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Housing, alcohol policies currently under review Trinity looks to students and peer institutions for updates to alcohol, housing regulations Faith Ozer NEWS REPORTER University officials continue to revise residential policies to accommodate an increasingly diverse student population while maintaining alcohol policies to ensure student safety.
“We recently attended a Sexual Diversity Allaince meeting and solicited feedback about what we can do to meet the needs of LGBTQ students.” Melissa Flowers
Assistant Director for Residential Education Trinity University is part of the Associated Colleges of the South, a group of 16 distinguished liberal arts colleges and universities including Rhodes College, Sewanee: the University of the South, Millsaps College and Southwestern University. According to David Tuttle, associate vice president of student affairs and dean of students, while these universities compare policies and ideas about university life, it is largely the students that influence university procedures. At Trinity, revisions are currently being considered to the Residential Life practices in order to better accommodate LGBTQ students. “We recently attended a Sexual Diversity Alliance meeting and solicited feedback about what we can do to meet the needs of LGBTQ students,” said Melissa Flowers, assistant director for residential education. “We received a lot of information, and it’s just unfortunate that in the past we did not know some of the opinions and feelings regarding our office.”
According to Flowers, one of their main goals this year in the Residential Life office is to ensure that students feel “comfortable and safe” in the school living environment, even if that means possibly changing the current structure of student residence hall placement. However, challenges often arise when opening the conversation between students and faculty. “The problem is that it is really hard to ask students ‘Are you gay or transgender or will you live with a gay or transgender student?’ You can’t discriminate, so if you ask the question people will be like ‘Dude, why are you asking?’ But then on the other hand you can’t dilute it too much…” Tuttle said. Placing LGBTQ students within residence halls may possibly cause challenges for residential life staff. However, according to Tuttle, policies are ultimately to promote the good of the student population as a whole.
“Our policies are value-driven, and to me that’s really important. We don’t have just a long list of ‘Thou Shall Not’s.’ Our guiding policies are the respect for self, others, community, property, and personal responsibility.” David Tuttle
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students “We don’t want to have a floor of gay and transgender students because that’s not fair to them, and it is not fair to the rest of the community. We don’t want to have separate housing like that. We just want to do right by our students,” Tuttle said. “Our students are pretty well educated about those issues and pretty open minded for the most part. For some it is very new, so we have to be sensitive to their feelings too.”
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photo by Carly Cowen On Sunday, Nov. 4, the men’s soccer team beat Southwestern University 2-0 to win the 2012 SCAC Championship. Sunday’s game marked the 15th conference championship Trinity has won in the last 22 years. In addition to the victory the men’s soccer team secured, the women’s soccer team also ended Sunday as SCAC champions. For more coverage on the games, check out Page 21.
Groups encouraged to consider proposed officer transition time Administrators urge student groups to change leadership in January rather than April by Caleb Franzmann NEWS REPORTER On Wednesday, Oct. 31, Jamie Thompson, director of campus and community involvement, presented a new officer transition timeline to be considered by the university sponsored organizations. The new timeline operates on a January to December term for organizational officers, rather than the April-to-April term that many student organizations currently employ. According to Thompson, the new officer transition timeline would afford organizations stronger leadership and smoother transitions. Since seniors would only hold officer positions until January, newly elected officers would have an entire semester to seek advice from former officers. “Being a junior president is tough… There’s a level of experience you need to run an organization,” said Graham
Bates president of Iota Chi Rho. “I came in with as much as I could have possibly had, but it would have been nice to have had the former president around.” Seniors may also benefit from a new officer transition timeline, as they will be able to better focus on senior projects and post-graduation plans. “I know that my senior year, continuing to go full throttle through the spring semester was a lot. There were a lot of things going on,” Thompson said. “Having the spring semester to myself would have been nice.” If the new officer transition timeline catches on, student organizational training could be moved to the beginning of the semester. According to Thompson, the beginning of the semester is a much better time for training. “Student organization training is at a terrible time, because of final projects and everything,” said Pola Shim, president of Korean Student Association. “I could see the change being very beneficial.” Additionally, changing the officer transition timeline would allow organizations to make better use of national leadership conferences as
many campuses nationwide use the calendar year to transition leadership in student organizations. Since many campuses transition officers in January, many leadership conferences are held early on in the spring semester. “Some of our organizations have annual leadership conferences that they can attend,” Thompson said. “Currently, officers in most of our student organizations are at the tail-end of their term when these conferences occur, so the conferences make no sense for them.” Trinity University Volunteer Action Community currently utilizes a similar officer transition timeline so that they can attend Impact, a national service and social responsibility conference. Edwin Blanton, TUVAC advisor, says the early officer transition would allow TUVAC officers to understand their role as an officer earlier, attend the conference, and submit a wellthought out funding proposal to the Association of Student Representatives According to Joe Moore, president of ASR, the new officer transition timeline should
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Following the 2012 election season, both Mayor Julian Castro and his twin brother U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro opened up discussions about Latino concerns for the state of Texas. Julian Castro continues to list immigration, health care, education and the economy as important issues in the San Antonio community. His brother Joaquin highlights that more groundwork involving unions is needed to bring success for the Democratic party. Both Castros continue to emphasize the need for cooperation between the parties. mysa.com
A possible salmonella contamination forced Nestlé to recall 200,000 cans of its powered milk product Nesquik. The company suspects the contamination occurred in October, and affects with the use-by date of October 2014. The culprit is a contaminated batch of the ingredient calcium carbonate, supplied by Omya, Inc. According to an Omya spokeswoman, Omya is not aware of any additional recalls. Thus far, no illnesses have resulted from the Nestlé recall.
China begins a historical leadership transfer with President Hu Jintaos warning against corruption. Opening a Communist Party congress with encouragement for a better future, Jintao marks the beginning of a week-long session that will reveal a new set of leaders for the country. Concerns range from corruption to sustainability in a changing global economy. Currently, security remains strict in Beijing, leaving some citizens under house arrest.
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ASR Briefs Jewish Student Association $145 Passed Requested funds in order to host an event where participants learn how to bake traditional Jewish foods.
Haunted Hall $292.55 Passed Requested reimbursement for funds that helped create this year’s Haunted Hall.
In addition to the funding requests, the senators discussed the time block proposal made by the Student Athlete Association, the ongoing parking resolutions with Facilities Services, and the campaign for members of Honor Council to receive class credit. They also discussed a potential change to their meeting time.
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TUPD Briefs Nov. 1-8 Bell Center 11-01-12 6:06 p.m. Burglary Officers were dispatched on a report of two lockers that had been broken into. Several items were stolen.
Dicke Smith Building 11-06-12 3:39 p.m. Fire Alarm Officers responded to an alarm activation. No smoke or fire found. A service request was initiated.
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Corrections Nov. 2: - In the picture titled “Hula-hooping to victory,” the caption referred to the “Trinity University Volunteer Action Committee.” It should have read, “Trinity University Volunteer Action Community.” - In that same caption, “Fraternity and Sorority Council” should have read “Greek Council.” The terminology change will not take place throughout the campus at large until Greek Council alters their name in their constitutions and bylaws. - On page 14 in “Next Week in Campus Pulse” under the “Arts” heading, the paper read, “Stieren Guest Artist Teatro del Drago peforms [sic] Shakespeare’s ‘La Tempesta’ with puppets.” La Tempesta will not be performed by Teatro del Drago: it will be performed by Trinity students. Oct. 26: - A news blurb on page 6 stated that Code T.E.A.L. was a part of National Sexual Assault Awareness Week. It was not. It was an independent event hosted by the E3 Initiative.
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Lack of interest threatens to end programs Several campus services face termination if student interest fails to increase Ian Halter NEWS INTERN
This semester, a number of programs and opportunities on campus are on the edge of cancellation due to low attendance and lack of interest. Among these, opportunities such as Career Service’s Tiger Treks have already been canceled, and third-party programs such as Hertz On Demand hover on the edge of retraction. Other programs include a recent leadership conference that came close to cancellation, as well as recent showings of movies whose attendance numbers were less than desirable. David Tuttle, associate vice president of student affairs and dean of students, feels that a number of quality campus opportunities fade into the background of Trinity’s busy college campus. “I think there’s a lot of great ideas, but it’s just hard to see them through when there’s a limited number of people who
take advantage of those things,” Tuttle said. The Tiger Treks program, advertised as a “Road Trip to the Real World,” was among those programs receiving inadequate attention. The program, put on by Career Services, aspired to take groups of students across the nation to gain knowledge of specific industries and career types, but it received such little interest that it was canceled in its inaugural year.
“I think there’s a lot of great ideas, but it’s just hard to see them through when there’s a limited number of people who take advantage...” David Tuttle
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Brian Hirsch, director of career services, described the reality of Tiger Treks. “We had a pilot program set up to take place in October, but
we only had four students sign up for it. Ultimately, we decided to cancel the whole thing, having decided that it was probably not the best expenditure of resources,” Hirsch said. Hirsch went on to say that he did not believe that a possible lack of advertising hurt the program’s chances but rather a combination of factors. Namely, he expressed concerns that many students are not willing to commit the required two and a half school days, especially when this iteration of Tiger Treks would take place locally without the allure of out-of-state travel. Career Services also has a number of other programs, designed to attract many different students, that are also receiving less attention than desired. “We’ve been doing a lot of workshops on very practical things: resume writing, networking, interview practice, etc. But the attendance at these has not been as good as we would like,” Hirsch said. He also mentioned opportunities such as a first year pre-med “jump start” program as well as seminars on how to market a study abroad experience as examples of programs going unnoticed. Another program, Hertz On Demand, is at risk for cancellation
file photo The two cars located in the parking lot across from Mabee Dining Hall may disappear if more students don’t start using the Hertz On Demand program.
as well. The program allows students to rent vehicles for use by the hour, has faced a lack of student interest, despite its perceived benefits. Tuttle supports of the car rental service. “This program allows people who are 18 to rent cars, and with a group of people the cost is practically nothing,” Tuttle said. However, some are not as impressed by the program. Alecia Jarrett, a senior, described her experience as more tedious than convenient. “I signed up for the Hertz card when I was a sophomore, but I found the website difficult; it was
frustrating trying to find a time slot,” Jarrett said. “In reality, most people would rather grab a ride with a friend.” Tuttle, when asked why he thought these programs received so little attendance, attributed it to a case of a small school wanting many things. “People want things offered, but we have a small population, so I think people need to have realistic expectations of services they want to have. We always have to be careful about where we’re putting our resources, and, if something is not attracting a crowd, then we shouldn’t do it,” Tuttle said.
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Office hours encourage student proposals Ahlburg’s initiative to hear students’ concerns is still thriving two and a half years later Carlos Anchondo NEWS REPORTER This fall marks the sixth semester of president Dennis Ahlburg’s office hours. Ahlburg came to Trinity in January 2010 after former president John Brazil retired and introduced this initiative to increase campus dialogue. Ahlburg started his office hours policy during his time at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He decided to continue his office hours at Trinity in order to foster communication between himself and the rest of campus. “The motivation is to hear what’s on people’s minds; it is really easy to become kind of distanced from the students and faculty,” Ahlburg said. “Essentially I’m here to make things better for students and faculty, so, if I don’t talk to them, I don’t know what’s on their minds, other than the food in Mabee.” Claire Smith, executive assistant to the president and assistant secretary to the Board of Trustees, coordinates the office hour meetings. According to Smith, weekly attendance fluctuates
but has stayed consistent over the years. “Attendance ebbs and flows, depending on the president’s schedule and other factors,” Smith said. Smith acknowledges Ahlburg’s demanding schedule, which includes travel away from the university and sometimes even abroad. When someone wants to meet with the president, she works around the schedules of both individuals and tries to find a time that is mutually agreed upon. While the conversations Ahlburg conducts with visitors are confidential, Smith says that the president discusses a myriad of issues. In the past, participants have proposed projects, chatted on behalf of their club or organization, raised awareness about a campus issue or simply come by the office to say “hello.” Ahlburg, too, has noticed the range of subjects covered during his office hours. “Sometimes people just come because they’ve never met the president. Sometimes some people come because they don’t know what happens, and they’re just curious. Sometimes it’s about the world, sometimes it’s about personal stuff and sometimes it’s about the university,” Ahlburg said. Senior Sal Perdomo recently visited the president during office hours in order to gain the president’s perspective on the proposed activity time block.
“Dr. Ahlburg has been very helpful during this entire activity time block proposal process. Dr. Tynes and I met with him twice, and he was responsive,” Perdomo said. Junior Christopher Alexander has not attended either but says he would speak about economics with the president. Alexander is pursuing a major in theoretical economics, in addition to others. “He seems like an interesting person, and I am interested in his professional background as well,” Alexander said. Smith believes that an even level of students, faculty and staff attend the office hours. “Between these three arms, there really is an equal balance,” Smith said. “This is the campus’ opportunity to meet with the president on whatever topic they wish.” Historically, however, there have been no regulars. Ahlburg sees two individuals every week, one in the morning and another in the afternoon. Smith also attempts to schedule the meetings so that there is one meeting MondayWednesday-Friday and a second on Tuesday-Thursday. Ahlburg’s office hours are published daily in LeeRoy, Trinity’s online newsletter, and through TigerPaws as well. Appointments must be made through Smith at csmith9@trinity.edu.
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- Listed daily in LeeRoy - Listed daily in TigerPaws - Contact Claire Smith at csmith9@trinity.edu for an appointment. - The president’s office is located on the fourth floor of Northrup Hall.
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Most of the universities within the ACS have similar residential policies, but Trinity is one of the few universities without apartment-style housing near or on campus, unlike schools such as Sewanee. Although residential life policies are often a popular topic for students, there has also been an increased amount of attention towards Trinity’s current alcohol policies, especially those prohibiting hard liquor on campus. “Just because you have a rule that says you can’t have hard liquor on campus doesn’t mean you don’t have hard liquor on campus,” said Paul Chapa, Trinity University chief of police. “Ones that chose to drink hard liquor will continue to drink hard liquor. My experience tells me that we may have an increase
[of violations if the policy changes], but it’s nothing that I can measure.” According to Tuttle, John Brazil, the previous university president, instated the policy due to the high correlation between the consumption of hard liquor and hospitalizations or cases of alcohol poisoning, and the policy has been maintained in order to protect students experimenting with alcohol. “With those levels of intoxication come other crimes like sexual assault and other poor decisions are made,” Chapa said. “It’s critical to the institution that we recognize that and continue to educate our student body.” Although one of the few universities within the ACS to prohibit hard liquor on campus, some of Trinity’s other alcohol policies are less restrictive in comparison. “It would be clearer if [the policies] were more restrictive.
We do give privileges to those who are 21 who have an underage roommate,” Tuttle said. “We let them have beer and wine. It would be simpler if we said ‘A room is dry until both occupants are 21.’” Ultimately, administration, Residential Life staff and TUPD have maintained that the interest of students remains a focal point in all residential and alcohol policies. “Our policies are valuedriven, and to me that’s really important. We don’t have just a long list of ‘Thou Shall Not’s’. Our guiding policies are the respect for self, others, community, property and personal responsibility,” Tuttle said. Deliberations continue between Residential Life and members of the SDA to better accommodate LGBTQ students, and these changes will be released soon.
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DeLue enlightens audience about abstract art
Sophomore Hannah Gropper pays close attention during Dr. Rachael Z. Delue’s lecture, “Arthur Dove’s Meteorology” on Nov. 6 in Chapman Auditorium.
connections and establish art as a form that could “forge universalizing bonds.” DeLue also pointed to Dove’s desire to communicate and translate things from one form to another, which included making art of various objects to create art from many different mediums. Dove also often
used “one material to act like or stand for another” and played with translations and substitutions. He used his paintings to connect “many bodies and senses and materials.” Junior art history student Maddy Carr said, “DeLue’s connections of circles and the weather and wanting
to be part of the world all described Dove’s work in an enlightening way.” Audience members included Trinity faculty, alumni and students, specifically art history students, as well as members of the San Antonio community.
Left: “Sun Drawing Water” by Arthur Dove, courtesy of phillipscollection. org. Right: “The Brothers” by Arthur Dove, courtesy of scalarchives.com
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Lennox lecture covers sex and sexuality in ancient Rome At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, students, faculty and community members gathered to hear John Clarke, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, talk about visual representations of sex in ancient Rome. Clarke’s speech was a part of the 2012 Lennox Lecture Series, made possible by the Martha, David and Bagby Lennox Foundation. The lecture was entitled “When Aphrodite Became Venus: Love, Sex, and Security in Roman Visual Culture.” Clarke opened the lecture by referencing the HBO series ROME, which premiered in 2005 and lasted two seasons. Octavian, later known as Augustus, was directed by his mother Atia to lose his virginity in one of the scenes, and Octavian struggles between male and female prostitutes before choosing the latter. Clarke used this example to explain that Romans did not assign labels to their sexuality,
never defining themselves as heterosexual or homosexual. “Good love making was a gift from the goddess Venus and was not something to be ashamed of,” Clarke said. Repeatedly, Clarke talked about how people today assume that people in the past are just like we are. He said that acculturation forms people’s attitudes about everything and all that we do. Using a PowerPoint presentation that featured Roman art graphically depicting sexual acts, Clarke talked about Roman bisexuality. He said that elite Romans and ordinary Romans shared similar views regarding man-to-boy intercourse. Men could have boys on the side because there was no danger affiliated with this action. However, this was not the case with the female sex. “The danger of adultery with a woman, particularly of the elite class, was that it might produce bastard children who could claim
rights to your property,” Clarke said. Clarke went on to discuss the importance of roles in ancient intercourse. The person who was not dominant in bed was considered a social inferior, especially if that person was male. Visual depictions of oral sex, a recurring topic in Clarke’s lecture, had significant impacts in ancient Roman life. Romans believed that the mouth was defiled through oral sex. “People kissed each other in greeting,” Clarke said, adding, “One of the worst things to accuse your neighbor of was having an unclean mouth, because you are implying that person has had oral sex.” While the audience appeared squeamish at times, the listeners sat with rapt attention and asked many questions when the lecture was concluded and opened to questions. Sophomore art history major Casie Lomeli was not only intrigued by the subject
material but also Clarke’s research background. “It was great to hear from a scholar that has hands-on experience at sites like Pompeii. Also, I enjoyed hearing about his personal experience and how he relates it to his work,” Lomeli said. Before a reception, at which beverages and food were served, Clarke ended his talk with an appeal about current thought on sexuality. “We have created a vocabulary about sex that did not exist in ancient Rome,” said Clarke. “The concept of sexuality did not emerge until the 20th century.” Clarke urged the audience to think in terms of sex as an act of love and not to define it with labels of homosexuality or heterosexality. He said that our practices, in regards to sex, belong to our own culture and are not universal. Previous lectures in the Lennox series featured Andrew Stewart of the University of California at Berkeley and Bettina Bergmann of Mount Holyoke College.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Rachael DeLue of Princeton University spoke to faculty and students in Chapman Auditorium concerning common elements and themes in the artwork of 20th-century American abstract painter Arthur Dove. DeLue teaches in the art and archaeology department at Princeton and is currently lecturing at universities across the country about her research on Arthur Dove. She has extensively studied Dove’s life and art as well as his diaries, and she is currently writing a book about meteorology in his art. Dove was part of an early 20th-century art movement including artists like Georgia O’Keefe and Gertrude Stein. DeLue showed examples of concentric circles and weather phenomena in his art and focused on Dove’s desire to “give visual form to un-seeable phenomena” such as moon or sun light on the earth. Dove believed that weather “ties together earth’s disparate places and peoples,” making them into a kind of whole. He wanted to draw
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Poets visit Trinity CCI suggests new timeline On Thursday, Nov. 1, students and faculty gathered in the Attic Theater in the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Building to listen to poets Matt Hart and Laurie Saurborn Young read from their most recent books of poetry. The poets visited Trinity at the request of Jennifer Browne, assistant professor of English. Browne has brought poets to campus since 2009. That inagural year, she arranged for six poets to come and share their work. Browne teaches poetry-writing classes at Trinity and brings many of the poets the students study in class to campus. She believes that in poetry “what is said is just as important is how it is said,” and in order to get the true meaning out of a poem, one has to hear it performed. She hopes that by bringing the authors of the works studied in class to campus she helps “bring the texts to life.” She plans to bring more poets to Trinity next spring.
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photo by Megan McLoughlin, intern Poet Matt Hart delivered poems from his new book during a poetry reading in the Attic Theater last Thursday.
photo courtesy of trinity.edu Jenny Browne, assistant professor of English, teaches introductory and advanced poetry-writing classes and organizes poetry readings through the academic year for the Trinity community.
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help organizations submit well thought out budget requests to ASR. Currently, university sponsored organizations, including the big six, must submit funding proposals for the coming year in the spring. This presents a problem as new officers present budget requests that were written by the previous officers. “New officers have to present [a budget] they really don’t know much about yet,” Moore said. “A lot of them have never done budgeting or funding before… And on our end, we only have two weeks to prepare for the funding approval process. It’s really difficult for everyone involved.” While there are benefits to the new officer transition timeline, some organizations voiced concerns to the idea. “I think the biggest concern I have heard is about study abroad,” Thompson said. “You’d really have to plan in advance if you wanted to study abroad and hold a position in your organization.” Additionally, in order to hold an officer position, many students who study abroad would need to run for office from abroad. Greek organizations may also have difficulty implementing
the transition timeline due to Trinity’s long rush process.
“The main concern is with rush. You have the potential to negate everything you did in the fall semester. It might work in other schools because they do rush early. It works for them because they don’t have to worry about the long rush process that is so particular to Trinity.” Graham Bates
President of Iota Chi Rho “The main concern is with rush,” Bates said. “You have the potential to negate everything you did in the fall semester. It might work in other schools because they do rush early. It
works for them because they don’t have to worry about the long rush process that is so particular to Trinity.” According to Thompson, student organizations can implement the new transition timeline whenever they want. “This is just the beginning of a discussion between CCI and student organizations on campus about the timeline. If student organizations want to do this, they can implement it,” Thompson said. According to Joe Moore, Thompson wants to get input back from all of the student organizations by spring, and while she hopes the university sponsored organizations will adopt the new transition timeline, it is not required. “[Thompson] doesn’t want to impose her will. She plans to ask the university sponsored organizations to adopt it and then hopefully everyone else will fall in line,” Moore said. “We could do a resolution if we wanted to, but most likely [ASR] would make the schedule change ourselves and change when budget reports come in, so if [student organizations] don’t want to follow the new timeline they don’t have to.”
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Kelly Carlisle, Columnist I was 11 years old. I was at the beach with friends. I got out of the water before they did, and I went into the public restrooms to rinse off. You know the kind — they have them at public pools, too — the concrete block buildings with slimy floors and open showers. It was dim inside, but I could see that someone else was there too. He was tall, skinny, with black hair and pale, white skin. He wore one of those orange safety vests road workers wear. He held a long, wooden stick with a sharp metal point attached to it, like a long, thick nail — the kind of stick janitors use to pick paper up off the ground. Only he wasn’t picking up paper, he was staring at me in my red bathing suit. “That’s a pretty swimsuit,” he said. In my memory, he is suddenly behind me, his right hand running his finger under my suit strap, saying, “I want to get a suit like that for my sister. What brand is it? I’m looking for the tag.” I knew he wasn’t looking for the tag. But the big stick with its metal spike was hovering over me on my left, and I knew he could kill me with it, and I was scared.
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Then he was looking for the tag (but not really looking for the tag) between my legs, his fingers running along the inside of my suit, his arm holding me in place, that sharp point somewhere over me. He didn’t need to hold me in place, because I was frozen there anyway. “I don’t think the tag is there,” I squeaked, as if he didn’t already know that. Then I heard my friends’ voices approaching. He let me go.
“Why am I telling you this? It’s not to make you pity me, because I’m fine. I’m telling you because our culture says I should be ashamed to speak of this, that you’ll respect me less if I tell you my story. Enough already.”
“It isn’t your fault, honey,” my mom told me later that day, because honest-to-God, I thought it was. I was this little kid, and I thought I had somehow asked for it. But later in the evening, when I started crying again, she said, “Enough already. It was nothing.” No one called the police. I didn’t tell anyone else for years.
It wasn’t as bad as others have suffered, but sometimes when I go into a locker room alone, I feel my stomach tighten. And sometimes when a man touches me on the shoulder — a friend, my husband, it doesn’t matter — I freeze for a second. Not big things, I’ll grant you, but not nothings, either. Why am I telling you this? It’s not to make you pity me, because I’m fine. I’m telling you because our culture says I should be ashamed to speak of this, that you’ll respect me less if I tell you my story. Enough already. When we don’t tell our stories, it’s easy to think that things like this are rare and therefore insignificant. They’re not. According to the American Psychological Association, some CDC research estimates that one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before they turn 18[1]. Other CDC research estimates that one of every six women has been raped during her lifetime[2]. You are surrounded by walking wounded; you might even be one yourself. Come out of that dark place. Tell someone who cares about you, and, if you think you need it, get some help. If someone tells you their story, please listen. [1] http://www.apa.org/pi/families/ resources/child-sexual-abuse.aspx [2]http://www.cdc.gov /violence prevention/sexualviolence/datasources. html
Kelly Carlisle is an assistant professor in the department of English.
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Irked over ink Five issues ago on Oct. 5 the Trinitonian ran a guest opinion column written by President Dennis Ahlburg that presented facts about tattoos and encouraged students to think twice before acquiring body art. Three days later the column received its first comment on our website. On Oct. 29 it was posted to the Trinity University Greek Alumni Facebook group. Currently, there are 37 comments on our website in response to his column, making it more popular than any article we have run all year, and there are 19 comments circulating on the Greek Alumni thread. Almost all of these comments criticize the president in some way. Whether it’s his grammatical mistakes, his ability to lead or his general philosophy, everyone — and we do mean everyone: professors, alumni, students and even potential students — seems to have a response for the most powerful man at Trinity. While we are grateful his column generated discourse and engaged readers, we feel it’s time to put it into perspective and move on. The man isn’t saying anyone with tattoos is a lowlife individual with no class, possibilities of getting a job or redeeming qualities. He’s simply pointing out an unfortunate reality: that sometimes rash decisions lead to permanent consequences and that society, as a whole, is not always accepting of body art, especially in professional settings. Yes, we agree that this issue is not the most important thing plaguing our campus and will admit we wondered what spurred his sudden interest in tramp stamps, but we don’t think there’s any reason for him not to express his opinion. That’s the beauty of a liberal arts institution and the United States of America. He has the right to voice his views, and we have the right to disagree. But to say he is unfit to preside over our school or is severely out of touch with the student body is unfair, and, quite honestly, incorrect. Compared to past presidents, Ahlburg goes out of his way to engage students on this campus, responding to their inquiries; whether it be the student activity time block, the food at Mabee or extra playing time for intramural sports on the athletic fields, he makes the time to listen (see “Office hours encourage student proposals,” Page 4). The issue might be that we, or those individuals weighing in on this situation, have selective hearing. We at the Trinitonian do not always agree with the administration; in fact, we make it our job to point out inadequacies, but we appreciate Ahlburg’s open and honest approach. He is a man of conviction who provides candid responses to campus issues. Regardless of your view, we invite everyone to get back to what really matters, and, if you don’t want to part with your keyboard and the veil of anonymity granted with online commenting, we encourage you to educate yourselves on some issues that will impact the future of this community, like the activity time blocks, the Monte Vista legal battle or the strategic plan and common curriculum overhaul. Those changes could be as permanent as tattoos.
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Conway confronts: the president and tattoos Ben Knows Best Ben Conway, Columnist President Ahlburg’s Trinitonian column on tattoos may be a month old, but the bad taste it left in my mouth still hasn’t subsided. Ahlburg attempted to dissuade students from getting tattoos, writing that many individuals would later regret the
“Do the employees at Apple in Austin cover up their tattoos when they go to work? Of course not; they wear T-shirts and skinny jeans and show off their permanent ink to the whole office.”
decision and asserting that body art would limit students’ chances at future professional success. Personally, I intend never to adorn my body with any permanent tattoos, for the very reasons Pres. Ahlburg presented; however, I do not discourage my peers from expressing themselves through tattoos, piercings and the like. Pres. Ahlburg claimed: “My job (in part)
is to tell you stuff you don’t want to hear…” but I disagree. As a student I do not feel it is the job of my university’s president to offer unsolicited advice on such a personal issue, entirely unrelated to academia. While Pres. Ahlburg may have intended to come across as cheeky, he instead only solidified his image as a critical old man out of touch with the realities of today. The fact is, tattoos no longer translate to “vice,” “rebellion,” or “counter-culture.” They’re so ubiquitous that they’ve actually become mainstream. I know priests with tattoos, a state senator and too many professors to count. You may not see very many tats at the country club pool or a suburban town hall meeting, but the real world out there is covered with them. Today, the creative class —
“I know priests with tattoos, a state senator, and too many professors to count.”
young professionals in the fields of design, engineering, science, etc. — actually embraces tattoos. Do the employees at Apple in Austin cover up their tattoos when they go to work? Of course not; they wear T-shirts and skinny jeans and show off their permanent ink to the whole office.
Furthermore, the liberal arts college experience is all about being open minded, experimenting and making mistakes, but Pres. Ahlburg’s column did not embrace any of those ideals. I want to be a student on a campus where creativity, personal expression and eccentricity are embraced, not stifled. Ahlburg sees it as his duty
“Disrupt the status quo, and shake things up; be wild and crazy while you’re still young; get a tattoo on your ass and don’t regret it.”
to caution young adults about the dangers of tattoos, so I’ll take it on as my duty to stir up a revolution. Pres. Ahlburg is a wise leader who deserves our respect, but the world that our generation is creating is very different than his. Old white men in suits aren’t in charge of everything anymore, and tattoos aren’t taboo. So disrupt the status quo, and shake things up; be wild and crazy while you’re still young; get a tattoo on your ass and don’t regret it. Be whoever you want to be and never apologize for it.
Ben Conway is a sophomore majoring in urban studies.
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If you could live in a fantasy world, what would it be?
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I already live in a fantasy world. Julia Nguyen Sophomore
The North Pole where it’s Christmas all the time! Leanne Stepchinski Sophomore
I would live as the Lorax, saving Truffula trees.
Mitchell Hagney Senior
Hogwarts Jacob Uzman Senior
Narnia Megan Smith Junior
Hogwarts. I would love to be a witch. Sarah Tipton First Year
The Wizarding World so that I could wear a bathrobe to class!
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In the Avatar world, I’d be the Last Airbender. Else, Harry Potter world. Matthew Saxon First Year
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Prowlin’ with my homies: expectations for 20-somethings The Browne Crier Margaret Browne, Columnist Last Thursday night was my last Sigma Up Against the Wall, which I can’t say is a huge letdown, as I’m not so great with the country dancing. But I will say that it invited certain feelings of nostalgia, and by the end of the night, blaring Toto’s “Africa” (thanks, William) in the car with some rushees, I was ready to be young. To be wild. And, of course, to be free. The night progressed beautifully from there. There were miniature, leaky, plastic cowboy boots involved. There was “Like a Prayer”
playing in the kitchen. There was shimmying and a lot of flipping our skirts over our heads. It was a pristine collegiate moment of three girls dancing in their underwear and laughing hysterically that only happens (I think) when you’re 21 and you live with your friends, and, because you’re really young in the scheme of things, it’s exceptional. Then we went to Bay’s. We walked out the door with additional eyeliner and clothes that were tighter, shorter or sheerer. The agenda was obvious. Everyone was looking for someone. Bluntly put, we were on the prowl. Motives analyzed, everyone was looking for something; they just didn’t know what, and so they found the easiest solution in a shorter dress. Walking into the bar, I found myself as if by inertia pulled into a booth with a couple of friends
and a kid I kind of know because it’s Trinity, and you kind of know everyone.
“Going to bars to find an unknown something you can’t typically find in a bar? Is this the next phase of my life? Prowling through booths with expectations and a glass in my hand?”
Then it was time for games. Here’s how to play. I say English major, he says he loves William Blake. He says he’s Russian, I say, “show me your ID.” He asks me about my piercing and touches
my earlobe to see if I’ve ever had them done. If it weren’t for James Jarrott’s mutual understanding and steadying eyebrow sardonically raised across the table, I probably would have laughed in the guy’s face. Not because anything was funny, per se, but because it all felt so surreal. I was trapped under some near-stranger’s arm looking at his face thinking, “He looks like a marionette, he looks like a marionette. Is this real life?” And looking around the bar, I started to wonder: is this how real life is? Going to bars to find an unknown something you can’t typically find in a bar? Is this the next phase of my life? Prowling through booths with expectations and a glass in my hand? Welcome to the culture of your 20s. One moment I’m in college land, high kicking in my kitchen to “The Safety Dance” and the
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next I’ve landed in whatever dance hall David Bowie is singing about in “Life on Mars.” “Look at those cavemen go / It’s the freakiest show!” I was relieved when my new pal and his best friend left after having some sort of drunken, passive aggressive argument that had all of the unspoken tensions of two cowboys taking a certain mountain by storm for the first time. And the relief I felt was my ticket to stop panicking. Because if I was relieved to escape the fulfillment of the expectations of bar life, it meant bar life in all of its carnivalesque glory is not something I’m looking to make my own. And if I’m not looking, once I graduate, I won’t have to worry about finding that life to be mine. Margaret Browne is a senior majoring in English.
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Meet the Press What is your favorite part about working for the Trinitonian? Being kind of an insider on news events and having a say in what goes into the paper each week.
What is the most interesting assignment you’ve been given? My Trinibonian story!
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Trinity group projects: stressful or successful? Despite the hassles they may present, students can learn valuable lessons through group projects by Kenneth Caruthers CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER It is the first week of a new semester, and sophomore Monica Clifford is reading through the syllabi for her classes. Suddenly, her heart drops, and she momentarily stops breathing. Her roommate glances away from a new episode of Breaking Amish just long enough to see Clifford fall to her knees, her face downcast. Clifford’s concerned roommate asks what is wrong, but Clifford is too upset to respond. Clifford has just read that an assignment in one of her classes is a group project and the anxiety and dread have overcome her. Many students have this same sort of reaction upon the realization that they have a group project, but there are some students who look forward to the challenges and opportunities group projects present.
“Sometimes I feel like we as educators don’t do a good enough job facilitating that team experience. I can either try to enhance group camaraderie or I can just hope it happens on its own, and I think far too often we just hope that it will happen.” Jacob Tingle
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Business Administration
“Groups can make daunting assignments more manageable with a division of the workload. Fresh ideas can arise from the different perspectives, and group projects give students the chance to improve group communication abilities,” said junior Sam Roberts.
Clifford agrees that group projects can be enjoyable under the right circumstances, and she understands why professors believe that they are beneficial. “If you’re working with people who have a work ethic similar to yours, it’s a blast. You can obviously meet new people and share ideas, and working on a project together often opens your eyes to new ways to research and present information,” Clifford said.
“I know that pretty much regardless of our occupation, we will be forced to work with our coworkers in various endeavors.” Monica Clifford Sophomore
More often than not, however, Clifford thinks that the negative aspects of group projects far outweigh the positives. “Time is a big issue. Because everyone in college is excruciatingly busy, it’s difficult to find time in which to work with your group, especially if it’s more than three people. Effort is another. Some students really don’t want to put in the amount of work required, which annoys those students who are sincerely trying. Control is the last. When one student takes the leadership position and ends up controlling the rest of the group, this results in a poor group dynamic,” Clifford said. Although he does not have a problem with group projects, Roberts knows where a lot of students are coming from in their aversion to these kind of assignments. “Being a perfectionist, it makes me nervous that I am not doing 100 percent of the input. I feel most comfortable with work that I myself have done and not others. A lot of students, including myself, have had that one group member who doesn’t seem to do anything, and then we have to do their portion of the work which is really annoying,” Roberts said. Jacob Tingle, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Business Administration, frequently utilizes group
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photo by Matthew Brink, intern (Left to right) Members of the saxophone section Artie Gonzales (guest performer), Sarah Pickett (‘15), Katie Bannick (‘13) and Ethan Krohn (‘14) perform at last Saturday’s jazz concert in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall.
Jazz Ensemble brings the heat Chris Magee, Jazz Ensemble director, makes his debut with the Trinity Jazz Ensemble by Maddy Loeb CAMPUS PULSE INTERN At 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, the Trinity University Jazz Ensemble performed its annual fall concert in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall. The concert featured 10 pieces performed by the ensemble punctuated by an intermission performance featuring a small jazz combo.
“The experience has been helpful in learning how to play different styles. One of the most rewarding aspects has just been getting better.” Brian Shrock First Year
The first performance of the year for the ensemble also marked the first with their new director, Chris Magee.
“Magee has provided the band with a different environment,” said sophomore drummer Ben Whitehead. “He’s done a good job of bringing everyone together as a group.” The ensemble practiced four hours per week under Magee’s tutelage in preparation for the performance. “We’ve come a long way since August,” Whitehead said. The group did encounter some challenges. The ensemble was lacking in numbers for this particular concert and was forced to do some recruiting calling to local Jazz players to fill the void. The band also consisted of numerous first years. “[The first years] have hopped in and done a great job and been great additions to the band,” Whitehead said. The ensemble has also benefitted the first years looking to experience and learn the jazz idiom. “The experience has been helpful in learning how to play different styles,” said first year bassist Brian Shrock. “One of the most rewarding aspects has just been getting better.” The Jazz Ensemble performed jazz standards such as “In a Mellow Tone” and also more challenging pieces such as a Woody Herman arrangement of “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Aaron Copland.
The small jazz combo that performed during intermission featured bass guitar, guitar, drums, two trombones and a trumpet improvising over jazz standards such as “Straight, No Chaser.”
“Magee has provided the band with a different environment. He’s done a good job of bringing everyone together as a group.” Ben Whitehead Sophomore
Magee’s particular favorite songs were “The Heat’s On” which opened the concert and “No Greater Bebop,” played at the performance’s close. These pieces were especially effective because they left room for improvisations by the band’s many soloists. “Good pieces [of jazz] are vehicles for improvisation,” Magee said. According to Magee, the Jazz Ensemble provides students an opportunity to enjoy one of America’s oldest art forms. “Jazz is alive and well at Trinity,” Magee said.
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projects in his classes because he believes that is where intellectual and personal growth really occur.
“Fresh ideas can arise from the different perspectives, and group projects give students the chance to improve group communication abilities.” Sam Roberts Junior
“There’s significant value in learning how to work with other people you’ve never met before and might not ever see again, and it’s important to learn to work with people who have different areas of expertise. That’s the way the world is. I see significant value in placing people in an environment that’s a little uncomfortable because I feel like that’s really where true learning can take place,” Tingle said.
Tingle acknowledges that one of the liabilities of group projects is the chance of encountering social loafing, a social psychological phenomenon of people exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone. “There’s always the social loafing phenomenon. Some people refer to it as riding coattails. Somebody can also get so frustrated that they end up doing a lot of the work, which is negative for that person because he or she is not getting the full experience of actually having to share responsibility. Those are the two extremes, and if you end up with those two extremes on the same team, the people in the middle can just be totally left out of the process all together,” Tingle said. Tingle takes a unique approach in structuring the groups students will be working in for assignments in his classes. “For every one of my classes, I make you sit with your group all semester from the day I assign the groups on the second day of class. I’ve found that helps develop and speed up the trust building within the group,” Tingle said. Tingle knows that many students dislike group projects,
photo by Aidan Kirksey (Left to Right) Seniors Shane Lannan, Sophie Laster-Hazzard and Alana Ramos gather in Coates Library to work on a group project for their marketing management class.
and he feels like some of that is due in part to the way teachers design group projects. “Sometimes I feel like we as educators don’t do a good enough job facilitating that team experience. I can either try to enhance group camaraderie or I can just hope it happens on its own,
and I think far too often we just hope that it will happen,” Tingle said. Despite her stance on group projects, Clifford is aware of the lessons she can take away from them that will ultimately help her in her future career. “I know that pretty much regardless of our occupation,
we will be forced to work with our coworkers in various endeavors,” Clifford said. “Since I’m pursuing on a career in education, working well with others is an invaluable skill. It’s truly imperative that we are capable of collaborating with our peers, as much as we might resent it.”
Greek Alumni Advisory Council hosts book collection for Haven for Hope
“They always have a service event that they sponsor, and we partner with them to get it accomplished, and of course it’s not just limited to Greeks; anyone can donate books,” Damico said. GAAC and Greek Council will be accepting donations from noon to 6 p.m. in the Northrup Hall lobby, and then again from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. by the Miller Fountain today, Friday, Nov. 9 for an alumni party. A donation site will also be set up from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 on Prassel Lawn during the football game. “We’re going to be out there accepting books and monetary donations to benefit Haven for Hope,” Damico said. “This year, we decided to work with Haven for Hope again as our beneficiary, and they asked if we would collect children’s books for their new children’s library. It was really Haven for Hope’s idea, but we were thrilled because it just aligned with us as a college,” said Jeanne Culver, president of GAAC and Chi Beta Epsilon alumna. “It is a competition between the sororities and fraternities to see who gives the most books,” Montagna said. While the various Greek clubs will be competing against each other to collect donations, the book drive is open to any Trinity student that wishes to participate.
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by Alison James CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER The spirit of generosity and giving on Trinity’s campus doesn’t disappear after graduation, as many alumni will demonstrate this Saturday, Nov. 10. The Greek Alumni Advisory Council, or GAAC, is holding its second annual Greeks Doing Good project with Haven for Hope during this year’s alumni weekend. “We’re hoping to collect 500 books or more that will be donated to Haven for Hope and will be used by the families and their children,” said Joe Montagna (’80), the community service chair for GAAC and Triniteer alumnus. This is the third year of existence for GAAC, and the second year for the Greeks Doing Good project. Last year, the alumni held a similar drive for Haven for Hope that instead focused on collecting household goods and toiletries. “It’s co-sponsored by Greek Council and our Greek alumni organization,” said Tommy Damico, a senior Kappa and the Greek Council Service Chair.
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Trinity brings fifth annual Kayla Mire Food Drive to a close by Lauren Wilks
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This year marks the fifth annual Kayla Mire Food Drive, which is part of the Dean of Students Half Marathon Challenge. David Tuttle, dean of students and associate vice president for student affairs, oversees the two events each year. In the first four years of the program, the drive has raised 30,000 cans of food or the equivalent in donations. The theme for this year’s food drive, which collects donations for the San Antonio Food Bank, is “Turn Miles into Bites.” This new take on the event came from first year Dima Alhourani. “I was approached by one of the runners [in the half marathon] during New Student Orientation. Dima had done a program at her school called ‘Turn It Into Bites.’ She wanted to adopt that campaign here and used ‘Turn Miles Into Bites,’” Tuttle said. Alhourani initially came up with the concept at her high school in Jordan, and the general
idea for the campaign is that the “it” can be replaced with anything that can be given a value. “At my previous school, we launched a ‘Turn SATs Into Bites’ campaign to raise money for those in need in Jordan. The scholastic aptitude test that all high school students are required to take served as a pricey symbol of our future, while, in reality, we know that many people are trapped in the present because of their poor conditions,” said Alhourani, an international studies major. In the “Turn SATs Into Bites” program Alhourani launched at her high school, students donated either the full price or a fraction of the fee associated with taking the SAT, and “the money was turned into ‘Bites’ because it was spent on food for those in need,” Alhourani said. The drive originated at Trinity because running groups often run for charity, according to Tuttle. “I settled on the San Antonio Food Bank in the first year at the suggestion of a staff member. It is perfect for students; it’s not another big financial commitment, it doesn’t require much time or energy and it is meaningful to what we do,” Tuttle said. The philanthropy is also closely linked to the Dean
photo by Sarah Cooper Sophomore Benjamin Whitehead tells senior Andrew Christ how he can give back to the San Antonio community by donating to the Kayla Mire Food Drive.
of Students’ Half Marathon Challenge in that, through training, the runners get an idea of where the donations go. “I like to use our training runs to show the disparity in neighborhoods around campus between haves and have-nots.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents the end of the world Before the world ends this December, there is still a chance to see the Trinity Symphonic Wind Ensemble perform. The ensemble will perform at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall. The theme of the concert is “1212 on 11-11,” alluding to the supposed end of the world in December 2012 as predicted by the Mayan Calendar. Directed by James Worman, coordinator of winds and percussion and associate professor of music, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble will be performing several modern pieces, including a piece titled “End of the World,” which is the core of the performance. The 2011 Japan earthquakes and tsunami, the Mayan calendar and the Nostradamus doomsday prophecy inspired this piece, composed by Michael Schelle.
Those in attendance can expect a variety of modern pieces, all centered around this apocalyptic theme. Another notable piece “Prometheus Unbound” was written specifically for the Wind Ensemble by Brian Bondari, an assistant professor of music. “It’s much more fun to perform pieces written by modern composers, versus composers that died hundreds of years ago. This way, they can give you advice on how to play the piece,” said first-year Federica Earl, who plays French horn in the Wind Ensemble. In fact, several of the composers will be present at the performance, listening to the Trinity Symphonic Wind Ensemble play their pieces. Students in the Wind Ensemble have been preparing since the beginning of the semester,
working diligently to master the difficult pieces Worman has selected. “Expect a lot of loud, in-your-face moments from the music we will be performing,” said Casie Lomeli, sophomore flute player. “There are intense, beautiful, melodic and fun pieces; it is a combination of modern variety.” Trinity students and faculty are encouraged to attend the “12-12 on 11-11” Wind Ensemble performance on Nov. 11 and experience it for themselves. The event is free and open to the public. The next performance of the Trinity Symphonic Wind Ensemble will be at the annual Christmas Concert at 7:30 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 30 in Laurie Auditorium with the Trinity choirs, Symhony Orchestra, Handbell Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble.
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I emphasize that right on our routes there are many in need — and the food drive is a way to help. On one run, we go past Haven for Hope, which always opens our eyes to needs in the community,” Tuttle said.
“Kayla was a wonderful young woman who was working her way back from psychological issues. She was a strong advocate for the homeless. She serves as a reminder to me that homelessness isn’t a choice, but is usually tied to other afflictions or addictions.” David Tuttle
Dean of Students, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
The campaign works to “raise awareness about the issue of hunger and specifically about hunger that is present around the street corners of San Antonio,” Alhourani said. Annie Andrews, first year and first-time participant in a half
marathon, is excited about the idea that her participation is helping others. “I worked at the table in Coates last week, and the San Antonio Food Bank is a great organization that helps feed so many families and children, and I am glad that I can help in some way. The food drive has actually made me more involved with the Half Marathon Challenge, and now I’m doing more than running a couple of miles and learning about San Antonio as a city,” Andrews said. Another central aspect of the food drive is the motivation provided by the memory of Kayla Mire, a Trinity graduate who passed away the summer after she graduated in 2010 in a one-car accident. “Kayla was a wonderful young woman who was working her way back from psychological issues. She was a strong advocate for the homeless. She serves as a reminder to me that homelessness isn’t a choice, but is usually tied to other afflictions or addictions. I named the food drive after her with her family’s permission,” Tuttle said. Tuttle asks that students consider donating 13 food items or $13 in TigerBucks because the runners will run 13 miles in the half marathon this Sunday, Nov. 11. Volunteers will be in Coates through Friday to collect Tiger Bucks, but members of the Trinity community can donate food items through Tuesday, Nov. 13.
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Philosophy Panel 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9 Waxahachie Room “Beyond the Philosophy Degree: Careers in Business and Law,” an academic discussion by Robert Curtis and Michael Gross. Reception to follow. SOLI Chamber Ensemble 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9 Chapman Auditorium. SOLI Chamber Ensemble Concert will be playing “Hot Off the Press.” Tickets are $20 or free with a Trinity ID.
“La Tempesta” 8 p.m., Friday-Sunday, Nov. 9-11, and Friday-Sunday, Nov. 14-16 Stieren Theater A retelling of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” through the use of puppets, marionettes and shadow theater. Tiger Alley
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10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10 WBC Football Stadium Come and tailgate with fellow Tigers, past and present, at the newly established “Tiger Alley.”
All Greek Service Project See article on page 12 for times, dates and locations. Sororities and fraternities host a book drive for Haven for Hope’s library.
Chapel Service 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 11 Parker Chapel Chapel service with guest preacher and alumnus Reverend Beverly A. Barlett featuring the Festival Alumni Choir.
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The Trinity University Music Department presents its Fall 2012 Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert, directed by James Worman.
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Violin Studio Recital Hall 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13 Ruth Taylor Recital Hall Students of Craig Sorgi, violin instructor, perform their end-ofthe-year recital.
Diwali 4-11 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17 Laurie Auditorium Asian Subcontinental Association hosts the annual Diwali program that includes dance performances. compiled by Meagan Oglesby
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Students and puppets collaborate to put on Shakespeare Stieren Guest Artist Teatro del Drago assists production of “The Tempest” by Maddie Smith
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On Nov. 9, Trinity University’s theater will begin showing “La Tempesta,” an adaptation of the wellknown Shakespearean play, “The Tempest.” While the play is directed by Roberto Prestigiacomo, assistant professor of theater, he is assisted by the Italian theater troupe Teatro del Drago. This showing has a unique inclusion of puppets, which the student actors hold during almost every scene. Teatro del Drago, consisting of Mauro Monticelli, Andrea Monticelli and Roberta Colombo, is a familybased company of actors that builds puppets, which they incorporate into their performances. They have been making puppets since the 1840s, making the tradition five generations strong. “What they could bring to ‘The Tempest,’ in terms of the magic of the show itself, was their craft and tools,” Prestigiacomo said. “In doing so, they could share their craft with the students. I don’t believe it is a play that can just be done with the actors. There must be an extra element – the magic – which they brought.”
The puppets vary in size and in their interaction with the characters. They contribute to the play both visually and thematically. “There are certain elements of La Tempesta that are so magical that I believe that puppetry is a very appropriate way of telling the story,” said senior Rodman Bolek, who plays Caliban. “In the play, most of the characters are trying to puppeteer other characters. It was this great realization that puppets were the only way to do this because they were the only way to manifest this greater idea going on in the play.” Each student had to work individually to master the puppeteering. “We’re so used to realism, and it was a realization that it’s not you that is the focus, it’s the puppet,” Bolek said. “We had to transfer all our energy into the puppet and to make sure that the puppet is the one articulating the sound and movement. It’s a completely different skill to develop.” The puppets are not the only form of visual stimulation in the play. The students utilize shadow work, which is projected onto large cloths, actors actually hold spotlights onstage and the director includes many colorful lighting techniques. Sophomore Alyx Irene Gonzales, who plays the androgynous spirit Ariel, flamboyantly and breathtakingly dances across stage while saying
photo by Megan McLaughlin, intern A puppeteering adaptiation of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” opens today at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9 in Stieren Theater.
her lines. Bolek has a dancing scene in which he holds a colorful lantern, which is projected onto large cloths and into the audience. Every scene change requires nearly the entire cast, who dramatically reposition the props and scenery. The process by which the students rehearsed the play was another aspect Teatro del Drago brought over. “The process has been completely different than anything I’ve ever done,” Bolek said. “We’re used to rehearsal and working the scenes and working the character and putting tech on at the end, but we’ve incorporated lights, sounds, shadows and the puppet-
work as we’ve moved through the play. It was a completely unique experience.” Overall, the students were affected greatly by the teachings of the visiting theater troupe. “Although some of the students may not become actors, the experience the students have had in these past five weeks will help them for the rest of their lives because the challenges that the students have had to overcome, as a group and individually, have been strong, and all of them have been able to match them,” Monticelli said. The hope is that the audience will be able to experience the magic
behind the play and understand new interpretations of an old story. The puppetry truly adds an element that allows the audience to understand the purpose of the story and to experience a catharsis, which Colombo feels is so often needed in contemporary theater. “We come to plays to feel sentiment and emotion. In art, there is always something that belongs to you, and, perhaps you will find it again,” Colombo said. “La Tempesta” will be showing at 8 p.m. from Nov. 9-11 and November 14- 17 in Stieren Theater. Students can reserve tickets at the box office in Stieren Theater
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by Sara Marchionda A&E Intern Have you ever dreamed of a life of fame and fortune after graduating with your prestigious Trinity degree? Or have you wondered if this school really does have the great connections it purports? In the spirit of alumni weekend, here is a list of some of the Trinity graduates who have achieved amazing things. From the fields of arts and entertainment to athletics or business, Trinity alumni have made history. Here are a few impressive individuals: 1) Sardar Biglari (B.S. Business Administration, ’99)
Biglari is the 34-year-old chairman and CEO of Biglari Holdings, a company that Forbes has said has “Berkshire Hathaway-like potential,” with a market value of approximately $500 million. Formerly the Steak n’ Shake Company, Biglari has turned the fast food chain around. The Steak n’ Shake Company and the Western Sizzlin’ Corporation
are now subsidiaries of Biglari Holdings.
2) Davey Johnson (B.S. Mathematics, ’64)
Johnson is the manager of the Major League Baseball team, the Washington Nationals and has an impressive history, both as a player and manager. He was the starting second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles when they won four American League pennants and two World Series championships. 3) Uma Pemmaraju (B.A. Political Science, ’80)
Pemmaraju anchors America’s News Headquarters on the Fox News Channel cable network from Washington, D.C. In 1996 and 1997 she was named “Boston’s Best Anchor” by Boston Magazine and has received numerous Emmy awards for her work, among many other honors. 4) Bob West (B.A. Art, ’78)
Never heard his name? I bet you’ve heard his voice. West was the voice of Barney, the big purple
dinosaur on the PBS hit children’s show from 1988 to 2001. 5) Christopher “Kit” Goldsbury (B.A. Political Science ’66)
Goldsbury is an entrepreneur who has worked his way up in the business world, and onto the Forbes 400 list, through the salsa industry. He is now the CEO for his private equity firm, Silver Ventures. In 2007, he donated $35 million to the Culinary Institute of America, recruiting them to open a cooking school at the former Pearl Brewery, which Silver Ventures purchased in 2001. He also donated $20 million to create a scholarship fund, and, last year, he opened Pearl Park. 6) Jerheme Urban (B.A. English and History, ’03)
Urban was the NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks (2003–2006), Dallas Cowboys (2006–2007), Arizona Cardinals (2007– 2009) and Kansas City Chiefs (2010-2011). He is currently a free agent. Urban is the first athlete in the Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference’s history to win the SCAC Athlete of the Year award four times. 7) Pedro Herrera III (B.S. Business Administration Marketing, ‘01)
Better known by his stage name “Chingo Bling,” Herrera is a rapper and record producer in Houston, TX. His 2004 record, The Tamale Kingpin, reached number 25 on the U.S. Heatseekers Album Chart. In 2006, he drew the attention of several major record labels and eventually signed a distribution contract with Asylum Records. 8) Chuck McKinley (B.S. Mathematics, ’64)
McKinley was an extraordinary tennis player. He was the men’s Wimbledon Singles Champion in 1963 and was the No. 1 ranked men’s singles player in the world. He also won three doubles titles at the U.S. National Championship in the 1960s. In 1986, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
9) “Gibby” Haynes (B.S. Business Administration, ‘81) and Paul Leary (B.A. Art, ‘80) While at Trinity, Haynes (with dog), lead singer, and Leary (plaid shirt), guitarist, created the rock band “Butthole Surfers.” Upon the release of their 1996 album “Electriclarryland,” the band’s single “Pepper” hit number one on Billboard’s “Modern Rock Tracks” chart that year. 10) Jaclyn Smith (B.A. Speech and Drama, ’65)
After Trinity, Smith (top right) moved to New York City and got her start in the entertainment industry. Smith is best known for her lead role as Kelly Garrett in the “Charlie’s Angels” television series (1976-81), alongside fellow angels Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. More recently, she had a cameo in the 2003 film, “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” and she has had guest roles on the popular crime dramas, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
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Why we keep watching: Our love/hate relationship with TV TubeTalk by Donald Dimick A&E columnist A question I get asked often as a fairly vocal “critic” of television shows is “why do you keep watching?” After hearing me gripe, nitpick and complain bitterly about different aspects of a show, most people quickly get sick of my negativity and wonder why I don’t stop watching it altogether. Although I typically found the question aggravating, I realized the main reason I was so bothered by the question was that I didn’t have a good answer. If “House” was losing most of its original supporting cast in the later seasons and what I felt was the “soul” of the
show with it, why did I feel the need to keep watching? Why did I watch “Lost” all the way to the end, even though I felt they were making it up in later seasons? Why will I feel obligated to watch new episodes of “Community” this spring when I am Dan Harmon’s biggest fan and I will likely find the show a shell of what it used to be in his absence? I didn’t have a good answer to these and similar questions, and it frustrated me. Although some media scholars I have read would claim theories of “hate watching” or deem me an “anti-fan,” these ideas
are fairly new concepts of research and are terribly confusing to non-academics, providing me little solace in answering these questions, This week, however, the answer dawned on me in the form of an interesting analogy. Two friends of mine were discussing one of their significant others, and specifically why he seemed to always complain about her, but would never actually break up with her. “We’ve been in a relationship so long, good or bad, it’s comfortable,” he replied, causing me to come to an observation about watching TV. TV is in many ways that same “comfortable” relationship. More so than other mediums, TV is enjoyed week after week. Movies, books and video games are “one night stands” in comparison to TV shows such as “Lost” or “House” that were viewed
over a period of years. We dedicate portions of our week to them, we miss them when they go on hiatus, we enjoy them intimately in our own homes and when we fall behind with them we yearn to “catch up.” Change a few words or terms and watching TV seems scarily similar to an intimate relationship. I realized that with this eerie parallel between the two, I had also found the answer to my friends’ nagging questions. Why do I keep watching “Walking Dead” even though I couldn’t stand most of, and complained about, the majority of season two? The same reason you are still with Debbie even though you seem to complain about everything she does! We invest time and effort into TV in a way unparalleled by movies. Just like it takes a shockingly bad scene to make you walk out of a film, or a
major fight to end a long term relationship, TV shows take the same kind of major event to change the status quo. Most viewers won’t stop watching a show they have already invested hours upon hours, weeks after week, of their lives to. We are comfortable”with these shows for better or worse and we stick around until a major event comes by. Sometimes that major event comes in the form of season finales or premieres, major cast or staff changes or even a particularly bad story arc, but those are situations are typically few and far and between. Instead, we commit to shows and would rather chastise them relentlessly than give up on them because regardless of how bad we feel they have gotten, come next week they will be back on air and we get to feel that comfortable feeling once again.
You should not let your time at Trinity slip by before you have had a chance to experience some of that culture. A great way to do that would be to take part in the different celebrations that go on throughout the year.
festival in Texas. If you enjoy concerts, dancing, rides and most importantly, strawberries then you won’t want to miss this festival.
Texas festivals you do no want to miss by Abby Miracle A&E Writer San Antonio is an incredibly diverse and culturally rich city.
Wurstfest Where: 178 Landa Park Dr., New Braunfels When: Nov. 1 - 10 Cost: $6
If you haven’t had a chance to go yet, you can still catch the end of Wurstfest. Located in New Braunfels, it is a relatively short distance from campus and offers a wide variety of German Culture and typical festival fun. Not to mention, there is an abundance of sausage and beer. Enough said.
Asian Cultures Festival Where: 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. When: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 Cost: Tickets not available yet The Institute of Texan Cultures hosts an annual Asian Cultures Festival. This upcoming year, they will be celebrating the Year of the Dragon with dance, food and other native performances. Luminaria Where: 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way When: Saturday, Mar. 9, 2013 Cost: Free
Luminaria, Arts Night in San Antonio is a highly enriching celebration of the many creative endeavors in San Antonio. Various artists, musicians and poets will be performing and displaying their work. There is also a light show, and a ton of outstanding food.
Poteet Strawberry Festival Where: 9199 N. State Hwy 16, Poteet When: Apr. 13 - 15, 2013 Cost: Free on Apr. 13, $15 The Poteet Strawberry Festival is the largest agricultural
Fiesta Where: Throughout Downtown San Antonio When: Apr. 18 - 28, 2013 Cost: Events are priced differently, but many are free.
Fiesta is 166 days away. If you are a first year then you need to know that Fiesta is a huge deal in San Antonio. There are over 100 different events during the ten days in April. All of San Antonio will be covered in brightly-colored flowers, and large sections of downtown will be blocked off on multiple days for different parades. There are parties, festivals, free food events and many other exciting things that make up this ten-day festival. San Antonio is undoubtedly a huge hub for Cojunto and Tejano music and it is a huge part of our cities culture. The Tejano Cojunto Festival in San Antonio is held at the historic Guadalupe Theater downtown and will include performances by local, national and international Cojunto musicians. Texas Folklife Festival Where: 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way When: June 7 - 9, 2013 Cost: $10
If you are in San Antonio this summer and looking for something to do, the Texas Folklife Festival is definitely going to be a good time. No matter where you hail from, chances are you will find an aspect of your own culture in the forty different cultures from all over the state that will be displaying their own special foods, dances, crafts and music.
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The 007 best moments in James Bond history by John Mendiola A&E Writer
#007 “DR. NO”: The Bond girls are an intricate part of the Bond legacy. Honey Ryder, the very first of them, makes her debut coming out of the water holding a pair of sea shells. #006 “GOLDENEYE”: Sean Bean has unfortunately
Indie Overnight Playlist 1) Local Natives “Breakers” 2) Mac Demarco “European Vegas” 3) Tame Impala - “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” 4) FIDLAR - “Cheap Beer” 5) Godspeed You! Black Emperor - “Their Helicopters Sing” 6) Christopher Owens “Lysandre’s Theme” 7) The Stooges - “No Fun” 8) Titus Andronicus - “Tried To Quit Smoking” 9) Converge - “All We Love We Leave Behind” 10) Felt - “Cathedral”
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#005 “LIVE AND LET DIE”: There are literally dozens of videos showing the various death sequences in each Bond movie (that and all of Sean Bean’s deaths). In one, Dr. Kananga, the villain, meets his maker when Bond shoves something in his mouth that literally inflates him and his ego. The human balloon rises up to the ceiling and explodes. #004 “GOLDFINGER”: I’m sure that a lot of momentous deaths, exposition and development happened in this movie, but the following exchange is the only one I remember. It has just the right amount (i.e., a lot) of cheesiness to it. Bond: “Do you expect me to talk, Goldfinger?”
Goldfinger: “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!”
#003 “A VIEW TO A KILL”: Coming back to the death motif, my top 10 — actually, it could be top 1,000 — deaths involve various things that are genuinely scary. Things like clowns, water, sharks and Mabee are definitely on the list; butterflies are definitely not on the list. But the villain, a blonde and psychotic
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Fifty years ago, “Dr. No” was released. The movie starring a Scottish stuntman (Sean Connery, rival of Alex Trebek) and a bikinied damsel (Ursula Undress Andress) took the world by (stealthy) surprise. The first Bond film cemented the series as a cultural sensation: it paved the way for various elements in subsequent Bond films, but not only that. It also legitimized the British film industry and, most importantly, popularized bikinis. Today, “Skyfall,” the 23rd film in the series, releases in the U.S. My body double, Daniel Craig, is back, after his parachuting stint with the queen during the Olympics, for his third time as Bond, and it seems, according to reviews and reactions, that this might be one of the best, if not THE best, Bond movie. In celebration, here is a list of the 007 (I’m really milking this joke) most memorable moments of Bond, James Bond’s film career.
become a typecasted actor: the guy that dies. He’s in the new “Silent Hill” movie, and I am willing to bet my entire paycheck (enough money to buy an entire bagel) that he’s going to end up dying. In “Goldeneye,” he, as spy 006, dies. Then somehow manages to die again.
A Bond amalgamation: Sean Connery’s nose, George Lazenby’s chin, Roger Moore’s ears, Timothy Dalton’s mouth, Pierce Brosnan’s hair and Daniel Craig’s eyes.
Christopher Walken (what else could he have been?), should have had butterflies on his list.
#002 “CASINO ROYALE”: Most of Trinity’s population is already aware of my incredible manliness, so I don’t feel it’s necessary to reiterate the point. Daniel Craig comes up from the water wearing nothing but a tiny speedo. Reminiscent of Honey Ryder,
it’s an image that borders on something god-like. It is the epitome of my high school nickname, Sexy and Deadly.
#001 “CASINO ROYALE”: A lot of people were wary of the 2006 reboot and the new, unfamiliar James Bond. The realistic, gritty rooftop chase scene in the opening proved that the new direction of the series was here to stay and to take names and kick ass.
Thanks to Monica Clifford! Monica — a sophomore, communication and history major, unofficial Bond Spokeswoman and all-around awesome nerd — was very helpful in providing me with invaluable material from her disturbingly vast and detailed knowledge of the James Bond films. Monica’s one wish in life is for everybody to start watching the NBC comedy “Community.”
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Getting buzz for your buck: buying alcohol on a budget by Krista Campolo A&E Writer CAUTION: If you are under the ripe age of 21, I must advise you, for the safety of your liver and for the sake of you not getting arrested, to stop reading … but, hey, you’re probably going to keep reading because you’re just way too cool for school, so… I think it goes without saying that I should slap a big ol’ disclaimer on this alreadycontroversial article. With the least sarcasm possible and with the straightest face imaginable, I must state that I, in no way, condone drinking alcoholic beverages in extreme excess, especially if you’re not of the legal age (it’s still 21, folks, in case you forgot). But, I think I can safely assume that we all are intelligent and informed human beings here and we can acknowledge that come Friday (probably Thursday) all the school work/essays turn into pumpkins and the textbooks are closed and put away or used in their rightful place, as coasters. If there’s one thing a student will learn upon
entering college, however, it’s that alcohol ain’t cheap. Soon you’ll find yourself turning down the blessed food god that is Chipotle just to afford that really nice bottle of Captain Morgan’s you’ve been craving all week. But don’t fret, my (21+) readers, for I have the privilege, nay the pleasure, to share with you the cheapest ways to get waste — excuse me — achieve your “optimal buzz” so that you can have your delicious Chipotle and wash it down with your favorite drink, too. In no particular order, here are some of the choices that should provide the biggest buzz for your buck: 1) Franzia - $9.99 2) Carlo Rossi Burgundy $9.99 3) Everclear - $12.99 4) Bacardi 151 rum - $23.99 5) Jim Beam whiskey - $11.99 6) Papov vodka - $10.99 7) Bacardi Gold rum - $17.99 8) Smirnoff vodka - $12.99 9) Natural Light beer - $18.69 (30 pack)
Of course, if none of these particularly strikes your fancy, there are always other ways of getting the most out of your night for an affordable price. Many bars and restaurants
around Trinity offer great happy hours and affordable drinks for all those that want to sit down and embibe with friends. This way you get to get out of your room and actually have a chance of behaving under the threat of public shame. In all honesty, though, the cheapest way to get slizzard is to attend those trusty offcampus parties. Free, my friends, is the best kind of cheap there is.
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Trinity’s best and worst elevators by Nick Allman News Intern I’m the kind of guy who hates stairs. I understand how they are necessary for our transportation, but I never have been able to get over how painfully slow and boring traversing them can be. My disdain for stairs has led to a natural appreciation of elevators, and over my two years at Trinity I have noticed a very wide range of the quality of the different elevators on campus. So, this weekend I went around campus and rode every elevator, yes every elevator and took detailed notes of my experiences. I have compiled my findings here in a list of the best 5 and worst 5 elevators on campus. The list ranges from pleasant joyrides to the top of tall buildings, to journeys from hell that nearly resulted in my death. #5) The Bell Center If this elevator was useful in any way it would probably top the list. However, despite its uselessness, there is no doubting that the elevator in the Bell center is the most aesthetically pleasing elevator on campus. We have all seen it, and many of us have ridden it just for the experience. The spacious elevator comes decorated with clear see-through glass you can look through as you descend to the lower floors of the athletic center. However, despite its shine and gloss, there is no avoiding the fact that the Bell center elevator is basically useless. The elevator moves really slowly, and is located right next to the main stairway, making it faster to simply not use the elevator. #4) The Library In contrast to the previous elevator, the library elevator has a pretty bad atmosphere, but is ridiculously useful. The elevator is divided into two units, which only serve 4 floors, which dramatically increases efficiency. The Library elevators are a must use if you are journeying down to the lower floors, as they drop you off in a convenient and centralized location and save a lot of time that would be lost if you decided to take the stairs like a caveman. #3) The Art Building I had never set foot in the art building until this weekend when I was doing my research on the elevators and I was impressed with this one! It’s got everything you look for in a good quality elevator. It’ s clean, (floor is tiles instead of carpet!), it displays what floor you are on, it is fast, and most importantly, it is in a centralized location. Additionally, this elevator comes packing a secret set of rear doors that need some experimenting if you want to see what’s on the other side (hint: press the button that isn’t a number). #2) Northrup I love this elevator so much, and I ride it every single weekday to and from class. It is probably the fastest elevator on campus. Even if you are riding from the ground floor to the very top of Northrup your journey won’t last more than a few seconds. Additionally, the elevator is spacious, clean, and the ride is always smooth, making for an altogether pleasant experience. Even better, the elevator is divided into two units which grants almost instant service. Finally, the Northrup elevators also come with the added bonus of displaying what floor the units are on when you’re waiting on the ground level, so you can know exactly how much longer you will need to wait (and it’s never too long) and can position yourself in front of the proper unit upon its arrival. These elevators are the perfect solution to getting to class quickly when you are running late (which I usually am). Do you want to know what the number one elevator on Trinity’s campus is? See the rest of this list, as well as a list of the worst elevators at www.trinitonian.com.
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Men’s soccer takes SCAC Championship at home Tigers continue undefeated streak into playoffs by Brooke Sanchez
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photo by Carly Cowen Members of the men’s soccer team celebrate after sophomore forward Johnny Lawson scores the first goal of the SCAC championship game against Southwestern University this past Sunday.
The Trinity men’s soccer team hosted and captured the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament this past weekend, going 2-0 over the course of two days. They faced off against Austin College on Saturday evening, resulting in a 1-0 double overtime win before turning around on Sunday for the championship game against Southwestern University, who they defeated 2-0. The title marks the 10th in the last 11 years for Trinity men’s soccer. With the title, the Tigers clinched the automatic bid to the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs, which they are hosting this weekend. The team is now 18-0-3 on the overall season. “It was a successful weekend overall,” said senior defender
Michael Micheletti. “It has helped us prepare for this weekend with two more games back to back, as well as to play in a live-or-die atmosphere. It was good to see the environment we will be in from here on out and a little more experience in the tournament which will hopefully carry us into the playoffs. In Saturday’s nail biter against the Austin College Kangaroos, the Tigers did not manage to kick in a goal until the 108th minute of play, just before they were forced to go into a penalty kick round for a tie breaker. “I don’t think we had our best performance ever against Austin College on Saturday,” said assistant coach Thomas Cartee. “We had a lot of players who individually were playing well, but, as a team, not enough combination playing going. Austin College also had an excellent game plan, keeping a tight, compact zone that we had a hard time penetrating.”
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Women’s soccer wins conference championship Women receive an automatic bid to NCAA playoffs after winning conference by Aly Mithani Sports Reporter
Trinity’s women’s soccer team went to Georgetown, Texas and took home their fourth consecutive SCAC title with a 7-0 victory against Austin College in the semifinals and a 1-0 win against the University of Dallas in the conference championship game last weekend. With the title, the Tigers also received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and will host the University of Puget Sound in the first round at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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The two conference tournament victories pushed the Tigers to 10-0 in SCAC games for the year. The semifinal victory was also the third 7-0 victory the Tigers had against Austin College this season. “I think we had a really attacking standpoint. We knew we were going to try and get as many goals as possible. We were more patient than we had been this season. I think it all goes back to keeping an attacking mentality,” said junior outside defender Jenni White. The SCAC championship game provided a much more difficult challenge. The Tigers outshot Dallas 19-3 and even had an opportunity on a penalty kick but were stonewalled. The Tigers were eventually able to break through with a goal
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from junior forward Shelby Guenthardt in the 76th minute. “Jenni (White) played a great ball into the box and I did my best to get on the end of it. In the end, their goalkeeper got a touch to it first, but I was able to follow it up and slip the ball past a defender on the near post,” Guenthardt said. Not only does this represent Trinity’s fourth consecutive SCAC title, but its 17th in school history. The two shutouts were the 11th and 12th for the season, as the team has only given up seven goals on the entire season. “Team defense has been important in the conference games. We conceded a couple of poor goals against Dallas earlier on in the year and since then we have been making sure the back line
are organized and focused. I think they’ve made a lot of improvement,” said assistant coach Owen Collie.
“It’s always great to play in front of our fans, and, after a season spent mostly on the road, it’s a nice break to be home for at least one weekend.” Shelby Guenthardt Junior Forward
The team will now face Puget Sound in its NCAA first round match, a rematch of the Tigers’ first round game two
seasons ago. “They’re a good team, and it was very competitive last time. We’re excited to play a competitive game. It will be interesting to see who has the upper hand. It’s important that we start off strong from the opening whistle. We always really emphasize the first five minutes. That is when a game is won or lost,” White said. The playoff game is only the Tigers’ sixth home game of the season, and should they win, their second round game would be at home as well. “We’re really excited to have home-field advantage for the tournament. It’s always great to play in front of our fans, and after a season spent mostly on the road, it’s a nice break to be home for at least one weekend,” Guenthardt said. graphic by Caroline Jakubowski
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Volleyball receives playoff bid Women come in second at conference tournament, still advance by Chloe Pope-Levison Sports Reporter
Last Sunday, the women’s volleyball team came in second at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships and secured a bid to nationals in Virginia this weekend. On Friday night, the Tigers beat long-time rival Southwestern University 3-0, earning a spot in the championship game. “We probably played the best we’ve ever played,” said sophomore outside hitter Layne Hubbard. “We just meshed really well as a team and everything is finally coming together exactly how we want it to.” Junior setter Maryn Swierc contributed with 29 assists, 13 digs, four service aces and a .330 hitting percentage, while Hubbard had 13 kills and 11 digs. Sophomore middle blocker Erin Cusenbary led with six kills and a .462 hitting percentage, while junior middle blocker Kelsey Daniel had a team-best six blocks. Junior defensive specialist Leslie Green had 12 digs, sophomore defensive specialist Mia Mineghino had
10 digs and sophomore outside hitter Maggie Emodi had eight kills and three digs. “We really put it to Southwestern,” said head coach Julie Jenkins. “We hit .300 as a team, which is really impressive, and we did everything that we’ve been working on. We were low error throughout the entire match but still super aggressive.”
“We’re going to come out and work harder than we ever have because this is going to be a whole new level of competition.” Erin Cusenbary
Sophomore Middle Blocker Trinity finished their tournament run with a 3-0 loss to Colorado College in the championship game on Saturday evening. Despite the loss, the Tigers put up a tough fight, losing only 25-23 in the first match, 25-20 in the second match and 26-24 in the final match. “It was an extremely close match, and it could have gone either way,” Jenkins said. “I thought our effort couldn’t have
been any better. They never gave up and showed a lot of effort and a lot of fight.” Cusenbary contributed with five blocks, eight kills and a .375 hitting percentage, while Swierc led with 32 assists and 15 digs. Daniel recorded 12 kills and a .476 hitting percentage, and Hubbard had nine digs and seven kills. Senior defensive specialist Meredith Erwin had 12 digs, while Green had 10 and Mineghino had 8. “It was a really rough game, but we started out really strong, and I think we played really well all three sets,” Hubbard said. Daniel and Cusenbary were named to the All-Tournament team. For the season, Erwin was given First Team All-SCAC honors and was named the SCAC Backrow Player of the Year, while Hubbard also earned First Team All-SCAC honors. Coach Jenkins earned her 10th SCAC Coach of the Year, becoming just the fourth coach in SCAC history to win the Coach of the Year award 10 or more times in a given sport. Now ranked No. 4 in the south, on Friday night Trinity heads next to Newport News, Va., where they will play Juniata College out of Pennsylvania. “We’re going to come out and work harder than we ever have because this is going to be a whole new level of competition,” Cusenbary said. “We want this so badly and don’t want the season to be over.”
photo by Sarah Cooper Sophomore outside hitter Layne Hubbard spikes the ball during a volleyball game against Centenary College during the SCAC Divisional tournament on Oct. 21.
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Tigers enter NCAA playoffs • continued from Page 21 In the second overtime, sophomore forward Jonny Lawson found junior defender MJ Kawamoto open for the gamewinning goal to end the ‘Roos’ season. “We had most of the possesion and a lot of chances,” Kawamoto said. “Throughout the whole game we couldn’t score because they were packing so many guys in the back. When I scored, I was up there and saw a lot of open space in the box, and since there were only two minutes left I figured I would take the chance to score. The opportunity presented itself, and I just took it.” Trinity was clearly the dominant team, out-shooting Austin College 39-6. Austin’s goalkeeper had 12 saves to keep the Tigers playing in extra time, while sophomore goalkeeper Matt Cardone held down Trinity’s fort with three saves in the game. “It was tough to get a result,” Cartee said. “If they had managed to get a counter attack, it could’ve put us in a tough spot. It was definitely a relief to win before it came to penalty kicks.” In Sunday’s championship match against the Southwestern University Pirates, Trinity again had trouble at first getting past the goalkeeper. Trinity outshot the Pirates 14-1 in the first half but ended up going into halftime tied scoreless.
“It was a quick turnaround,” Cartee said. “We played at 1 p.m. on Sunday after finishing the Austin College game at around 7:30 p.m. the previous night. It was a much better team performance against Southwestern. Even though it was halftime and we hadn’t scored, we knew something was going to break open for us.”
“I think everything we did over the regular season has helped us prepare for the conference and the NCAA tournament.” MJ Kawamoto
Junior Defender They came back in the second half re-energized and quickly got on the board with junior midfielder Yuri Ribeiro’s pass to sophomore midfielder Victor Araujo, who then passed to Lawson to put in the first goal. Soon after, first year midfielder Murray Fraser’s corner kick met sophomore defender Simon Uribe, who headed in Trinity’s second and final goal. “We definitely wanted to redeem ourselves,” Micheletti said, regarding the tie that
resulted with Southwestern at the end of the regular season. “We pride ourselves on defense this year and getting two shutouts for the weekend is defintely something to be proud of. I don’t remember either team having significant opportunities to score.” Cardone added another save in the final game for a total of four on the weekend for the pair of shutouts. Micheletti aided in the dominant victories, naming him the SCAC Men’s Soccer Tournament Defensive MVP. Lawson was named Offensive MVP for the tournament with his strong showing. “I think everything we did over the regular season has helped us prepare for the conference and NCAA tournament,” Kawamoto said. “Getting the number one seed was a big advantage for us. Even playing the doubleovertime game took a lot out of us. Now we are just excited for the NCAA tournament.” The Tigers host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division III Playoffs, matching up at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Paul McGinlay Field against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges for the first round. If they win, they advance to the second round at 6 p.m. Sunday against the winner of Mississippi College and Whitworth University, who will play before Trinity at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
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All-conference tournament players Sophomore middle blocker Erin Cusenbary Junior middle blocker Kelsey Daniel
Sophomore forward Johnny Lawson First Year midfielder Victor Araujo
Senior midfielder Nima Naderi Senior defender Michael Micheletti
Junior forward Yuri Ribeiro
Sophomore forward Stephanie Segovia
Sophomore forward Kelsey Falcone
Junior forward Shelby Guenthardt
Sophomore midfielder Emily Jorgens
Senior midfielder Samantha Atkins Junior defender Jenni White
Sophomore defender Shelby Hopkins
Sophomore defender Kirby Peddicord
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Football destroys Sewanee away Offense kicked it into high gear for the last road game of the season by Brooke Sanchez Sports Reporter
photo by Aidan Kirksey Freshman DB Travis Williams carries the ball down the field for the Tigers in their win against Millsaps College on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Quote of the Week “I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” - Mia Hamm, soccer legend and Olympic gold medalist
It was the final road trip of the season and the final time the Tigers would play a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference turn Southern Athletic Association team, and the Tigers went out with the final word. Trinity handily defeated Sewanee: The University of the South 48-7 on Saturday afternoon to improve to 6-3 on the season. “It was a fun game for our kids,” said assistant coach Paul Michalak. “It was an overall team win. Special teams played a big part with punt returns especially. We had a game plan that was easy and the guys enjoyed executing it. It was fun because you could see them executing exactly what was coached.” The Tigers got off to a quick start with senior kicker Garrett Biel sending in a 45yard field goal in the first quarter. Sewanee committed a turnover later in the period, leading to a three-play, 11-yard drive ending with sophomore quarterback Mason Blaschke passing to senior tight end Mason Lytal for a touchdown. “The kids came out really well early, and offense had a good drive by putting points on board right away,” Michalak said. “We also had a couple good series on defense, getting the ball back in good field position. We really got the ball rolling and offense capitalized.” The offense strung together a few big plays early in the second quarter to put up another touchdown before senior defensive back Hunter Ramsey scored another with a 64-yard punt return. The Tigers cruised into halftime 24-0. “We started rolling down the hill pretty fast,” Biel said. “Right off the bat it was 24-0 in the first half and all the momentum was ours. They usually average about 280 yards rushing a game, and we stopped them at 150 or so. Their whole offense was based on the running.” Going into the second half, the Tigers widened the gap with another field goal by Biel. Blaschke then ran in a touchdown with the start of the fourth quarter, which was then followed by sophomore wide receiver Matt Kennemer’s 50-yard punt return for a touchdown. Sewanee finally got on the board with a touchdown, but the Tigers responded with one more to finish the game off. “Overall we all were able to have a great game in special
teams,” Biel said. “It really was like the X-factor in that game. We really put the nail in the coffin.” The two punt returns that resulted in touchdowns marked the first time since 2005 that Trinity even had one in a game. The last time the Tigers had two in a single game was in 2003. Ramsey’s return helped to earn him the SCAC Special Teams Player of the Week honor. Kennemer had a few other strong plays, including a 67-yard punt, to rack up 156 all-purpose yards in the game. Biel’s two field goals were both over 40 yards to help the Tigers power through Sewanee. “The game went really well for us, obviously,” Ramsey said. “We came out strong on offense and put up points early, and the defense was solid throughout the entire game. We controlled the pace of the game for the entirety of the game.” The high-powered offense had more than 200 yards rushing, piling up 373 yards of total offense in the game for four offensive touchdowns. “The offensive performance was great,” Biel said. “Granchelli ran the ball really well, and Mason had some good runs. Offensively we are really versatile; it’s a good mix. That really helps because it keeps their defense on their toes.” Blaschke was responsible for three touchdowns, two he ran in himself and the other he passed. Senior running back Patrick Granchelli led in rushing with 80 yards on 12 carries. Junior wide receiver had two catches for 72 yards and Lytal had a touchdown and 21 yards. On the defensive side, the Tigers kept Sewanee to only 271 yards of total offense and forced three fumbles and an interception in the game. “There was not one breakdown throughout the game,” Michalak said. “As far as them playing their assignments and doing their 1/11, it was probably the best game of the year as far as on the defensive side.” Senior linebacker Nick Darling headed the defense with 13 tackles and the Tigers’ interception. Senior linebacker and SCAC Defensive Player of the Week Tom Puskarich recorded 10 tackles and recovered a fumble. “We have played some of our best football the past two weeks and look to continue that this weekend,” Ramsey said. “The practice atmosphere has been fun this week anticipating Alumni Weekend and Senior Day.” The Tigers will compete in their last game of the season at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at home. They will host the Austin College Kangaroos for the Senior Day game.
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An exciting new beginning has officially started for the Trinity Women’s Basketball team as practices are becoming intense before their first game. To start off the season, women’s basketball begins to gear up for their Thanksgiving Classics, taking place at 4 p.m. on Nov. 24-25 at Trinity. Playing against Hardin-Simmons and Schreiner University, sophomore and center Taylor Hollins is ready to win. “I am beyond excited to begin playing with my teammates because this game will definitely set the tone for the rest of the season to come,” Hollins said. “I believe us Tigers will make a statement in our season opener that will have teams worried about having TUWB on their schedules.” Though 13 players are returning, there will be quite a new dynamic with the team having new coaches and new players. “We have new coaches, [eight] new players and everyone has a clean slate. I think we have a collective focus, and we understand that at Trinity there is a standard that must be met, not just in the classroom, but also on the court,” said head coach and Trinity alum Cameron Hill. This will be Hill’s first season coaching at Trinity and second season coaching women’s basketball. He is joined by new assistant coach John Franklin.
“We have some really great freshmen and coaches that bring new energy, talent and leadership to our program,” said senior guard Anne Waidelich. Even with the many new faces, the team has a opptomistic outlook on the upcoming season. “We are definitely more positive, our team chemistry is amazing even with the incoming freshman, and quite frankly, the team seems to be more excited about playing for our new coaching staff,” Hollins said. With such a fresh start to the season, there is much curiosity about the team’s ability this year. “The team’s best attribute is that everybody on the team is super dedicated to improving in any aspect of the game,” said first year center Jazmine Ontiveros. “We have girls that hit the weight room and do additional running right after practice.” The talent for this year’s team is sure to reaceh new heights, as every player and coach has determination to excel as much as possible. “We are really focused on becoming a team, playing as a team, winning, losing and learning as a team,“ Hill said. “One player, no matter how talented, is not more important than another … I guess Trinity will just have to keep an eye on them all.”
Preceding such a successful last season with a 21-9 record, expectations are soaring for the men’s basketball team. “I think our team has worked extremely hard since that time to make themselves better,” said head coach Pat Cunningham. “We had two seniors on last year’s team that we will miss, but hopefully some of the returning players can give us some of what Ryan and Gil gave us last year.” Cunningham continued to explain the need to look out for seniors Heath Hopson and John Boxberger. Boxberger, a 6-6 forward, averaged 37.8 percent shots from the field, as well as averaged 2.9 points in 8.9 minutes per game. Hopson, a 6-4 forward, averaged 47.6 percent of shots from the field and an impressive 83.9 percent from the freethrow line. “They are both posed to have their best season to date,” Cunningham said. However those players do not make up all the talent of the team. “Out best attributes are depth and versatility,” said sophomore guard Craig Saltarelli. “Everybody on our team can do a lot of different things really well, which makes us tougher to play against.” Beyond the expected talent across the team, David Lacey, a first year forward, explained a unique characteristic. “I think the best attribute has to be the
team’s chemistry on and off the court,“ Lacey said. “Everybody is friends and hangs outside of practice … on the court, everyone wants everyone else to get better, and we all push each other.” With 13 returning players and only two new first years, the team already has the familiarity for the teams they play against. “The unique thing about this team is we then have a group of juniors that have been playing for two years and add a lot of experience to this year’s team,” Cunningham said. “We expect to be good and will continue to realize that goal.” The men’s team will be playing their first game on Nov. 17 at the University of Chicago Classic against Washington University. “Our trip to Chicago will be a good test for us. In the past, we haven’t played our best basketball early in the season, and University of Chicago and Washington University are top teams every year,” said junior guard Robert Kitzinger. 7 p.m. on Nov. 20 the team will have their first home game of the season against Texas Lutheran. “Our goals are the same as always,” Cunningham said. “Get better as the year progresses. Work hard to better ourselves. Win the SCAC Championship. Then give our best in the NCAA Tournament.”
Jana Tucker extends her diversity as a two sport athlete
Trinity from Katy, Texas to play basketball, Tucker has continued playing despite a serious ACL injury in her first season on campus. However, coming into this season, Tucker was not only facing the grand finale of her basketball career but also the grand premire of her new sport.
play spring season. I played a little bit before I had some clean-out knee surgery, and, before the season started, they told me they’d like to have me so I said, ‘might as well,’ Tucker said. Tucker is not the only volleyballbasketball combo athlete at Trinity. Her dual teammate, junior middle blocker/center Kelsey Daniel has been playing both sports at Trinity as well. However, Tucker came back to volleyball after being absent from the sport for three years. “I consider her an elite athlete. She’s a great kid with a no-nonsense attitude. She’s a hard worker who gets things done, and she quickly picks things up. That is the joy of being at Trinity working with these bright student athletes,” said head volleyball coach Julie Jenkins. Tucker and Daniel make up a small group of two-sport athletes at Trinity. “I wouldn’t say playing two sports is common at all, but if you’re an athlete that can add value to multiple teams, a place like Trinity is a great place to go to school,” said women’s basketball coach Cameron Hill. Hill, a Trinity alumnus coaching
his first season, will wait to work with Tucker on basketball until her volleyball obligations are complete. “She’s Coach Jenkins’ athlete until they finish playing and hopefully that will be with a national title. Until she’s done with volleyball I don’t want to muddle her mind with basketball knowledge. I don’t want to blur the focus she has with volleyball. It’s important to fully have an athlete when we have them,” Hill said. Tucker’s knee trouble has not gotten in the way thus far, and she is enjoying her experience immensely. “I think it’s been really fun. It’s a lot of work and a big time commitment. I don’t know how well I would have handled it freshman year, figuring out midterms and finals while being in season an entire semester. The benefits definitely outweigh the problems of it,” Tucker said. Tucker will be competing for the volleyball team as they compete in the first round of the NCAA tournament, playing at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 against Juniata College in Newport News. The women’s basketball season tips off Saturday, Nov. 24, at home against Hardin-Simmons University.
Senior excels in volleyball and basketball by Aly Mithani Sports Reporter
“I consider her an elite athlete. She’s a great kid with a no-nonsense attitude. She’s a hard worker who gets things done and she quickly picks things up.” Julie Jenkins
Head Volleyball Coach
photo by Anh-Viet Dinh
Senior power forward Jana Tucker is nearing the end of her collegiate basketball career. After coming to
“I just had to fulfill my P.E. requirement and I already knew how to play volleyball, so I took the class. It was with the assistant coach, Aly Hazelwood, and a few other volleyball girls. Coach Jenkins came into one of my volleyball classes randomly and watched, and they asked me to
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Club sports kick off season Women’s Lacrosse and fencing have early season tournaments by Chloe Pope-Levison Sports Reporter
Trinity club sports are officially in full swing. The women’s lacrosse team had their first preseason tournament two weekends ago. In the Quick Sticks tournament, hosted by Texas A&M, the women lost their first game to Texas Tech by one goal but won their second game against Southwestern University. “We’re here to help everybody become better,” said sophomore Lucy Stockdale. “It’s not about wins or losses but how we work as a group.” During preseason, the women’s lacrosse team practices on Tuesday and Thursday. However, during the regular season, which starts in the spring, practices are from 5-6:30 p.m. every Monday through Thursday. “You don’t need prior experience. We have a bunch of new people this year, and they’re already doing really well,” said junior captain Elif Yucel. Competitors include universities all over Texas,
such as University of Texas, Louisiana Sate University and Southwestern University. The women play 11 games in the spring, 10 of which are away. “The league is set up so that each school has the opportunity to play one another. It’s a great a way for teams to play and compete with others across a range of skill levels,” Yucel said. ”We know it’s not realistic for us to beat UT, but I think it’s important for us to learn from them and to push ourselves and test our capabilities so we can set a goal for where we want our team to be in a few years.” In the spring, fees are about $100, plus gas and equipment. The team consists of 25 girls, led by captains Yucel and senior Amanda Hasselle. “It’s a good experience, whether you’ve played before or not,” Stockdale said. “You can meet a lot of people from different backgrounds and people you wouldn’t expect to come across in everyday life at Trinity.” Fencing is also getting into the thick of their season. Led by junior president Daniel Johnson, the fencing team practices near the racquetball courts at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. “The main reason why fencing practice goes over is normally just because everyone is talking,” Johnson
said. “We’re pretty vocal and everyone shares their opinion, so conversations have ranged from Dungeons and Dragons to politics to classes.” The team competes with three different blades: foil, epee and sabre. Foil and epee both involve stabbing techniques, so the player must stab their opponent to get a point. Sabres utilize a slashing technique, so if a player hits their opponent above the waist, they score a point. Throughout the year, the team goes to four tournaments held by the Southwestern Intercollegiate Fencing Association. Teams come from all around Texas and include schools such as Texas A&M, University of Texas and Rice University. “We just had our first tournament two weekends ago, and we were the school hosting it,” Johnson said. “It was crazy, and it was the largest SWIFA tournament I’d been to.” In that tournament, Trinity’s two foil teams came in 12th and 17th place out of 18 teams. Both the epee team and the saber team came in ninth place. “Since we get new members throughout the year, we always have new people and we always have experienced people,” Johnson said. “We really have a wide variety of people, and our main goal is for the club to have fun.”
Sports Trinity on top yet again Breakfast of Champions Lydia Duncombe, Sports Editor
I was searching the SCAC website for exciting news. No, I don’t do this for casual fun. But the first thing that pops up on the page is an advertisement to shop in their new online store to get the “latest SCAC gear.” Now as exciting as getting the latest gear sounds, that’s not why I’m talking about this. I’m talking about it because the “latest SCAC championship gear” is almost all Trinity gear. Out of the six fall sports, Trinity won five of the conference championships, and the sixth sport came in second place. They might as well have advertised “buy the latest Trinity gear.” This is relevant to you because it means we are awesome. We — as in, the university — are awesome. Our athletics are kicking everyone’s ass. Here are some statistics to back my statement up about our fall sports (All of our sports are awesome, but, for the purpose of this column,
I’m just going to mention our fall athletics). Trinity joined the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1991, and we’ve been dominating ever since. Women’s soccer, men’s soccer, football and volleyball have each won 15 out of the 22 conference championships Trinity has been a part of. That is a crazy statistic. No other school comes close to that. We’ve played against tough teams every year in conference and come out on top the majority of the time. This proves that even though we are a Division III school that is mostly known for its academic quality, we are also known for our athletic power. The reason I am bragging on our fall athletics is to get you excited. Six out of our six fall sports are participating in NCAA playoffs this weekend. This should be an accomplishment everyone is proud of. A tremendous amount of work has gone into getting Trinity athletics at the level it is now. Therefore, they deserve our utmost respect and to be cheered on. Even if the playoffs aren’t here, show them your support. Make a sign, buy the latest we are the champions gear, bake some goods or even paint your body if you are feeling crazy.
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Top horizontal: First-year Joe Ricondo and sophomore Alyx Gonzales act out a scene of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” opening today at 8 p.m. in Steiren Theater. Top vertical: Sophomore defender Zack Coplen heads the ball to try to get it away from Southwestern University at the SCAC championship game last Sunday. Bottom vertical: First-year Hannah Sullivan prepares a popular Filipino dessert called halo-halo on Wednesday at the event “Halo-haloween” hosted by the Filipino Student Association. Bottom horizontal: LeeRoy the Tiger double pounds juniors Peter Dancy and Grace Yu after asking them if they knew the percentage of students receiving scholarships from Trinity.
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Friday, November 9
NOVEMBER 9, 10 & 11
8am – 8 pm Centralized Check In is open. Northrup Lobby 8 am Trinity University Alumni Golf Tournament and lunch Sponsored by Health Care Administration The Quarry Golf Club 444 East Basse Road, San Antonio, TX 78209 Noon – 8 pm Collection for Sorority and Fraternity Book Drive for Haven for Hope’s library Northrup Lobby 12:15 pm Happy Friday (student a cappella singing) Coates University Center Lobby 1 pm Academic Discussion – Beyond the Philosophy Degree: Careers in Business and Law Robert Curtis ’89 and Michael Gross ‘84 Coates University Center, Waxahachie Room Reception to follow 3 pm A presentation by Steven Bachrach, Ph.D., Semmes Distinguished Professor and Assistant Vice President for Special Projects, on the Center for the Sciences and Innovation, followed by tour (4 pm), and reception CSI Room 437 3:30 – 5:30 pm Department of Mathematics Meadows Pavilion/IM Field 4 pm Mirage and Trinitonian Reunion Newsroom, Coates University Center 4 – 5:30 pm "The Creative Process of Composing Music," a panel discussion of contemporary music Ruth Taylor Recital Hall in the Dicke/Smith Building 4:30 pm Chemistry Department Wine and Cheese Reception for chemistry, biochemistry, and BC/MB alumni 115 Oakmont Court 4:30 – 6 pm Education Alumni Reception Upper Lobby of Storch Building 4:30 – 6:30 pm Urban Studies Alumni Reception Lower Lobby of Storch Building 5 pm Department of Communication Alumni Wine and Cheese RCC Studio A 5 – 8 pm Zeta Chi "Skirts and Jerseys" Stone Werks Broadway at Basse Rd. 6 pm – 9 pm President’s Welcome (6 pm in the Chapel) and All Alumni Gathering (7 pm at the Fountain) Including class gift presentations, presentation of the 50-year medallions, a performance by the AcaBellas, food, and beverages Margarite B. Parker Chapel and Miller Fountain (Rain: Northrup Patio and Lobby) 8 pm 50-Year Friday Night Party Skyline Room, Coates University Center 8 – 9 pm Greek Alumni Advisory Council Northrup Lobby 8 pm La Tempesta (The Tempest) by William Shakespeare with Stieren Guest Artists Teatro Del Drago Stieren Theatre
Saturday, November 10 8am – 2 pm Centralized Check In is open. Northrup Lobby 8-9:30 am TUNE Breakfast-lecture by Larry Moon ’76, CEO/Chairman, Sandstone Group, Inc. “Using an Entrepreneurial Model to Transform a Traditional 2nd Generation Family Business” Fiesta Room, Coates University Center 9 am Academic Discussion Amer Kaissi, Ph.D., associate professor of Health Care Administration "Healthcare Reform: Beyond November" Room 312, Northrup Hall 9:15 - 9:45 am Alumni, Faculty and Staff Author Book Reviews Dicke/Smith Building, Foyer 9:30 am Academic Discussion Peter O’Brien, Ph.D., professor of political science “Islam in Europe” Room 103, Storch Memorial Building 9:30 am – 1:30pm Alpha Chi Lambda Alumni Brunch Skyline Room, Coates University Center 10 – 11 am Down Memory Lane - and Beyond Dr. Coleen Grissom, Professor of English Ruth Taylor Recital Hall in the Dicke/Smith Building 10 am – 12 pm Tower Climb President will be at the top for photos from 10:30-11:30 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Tailgating open Lot Y 11 am (2 tours leaving) and 11:30 am (1 tour leaving) Guided Campus Tours Tours start at Miller Fountain 11 – 12 pm Alumni and Faculty Book Display and Signings Dicke/Smith Building, Foyer 11-1 pm Gamma Chi Delta Alumnae Luncheon La Gloria Icehouse, 100 East Grayson 11:30 am 50-year Coffee Visit with Coleen Grissom Dicke/Smith Building, Room 341 11:30 am – 1:30 pm All Alumni Picnic | Alumni Artisans’ Sale William Knox Holt Conference Center, 106 Oakmont Court (Rain: Laurie Auditorium foyer)
noon Zeta Chi Picnic Brackenridge Park noon - 2:00 pm All Greek Service Project Sorority and Fraternity Book Drive for Haven for Hope’s library Prassel Lawn 1:30 pm Trinity vs. Austin College Football Game Trinity University Football Stadium The 2002 Football will be honored at half time. 1:30 - 3:30 pm Open rehearsal with the Trinity University Symphonic Wind Ensemble Ruth Taylor Recital Hall in the Dicke/Smith Building 2 – 6 pm Greek Alumni Advisory Council Reception Lightner Tea Room 3 – 4:30 pm Spurs Tea Skyline Room, Coates University Center 3:30 pm Tour of Trinity University Special Collections/Archives Elizabeth Huth Coates Library Meet in lobby. 4:30 – 5:30 pm Reunion of the 2002 Tiger Football Team The Clubhouse (directly across from Brackenridge Golf Course Entrance) 2300 Mill Race 4:30 – 6 pm Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Social Candlelight Coffeehouse, Wine Bar & Café 3011 N. St. Mary’s St. 4:30 – 6 pm ROTC and Pershing Rifles Ice Cream Social Alumni Lounge, Coates University Center 5:30 – 7 pm Chi Beta Epsilon 60th Anniversary Gathering Reception Room, Margarite B. Parker Chapel 6 – 9:30 pm Zeta Chi Gathering Grimaldi’s 330 E Basse Rd, Suite 101 6:30 pm GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) Year Reunion Tower Plaza (Rain: Tigers’ Den)
6:00 pm 20 Year Reunion – Class of 1992 Esplanade (Rain: Laurie Auditorium Lobby) 6:30 pm 25 Year Dinner and Reunion – Class of 1987 Hosted by President Ahlburg and Ms. Penelope Harley Great Hall, Chapman Center 6:30 pm 30 Year Reunion – Class of 1982 Center for the Sciences and Innovation Foyer 6:30 pm 35 Year Reunion – Class of 1977 Skyline Room, Coates University Center 6:30 pm 40 Year Reunion – Class of 1972 Patio and Lobby, Storch Memorial Building 6:30 pm 45 Year Reunion – Class of 1967 Trustee Board Room, 4th floor, Northrup Hall 6:30 pm 50 Year Reunion – Class of 1962 Fiesta Room, Coates University Center
Free babysitting for ages 6 months to 12 years will be provided by APO volunteers from 6:00-11:00 pm in the Coates University Center Waxahachie and Woodlawn Rooms. 7 pm Spurs 80th Anniversary Gala Sunset Station, Depot 4 1174 E Commerce St 7 – 11 pm Chi Beta Epsilon and Bengal Lancer Alumni Party The Villa Party House 2403 N. St. Mary's 8 pm A True Studio piano alumni event with studio class and reception Margarite B. Parker Chapel Contact Carolyn True to reserve your space at ctrue@trinity.edu or 210-999-8220. 8 pm La Tempesta (The Tempest) by William Shakespeare with Stieren Guest Artists Teatro Del Drago Stieren Theatre
Sunday, November 11 7 am San Antonio Rock n Roll Marathon S. Alamo and E. Market Come run with the Dean of Students and the Director of Alumni Relations! 9:15 am President’s Brunch Invited Guests are Classes of 1962 and Earlier Hosted by President Ahlburg and Ms. Penelope Harley 150 Oakmont Court (Rain plan: Holt Center) 11 am Chapel Service featuring the Festival Alumni Choir Margarite B. Parker Chapel Guest preacher: Rev. Beverly A. Bartlett '82 11am Zeta Chi Brunch Tycoon Flats 2926 N. St. Mary’s St.
6:30 pm 10 Year Reunion – Class of 2002 William Knox Holt Conference Center, 106 Oakmont Court
3 pm Symphonic Wind Ensemble, James Worman, conductor Ruth Taylor Recital Hall in the Dicke/Smith Building
6:30 pm 15 Year Reunion – Class of 1997 Northrup Hall, West Patio (by Miller Fountain) (Rain: Northrup Lobby)
8 pm La Tempesta (The Tempest) by William Shakespeare with Stieren Guest Artists Teatro Del Drago Stieren Theatre