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After four years of developing and researching information regarding sexual orientation questioning, sharing the information with his students, receiving a bundle of critiques and adjusting things accordingly for an additional year, associate director of Counseling Services Richard Reams officially released his website.

“I’ve been teaching a course for nearly 10 years on sexual orientation and identity development,” Reams said. “I noticed in all the ‘coming out’ literature, there’s not much available for people who want to figure out what their sexual orientation is. So I decided to build a website to help those people. “

Reams’ website, “Am I Gay? A Guide for People Who Question Their Sexual Orientation,” is split into six categories: sexual orientation, sexual identity, seven myths, the evidence, four obstacles and next steps.

“It is designed with multiple changes of topics to help people clarify their thinking, reflect on their life and on the evidence of their life,” Reams said. “I provide information on what sexual orientation is and on what sexual identity is because sometimes people get confused since they have misinformation.”

Reams explained that his main intent for the website is to appeal to those who wish to learn more about sexual orientation.

“I basically say to look at your life, look at the evidence, your thoughts. Who do you think is cute? Who captures your attention? Who do you have fantasies about? What stirs your emotions?” Reams said. “Take a real good look at your thoughts, feelings and behavior. That’s your evidence.”

Reams’ website has become a popular, with over 2,200 views to date.

going into offices. After she found the opportunity, she took the items and charged and did other things to them,” Chapa said.

The staff members at the Bell Center have been noticing more reports of stolen or lost items.

“People always come up to the desk and ask, ‘did anyone turn this in?’ and they didn’t lose it. One guy was like, ‘I literally put my watch down went to go use the restroom and came out from the stall, and it was gone’. This year, people have come up to me about four times,” said Anecia Richardson, a sophomore and Bell Center worker.

According to Richardson, students have been reporting the thefts to TUPD. The thefts have been happening in open areas of the Bell Center.

“I think it’s different people because it has been happening to girls’ locker rooms, boys’ locker rooms, and people’s stuff has been stolen out of the gym.

One of my teammates’ phone got stolen after practice at seven a.m.,” Richardson said.

photo by Anh-Viet Dinh This walkway leads to a side Bell Center entrance. All entrances to the Bell Center are open to the public. Card access is required for the second floor and for the cardio and weight equipment rooms.

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Sophomores Logan Langford, Matthew Saxon, Kevin Wang and other members of Association for Computing Machinery play dodgeball on Oct. 3 to combat stress.

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“At least a dozen universities have already linked to the website as a resource for their students,” Reams said. “I have sent emails to about 400 organizations that work with sexual-questioning students or young adults so they know that this new resource is available.”

There is also a section regarding more controversial issues relating to realizing one’s true sexual orientation, such as religious conflicts and concerns about parents.

“I can see this website being very effective and helpful for people that are seeking this information because, not only does it present each segment in great detail, it provides links for more explanation to further understanding, and covers the bases for so many of the types of questions that would be raised by someone in need of these resources,” said Sydney Wright, sophomore and president of sexual diversity alliance.

“This site is very accessible for a diverse audience to read and comprehend.”

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Personal items go missing as petty theft continues Bell Center staff notices rising trend in reported number of missing items

by Sonam James NEWS REPORTER Over the past five weeks, there has been a string of thefts at the William H. Bell Athletic Center. A crime alert was sent out on Sept. 3rd about the first major theft of the semester.

Several personal and university credit cards were stolen from the administrative area in the Bell Center.

“We did track down information as to what she did with the credit cards. She did make purchases on them.

We still have not been able to catch her. We have sent out information to outside agencies to let them know,” said Patrick Trevino, TUPD officer.

The suspect is an AfricanAmerican female in her midtwenties. Pictures of the suspect were sent out to the

Trinity community. The case is still under investigation.

In addition to the stolen credit cards, three other separate thefts have been reported. The stolen items include a wallet stolen from a locker, an iPhone taken from the gym and a soccer bag stolen from a bus parked outside of the Bell Center.

“They seem to be random thefts. These are unfortunately crimes of opportunity. Whether it’s someone affiliated with the institution or not, they’re more of the opportunity of seeing your phone available and someone walking by and picking it up,” said Paul Chapa, chief of police.

The Bell Center is accessible to the public, which creates difficulty in determining whether or not the thief is a student.

According to Chapa, the three other thefts differ from the credit card thefts because the suspect in those cases must have actively sought and surveillanced the area before the theft. The other thefts do not involve breaking into any area.

“This young woman was casing and surveilling the area, seeing what was available and

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In opposition to the recent government shutdown, furloughed federal workers in San Antonio protested near the local office of Texas senator Ted Cruz.

Thursday afternoon. The unionled demonstration announced that Cruz’s role in obstructing Congress from passing a budgetary measure for the new fiscal year was their main motivation for assembling.

33 undocumented people were detained on Tuesday after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The group consisted of undocumented youths who lived in the U.S. as children.

Protestors cited the record number of deportations that have happened under President Obama’s administration as their reason for marching. On Monday, the youths walked across a bridge connecting the U.S. and Mexico while chanting “undocumented and unafraid.” The protesters are currently being held at Laredo the crossing.

On Monday, 20 inspectors from the Netherlands-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons started making their way to Syria to begin scrapping the nation’s chemical weapons program. The team has a nine-month deadline-the shortest the organization has ever had-to destroy an estimated 1000-ton arsenal that took years to build up. It is the first time the organization has had to dismantle a chemical arsenal while the nation in question is at war.

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Trinity’s Michelle Bushey presents research for Alamo preservation Bushey applies chemistry to San Antonio historical monument, helps aid conservation

by Aynav Leibowitz NEWS REPORTER Chemistry professor Michelle Bushey presented her research regarding the Alamo preservation project on Saturday, Sept. 27, in hopes of assisting in formulating the meaning behind specific color pigmentation, linking colors with chemicals and ultimately determining whether the work should be preserved or removed.

“We have this multispectrum camera,” Bushey said.

“This takes UV, IR and visible images.

The portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer, funded by the National Science Foundation, will give us an analysis of a surface in terms of what elements are present.”

First, Bushey and recent Trinity graduate Madeline Corona tried to identify elements present in the

frescoes in order to conclude in which era the color pigmentation was applied to the Alamo.

“For instance, if you find mercury on red, it’s vermilion, Bushey said. “If you find lead in a white area, it’s a lead white. Iron is present in a number of different pigments, and the types of things you find in frescoes are typically iron ochre. So, if I look at orange or yellow or even just the background of the wall, I see iron.”

The importance of finding out what chemicals were used in each color relates to the availability of that chemical during a specific time period.

“We were working up in the asp area of the Alamo and we found a small patch of white that contains zinc,” Bushey said. “This is a zinc white, so this is one of the layers that the U.S. Army put on when they moved in. They didn’t want it to look like a church, so they whitewashed the wall to cover it up. That zinc white wasn’t available in the Spanish colonial era, so we know at the very least it was from the Army era on.

We couldn’t definitively say it was from the Army era, but it was definitely from the era onwards.”

photo by Jennie Ran Michelle Bushey, professor of chemistry, examines results with senior Adrian Wackett. Bushey currently teaches The Chemistry of Art and Analytical Chemistry.

Bushey explained that they also discovered areas which are clearly more modern and therefore can be removed.

“There was another area that Pam Rocer found, the confessional area, where she found spots of green with a white layer on top,” Bushey said.

“We found in that white lots of zinc and lots of titanium. Titanium white wasn’t available until 1920 onward, so we know that that is a very modern pigment, so they would want to remove it.”

Sophomore involved in local union

Dima Alhourani immerses herself in Unite Here, a San Antonio worker union

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NEWS REPORTER People all over San Antonio and students at Trinity are involved with Unite Here, a union that represents laborers from multiple industries, including hotel, food service and textiles industries.

The organization does student outreach with many campuses, including UTSA, St. Mary’s and Our Lady Of the Lake. Last year the organization came to Trinity in an effort to raise awareness and reach out to students.

“I attended an event that was hosted in the Esplanade first semester freshman year organized by the Sexual Diversity Alliance. There was a table and I stopped by and she told me what they do. I liked what she told me and what Unite Here stood for so I signed up for the training session,” said Dima Alhourani, a sophomore.

In San Antonio, the union has worked on major projects like the boycott of the Hyatt hotel chain and Mi Tia, or the Tip Integrity Act,

which specifically affects downtown San Antonio foodservice workers.

“We launched a global boycott of the Hyatt hotel.

We are asking customers not to use any Hyatt hotels in the world but there are a handful of exceptions,” said Rachel Melendes, an organizer at Unite Here.

According to Melendes, the Hyatt has a high rate of injury among its hotel housekeepers.

In San Antonio, the housekeepers clean up to thirty rooms in one shift. The union standard in other cities is fourteen.

“They are doing twice the amount of work in the same amount of time,” Melendes said.

People from a variety of backgrounds work and volunteer with United Here.

The union is able to connect a diverse group of people, like students in college all over San Antonio, labor workers and even lawyers.

The volunteers perform multiple duties, including talking to laborers and other citizens to in order to bring about awareness of issues like the Tip Integrity Act. “I loved working around the River Walk for the first semester. On Friday after class I would take the bus downtown. Anyone who was wearing a uniform, I would go up to them and tell them about Mi Tia. I bonded with people and I learned not to be afraid,” Alhourani said.

The union is currently working on the final stages of Mi Tia, the Tip Integrity Act, which has a lot of support from the San Antonio City Council.

“We are trying to get an ordinance passed called Mi Tia which protects workers from getting their tips stolen.

It is just a local fight right here in San Antonio. A lot of companies, when they are not busy, will eliminate or lay off staff and only keep the server there and then they would charge an automatic tip out, and we found out the company was keeping that money,” said Christine, an organizer at Unite Here.

Unite Here workers then talked to food service workers all over San Antonio. They discovered it was happening in a variety of areas in San Antonio and in different contexts and situations.

“I believe it is really important for students to engage in this because you are in the real world at such a young age,” Alhourani said. “We tend, especially at a university like Trinity, to be not so exposed to the outside world. I am still doing [the union work] because I feel I grow so much, both mentally and academically. We need to be aware of these things at a young age. We need wellinformed citizens to make the right decisions when injustice is happening.”

It was also unveiled that some frescoes are faded to the point that they can only be seen with infrared light.

“Sometimes under infrared light, you can clearly see this other design element that is really pretty elaborate,” Bushey said. “We have also found areas where there is a particular depiction of a pomegranate and it’s by a flower, which has this green cactus thing around it. For a long time, we didn’t realize there was anything interesting

in the center area around it, and then we found that there was a faded green in the pomegranate, which turns out to be copal, and, as we assume, it is a green.”

This green pigment was researched more and Bushey explained that the paint was actually viridian, which was only available from the Army era onward, ultimately determining it was not from the Spanish colonial era.

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Theft persists in Bell Center • continued from Page 1 Students are advised to be aware of their surroundings and secure their items while in the Bell Center. Lockers are available to students.

Signs are posted within the Bell Center advising students that the athletics

department is not responsible for lost items.

“If something looks suspicious, call us. A nice phrase I like to use is: if you see something say, something,” Chapa said.

The 24 hour emergency number is 210-999-7070.

The Crime Prevention Tipline is 210-999-7821.

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Professors lead exploration of Cuba over winter break Under the MAS program, students set to travel the length of Cuba

by Carlos Anchondo NEWS EDITOR An information session was held on Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. in Storch 102 regarding an educational trip to Cuba over winter break. The trip, led by professors Mario Gonzalez and Katsuo Nishikawa, is part of the Mexico, the Americas and Spain (MAS) program and will take place from Dec. 27 to Jan. 11.

Students have the opportunity to earn upper-division course credit in business, economics or political science.

Departing from Miami, the trip includes stops spanning the entire width of the island.

Students will land in Santiago de Cuba, on the southeast tip, and will complete the trip in Havana, on the northwest side. Participants will attend lectures, conduct site studies, have exchanges with Cuban university students and will visit various cultural centers.

They will also discuss the future of the organic food industry in Cuba, the healthcare system and prevalent religions.

Katsuo Nishikawa, assistant professor of political science, said there is an urgency to this trip that makes going now practical.

“Cuba is in flux. With the age of leadership in Cuba, change is soon. This is our chance to see Cuba under a command economy,” Nishikawa said. “We will be able to compare old Cuba with the new Cuba bound to emerge.”

Mario Gonzalez, visiting assistant professor of business administration, is partnering with Nishikawa on Vietnam’s “sister” program. Gonzalez and Nishikawa took a group of students to Vietnam the previous winter break. Gonzalez also spoke about Cuba as an emerging third-world country.

“We will look at Cuba in terms of globalization and economic and political development,” Gonzalez said. “We’ll examine what it has to offer the rest of the world.”

Eighteen students attended the information session, including senior David McSpadden. McSpadden, who went to Vietnam, said he went to the session because he has always wanted to see Cuba.

“I am curious about what Cuba is like and this seems like a great chance,” McSpadden said. “You don’t get many opportunities to go to Cuba, so why not?”

photo by Matthew Brink Katsuo Nishikawa, assistant professor of political science, stands in front of a poster advertising the MAS trip to Cuba.

The financial aid deadline is Oct. 7 and the regular application is due Oct. 18.

Emily Williams, a junior, said she attended the session because of her love for travel and the sense of the unknown in Cuba.

“I very much want to go,” Williams said. “Cuba just has this air of mystery.”

Excluding travel to Miami, the trip costs $5,000. This includes all transportation on the island, two meals per day, lodging, entrance to scheduled activities, travel insurance, tips for drivers, a translator and academic credit at Trinity. Two

scholarships, totaling up to $2,000 apiece, are available to two students who demonstrate adequate financial need and intellectual interest.

Applications for students seeking financial aid must be completed by Oct. 7. Regular applications must be turned in no later than Oct. 18. Interested students should apply for a passport as soon as possible, need to visit Nancy Ericksen for a clearance signature and must provide a transcript to ensure academic stability.

At the session, Nishikawa addressed safety concerns and said that out of any country in Central and South America, he is most comfortable taking students to Cuba.

“The healthcare system in Cuba is first-rate,” Nishikawa said. “If anything happens to you, you will be taken care of.

There will be at least two faculty members with you at all times.”

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Bushey enlists the help of student researchers in Alamo project • continued from Page 3 “We think we have three different whites from different eras, we have greens from at least two, and then we have the other one out front,” Bushey said.

Madeline Corona, chemistry and art history double major got involved

in this research project after being recommended by an art history professor to look into art preservation. Having gone to an organized talk regarding conservation in Haiti, Bushey talked to Corona and got her involved in the Alamo conservation project.

“On the Portrait of Antinous, we analyzed a small,

Website asks, “Am I Gay?” • continued from Page 1 Though the website is geared toward the questioning, Reams explained that it can be a great resource for people who just want to learn more about sexual orientation.

“If anyone wants to learn a lot about sexual orientation in a short period of time, it would be a great resource,” Reams said. “It is also a great resource for straight allies.”

Reams explained that his queer studies colloquium focuses on defining sexual orientation, understanding the identity development process and the types of obstacles people might encounter.

“If someone really wants to delve into it a bit more, I would suggest my class, which is in the women’s and gender studies department,” Reams said.

“It is offered every spring semester, it is only a onehour course and usually only 10 to 15 students take the course.”

Wright joined in Reams’ class and had a very positive experience.

“I took Dr. Reams’ queer studies colloquium class last semester and it was very eye-opening and informative in that we got to read the most expansive research and literature about sexual orientation, how people develop their sexual orientation identities over their lifetime and what it means to be a person in the LGBT community in our society,” Wright said.

Reams’ goal for this website is to show up in people’s search engines if someone were to search “am I gay?”

“What I hope happens is that you Google ‘am I gay,’ and my website will show up on the first page of hits,” Reams said. “Right now if you Google ‘am I gay?’ you will find silly stereotypical quizzes, and so I am hoping to get a real, authoritative, comprehensive resource up there.”

Reams will be having a discussion as part of the pizza and pleasure sexuality talk series, in which he will be highlighting specific sections from the website on at 8 p.m. on Oct. 14.

discolored section of the wreath on his head; however, when I did my analysis later, I found that there was gold present,” Corona said. “By using the XRF, we were able to trace evidence that Antinous’ wreath was once gilded. I still remember running up to Dr. Bushey’s office when I found gold in the analysis.”

Corona assisted Bushey for two summers and junior Nicole Feldman did the same this past summer. Now Bushey is looking for more students to work with her.

“There are a couple of ways to get involved,” Bushey said.

“Students can come talk to me, or, in January, the chemistry department will talk to students who are interested in doing summer research programs and I will talk about my research program then.”

Bushey reiterated that the students do not necessarily have to be chemistry and art history majors, though it would be ideal, but an interest in chemistry and art history is needed.

“The chemistry isn’t particularly difficult, but there are things that we look at that might be helpful to interpret spectrum,” Bushey

said. “As we move forward in the project, there will be more and more areas of chemistry as they are coming into it. I start people early in the lab, so I could take on a first-year student if they were on that trajectory.”

“The experience I had with Dr. Bushey played an incredibly important role in my decision to pursue a career in art conservation.”

Madeline Corona Chemistry and Art History Double Major Corona, currently an objects and paintings conservation technician at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston, described her experience with Bushey as life changing.

“The experience I had with Dr. Bushey played an

incredibly important role in my decision to pursue a career in art conservation, and it really put me at an advantage when I started looking for internships,” Corona said. “I not only learned a lot about chemistry and its applications in the study of art, but also how to communicate with curators, conservators and other scientists.”

Moving forward, Bushey explained an online interactive public database in which people could search for more accurate-looking depictions of the frescoes.

“If you go to the Alamo now, they have these cartoons of what the frescoes might look like, and they are wrong because they are incomplete,” Bushey said. “They were too dirty at the time, and you couldn’t see the whole design.

Now we have a much better idea of what this design was like, and so we would like to redo those.”

Bushey will continue her research by closely examining copper leaf fragments, continuing to use the XRF in determining sacristy and coming to firm conclusions regarding the era in which pigmentation was applied.

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Counseling Services holds bi-annual depression screenings Other Counseling Services events include Step Up and Optimal Buzz

by Luke Wise NEWS INTERN On Wednesday, Sept. 25, Counseling Services offered depression screening to all students on campus in an effort to address one of the major psychological issues facing young adults. The screening, offered once each semester, is one of many opportunities offered by Counseling Services.

Along side the screenings, Counseling Services offers programs such as the bystander intervention

program Step Up, and the Optimal Buzz program.

Kristin Eisenhauer, senior psychologist at Counseling Services, said that student health is a top priority; alongside knowing how to approach and address issues of mental health and general safety.

“One of our biggest programs is Step Up, which gives students the language to bring to the table mental health concerns or other issues such as drunk driving and cases of assault,” Eisenhauer said.

“Everyone has the value to help someone and we try to address the barriers to helping and how exactly you can step up.”

Step Up, now part of New Student Orientation, is being

Coursework in Cuba • continued from Page 4 Feb. 7, 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the United States embargo on Cuba. In addition to economic sanctions, the embargo also regulates American travel to the island.

“Cubans do welcome Americans,” Nishikawa said.

“Any student passionate about travel, who is fascinated with other cultures and life outside the U.S., should look into this trip.”

Gonzalez added to that statement by emphasizing student reviews, particularly the previous journey to Vietnam. In blogs written during the trip, students commented that they were profoundly changed and

came back as emotionally different people.

“I’m not sure about you, but I like to think of life as a series of experiences,” Gonzalez said. “This could be that next experience for you.”

However, Nishikawa and Gonzalez said that not all students may be ready to travel to Cuba and the third world. Both acknowledged a weaker infrastructure than the U.S. and accomodations that could be different from a student’s version of ideal.

Moreover, the high level of student interest could make participation competitive.

Nishikawa and Gonzalez have decided on a student limit. Those looking to apply must email either professor.

planned for all incoming first years. Alongside outreach programs including Step Up, Mental Health Awareness Week and depression screenings, Eisenhauer cited the importance of Counseling Services being available to students and faculty while having students be aware of their presence.

“It is hugely important that they are aware about us on campus,” Eisenhauer said. “Even non-users of our services know about us and are very aware who we are and what it is we do.”

Gary Neal, Director of Counseling and Health Services, agreed to Eisenhauer’s points regarding their availability on campus and being there for students in a critical time of development.

“By being visible and around to not just students but faculty and staff as well, we can create frequent dialogue with everyone about mental health,” Neal said.

With their office open five days a week for appointments along with walk–in hours (34:30 p.m.), Neal commented on the importance of having an open door to allow students the opportunity for help whenever they need it.

“One thing I am especially proud of is how we have largely avoided a waiting list,” Neal said. “Students can take screenings anytime they want and walk-ins are open for all new, first-time visitors.”

“Everyone has the value to help someone and we try to address the barriers to helping and how exactly you can step up.”

Kristin Eisenhauer Senior Pyschologist of Counseling Services

Besides the programs and office times offered by Counseling Services here on campus, other outlets for issues such as anxiety and depression have begun to emerge, such as Trinity Confessions, the anonymousposting Facebook page. On the page, users can submit anonymous “confessions” - a recent surge of posts were regarding depression and anxiety.

Sophomore Zach Galvin said that such a platform for students is fine to a degree, but serious issues should be addressed in a setting like Cousenling Services.

“I feel like it [Trinity Confessions] can be used for venting, but only to an extent,” Galvin said.

“Anything serious should be taken to Counseling Services, as they will be able to help students more.”

Eisenhauer said the page had positive intentions, but that it was lacking in certain aspects, like management.

“I think that it is good that students have a platform for such things but that it is possibly not in the right way my main concern being that it is not monitored in any way,” Eisenhauer said. “There are so many productive avenues on campus for students to explore instead.”

Regardless of which avenue students choose to utilize, Neal recognized the importance of having such an open community here at Trinity.

“Currently [society] is much more open within the past 10 to 20 years than prior regarding mental health issues and the stigma associated,” Neal said. “Current students are willing to seek help.”

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Opinion The macro power of the microblog Lucas Belury propses a movement to change the space of Trinity Page 9

history not as an accident, but as a defining moment of weibo’s power. Foreign social media services, including Twitter and Guest Column Facebook, are banned in China.

China’s weibo services, originally an imitation of Twitter, first emerged in 2007. Adopting Josie Liu, Professor Twitter’s standard, each post on weibo cannot exceed 140 Chinese characters, which actually The night of July 23, 2011, the accounts for considerably more area around the city of Wenzhou content than the same number was drenched by thunderstorms. of English alphabet letters—140 At around 8:30 p.m., bright Chinese characters is equivalent light suddenly tore apart the to roughly 70 words. darkness—not more lightning, What turned weibo into a but an enormous crash—one national sensation was the high speed train colliding into the launch of Sina Weibo in 2009, rear of another. Together, these a service provided by China’s two trains were carrying more most influential web service and than 1,500 passengers. Several content provider, sina.com.cn. cars derailed and plunged off the Within two years, Sina Weibo viaduct, hitting the ground; one gained 300 million registered was left dangling over the bridge. users, and the number has since At least 40 people were killed in been growing fast. Scholars use the accident, and hundreds more weibo to propagate their ideas, were injured. celebrities use it to connect with Going simply by casualties, their fans, common folks use it to the July 23 train collision was share moments of life, etc., etc. not the most horrific accident But they all use weibo, in one in China’s recent history, but its way or another, to criticize the social impact was enormous, authorities. thanks to China’s burgeoning A Chinese TV journalist, for social media, especially weibo, example, once investigated or microblog. Less than 24 evidence of misconduct by a hours after the collision, the powerful real estate developer number of weibo posts about but was ordered to keep his the accident carried by Sina, findings off the air, so he posted the biggest weibo operator in the gist of the story on weibo. It China, surpassed three million. was reposted dozens of times Sina Weibo helped transform the before the reporter deleted it occasion into a public crusade at the request of a supervisor. against the negligence, arrogance He told me he at least felt some and dishonesty of the Chinese comfort that the public was not government, while highlighting kept completely in the dark. one of China’s fundamental Indeed, like all mass media in social conflicts: the country’s China, weibo is subject to intense relentless pursuit of economic scrutiny of online censors growth at the price of common known as the cybercops. Just people’s wellbeing. how pervasive and effective are For that, the July 23 Wenzhou the cybercops? I once tested it train collision might go down in myself.

On June 4, the anniversary of the 1989 pro-democratic demonstration in Tiananmen Square, I posted on weibo, from Kansas, the news of the death of Chen Xitong, who was the mayor of Beijing in 1989 and was seen as one of the top officials who supported the troops’ firing at the demonstrators. Within minutes, this post had more than 3000 views and was retweeted 34 times. About 15 minutes after I posted the news, I got a message from Sina Weibo telling me this post had been “encrypted,” meaning it could no longer be seen. In the spot of the post, a message read, “This post is not appropriate for public viewing and is blocked.”

But for me, 15 minutes is enough for getting the information out, and it is better than having no voice at all. That is why weibo is still vastly popular and powerful despite tight online censorship. For millions of weibo users, “to watch is a power,” a phrase referring to public attention on weibo. Every time someone reposts or comments on a weibo post, this generates more material in the public arena, and the public attention alone puts pressure on the authorities.

As long as the Chinese government does not formally ban weibo services, weibo will continue to function as a public forum for disseminating and discussing public issues of a broad range, including current news, providing a venue for opinions and information not available on traditional media.

And hopefully, it will continue to facilitate social change.

describing the awards themselves and the longtime commitment of many staff and faculty to this institution.

Since I was, as Chloe put it, “the sole recipient of the 50-year award,” I was the first recognized; I listened to the gracious introduction

by Vice President Fischer, clutched the gift box handed me by President Ahlburg, and managed to get back to my pew without stumbling.

Because of my advanced age and the fact that I had already taught three (3) courses that day and still had the soothing pleasures of driving I-10

during rush hour traffic ahead of me, most probably assumed that I enjoyed a little nap. Well, I didn’t. I listened carefully and proudly and applauded sincerely.

Here’s why: spending one’s entire career at one institution, university or other, is increasingly rare. Commitment and loyalty don’t mean what they once meant – neither for employee nor management.

Change is inevitable – we all know that – but “keeping on, keeping on” even when a situation is imperfect is not the route taken as often today as it once was.

Josie Liu an assistant professor in the communication department.

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EDITORIAL

One welcome desk to represent them all This semester is a semester of change. Hildebrand Avenue is under construction. Trinity’s sidewalks have expanded. Different faculty members are on sabbatical. In essence, nothing is (was) the same.

But enough with the Drake references. Our main concern, as usual, is the changing face of this fine university.

Specifically, over the summer Trinity underwent a major office relocation process. The most major was the long overdue move of the Admissions office from their lower campus location to the heart of campus, one of the first-floor suites in Northrup Hall. However, it is not the actual move that we wish to discuss this week. Instead, we would like to discuss the appearance of an object that followed the relocation. The object in question is, as might be obvious, the desk that appeared in the lobby of Northrup on Tuesday.

In an office setting, a desk is the first thing a person sees when they enter said office. If Trinity moved the Admissions office to the center of upper campus in an attempt to make it more accessible and a better representation of the school than the back of the intramural field (no hard feelings, IMs), as we suspect they did, then this new desk is, arguably, the most important piece of furniture on our campus.

It represents us. It is responsible for showing every overheated and stressed-out prospective student— not to mention their hawk-eyed (and, we hope, deeppocketed) parents—the best side of Trinity, a side that will convince them that this is the institution at which they should spend the next four years of their lives. No pressure, Desk.

The importance of this desk got us thinking, why is it so empty? In its current state, the desk has no flyers, no posters, no maps and no pens. There’s no string of paper people holding hands and representing unity. There’s nothing. It’s empty: a blank canvas.

Now, college could also be considered a blank canvas, so maybe the whole thing is an allegory.

Regardless, we think the desk could use some furnishings. It’s a solid piece of furniture, but its nakedness is unpleasant. College should be viewed as a blank canvas, but even the blankest of canvasses needs a border.

Trinity inspires loyalty among faculty The Short List

Coleen Grissom, Professor Obviously, topping my reflections is the recent Trinity University Service Awards Ceremony. Last week’s issue included an excellent “Campus Pulse” article by Chloe Pope-Levison which provided detailed information from Denise Covert, assistant director of Human Resources,

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More employees leave for better opportunities or personal reasons; supervisors, concern about rising costs, manage cost-cutting by staff reduction; academic colleagues fail to meet the standards in their discipline and aren’t awarded with promotion or tenure. None of this is pretty; however, the impressive “takeaway” from the Service Awards Ceremony is that so very many commit to Trinity and serve this place for decades – many for their entire careers.

Because I didn’t doze off, I especially enjoyed

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introductions by Vice President Gary Logan, as he not only commented on the means by which recipients from his area of responsibility kept this place running – from their expertise in such areas as carpentry, engineering, landscaping, securing and policing, to financial areas, campus planning and sustainability – but also recounted some of what they do “in their leisure” from church leadership to coaching children’s teams to corralling all those feral cats.

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Meet the Press Why did you choose to work for the Trinitonian?

I like the idea of knowing the news before it’s printed. It makes me feel powerful.

What is one event, past or present, that you wish you could cover?

The Battle of Hastings, 1066. Family lore holds that one of my ancestors, Grimbaldus the Norman, fought there alongside William the Conqueror. This may have been a conflict of interest for me.

Brooke Griffis Chief Copy Editor Junior English & Spanish major

What is your nickname?

My friends call me “Grandma” because I drink loads of tea, like to go to sleep at 9 p.m. and wake up at 6 a.m., like cooking, love cats and have mysterious health issues.

Why did you choose to work for the Trinitonian?

I used to love writing short fiction stories for various competitions during high school and I wanted to continue writing. When I took the internship, I knew that I wanted to do this: the people were passionate, I got to write and I heard the latest scoop and drama.

What is one valuable lesson you’ve had working with different companies?

I would love to cover an event in the past where there’s legitimate uncertainty as to what actually happened. For example, I would love to have been at Dealey Plaza in November 1963 or Tupac’s last day in Las Vegas or who took my dog when I was a kid.

John Mendiola Web Editor & A&E Writer Junior computer science major

What is your nickname?

My family calls me by my nickname, Jonell. It’s the combination of the two names in my first name, John Wendell. 99.99% of people outside my family just call me John since John Wendell is a mouthful.

Importance of sleep Staff Column

Allison Smith , Columnist

During the school year, it is easy to get stressed and pull allnighters, especially when trying to finish up that last bit of work or study for that test in that class you’re having trouble with. Many students find themselves in a state of anxiety so great that they lose sleep entirely, dismissing a few hours of peaceful rest in order to get the most out of what they can do to improve their grade.

All-nighters are most common during midterm and finals week, with students losing sleep left and right, but while studying is by no means something that should be discouraged, it is important that students get their rest, especially if they want to be in top form for their tests.

With midterm week slowly approaching, it’s easy to panic and renounce sleep altogether in order to get some studying done.

But ask yourself this: will you feel like testing after going without sleep? Will you feel good when the time comes to finally take that test? Having had personal experience with losing sleep, I can safely say that getting less than four hours of sleep at night leaves you utterly miserable in the morning. You’re completely drained and you have a hard time thinking. In my book, it completely defeats the purpose of studying altogether when you can’t even

coax your exhausted mind into regurgitating the information you were trying to take in for hours and hours the previous night.

Sleep is important. It helps us refresh ourselves both physically and mentally.

A good night’s sleep is vital both to one’s health and to one’s ability to take in information.

It is important for students to understand that how much sleep we get can affect how we function throughout the day. At least five hours of sleep is beneficial to your health. Sleeping in class is always the result of a student not getting enough the night before, and professors certainly don’t appreciate talking aloud and watching someone snoozing in the classroom, completely ignoring what they’re saying.

Thus, taking the time to balance a clear sleep schedule with latenight studying can help one get enough rest while still getting some study time. Another thing to remember is knowing when to save studying for another time of the day. Perhaps instead of studying late at night, you could designate that time for the afternoon when classes let out.

It does not exclusively have to occur exclusively during the late periods of the day.

All students should remember that they need their sleep. If they truly want to be in the best possible condition, then they should know when to take a break and recharge themselves for a few hours. Yes, it takes away some hours of study, but not sleeping at all can prove to be hazardous. Don’t risk your health or your grades for a few scant study hours. Take a break!

Allison Smith is a junior majoring in English.

Ceremony expresses gratitude • continued from page 7 Most of us are oblivious to the miracles these colleagues work, and, at least on this one occasion, we acknowledge and thank them. (By the way, there’s no rule that says we have to wait until the next ceremony to express our appreciation.)

In spite of the disappointing and disillusioning realization that came to me five decades ago (and is recollected often) – Trinity University isn’t Camelot - for a remarkably large number of us, being a part of this community inspires loyalty, commitment, pride and gratitude.

Coleen Grissom is a professor in the English department.

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Opinion What do you miss most about home?

“I miss the really great salad wrap my mom makes.”

Allison Martinez Sophomore

“My mom doing my laundry.”

James Fletcher Senior

“I miss my dogs.”

Jeremy Siegal Sophomore

“I miss my mom’s cooking” Ally Karagas First year

“I miss the live music in Austin” Anna Thill First year

“I miss Bucca di Beppo’s chicken parmesan.”

Janie Thompson First year

“I miss my queen sized bed” Katie Thamm Junior

“I miss my own garage and tool box” Galve Delaste Junior

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A Public Art Manifesto Guest Column Lucas Belury I propose a project that could become a movement to change the spaces and culture of Trinity University. Disappointed that the decision-making processes concerning the forms, places and aesthetics of Trinity’s campus lack transparency, and rarely include student participation, and that what student involvement exists is often debilitated by a heavy-handed bureaucracy that discourages community change and emphasizes a continuation of the status quo through organizations that are largely powerless to actually effect change on campus, I envision a new way of approaching and defining the design, architecture and shape of our campus. Trinity University’s hegemonic and authoritarian top-down decision-making processes, instead of helping shape spaces that serve students and promote dialogue, creativity and exchange, all too often miss opportunities to reimagine and remake unused or unsuccessful spaces. Although the Adirondack chairs, certain social gathering places, such as the Dickie Smith music lounge, the Storch lobby, Coates lounge, etc., and the Magic Stones are important exceptions, many parts of campus bear little stamp of student involvement and fail or underserve our community.

The recent decisions to retain the poles

by the Bell Center, despite student opposition, and the construction around Chapman exemplify the problem. At stake in debates about the uses and appearance of spaces and places on campus are questions about the values and character of our community and how we convey them. To open that dialogue further and make the campus more fully expressive of the students at its heart, I am beginning an effort to install works of art created by students throughout Trinity.

My proposition is to create a conduit for creative expression and an avenue for social, political and aesthetic change that we, as the Trinity University community, deem worthy of creation. In doing this, I hope to explore two differing yet symbiotic concepts: ephemerality of art and continuity of presence.

I wish to create a studentrun committee with faculty oversight in which we can receive proposals from Trinity students for various public art projects that specify medium, location, space, significance, cost of the project and the work’s central idea. Through this policy, we can formalize the process of integrating public art on the campus. Doing so will create the opportunity for a cultural shift and promote a new, more inclusive approach to the campus’s form and ameliorate the frustration born of exclusion.

By having rolling submissions by semester we can confront several possible problems of public art. The possible disagreement of some students in regard to specific public art projects in location, perception and aesthetics may be mitigated by having rotating, temporary pieces,

allowing for a change in the appearance of campus and helping define the campus at specific moments in time.

We welcome all submissions and encourage art that invites viewer engagement and participation; those pieces that do may especially help advance a collective dialogue about perspective and difference.

Changing art, changing spaces, changing students. Every four years the entire student body is completely replaced, therefore a constantly changing campus is vital. While the great permanently installed works, such as Large Interior Form and Conversation with Magic Stones help define the campus for students of many eras, having ephemeral, studentmade work embodies the cyclic aspects of college experience and provides the potential for continual explorations of changing artistic, political and social concerns.

This project, I hope, will result in a change in not only aesthetics and creative outlet, but also in both the very culture and politics of Trinity University, and our policies regarding student participation, student involvement and a studentshaped space. Ideally, such policies would reflect a culture of student participation and campus involvement in which Trinity students help make decisions about their campus, and would express the belief that Trinity not only belongs to the Trinity students of today, but to those of the future, who may see this place as a home that they helped shape.

(especially if you are a resident of Bernal’s district - District 8) to recall city councilman Bernal and hold reelections.

Why? Was he caught soliciting an underaged prostitute, or any prostitute at all? No. Was he caught embeziling money from the City of San Antonio?

No. Did he accept bribes or participate in voter fraud to gain his place in city hall? No. He has done nothing other than vote based on his beliefs.

Diego Bernal spearheaded the Non-Discrimination Ordinance that passed on Sept. 5. Seven City Council members and mayor Julian Castro were all in support, making the final vote eight to three. In order to have an official recall, these various church groups only need to have signatures from two percent of councilman Bernal’s constituents.

However, there are people in San Antonio that believe

councilman Bernal’s creation and support of this ordinance to protect LGBT and veteran workers is unconstitutional and that he should no longer be able to hold his seat. What do you think?

What you cannot do in America or in San Antonio is hold back the progressive movement.

Young people are rising. They are moving.

They are organizing. They are voting. They are empowered.

San Antonio is the seventh largest city in America and one of the most progressive cities in Texas. Trinity University conveniently sits in district 8.

If you support LGBT rights and our councilman Diego Bernal, make sure you are registered to vote in Bexar County as a resident of Trinity University.

Lucas Belray is a senior majoring in Urban Studies and Latin American studies.

The Bernal burn out Staff Column Abby Miracle

America is a beautiful place. You can camp out on a democratically elected city councilman’s community office lawn and spew bigoted ideology at passersby. You can even formulate a petition to recall said city councilman because you didn’t like the way he voted in favor of LGBTQ and Veteran rights.

On any given business day this week, you can drive past Diego Bernal’s community office and find dozens of people. They will likely stop you and ask you to sign a petition

Abby Miracle is a junior majoring in English.

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Meeting with faculty held to discuss the future of print items in a digital age

by Kenneth Caruthers

CAMPUS PULSE EDITOR

With the opening of the country’s first completely digital public library in Bexar County, called BiblioTech, on Sept. 14, the future of libraries has become a big topic of discussion lately.

Rick Lugg, the president of Sustainable Collection Services, traveled from New Hampshire to Texas to hold a special meeting with librarians and faculty on Wednesday in Trinity’s Collaborative for Learning and Teaching. Lugg has worked with academic libraries for 30 years now, and his major interest is library monographs. Lugg thinks this interest is somewhat karmic; after spending the first half of his career getting books into libraries, he now finds himself having to come up with the best way to take those same books back out. Lugg believes the circulation of print books and journals in academic libraries is especially telling of the changing landscape of libraries.

“Circulation in academic libraries has always been pretty low, and it’s declining steadily,” Lugg said. “Even in places where raw circulation counts are increasing, if you factor in growth in enrollment and

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growth in faculty, circulation per user is typically declining.

However, print collections are still growing.”

In prior decades, the size of the library’s collection was thought by some to determine the quality of the school.

“In the 1980s and stretching into the ‘90s, the U.S. News & World Report rankings put a pretty big emphasis on collection size at an academic library. That was something that they would use to determine whether the school was good or not, so we all played that game,” said Diane Graves, university librarian.

In these early stages of assembling collections, space was not a huge issue, as librarians did not hold back from collecting books.

“If somebody called and asked if we wanted her books, we would take them because it would up our volume count,” Graves said. “There wasn’t a lot of consideration about quality.

While that was going on, we were also buying things that were high quality, but we took on a lot of stuff that you could argue does not belong in an academic library. It wasn’t a space crunch, so it wasn’t a big issue.”

Recently, however, the library has begun to reassess the size of its collection.

“We did a big collection shift in 2007. At that point, we got rid of all our volumes that were duplicated in JSTOR. As we did that shift, several of us started seeing some of that stuff that had been added in the 80s, and we

campus

photo by Anh-Viet Dinh Beatrice Caraway, head of collection development, displays a few books that students might not miss in the library’s collection.

thought it’s not necessarily good to have in here. The old books were almost like a barrier to the use of the collection for students,” Graves said.

Graves is amazed by the way the library’s collection has changed over the years.

“About 15 years ago, we had someplace between 2,500 and 3,000 print journal subscriptions.

Now we probably have 1,500 journal subscriptions in print, and we have access to 80,000 titles electronically, which is just to my mind astonishing,” Graves said.

Upon reassessing the collection, the librarians started taking notice of the lack of study rooms available to students.

“We also started realizing that we really have a shortage of good study rooms in here. I would say that, compared to some of our peer institutions, we’re pretty short in that category,” Graves said. “Then, of course, periodically those rooms end up

getting commandeered as offices for other people like Dean Tuttle, who’s living in some on the second floor right now while he waits for his real office.”

Graves would also like to see a space created for class use where materials could be left behind at the end of class without being disturbed.

“It would be great to have a space outside of special collections where a class could be taught with people using archival material, and they could stop at the end of the day and it could be secured and left there; it would sort of be like a humanities lab,” Graves said.

Graves also mentioned how the irrelevant items in the library’s collection can hamper a person’s browsing experience.

“Everybody’s time is short, so the browsing experience needs to be as positive as possible,” Graves said.

As the library begins to select print materials that it

deems no longer practical, the disciplines that the materials correspond with will be taken into consideration.

“Ideally, what we’ll be doing as we go through this process is identifying candidates for withdrawal,” Graves said.

“We really do think about the discipline. We know that some disciplines are more monographdependent than others. Computer science wouldn’t be as affected as history or English if we moved things out.”

The librarians do not have a set number of books they plan on moving out. Instead, they want to make sure they handle the situation in a thoughtful manner.

Once books are selected to be removed from the library, they will be sent to a storage facility.

Students and faculty will still have access to the books, but they will have to wait a couple of business days to receive it.

director is excited to have them as a part of the cast.

“Casting was very competitive, and I am thrilled to have such strong actors for this exciting play,” Connolly said.

Connolly discovered the Body Awareness play last year when planning a special advanced acting class in contemporary realism.

“When we did a scene from it in my acting class, the students really enjoyed it, and it made me want to see the whole play,” Connolly said.

To prepare for the play and to familiarize themselves with the play’s themes, Connolly and the actors and actresses took part in interdisciplinary events from multiple departments on campus. They studied portrait photography with Trish Simonite’s photography class, went through the Body Image program with Carolyn Becker and Lisa Kilpela and learned about Asperger’s syndrome from Terry Migliore’s class on special needs students.

Body Awareness will run from October 4-6 and 9-12 in the Stieren Theater with curtain times at 8 p.m. Friday

and Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

For more information on tickets or to make reservations,

call extension 8515 or come to the theater box office Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. or one hour before each performance.

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Trinity theatre opens season with “Body Awareness”

Play, directed by Stacey Connolly, features a cast made up of only four actors

by Meagan Oglesby

CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER

Trinity Theatre will start its first production for the 20132014 season tonight with playwright Annie Baker’s “Body Awareness.” The play will be directed by Stacey Connolly from the human communication and theatre department, and will feature Trinity juniors Kate Cuellar, Maryjane Mansfield and Chase Lee and first year Ryan Diller.

Baker’s play tells the story of four characters. Phyllis (Cuellar), a psychology professor at Shirley State College, is hosting a Body Awareness Week on campus.

She lives in Vermont with her partner Joyce (Mansfield) and their son Jared (Diller) who may or may not have Asperger’s syndrome. Frank (Lee) shows up to Body Awareness Week as a special visiting artist and

creates tensions within the family due to his controversial choice of art: nude photography.

Frank’s role instigates a lot of the drama and important themes of the play.

“He exposes them for their weaknesses and exposes the problems they have in relationships at home,” Lee said.

“Body Awareness” tackles important themes.

“This play deals with the universal themes of body image, sexuality, the question of what constitutes an image as ‘art’ and how these issues affect people of all ages,” Mansfield said.

The students involved in the play are eager for the chance to perform “Body Awareness.”

“I’m really excited to work on such an honest and real play with this cast, especially because it is my first time participating in a main stage production at Trinity,” Mansfield said.

This will be the first main stage production for first Diller as well. “I’m just really excited to see how the audience is going to react to it because I really love the play. Hopefully, they’ll like it as much as I do,” Diller said.

Although some of the actors and actresses are new to the Trinity theatre scene, the

photo by Anh-Viet Dinh An intense moment occurs between actors during a scene from “Body Awareness.”

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Pulse Residential Life and International Programs team up to take students out for weekly shopping sprees

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Trinity shuttle departs from the Witt Center every Saturday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

by Rose Minutaglio CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER

When walking around Trinity’s campus, it is not unusual to hear comments like “I can’t afford that!” or “I wish I could go, but I’m just a poor college kid.” The Trinity shopping shuttle is a quick and easy solution to this common problem.

First year Rachel Wolpert found the shuttle useful when she tired of constantly asking for rides.

“I used the service mainly because I do not have a car and don’t want to constantly ask my friends to drive me around.”

The shuttle is also useful for students who do own cars but want to economize and save money on gas.

Junior Chris Williams, the shuttle driver, acknowledges this money-saving feature is a major benefit of the service.

“The shuttle is important because it allows students with cars to save on gas in this economy,” Williams said.

The shopping shuttling is cosponsored by Residential Life and International Programs.

While ResLife seems like a logical sponsor for such a program, students may wonder why International Programs signed on. The answer is logical and is related, again, to the question of cost-effectiveness.

Shipping a car internationally is expensive. The expense results in a lack of cars among foreign students. International Programs sponsors the Trinity shuttle in order to spread the word among international students that there are easy and free ways for them to get off campus and do some shopping.

Williams recognizes the global diversity in the group that he drives.

“You meet a new, diverse set of people. There is a mixture of domestic and international students who utilize the service,” Williams said.

photo by Matthew Brink The Trinity shopping shuttle takes students free of charge to Super Target at two different times every Saturday afternoon.

Junior Alexander Milbert agrees with Williams when explaining his positive experience with the shuttle a few weeks ago.

“It was a very rewarding experience. I met people I had a lot in common with, and that was really cool because these were people I would never have talked to outside of the shuttle,” Milbert said. “It is a

good way to meet international students and learn about their culture and find out how they came to Trinity.”

In addition to providing the advertised service of trips to and from Super Target, Williams strives to make the experience entertaining and memorable.

“I think Chris is the best driver, because of his spirit and the energy and how he

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that accommodates use. It seems like shedding books that are not circulating would be intellectually problematic both for researchers and for teachers,” Stokes said.

Stokes expanded on her point.

“My concern is that we are creating a collection that accommodates students’ current library use habits rather than encouraging them to research more extensively and more widely,” Stokes said. “We need to make sure resources are made available to them should they want to pursue a topic that nobody’s researched for the past decade. I’m not comfortable with using students

encourages so many people to come along with him. He sings in the car, too. What a great atmosphere,” Milbert said.

The average shuttle load is around 30 people per weekend. Often, if students don’t arrive early enough, they may not get a spot on the shuttle.

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New club roars to life Library looking to add space on Trinity’s campus Junior Ryan Anders creates Dinosaur Club to indulge nostalgia

by Chloe Pope-Levison CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER Everyone has something from their childhood that they are nostalgic about. For some, it might be mood rings and slap bracelets, while for others, it might include scrunchies, frosted tips or Lip Smackers. For junior Ryan Anders, it is dinosaurs, and to indulge that nostalgia, Anders recently started the Dinosaur Club here on the Trinity campus.

“I just really like dinosaurs.

They were a big part of my growing up, and I think everyone else should like them as much as me. I wanted to share it with the rest of Trinity. There is something about large creatures that is powerful and really neat,” Anders said. “I got into the Trinity website to look up how to start an organization, I followed those instructions, and here we are. The club started last semester, and it became official in the middle of summer.”

The main purpose of the club?

To hang out and have dinosaurthemed fun.

“The way I see it is Dinosaur Club is a club where we can relax and have fun,” said treasurer Estefan Rodriguez, a junior.

“Other clubs I’ve seen have weekly meetings you have to attend, but with Dinosaur Club you have fun events that you go to if you want to or not. Students should join because it’s a great way to get to know people that have a love for dinosaurs, and it’s a great way to get a break from school. We never do anything really serious; it’s just for fun.”

The Dinosaur Club hosts their first event, the viewing of “The Land Before Time,” on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Northrup 040. This will hopefully be the first of many dinosaur-related events, including the viewing of “Jurassic Park” and any other films that contain large reptiles, as well as the consumption of dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets and other foods.

Additionally, the club has further plans to take their fascination with dinosaurs off campus.

“We’ll probably end up going to the Witte Museum because they have a dinosaur skeleton that’s always there,” Anders said.

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“I would not advocate that Trinity build a storage facility because we’re too small,” Graves said. “UT and Texas A&M have a combined one that they just opened outside of College Station somewhere.

We’ll probably have to contribute in some way to rent the real estate from them, but I don’t see that as being a significant barrier.”

Claudia Stokes, associate professor of English, expressed concern at Wednesday’s meeting over how print items were being selected for removal from Coates Library.

“I’m very skeptical about the idea of carting a collection

as a criterion for the retention of materials.”

Lugg subsequently clarified the process that the library is thinking about undertaking.

“No titles are going to disappear. It might just take one or two days longer to obtain.

It’s not taking access away from anybody,” Lugg said.

Graves does not see a completely digitalized format like that of BiblioTech in the near future of Coates Library.

“We will never say we won’t buy any more books,” Graves said. “There’s still an obligation for libraries to preserve books and their contents as a cultural record.”

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TUPD hosts National Night Out to raise safety awareness Officers get to interact with students in a different way than normal

by Alessa Hutter INTERN The Trinity University Police Department held its annual National Night Out event Tuesday night outside of the Bell Center. Free food and drinks, an information table and a live band were all part of this crime awareness event.

National Night Out is a nationwide event where community members join together to prevent crime in their neighborhoods. The goal of NNO is for people to become more familiar with members of their immediate community so that suspicious people or unusual activity are noticed.

Most neighborhoods have block parties that are very similar to Trinity’s NNO event to get to know their neighbors.

“We have our Night Out the same night the city of San Antonio does. The San Antonio Police Department patrols different neighborhoods and neighbors get to know one another. We keep ours on campus,” said Sylvia Villarreal, telecommunications

operator for TUPD. “Safety is what TUPD is here for, and we have this event every year to show that.”

“[With these events] we engage the students and want them to know that we are more than just police officers.”

Paul Chapa Chief of Police

One thing that makes Trinity’s Night Out so special is the live band that performs every year. The group is comprised of a mixture of students, police officers and members of facilities services, including crime prevention officer Paul Morales and sergeant Charlie Lopez.

“Both of those guys are members of our Community Awareness and Resource Team, which is basically the crime prevention division here on campus,” said Paul Chapa, chief of police.

There was also an information table to help

photo by Shelly Gordon Students enjoy free refreshments at TUPD’s Crime Prevention and National Night Out event in front of the Bell Center.

students stay safe both on and off campus.

“The info table had some interesting pamphlets about binge drinking and drinking and driving, which both had some information I did not know in them,” said Jackie Sime, a junior engineering major. “I also saw where TUPD’s goal is to help us students work, learn and live.

That is what we need as students, you know?”

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Chapa pointed out that the police department’s events have bigger turnouts not only every year, but with every event as well. “[With these events] we engage the students and want them to know that we are more than just police officers. [These events] give us a chance to interact with students in a different way than officers normally would,” Chapa said.

This was the last in a series of events TUPD hosted to promote campus safety and awareness. Their next event will be Alcohol Awareness Week, which will take place the week before spring break.

Chapa is excited by the success of TUPD’s events.

“The police department’s motto is ‘proactive, progressive, professional.’

These events on campus are what that means,” Chapa said.

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there were not enough seats,” Wolpert said.

The shuttle bus leaves the Witt Center at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and returns to campus at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m, respectively, every Saturday afternoon.

Groups provide ride

“The only thing that I didn’t like about the shuttle was its size; I wish it were able to seat more people, as I’ve had an experience where I was not able to go simply because

Club goes prehistoric • continued from Page 11 “There are some places outside of town that have dinosaur prints and we might go to some other museums. We’re also thinking of getting some guest speakers, maybe out of the biology department. I think it might be kind of neat,” Anders said.

In addition to visiting cool exhibits and eating copious amounts of dinosaur-shaped food, the club plans to get t-shirts and is in the process of designing those right now. If you are interested in joining the Dinosaur

Club, contact the president, Ryan Anders, at randers@trinity.edu.

“Anders is a fun guy and wanted to start a fun club about something awesome, and dinosaurs are the most awesome,” said sophomore Melody Sowder in an email. “I loved bugs and dinosaurs as a kid, and I’m really looking forward to the nostalgia of watching ‘Land Before Time’ and eating dinosaur-shaped foods! I think anyone who likes to have fun and reminisce about the good old days (including the prehistoric) should join the Dinosaur Club.”

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All hail the Boss: why Springsteen still matters

I have long loved Bruce Springsteen’s red-blooded rock hits, but, until recently, I had never thought of these songs as anything more than a guilty pleasure. Only in more recent years have I realized that, to paraphrase a Barbra Streisand tune, I have nothing to be guilty of.

Now, of course, we all know Springsteen’s a rock star. But, in honor of the man’s birthday, which occurred last week, I also wish to convince you that he is a genius.

Both he and his fans acknowledge that his two greatest influences are Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley. Wisely avoiding a wholesale imitation of either, Springsteen has long placed himself firmly between the two, drawing on Dylan’s haunting poeticism and strident social activism as well as Presley’s intensely charismatic singing style and knack for a knockout melody.

“Hey, Shalli, come here!

John wants to ask you some questions!” says Andy Moniaci as attempts to abruptly conclude the interview.

I tell her that I am talking to her and to please stop screaming down the McLean hallway at night. She repeatedly says, “Don’t actually put that in the article” or “This is off-record” or “Wait, let me start that sentence again,” but she does

Springsteen fuses the best attributes of these geniuses to create a style all his own, a combination of depth and accessibility that makes his music achingly alive.

Take perhaps his greatest hit, “Born In The USA”: with an indelible snare drum beat and that obscenely catchy chorus (“I’m a cool rockin’ daddy in the U-S-A!”), it is often considered one of the great patriotic rock songs, and is popular at barbeques and football games throughout the land.

The only problem? It is not patriotic at all. A cursory look at the lyrics, which mourn the singer’s friend who died “fighting off the Viet Cong,” reveals that this is actually a scathing anti-war anthem.

Every jubilant chorus is deeply sarcastic.

Another excellent example is “I’m On Fire.” With a boomchicka-boom melody and a warbly chorus about a pretty girl, the sound is classic Elvis.

But, as Springsteen starts to sing about the Dylan-esque depression that comes at night to “cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my soul,” it becomes clear that the song is less about the singer’s

eventually talk about herself.

“I’m a part of ResLife, an RA in Prassel. I’m a Trinity tourguide and a student ambassador. And, uh, just a junior.”

She trails off and we laugh.

I ask her if she actually is a student.

“Oh, my major is history. I’m thinking about minoring in business. Hopefully, I’ll do the education program and get my masters of arts in teaching.”

A blanket is wrapped around Erin Rand in her supposedly cold room.

“I’m an international affairs major- emphasis in Germanand a history major. What else do I do aside from school things? I work for the journal, 1966.”

love for the lady and more about his existential despair.

It is sublimely wrenching, one of the great sad songs in popular music. And, like almost all of Springsteen’s work, it is situated beautifully at the corner of singer-songwriter and rock, introspective without being navel-gazey, catchy without being inane.

In recent years, Springsteen has evolved musically. He’s expanded his topical and melodic palates, recording everything from an acoustic ode to a sex worker, “Maria’s Room,” to “Wrecking Ball,” a gospel-inflected celebration of the working man. And yes, it knocks the intolerable Miley Cyrus song of the same name out of the park.

But perhaps what matters most are the ways Bruce hasn’t changed. He still releases a few great albums each decade. He is still extremely generous to his fans, putting on spirited concerts that run in excess of three hours. And, most importantly of all, he keeps his gaze fixed on our troubled but promising nation, examining it with a rocker’s ear and a poet’s eye. Happy birthday, Boss. You may be 64, but we still need you all the same.

Erin then tells me to follow them on Tumblr and that everyone else should, too “I also write. A lot. Less so recently because I’m trying to get a job and get into grad school, which is stressful.

I’m applying to a masters in publishing program at two schools.”

It seems that having two majors was incongruous with her post-undergraduate plans.

“Yeah… I started at Trinity being very concerned about getting a degree that would be practical. I felt like the English department can teach you the conventions of writing, but they can’t teach YOU how to write. That’s a pretty personal thing and something you have to explore yourself. After some exploring this summer, I realized I want to do something I really, really love instead of just what I like which is to be “a child life specialist.”

I ask Andy what that job entails.

“So, they help the family and the patient cope with what is happening with patients who have serious illnesses. They guide the patients and the family through what’s happening and what will happen next.”

The motivations and factors behind even the most seemingly insignificant decisions are extensive, sometimes unconscious and unique to each person, but I still ask her if she knows why she wants to do this.

photo © 2013 Laura , Flick If you were “Born in the U.S.A.” you can easily answer the age-old question, “Who’s the boss?”

“I volunteered at a hospital and was telling a patient about what a day was like at this summer camp I worked at. We would play kickball, go swim at Moody Gardens or run around and play games. After I finished, he looked at me and said, ‘I wish I could play duckduck-goose.’”

“After some exploring this summer, I realized I want to do something I really, really love instead of just what I like.”

There was silence as Andy looks at her feet, or at something else far beyond her feet or the hallway or school.

She clears her throat and starts talking again. “That was hard.

We take for granted so many little things, and none of these kids had any choice or fault in this. We don’t think about getting up and moving around or playing duck-duck-goose.”

Erin says she writes, so I was curious as to what she writes.

“I do NaNoWriMo. You write a novel in a month and it’s complete crap. It’s especially hard when you’re in college and have two jobs, but Nanowrimo

forces you to set aside a few hours a day— which is a lot — to just write. That’s better than not writing. I’m actually bummed. I can’t do it this year.

The first time in 7 years I won’t be doing it since I almost don’t have any free time.”

I ask her if her dream job is writing novels.

“It doesn’t really matter what writing I do. I could be writing for a magazine or just anywhere as long as I wrote a lot. Though, in the back of my mind, I do see myself writing books in a cottage with just enough interaction with the world to stay grounded. Nice and quiet solitude. Or living in the city.”

I stop her there because those two things are complete opposites.

“I know but that’s really where I see myself. One or the other.

Plus, public transportation is super important. I have bad luck with cars.”

“I’ve seen firsthand the hardships and struggles that patients and their families go through. If I can make that struggle a little bit better, that would be… great. I feel like people tend to forget that patients don’t have any opportunity to be a kid. I don’t know. It’d be awesome. It’d be cool. Not cool. It’d be better than cool.”

The clock strikes midnight.

Andy stands up and leaves to sing happy birthday to a friend.

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Upcoming beer related events in the nearby area: Megan Hageney, A&E Editor

I for one am ecstatic that beer is finally in the limelight. It is one of the only alcoholic beverages that is enjoyable without being face-in-the-toilet “enjoyable” (well, except for Smirnoff Ice, but who actually ever drinks those voluntarily?). It is also one of the best ways to relax after a grueling day. Furthermore, the myriad different types and flavors of beer are astonishing. You can literally get beer in every flavor, from bacon (Rogue’s Bacon Maple Ale) to key lime pie (Short’s Key Lime Pie), thereby making it appropriate for every single type of meal. Essentially, beer is the elixir of the gods, so its relatively new hype is completely deserved. So what is the best way to taste as many of these great beers as possible? At one of the events listed below. As always, we at A&E condemn underage drinking and encourage anyone attending any of these events to be responsible by having a designated driver that you repay with way too many butterfly kisses and a bratwurst. Do not forget to bring cash!

8th Annual San Antonio Beer Festival There will be over 200 craft and premium beers from local to international breweries. In between samples, you can check out the wine tasting, interactive games, live music and food.

When: 1 p.m.-6 p.m., Oct. 19 Where: Hemisfair Park, 434 S. Alamo St., San Antonio, Texas 78205 Price: $30 in advance, $40 at the door.

Wurstfest The biggest Oktoberfest in the state is billed as a “ten-day salute to sausage,” but besides the delicious food, it is also known for having quite the selection of traditional beers. And since the festival is so long, you have no reason not to attend at least once.

When: Nov. 1-10 Where: Wurstfest Grounds, 120 Landa St., New Braunfels, Texas 78130 Price: $8 before Oct. 31. After that, tickets are $10.

Oktoberfest Come celebrate German tradition and witness the town transform its market square into a mini Bavarian town with fun oompah music and great food like sausage-on-a-stick. Also, enjoy more than 50 varieties of German, Texan and other kinds of beers.

When: Oct. 4 from 6 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Where: 100 W. Main, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Price: one-day pass is $7, a two-day pass is $12, and a three-day pass is $16.

NXNW Oktoberfest This 12-year-old event has all the tenets of a traditional Oktoberfest, but with a few unique twists. A brewmaster and head brewer will create a special brew just for the festival. There are also two canine costume contests: one for all breeds and one just for weiner dogs. It is worth making the drive to see so many dressed-up weenies in one place.

When: Oct. 19-20 Where: 10010 Capital of TX Hwy N, Austin, Texas 78759 Price: Free Admission

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

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A Strange Movie Brew Mason Walker, A&E Columnist

First of all, a brief but necessary confession: I’m no beer connoisseur. This is due in no small part to the fact that I have only been able to legally obtain said beverage for a little over a month. It is also due to the fact that, being the pretentious white liberal that I am, I much prefer a few glasses of wine.

Nonetheless, I can appreciate a good brew every now and then, and I can certainly appreciate the desire to match one’s eating and drinking choices to the movie one is watching—I am, after all, the guy who forced my mother to keep “Star Wars” cookbooks around the house. So, in an attempt to aid those who enjoy both a good beer and a good movie, here are some films that go rather well with your beverage of choice.

1) Lone Star—Directed by the eternally underrated John Sayles, this one stars a staggeringly young Matthew McConaughey as a sheriff attempting to solve the death of his predecessors. It is the rare hybrid movie (mystery-romance) that handles both its genres equally well. It is set in a sweltering Texas town, and Sayles makes the Texan landscape and climate so palpable that you will want to crack open a Coors Light.

2) Inglourious Basterds—Is this a ham-handed attempt to get one of my favorite filmmakers onto this list? Kind of. But not only is this a Jews vs. Nazis revenge flick and one of Quentin Tarantino’s strongest pieces of work, it is also a picture with a real love for beer. In a brilliantly executed sequence set wholly in a German tavern, Tarantino lets us sit in on a rowdy drinking game, and makes sure to put in plenty of shots of foamy, lovingly poured beer. Of course, the scene soon erupts into violence, but the brew-heavy buildup will likely make you thirsty.

3) Animal House—Because this film is a fictionalized version of my life. Okay, not at all. But this is THE college film, and so it is not the least bit surprising that it cries out to be viewed with a good beer.

4) Almost Famous—Classic rock and beer go together, at least in my mind. This is, without question, the best film ever made about the classic rock scene, so the connection is obvious. Plus, there’s an absolutely epic Elton John singalong. What’s not to like?

5) The Room—On the other hand, there is a lot not to like about this “film.” I am not entirely sure it even counts as a movie. Directed by foreigner and reigning Creepiest Man Alive Tommy Wiseau, this steamy, shoddily scripted drama is often considered the worst movie ever made. If you find yourself near it, having some alcohol handy is probably not a bad idea. Having spoons handy is also a good idea, for reasons I do not have time to explain.

So, there you have it. Drink responsibly. And watch as many movies as you can.

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The Avett Brothers versus Drake Avett Brothers

Drake

I have been thinking long and hard about the subject of modern music. So, professors, if you’re wondering why I’m so terrible at everything, that’s the reason.

My thoughts are preoccupied with melodies and lyrics as I try to sort through the emotions caused by a quick perusal of radio stations and the iTunes homepage.

These days, my thoughts focus on two artists: Drake and the Avett Brothers.

Rarely are these two artists mentioned in the same conversation, let alone the same sentence. I have no research to back this claim up, but I would hazard a guess that there isn’t a whole lot of overlap between Drake fans and Avett Brothers fans. In fact, I think one of the only things these two artists have in common is the fact that they are both releasing albums this month. Drake’s “Nothing Was the Same” dropped this week and The Avett Brothers’ “Magpie and the Dandelion” releases on Oct. 15.

All of that being said, here’s my deal: Drake is not that incredible. On his latest album, everything is fairly catchy and relatable (I guessI haven’t actually listened to it because I don’t care and have no money), and, if you’re the type of maudlin crime kingpin who actually takes baths while drinking a glass of wine, maybe it’s good relaxation music.

However, I urge you to expand your horizons. Specifically, if you’re not already on their bandwagon (and they may literally travel by wagon. It does get pretty folksy), I ask that you give The Avett Brothers a listen.

I don’t want to get too preachy, but The Avett Brothers will speak to your soul. And to your mind and spirit (which might just be synonymous with “soul,” but whatever).

They’ll inspire you to great feats. You’ll paint incredible landscapes and beautiful portraits. You’ll write illuminating essays on topics of great importance. You’ll take long walks and think about the meaning of life. You’ll understand the universe and the dynamic part every human plays in it.

So, yeah. If you need music to help you shoot cheap vodka this Friday evening before hitting the San Antonio nightlife (assuming you’re legal! Wink!), I acknowledge that nothing will motivate you like listening to Drake’s “Make Me Proud.” However, if you ever feel like elevating your tastes and sounding like a hipster, get your hands on an Avett Brothers’ album. I recommend “The Second Gleam” or “I and Love and You” or “The Carpenter.” I may not know a lot (seriously, it’s all SNL trivia and e.e. cummings poetry), but I’m quite certain that “Magpie and the Dandelion” will be worth your while as well.

This is a knockout because the Avett Brothers are not even competition. Who are they? Are they even brothers? I think Rachel is not taking into consideration that Drake is Jimmy from “Degrassi.” This should be enough evidence to make you buy Drake’s new album instead of waiting for the Avett Brothers’, but, just for giggles, I will further explain why Drake is and should always be your personal musical priority.

Midterms getting you down? Social life in college not going as well as expected?

Did your girl just leave you?

It’s okay. I have the remedy.

Go home. Light some candles.

Draw a bath. Pour yourself a glass of wine, or grape juice— up to you. Then, put on the newest Drake album, “Nothing was the Same.” Some people say Drake is soft. I say he’s the rapper manifestation of your sensitive side. A sensitive side with Drake is a lot better than a redneck side with the Avett Brothers.

After winning a Grammy for his last album, “Take Care,” Drake is right back on his game with another awardworthy production. “Nothing was the Same” takes you into the mind of the man known as “Heartbreak Drake” because he hates to see them so sad. Songs such as “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “Too Much” lets his audience into his world, where— no matter how rich and famous he gets— he can’t find the woman of his dreams or keep his family together. On the Photo by Anh-Viet Dinh other side of the coin, bangers such as “Started from the Bottom” and “All Me” reveal the side that people go crazy for all over the country during his “Would You Like a Tour?”

People may find his personality a bit much to handle or a bit abrasive, but Drake has the guts to embrace his status as one of the best rappers in the world and an international superstar, yet, unlike his peers, this does not mean a macho, hypermasculine persona, but rather a beautiful revelation of his inner doubts and fears to his audience.

When life gets you down, you can always turn on Drake’s newest album with your bath and glass of wine and both wish to be in his shoes and feel that you are not alone with your problems. It is worth the investment because, I promise, “Nothing Will Be the Same” in your life after this purchase. However, warning: after listening to this there is a high chance that you are going to call your ex.

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“Derek” is too good to be true/watchable Following the success of its previous original shows (“House of Cards”, “Arrested Development”, “Orange is the New Black”), Netflix has recently put out a new show called “Derek.”

This sevenepisode show was created and written by British comedian Ricky Gervais, who also stars as the titular character. The show was not rated as highly as its Netflix Original counterparts, but it is much more popular in the UK, where it was filmed.

Derek is a mockdocumentary about a mentally handicapped man volunteering in a nursing home. To be honest, this made me a little hesitant because, based on Gervais’s role in “The Office”, I assumed his performance would be satirical. However, the show blatantly steers away from any sense of parody with genuine emotions and subtle comic relief.

The whole thing feels a little bit like a joke without a punchline— it’s something I feel should be ironic, but ends up being sincere. The end effect was that of total corniness. A handicapped man meets his father, a man holds his wife’s hand as she dies, a woman finds love in a hopeless

place, every show ends with voiceovers explaining what every character learned that day— what? A part of me thinks this is all some social statement on what we, as viewers, find entertaining — we expect (and hope for) the worst.

The character of Derek is basically considered betterthan-human on the show.

Because of his naivete, he doesn’t harbor any malice, greed, lust, ANYTHING! I get he’s a good guy, but he’s made out to be a saint. The other characters are constantly reiterating the point that he is “good.” Again, because it is Ricky Gervais playing the role, we are constantly waiting for it to be turned on its head and become a total

joke, but it doesn’t. When Derek helps the nursing home raise money, when he holds old women’s hands, when he finally hugs his estranged father, it’s done with incredible genuineness.

This might be alright for less cynical people, but I found it a little annoying and preachy.

I did like the character of Hannah, the caretaker of the nursing home, who evolved into the show’s darling. She has been working at the home for 15 years with little pay, motivated only by her desire to help the elderly.

She is Derek’s friend and mentor — basically, the only one who understands him.

The whole thing feels very “Forest and Jenny”, albeit slightly less creepy. Again,

her larger- than-life good nature feels both forced and fake, leaving me a bit annoyed at the show’s lack of real character depth.

Overall, I just couldn’t make myself like this show.

The moralistic tones and unreal characters gave the show a very shallow, fake tone. I think Gervais is clearly trying to move his career in a specific direction and attempting to prove himself as a serious writer and actor; however, it’s just too over the top. I’m probably just a pessimist, though, who expects comedy and satire to go hand-in-hand, instead of the possibility for good, clean entertainment with a strong moral backbone.

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Learn about SA Trinity prides itself on being a residential campus—the University credits its three-year residency requirement as the primary reason for our tightknit community and the inviting environment of our campus. I would argue, however, that this community isn’t just tight-knit, it’s insular and isolated, and the residency requirement is largely to blame.

In my experience, Trinity students are smart, polite and often privileged. They come from cities across the nation and the world. They are open-minded and tolerant. But they know nothing about San Antonio. In fact, many of them have never even experienced much of the city outside of Trinity’s campus.

The vibrant metropolis and all it has to offer in the form of music, art, food, and recreation is lost on them. While I’d like to blame the student who doesn’t get out and explore, I think the university is the root of the problem.

Declining student enrollment indicates that our college on a hill isn’t quite a great success at the

present time. It’s certainly not doomsday, but in order to remain a vibrant and viable institution, the university must attract more students—the right kind of students— who are intelligent, engaged and passionate.

The most recent strategic plan illustrates the university’s struggle to clearly define itself, and signs of this identity crisis are ever-apparent.

Take for instance the new CSI building—a hulking mass of steel and plate glass that speaks to neither the landscape nor the campus’ pre-existing buildings. It cost millions of dollars to build, has bastardized O’Neil Ford’s original vision for our campus and sends a powerful message that the university values the hard sciences above all other programs.

Then again, nearly a fourth of our students are business majors. Wasn’t this a liberal arts school at some point?

This school needs to end its ostentatious building campaign and start promoting what makes this university unique. Trinity will never be as prestigious as Rice, as posh as SMU, or as much fun as UT, so let’s stop trying to compete.

What makes this place unique and truly attractive is San Antonio. Trinity is the only highranking urban liberal arts college in the state, and it is one of only

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a handful nationwide. Unlike the quintessential bucolic setting of the traditional liberal arts school, our campus sits in the middle of a city of two million people, which leads me back to my statement about the university’s residency requirement.

The university has refused to accept its urban location, providing students with housing as if this were an isolated campus far out in the countryside. As such, it has created an environment cut off from the greater city—its greatest asset.

Learning takes place in the classroom, yes, but anyone can buy a degree. The education offered by the city, however, is truly invaluable. It costs nothing, but is worth more than any chemistry class.

The city teaches people about themselves and about each other—how to get along and how to get things done despite their differences. That Trinity bubble you live in now is going to burst someday, and the university has done little to prepare you for that.

So bust out of your holding cell! Don’t let this school deprive you of the lessons south of Mulberry and West of Shook. Visit the Westside Murals, explore the missions, or grab a slice at Deco Pizza after riding the bus. Your education is incomplete if you don’t.

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Light and + Technology

by James Godfrey, Intern

In an effort to revitalize derelict buildings in the downtown area, Public Art San Antonio will continue the collection of art exhibits called X Marks the Spot in October.

A few of the exhibits, created by local artists under the theme of “Light + Technology” will be opening early this month on Commerce and Houston Street.

The four exhibits being unveiled on Commerce and Houston this month were all created by local artists and are titled “Technomercado”, “The Interactive Art Exhibit for Light Admirers”, “Above the Horizon” and Below” and “Love Letters to San Antonio.” They will be shown at 175 East Houston, 311 and 313 East Houston, 315 East Commerce and 140 East Houston, respectively. The pieces explore common references in busy city life such as social media and sound. The pieces will be available for viewing for varying amounts of time, ranging from one to six months, based on location and how long the space is available. The pieces are displayed in storefronts downtown, and seek to inspire people to reconsider how vacant space can be recreated to attract more people to the downtown area.

A precursor to the program was run in 2011 to test how effective it might be in the future. Councilman Diego Bernal, whose desire to revitalize downtown inspired the project, encouraged and aided its beginnings to where it has grown today. The project has drawn the attention of business owners and consumers alike,, and has inspired businesses surrounding the art to take part in the exhibits by cleaning up their storefronts and sometimes contributing art.

The exhibits also create a brighter and more welcoming environment for visitors and San Antonio residents to explore.

The collection is set to continue to expand as more spaces become available. They hope to eventually include larger outdoor exhibits in addition to the current storefront and facade installations.

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Football team finishes three-game homestand with win over Austin College to advance to 3-1 Defense leads the way in 26-3 conference victory

by Kaileigh Phillips

SPORTS REPORTER The Trinity football team celebrated a win over Austin College this past Saturday after they defeated the team with a 26-3 victory. The game counted toward SCAC standings, with Trinity improving to 3-1 and Austin College remaining winless with 0-4.

Sophomore quarterback Stephen Smith teamed up with sophomore tight end Sam Horford for a 15yard touchdown pass with 11:50 remaining in the first quarter. Senior defensive back Von’Darrick Jones set up the opening score with his second interception in the past two weeks, and the Tiger drive started just 26 yards from the end zone.

However, officials halted the game soon after the first touchdown due to lightning in the area. The delay lasted for more than an hour, but did not discourage the Tigers from achieving their three-game home stand.

Early in the second period, sophomore defensive back Travis Williams gave the Tigers a 13-0 lead with a 12-yard run, which held all the way into halftime.

Austin College’s only score of the game came with a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter, but Smith threw a pair of touchdown passes to put the Tigers comfortably in front.

Both of those touchdowns went to sophomore wide receiver Cody Sandman.

Smith completed 12 of 20 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns

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photo by Shelly Gordon Senior wide receiver Hagen Kattner (84) looks on as a group of tacklers take down sophomore running back Steven Sannoh (21). Sannoh finished with 42 yards on 10 carries in Trinity’s 26-3 victory.

in just his second career start. Sandman snagged five passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Matthew Kennemer had three receptions for 14 yards, and became the 24th player in Trinity history to reach the 1,000-yard milestone in receiving.

“I was and am still proud of my defensive brothers who were able to keep Austin’s offense at bay.”

Desmond King Senior Running Back

Williams rushed 11 times for 62 yards and scored one

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touchdown to help secure the Trinity victory, while senior running back Desmond King had 12 attempts for 50 yards.

King, who also registered two receptions for 43 yards, led the Tigers in all-purpose yards, with 93 for the game.

“The reason the Trinity Tigers won is because every time we head into a game we are proving something. I was and am still proud of my defensive brothers who were able to keep Austin’s offense at bay,” King said.

Defensively, junior defensive back J.P. Sanchez and junior linebacker Morgan Hix each chalked up 11 tackles, while junior linebacker Connor Yorloff had 10. Sanchez, Jones and senior defensive lineman Bradley Drenon each recorded sacks in the game.

“Our offensive line the last two weeks has done a

tremendous job in allowing us to have some explosive plays, and our veteran receiving core has been dominant,” said assistant football coach Kevin O’Keefe.

“Our offensive line the last two weeks has done a tremendous job in allowing us to have some explosive plays.”

Kevin O’Keefe Assistant Football Coach In addition to the win over Austin College, Tiger football swept SCAC Player of Week honors, with each category represented by a Trinity student.

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Smith was named SCAC Offensive Player of the Week.

Junior defensive lineman Tomy Boboy was elected SCAC Defensive Player of the Week. Kennemer was selected as SCAC Special Teams Player of the Week.

“I really don’t look at it as an individual award considering how many guys on our squad stepped up and excelled in the last two games. I’m just blessed to be surrounded by all kinds of talent,” Smith said.

Trinity travels to Belton, Texas, next Saturday, to take on third-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor at 6 p.m. The Tigers return home to host Millsaps College at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, during the university’s Alumni Weekend.

The Trinity University Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2013 will be inducted at halftime.

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Men’s golf team wins the Al Jones Memorial Tournament

by Julie Robinson Men’s golf brought home a victory at the Al Jones Memorial Tournament, held at University of TexasTyler’s Cascades Country Club. The Tigers shot a final round of 294 on Tuesday to leave with the win. The Tigers were tied for first after the first day of the tournament with the UT-Tyler “B” team at 292.

Trinity completed the two-day tournament with a 586 point total and beat the host University of Texas-Tyler Patriots, who are also the defending NCAA Division III champions, by a narrow margin of one stroke.

Senior Tyler Lehmann attributes this victory to the changes that the team has experienced so far this season.

“We were lucky to gain a few new guys this year that have already made a large impact. Our new coach, Sean Etheredge,

has been working with us very closely since our first tournament and it paid off with a big win against last year’s national champions (UT-Tyler) at their home event. We were excited to return to this tournament this year, and overall we played some of the best, most consistent golf we have ever played as a team,” Lehmann said.

“Our new coach, Sean Etheredge, has been working with us very closely since our first tournament and it paid off with a big win.”

Tyler Lehmann Senior

Lehmann tied for third place overall in the tournament with junior Kalen Vos, with scores of 144 in the individual competition of the par-71 event. Senior Erik Long-Goheen shot a

par-71 for a 145 total, finishing fifth in a fourway tie. First year Trevor Warner recorded a 72 for a 148 total score, and placed in the No. 15 slot.

Sophomore Alex Hartzell tied for 16th place after shooting 74 (149 total).

Junior David Cunningham shot a 77 (150 total) and tied for the No. 20 position. Senior Austin Jung also had a 77 (153 total) and was in a tie for 26th place.

Feeling strongly about the team’s perfomance this weekend, Lehmann said, “We have our final tournament of the semester in a few weeks at River Crossing and have no doubt that we can all play very well there.”

The men’s and women’s golf teams next compete together at the Alamo City Classic on Oct. 21 and 22 in Spring Branch, TX. Before that, however, the women will travel to San Destin, Fla. for the Golf Week Division III Fall Preview from Oct. 13-15.

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586 Trinity’s men’s golf team won the Al Jones Memorial with a team two-day score of 586, which was good enough to defeat host and defending Division III champions UT-Tyler by one stroke.

30-1 Trinity men’s and women’s soccer out-scored Centenary College and Austin College 30-1 between each team’s two games over the weekend. The men won 8-0 and 7-0, while the women won 9-0 and 6-1.

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Men’s soccer dominates conference competition with home wins over Centenary and Austin College Tigers rack up two shutouts for the weekend

by Julie Robinson SPORTS REPORTER On Friday evening, Trinity men’s soccer played Centenary College, coming out with an 8-0 win. This was followed by a Sunday night performance against Austin College, which also concluded with a 7-0 win.

Both matches were at home.

On Friday evening, the Tiger men tied for a season high in goals scored for one game. Roberto Camargo scored the first two goals of the evening both early in the first half, with the initial goal being scored twelve minutes in, followed by the second at the twenty-minute point.

Darren McAfee, Jeff Hayes, Goncalo Santana and Raz Forsten also scored goals, putting the Tigers in the lead 6-0 at halftime.

In the second half of the Friday evening match, two

goals were scored, coming from Emmanuel Ranranje and Brian Hines, both within a mere two minutes of each other. This put Hines in the lead for number of goals scored this season for the Tigers, and finished off the game 8-0.

Despite this victory, assistant coach Chesley Farmer said, “As a team, we need to improve our efficiency in front of goal.

Chances to score continue to present themselves, but there are many times in the game when we squander opportunities in front of goal.”

Following this victory, the Tigers regrouped on their home turf Sunday evening, where they shut out the Austin College Kangaroos.

This was the team’s fourth straight shutout victory.

Victor Araujo led with the first goal of the game in the 21st minute—a penalty kick and the only goal of the first half. This was Araujo’s third goal this season.

“We had a lot of subs come in to score goals throughout the game. This showed that

we don’t just have one or two big players; really the whole team is very good,” Araujo said.

The goals of the second half of the game began in the 56th minute and continued until there were four minutes left on the clock. These shots were made by McAfee,

occur until the 37th minute, when junior midfielder Kelsey Falcone scored on a header to put the Tigers up 2-0. Junior forward Hannah Kuhl put one past the goalkeeper about 90 seconds after Falcone’s goal, then Kuhl added her second of the night with a minute to play before halftime. Falcone also accounted for two assists in the second half.

Senior midfielder Michelle Lanier, who was selected for the National Soccer Coaches Association Division III Player of the week, opened the scoring in the second half, in the 64th minute of play.

“It was an amazing honor to be selected the NSCAA Division III Player of the Week and is most important for us as a team. I’m so glad I could put my chances away and get some recognition for us as a team so that the rest of the country knows that we are a force to be reckoned with,” Lanier said.

The Tigers scored three goals in a six-minute time period late in the half. Firstyear defensive midfielder Jordan Leeper scored in the 84th and 90th minutes, while first-year midfielder Yasmeen Farra scored in between the two goals by Leeper.

Trinity continued its overwhelming dominance of total shots, leading Centenary

56-0. The Tigers also had 27 shots on goal.

The Tigers continued their winning streak when they defeated Austin College 6-1 the following Sunday.

“I feel a key to our success is our dedicated coaching staff.

Our coaches, Lance and Owen, help prepare us mentally and physically before every game in such unique ways. This is a distinctive advantage for our program. I also feel our depth is a real advantage. We have players coming off the bench that could easily start on most other teams. Everyone plays with passion and will to win. It is exciting to be a part of such a great team,” Leeper said.

Senior forward Shelby Guenthardt posted three consecutive goals near the end of the game. Guenthardt became the fifth Trinity player to score 40 or more goals in a career. She has currently amassed 42 career goals, including seven this season.

Guenthardt also produced the second “hat trick” of her career.

Jorgens scored two goals in the game, with her first goal coming in the 19th minute of game play, which gave the Tigers a 2-0 halftime lead. She then put one past the Austin College goalkeeper in the 79th minute, for her team-leading 11th goal of the season.

photo by Nayeli Perez Sophomore Murray Fraser follows through on a shot during a 7-0 home win against Austin College on Sunday, September 29th.

Hayes, Yuri Ribeiro, Santana, Todd Edwards and Jorge Villamarin, who finished off with the final goal of the game, leaving the score at a 7-0 victory for the Tigers.

“We are playing well. We had some issues in the beginning of the season, but we worked them out and I think we’re

only going up from here,” said senior starter McAfee.

On Friday, Trinity will be traveling to Irving, Texas to compete against the University of Dallas at 2 p.m. This is followed by a conference matchup on Sunday afternoon against Colorado College.

Women’s soccer gives up first goal in seven games en route to two home conference wins Team improves to 9-0-1 on the young season

by Kaileigh Phillips SPORTS REPORTER The fifth-ranked Trinity Tigers women’s soccer team finished its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend with two victories against Centenary College and Austin College.

The women’s soccer team tallied its sixth consecutive shutout with a 9-0 SCAC victory over Centenary College this past Friday evening. The defending conference champions improved to 8-0-1 overall, and 3-0-0 in SCAC play. The two teams will meet again Oct. 18 in Shreveport, La. Junior midfielder Emily Jorgens scored the first goal less than a minute into Friday’s match, then added to her season lead with a second goal later in the game. Jorgens also dished out two assists; she leads the Tigers with eight for the season so far. In the game, she also became the eighth player in school history to reach 100 career points.

The next goal did not

photo by Nayeli Perez First-year Endaisia Love wins a one-on-one challenge during a 6-1 home win against Austin College on Sunday, September 29th.

Falcone put the Tigers on the board in the seventh minute, marking her fifth goal of the season.

“We treat every game the same. We have the same pregame rituals in the locker room and try and warm up with the same focus and intensity no matter who’s on the opposite side of the field.

We set team goals before each match and focusing on achieving those goals gives us motivation to play our best with each opportunity we get

to go out and play,” said head coach Lance Key. Austin College’s only score came in the 82nd minute, on a goal by Maddy Millender.

The undefeated Tigers have allowed only four goals in 10 games this season.

The Tigers travel to Irving, Texas, on Friday for a conference game at 4 p.m. against the University of Dallas. Trinity returns home Tuesday, Oct. 8, to host Southwestern at 7 p.m. in a conference game.

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#23 Trinity Volleyball sweeps SCAC weekend Tigers defeat #10 Colorado College, among three others

by Elif Yucel SPORTS REPORTER Last weekend the Trinity women’s volleyball team travelled to Georgetown, Texas, for the SCAC Cross Divisional.

They competed against University of Dallas, Centenary College, Colorado College and Austin College and won all four matches. The Tigers are now 17-3 for the season and first place in the conference. They are now ranked No. 23 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association National Poll.

Trinity is seventh all-time for most national poll rankings.

Junior outside hitter Layne Hubbard was selected the SCAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week for her performance this past weekend. Hubbard led the team in aces this weekend.

The Tigers opened up their SCAC weekend with a shutout match against the University of Dallas and a 3-1 victory over Centenary. Senior setter and captain Maryn Swierc led the team in assists against Dallas with 22, followed by first year setter Erika Edrington’s 12 assists. The Tigers completed the match with a total of 37 kills and 37 aces.

Trinity outscored Centenary 76-41 and had 56 kills to Centenary’s 30. Hubbard had a double-double in the match with 14 kills and ten digs. She hit .429 in the match. Junior outside hitter Maggie Emodi and Edrington also had a double-double in the match.

Emodi had 12 kills and 14 digs while Edrington had 19 assists and 11 digs.

“I think we did a really good job of staying composed and not getting too comfortable with the score. We kept pushing ourselves throughout every game and just focused on staying positive and playing our game. We don’t want to take our wins for granted.

We treat every game like it’s game one and make sure we always stay focused, rather than leaning back on how well we’ve done before,” Edrington said.

On Sunday, Trinity defeated No. 10 ranked Colorado College 3-2. Going into the match, Colorado College was undefeated. It was Trinity’s first victory over a top ten team. Trinity lost the first and third set, but ultimately pulled through to win the match.

Emodi led the team in kills with 14 and 15, respectively.

Junior middle blocker Erin Cusenbary recorded five blocks in the game. Swierc recorded 28 assists and ten

digs while senior defensive specialist Leslie Green had 19 digs for the game. The Tigers recorded a total of 62 kills and 60 assists. They hit .239 overall.

“It was a team effort against Colorado College. Our setting was terrific; I think we have the best setters in our conference.

Swierc and Edrington did an incredible job running the offense and did a great job defensively as well. They played well under pressure. It was really fun to watch. Our team as a whole—we’re not relying on one person for our scoring; we’re getting it from every position, which is a sign of a really good team,” said head coach Julie Jenkins.

Following the Colorado College match, Trinity went on to defeat Austin College 3-1, only losing the second set and winning the next two by a margin of at least ten.

Emodi had an excellent match, recording 19 kills, three blocks and hitting .486. Cusenbary recorded another five blocks against Austin College.

Hubbard and Green both had 17 digs for the match.

“We all really came together as a team and picked each other up on the court. We started really strong this year, stronger than the past, and have made a lot of progress.

We just need to work as hard

as we have been and use this past weekend as a confidence booster to really motivate us to work even harder for the rest of the season,” Cusenbary said.

Trinity is now halfway through their conference schedule and will play each conference team one more time before the SCAC Tournament. Trinity will host

Concordia University at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, and will participate in the SCAC Group A Divisional for a second time, playing Southwestern at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 11th and will play Schreiner at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12th, followed by Texas Lutheran at 5 p.m.

photo by Megan McLoughlin First-year setter Erika Edrington sets up one of her teammates for a kill during the Trinity National Invitational from Friday, Sept. 13 to Saturday, Sept. 14.

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Top: A commercial for the 2014 San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo was filmed on Trinity’s campus yesterday by Anderson Marketing Group and Shootz Production Group. The commercial will air from December 2013 through February 2014. Bottom Left: Senior Gabriela Vazquez tries out the new interactive tabletop in the Office of Admissions. Using QR and touch-sensitive technologies, prospective students are given instant access to endless information about Trinity that spring to life by placing programmable cards directly on the surface of the screen. Bottom Right: Juniors Benjamin Whitehead and Isaiah Ellis and Stephen Nickles prepared sandwiches for those experiencing homelessness during TUVAC’s sandwich-making event on Wednesday.

Trinity men’s tennis wins singles and doubles ITA titles Three Trinity tennis stars will compete in ITA nationals

by Elif Yucel SPORTS REPORTER The Tiger men’s tennis team hosted the ITA Regional Tournament last weekend.

Play ran from Friday to Sunday with teams experiencing many match delays due to inclement weather.

No. 5 seeded sophomore Paxton Deuel won the singles tournament and the unseeded doubles team of junior Brandon Thompson and sophomore Eliot Guin won the doubles tournament. This is the fourth consecutive year that Trinity singles and doubles winners are advancing to the ITA national championships.

“This weekend was a good barometer for us. We knew we had a lot of new talent, a lot of depth. There was a lot of adversity with the weather; we had a lot of delays and long days. It was a good way to just see where our guys

are mentally and how they are able to compete and stay in the match, despite all the distractions they had. It was an early test and they handled it really well,” said head coach Russell McMindes.

Five out of eight competitors were Trinity players in the quarterfinals; the semifinals were all Trinity players. No. 8 seeded junior Charlie Curtis defeated sophomore Connor Dunn 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals while Deuel defeated No. 2 seeded senior Greg Haugen 6-4, 6-3. In the finals match, Deuel beat Curtis 6-1, 6-1.

“Our entire team played incredibly well; we dominated the tournament,” Deuel said.

Deuel played a total of eleven matches this past weekend. “As you kept progressing through the days, just focusing on getting to that end result keeps you motivated,” Deuel said.

In doubles play, No. 7 seeded team of Deuel and first-year Clayton Niess defeated No. 3 seeded team of junior Aaron Skinner and senior Nicolas

Moreno 9-7 in the semifinals.

Guin and Thompson also defeated Curtis and first year Chas Mayer 8-6 in their semifinals match. In the finals, Guin and Thompson defeated Deuel and Niess to advance to the ITA nationals.

“We weren’t favored to win at all. We were definitely supposed to lose in the quarter finals. Our biggest strength is the energy we have when we come out to play, that we create as a team. It’s a big threat to our opponents,” Guin said. “We were just extremely focused; we had nothing to lose, so we just let loose and we just played really good tennis this weekend,” Thompson said.

Deuel, Thompson and Guin will all advance to the USTA/ ITA National Small College Championships Oct. 10-13 at Fort Myers, Fla. “We’re looking forward to the challenge. We still have nothing to lose, so we’re just going to come out hot every match and let that be our main threat to our opponents,” Guin said.

The Trinity women’s tennis team competed in the ITA Regional Tournament Sept. 2123 at the University of TexasTyler. Sophomore Caroline White, the tournament’s No. 10 seed, was the only Trinity singles player to reach the finals. Play began on Friday, but due to the inclement weather, teams had to travel two hours to Ennis, Texas, to play on indoor tennis courts. Play resumed in Tyler on Saturday and Sunday.

White defeated HardinSimmons’ Genene Haddad in the quarterfinals 7-5, 7-5. In the semifinals, White defeated No. 2 seed Casey Johnson of UTDallas. She led 3-0 in the first set but due to injury, Johnson retired from the match. White also defeated No.4 seed Amy Friesenhahn of UT-Tyler. In the finals, White lost 6-0, 6-2, to No. 1 seed Sofia Vega of Texas Lutheran. Despite the loss, it was Trinity’s third straight year to advance to the singles finals.

“We have really good team support on the sidelines.

Everyone’s extremely supportive. If you have a bad

point here and there, everyone’s behind you at your match to get you to keep on going and stay focused throughout the match.

Coming into this tournament, we all wanted everybody to be in the finals, so it’s more of playing for your team rather than just yourself, so that triggers everybody to keep their focus and stay as competitive as they can be throughout their match,” White said.

Both Tiger doubles teams were eliminated in the semifinals. The fourth-seeded doubles team of sophomore Kristy Hamilton and senior Stephanie Williamson lost to UT-Dallas’s No. 1 seeded Johnson and Auvi Tran 9-8.

No. 2 seeded Friesenhahn and Jessica Blundell of UT-Tyler defeated No. 3 seeded doubles team of senior Kylie Hornbeck and first year Liza Southwick 8-5.

“Everybody played really good matches, and I think, considering how we’ve done in the past years, this year was one of our past turnouts at the ITA,” White said.

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