Alumna

I learned about the attacks on the World Trade Center in the middle of class. I had just finished my 8:30, and was headed to my next course. As I sat down, the professor was already talking in the front of the room. Students were setting up the television prompter to the news. People were whispering. Class hadn’t started, and I knew this wasn’t the lecture. Was it a pop quiz? I could hear bits of conversation, “We are still not sure what just happened…” and “…no one knows who is responsible…” and “I don’t know if we will have class today…” I raised my hand to ask what everyone was talking about. I had no idea. Some kind of campus emergency, I figured.

Maybe a water main burst? No. The professor explained, “Two planes have crashed in the World Trade Center in New York.” She went on, “It might be terrorists.”

Everyone’s introduction to the attacks felt different. The only thing that was the same was that it was unlike any news students had experienced before. One friend was pulled from the pool during a workout to stand dripping wet around a radio with other swimmers. Other friends were asleep during the action and woke up to the confusing onslaught

of media coverage. Afraid of the worst, my roommate’s first reaction was to phone her father’s secretary, to find out where his East Coast flight was headed that day, and to confirm if anyone had heard from him. He was fine. And no matter where we were when we heard the news, all of us spent the day frozen around communal TVs, on the internet in our dorms and absorbing the unending coverage of the attacks.

As part of the Trinitonian staff, I was called upon to document the campus reaction. Now, I know stereotypes of reporters that get giddy at breaking news, who shamelessly charge forth into the action desperate to hook a lead or capture a Pulitzer-prize winning moment. But I don’t remember any of the student journalists feeling giddy. Rather, we were mostly confused. Confused about what was really going on, about who was responsible and what might happen next in our country.

With so much ambiguity, we were confused about how to cover the events.

So we chose to cover the campus reaction. We chose to share the stories of our peers’ and professors’ responses. We opted to be an outlet for Trinity students to voice their thoughts and feelings through editorials.

As Trinitonian staffers, we chose to cover the human experience in our small circle of the world rather than chase the factual details at Ground Zero. We used our journalism skills to do what I believe good local journalism does well—to come together and

unite over a common experience.

Coverage by Trinitonian staffers served as a jumping-off point for our community to find and participate in dialogue. We did not have all the answers. We didn’t break a single story about who was responsible. But we were able to break down some isolation and draw the campus into a common space to share.

In the days, months and years after September 11, student journalists have continued to create community dialogue for the campus. Those of us on campus in 2001 were not the first to do this, nor were we the last.

But for many of us working in the newsroom that day, I think those events demonstrated the power and purpose of local journalism.

By focusing on coverage of Trinity, we harnessed our community’s identity and culture to give context to a universally unsettling tragedy.

While not much good has come out of September 11, I think that the events of that day have helped the Trinity campus continue its role as a community founded on principals of education, dialogue and respect. Ten years after the attacks, there remains open, active and vibrant dialogue among the campus community, and that remains important in the post 9-11 world, perhaps now more than ever.

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Kate Rawley Warters is a member of the class of 2004.

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It seems that coming to understand an abstract painting is a lot like coming to understand another person, or even oneself: it can be difficult.

Crimes of passion?

Abstract Musings

by Michael Schreyach

Columnist

The history of art is full of heists. A crafty theft captures the imagination. An evasive thief can even become a kind of counter-cultural hero, like Vincenzo Peruggia, the Italian handyman who nicked the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 and was on the lam for two years before being caught. Apparently, he wanted to repatriate Leonardo da Vinci’s masterwork to the painter’s native Italy. (Tidbit: Picasso was hauled in by the police for questioning about the case due to his association with another shady art thief).

Some thefts disappoint both the thieves and--obviously-the victims of their crime. The drawing recently stolen from an upscale hotel in Los Angeles may or may not be the authentic Rembrandt it was assumed to be.

(Note to self: Make sure artwork is real before stealing it.)

These events bring to my mind other sorts of actions

Meet the Press compiled by Tommie Ethington

What’s your favorite part about working for the Trinitonian?

I love seeing people looking through the Trinitonian every Friday morning. I think its amazing that so many people take an interest and read it weekly. It makes me really proud to be a part of something so important on campus.

What’s the most interesting assignment/story you’ve been given?

I like when I get to meet with businesses/business owners of the San Antonio community. I feel like being on staff has helped me step outside the Trinity bubble a little and experience more of what SA has to offer for students.

In a movie about your life, who would play you and why?

Nikki Fernandes ‘12 Advertising Director

International Business Major

I would hope Cameron Diaz would play me in a movie- she’s so bubbly, nice and tall.

The tall part is completely inaccurate about me, but how I wish it were true.

What’s your favorite part about working for the Trinitonian?

I love that you get to learn about a lot of different things on campus that you may not normally hear about. Writing for Pulse makes you somewhat of an expert on a wide variety of topics that have to do with campus life. And, of course, I love all the people on editoral staff. (shout out to Pulse reporters!)

What’s the most interesting assignment/story you’ve been given?

My sophomore year I interviewed Rooney, the Welcome Back Concert band that year. I felt like a big-time journalist interviewing famous people.

In a movie about your life, who would play you and why?

Keri Russel because random old ladies at Walmart always tell me I look like her. Or maybe Natalie Portman because I think she’s so smart and classy.

directed at artworks, particularly abstract ones. A few years ago, a woman planted a lipstick kiss (in homage, she claimed) on a painting by Cy Twombly. (If you haven’t been to Houston to see the Menil’s gallery of his works, go ASAP.) The woman was charged with vandalism, but only required to pay Twombly the symbolic sum of one euro in damages.

There are more extreme cases.

A man slashed a large abstract painting by Barnett Newman in Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum in 1986. (Check out his paintings on the Coates Library database, ARTstor.) The man returned in 1997 and knifed a second Newman painting. Why? Maybe he found the paintings threatening in some way, and his attacks were--in his mind--selfdefense.

Newman often told a story to illustrate the intense effects his paintings could have on viewers. A painter friend of his got terribly agitated in front of Newman’s work. The man was so upset that he had tears in his eyes. Newman said: “What’s the trouble?” The friend responded: “You made me aware of myself.”

Self-awareness, apparently, can be terrifying.

As an assistant professor of art history who teaches abstraction, I’m often asked: “But what does it mean?” I doubt I’ve ever given a satisfactory answer. I’ve never found it very useful to approach abstract artworks like I’m decoding a message. But I do think that abstract paintings can have a profound effect on those who view them.

In Newman’s story, it seems that coming to understand an abstract painting is a lot like coming to understand another person, or even oneself: it can be difficult. But what the process seems to involve is open acknowledgement, not cynical avoidance. Perhaps a painting

by Newman asks viewers to acknowledge that to understand it (to understand its otherness), they must simultaneously come to know themselves in relation to it.

Newman’s “message,” if we decide to call it that, is that we don’t have to assume a skeptical position when it comes to the unknown, whether it’s the meaning of abstraction, ourselves or another person.

If you don’t like that message, please--please!--don’t attack the art. But even if you do like it, don’t steal the painting. n

Erica Jones ‘12 Pulse Editor

Business & Communication Major

Michael Schreyach is an assistant professor of art and art history.

Opinion

Talks discuss 9/11 anniversary

by Robert Huesca

Professor

In anticipation of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Trinity’s International Programs faculty has put together a slew of events providing unconventional angles on this tragic watershed date in history.

Anticipating supersaturation media rituals memorializing the victims and commemorating the heroes of 9/11, the faculty at Trinity opted not to duplicate such programming, but to augment it by examining this tragic date from unexpected perspectives.

Campus programming throughout the fall semester intends to examine transformed aspects of the post-9/11 world that are less obvious, rarely considered, or worse yet, contrary to expectations.

One might think, for example, that U.S. society would have a greater understanding of Muslims and Islam as a result of the increased attention that has been given to Middle Eastern politics and culture over the past decade. But recent data from the Pew Research Center paints a sobering portrait of ignorance and bigotry: • 55 percent of Americans say they know little or nothing at all about Muslims, a figure only slightly improved over the past decade.

• Half of survey respondents do not know that Ramadan is the Islamic holy month.

• Unfavorable views of Islam have increased in the past five years, with negative appraisals especially pronounced among people who are elderly, poorly educated, or members of the Republican party.

These survey indicators are particularly troubling for the impacts they have on the everyday lives of Muslims in America, such as: • A majority of respondents

n Robert Huesca

is a professor of communication and the director of International Programs

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Aramark Gems Beyond the Menu Cookie Monster Sandwich This week, it’s another spin on a classic delight that allows you to channel that inner cookie monster we all know you have. This dessert is messy and needs to be eaten almost immediately, but isn’t that the best way to have your fix? I think so.

The ideal situation would involve cookies fresh out of the oven, but those are sometimes difficult to obtain, considering the cookie vultures that often surround the bakery. If you are lucky enough to snag two of the tasty treats, head on over to the soft serve ice cream machine and pick your poison. Vanilla is classic, but the mix of the two flavors is promising too. Grab a spoon and eat it on your way back to the table. I’m serious, this thing goes quick, partly because it’s so delicious and partly because of the frozen-heat combo. Yum! text by Tommie Ethington

photo by Abhishek Chhetri

Autonomy poses new questions, P&P series hopes to address Guest Column

by Cay Crow

Lecturer

Last year I visited campus four times to talk with students about relationships and sexuality— human sexuality in general and their sexuality in particular. What a privilege to play a small part in nurturing the development of more than 100 students. Indeed, one of the most fascinating aspects of my job as a therapist and educator is watching people evolve. In a relatively short time, and when they are ready, people literally grow into themselves.

As the academic year begins,

by Kim and Chiara Ferrari

I think back to the time when my mother dropped me off at college.

I was 17 and eager to get away

I was in the throes of a process called differentiation, a tenuous and life-long process of figuring out who I am apart from my family of origin.

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said that it has become more difficult to be Muslim in the United States since 9/11.

• More than one in five Muslims report having been the target of verbal slurs in the past year.

• More than one in four Muslims report being treated suspiciously by people, including law enforcement and airport security.

As a response to this void in the public’s perception, Ruqayya Khan, associate professor of Islamic Studies, has fashioned a Lennox Lecture Series centered on the question, “Who was Muhammad?”

Throughout the fall semester, pre-eminent scholars of Islam will be conducting small seminars and public lectures on campus, examining the Muslim prophet through historical, contemporary, visual and philosophical prisms.

This robust lineup of renowned intellectuals in the Lennox series will be rounded out by the screening of two recent feature films examining life for Muslims in the United States. Students will have the rare opportunity to meet the producer of these films to explore the perpetuation of misunderstandings as well as the erosion of stereotypes through popular culture.

Aside from programs focused on religion, other topics of interest throughout the semester will include 9/11’s enduring impacts on literature, migration and security, cultural citizenship, academic freedom and, of course, international relations.

And talk about a shift in perspective: Trinity will host a survivor of the infamous torture chambers of Villa Grimaldi from the “other 9/11”: the U.S.-backed coup orchestrated

by Augusto Pinochet in Chile on Sept. 11, 1971.

For a complete listing of events, visit Trinity University’s International Programs web page.

Trinitonian September 9, 2011

from home, yet also terrified about how it would all play out. Until that moment, someone

else usually decided what I did and how. Now it was up to me. I was making the transition from being a passive participant in my own life to being an active administrator.

No one asked me if I wanted to attend the university from which I graduated. A distant relative handed me a legacy scholarship with strict GPA requirements. I was encouraged to be independent, yet I was still tied to family expectations.

Like many college students, I was in the throes of a process called differentiation, a tenuous and life-long process of figuring out who I am apart from my family of origin. You, too, are likely engaged in a process of clarifying who you are as an individual, what you believe, and what your moral n See INTIMACY Page 10

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Opinion

GOP debate a lot like “Jersey Shore” The Feiner Things

by Ashley Feinberg

Senior

It’s a bit disheartening to think about how many of our peers take zero interest in the political process, specifically the upcoming presidential election. Sure, once the primaries are over they’ll slap a bumper sticker on their car and claim undying loyalty to a specific camp, but when forced to make the choice between watching a party’s convention or the new “Jersey Shore,” I’m guessing there’d be a lot more 20-somethings tuning in to see Jersey’s best and brightest watch themselves in the mirror.

In actuality, the campaign trail is equally hilarious, significantly more catty, and almost as tan as anyone you might find fist pumping in Jersey. Just look at the Republican debates that took place this past Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for your fix of intrigue, argument and awkwardly large hair (What secrets are you hiding in there Bachmann? Or is it just one of your 23 foster children?) Since winners and losers in debates are notoriously subjective and difficult to tally, allow me to try my hand at clarifying.

Staying on the subject of “Jersey Shore,” let us begin with the “Preposterous and Questionable Tans” category, where, in the winner’s circle, we find Jon Huntsman. Whether the former ambassador to China was attempting to send subliminal messages about the benefits of global warming (henceforth

known as witchcraft) or just really wanted to appeal to a broader ethnic market, he was hindered by the fact that his blinding tan and matching gold tie obscured any points he may or may not have made. That’s minus five points.

Rick Perry, however, made sure we know he cares about the future of America. He informed us that he hates both cancer and the Ponzi scheme that is social security, going on to claim that Americans are investing in the retirement system (that millions depend on) with no promise of future payout.

Well, I hate to break it to you Governor, but the Congressional Budget Office shows that the social security program will maintain solvency until at least the year 2038. The GOP candidates’ total combined children of 287 should be able to sleep in their eight-tiered bunk beds peacefully.

When things started to get tame in the debate, I found myself missing everyone’s favorite Alaskan rabble-rouser. If we can’t count on Palin to bring a little humor into our lives, I suppose terror is the next best thing. Enter Michele Bachmann, the woman who called Planned Parenthood “the LensCrafters of big abortion,” likened global warming to “voodoo” and claimed that Glenn Beck, if given the numbers, would be able to solve the debt crisis (America is waiting, Glenn). But alas, the candidates and moderators refused to give Bachmann any real airtime.

Her retaliation? Wearing the Hope diamond of American flag pins and refusing to blink. Ever. Eight points to Bachmann for having the evolutionary advantage of superior eye hydration, but minus 10 points for having an advantage based on mythology and hearsay.

My favorite part of the evening, however, may have been the side-boxes graciously provided

by MSNBC. These little nuggets offered a wealth of knowledge about the candidates in hopes of illuminating the audience’s understanding of their more remarkable qualities, like the fact that Ron Paul has delivered over 4,000 babies and Herman Cain once worked at a Burger King. Thanks to you, MSNBC, uninformed voters are a thing of the past, as is my lifelong quest for a presidential team who can handle newborns, placenta and delicious burgers with equal dexterity.

Twenty points to a Paul/Cain ticket for its mass-market appeal.

Now, the winner, you ask? Well, it’s a toss-up. Texas residents have been noted as claiming, “Perry’s going down in the books as the obvious victor. Also, what are books?” In a poll of 100 random Americans, 96 voted Michele Bachmann as the unparalleled champion; coincidentally, they all happened to be her children.

Still, Democrats hold fast to their belief that “Everyone walked away a winner from the Reagan debate. Oh, did we say everyone?

We meant everyone whose names start with ‘B’ and end with ‘arack Obama.’”

In my humble and accurate opinion, it’s us, the viewers, who really won Wednesday night. Now let’s all thank God, Yahweh, Allah, Buddha, the empty nothingness of existence and Oprah that we have many more political primary hijinks to look forward to. Stay tuned.

your life, and lots of questions can emerge. For example, who am I really attracted to? What if it’s not who I’m “supposed” to be attracted to? What if my family does not approve of the person I love? When and how do I express my sexuality in ways that are free of regret?

How can I trust others without taking unnecessary risks? How do I ask for what I need? Are my desires normal?

Such questions are a normal part of the differentiation process for many people. How about for you? What questions run around in your mind as you become more fully who you are?

I’ll be back on campus this fall to talk with students once again about relationships and sexuality in gatherings called Pizza & Pleasure. But even if we never meet during one of my visits, let me encourage you to engage your differentiation process as you more fully become the person you are. Doing so may be anxiety-provoking at times, but becoming more authentically you is worth it.

n Ashley Feinberg is a senior

English and communication major.

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code looks like. You, too, must decide what kind of life you will live, even if family doesn’t quite “get it.”

Abig part of this differentiation process is nurturing intimate connections with others who see you as you really are and love you for who you really are. As you strive for intimacy with others, you’ll stretch your identity further, clarifying who you are and where you belong.

People become mirrors in which you see yourself reflected. This is the power and the frustration of relationships.

Add romantic and erotic desire into the interpersonal matrix of

n Cay Crow is a sex therapist

working in San Antonio.

Have something to say about the new Mabee?

We’re going to sit down with the big wigs next week and we want to hear from you!

What do you want to know?

E-mail questions or suggestions to trinitonian@trinity.edu no later than Sept. 12

Sidewalk Symposium What’s the weirdest thing about your hometown?

Alex Moon Senior

Round Rock, Texas “The Police.”

Courtny Edge Sophomore Portland, Texas “Only 16,000 people, but we have over 50 parks.”

Pablo Tarquino Sophomore Cali, Columbia “People juggle along the streets for money.”

Derek Leader Senior

Terre Haute, Indiana “Sewage is backed up and the entire main street stinks.”

Elias Simon Sophomore

Red Wood, California “It was tested decades ago that we had the best climate.”

Jerel Xaver San Gabriel Senior Bataan, Philippines “Our taxi cabs are actually motorcycles with sidecars.”

Steven Lien Senior Houston, Texas

“Nance Boulevard.”

Dylana Watford Junior Brenham, Texas “We have a rumor that a kid drove a tractor to school.”

Camilah Powell Sophomore “I don’t have a hometown.”

compiled by Abhishek Chhetri

Sharing Books and “Doctor Who” New clubs on campus join like-minded students together page 13 September 9, 2011

The Day We Will Never Forget

Pulse

Salman Rushdie expected in November Check out the Fall 2011 Speaker Schedule page 14

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9/11 are remembered and revisited 10 years later.

Reporter

Sept. 11, 2011 will mark the tenth anniversary of the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Looking Back On the morning of the tragedy, thousands of miles away from Ground Zero, the Trinity community felt the shock and grief as word of the attacks spread around the world. That day, media coverage dominated the campus as students, faculty and administrators alike gathered in Coates University Center and the Tigers’ Den to collectively grieve and comfort one another.

Classes were cancelled and within four hours of the attacks a memorial was held in Margarite B. Parker Chapel. Then-vice president of student affairs Gage Paine and other administrators called an emergency meeting at 9:30 a.m. on the day of the attacks to decide on a plan of action and the role of the university during the crisis.

Weekend athletic events and practices were also cancelled, and the Association of Student Representatives distributed over 1,000 blue ribbons for students to wear in honor of the victims.

The service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega sponsored a blood drive that collected over 150 donations during the two days following 9/11. The staff of the Trinitonian worked through the night to put out a special issue filled with student reactions.

Students united in strength and bravery in an unprecedented fashion while thought turned to how the U.S. would react. Amidst the air of fear and confusion that hung over campus, most students voiced opposition to a violent reaction or blind retaliation.

The Muslim Student Association held a discussion in Laurie Auditorium to help students understand the tragedy.

The forum, co-sponsored by ASR, focused on giving students a broader sense of the complexity of 9/11 and aimed to prevent ignorant hate speech.

Sept. 11 was a tragedy unlike any our generation has seen and Trinity students pulled together to comfort each other and n See DEVASTING page 12

photo by Purushottam Shah

Students in Swing Bums join in a Conga line across the dance studio at the Tuesday night Social Dance.

Community garden blossoms behind Storch n Students’ green

thumbs promote self-sufficiency and environmentalism.

by Maddie Rau Reporter

The newly established Trinity University Community Garden Club will have its first planting day on Saturday, Sept.

10 in the flower beds behind Storch. Officially created late last semester, this is the club’s first major project.

The club was conceived by a small group of Trinity students who noticed a calling on campus for a space to grow their own plants. They saw a general interest in the student body, faculty and staff.

Junior Katie Banick, one of the students involved in the club’s formation, explained how it began.

“Mitch Hagney, who is studying abroad now, is the one who really started [the club].

We wanted students to be able to plant and grow their own food, and we wanted it to be student-run and led. The idea is that there is nobody in charge and it’s completely a group effort,” Banick said.

The Community Garden Club will choose approximately four to six plants from a list

of approved greenery provided

by Facilites Services consisting of fruits, vegetables and herbs.

The club anticipates funding from the Environmental Studies Department and the Association of Student Representatives for gardening tools, soil and seeds.

“This fall is a good time to see what interest is on campus, and so far there is a lot of interest,” Banick said. “Since this is really a group effort, we don’t want it to fall on any one person. We’re looking for people with experience to teach others about growing your own food, similar to the green and local food initiative that is happening everywhere right now.”

The current location of the garden will likely be transferred in the spring to the original site where it was planned. Initially arranged for the area behind Herndon between Calvert and Coates, the space had to be relocated by Facilities Services due to extensive construction in the area.

Avid gardner, junior Katie Duffy joined the garden project last semester. Since then, the project has undergone some major changes due to the conditions on campus.

“We are going to focus on efficiency within the smaller space and then expand to the jogging path in the future,” Duffy said. “Because fruits grow

on trees, they are not as efficient to plant the first year in, so this semester we’re doing vegetables and herbs. Later on we hope to produce more flowers, produce and agriculture.”

Duffy explained that the club will have a system for members to tend to the garden, and a minimum requirement of hours worked per person.

In addition to planning major planting days, club members will also organize a watering schedule to make sure the plants are well-nourished.

According to Duffy, the group has plans to expand beyond a simple garden.

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In the future we have an idea of beautifying the space and creating a place for Trinity students to go to enjoy nature

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concentrating on agriculture, in the future we have an idea of beautifying the space and creating a place for Trinity students to go to enjoy nature.

I think this is a significant opportunity for students to recognize their obligations for the environment,” Duffy said.

At the end of the semester, the club plans to get together to cook the food the garden produced.

Senior Jane Wilberding, who also helped create the club, said if the garden provides enough harvesting over time, the club will donate food to the San Antonio Food Bank.

Wilberding hopes the garden teaches students how much work goes into the food they eat.

“We want to bring hype about local and organic foods and teach people what goes into producing that,” Wilberding said.“There is a difference between saying something is organic and actually doing it, and it is more rewarding when you put all the work into it yourself.

I am most excited about seeing how the Trinity community can come and enjoy the fruits of our labor together.”

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David Tuttle, dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs, was on campus that day. Tuttle believes the best way to honor the victims is through reflection.

“On a personal level, I think it is important for people to remember the events of 9/11: how the world changed, those who were lost, those who survived or lost loved ones,” Tuttle said. “I think they all deserve special prayer and reflection. It was a national horror and tragedy. We all were attacked, but we didn’t all survive.”

Remembering 9/11 While the city of San Antonio will be holding a multitude of events to commemorate 9/11, there will also be a worship event at Trinity.

University chaplain Stephen Nickle will be leading “Recollection and Resolve: Prayers and Possibilities Inspired by 9/11” at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday at Parker Chapel.

Students will meet outside, then proceed to the 9/11 Memorial Garden at the southeast corner to

engage in discussion and prayer.

Programmed mainly by the International Programs Office and the Lennox Seminar Series, events regarding the tenth anniversary of 9/11 will take a unique look at commemorating the decade-old tragedy.

“We know that the tenth anniversary of a big event like 9/11 will generate a significant amount of commemorations and memorials. So knowing that our culture was going to be saturated with 9/11 coverage we decided to contribute to the reflections but through a very different prism,” said Rob Huesca, director of International Programs.

The International Programs Office, which chose its annual theme to be “Ten Years After: Enduring Impacts of 9/11,” as well as the Lennox Seminar Series, has chosen to discuss and cover topics relating to Muhammad and early and modern-day Islam. The series aims to foster discussion and educate students.

“We’re trying to look at the enduring impacts of 9/11 by focusing on areas that people wouldn’t ordinarily consider

9/11 Commemorative Events Sept. 8 - Fred Donner, professor of Near Eastern History, University of Chicago, “New Views of Muhammad and Early Islam,” at 7 p.m. in the Coates University Center Fiesta Room.

Oct. 6 - Jonathan Brockopp, associate professor of history and religious studies, Pennsylvania State University, “Muhammad the Warrior; Muhammad the Peace-Maker; Views of Islam’s Prophet Ten Years after 9/11,” at 7 p.m. in the Coates University Center Fiesta Room.

Nov. 3 - Jamal Elias, professor of religious studies, University of Pennsylvania, “Islam and the Strength of Visual Images,” at 7 p.m., in Coates University Center Fiesta Room.

Dec. 6 - Amila Buturovic, associate professor, York University, Toronto, “Of Prophetic Ascents and Descents: Muhammad’s Journeys through European Cultural Space,” at7 p.m. in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall. graphic by Katie Browne

having been affected by those events. We’re actually trying to look at some areas where the impacts of 9/11 are counterintuitive,” Huesca said.

“For example, one outcome of 9/11 that one might expect is that our society has a better understanding of Muslims, but there is some polling data that suggest that we now have greater misunderstanding of Islam and Muslims.”

The goal of this series is to come to a broader understanding of 9/11 and the events surrounding it through discourse and asking difficult questions.

“Everyone alive during 9/11 has been deeply affected by those events,” Tuttle said. “Our students were eight to 10 years old and their world was rocked by what happened. Now, 10 years out, they can remember what they felt emotionally, but also have the cognitive ability to process things intellectually now. What better place to do that than a college campus? There are experts at every turn to facilitate this. Looking forward, every generation has its defining moments. There will be others. How does this generation learn from history and improve the world? These are important questions.”

One particularly interesting event called “The Other 9/11” looks at the story of a torture survivor of the aftermath of a

South American coup spurred by the United States government on Sept. 11, 1971.

“It may create an uncomfortable sense of continuity,” Huesca said. “These dates are linked in a completely unintended fashion: two illegal terroristic attempts to destabilize democracies. But, in the 1971 case, a perpetrator was the CIA and the U.S. State Department.”

Professor of Islamic Studies Ruqayya Khan is teaching a course called The Islamic Tradition, which is tied to this fall’s Lennox Seminar Series.

“I started thinking about this a couple years ago as the approach of the tenth anniversary came.

Already in 2008 and 2009 we saw how religion and politics were linked on our national scene in questions relating to immigration and security,” Khan said. “I thought that it would be really nice to have a campus event that allowed us to do some stock-taking of 9/11 and its aftermath. I figured that this is a time and opportunity to ask difficult questions.”

The focus of the course and Lennox Seminar Series is to inform those who are not familiar with Islam to deepen their understanding of Islamic culture while providing an opportunity for those who do have an understanding of Islam to participate in conversation.

“The point is certainly not

to celebrate anything. It’s to do a critical stock-taking, to ask questions, and to allow for an opportunity for students to become more informed and have access to experts on Islam,” Khan said.

Nickle is looking forward to this semester’s events as a way of growing and understanding this nation’s past tragedy in a more multifaceted fashion.

“Any time that people can learn in a more nuanced way about how they think about brothers and sisters in our world, that’s a good thing,” Nickle said.

Trinity’s commemoration of 9/11 will not be like many others.

In fact, it is not a commemoration at all, Huesca said, but a tool to educate students and provide a chance for them to look at the events of 9/11 from a different perspective.

“There’s a tendency for these commemorations to be somewhat two-dimensional, so we’re trying to make sure that this series of events provides more depth, more breadth and more perspective,” Huesca said. “I hope that people who attend these events will look at the impacts of 9/11 differently than people in the culture at large do and I hope that they will reflect on the events in a way that’s more complex, nuanced and even problematic or disturbing for their own sense of self as citizens of the United States.”

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by Lauren Wilks

Reporter

At the start of each year, Trinity students always seem to realize that there is an unaddressed need on campus that could be filled, if only there was a specific unidentified club that students could participate in.

This year, there are several such inventions, spanning across many different interests, such as books, television shows and academics. Each new club provides a different way to engage students’ leisure time while interacting with people who share their most unique interests.

There are clubs that have just transitioned from unofficial student groups into official student organizations, including the Prowlers Dance Team and the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Completely new groups to campus are diverse in focus, and include the Doctor Who Society; The Office Fan Club; a chapter of the honor society Delta Epsilon Iota; the TU Community Garden; the Gratuitous FoamBased Society; and the Carpe Librum Book Club. Each of these organizations started because a student had one passion for something.

“I have watched “Doctor Who” since the series restarted in 2005,” said senior Garry Winkler, founder of the Doctor Who Society. “For many years I didn’t know anyone else who watched “Who”…But more and more I noticed people were talking about Doctor Who, and

it brought joy to the cockles of my heart. I now had people to share my love with.”

After discovering others who loved Doctor Who, Winkler decided, along with other student leaders, that there was a need for a place where the fans could gather and discuss their particular interests.

Another student, senior Emily Endres, also found the need to establish a student organization to discuss a beloved interest: reading. Endres consulted with Jeffrey Rufo, assistant professor of English, toward the end of last year, after completing her English minor.

“I decided to start the club because I was an English major at one point but switched to Business because it made more sense for what I wanted to do, but I still loved reading for pleasure,” Endres said. “I was sad because I had finished my English minor, so I talked to Jeffrey Rufo, who I’d peertutored for, and he was on board, so I went for it.”

Endres and Rufo hope that the club, playfully named Carpe Librum, will be a way for students who simply like to read to get together and discuss books in a relaxed, nonclassroom setting. Some may be concerned that extra reading might not fit in their schedules, but the club promises to be a minimal pressure organization dedicated to reading for fun.

Rufo also expressed a hope that it would be a unifying agent on campus.

“The club will help bring students and members of the group together as well,” Rufo said.

Both Rufo and Endres said that there are definitely people with a love of reading oncampus who are not motivated

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Event Calendar Jazz Sunday Sunday, 4 - 7 p.m.

Witte Museum

Enjoy the weather and smooth jazz at the Witte Museum located on Broadway. This week features, the band, Westside Horns. Food and drink for sale.

Networking Etiquette Workshop Monday, 6 - 7 p.m.

Lightner Tea Room

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to read a novel, especially given the workload the average Trinity student has, and this could provide such individuals with that motivation.

“I know that a book club can seem like an intimidating idea for students who have so much assigned reading—but those students who just love to read can always find time for pleasure reading,” Endres said. “We will likely read two or three books over the whole semester, with meetings every two to three weeks, all of this being decided by members once we get together.”

Members of Carpe Librum, will also get to select the club’s readings, with the exception of the first book, “The Bad Girl”

by Mario Vargas Llosa- a recent Pulitzer Prize recipient.

Endres and Rufo truly hope that students, faculty and more

will partake in the offerings of Carpe Librum, perhaps even if they have not had the chance to get excited about reading in the past.

“College is where I learned to love reading, to love novels,” Rufo said. “I’d hate to think that students don’t have time to develop that interest. This club could be a sort of match making service between the Trinity community and fantastic literature, if we do things the right way.”

For more information about the Doctor Who Society, contact Garry Winkler at gwinkler@ trinity.edu and contact Emily Endres at eendres@trinity.edu for Carpe Librum.

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International Arts and Crafts Night Monday, 7 p.m.

Waxahachie Room

Join the Hindu Student Union (HSU), Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), and Korean Student Association (KSA) for arts and crafts related to their perspective homelands. Food and beverages will be provided.

Living Downstream Documentary Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Northrup Hall 040

Ever wonder about the affects of contamination on human life? “Living Downstream” discusses the link between environmental contamination and cancer.

Brief discussion will follow the film.

The Beckman/True Duo in Concert Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Ruth Taylor Recital Hall

Pianist Brad Beckman and Professor of Music Carolyn True perform “Discoveries for Two, Beckman and True!

Piano Duets and Duos.”

Concert is free and open to the public.

Faculty Art Exhibition Opens: Randy Wallace “Post Dimensional Man” Thursday, 5 p.m.

Neidorff Art Gallery

To apply for the position please complete the application available on http://web.trinity.edu/x6209.xml and email it to trinitonian@trinity.edu

Studio Manager of the Art Department, Wallace will showcase his art in the Neidorff Art Gallery until Nov. 19.

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Fall 2011 Upcoming Distinguished Lectures Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011

7:30 p.m. in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall Stieren Lecture: Dr. Robert Duke, Professor of Music Education at University of Texas at Austin How We Learn…And How We Don’t

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011

7 p.m. in Stieren Theater Stieren Enrichment Series: Thomas Richards Stieren Enrichment Series and the Department of Human Communication and Theatre present: Stieren Guest Artist, Thomas Richards from the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards.

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

7 p.m. in the Fiesta Room Lennox Lecture Series: Jonathan Brockopp, Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State University Muhammad the warrior; Muhammad the peace-maker; Views of Islam’s Prophet Ten Years after 9/11

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 7:30 p.m. in Laurie Auditorium 2011 Distinguished Lecture Series: Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense from 2006-2011

Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011

7 p.m. Fiesta Room Lennox Lecture Series: Jamal Elias, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania Islam and the Strength of Visual Images

Monday, Nov.7, 2011

7:30 p.m. in Laurie Auditorium.

DeCoursey Lecture Series Sir Salman Rushdie, winner of the Man Booker Prize, will present the Trinity University DeCoursey Lecture for the 2011-2012 academic year. graphic by Katie Browne

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Movies driving you to the theatres

by Brian Westfall ¡ Viva! Bro

Once again, another summer of heart-stopping blockbusters and humiliating bombs has come and gone in the movie theaters. We laughed at “Bridesmaids.” We cried at “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.” We puked at “Final Destination 5.” We just plain did not see “Green Lantern.”

But for all of you film fanatics out there, you need not worry. With fall rearing its cooling, timid head around the corner, we have plenty of awesome movies to look forward to in the coming months. Here are just a few that I know I cannot wait for:

“Drive” – Sept. 16 There are no tricks to this one – the title is as simple as its premise. “Drive” stars Ryan Gosling as a Hollywood stuntman by day, and an illegal getaway man by night. As per usual, things go wrong on a heist, and it’s up to Gosling to save himself and his new love interest.

Usually a movie this simple has “Nicholas Cage disaster” written all over it, but with Gosling (literally) behind the wheel, and the support of an impressive cast including Bryan Cranston and Ron Perlman, this movie promises to be some excellent hold-onto-your-seat action come next week.

Look for incredible stunts, awesome explosions, and a slew of bad decisions in this one.

Recommended if you like: “Fast & The Furious,” “The Bourne Trilogy,” and “The Italian Job.”

“50/50” – Sept. 30 You know what’s a good premise for a comedy? Cancer of course! At least that’s what Seth Rogen and director Jonathan Levine are attempting to prove with this true-tolife feature film.

“50/50” stars Rogen, who learns that his best friend, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has been diagnosed with cancer. The rest of the movie details how these two funny men deal with their very un-funny situation. Yes, there will be some morbid humor, but the goal of the film is also to be emotional and inspirational.

The key here is that the story is based on Rogen’s personal experience with his friend, Will Reiser, and how Rogen was unable to cope with the disease. Knowing that this story is close to heart should make for exceptional filmmaking.

Also, how can you resist Gordon-Levitt? That guy could do “Inception” and nab Zooey Deschanel, so cancer doesn’t have a fighting chance!

Recommended if you like: “Funny People,” “Knocked Up,” and “Bad Santa.”

“The Thing” – Oct. 14 When Halloween brings its cliché self to the party, there are bound to be a couple of throwaway slasher films in the mix. But a remake of John Carpenter’s “The Thing?” This one is going to be damn good.

In case you are one of the uninitiated, “The Thing” will be a remake of a remake (sounds bad, I know, but keep reading!) that looks to revitalize one of the greatest horror stories ever told. The film is set as a prequel to the events of the 1982 classic, and will star Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a paleontologist sent to Antarctica for the discovery of a lifetime. But what she finds is one of the most frightening entities ever created – the Thing.

What made the 1982 movie so great at the time was the revolutionary special effects that created horrible looking creatures to scare the pants off of audiences. Can you imagine what they can do in 2011 with CGI? That is exactly my point. Mark this one on your calendar.

Recommended if you like: “The Thing” (1982), “Insidious,” and “Alien.”

“A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas”–Nov. 4 I am fully aware that this is a Christmas movie coming out in November, but who cares! It’s Harold and Kumar, people!

This time the slacker, interracial duo must set out to find the perfect Christmas tree, and along the way they’ll be paired up with the likes of Danny Trejo, Patton Oswalt and NPH himself – Neil Patrick Harris. Did I mention it will also be in self-referencing 3D? Don’t go to this one for the ridiculous plot. Just go for the undeniable laughs.

Recommended if you like: “Harold & Kumar,” “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” and “Beerfest.”

photos from Flickr, graphic by Kaitlin Browne

Albums to look forward to in September

Sept. 20 – “Thug Motivation 103” by Young Jeezy.

Sept. 13 – “Own This purported release date may not happen. It the Night” by Lady has been pushed back several times for over a year Antebellum. now, but it’s supposed to “definitely” be ready now.

This country music trio “Thug Motivation 103” is the continuation of a series from Nashville has won (following “Thug Motivation 101” and “102”) by the dozens of awards in the last Atlanta-based rapper who is a founding member of the two years, including six of group United Streets Dopeboyz of America, and who ten Grammy nominations. may or may not drop the “Young” from his name soon.

by Isaiah David Putman Each of their two previous A few singles that will probably make the album are albums have gone multi- out already, including “Lose My Mind” (feat. Plies) platinum and I expect similar success for “Own The and “Ballin” (feat. Lil Wayne) and it seems to me like Night.” Singles “Just a Kiss” and “We Owned the a must-have for a grind party.

Night” are evidence that the group wants to live up to its reputation for making catchy, tender love songs.

Sept. 27 – “The Whole Love” by Wilco.

This band is almost legendary with the indie-rock crowd, but surprisingly it has always been contracted

to major labels (e.g. Reprise and Nonesuch). “The Whole Love” is the first Wilco album released on its own independent label, dBpm, whose only other release is the single from this album called “I Might.”

Judging by that song, it seems “The Whole Love” will be more like their previous album “Wilco” than any of their other work, but since it’s Wilco, the unexpected can be expected. If you were lucky enough to hear the full stream of the album on Wilco’s website last Saturday, good for you; if not, you won’t have to wait much longer

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What to set your TiVo to every night of the week Fall is upon us, and with it comes network television’s annual mix of promising new shows and returning favorites. Here are a few suggestions to fill your nightly viewing schedule—the most promising series, new or old, for each night of the week (not that we ever watch TV when it actually airs).

by Matt Kafoury

¡ Viva! Bro

Monday: Dixie”

“Hart

of

(8 p.m. on the CW) I’m branching out of my demographic a bit with this one, but, honestly, I’d watch Rachel Bilson (“The O.C.”) do anything for an hour. Here she plays a recent medical school graduate from New York City who opens a practice in a small town in Alabama.

Expect an old-school WB vibe (“Gilmore Girls,” “Everwood,” etc.) and charming performances from Bilson and Scott Porter (“Friday Night Lights”).

Tuesday: “New Girl”

(9 p.m. on Fox) Tuesday is shaping up to be a pretty bleak night for network TV (“Dancing with the Stars” and “Biggest Loser,” among others), but critics have set my hopes high for “New Girl,” starring Zooey Deschanel (“500 Days of Summer”). “New Girl” is a half-hour sitcom that promises to be a perfect outlet for Deschanel’s quirky sense of humor. The premise involves Deschanel’s character moving into an apartment with three guys, but I don’t think plot is going to matter much with this one.

Wednesday: Family”

“Modern Thursday: “Parks and Friday: “Chuck” (7 p.m. on NBC) Recreation”

(8 p.m. on ABC) The second season of “Modern Family” didn’t quite reach the bar set by its outstanding freshman year, but it still remains one of the funniest half-hours of television.

Let’s hope the writers are able to keep things fresh in the show’s third year. With such a great cast, my hopes are high.

I’m also interested in “Up All Night” (7 p.m. on NBC), a sitcom starring Christina Applegate and Will Arnett, but “Modern Family” remains the safest bet for Wednesday.

(7:30 p.m. on NBC) What began as a mediocre imitation of “The Office” is now the best comedy on network television. Starring Amy Poehler as a small-town government employee, “Parks and Recreation” mixes humor and heart in an engaging, original manner. Every cast member is hilarious, especially the wonderful Nick Offerman.

Watch it—you won’t be disappointed.

Usually a TV dead-zone, Friday night is now home to one of my favorite series, “Chuck,” returning for its fifth and final season. Though I always recommend starting from the beginning, “Chuck” is a show that anyone can pick up at any time. As a spy comedy, it has elements that will appeal to every demographic and, most importantly, it’s just a fun hour of television, boasting a great mix of comedy, action, and romance. Catch “Chuck” while you still can.

photos from Flickr

graphic by Kaitlin Browne

Insider’s info: music festivals

by Megan Hageney

Austin City Limits

¡ Viva! Brah

October 16-18 The legendary music festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this September in a huge way with headliners that include Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, Coldplay, Nas & Damian Marley and many more. The inexhaustible amount of talent, coupled with the festival’s emphasis on recycling, art, and local eateries will ensure a guilt-free weekend.

I know that three-day passes and Friday and Saturday tickets are sold out, but you should really try your hardest to find a way to get in. And hey, Sunday tickets are still available. Granted, it is not as good as the previous two days, but there will still be some amazing acts like Chiddy Bang, Jack Ingram, Arcade Fire and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Fun Fun Fun Fest

November 4-6 This Austin music festival gets overshadowed by ACL and SXSW, and does not get the credit that it rightly deserves. But it does an amazing job of creating such a unique experience by seamlessly hosting household names along with local musicians from a wide array of genres ranging from indie to hip hop. The acts that I am particularly looking forward to are Public Enemy, Odd Future, Childish Gambino, Ra Ra Riot, Major Lazer and Girls. Also, as a Houstonian, I am extremely pleased with the addition of B-L-A-C-K-I-E and Fat Tony to the lineup.

And when you get exhausted from grooving, FFF provides alternative forms of entertainment in the form of Donald Glover (read: funny black guy from “Community” and former writer from “30 Rock”), a veggie hot dog eating contest, an air sex competition, anarchy wrestling and so many other activities that I am really excited to witness.

Dayglow Austin October 14 “The World’s Largest Paint Party” is a relatively new concept, but it has already garnered a cult following, which is a testimony to what a great time it is. And how could it not be? You are being splattered with paint while shaking your money maker. Even though the headliners are not yet announced, you should definitely buy a ticket because they go fast.

Sophomore, Brittany Rios

See page 17 for Megan’s tips on survivng ACL.

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How to survive ACL

League

by Judson Rose ÂĄ Viva! Bro

of Legends!

I like video games. I also like money, but go to college and have none of it. I often find that my love of one comes at the expense of the other, which sucks. Games are expensive these days, and most of us have more appropriate uses for our meager, bar-tab weathered bank accounts—but don’t let being responsible stop you. Don’t.

A new pricing model, called Free to Play, has begun to catch on in high-production value games, and believe you me, this is a very good thing. FtP means you can download a game on your computer and play it for no money out of pocket, usually with the caveat of an in-game store in which you can buy things a la carte.

If your interest is piqued, you may want to check out League of Legends. LoL is a massively popular multiplayer, team-based, real-time-strategy action role playing game. As confusing as that was to type, it must be even more confusing to read—but all you need to know is that you and a team of 3 to 5 players must kill the enemy team and ultimately destroy their base. You choose from a cornucopia of characters, called champions, and prepare to wreck people you don’t know over the internet.

This is, of course, a massive oversimplification of the gameplay, and this game can certainly be complex. Furthermore, a single round of LoL can take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, but what’s really important is how good and free this game is. Every week, the game developers pick a new cast of champions to be free for that week, and the points you earn simply by playing the game—called Influence Points—can be used to purchase new champions. You can spend real money, should you wish, by buying Riot Points, a totally separate currency, with $5 netting you 650 RP and champions priced at around 975 RP a pop. That’s a little over $10 per champion, which may sound steep, but keep in mind that you never have to spend a cent on this game if you don’t want to.

Riot, the game developer, has also been excellent at releasing new content. New champions seem to come out around every two weeks, and content for other champions continues to pour from these probably dog-tired developers and artists. Beyond all this, Riot is about to release a massive new game mode this fall called Dominion, which will also presumably be free. There has seldom been a better time to get into LoL. The system requirements for PC are quite modest as well; if you have a machine built since 2004, you can probably play LoL. For $0, LoL is certainly worth checking out. If you decide to give it a try, feel free to add my user name— TheFool—to your friends list so we can enjoy paying nothing for a great game together. It looks like we’ll just have to find some other way to stimulate the economy.

by Megan Hageney

1. Find a friend or even a friend of a friend that will kindly let you crash in her place, because hotels are so expensive and therefore, overrated. Bonus points if she also welcomes 20 of your closest pals.

Also, don’t be a jerk and try to be a decent house guest.

That means shower, clean up after yourself and at least try to buy her a dinner or something.

2. Plan ahead to ensure the optimal experience 3. Print out the schedule or download an app so you can actually carry out said plan.

4. I am saying this because your mothers are not here to remind you: drink water and bring sun protection.

5. Do not be that girl (or possibly even that guy) and choose the comfy shoes over fashionable footwear.

You won’t end up hating yourself.

6. Buy a t-shirt. It will be tangible proof to your future children that you were at least kind of cool.

7. Keep an open mind. You are definitely going to witness some weird things but that is just part of the fun.

8. Don’t ever feel obligated to carry a crowd surfer, especially if your body weight is not in the triple digits.

9. Bring cash.

10. This one is pretty axiomatic, but it always seems that at least a fourth of the crowd forgets this and that is to have fun!

A Yellow Rose Bed and Breakfast

photo from Flickr

Top 3 most disturbing ice cream flavors: 1. Viagra-flavored ice cream: created by Italian entrepreneur Franco Corradi.

2. Condom ice cream: You snip the tip, and the chocolate ice cream oozes out. Who is inventing this stuff?

3. Horse Flesh ice cream: from Japan.

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Women’s soccer shuts down three teams over the weekend. pg. 22: Cross Country teams start the season with on campus relays. pg. 23: The dish on what makes college football so exciting.

This weekend 7 p.m. Friday, 9/9: Women’s soccer takes the field against the University of Texas at Dallas.

6 p.m. Saturday, 9/10: Football takes on Texas Lutheran University in their first home game of the season.

Tailgating starts at 5 p.m. in the Thomas parking lot.

12 p.m. Sunday, 9/11: Women’s soccer will finish up the weekend in a game against the University of Texas at Tyler.

Upcoming Next weekend, Sept. 16-17, the volleyball team will host the Trinity National Invitational.

On Saturday, the Tigers will play Occidental at 4:15 and St. Thomas (Minn.) at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. They will take on nationally ranked, Carthage at 11:30 a.m. and local rival, Texas Lutheran University at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

In the spotlight Madison McMahon Volleyball

McMahon, a junior outside hitter from Austin, was named to the All-Tournament team this weekend at the Trinity Fall Classic. She had 28 kills during a single match against Loyola, making her number two on the all-time Trinity record list. She was also named SCAC player of the week.

Nick Darling Football Darling, a junior linebacker from Spring, led the Tiger defense last Saturday in their season opening win over Howard Payne. Darling had an impressive 15 tackles, six of which were solo, two forced fumbles and two tackles for loss of yards.

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Men’s soccer tops NCAA rankings nThe Tigers continue

their undefeated streak, going 3-0 over the Holiday weekend

by Lydia Duncombe Reporter

The Trinity Men’s soccer team continues to dominate their competition, shutting out three teams on Thursday, Saturday, and Monday.

“It was a pretty good weekend. We had one game that was a blowout so a lot of players go to play. Then we had the dogfight messy game in the middle where we learned all our lessons which we were able to improve upon for the third game. We also had no goals scored on us the whole weekend,” said junior defender Denny Mask.

The wins this weekend pushed Trinity’s NCAA Division III ranking up to number one from number nine.

“The ranking is good and bad,” Mask said. “We don’t want to get complacent and think we are the best. We don’t want

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Senior midfielder Aaron Olson makes his way past two Greenville players in Saturday’s match-up. to feel like things have been handed to us. We’ve had lots of success so far but it doesn’t need to get to our heads. We’ve been guilty of that in the past which

hurt us overall.”

The long weekend began on Thursday with a 5-0 win over Schreiner. First to score in the first half was senior midfielder

Josh Adams.

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Brownwood, defeating Howard Payne

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on the board in the third quarter with a 13-yard pass from junior quarterback Nykolas McKissic.

In the fourth quarter, sophomore defensive back Von’Darrick Jones intercepted a pass and ran 78 yards for a touchdown.

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The football team opened their season with a 24-7 win at Howard Payne University this past Saturday.

After a slow first half, the Tigers closed the game with a strong second half to shut down HPU. Junior running back Patrick Granchelli put the Tigers on the scoreboard first with a two-yard run in the second quarter. HPU matched the score 7-7 by the end of the half.

“After the first half being out of sync, we really picked it up for the second,” Granchelli said. “We made the adjustments with our blocking schemes and found their weaknesses.”

The defense put on a great performance throughout the game, forcing three turnovers and holding HPU to 135 yards of allowed offense. Junior linebacker, Nick Darling led the defense with 15 tackles.

“Our defense did really well as a point of emphasis,” said assistant coach Andrew Baker. “Our offense did a good job moving the ball.

Howard Payne changed both their offense and defense from last year, so we really had to adjust.”

The Tigers warmed up in the second half to keep HPU silent after their first-half touchdown.

Senior wide receiver Jonathan Osei-Kuffour put Trinity back

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Our defense completely dominated game. The second half went exactly how we expected it to go.

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Von’Darrick Jones

Defensive Back

Junior kicker Garrett Biel was good on all his extra point attempts and brought the Tiger’s total to 24 with a 20-yard field goal at the end of the fourth quarter.

“Our offense was running the ball really well in the second half,” Jones said. “Our defense completely dominated the game. The second half went exactly how we expected it to go.”

As the first game of the season, this game was a crucial win for the Tigers. Overall, the team executed on both sides by the end of the game.

“We started out slow coming out of the gate,” Granchelli said. “I expected few errors from first-game jitters, but I feel like we played well – especially in the second half.”

The season opener also provides optimism for the rest of the season.

“Opening the season on the road is always tough,” Baker said. “It’s a great way to start off our season after this game. Both sides really picked up during the game.”

It also provided the team with an idea of what to improve on for the upcoming games this season.

“We need to focus on starting fast and finishing strong,” Granchelli said. “Minimizing our elementary mistakes will also make

a difference in our other games.”

The team is looking towards constant improvement in order to continue their success throughout the season..

“There is always something to improve on,” Jones said. “We just need to stay focused and be more disciplined.”

The Tigers host Texas Lutheran at 6 p.m. tomorrow night.

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Students gear up to play around the clock for good cause n Organizations team up to

plan a 24-hour soccer game for charity

by Jessie Burch Reporter

On Sept. 24 and 25, students, faculty and staff will take to the intramural field to play like they have never played before in a 24hour soccer game.

The Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-med honor society has teamed up with the SPURS sorority and the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity to host the game as a fundraiser for Partners for Health.

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We need a lot of people to maintain a game for 24 hours.

We want hundreds [of participants] if possible.

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Stephen Manning

Senior Alpha Epsilon Delta President

Funds will go to the organization’s Stand with Haiti Campaign. The project will work specifically to help rebuild the

struggling country’s infrastructure, aid in the resettlement of earthquake victims and the construction of a new hospital.

“After the earthquake two years ago, we did a table to raise money for Partners for Health… I thought it was time to do something with them again,” said Stephen Manning, senior president of AED, member of Pi Kappa Alpha and biochemistry and molecular biology major.

The game is his brainchild, although Manning stressed that the executive committee of AED, Pike and SPUR members, as well as the Trinity University Police Department , Campus and Community Involvement and others have been instrumental in the planning and execution of the stages.

“We are here to help, give information,

and then let the students get to work,” said Jamie Thompson, assistant director of CCI. “CCI is a resource and advocate for student organizations in the work that they are doing, and AED has really been a good example of connecting with our office in that way.”

Registration for the game will take place Sept. 21-23 in Coates from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The participation fee will be $7 for students, faculty and staff at the pre-registration table and $10 for walk-on players the day of the game. To pay the fee for registration, or just donate, Tiger Bucks and cash are acceptable.

“We want everyone to come out and that it be really representative of Trinity’s community,” Manning said. “We need a lot of people to maintain a game for 24

hours. We want hundreds [of participants] if possible.”

The tentative goal of the fundraiser is $1,200.00. In addition to the participant fee, funds will come from t-shirt and drawstring backpack sales.

AED is working in conjunction with the San Antonio Scorpions and the Soccer Factory to spread the word of the game. The Soccer Factory is also doing all the screenprinting on the bags for free in support of the fundraiser.

Thompson noted that there are some overhead fees associated with an event like this.

“We’re donating some of our club money to cover the cost of putting the event on,” said Britney Corbett, senior SPURS President and International Business and Chinese double major.

Some fees include providing proper hydration and sustenance as well as personnel for potential injuries.

“We want to make sure that the experience for all the participants is an enjoyable one,” Thompson said.

Food and drink will be available at the game, as well as two athletic trainers in case of injury. Additionally, members of the TUPD will be on call in case of any emergencies.

“We’re not anticipating any problems,” Manning said.

Whether attending, playing, or just donating, Manning stressed that he really wants to get all of campus involved.

Corbett and a number of other Spurs are already signed up to play.

“We think it’s going to be a lot of fun.

AED is doing a great thing, and we are so glad they reached out to us. It’s not only a good cause, but a great way to get more involved on campus as well,” Corbett said.

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Women’s soccer shuts out competition nTigers remain undefeated in

regular season after three shutouts.

by Brooke Sanchez Reporter

The women’s soccer team continues to be successful in the early season. Ranked seventh in the nation, the Tigers have stretched their winning streak to 4-0.

After falling to the NCAA defending champion Hardin-Simmons last year, the Tiger’s earned revenge Saturday evening when senior forward Abby Loar scored her second goal of the night, ending the game in double overtime.

“It’s a game that has always been a pretty big rivalry,” said head coach Lance Key. “Attitude and execution are the biggest things to come out on the right end of it. Saturday we came out and had great mental preparation and executed quite well.”

The team never gave up as they continued to relentlessly battle through the prolonged game to secure the win.

“The main thing that pushed us through that second overtime with Hardin-Simmons was our collective desire to put in the best performance we could and get the win that we had already worked 100 minutes for,” said sophomore midfielder Michelle Lanier.

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The game against Greenville showed us that we need to be mentally sharp no matter the opponent.

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Kristina Chen

Senior Midfielder

Saturday’s game provided a confidence boost for the team that spilled into Monday’s 9-0 shutout against Greenville, proving the talent of the entire squad.

“The biggest thing coming out from Saturday was that we understand that we can be that good,” Key said. “We’re talented well beyond the starting eleven and Monday we proved that. The bench lifted the quality of the match.”

The Tigers put four goals on the board by halftime and kept it consistent through the second half. Junior midfielder Samantha Atkins and first-

year forward Stephanie Segovia each recorded two goals.

“The game against Greenville showed us that we need to be mentally sharp no matter the opponent,” senior midfielder Kristina Chen said.

“Although a high-scoring game, it took some time to get ourselves refocused after the HardinSimmons game.”

In suit, the Tigers shut out Schreiner on Tuesday night 9-0, with a total of 59 shots taken.

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The main thing that pushed us through the second overtime with Hardin-Simmons was our collective desire to put in the best performance we could and get the win that we had already worked 100 minutes for.

(Above) Senior forward Abby Loar fires a goal past Hardin-Simmons on Saturday night. (Below) Loar leaps into the air, scoring her second goal of the night, sealing the victory for the Tigers in double-overtime.

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Michelle Lanier

Sophomore Midfielder

“Tuesday was a high-scoring match, but the score could have easily been in the double digits,” Chen said. “While it is difficult and unnecessary to ignore the successes we had this weekend, we know that there is still work to be done in all aspects of the game.”

This weekend successfully set the tone for the season and displayed what needs to be done to secure further wins.

“We really came together as a team and worked together as one to have such huge success in our opening weekend,” Lanier said. “We’re really close as a team and support one another and I think that comes across and helps us to get through games with wins.”

The Tigers continue to keep their goals in mind as they build from each game and acknowledge what minor adjustments need to be made.

“There is a lot of work to do in really understanding our roles,” Key said. “We need to continue to stay diligent with our individual work and preparation, psychologically and physically.

Talent doesn’t do it all. There are a lot more intangibles that have to do with psychology and attitude.”

The team will continue to focus as they prepare for regional games this weekend. The Tigers will face UT-Dallas 7 p.m. tonight and UT-Tyler on at noon on Sunday.

“These will be important regional matches for us,” Key said. “We have a good perspective on where we are at and we haven’t lost sight of our goals.”

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Cross Country off to good start n Tiger runners participate

in relay style races to season off strong.

by Lydia Duncombe Reporter

Last Thursday, the regionally ranked men and women’s cross-country teams competed in the Trinity Hokum Karem Relay held here on campus. Currently the men are number two and the women are ranked fifth in the region.

The Hokum Karem Relay was the first official event for the cross country runners this season.

“Overall it is a great way to get used to racing with other teams but still without the pressure that it is all you and all about your personal performance,” junior captain Joy Lindig said. “I think that was really good for freshman in particular to get used to that college racing atmosphere. Also it was a good indicator of what we can improve upon before the meets begin.”

The relay was held on the upper campus loop at Trinity, where each person ran two legs for their two-person team. Each leg was about a mile long.

“We performed soundly and very early in the morning. Coach Breuer and I tried to make the first meet more of a fun atmosphere which is why it was a relay race. Many colleges have been doing it, especially in the Midwest, and we tried to bring some of that down to Texas,” said assistant coach Derick Lawrence. “Each relay team did something special to make it fun for themselves like coordinating what they wore.”

Competitors for the girls consisted of women from University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas Lutheran University.

Of the Trinity women, four pairs placed in the top ten. Sophomores Maddie Murphy and Rosemary Steup took first place; firstyears Michelle Oberndorf and Jessica Pagano took seventh; sophomores Jackie Newell and Vanessa Moreno followed behind them taking eighth place and Lindig and first year Colleen Adams rounded out the top ten.

“The UTSA girls were our biggest competition,” Lawrence said. “We strategically placed the teams like sophomores and first years together. Great to see Rosemary and Maddie take the win for the team. It was great competition to have and to perform well against them.”

On the men’s side there were only competitors from UTSA. Juniors Sal Pedormo and Poncho Escobedo took first. Following them was a string of UTSA runners.

Gerardo Hernandez and first year Ian Plantz broke the streak, taking sixth place. Junior Mark Greene and first year Connor Amoruso took seventh; junior Max Robinson and first year Brandon Douglas followed in taking eighth and sophomores Carlos Anchondo and Joey Lucci came in behind them in ninth.

“After this race it feels as if we are getting more into that competitive mode. If we can compete against D-I schools like UTSA then we can definitely compete against D-III schools,” Hernandez said.

The team looks to improve before their first official meet on Saturday at TLU against UTSA, Texas State, and A&M International.

“We want to get our pack of guys closer together. We want our number five runner to be within one minute of our number one runner.

If we do that then we are looking very good for the rest of the year for the men,” Lawrence said. “Getting that first race in for the women got most of the jitters out that the freshman and others had. It will be very important to do well in the 5k we are competing in this weekend.”

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Gerardo Hernandez runs his leg of the relay.

He and his partner Ian Plantz placed sixth in the event.

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Found stayed strong through it all.

“I was just so proud of Catharine.

While we were fighting back tears, she was completely composed, and thanking everyone for their support.”

Erwin said. “[It was] just another display of her strength.”

The road hasn’t been easy for Found since last Easter when her mother was diagnosed with stagefour pancreatic cancer.

Her mother’s diagnosis caused Found to cancel her summer plans to study abroad in Denmark “I’m so glad I didn’t [go], I got to spend time with my sister and we had such a great summer,” Found said.

Just a few days before the volleyball team was due back on campus, Found had to cope with the news of her sister’s death.

“Catharine was already having to deal with too much.” Jenkins said.

“When this happened it was already more than anyone could bear.”

Erwin’s heart went out to the Found’s upon hearing the news.

“When we received the email from Coach about Caroline, I cried,” Erwin said. “I couldn’t even imagine what Catharine and her family were going through. My heart just broke for them.”

Teammates were there for Found in more ways than one.

Senior Maddy Hazelwood went to Caroline’s funeral. The rest of the team wrote her letters every day.

“We were in preseason when we found out that Catharine’s mom had passed,” Erwin said. “It was a very emotional practice that day, and we agreed at the beginning to work hard and get through it for Cath.”

The team bonded over their shared love and support for Found.

“The whole focus of our preseason was what can we do to help Catharine,” Jenkins said.

Jenkins, Hazelwood and senior Desie Baker attended her mother’s funeral.

“We went up to Iowa to be there for her and her family,” Baker said.

Four days after her mother’s passing, Found made her return to Trinity.

“I had no worries that I wasn’t going to have any support here,” Found said. “I have to move on with my life and keep doing what I’ve been doing.”

Her mother also influenced her decision.

“My mom always wanted me to come back, no matter how sick she was,” Found said. “Whenever I would go visit her in the hospital she would be like, ‘Did you book your ticket back yet?’ I couldn’t go against my mom’s wishes.”

Found’s teammates tried to help make her return to Trinity as smooth as possible. They informed her professors and put up a banner in the gym the day she came back.

Last Thursday, on her mother’s birthday, Found played in her first game since the passing of her sister and mother. The Tigers defeated Schreiner University on the road.

The night of the Team Found event, the Tigers pulled off a victory against nationally ranked WisconsinPlatteville, going on to win the Trinity Fall Classic Tournament.

Found started in every game.

Found is looking forward to playing with her teammates in her final season as a Trinity Tiger. “She just wants to get out there and compete,” Erwin said.

Found appreciates the support from the Trinity community.

“I just want to thank everyone for coming out and supporting me and my family,” Found said. “My dad was like a kid in a candy store. It made me really happy to see that.”

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LOCAL Hayley Emerick, former Trinity University national diving champion, was selected as a top-30 honoree for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Emerick graduated from Trinity University last May with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors senior-student athletes who have excelled throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service, and leadership.

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The Southeastern Conference unanimously voted on Sept. 6 to receive Texas A&M as its thirteenth member. The only concern with A&M’s conference move is the possibility of litigation from Big 12 schools to the SEC. At least one Big 12 school has withdrawn its previous consent and is considering legal action, A&M insiders believe that school to be Baylor.

A&M hopes to leave the Big 12 for another conference in time for 2012 football season.

Jeff Gordon topped teammate Jimmie Johnson to win the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, leading 143 of the 325 laps for his third victory of the season. It was Gordon’s 85th overall victory of his Sprint Cup Series career, placing him behind only Richard Petty with 200 victories and David Pearson with 105 victories. Gordon is now in fifth place in the Chase standings.

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Rivalries, rankings and redshirt freshmen Get in The Game

by Megan Julian Sports Editor

College football is back. Need I say more? The competition and talent provided by NCAA Division I football alone is enough to keep me entertained all the way through bowl season. But there are three elements of college football that make it exciting and time-worthy.

There is nothing better than a good ol’ sports rivalry. In college football, there are the classics that fans look forward to every year. There’s the civil war between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, the annual Thanksgiving fight between A&M and UT, Auburn and Georgia’s reoccurring rivalry and the traditional Army vs. Navy battle.

Opening week didn’t offer any rivalry quite as intense as these epic games. However, some games had a little edge to them. The TCU vs. Baylor game was intense and brought back a rivalry that is decades old.

Whether it’s a big conference rivalry or more of a historical thing, I love watching games that matter; games with significance. Football is so much better when the players put it all on the line, whether it’s for a conference title or bragging rights.

Speaking of bragging rights, I have to touch on the Associated Press rankings. There are several opinions out there, but I personally like them.

I don’t see rankings as the end all be all. Oklahoma is almost always number one, so what? It will make it that much better when a relatively unnoticed team, ranked above 25, beats them, and knocks them right off their high horse.

That’s the beauty of the rankings system. I love nothing more than to see an underdog shine. 90% of the time (unless I happen to favor a particular team) I will be cheering for the lower-ranked team. When it comes to college football, I am a hardcore supporter of the underdog.

However, this weekend during the Oregon vs. LSU game, I found myself conflicted. Preseason polls had them respectively ranked three and four. Yet, neither one of them was really the underdog, and I didn’t have a personal tie to either team. So for once I did something I rarely do: I watched a game without first choosing a side.

I’d like to say that this was a good decision ,but I can’t. It was awful. I would much rather cheer for the underdog and support them, win or lose, than be a passive viewer. My time would have been better spent praying for a miracle during the UT vs. Rice game.

Then there are the redshirt freshmen. This is one area of college football that is often overlooked.

Perhaps my love for redshirt freshman comes from the same part of me that roots for the underdog.

They spent a year working their butts off in practice, sweating it out in the weight room and watching from the sidelines knowing they wouldn’t see any game action until next season.

Some of the greatest players to play at the collegiate level were redshirted. I think it gives the players some motivation and character. Not everyone signs and steps on the field in the first game. It’s even better when a success story arises.

I’m sure this season will be no exception, and plenty of players who cheered from the sidelines last season will be making their big debut on the field this year.

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the season holds.

The rankings have already changed dramatically, there are several big rival games to come and hopefully some patient players will have the opportunity to get in there and make a name for themselves.

With love, The Found Family

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Men’s soccer rises to the top n continued from Page 19

Senior midfielder C.H. Farmer scored two goals in the second half with assistance from senior Cameron Hogsett.

The final goal was made by Hogsett, bringing the score to 5-0.

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We are the only team right now that doesn’t have a blemish, but we can still improve.

Overall, productivity is the biggest thing to work.

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Kelly Altman

Assistant Soccer Coach

“The game went well. I feel like everyone was doing their jobs in terms of what we practiced. Our entire system was very fluid,” senior midfielder Aaron Olson said.

Saturday turned out to be the toughest game for the Tigers. They were only able to score once against Greenville but pulled off the victory, 1-0.

Junior goalkeeper Tim Nelin played the entire game and accounted for two saves.

Senior midfielder Zach Garcia saved the day with the game’s only goal in the first half.

“This was a harder game than the others,” Olson said. “I think a lot of people felt like we lost track of our goals. Player movement wasn’t as dynamic.

We tried just as hard but we just couldn’t achieve the same result and it was frustrating for the whole team.”

Monday ended the long weekend with a 3-0 win over the University of Texas at Tyler. Hines scored the first goal assisted by sophomore midfielder Darren McAfee and junior midfielder Nima Naderi. Hines scored again in the second half with an assist from junior midfielder Kyle Porter. Naderi scored the final goal off of a penalty kick.

“It was a surprising game because that was our best performance we’ve had all year against the biggest opponent of the year,” assistant coach Kelly Altman said. “UT at Tyler and Trinity are number one and two in the region. Last year we beat them twice with a close win in the playoffs.

They should have been our toughest competition, but we also had our best performance, which turned out to be our best result.”

Even with the successful weekend under their belt, the Tigers look to improve before their upcoming away games today against Hardin-Simmons and Saturday against the University of Texas at Dallas.

“We are the only team right now that doesn’t have a blemish but we can still improve. Overall productivity is the biggest thing to work on,” Altman said. Whoever has the ball the most can do more things with it like scoring goals.

For all the possession and shots we had I don’t think we were that productive. We are pretty sound defensively to keep our shut-out record. This weekend is a test. Even though it’s not conference games, these two teams are some of our regional opponents. A slip up could have pretty bad ramifications later on in the season but it’s cool to know every game we play matters.”

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Junior Meredith Erwin takes position to set up a pass in the game against Wisconsin-Platteville last Friday. The Tigers pulled out a victory, beating the nationally ranked team, 3-1.

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