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Marathon runners Rock Up an acequia with an OREC paddle ‘n’ Roll through Trinity Campus route intended to symbolize the progression of a Trinity education by Aynav Leibowitz NEWS REPORTER On Sunday, Nov. 17 from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m., the San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon participants will run through Trinity’s campus and the Trinity experience in one mile. “The Trinity Experience will loosely replicate the actual Trinity experience,” said David Tuttle, associate vice president of student affairs and dean of students. “Runners will be admitted by admissions staff, tour guides, and TU Distinguished Representatives. They will run through the four year experience culminating with graduation and a warm greeting from the alumni at the end.”
Trinity will be around the six-mile mark for the runners, meaning every one of the estimated 25,000 runners - 75 to 100 of which are Trinity students, faculty, staff and alumni - will have to go through campus to continue with the race. Runners will be entering Trinity at Devine Road and Stadium Drive. “Runners will have ascended a brutal hill on Tuleta only to face another one on campus,” Tuttle said. “That area will feature cheering sections from campus religious groups, counseling services and health services. At the crest of the hill, the TU stand band will celebrate the runners for making it to the top.” Residential Life has been trying to get the word out about the marathon to students beyond student organizations and Greek clubs.
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photo by Anh-Viet Dinh Seniors Clay Ford (left) and Cade Bradshaw (right) paddle up the acequia outside Northrup Hall to promote Outdoor Recreation, or OREC. For the past 25 years, OREC has led students on trips across Texas and the United States. Recent trips have included canoeing the Zedler Mill Paddle Trail and taking camping and fishing trips at Inks Lake.
Student Managed Fund welcomes 15th anniversary Structure of SMF course has changed to prompt a deeper understanding of the fund by Sonam James NEWS REPORTER The Student Managed Fund celebrated its 15th anniversary with a celebration with alumni of the class of ‘99 on Oct. 11. The key speakers included SMF alumni Sardar Biglari ‘99 chairman and CEO of Biglari Holdings Inc, Jennifer Heard, ‘99, vice president of JPMorgan Chase, Mike Kelley ‘04 vice president and senior research analyst of Global Hunter Securities and John Rea, ‘06, senior financial analystinvestor relations at Liberty Global. “It was awesome to hear them speak. They have been through a lot of the stuff we have. They learned the same skill we did. Basically, their message was even at their current professions, even
though they were away from Trinity University they were still applying the same skills in their current roles,” said Vannie Collins, senior and SMF class member. The Student Managed Fund class was created in 1998 and was given $500,000 of the university’s endowment fund to invest and manage. Since then, the fund has grown to over $4 million. The class is now under leadership of Lisa Paige Fields, professor of business and business administration. According to Fields, the fund has been so successful that students proposed to increase the fund in both 2005 and 2011. The structure of the class has changed to allow for more continuity in knowledge for the fund. “Now we have changed the structure of Student Managed Fund a bit. Now instead of it being a one-year course in the fall and spring semester only, we now have SMF I offered both fall and spring and we now have SMF II offered both fall and spring,” said Lisa Paige Fields.
The class requires an application process that is highly competitive. Applicants must meet a minimum GPA requirement and go through multiple interviews with the professor and members of the class. Once students are accepted into the class, they are expected not only to manage the fund, but also present to the board of trustees. “The students have to present to the trustees. They have to show up and make a presentation on how they have been doing with the university’s money,” Fields said. There are specific rules about about investing for the class. “We have rules about that and it is pretty limited. We don’t do anything speculative. We only invest in common stock and domestic equities. That limits what we can do. There is no short selling,” Fields said. Trinity’s Student Managed Fund is one of the biggest funds in the world. It has grown a large amount since the class invested in it. “If you take all of the funds in the world, which is 320, we ranked 23rd in size out of
everyone. If you take the funds of the schools that have the size we do roughly, there are 63 of those funds in the world and we are the top in terms of size. We are the largest for a school with our enrollment,” Fields said.
“I wanted to gain more exposure to real life experience like this. Trinity’s Student Managed Fund is one of the largest funds for a university in existence out there.”
Hank Leeper Senior and SMF class member The real-world experience the class provides and the prestige of the fund has helped motivate students to apply for the class.
“I wanted to gain more exposure to real life experience like this. Trinity’s Student Managed Fund is one of the largest funds for a university in existence out there. To have the chance to experience this is definitely worthwhile,” said Hank Leeper, senior and SMF class member. While the fund has experienced success, it also fluctuates with the economy. “There has definitely been times the fund has lost money. The way we measure success… we don’t really measure in terms of if we make a gain or lose money, but it’s relative to the benchmark of the Standard and Poor’s 500. The fund this year is ahead of the Standard and Poor’s 500 and has gained this year substantially,” Fields said. “We have a long-term investment strategy. We are not trying to time the market. We are in for value.”
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Eight protestors were arrested on Tuesday at a Univisión demolition site near downtown San Antonio. The protestors were arrested on grounds of criminal trespassing after crossing a fence line outside the site. Community activists had been working to save the building, which has been called the birthplace of Spanish broadcasting in the U.S. Earlier Tuesday, Judge Janet Littlejohn ruled in district court to dissolve a temporary restraining order that put a halt to the building’s razing, which had begun Nov. 4. An apartment complex is planned to replace the Univisión building.
Three Pittsburg teenagers were shot on Wednesday, and Pittsburg police have apprehended six persons of interest. The shots rang out near Brashear High School and a nearby middle school shortly after the last bell rang at 2:46 p.m. A gunman had come out of nearby woods and approached students, opening fire. Students were walking to their cars when shots were fired. At least two of the victims managed to run back into the school and notify authorities. The identities of the victims, in their mid-to-late teens, are unknown. One of the teens shot is in stable condition.
Thousands wait in makeshift hospitals for aid in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines last week. An estimated 600,000 people have been displaced from their homes. Some individuals, desperate for food, have taken to raiding for food supplies. A report, newly released on Wednesday, approximated that 2,344 people have died. According to national disaster agencies, that number is expected to rise in coming weeks. Those who have been displaced, injured or sickened by the storm have limited access to hospitals, doctors and adequate medical care.
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4 Popular Italian eatery on N. Main St. 6 Erin Cusenbary’s volleyball position 7 Color to wear on Fridays 8 Chairman of the Board of Trustees 9 Home to 100-ft waterfall in Boerne 10 S.A. arena football league 12 Rub this feature on LeeRoy’s face for good luck in athletics 14 Home of Residential Life 15 Site of NCAA Cross Country Regionals
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B-Cycle program explored by Assocation of Student Representatives ASR considers the option of placing the next B-Cycle station on Trinity’s campus by Luke Wise NEWS INTERN The Association of Student Representatives (ASR) is looking to bring the citywide program, B-Cycle, to Trinity University in the near future. The rental bike system has over 52 stations throughout San Antonio, allowing users to check out bikes at one station and return them to whatever station they would like. The rental system is looking to cater to students, allowing them to take a bike from campus, and ride it all over the city, from the nearby zoo to downtown attractions. Justin Adler, senior and ASR president, said that ASR hopes to offer this program to students who feel like they need a way to get around, but lack other means to do so. “The whole idea was that we have a lot of students without cars, and international students, and my whole goal was to get that option for people as a form of exercise or to get food or groceries, among other things,” Adler said.
photo by Anh-Viet Dinh Juniors Jacob Hall (left) and Lauren Krummel (right) have utilized B-Cycle in the past. While B-Cycle is not currently on campus, the nearest B-Cycle location is at the intersection of Stadium Drive and N. St. Mary’s.
While ASR is hammering out the details of various issues, including cost, they are hoping for a discount price for students. If it is received well, Adler stated, then hopefully it can be lowered even further, making it an attractive option for students. “It would be a $60 year pass, but we are looking to get a student discount to cut the price down a bit,” Adler said. “That includes unlimited rides throughout San Antonio for an hour timeline.” The program is set to be installed in early 2014,
MLK Fair-Trade Shirts are $10 by Sonam James NEWS REPORTER Angela Chen, a junior, led the effort this year for fairtrade shirts for the Martin Luther King, Jr., march on Jan. 20. Last year, the effort was led by Hannah Monroe, who graduated in the spring. There will be two different shirts available for the MLK march. A fair-trade shirt will be $10 and another that will be free. Fair trade is an organized social movement that aims to help producers in developing countries to make better trading conditions and promote sustainabilit Providing fair-trade shirts for the MLK march was an independent student-led effort last year. To make up for the cost Campus and Community Involvement (CCI) could not cover, Monroe asked ASR to fund the extra $1,200 for the shirts. They were given partial funding of $1,000. CCI was able to subsidize the rest by not spending in other areas. “We were able to provide fair-trade shirts last year for everyone who went to the march. Angela is taking the lead on it this year. This year, instead of going to ask ASR for the money, we are allowing people to really truly support fair trade by purchasing a shirt,” said Soisouda Smith, coordinator
for diversity and intercultural relations. The fair-trade shirts are specifically connected to the morals and values of the MLK march. “The MLK fair-trade shirts in itself stand for equality and freedom. By purchasing a fair-trade shirt, you are giving producers in a different country a fair wage,” Chen said. According to Chen, the shirts help promote equality for those who make the shirts by providing a livable wage. “Making that choice to have a free trade t-shirt versus having a regular one is making that choice to say “I want equality for someon,” Chen said. Smith stated that the fair-trade MLK shirts were independently pursued by students. In order for fair -trade MLK shirts to continue as a tradition, students need to come forward and demand it. The fair-trade shirts cost $15 but CCI pays for $5 of the cost. “The price just reflects the fair trade. That is why it’s more expensive. The university is already going to sponsor the $5 the additional $10 is what you have to pay to make your shirt fair trade,” Chen said. The fair-trade shirts will be sold from Dec. 2-6 in Coates. The non-fair-trade shirts will be free for the first 250 people who show up for the march on Jan. 20.
possibly January or February, depending on student opinion. To David Tuttle, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, the program is something for ASR and the student body to handle, but is also something he supports. “I’ve pretty much deferred all of it to ASR, as it will primarily be for the students to use it,” Tuttle said. “I support anything that helps our students have more mobility and being able to get from point A to point B around the city.”
To many students, the program is looking quite attractive in form, although there are some doubts over implementation. Junior Jafer Ali Hooda said that although the plan is something many students may want, he is unsure of the possible use for the whole city. “I think it is something that is definitely beneficial to the student body if it’s something we want and really know how to use,” Hooda said. “However, I think it depends on how it is implemented. If there are stations around campus, it
can, at the very least, be used to get around campus or places nearby.” To other students, however, the opportunity to explore and traverse the city at large is attractive. To sophomore Cole Evans, the B-Cycle program would be a positive and efficient way for students to get around the city. “I feel that this is a great way to provide students with a cheap and viable mode of transportation so they can explore San Antonio and experience everything it has to offer,” Evans said. Along the same lines, students recognize the need for those without transportation to have the opportunity to successfully and cost-effectively roam San Antonio. “A lot of students, especially in the case of incoming freshmen, do not have access to a car, and existing services such as the Hertz rental cars or taxi services are often considered too expensive or inconvenient,” Evans said. ASR is looking to gauge student opinion about the program soon. “We are going to send out a survey within the next week, and if there is more support than there is negativity, then we will sign on for one station, hopefully for early January or February,” Adler said.
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Positions are now held for a calendar year instead of an academic year by James Godfrey NEWS INTERN Over the past year, student organizations on campus have begun the process of shifting their elections from an academic to a calendar-year schedule. Instead of holding elections late in the academic year before summer break, the new policy is to hold elections in late November and early December to allow more time for training during the second semester. This change stems from the recommendation of Campus
and Community Involvement (CCI), which hopes the change in election times will allow for a smoother transition period for new and old leaders alike. “The change allows organizations more time to schedule events in the fall and outline the events for next semester,” said Laura Kalb, director of the Student Programming Board. While certain organizations are already having their elections for the next semester, such as the Association of Student Representatives (ASR), others who are joining the new initiative will hold elections later this month and in early December. The early election allows for the selection of new people during the first semester, which can be especially beneficial for former leaders who are going into their second semester of senior year and need to focus on their post-graduation plans.
It also gives new leaders an entire semester to learn from their predecessors about policies and how to run their position, an amount of time that was very limited with the prior set-up of academicyear elections. Previously, students would be given about a month remaining in the year to interact with their predecessors before summer break and graduation— this meant there was little interaction until the next year, when the new leaders were thrown into their positions, often with little training. “The reality is that it is very difficult for outgoing seniors, especially, to keep up with all the necessary activities of their last semester alongside training a new organization leader,” said Jamie Thompson, director of CCI. “The new election cycle gives them more time to interact with one another.”
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The new cycle gives organizations the opportunity to plan for events, hold meetings to prepare for the coming semester, and participate in the training for organizations that take place in January. Spring semester, outgoing seniors who used to lead will have more time to dedicate to applying for graduate programs and jobs while still being able to spend time aiding the new group. In the instance of the ASR, the goal is for a student in a senatorial or vicepresidential position to move on to serving as president, and this will lead to chains of relationships in the future. “I find it interesting to see how different organizations elect their leaders,” Thompson said. “I’m excited to see what happens as this cycle is more broadly implemented.” Additionally, as ASR was one of the first organizations on campus to adopt the new cycle, they are using their
experience with the new time frame as an example for other groups. Having seen the successful implementation of the new election schedule, in the next few years CCI will monitor how it affects interactions between the leading groups and decide whether or not the new schedule will be mandatory for all groups in the future. Currently, organizations on campus are in various stages of adopting the new plans, with some phasing elections forward within as much time as 2015, and others opting out of the change for the time being. “These elections are as effective as the student body makes them,” said Justin Adler, president of ASR. “These people represent and directly affect you. Competition brings out the best in people, and the most quality candidate is chosen by the student body, so get out there and vote.”
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Desired job field weighs on double vs. single major debate Aspirations for future jobs could be a motiving factor in the decision between a single major and two by Cassandra Watson NEWS INTERN All college students learn to grapple with the optimal way to organize their courses into a neat and tidy major or minor. Choosing the best possible combination – the major/minor, double major, major/double minor, or the overly ambitious double major/double minor – can be a confusing and constantly changing process throughout a person’s undergraduate career. An important thing to keep in mind while making (and remaking) these decisions is that there is no single path that can fit all, or even most, students.
after college. Interest and career objective both serve as effective guides.
“The three things that admissions people look for are one, your grades, two, research experience, and three, recommendations.”
Dennis Ugolini Associate Professor of Physics and Department Chair
“It depends on your major and what you are trying to do. It is going to be contingent on the end result. Its really what the student is wanting to do with their degree,” said Twyla Hough, director of Career Services. “Advisors would be a good person to tell you what [classes] would be complementary as far as knowledge acquisition.” The best path to take will depend primarily on what a student plans on doing
Overall, potential employers will want employees that have work experience in the industry they are applying to. Work experience is vital, but some industries call for having a more particular major than other fields. Business, nonprofit, administration and government employers will see related work experience as more important than the title on an applicant’s degree. Industries like engineering, IT, accounting or other technical fields will require a more specialized degree, but, again, work experience is extremely important in these fields. The minor is given a secondary role by many employers. In fact, it may be better to avoid stacking minors on your diploma. “I’ve talked to graduate school admissions and employers who see a list of minors as a detriment because to them it says that you were not focused, that you don’t really know what you want to do. [You] were just chasing a bunch of threads instead of really becoming an expert in your degree program” said Dennis Ugolini, associate professor of physics and department chair. Students planning on going to graduate school after completing their
• continued from Page 1 The class provides a practical application of knowledge for students who are studying finance. “We take the tools we learn in financial management policy and apply them to real world situations and try to find companies that would be good investments for the portfolios,” Leeper said. Working with a fund valued at over $4 million has been a talking point for several of the students in the class that are searching for jobs. “It is the most practical and impressive thing on my resume. People who are interviewing me always want to talk about it. Whenever I tell them it is
completely student run there is always a good reaction. It is really impressive to put on a resume,” Collins said. The students are given a lot of responsibilities in the class including two stock reports. Students that are passionate about finance are given an opportunity put their class experience in action. “It is a stimulating class and you definitely walk away with a lot out of it,” Leeper said. “As a student it is really exciting. It is an awesome opportunity that most students won’t ever get the chance to experience. It is exciting and at the same time it is something that you have to take seriously,” Collins said.
“It depends on your major and what you are tyring to do. It is going to be contingent on the end result.”
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undergraduate degrees have slightly different concerns than students entering the job market after graduation. But even then, there is no onesize-fits-all solution to getting in. “It’s not, a lot of times, related necessarily to the major as much as it is the number of credit hours you’ve taken in a certain number of courses. Many times the majors just help you fulfill those requirements much easier than majoring in something unrelated and also
taking additional classes. This is especially true for applying to medical school,” Hough said. For those going into science, taking courses in the field you want to get into and research experience are both crucial for getting into a masters or PhD program. “The three things that admissions people look for are, one, your grades, specifically in upper-division courses in your degree program because those are the classes most similar to the classes you’ll be doing
in your graduate program. Classes are something you have to get through to get to the interesting part. Two, prior research experience. And three, recommendations” Ugolini said. No matter how one orients his or her major(s) and minor(s), keeping choices in perspective to future education or employment is key. “The title is not what’s important; what you learned to get to the title is what’s important” Ugolini said.
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Marathon speeds through heart of Trinity’s skyline campus • continued from Page 1 “Last week, we had a table in Coates where we asked people as they walked by, ‘how do you rock?’” said Rachel Boaz, residential life coordinator. “They wrote down why they rocked, and it was all sorts of things; we had people running in the marathon, people who were proud of their cooking skills, all sorts of things.” After writing these answers on a runner’s bib, each participant got to take a picture with LeeRoy, the campus mascot. The pictures
have been posted to Trinity University Residential Life’s Facebook page. “This past week, we had tables up in Coates to make posters,” Boaz said. Last Thursday and Friday, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., there was also a table in Coates with poster materials and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Witt Center. “We will be handing out $10 Starbucks gift cards to the best posters that we see,” Boaz said. “We hope that will get people out there with their posters and we all know
that seeing funny things as you run by will be a great way to motivate runners, because it’s a really long race.” Residential Life coordinator Andrew Hoing posted a blog with 26.2 reasons to cheer on the marathon runners in light of the 26.2 miles the full racerunners will be running. Some of these include: “Cheering is easier than running,” “You can yell at Dean Tuttle,” “Free breakfast,” “Free t-shirts,” and more. “The marathon committee will be voting for the most spirited organization and will be giving them happy hours,” Boaz said.
The people on the marathon committee vary from people from every department to student representatives from ASR and Greek life. For participants running the half-marathon, there will be a relay hand-off spot located at the Alamo Stadium parking lot, where the Spurs sorority has organized a group of students to be stationed and volunteer. “It came to our attention that two of our alumni advisers work with nonprofits in San Antonio: San Antonio Sports (which helps run the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon) and Silver and Black Give Back,” said junior and Spurs service chair Jaclyn Kruse. “This combination of working with our own Spur alum and organizations that focus on promoting community physical activities and sports seemed like a perfect fit for our organization.” This station will also be the marking point for the full marathon participants to start the second half of the run. “Our relay station is responsible for setting up the fencing to guide the runners and to actually give out verbal directions, to make sure that no one gets into the wrong lane,” Kruse said. “We will also be giving the finished runners water bottles, snacks and medals at our station.” A group of students have been training with Tuttle since August, increasing their long runs during the weekends. “It all culminates on race weekend, but what’s different for all of us is that we are all going through our own turf at mile six, so that will be fun for the group that has been training,” Tuttle said.
“Our best asset is our people and having our students, faculty and staff out there is fun. It can be the start of a really great tradition for us.”
David Tuttle Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs Sophomore Emily Acker intends to run the half marathon with Tuttle’s running group this Saturday. “It has been a personal goal of mine to complete a half marathon, and I have been training for the past couple of months,” Acker said. “I started running at the beginning of the semester and have been slowly increasing my mileage since then.”
This Sunday will mark Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon’s 6th run-through and the firstyear that Trinity will be at a checkpoint. “Our best asset is our people and having our students, faculty and staff out there is fun. It can be a start of a really great tradition for us,” Tuttle said. “It is a rare opportunity for us to show campus pride to a lot of people. People talk about bursting the bubble and this is opportunity has been laid in our doorstep.“ In regards to other marathons, there have been that run through Trinity, but this will be the first where students and faculty will be present to cheer on the runners.
“Show your Tiger pride and wear maroon. We really want to bring the Trinity experience to the larger San Antonio community.” Rachel Boaz Residential Life Coordinator
“There is a San Antonio half-marathon called the Alamo Marathon and they run through campus, but that often coincides with spring break or Easter weekend and it’s not at the size and scope as the Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Tuttle said. Moreover, the annual Kayla Mire Food Drive will be collecting Tiger Bucks donations or five nonperishable cans in exchange for a free Trinity shirt to wear at the marathon. “The Kayla Mire Food Drive is named for 2010 Trinity graduate Kayla Mire who died shortly after her graduation,” Tuttle said. “She was an ASR senator and a strong ally for those in need.” The alumna graduated in 2010 and died the following October. “She was an activist for the needy and homeless, so I like having this drive named after her,” Tuttle said. Students that attend the marathon are asked to either wear shirts from their organizations or default to maroon. “Show your Tiger pride and wear maroon,” Boaz said. “We want to bring the Trinity experience to the larger San Antonio community. We want them to know they are on our campus when they are here for a mile.” Volunteers and observers will receive free Taco Taco breakfast tacos from Mabee Dining Hall from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m after the race.
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Major(s): Biology, minor in political science Organizations: N/A Why are you running for president of ASR and why are you qualified? I’m running for ASR president because I have the vision and drive to continue the good things ASR is already doing, and to move ASR forward to bigger and better projects and initiatives. I have the experience of two-and-a-half years on ASR in my corner, as well as the leadership and communication abilities needed to put my experience to work and yield results. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? The Trinity student body deserves a student government and system that communicates well with each other and with the students. It is my goal to increase cooperation among the “big six” to better serve the students. What’s one thing you think ASR can improve on next year? I believe ASR has done a really good job getting its own house in order during the past year and a half, and now it’s time to show the rest of the student body what we’ve done. We’re now more effective than ever, and it’s time to really engage ourselves with the larger Trinity community. I want to hone the methods with which ASR and the student body communicate with each other to something beyond just a yearly election cycle. I want more open town halls, better advertised meetings, and make senators and other officers really articulate their views to the student body through class newsletters and Trinitonian letters to the editor. With more open channels of dialog, ASR can move beyond simply approving funding for groups, and become a real voice for change.
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Fiona Lane, sophomore
Major(s): Biology and art history Organizations: Alpha Chi Lambda and ASR Why are you running for vice president of ASR and why are you qualified? I feel like ASR is one of the best ways to get involved and make a positive change on campus. I have already served a term on ASR as a senator which has helped me to understand both how ASR works and what issues have been prevalent for students. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? I still think that parking is a major issue that students face on campus. I think one way we can look at solving this issue is looking to sublet a nearby parking lot, or looking at selling discounted parking passes to off-campus students so that they can park in student lots for class. What issues are you passionate about tackling? I am passionate about continuing to improve services already available to students. This would involve working with ITS to continue to improve Wi-Fi around campus and increase the utilization of maintenance services. What’s one thing you think ASR can improve on next year? I think we should increase the promotion of ASR around campus as we have already started to do this past year with having events like the one at Big Bob’s Burgers.
Class of 2015 Kimberley Siu
Major(s): Marketing and management, minor in economics Organizations: Currently an ASR junior senator, Gamma Chi Delta Concert for the Cure Chair, Trinity University tour guide, Trinity University Distinguished Representatives, TU Women’s Club, Volleyball Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I would like to continue being a voice for the student body. I am actively involved in multiple organizations on campus and feel comfortable speaking with students, staff and faculty. Since I have been a senator for the past three years, I have become acquainted with the process of funding requests, sitting on university curriculum committees and other senator responsibilities. With my previous experience I understand what it takes to be a senator and feel that I am qualified to be a senator. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? The biggest issue students face is being able to voice their opinions to faculty and staff. Many students have issues that can be changed or addressed, however not knowing who to speak with leaves their issues unheard and unanswered. Advertising open meetings and holding office hours will help student’s receive answers to their issues on campus. What’s one thing you think ASR can improve on next year? ASR can improve on their transparency, especially with students. ASR needs to have open office hours and should also encourage students to attend their weekly meetings in order to create a better communication line. Many students often have issues that can be addressed, however they do not know how to voice their opinions.
Caroline Roberts
Abigail Miracle
Major(s): English Organizations: MOVE TU, Trinity Progressives, M.O.V.E. San Antonio, Best Buddies Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I have a strong desire to see to it that issues that students in my class actually care about are being addressed by the administration. I have had many leadership positions in the past and feel that I am an active participant in student life at Trinity. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? The biggest issue facing students at Trinity is, by far, the living situation. I say this especially as a junior who is unable to get off campus. Gender-neutral bathrooms, smaller meal plans, co-ed dorm rooms, stations for recycling glass, cross-contamination and lack of consideration for specific dietary needs in campus dining areas are all huge issues that everyone talks about, but that no one seems to be able to change. I would love to have the opportunity to be a direct voice to the administration on any one or all of these topics. What’s one thing that you think ASR can improve on next year? For next year, I think ASR could really do a better job of changing the reputation and culture that they have developed around themselves on campus. I think that ASR could do a much better job of being the voice of the students, in addition to allocating funds, which to be honest is often the only thing that people know ASR for. I would also like to see some major campaigning and publicity done to advocate for the effective initiation of Turbo Vote onto our campus.
Major(s): Neuroscience and psychology Organizations: Gamma Chi Delta Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I really appreciate that the students have a voice in how this school is governed. I recognize the value of having a representative at the table to discuss issues that we consider important. As simple as any one person sees these issues, they are much more complex measured against our diverse student population. These discussions have allowed me to forge relationships with the administration that should serve us well this next term. I am qualified because I have the experience necessary to understand how the senate and administration works. I would like to continue helping our student body and campus grow and progress. I enjoy representing and advancing the student body’s best interest. I have appreciated getting to know the faces of the Trinity student body. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? I am interested in pursuing further safety precautions on campus such as better lighting on campus. I find safety and health to be the most important goals. What’s one thing that you think ASR can improve on next year? ASR can improve on better communication with the student body and making sure to be aware of student issues.
Christian Nardini
Major(s): Political science and history Organizations: ASR, TUVAC, Alpha Phi Omega, Trinity’s Model United Nations team Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I’m running to continue to represent my class and the entire student body. I’m qualified because I currently hold leadership positions on and off campus such as being a program head for TUVAC and treasurer of the Model United Nations team. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? The biggest issue right now for students is the quality of the Aramark food. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do about it. One issue I am currently working on is the transition of the curriculum. What’s one thing that you think ASR can improve on next year? ASR can improve next year by being more open and transparent to the student body about what we do on a weekly basis.
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Major(s): Finance and economics Organizations: Football team, Pi Kappa Alpha and Phi Sigma Pi Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I am running for ASR to get involved in something new, which will boost my resume for the future. The current ASR president Justin Adler had a big influence on me running for a position in ASR. He suggested I run for a position. I look up to him as a leader and respect what he has done during his time here at Trinity, so I guess here I am. I feel I am qualified since I represent the student body who are involved in athletics or Greek life. Those who know me personally know I am a hard worker on and off the field. I work to be the best I can be by taking advantage of every opportunity and learning experience possible. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? I really feel like the opinions of the student body are overlooked here at Trinity. The biggest issue is getting the voice of the student body heard. A position in ASR would allow me to take a leadership role while conveying the thoughts and opinions of Trinity students.
Sabina Lalani
Major(s): Undeclared Organizations: TUVAC Program head for Stand Against AIDS, current ASR senator Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I am running for ASR because I really care about the interests of my fellow peers and hope to voice their opinions as best as I can. Secondly, I love being involved and working tirelessly to ensure our community gets better and better every year. I feel that I am qualified for the position because I have served as a senator before, and if elected this will be my third consecutive term. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? I feel that we love our Trinity community but still do not have enough school spirit. So during my term I hope to get more people aware about all the fun and exciting things available to them on campus; I want to have more pep-rallies and large community events so that each and every student feels included. Every student is an important member of this campus and because of that they should take pride in being a Tiger!
Courtney Iverson
Major(s): Politcal science and Russian Organizations: Phi Delta Kappa, Trinity tour guides, Catholic Student Group, Pi Sigma Alpha, Russian Club Why are you running for ASR and why are you qualified? I genuinely enjoy acting as a liaison between my peers and Trinity’s administration; I’ve had experience working with the admissions office and dealt with CCI. I believe that many students have opinions that they want heard. However, they have a difficult time expressing their concerns. I want to help students feel like they have a direct connection to our administration. One aspect of the position that really draws me to being a Senator is the chance to hold office hours. Again, many students feel uncomfortable directly addressing the administration with their concerns. If they’re frustrated about something, it is always so much easier to talk face-to-face with a fellow student. I want to emphasize the accessibility of student representatives. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? I believe that the biggest challenge facing the general student population is lack of information. Ask a random group of students about Trinity’s policy on a subject, and you’ll get a wide range of answers. I believe that it is ASR’s duty to make the line of communication between students and administration as clear as possible. ASR representatives have office hours, but these are generally not well publicized. I would try to make ASR as accessible as possible.
Robin Lipinski
Major(s): Organizations: Women’s soccer team Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I am running for ASR senator because I believe I have the leadership qualities necessary to improve the school as a whole as much as possible. I know what it is like to work on a team and being a leader to benefit everyone around me is a passion of mine. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? I think some huge issues have to do with parking availability, especially to those who live off campus and have to commute to school. Parking still hasn’t improved since last year and that needs to happen this year to create a better flow in and around campus. Also, complaints about Mabee food need to come to an end. I hope my involvement in ASR can help that issue as well. By working along with other ASR members, we can fix these issues for the better.
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Alyssa Tayrien
Emily Taylor
Major(s): Communication Organizations: Tiger TV and YoungLife Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? As a first-year student, I am eager to find ways to get involved on campus. Through participation in student government, I hope to create relationships with other students and faculty members, gain experience in formal settings outside classrooms and make a difference on campus. With my understanding nature, students can easily voice their concerns to me. Additionally, I love collaborating with others to promote a better environment, which I believe is a key component of student government at Trinity University. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? Currently, I’d like to work on improving after-hour dining options so that students can obtain delicious food late into the evenings. What is one thing you think ASR can improve on for next year? Next year, ASR could market itself better and really let the student body know what it’s up to and how we are working to help Trinity. Many students have no idea what ASR does, and I believe it is important for them to know of the changes happening around them.
Major(s): Biology, minor in German Organizations: Bad Movie Club, Swing Bums, Christians United for Israel officer Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? Even though I have only been attending Trinity University for a brief amount of time, I have already noticed ample opportunities to contribute my ideas and participate in improving an already wonderful school by working with my peers! I am extremely qualified for the senator position because I am an outgoing, determined person and I love working with my peers! My past leadership positions have allowed me to work with a variety of diverse groups and have allowed me to overcome different challenges. As a result, I am a well rounded individual who is prepared to tackle new situations that may arise. I’ll definitely listen to what my class is saying and will speak for the other first years! What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan to solve the problem? I believe that one of the biggest challenges facing Trinity students is the difficult hours of the eating options on campus! I would really enjoy seeing Mabee become more accessible to Trinity’s student base.
Major(s): Business administration, minor in international studies Organizations: Delta Sigma Pi Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? As a first year, I feel like it is important to get involved in Trinity University’s community that will be my home for the next four years. As a student senator, I would enjoy representing my classmates and getting to know them outside of the classroom as well as learning what really matters to them in their day-to-day lives. It would be really rewarding to meet and work together with other individuals genuinely concerned for the quality of campus life and the communication between the institution and its students. As a very interpersonal individual, I feel qualified as a senator to carry out the responsibilities it entails and communicating effectively between my fellow classmates and the institution. I have had experience in the past delegating between two factions in order to achieve a common goal within my high school and in the work place. My past work experience has taught me certain skills that are very important when working with people such as tolerance, team work, responsibility and dedication, all of which are necessary for successful outcomes What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? I believe one of the biggest issues facing students within Trinity University is effectively communicating with school administration. As a potential member of ASR, I would take an active role in bridging the communication gap.
Major(s): Business Organizations: Intern for Mirage, Tigers for Tigers, TU Atheist Alliance Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I would love to be involved more in Trinity’s community, be able to meet new people and help students voices to be heard through their comments and concerns about everything Trinity. I am qualified for this position because I am willing to give time and effort towards whatever this position throws at me, I am able to socialize with all types of Trinity students and faculty and I have been involved in the student body community in the past and know how to be honest about issues that need to be attacked. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? I think that the biggest issue that students have on campus are the operating hours for the dining hall, P.O.D. and the library. Students often complain that all of these services should be extended on the weekends and during the week to better accomodate their needs. I would plan on solving this issue by discussing with Dean Tuttle this issue and how we could possibly extend any or all of these business hours. The biggest issue that directly affects me on Trinity’s campus is the gym. I would love to raise the issue of the gym needing to be renovated sooner rather than later.
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Breanna Hill
Major(s): Political science and international studies Organizations: College Democrats, InterVarsity, O-Rec, Geology Club, Sexual Diversity Alliance Why are you running for president of ASR and why are you qualified? I am running for ASR because I love Trinity and its students. I am committed to representing the interests of those in the first year class with the overall purpose of enhancing students’ experience at Trinity through any means possible. I believe I am qualified because I am very active in the political scene and understand what it means to exert action based on representational consensus. I believe in the power of representative democracy and have extensive experience in dealing with people, organizations and companies. Political science and the study of public policy is also a life choice and career path for me. Becoming your class senator is what I feel I am meant to do, as I am committed to becoming involved in public service, fueled by my interests and a burning motivation to make a difference in our university community. You will struggle to find anybody more passionate about this than me. This position is synonymous with the work that I want to do with my life. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? Right now, I think the biggest issue facing students is that they don’t feel they have a voice, or any sort of control, over things here at Trinity that affect them on a daily basis. I would like students to feel empowered and were I to be elected, I would totally commit to becoming an energetic and determined facilitator in making real change. I want students to get more involved in the decision-making that occurs here on campus, and to feel, by virtue of change, that their opinions matter and are important. I would like also like more attention to be placed on the arts here at Trinity, and see the need for more students to feel worthy about pursuing their own artistic and creative endeavors here in a welcoming, all-inclusive environment.
Major(s): Urban Studies Organizations: Trinity Choir, Hope Hall, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, MOVE Why are you running for ASR and why are you qualified? I am interested in becoming an ASR senator to become more involved in the Trinity community and to serve as a campus leader. I believe that serving will allow me to make a positive difference on campus and help me give back to Trinity and the San Antonio community. I would like to serve as a voice for students and help facilitate changes and improvements relevant to the needs and wants of the student body. I would like to make connections with other student leaders and also with faculty members who are also interested in making positive changes on campus. I am a very hard-working, high-achieving student with good leadership skills. I am attentive, reliable, and work well under pressure and in stressful situations. I work well with others and enjoy collaborating to complete projects and reach goals. I maintain a positive attitude and constantly strive to better, not only myself, but to also encourage those around me to be the best they can be. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? During my first semester on campus and during my interaction with many groups, several campus concerns have come to the forefront including: increased and improved campus dining options, responsible drinking on campus, greater accessibility for handicapped students and continued work on resources for students to obtain counseling and medical services when needed. I am interested in listening to the concerns of all Trinity students and pursuing issues that students are passionate about and in areas they wish to see change. As a senator, I pledge to be accessible and listen to student concerns and needs and work hard as a student leader to make positive changes on our campus. I am proud to be a member of the Trinity student body and pledge to work hard to represent ALL students.
Major(s): N/A Organizations: Tigers for Tigers Why are you running for ASR, and why you qualified? I am running for ASR to be able to represent fellow students who are not able to speak their mind due to whatever reason. I also want diversity in our representative group, and being an international student from Mexico I can bring a different perspective. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? Time management is one of the biggest issues that students face when in college. We should have programs where people explain to you recommended ways to do homework. I am very passionate about being open-minded to other people’s cultures and traditions. I believe that we should always respect each other. What’s one thing you think ASR can improve on for next year? ASR needs to be better at letting the student body know the roles of ASR and listen to the students’ requests.
Major(s): Political science/ pre-law Organizations: Cross Country and Trinity Choir Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I’m running so I can give back to Trinity because it has given me so much already in the few months I’ve been on campus. I’m also running to improve student life on campus! I’m also running so I can serve the Class of 2017! I feel like I am qualified because I’ve been involved in student government albeit at the high school level. I was the president of student government at my high school when I was a senior. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? One of the biggest issues facing students is the dining experience on campus. For the majority of students on campus, Mabee Dining Hall is the main source of food. Although Trinity is locked into a contract with Aramark, ASR could have productive dialogue with Aramark and school administration to try to improve the quality of food.
Jorge Haddad-Mestre
James Mach
Major(s): Business Organizations: IM Volleyball Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? I’m running for ASR because I believe there should be a strong connection between the student body and faculty. Being honest, there isn’t much that would set me apart from any other candidate, qualification-wise, other than that student government played a large role in my high school. So, I know what to expect in getting involved with ASR. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? Having been at the school for only a few months, I’ve not yet seen many issues., though I’m sure I will become more aware of them over time. But, one that I’ve noticed is that the hours of operation of Mabee don’t go that late into the night. I believe it should be opened longer. I would work towards solving this by bringing it up to faculty members involved with food services. What’s one thing that you think ASR can improve upon next year? ASR can improve next year about by being more open and transparent to the student body about what we do on a weekly basis.
Markham Sigler
Major(s): N/A Organizations: TUVAC, Younglife leadership training, RUF Why are you running for ASR, and why are you qualified? To be a part to the student government process, my patience, understanding and willingness to bring my ideas and those from other organizations/students to the table. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? Financial challenges, working to produce more opportunities for work/study jobs, and more scholarships to pay for classes, trips with organizations, and study abroad programs. I also would like to help allot the school’s funds to its most effective locations.
Ryan Hernandez
Liliana Diaz
Major(s): International business, minor in Spanish and communication Organizations: Latino XChange, Rotoract, TUVAC Why are you running for president of ASR and why are you qualified? I am not afraid to admit that I am running against strong candidates. However, I strongly believe that my experience and work ethic is crucial for this position. Running for ASR is a great way to be more involved with the campus community and be up-to-date with the latest events and I feel that I would be able to accomplish this. As a candidate I will be able to push forward on changes the students see fit and be able to get things done efficiently. What do you think is the biggest issue facing students, and how do you plan on solving it? The biggest issue facing students would probably have to be the lack of motivation to take initiative. As a student, I have realized how much students complain, but it is very rare when they actually step forward and try to come up with a solution. I want to be able to offer students a much easier way to communicate their thoughts in order to be able to take action on them. One particular issue I am most passionate about would have to be helping students know of the numerous services the library has to offer. As shocking as it may sound, as a circulation desk worker, I have encountered many instances in which upperclassmen come in and don’t even know the process of checking books out. Not only is this a depressing thought, but it also means that they have not taken advantage of the printing services or the writing center.
Not featured: Julia Elmore Evan Epps
What is the grossest food you have eaten? “Bad Sushi.” Allison Gipson Sophomore
“Pig ears.” Angela Chen Junior
“Octopus.” Dana Dinkins First year
“Squash.” Garrett Gilbreath First Year
“Balut.” Jasmine Rodriguez Junior
“Salted raw radish.” Laine Bradshaw Sophomore
“Liver meatball.” Riley Einfalt Senior
“Blue Cheese.” Sam White Senior
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Vote, eat, drink and cheer If you can’t find something to do on Trinity’s campus or in the surrounding neighborhoods this weekend, then we can only assume that the folio shelves in the bottom of the library closed on you a couple weeks ago as you frantically tried to look up an article about cloning in a TIME magazine from 1997 and you have been stuck down there ever since. You missed all the posters out punning each other as they battle to convince you to vote for one senator-hopeful over another. You missed the clean-up crews and new signs spiffing up campus in preparation for the thousands of runners who will pass through Trinity this Sunday. You’ve missed our continued efforts to give away gift cards from local restaurants and establishments in order to increase your participation in San Antonio culture. Well, person who’s recently escaped from the folios in the library basement—and anyone else who’s curious about some goings-on in the next couple of days and weeks—here is a crash course. First, the Association of Student Representatives is at the end of their elections. Both the presidential and the vice presidential candidates are running unopposed, so there’s not a lot of impact left to make there. However, for the first years among you, there is quite a bit of impact left to make. Thirteen of you are running for ASR positions and only four of you will be elected. It’s time for some democracy in action, friends! No matter your class, check out our ASR Election guide on pages 7-9 to help you make an informed decision. Second, this edition of the Trinitonian is our annual Food and Drink issue. Don’t have a car and still want to eat out? Don’t want to eat out but don’t want to eat Mabee food? Want to make food inspired by your favorite T.V. shows? We’ve got you covered. See pages 12-14 for the details. Finally, and you seriously must have been trapped in the folios to have missed this bit of news, the San Antonio Rock ’n’ Roll marathon and half marathon runs a mile through Trinity’s campus this Sunday. Nearly 100 Trinity students, faculty, staff and alumni will participate in the race. Most of the surrounding streets will be shut down, and several departments and groups are gathering at different points along the Trinity route. Sort through all the madness by reading our handy marathon guide located on pages 15 and 18. On pages 16 and 17, you will find a poster outline, perfect for cheering on your favorite runner. An inspired idea, we know.
Looking beyond the mirror Staff Column
Allison Smith , Columnist I’ve never completely understood just why members of society are so psychotically concerned with the way they look. The average human being seems to spend more time primping in front of a mirror than he or she spends actually going out and doing something. While it is very important to always look your best, especially when performing professional tasks or meeting people of high social standing, I feel that we focus a little too much on looking and acting like the “ideal human being” instead of just experiencing life as our own individual people. In our society, people long to fit in with the crowd. And unfortunately, many people seem to carry the belief that the only true way to fit in is to cover themselves up
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To See One’s Self
Guest Columnist Leslie Barrett talks about how Bell’s palsy has given her a more positive outlook on life. Page 11
with makeup or fashionable clothes or the newest form of technology. We’re all a little guilty of this - of wanting to hide even our very tiniest abnormal physical or emotional characteristics. Even the most confident of persons has sought out the approval of others at some point of his or her life. It’s just in our nature and there’s nothing wrong with it in the slightest. But then there comes a time amidst all our primping and self-scrutinizing in which we lose the sense of what makes us who we really are. And as we hover anxiously over the bathroom mirror inspecting every possible crater on our faces, time passes us by. We forget how to live without putting on a daily mask, without just recognizing life for what it is. Looking back, there’s almost a great absurdity to it all. Think about it—why on earth would you need to put on layers and layers of makeup just to go to the dining hall to eat when your face is just going to get messy anyway? Why would you make sure to waste so much money buying the newest technological wonder
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when last month’s device is just sitting there in fullfunctioning condition? Why not just go someplace as who you are and not what the latest fashion magazine dictates you should be? Why obsess about buying the newest hot item just so that your friends will be impressed? I think the reason there’s a growing epidemic of insecurity is because we’re not comfortable with just celebrating who we are as individuals. It’s good to strive to better ourselves, but there needs to be a time when we just stop and reflect on who we are beyond what the status quo says we should be. Always remember that you are more than what the mirror says you are. You are heart and brains and soul. You are YOU. And no primping or stylish accessories will ever truly change that. Even when the pressure is on to fit society’s standards, take the time to reflect on yourself. Sure, the saying of staying true to yourself sounds like an old cliché, but it is a cliché that is ultimately worth keeping. Allison Smith is a junior majoring in English.
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The Beauty of Bell’s palsy: a look inside paralysis. In that initial week I learned about gratitude, embracing insecurity and looking for beauty in imperfection. At the time of Guest the column I did not understand Column that not only would I learn about beautiful imperfections, I would learn the meaning of inner beauty Leslie Barrett first-hand. We throw around the term Eleven weeks ago, I wrote a ‘inner beauty’ so frequently it guest column called “Would you has become cliché. It saddens me still be my friend?” about my first that it has lost its power, because week and a half with Bell’s palsy, who we are is so much more a condition in which an inflamed important than what we look like. nerve causes temporary facial And nothing teaches the concept
better than developing a condition that compromises your physical beauty. Despite my confidence, I can recall moments during my first week of paralysis when I considered trying to lose weight so I would still feel desirable again. After a few weeks with a drooping face, I looked in the mirror and actually saw myself. I didn’t see a girl with a collapsed face, but the person I know myself to be. I saw my ambition and my strength. I saw my positivity and awkward sense of humor. I noticed my
drooping smile and unblinking eye, but I didn’t look at them. I looked at the person in front of me. These days I constantly make appalling faces (ask to see my crying face), but I have never been called beautiful more times in my life than in the past three months. It wasn’t until the day when I looked in the mirror and saw myself that I realized other people also see the positive, awkward comedian that I do. In that moment I developed an unparalleled level of confidence and let go of my fear of judgment. I understood how liberating it is
to see your inner beauty. And I understood that we all have that choice. In my last column I asked readers to appreciate their abilities to smile instead of criticizing how their teeth looked. Now, I want you guys to do yourselves a favor. Next time you look in the mirror look past your blemished skin and frizzy hair and see yourself. I bet whatever you see will be a whole lot more beautiful. Leslie Barrett is a senior majoring in business administration.
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Food & Drink Special Section
Taking a Bite out of Film and TV by Mason Walker, graphics by Lydia Duncombe
I should note that this is not a list of fictional foods. There is no lembas bread or “tomacco” to be found here. What follows are seven real-life nomz made justly famous by their usage on big and small screens. Order up, pop culture lovers.
Eggs and Bacon, “Breaking Bad”-Everyone’s favorite character, Skyler White, uses these two ever-popular breakfast foods to create a unique birthday gift for family members. Proving that bacon makes almost anything possible, she arranges it on the eggs in the shape of the person’s new age. A light detail in a show that is occasionally less like a family sitcom and more like a merciless journey into darkest crevices of human nature.
The Five-Dollar Milkshake, “Pulp Fiction”--Using language we ought not print in this paper, John Travolta cries fowl about the cost of this dessert. Then, using language we certainly will not print in this paper, Travolta decides it was worth the money after all. ‘Nuff said.
Timpano Pasta, “Big Night”--Alright, so this one is not as famous as the others on this list, but it is from what is, in this critic’s opinion, the ultimate foodie movie. The story of two brothers who haggle, bicker, and bond while managing a restaurant, the picture presents authentic Italian food so frequently and with such loving detail that you will never want to go to Olive Garden again. You will especially crave this delicately layered, deliciously arranged dish, which the brothers make to impress a special guest.
Onion Rings, “The Sopranos”--This brilliant, ground-breaking Mafia saga had lots on its mind--everything from mob life to motherhood to modernity itself. But as it ended, Tony Soprano had this crispy dish on his mind. Plenty of people predicted how the show’s eight-year run would end; none expected “I went ahead and ordered some for the table!” to be the final line.
Naughty Pumpkin Pie, “Waitress”-I could really pick any of the scrumptious looking, ingeniously named pies from this underrated and heartfelt comedy. Kick In The Pants Pie, I Hate My Husband Pie, and Baby Screaming Its Head Off In The Middle Of The Night and Ruining My Life Pie were all good candidates. But for me, nothing beats this concoction, made to seduce the ever-charming Nathan Fillion.
Spaghetti with Maple and Yummy Candy, “Elf ”--I would never recommend trying to make this most unsavory of dishes at home. However, watching that eternal man-child Will Ferrell make it in this movie is good for a laugh every now and then. If you have not seen it, I cannot explain. If you have, I do not need to.
Sexy Cake, “When Harry Met Sally”--In the most famous scene from this riotously funny and frequently insightful rom-com, Meg Ryan pretends to be turned on by the aforementioned dish, and does so so successfully that the old lady across the restaurant declares: “I’ll have what she’s having!”
Best resturants and bars to watch sports at by Aly Mithani, sports editor
Sports are awesome. Watching sports is awesome. Eating while watching sports is awesome. Cooking all day in preparation for sports is not awesome. Let one of San Antonio’s great restaurants do it for you. Here are the top three restaurants in the area to watch sports: The Lion and the Rose 5148 Broadway Personal Favorite: Hackney Hot Wings This place is awesome. There
are big televisions everywhere with great food and drink specials. No matter what you want to watch, they will be playing it. Whether it is the Spurs, English Premier League soccer, the NFL or baseball, this place will have it on at least one television for you. As someone who watched Game 7 of the last NBA Finals here, the great food and drinks helped with the pain of defeat. Broadway 5050 5050 Broadway Personal Favorite: Dusk till Dawn Burger Fewer televisions, but this place has a
great atmosphere. Also, the burgers are worth a trip down Broadway whether the Super Bowl is on or it’s a high school curling match. The drink specials are also good. This is a great place to bring a friend who isn’t as much of a sports junkie as you. The restaurant is Quentin Tarantino-themed and is a good time for anyone-whether they’re staring straight at the television or enjoying the restaurant’s great atmosphere. Buffalo Wild Wings 7823 Zarzamora Personal Favorite: Jamaican Jerk Wings
You can’t talk about restaurants to watch sports without mentioning Buffalo Wild Wings. Yes, it is a chain. Yes, it is a little bit far way. I am convinced there are more televisions in a Buffalo Wild Wings than all of Trinity’s campus. Also, the wings are awesome. Especially on Wing Tuesday, where you can get as many bone-in or boneless wings you want at 60 cents a wing. The happy hour drink and food specials are also stellar for those of us on a budget (all of us). Graphic by Caroline Jakubowski
Best Holiday Beers by Sam Roberts, guest column Fall and winter are my favorite seasons of the year. Yes, the cool weather is finally here, yes we can all stuff our faces at Oktoberfest, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but one of my favorite parts of the holiday season is the holiday beer. ‘Tis the season to drink lots and lots of delicious seasonal beers, ladies and gentlemen. Now, I am by no means a beer expert, but here are some of my favorite holiday beers: Deschutes Jubelale - I love
anything from Deschutes, personally, so I may be biased (Mirror Pond and Black Butte Porter are delicious), but I love their spin on a classic dark winter ale. It has hints of chicory, spice and dark fruit, and it warms you ever so nicely. Shiner Cheer - Yes, I know Shiner Cheer is no exotic pick, but c’mon, people, you have to admit its amazing. This beer is essentially pecan pie in a beer form, and it’s perfect for the colder weather. Imagine this beer with your tacky Christmas sweater next to a fire. You know it sounds amazing. Saint Arnold Pumpkinator - Not a Christmas beer, but, frankly, I don’t
care at all; this beer is that good. This is an imperial stout at around 10% percent ABV (alcohol by volume), and let me tell you, after having this beer for the first time in a pub this year, I am hooked. The beer smells like a hot pumpkin pie out of the oven, for heaven’s sake! Lots of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove spices in this beauty, and if you can ever find it (it’s insanely popular), I recommend buying as much as possible. Hopefully I have provided some guidance for those seeking a nice holiday beer when you are out of eggnog or cider. Drink and be merry!
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Compiled by Maddie Smith, graphics by Lydia Duncombe
Old Fashion Raspberry Cordial Vodka Martini 1 gallon pail of freshly picked and cleaned raspberries
4 cups boiling water
1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups granulated sugar
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1/2 cup of honey
In a large non-metallic bowl, crush the raspberries with a potato masher or similar utensil. 2. Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the crushed berries; stir in the lemon juice. 3. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside in a cool, dark place for 24 hours. 4. The next day, pour the crushed berries through a cheesecloth to sieve out the particles. This will take a while as you
have to let the liquid slowly seep through the cloth. 5. Place the liquid in a pot and bring to a boil on the stove. 6. Stir in the honey.
Pretzel Bread
1 c. lowfat milk, 2 tbls unsalted butter, 2 Tbls brown sugar, 1 envelope rapid rise yeast, 2 teasp kosher salt, 3 c. flour, 1 c. baking soda, 1 egg, lightly beaten, coarse sea salt
1. In a small saucepan, warm the milk and butter on low heat until ~100F. Add the yeast and brown sugar to a bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment. Turn the mixer on to start stirring. Add the salt and flour. Once combined, let the machine knead the dough for 8 minutes until dough is soft and smooth. Transfer the dough to a large bowl sprayed with cooking spray. Cover bowl with a damp towel and let the dough rise 1 hour until doubled in size. 2. Preheat the oven to 400F. 3. Fill half a large pot with water and add the baking soda. Bring to a boil. 4. Turn dough onto a board and cut into desired number of pieces (i.e. 2 for loaves, 4 for burger buns, 8 for rolls). Roll each into a tight ball. Add each to the poaching liquid. Boil 1 minutes, turn, and boil another minute. Remove to a greased baking sheet (make sure it’s greased or the bread will stick when it cooks). 5. Add a little water to the egg to make an egg wash (~2 t). Brush loaves with the egg wash. Sprinkle tops with sea salt. Bake loaves 15 minutes at 400 degrees farenheit, then reduce heat to 350 degrees farenheit and bake another 5-15 minutes, depending on the size of your loaves, until well browned. Enjoy!
Dried Apricots and Tahini Energy Balls
15 dried apricots
1 c. Scottish oats
3 Tbsp tahini, creamed 1 tbsp honey
2 Tbsp mix seeds (pumpkin, sesame, flax seeds) 3 tbsp greek yogurt 1. In a food processor, blend together two tablespons of tahini butter and apricot. 2. In a medium bowl combine the dried ingredients and the tahini apricot mix and stir well. 3. Stir in the yogurt until incorporated. Add the honey and more tahini if needed. 4. Shape the mixture into balls and place the balls onto parchment paper. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes. You can keep the balls in the fridge in a sealed container for 6-7 days.
Vanilla Pudding Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Rolls: 1/2 cup warm water, 2 tbls active dry yeast, 2 tbls sugar, 3 1/2 ounce package instant vanilla pudding, 1/2 c. melted butter, 2 eggs, 1 tsp salt, 6 cups flour Filling: 1 c. softened butter, 2 c. brown sugar, 4 tsp cinnamon Frosting: 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 c. softened butter, 1 tsp vanilla, 3 c. confectioner’s sugar, 2-3 tbls milk 1. In a small bowl combine water, yeast and sugar. Stir until dissolved. Set aside. In large bowl, prepare pudding mix, according to package directions. Add butter, eggs and salt. Mix well. Then add yeast mixture. Blend. Gradually add flour; knead until smooth. Do not overflour the dough! It should be very soft but not sticky. Place in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled. Then roll out on floured board to 34 X 21 inches in size. Take 1 cup soft butter and spread over surface. In bowl, mix 2 cups brown sugar and 4 teaspoons cinnamon. Sprinkle over the top. Roll up very tightly. With knife put a notch every 1 1/2 inches. Cut with thread or serrated knife. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Cover and let rise until double again. 2. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Remove when they start to turn golden (don’t overbake). Frost warm rolls with cream cheese frosting (combine butter and cream cheese and mix well, then add vanilla and sugar and mix again, then add milk for desired consistency). Makes about 24 very large rolls.
Vanilla Frozen Orange Juice 1 can frozen orange juice concentrate
1.5 cans water 1.5 cans ice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract a splash of milk Blend all of the ingredients together and serve frozen.
Carmel Apple Hot Toddy 1/2 c. Smirnoff Kissed Caramel Vodka
1/2 gallon Apple Cider
1/4 c. Bourbon (optional) 2-3 Cinnamon Sticks 1 container Cool Whip - thawed 1. Combine the Vodka, Apple Cider, Bourbon and Cinnamon Sticks in a stove-top pan. 2. Heat and simmer until ready to drink. 3. When ready to drink, pour the Hot Toddy into heat-proof mugs 4. Place a large dollop of Cool Whip or Whipping Cream on top. 5. Enjoy!!
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Food within walking distance of Trinity by Luke Wise, intern Without a car? Flat bike tires? Don’t worry, San Antonio has got you covered. Even without a ride, there are plenty of fantastic restaurants within walking distance of campus. And since your legs are forged from the concrete of cardiac hill, these walks are a piece of cake. Here are my top five restaurants within walking distance of Trinity. Augie’s BBQ: Located just east of lower campus, this bustling smokehouse never fails to impress. With indoor and outdoor seating, live music, and the best pulled pork north of I-35, Augie’s certainly attracts the crowds, making it a great place for a group. Not to mention, Governor Rick Perry loves this place. And who doesn’t love Rick Perry? 3709 N. St. Mary’s St. Bombay Bicycle Club: Pool Shark? Frugal Alcoholic? Welcome to the club. BBC is just east of campus, serving up classic burgers and drinks in their strange but lively blend of greenhouse and antique interior. Whether for an early dinner or late drinks and billiards, Bombay is always a great time. Not to be confused with the English indie-rock band, although equally as great. 3506 N. St. Mary’s St. W.D. Deli: If you are willing to
walk a bit further (and trust me you should), W.D. is just north of us on Broadway. Operating out of a quaint old house, this delicious sandwich shop is a real gem. Open from late breakfast until early dinner, the staff is fantastic and the atmosphere even better. Cozy and peaceful, grab a book and a cup of soup and you’ve got yourself a fine afternoon. 3123 Broadway St. Carmens De La Calle Café: If you are looking for some great tapas or empanadas and a fun time, Carmens is your place. Besides amazing food, Carmens has live music and dancing Thursday through Saturday. Enjoy a romantic night of flamenco or a lively night of salsa and jazz. Just south of campus, this festive restaurant is a treat for the eyes, ears and palate. Make sure you get in some visits before they move. 720 E. Mistletoe Ave. El Milagrito Café: El Milagrito can be summed up in three simple words: delicious, cheap and authentic. Want great breakfast tacos? Look no further. Seriously, go already. 521 E. Woodlawn Ave. Notable mentions: Tycoon Flats, Panchito’s, Candlelight Coffee House, Olmos Bharmacy (Not so) Notable mentions: Whataburger, Jack in the Box, Taco Cabana
Dorm Life Food by James Godfrey, Intern
1900 Blanco Rd.
If you’ve ever wanted to recreate the pasta scene from the Lady and the Tramp in your dorm room, but have no clue how to prepare pasta without staring at a pot while questioning the meaning of life for 20 minutes, we can help. Making pasta in the microwave is very easy, and it’s an inexpensive meal—one small jar of pasta sauce can provide you with two or three dinners, depending on how much you eat. To make a plate of pasta, just gather as much as you’d like to prepare from your box or bag and break the sticks up so they fit in the bottom of the bowl. Then, submerge them with just enough water that there’s about a fourth of an inch over the noodles and cover the top of the bowl with a plate. The plate should be set right side up so it doesn’t fall off the bowl while heating. Now, stick the whole thing in the microwave for about six minutes. You should watch the bowl so it doesn’t boil over, and if you need to put it in for additional time to soften up the pasta more, do so. Then, place the noodles on a plate and heat enough sauce as needed in a mug to pour over the pasta. Once you get used to preparing the pasta, it’s easy to find frozen meatballs at the grocery store if you’d like to add them as well. To ensure everything has cooked correctly, you should prepare the meatballs and pasta separately. If you’d like, you can garnish it with herbs or cheese.
Digging through the whole pile to find that one strand that you and your choice pasta-sharing partner conveniently meet in the middle on, though? That’s up to you. Now, if you’d like dessert after that, I’m partial to the Betty Crocker Warm Delights bowls. Yeah, the name is a bit much, but they’re simple to make and you can add any additional flavors you want to them. The back of the box says a teaspoon and tablespoon of water, but for those of us who only have two sets of silverware, it’s a lot easier to just add two spoonfuls—if you want a fluffier brownie, you can add another spoonful. With two, they’re a little dense. Before you put everything in the microwave, though, add some extract or flavoring you like, such as vanilla or mint for the holidays. Personally, I like mint extract and a little bit of cayenne pepper—you’d be surprised at how well all the flavors mix! Know your limits on the amount of cayenne, though. Once you’ve added everything you want, follow the directions on the box. Lastly, while I know five minutes is a long time to wait for brownies, those things can get really hot in the middle, so be careful. The total cost for all of this is only about ten dollars, depending on what all you add to each food. As I said, the pasta and sauce will last you at least a couple nights, or two to three times if you and your roommate are sharing the ingredients. Enjoy!
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Trinity Rocks The San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon!
Run this way! The entire Trinity community will welcome the 2013 San Antonio Rock ’n‘ Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon participants as they pass through campus this Sunday morning. The runners’ route through campus will be along Stadium Drive, across lower campus, and out by way of Ledge Lane across from Trinity University Police Department. Runners will be greeted first by Admissions staff. Then, various organizations, departments, and the Acabellas and Trinitones will encourage runners as they make their way past Northrup and Coates. Marathoners will cross lower campus to the beat of the Trinity’s Stand Band and be greeted by
professors in academic regalia near Prassel Garage. Finally, alumni will wave the runners on as they leave campus. As part of an effort to highlight San Antonio history and beauty, course planners added Trinity to the Marathon route for the first time this year. As many as 100 of Trinity’s own will complete some part of the Marathon Sunday. The rest of the community can demonstrate pride and support with signs and cheers. See our “Show Your Support” how-to guide. A map on the back of this special section details the route through Trinity and tells supporters where to get coffee early Sunday morning.
Want a Trinity Rocks t-shirt? Donate today at the Coates University Center or give a Tiger Bucks donation in exchange for a shirt to wear as you cheer on the runners. The Kayla Mire Food Drive is named for 2010 Trinity graduate Kayla Mire who died shortly after her graduation. She was an ASR Senator and a strong ally for those in need.
Trinitonian’s How-To Guide:
Plan to arrive at 7:30, and you must be in place by 8!
Know Your Marathon • Runners will be participating in the half marathon (13.1 miles) and full marathon (26.2 miles). • As many as 100 members of the Trinity community will participate. • This is the sixth year for the Dean of Students Half Marathon Challenge and Kayla Mire Food Drive. • Annually about 25,000 runners from around the world participate in the San Antonio event. • The San Antonio course winds north through Brackenridge Park and past the Zoo. Runners will enter Trinity at Devine and Stadium Drive. • Trinity University will be at approximately the six-mile mark on the course. All runners (half and full) come through campus. • The relay hand-off spot is at Alamo Stadium. Trinity’s own Spurs sorority is helping work that area.
our neighbors support runners, too!
Show Your Support
Runners will be slogging through 26.2 (full marathon) or 13.1 (half marathon) miles Sunday morning. Trinity is at the sixth mile on the course, and all runners will come through campus. Your spirited reception will encourage marathon participants and start a great new Trinity tradition.
1) Be on the course no later than 8 am (See our map on the back of this pull-out section.) 2) Coming from off campus? Stadium Drive will be closed. Enter campus from Bushnell, Oakmont, or Rosewood. Park on upper campus. Laurie Garage will be open. 3) Use this handy fill-in-the-blank sign to support runners you know or make your own sign. (Supplies available in Coates 11 am -1 pm today and in the Witt Center 1 pm-5 pm) 4) Wear club jerseys, team jerseys, or anything Trinity (color you maroon). 5) Come with noise-makers and loud cheers. 6) The first runners will be competing, so give them space.
University Presbyterian Church extends a warm welcome to our next-door neighbors at Trinity University
7) Most runners will have been through by 10 am. Join other volunteers and supporters for a free Taco Taco breakfast 1011 am in Mabee Hall. Even supporters can be Winners: Gift card prizes will be given on the spot for the best signs on race day. The most spirited academic, administrative, and student groups will win a happy hour celebration.
To be listed in the November 22nd Trinitonian as a TU-affiliated runner, email Dean Tuttle at dtuttle@trinity.edu.
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Stadium Drive 12 Fraternity and Sorority Row 13 Departments, Organizations, Juniors 14 Stand Band 15 President and Board of Trustees Home Stretch 16 Environmental Health and Safety 17 HOPE Hall 18 Athletics (spirit groups, victory bell, teams, banner) 19 KRTU 20 Water Station 21 Ambassadors & Seniors 22 Alumni 23 Faculty in Regalia 24 Othello (the band)
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Holocaust Survivor Gives Lecture Irving Roth recalls tragic times during Nazi rule Page 20
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A day in the life of rehearsals: “Pippin” crew members discuss the challenges of production Cast hopes hard work pays off for show opening tonight at 8 p.m. by Maddie Smith A&E WRITER Award-winning artist Chet Walker directed Trinity University’s performance of the musical “Pippin.” Walker starred in the original version and choreographed the revival, currently on Broadway. Many student actors involved in the production of “Pippin” have learned and grown because of Walker’s direction. “Pippin” is about a troupe of actors putting on a play about a man who wants an extraordinary life–a life with meaning and fulfillment. His endeavors are the source of much of the show’s material, yet there is a constant surrealist edge to the mood. The characters are being directed onstage by the Leading Player, portrayed by first year Alejandro Cardona. Despite Cardona’s success as Leading Player, he faced challenges, both physical and otherwise. “When I got the role, my initial thoughts were, ‘I can’t dance,’ and then everything became about whether or not I could play the moves physically well,” Cardona said. “It became a sort of spiritual journey. But I’ve put hours and hours of extra work in the dance studio to be able to get myself to the point that I need to be at. That was the hardest part of this show.” Cardona added that Walker helped him deal with the pressures of both quality and
time while working on the production. “From Chet, I’ve learned that there are no excuses,” Cardona said. “Anytime people don’t think they can accomplish a task, he’ll just say, ‘Well, we open on the fifteenth.’ It’s stressing the point that when something needs to happen, you just make it happen.” Cardona also conveys a sense of triumph in the show’s progress considering the constraints that were put not only on the cast, but also on the crew and faculty overseeing the progress. “I don’t think anybody believed that we could put together this big a musical with this complexity of numbers in five weeks–that’s ridiculous,” Cardona said. “But I don’t think any other director could pull this off besides Chet. Nobody would trust anybody else.” Playing the titular character is Trinity acting veteran Jonathan Moore, who details his experience with the acting side of the performance. “For me, the acting was definitely the most difficult part,” Moore said. “I’ve never had to play an actor playing a character, so it was a challenge. Chet stresses the motivation of everything, so if you can’t find a reason to do something, you don’t do it.” However, Moore has both increased his knowledge and perhaps his ability when dealing with the realm of musical theatre. “What I’ve really learned about was taking acting and applying it to choreography and singing,” Moore said. “It was something I hadn’t really done before and had initially struggled with,
and I’m still working on it. I learned a lot about motivating every work of a song and every choreographed step, which were both things I’d never learned about before.” Because of his experience on the Trinity stage, Moore was also able to compare Walker’s direction to past ones. “Chet brings a different air of commercialism. He takes us out of the academic context,” Moore said. “I’ve worked with every director and guest director, but they all have an academic bent. Chet was one of the first experiences I’ve had with commercial theatre, so his eye is not for what we are learning from the production, but his goal is the success of the production.”
Q: What were your initial thoughts on coming to Trinity? A: I had no preconceived ideas. I had never been to San Antonio, and I didn’t know anything about the school. The only thing I knew was about the show. And I never say no. I only say yes. Q: How has your experience been overall? A: It’s interesting because the school doesn’t have a musical theatre program per se, so the people who are here doing the show have other majors. So, it’s amazing that they’ve been able to dedicate so much time to do something like this. Q: How has directing at Trinity been different from other productions? A: Every show has the elements that you need, and you don’t know what those elements will be until you get
here. So, this experience has not been any different in how you put something together than any other show I’ve ever done. Q: Is the production unique in any way because of Trinity students? A: The subject matter, although universal to everyone, is about a young boy’s journey into finding what life’s all about, and that’s what they’re doing in their lives right now– trying to find out where they should be in this world–so I think it’s unique in the sense that it really talks to them. Q: Do you have any worries about the show now that you’re leaving? A: No, because I leave it in good hands and, as I’ve learned through many years, the show will happen. The curtain will go up and go down and magic will happen in this very theater and on this very stage.
photo by Shelly Gordon The cast of “Pippin” does a run-through of the musical in preparation for the opening tonight in Stieren Theater.
Playing the role of Catherine is sophomore Sarah Perkins. While Catherine is often only interpreted as the “love interest” of Pippin, Perkins worked to find more depth in the character and apply it to her work. “I actually wasn’t aware of the different facets of Catherine until I was talking with Chet during one of my rehearsals,” Perkins said. “I saw her as a love interest, but through my interactions and through analyzing the script, I was able to see that she is an incredibly complex character.” Perkins played a similar role in last year’s MainStage production “The Crazy Locomotive.” She acknowledges the similarity
between these parts and explains what draws her to this type of character. “It’s interesting because these women are playing sort of silly roles, and you don’t get to see how dynamic or powerful they are until the final moments of the show,” Perkins said. “And so, I enjoy these roles because the audience thinks they’re so dismissible until their last monologue or action of the play.” Trinity University’s performance of “Pippin” will hit the stage Nov. 15-17 and Nov. 20-23 with curtain times at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and 8 p.m. next weekend in the Stieren Theater.
Guest director Chet Walker leaves show in good hands Broadway choreographer amazed by Trinity students’ dedication to production
by Rose Minutaglio and Maddie Smith CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER and A&E WRITER A w a r d - w i n n i n g choreographer Chet Walker directed this year’s MainStage musical “Pippin.” Walker is known as the co-creator and co-choreographer of the Broadway musical, “Fosse,” and as the choreographer of the current revival of “Pippin.” For five weeks, he worked with Trinity’s actors to put on this show, which opens tonight in Stieren Theater.
photo by Shelly Gordon Guest director Chet Walker makes a critique during a rehearsal of “Pippin.”
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Pulse Christians United for Israel organization brings Holocaust survivor Irving Roth to Trinity’s campus Roth recounts experiences from Kristallnacht to Allied liberation of camps by Chloe Pope-Levison CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER On Monday night, Holocaust survivor and special guest lecturer Irving Roth related to the assembled audience in Chapman Auditorium the story of his survival in the camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald and the important lessons he learned from his experiences. Roth came to campus by the with Christians United for Israel, a group that aims to prepare Christian leaders to speak up on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people. The first part of Roth’s lecture included an account of Kristallnacht on Nov. 9, 1938, and a brief history of the National Socialist Party of Germany. “75 years ago today, the embers of the 650 synagogues in Germany were still up, and Jewish life in Europe on that night was transformed,” Roth said. “The world was told, ‘not only have we passed laws
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against the Jews, we can take 30,000 Jews and put them in concentration camps with no cause at all, just because they’re Jewish.’ The Jews that night stopped being citizens.” Throughout the rest of the lecture, Roth intertwined his own personal experiences with events that were occurring around Europe. “Roth did a good job of showing his personal aspect and particular story in comparison to the history that was occurring elsewhere,” said sophomore Megan McLoughlin. “He also did a good job describing the transition to Nazi Germany and the subtle changes that started to impact his life before he was even in the concentration camp.” Roth was born in 1929 in a small town of 7,000 people in Czechoslovakia, where about one-third of the population was Jewish. Roth began to notice changes in the town’s attitudes towards Jewish people at the age of 10 years old. “I get up in the morning of summer 1939 and I want to play with my friends, but I get to the park and there’s a sign that reads ‘Jews and dogs are forbidden to enter,’” Roth said. “Step by step, I can’t go out at night, and I have to wear a
yellow star if I go outside. By the winter of 1939, I’m told I can no longer wear my sheepskin fur because that’s a luxury and Jews can’t wear luxury items. In September 1940, I get up in the morning and I’m almost at the gate to school and the principal looks at me and says, ‘You can’t go in, we don’t allow Jews now.’” After being rounded up and stuck in a small synagogue with no bathrooms for three months, Roth and his family, which included his brother, his parents and his grandparents, escaped to Hungary. However, in the spring of 1944, Roth and his family were once again rounded up. “Adolf Eichmann is dispatched to Budapest, organized the Hungarian police, and in 53 days 437,000 Jews, including me, are in cattle cars arriving in Auschwitz,” Roth said. “When the train stops, I’ve been in this cattle car for three days and three nights. One guard looks at me for an instant and says, ‘You, left.’ 24 hours after I arrive with 4,000 other people, 300 are still alive—the others were ashes.” Yet in January 1945, with the Russian army 50 miles away from Auschwitz, Roth and thousands of other prisoners were taken on a death march
photo by Megan McLoughlin Holocaust survivor Irving Roth gives a lecture on Monday night in Chapman.
to another concentration camp named Buchenwald. “I am all alone—I am 15 years old and getting skinnier by the day. After all, it is already March of 1945,” Roth said. “And the death marches begin again, and I can’t march. I can hardly walk.” However, on April 11, 1945, two American soldiers entered Buchenwald, and Roth became a free person once again. Upon returning to his home, Roth found out that his parents had also survived the Holocaust.
Senior Brenda Lira enjoyed listening to Roth, but she thought he glossed over his personal tale of survival. “I thought it was good, but I do wish that Roth had spoken a little more on his experience because that’s what I was looking for, but it was more of a side note in the whole scheme of things,” Lira said. “I wish he had gone into a little more detail on what it was like being a survivor of something so dark, but I feel that he kind of danced over that a little.”
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Pulse Ambassadors host T.A.G. week to thank donors
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Tags aim to make students aware of how much givers contribute to Trinity by Chloe Pope-Levison
CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER This week, Trinity University’s campus has looked slightly different, and this time it’s not due to the construction. This week is Trinity’s T.A.G. week, which stands for “Thank A Giver,” hosted by the Trinity Ambassadors. Tags are put on various features and buildings around campus to urge students to thank the donors that give to the university. “This week is dedicated to making students aware of how much donors contribute to the university and how important they are because they make our education possible through buildings they have donated,” said Gaby Serrano, a senior and Trinity Ambassador. “All the buildings that have the names, like Coates and Dicke Smith, were made possible by donors. In addition to buildings, if you really look
into it, every student here is on some scholarship, somewhere around 80 percent of students because all of our tuition is somehow reduced by donor giving. Donors even have the option of saying, ‘I want my donation to go that specific thing’ or ‘I want my donation to go to a specific department.’” This week, the Ambassadors are not only showing what donors give but are also giving the students an opportunity to show their appreciation and give back to the donors. “This week people had opportunities to write letters to donors and received a free shirt or a deck of playing cards,” said senior and Trinity Ambassador Sara Hartmann. “The letters are addressed to specific people, so that way you can send a letter to a donor rather than just giving them a generic card.” So far, students have done an excellent job of showing their appreciation through this annual event. “We had 175 donors and by Wednesday every donor had a letter written to them, so it was a success,” said Lauren Turley, a senior and Trinity Ambassador. “T.A.G. week is a really cool week because it gives us the opportunity to
Leadership Symposium focuses on grassroots
Event will be held tomorrow from noon to 5 p.m. in the Fiesta Room by Meagan Oglesby
CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER With the theme of “Grassroots Leadership for Social Change,” Campus and Community Involvement’s Fall Leadership Symposium will focus on things like how to get an organization off the ground, how to market, how to raise funds and how to unite volunteers. At the end of the symposium, teams will compete for a prize for the best project proposal. The goal of this program is to help students to act on their leadership skills. “It’s not just about learning what leadership style is. It’s about using that and working on a team to actually make a change or make a plan that could change the community,” said Kate Polivka, assistant director for Campus and Community Involvement. According to Polivka, CCI hopes to attract students who “are civic minded, who have a creative mindset for solving problems in the community and who are brave enough to
try and do something on their own if they feel that there is something that needs to be fixed.” This type of program can also benefit students in terms of meeting others with similar goals and interests. “There might be a student interested in creating change but who’s not sure how to do that and this symposium is the perfect framework for them,” said Jamie Thompson, director of Campus and Community Involvement. Another objective of this program is to promote the “Make a Difference Fund,” for which Trinity students can apply in order to get seed money to create the changes they desire in the community. In the spring, another leadership program called “Mission: Change” will be held to give students developing a project the chance to go out and execute it. “Feasibly, students could work through these channels to get some funding and actually execute their project in the spring through ‘Mission: Change,’” Thompson said. CCI hopes the program will inspire all kinds of students to step up and act on their ideas for change. see PROGRAM Page 22
photo by Anh-Viet Dinh Junior Jessica Avilez and sophomore Erika Migeon write thank you notes in Mabee Dining Hall to donors for T.A.G. week.
thank those who selflessly give to Trinity. T.A.G. week also raises the awareness of philanthropy as a student, as well as opportunities to give after graduation.” To make the event even more exciting, Ambassadors are hiding prizes around campus for students to discover. “We are hiding some golden tickets around campus, and when someone finds one and
brings it to Coates, they will get a wonderful prize,” Turley said. “There will be one ticket hidden on Thursday and one ticket hidden on Friday.” In addition to T.A.G. week, the Trinity Ambassadors host and support multiple other events on campus. “The mission of the Trinity Ambassadors is to foster and make connections between the alumni and students—our theme is making connections,”
Hartmann said. “We host Senior Happy Hour and Super Nacho Hour, but Ambassadors is also responsible for hosting all the senior graduating events, like the senior tower climb, the Last Great Reception and the Casino Party.” To learn more about T.A.G. week or Trinity Student Ambassadors, visit their website at www.trinity.edu/ student_org/ambassadors.
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S.O.S. teams with AIDS Foundation Groups work together to start garden benefiting people with HIV/ AIDS in San Antonio by Chloe Pope-Levison
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Iconic movie star Audrey Hepburn once said, “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,” and the members of Trinity’s Students Organized for Sustainability have taken that idea to heart. This year, S.O.S. is teaming up with the San Antonio AIDS Foundation to start a community garden that will benefit people in the San Antonio community living with HIV/AIDS. “Dr. Alfred Montoya of the anthropology department and the director of the S.A. AIDS Foundation approached junior Lauren Davis and me to ask if we were interested in helping start a community garden at the Foundation, and we jumped on it,” said junior Nikita Viswasam. “The AIDS foundation kitchen serves meals every day of the year to their residents and the greater community and want to grow their own produce to use in that kitchen.” S.O.S. located a space that receives a significant amount
of daylight right outside the kitchen at the AIDS Foundation, and they are hoping to build three different garden beds, each measuring three feet by six feet by one foot. The team plans to plant a variety of vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions, peas, beets and spinach. “The S.A. Foundation offers a meal program to anyone in San Antonio area that has HIV/ AIDS, and last year they handed out something like 49,000 meals, so they’re feeding a lot of people,” Davis said. “They also work in collaboration with the San Antonio Food Bank to offer workshops for their clients on how to eat an organic diet that’s tailored to someone with their health condition.” At this point in the project, the members of S.O.S. are designing a tentative budget and timeline and are focusing on obtaining recycled and donated materials to build the beds, which will make the project more sustainable and cut down on the cost of the garden. In addition, Kelly Lyons, associate professor of biology, is letting various members of S.O.S. use her greenhouse on the roof of the Center for Sciences and Innovation to germinate seeds for the project, which will allow the team to plant seeds later in the season than normal.
“The community garden is very much an extension of S.O.S’ values,” said junior Laura Prentice. “We do everything organic, and the garden is a way to teach people about an alternative way of thinking about living and eating in general.” S.O.S combined with the Garden Club this year and has a greater goal of promoting environmental awareness to the Trinity population. Along with the collaborative garden with the S.A. AIDS Foundation, S.O.S. recently kicked off their “Bag the Plastic” campaign, which promotes reducing plastic consumption. “At S.O.S., we are interested in bringing students together to learn about and raise awareness on both global and local environmental issues and what it means to live sustainably,” Viswasam said. “We are in the process of organizing several volunteer programs to connect Trinity students with the San Antonio community. We also run Trinity’s campus organic community garden outside of Storch with the goal of selling our produce or donating it to local food pantries; it is also a great way for students to learn about what it takes to grow food, which ties back into sustainable living.”
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Chaplaincy sponsors pre-spring retreat by Meagan Oglesby College can be a very stressful time to try and decide what to do with the rest of your life. To help students figure out these next steps, the Trinity Chaplaincy will be sponsoring a prespring semester retreat for sophomores and juniors, titled “At the Crossroads of the Adventure.” The retreat is a way for Trinity students to come together and discover more about who they are, the different types of roles and identities they take on and what kind of directions they want to take for their next steps in life. “It’s not about what you’re going to do with the rest of your life, but it’s about making the next smaller steps and being intentional about those small steps,” said Stephen Nickle, Trinity’s chaplain. The first part of the retreat will focus on creating a small, close-knit community and will then move on to bigger themes like “exploring the contours of my identity,” “determining the values and instruments of my vocation,” “recognizing beneficiaries of my vocation” and “living with the hardships of my vocation.” Working with Nickle at the retreat will be John Lewis, who has been an adjunct professor in the religion department for the past 10 years. “He does a lot of work with vocation and how our work settings and our work callings interact with who we are as whole human beings,” Nickle said. The retreat will take place at Mo-Ranch, a 500-acre camp and conference center in the Texas Hill Country.
Nickle appreciates the large open spaces and beautiful scenery of the ranch. “Just the place itself is evocative,” Nickle said. Although the Trinity Chaplaincy has sponsored other retreats in the past, this is “the first one that is focused primarily on vocation broadly defined,” Nickle said. One of the topics of the retreat will be how religion and faith traditions can shape our vocation. “There are a lot of different categories of being that we occupy in life,” Nickle said. “Religion can definitely be one of those categories of being.” However, the retreat is not directed toward students of any particular religion. In fact, Nickle believes having students with a variety of different perspectives on religion would be beneficial to the retreat. “All these kinds of questions can be answered from a purely secular angle, and that can be a very interesting process, and these questions can also be informed or spiced up from different perspectives of faith,” Nickle said. Because the discussions will be largely focused on things like making the next steps in life and finding possible directions, Nickle is hoping to work with students “who are willing to step back and really examine their life, but also potential trajectories.” The retreat will take place from Jan. 12-14. The cost is $40, or $20 for the first 15 people who turn in their checks. Space is limited, but spots are still available. Contact Nickle at snickle@ trinity.edu or 210-999-7341 for more information about the retreat, and check LeeRoy for the link to sign up.
Program advocates effective teamwork • continued from Page 21 “I want them to learn that anybody can be a leader. You don’t need to be the president of a student organization. All it takes is an idea,” said Chris Williams, a junior mathematics major and student worker in the Campus and Community Involvement office. Williams also sees the benefits the Trinity community can obtain by inspiring a grassroots leadership movement and cites examples like the newly founded Atheist Alliance and the Sexual Diversity Alliance. “There are so many examples here on this campus. It happens, and it just goes
to show that grassroots leadership can really change a campus environment to improve someone’s college experience,” Williams said. This is the first year the Fall Leadership Symposium is taking place. It is replacing the Student Leadership Conference, which has been held in the past. This year, the symposium will be shorter and narrower in focus in comparison to the conference. The symposium will be held in the Fiesta Room from noon to 5 p.m. Students interested in the Make a Difference Fund or “Mission: Change” can get more information by contacting the Campus and Community Involvement office.
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Marveling at Marvel Mania
photo © 2013, GNN The attack of Marvel is happening now. The brand is climbing in your window, it’s snatching your people up. Hide your kids, hide your wife. They are looking for you. Run and tell that, homeboy.
Ever since the first major Marvel studios picture “Iron Man,” hit theaters in 2008, Marvel has dominated both the national and international box offices. Currently, we are in Phase 2 of their “Avengers” saga, with each phase containing four or five films apiece. If that is not enough to keep one occupied until said saga wraps up in 2017-18, there is also a spin-off television show, “Agents
of SHIELD.” And, for those who still lie awake each night aching for more Marvel, there will soon be a brand new, tied-in minifranchise of TV series set in the same universe, co-produced by the folks at Netflix. There is an obvious and important question here: “When will it end?” Truthfully, I have no idea. None of us mere mortals do. Probably in the very distant future, after the tepid response to the 50th “Spider-Man” reboot. That said, as Marvel’s unimpeachable rule turns five, there is another question worth asking: “How is this project going?”
My answer? Impressively well, but with some pretty major flaws. On the “impressive” side of the equation, we have the deep bench of dazzlingly talented cast and crew members. Time and again, the company has exhibited just the right blend of the experimental and the expected, and that combo has paid dividends. A 45-yearyear old former “Ally McBeal” star as Tony Stark? It sounded crazy, but Robert Downey, Jr.’s screwy charisma was (and is) perfect for the part. As box office receipts and critical reception proved, that was a risky decision worth making. That said, the folks at Marvel are also good enough businesspeople to spot an obvious, lucrative
opportunity when they see one. They knew that “The Avengers” would be the nerdiest film of all time, and correctly intuited that they could only win over the nerds by recruiting the greatest nerd of all time, Joss Whedon, to direct it. This was not a time to get creative— was a moment to go for the “duh!” choice. Like many decisions Marvel has made, this was a smart one. This cinematic universe has successfully met some very high expectations. And yet, I must confess: I do not feel that I can completely trust it. For all their creative ingenuity, Marvel is constantly reminding us that it is all about the money. There is no death they will not
reverse to bring back a popular character (see: Colson, Phil), no plot point they will not toss in to set up an inevitable sequel. How am I supposed to feel for a loss that I do not know is a loss, or gasp at a twist that may be untwisted later on? It is hard to get emotionally involved in a narrative that is constantly correcting itself. All in all, Marvel has given us a real gift— a series of motion pictures with humor, heart and the courage to take superhero mythology seriously. But even as I am immersed in the billiondollar beauty and awe of the Marvel-verse, I cannot help but feel the ever-present burden of the bottom line.
“The Fragile” in its vocal style and tone. “Hesitation Marks” sounds less electronic sounding than the albums released prior to Nine Inch Nails’ hiatus, though it still makes use of sampling, drum machines and heavily distorted guitars. Trent Reznor privately wrote and recorded the music for much of its creation. Reznor notified fans of his writing in May 2013, and it was released several months later. It has been by fans and critics, with Rolling Stone ending their review of the album with, “[it fades] with clear, quiet strength and no hesitation.” The concert began as many do, with the charged air created by hundreds of excited fans waiting to share in an experience with a band they love. The theater, originally filled with the drone of speech,
gave way to quiet when the sounds of a synthesized loop came from behind the curtain. This continued until the band took the stage, shielded behind barriers, enveloped as they opened with “Copy of A.” Then, the barriers rose, releasing the fog across the crowd which allowed for the light show to be seen. The band then dialed back to play a heavily modified version of the song “Sanctified” from their 1989 debut album “Pretty Hate Machine.” Soon thereafter they played crowd favorite “March of the Pigs,” continuing into “Piggy.” Then came “All Time Low”—a song that is as subtly unsettling as it is catchy. The main hook, written by former King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew, draws the listener in. Their light show during “Disappointed” featured a
stunning visual effect that made the band seem to disappear at points during the song, as well as created a sort of, “reverse shadow” effect that outlined the band members with light. The pairing of “The Frail” and “The Wretched” was recreated perfectly, with guitarist Robin Finck expressing a masterful control of guitar feedback and effects. The 15th song in the setlist was “Survivalism,” which again charged the theater charged—“I got my fist, I got my plan, I got survivalism.” The band closed with “Head Like A Hole.” After exiting the stage, the theatre went dark, and the crowd cheered for a long few moments, filling the theatre with hundreds of lights from lighters and cell phones. The band returned from backstage to play five encore songs, ending with the introspective
closer to “The Downward Spiral, Hurt.” The concert at the AT&T Center was an exceptional showcase of their entire discography. None could deny that the show was both musically and visually phenomenal—Reznor has come a long way from singing, covered in mud, at Woodstock in 1994. The show seemed to contradict itself at times, however, as this band makes use of the sounds of rusted machinery and revels in its ruin yet they recreated their music in a precise, machinelike fashion. In a way, I found myself both astounded by and distanced from the music. Yet I did not leave with a sense of loss—I appreciated their strength without hesitation, and the incredible energy they harnessed as artists sharing in an experience with their audience.
Reviews of the Nine Inch Nail’s album and concert James Godfrey Intern
Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails played the AT&T Center on Nov. 5. The show was part of their “Tension 2013” tour, promoting the “Hesitation Marks” album. The album release and tour follow a five-year hiatus by the band, after creator Trent Reznor stated, “It’s time to make NIN disappear for a while.” The album was released this August. The “Hesitation Marks” album marked a return to a more organic sound from the band, comparable to
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“Diet” is one of the most dreaded words in our society’s lexicon. Individuals go through absurd measures in an attempt to attain the unachievable body ideal. According to the National Association of Eating Disorders, 91 percent of women recently surveyed on a college campus had attempted to control their weight through dieting, with 22 percent dieting “often’ or “always.” In this segment we are going to illustrate some of the crazy diets out there and then illustrate what you should be eating. Remember like the famous nutrition educator said, “The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” But also please remember to give yourself a break. You are only human.
The Streisand Singer’s Diet By Mason Walker Okay, now let us be clear: the Streisand singer’s diet is not really a diet. It is, in fact, the opposite of the average singer’s diet. A good vocalist avoids caffeine, dairy, sugars and salty foods, drinks plenty of water and does a thorough warmup before performing. Indeed, whenever I know I will be singing at some point during the day, I do my best to follow this process. Barbra Streisand does not. Since she is perhaps the premier pop singer of the last century or two, I had always wondered what her secret was. Apparently, she maintains her
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voice by following this simple rule: do none of the things that are thought to be conducive to maintaining your voice. As I delved into the specifics of Barbra Streisand’s diet (that must be the creepiest thing I have ever written), I found that she loves taking coffee and donut breaks during rehearsals, enjoys tasting exotic dishes (“I’m a foodie,” she bashfully admits in one interview) and washes down her meals with a bowl or two of ice cream, which, according to a fan site, she tops off with something called “Nutty Chocolate sauce.” On top of it all, she hardly ever warms up vocally, claiming that she finds it “too boring.” All of this should be the makings of vocal disaster. Yet type “Barbra Streisand My Man” into YouTube, and you will see no hints of her horrid dietary choices. The tone is crystalline, the vibrato is seamless and the range remains impressive to this day. It just is not fair. Chocolate bars and cups of coffee do not stop Babs from sounding divine—surely they would not stop me from sounding decent! So, one day last week, I went all out. I had milk with my cereal. I had them put cheese on my taco from, erm, Taco Taco. I finished it off with a latte. After that, I had a cup of tea (Streisand’s pre-show drink of choice, rumour has it) and, without doing a single warmup, launched into George Gershwin’s “Summertime.” The results were not just disappointing. They were frightening. My tone sounded
like Lou Reed and Louis Armstrong’s fictional baby, if that baby had laryngitis. My vibrato wobbled up, down and all around. And, upon going for higher notes, I sounded remarkably like the mom from “That ‘70s Show.” In short, the Streisand diet is not for us mere mortals. If you want to sing well, I would recommend the singer’s diet that has prevailed for centuries—one heavy on lean meat, light on dairy and desserts and filled with water, water and more water. That is, unless you know something the rest of us do not— which Barbra, the love of my musical life, clearly does.
The Baby Food Diet By Maddie Smith The Baby Food Diet is a lose-10pounds-quick fad that allows participants to eat about 1,000 calories of pureed baby food for two weeks. I’m not sure what the science behind it is, but I guess the researchers thought that because babies are small and eat mashed-up carrots, anybody who eats mashed-up carrots can weigh twelve pounds, too. I can’t argue with numbers. I went to HEB and bought the recommended fourteen servings of Gerber pureed baby food. My snacks include blended-up bananas, peaches peas, sweet potatoes, squashes and ham & ham gravy. Sounds like a real Thanksgiving meal. In the morning, I attempted to choke down some of the bananaflavored concoction. I quickly realized that this was going to
be a much more strenuous task than I’d previously imagined. I can’t imagine how babies are capable of ingesting this stuff. Maybe that’s why I’m eating all the time now— I want to make up for the horrors I was exposed to as an infant. I ended up mixing the peach and banana meals together to void the disgusting flavors of both. With a rumbling tummy, I continued my day. For lunch, I chowed down on a little sweet potato and squash. I have a bias that fruits are a breakfast food and vegetables are for lunch and dinner. I don’t know why I purchased either of these flavors, as I hate both sweet potatoes and squashes, so they definitely should not have been the obvious choices. However, I was famished and continued lifting the spoon to my trembling lips. I’d begun noticing the other girls in the cafeteria leering at me with an emotion I can only describe as envy. Dinner was the worst yet. I had about four containers of the Ham & Ham Gravy flavor. I don’t know exactly what possessed me to even think about buying this one, but it was all I had. Hot bod, here I come. Overall, this diet doesn’t seem to do anything besides induce intestinal pain and cost money. However, most good things in life do, too. I’m pretty sure that anybody would lose weight eating baby food all day, but I couldn’t imagine following through with this diet for more than one day. I was so hungry and wanted nothing more than to
chew on something substantial. I would only recommend this if you are actually considering becoming a baby and want to get a real feel for things before jumping in blind. Best of luck!
Candy Aisle Diet By John Mendiola My editor decided to do an Arts & Entertainment subsection that revolved around food. This being the A&E section, it either had to be lists (we LOVE buzzfeed) or it had to be something bordering on dangerous. My initial idea was to do a strict week of eating at Mabee; literally the only thing to enter my mouth (barring oxygen, toothpaste, etc.) had to come from Mabee. The other writers opposed the idea due to their concern for my health and taste buds. It was not that difficult to convince me to do something else. Instead, I opted for the candy aisle at the P.O.D. Unfortunately, the day of unhealthy treats did not mark any noticeable difference, due to it being a mainstay of my daily diet. Even before this challenge, my body was probably made up of 40 percent water and 60 percentKitKat. There may be trace amounts of egg, bacon and M&M’s — as a side note, I do not eat those things all at the same time. I will probably end up regretting the choice of eating KitKat and M&M’s for an entire day and adding 10 pounds to my body, but alas, that day is not today. I suggest everyone do the same thing. It really does lead to a happier life. Or maybe this is all the sugar talking...
This illustration shows how your ideal plate should be divided up:
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Indie Overnight Playlist The beautiful and all things good Matthew Peebles’ provides a mix this week, which he refers as that “Dat Female Punk Yo.” “Gonna Make My Own Money” by Deap Valley “Oh!” by Sleater-Kinney “Brat Mouth” by Hunters “Love Spells” by Bleached “Y-Control” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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“12 Years a Slave” and “About Time” Reviews It may be surprising to some people but “12 Years A Slave” directed by Steve McQueen and “About Time” directed by Richard Curtis are two movies that are fundamentally different. Two big things that they share are: they both recently entered wide release and they are both movies I have seen. “12 Years A Slave” stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York who gets abducted and sold into slavery. The story is based off of the autobiography of the real Solomon Northrup. The majority of the story deals with his experience as a slave for 12 years (spoilers) as he moved from one master to another interspersed with flashbacks of his normal, leisurely life with his family in the North. “About Time” stars Domhall Gleeson as Tim Lake, an awkward British guy who has lived a mundane life with his family while vainly looking for love. On his 21st birthday, his father, played by Bill Nighy, tells
him a family secret: all the males in their family can time travel. The movie chronicles Tim’s journey as he experiences life, love and death. As someone who knew a few things about Steve McQueen, I came in with certain expectations but I could have imagined the powerful, uncomfortable, and agonizing scenes that I experienced in “12 Years A Slave.” There is one shot in particular that I instantly think of whenever the movie is mentioned. It is one of those images that is permanently burned in my head. I will try to avoid too many specific details so as to not detract from the impact of the scene. Solomon is continually being harassed by one of the people who help keep the farm running. He gets fed up and attacks the help. The help runs off to gather his friend and attempts to kill Solomon in retribution. They are stopped by the overseer but Solomon is left in this precarious position with everyone going about their day around him, everyone trying their best to avoid looking at him. This scene encompasses the most powerful elements of “12 Years A Slave.” The scene is painful to look at. It was so painful that I started hoping praying - for the camera to cut to anything else. I turned away and closed my eyes but it refused
to move or change. On more thought, it serves as a reminder that the pain and suffering endured by the slaves during this time will not disappear when we turn away. We can only look and, hopefully, be better for it. As a fan of romantic comedies, I understand that rom coms are not the most mentally draining movies nor the most original. “About Time” fits the rom com tropes but it is so much more than that. Time travel is a big element of the story but is not the element that the story revolves around. The story revolves around the mundane elements of Tim’s life that most people have to deal with. He uses his powers to get a sister’s friend to like him though he realizes that time travel cannot make someone love him. There are limitations to it and Tim finds out throughout the movie that all the powers in the world cannot change some things in life. Rachel McAdams and Domhall Gleeson are quite possibly the cutest couple on the silver screen. The whimsy, teasing but serious nature of their relationship made me simultaneously smile with joy and weep for how awful my relationship is. Time travel is more of an element that adds some flavor to the dish but the dish itself is already quite flavorful. “About Time” will leave anyone with a heart satisfied and content.
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Football team wins last home game 58-20 Tigers complete a season sweep of rival Southwestern in a Senior Day rout by Davis Mathis SPORTS INTERN
While the Trinity football season has not gone as intended, putting up 538 yards of total offense and over 50 points on the board was certainly a great ending for the team’s seniors in their final home game. The Tigers piled it on the opposition during their 58-20 win over Southwestern University on Senior Day, last Saturday, Nov. 9. While this win was productive, the team will not be reaching the playoffs, but they plan to use this as fuel for their season finale and next season. “Trinity football continues to carry an expectation of competing for conference and playing in the postseason. We are disappointed we didn’t get there this season, but we are working to finish the season on a win so we can carry that momentum into the offseason and next fall,” said special teams coordinator Brant McAdams. Some of the players, like sophomore quarterback Stephen Smith have specific goals they want to achieve. “Goals this offseason are to understand the game better in the film room, build a better relationship with some of my receivers and to become faster,” Smith said. Smith had a good home finale with 260 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air. Not only do players have individual goals for the offseason, but as sophomore
Basketball Men: Away at Puget Sound Tournament Women: Away at Southwestern Classic Volleyball NCAA First Round Home vs. UCSanta Cruz at 7 p.m.
photo by Jennie Ran Sophomore center Abran Oakes scans the defense prior to snapping the ball during Trinity’s 58-20 Senior Day victory over Southwestern University on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Tigers’ home finale win brought the team’s record above .500 to 5-4 on the season.
wide receiver Chaz Davis says there are team goals as well. “As a team, we pride ourselves on avoiding the tendency of being ‘repeat offenders’. Whether that be on or off of the field. We work to minimize error and maximize effort. Next season will be one filled with passion and hunger, both from a coaching and players’ standpoint. Being content does not exist in our program and I’m certain that it will not change. The time in the offseason will allow us the opportunity to put together a more sound, cohesive unit that we will demonstrate next season with great success,” Davis said. The team still had some important achievements in the victory over Southwestern. Senior
Basketball Men: Away at Puget Sound Tournament Women: Away at Southwestern Classic Cross Country NCAA Regionals at Christopher Newport University Football Away at Austin College Soccer NCAA First Round Men: Home vs. Cal Lutheran at 5 p.m. Women: Away vs. Augustana Volleyball If Fri. Win NCAA Second Round Home at 6 p.m.
Men’s Soccer If Saturday Win NCAA Second Round Home at 5 p.m. Volleyball If Saturday Win NCAA Third Round Home at 4 p.m. Men’s Basketball Away at Puget Sound Tournament
running back Desmond King had 121 rushing yards and two touchdowns in his final home game to become the 22nd running back in school history to reach 1,000 yards. For his effort, King was named the SCAC offensive player of the week. Firstyear linebacker Justin Turner took home the conference’s defensive player of the week award. Turner had two tackles and two fumble recoveries, including one returned for a touchdown, during the victory. Junior offensive lineman Jonathan Prescott was also honored this week with a spot on the Capital One Academic NCAA Division III All-District 8 Football First Team. The Tigers were losing to Southwestern 13-6 early in the second quarter,
but the first of King’s two touchdowns evened the score and a touchdown pass from Smith to senior wide receiver Weslyn Wagner gave Trinity the lead with less than a minute left in the first half. The Tigers never looked back, outscoring Southwestern 38-7 in the second half. The Southwestern Pirates are now 0-9 on the season. After the offseason, however, there is always next season and the program has very high expectations that any mistakes this year will not happen again and Trinity will be on its way back to the top next year. “It’s only customary that the Tiger football team set the expectations high for next season. We’ll surely be putting in the dedication and hard work necessary to get Trinity
Women’s Basketball Home vs. Wayland Baptist University at 6 p.m.
University’s football team back into the talk among the top contenders. Both players and coaches will expect nothing less than maximum efforts as we’ve all bought into the well-established Trinity football program,” said Davis. The Tigers will finish off this season with a trip to face Austin College at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Trinity beat Austin College 26-3 at home on Saturday, Sept. 28. A victory would clinch a winning season for the Tigers despite the disappointment of not reaching the postseason. Time will tell whether next season is a successful one or not, but it seems as though the football team will be putting in the effort to get there and has a good shot to achieve the goals they have set.
Women’s Basketball Home vs. University of Texas-Dallas at 6 p.m.
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Women’s soccer stays unbeaten in route to eighth SCAC title in 10 years Team racks up backto-back shutouts to win championship by Kaileigh Phillips
538 The football team finished their season with 538 yards of offense in their 58-20 win over Southwestern.
12-0 Trinity women’s soccer outscored their opponents 12-0 en route to their 18th SCAC title and eighth in 10 years. The second-ranked Tigers are 21-0-1 and have won 19 straight games.
333228 Men’s and women’s swimming teams defeated UT-Permian Basin in a road meet by a combined score of 333-228. The teams have won both their meets so far. graphic by Caroline Jakubowski
SPORTS REPORTER The top-seeded Trinity Tigers women’s soccer team won its fifth straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with a 5-0 shutout over the second seed Southwestern Pirates at Texas Lutheran University on Sunday, November 10th. The Tigers remained undefeated all season. Head Coach Lance Key has now guided the Tigers to eight SCAC Championships in the past 10 seasons. Overall, Trinity has captured 18 conference titles since 1992. “We’re playing some of our best soccer right now, which is what we want in postseason. And of course it’s always great to win conference so we qualify for the NCAA tournament,” said Key. The team reached the championship match after a 7-0 shutout victory over the University of Dallas on Saturday, November 9th. Junior midfielder Emily Jorgens enjoyed a recordbreaking night in the game, dishing out a school record of five assists for the Tigers. She assisted on each of the first four goals scored by Trinity in the first half, then picked up another in the second half to break the school record. With the five points, Jorgens also broke the Trinity record for points in a single season
with a total of 61 so far in 2013. She also tied the Tiger career mark for assists with the 58th of her career during the game, drawing even with Erica Adelstein (199902). This season, Jorgens has recorded 27 total assists to extend the school record she recently broke, and she is nearing the NCAA Division III record of 30 for a single season. Junior midfielder Kelsey Falcone also picked up a hat trick in the game, which was the second time in her career that she has scored three goals in a game. She knocked in the eventual game-winner in the ninth minute, then picked up her second less than four minutes later. Falcone also added another to start off the second half of play. She also assisted on Trinity’s third goal in the 16th minute, giving her seven total points in the game. “Our preparation was the same as every game. The only difference is that we went into it knowing that if we don’t get a result, we don’t continue our road to the national championship. I think that really fueled our relentless mindset,” said Falcone. Senior forward Shelby Guenthardt scored the final goal of the first half for the Tigers, putting Trinity up 5-0 by halftime. Guenthardt becomes the fourth player in school history to score 50 or more goals in a career. She attributes her accomplishment to the help of her teammates and believes that credit is due to them as well.
“I just feel blessed to have been surrounded with the players I have been over the past four years who made my job easy with the balls they played in to me. I couldn’t have scored one without them, so it’s a team accomplishment really,” said Guenthardt. Sophomore midfielder Maggie Olvera and first-year forward Brigette Taylor also picked up goals in the game, while senior midfielder Michelle Lanier had a goal and an assist. Falcone was selected as the Tournament Offensive MVP. Falcone scored two goals on Sunday, including the gamewinner in the second minute of play. She then scored the opener of the second half, in the 55th minute, which gave the Tigers a 4-0 lead. Falcone has netted a team-leading 19 goals (four game-winners) this season. Jorgens supplied the assist to Falcone’s first goal. Jorgens has also contributed 17 goals during the campaign. “It’s a great feeling. The best part is seeing how many people got to contribute to my success and our success as a team. Emily Jorgens assisted all three of my goals on Friday as a part of her five assists that night. It was refreshing to see our creativity in the offensive third that allowed us to be so successful,” said Falcone. Jorgens’ assist was also the 59th of her career, which breaks the Trinity career record that she tied during the previous game in which she scored a record five assists against Dallas.
Sophomore midfielder Emily Donnan was named Tournament Defensive MVP. Donnan and the Tigers defensive unit did not allow a goal in 180 minutes of action, and held the two opponents to only five total shots. The Pirates were limited to one shot in the matchup. Junior midfielder Hannah Kuhl scored the second goal of the championship game in the 36th minute, and Taylor put one past the Pirates keeper four minutes later. Kuhl also registered two assists on the goals by Taylor and Falcone. The final scoring play came in the 68th minute on a goal by Lanier, with first-year midfielder Jordan Leeper dishing out the assist. Guenthardt had two assists in the title game, and was joined by first-year midfielder Yasmeen Farra in the column. “I think we’re playing better as a team this year than we have in the past, which has contributed to our success. Our ability to find each other and combine going forward has resulted in scoring a lot of goals, and the ability to defend as a team and win the ball back quickly has allowed us to concede very little throughout the season,” Guenthardt said. Second-ranked Trinity (21-0-1) garnered an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs after the championship match. In the first round, the Tigers will face off against Augustana (Ill.) tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Men’s soccer team wins SCAC tournament to set up home NCAA playoff matches this weekend Tigers will play Cal Lutheran University in the first round by Elif Yucel SPORTS REPORTER Last weekend the Trinity men’s soccer team traveled to Georgetown for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Championship. Trinity defeated Texas Lutheran University in the semifinals on Saturday to advance to the finals on Sunday against Southwestern University, who defeated Colorado College (Colo.) 2-1 the previous night to earn the finals spot. Trinity is now 18-2-1 for the season and has earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Trinity defeated Texas Lutheran 3-0. All three goals were scored in the first half of the game. Sophomore midfielder Victor Araujo scored on a penalty kick in the 10th minute. Junior forward Johnny Lawson scored next for the Tigers, his 14th goal of the season, on an assist from first-year defender Zac Treu. First-year midfielder Todd Edwards scored the Tigers’ last goal in the final seconds of the first half on a rebound off of senior defender Ben Anderson’s shot on goal. “It’s good to take care of the game in the early going so that there’s not as much pressure moving forward, and the fact that we had a 3-0 lead at halftime enabled us to rest certain
photo by Lydia Duncombe The Tigers pose with their SCAC championship trophy after winning the title 1-0 over Southwestern University in the final game. The title represents the Tigers’ second consecutive conference title and 16th in the program’s history.
key players for the second half. The game in general was not as demanding for the players who were on the field, so strategically that was what our goal had been. We set out hoping to jump out on TLU early and put them out of the game so that we were as fresh as possible going into the finals. We were really pleased that we did that,” said assistant coach Edward Cartee. “I think we should have gotten more than three goals, but if you keep a shutout then you only need one. We took care of business and moved on to Sunday; it was a good job from the team.” On Sunday, the Tigers faced off against Southwestern in the finals, defeating
them 1-0. Trinity beat Southwestern 2-0 last year in the championship game to move on to the national tournament. This year, the Tigers’ only goal was scored in the first two minutes of the game by junior midfielder Simon Uribe on an assist from Yuri Ribeiro. Ribeiro now has 14 assists for the season. The game was a dogfight; both teams played physically and aggressively. Senior forward Brian Hines received a red card in the second half, a contested call, causing the Tigers to play down a man; however, the Trinity defense held tight to keep the advantage. Hines will be prohibited from play in the Tigers’ next game due to the card.
“I thought we responded really well to the adversity we faced, especially going a man down, we really held together as a team. This year we have a much deeper team; we can go into our bench and take any player off the field and put another one in who is just as good,” said junior defender Zac Coplen. Junior goalkeeper Matt Cardone had one save in the game. Southwestern goalkeeper Daniel Poole had seven saves in the game, earning Tournament Defensive MVP. Araujo earned Tournament Offensive MVP. With the wins, Trinity advances to the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The Tigers will play Cal Lutheran at 5 p.m. If
they win, they will play the winner of the Puget Sound v. Hardin Simmons match at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Both games will played at McGinlay Field. “I think we’ll be able to advance further in the tournament because we’re a lot closer as a team this year; we’re more of a collective team. Everyone wants the team to win, instead of individuals wanting to win. We don’t take any games lightly. We’re always focusing on one game at a time and not thinking too far ahead. We always try to minimize our mistakes because we feel like we’re a really good team, so we never really get beaten by other teams, we just get beaten by ourselves,” Hines said.
the diving team’s only meet of the season thus far. The swim team is happy with the results and feels prepared to finish the regular season well and tackle the champion season. The swim team did not send any athletes to the national championship last year and that is one of their biggest goals this season along with winning the SCAC conference championships for the 11th year in a row. “We want to get more qualifiers at the nationals; we didn’t have any last year. We definitely want to get Kara Beauchamp to nationals and we are pushing to get relays to nationals,” said assistant coach Michael Schuber. Beauchamp, a sophomore, made the B cuts, but missed qualifying for nationals in the 400 IM by two hundredths of a second last year. B cuts are times that used to indicate which swimmers could potentially receive actions
invited to the national meet, but it’s not guaranteed. To automatically qualify, one must swim the A-cut times. This year, Beauchamp hopes to make it to nationals with faster B-cut times. “I got the B cuts in 400 IM, 200 IM and 200 breast last year but was closest in the 400 IM, so hopefully I will qualify in that one,” Beauchamp said. For their next meet, which is the Tiger Invitational from Nov. 22-23, the team’s goals are simple: “Swim faster, get behind each other more and continue to do our best,” Schuber said. The Trinity dive team has also had a successful season even though there have been some injuries. “The season started with a bang, with our successful meet against Southwestern. We’ve had a couple setbacks, with Calvin New’s untimely injury at Maroon Madness and of course not having
Stuart Sproul, we’ve pushed on ahead and taken up a lot of the slack,” junior Galve Deleste said.
UT-Permian Basin does not have a separate dive team. As the rest of the season approaches, the team hopes to send more divers to nationals as well as have previous divers qualify again. Last year, the team sent current senior Katie Sheldon, graduated senior Ruth Hahn and Heline. “My goal this year is to qualify for nationals again. If I qualify, I am hoping to become an All-American diver again. I also want to place higher individually than I did at nationals last year in order to help improve Trinity’s ranking. And so far the season has gone really well. I have already seen a lot of improvement in all of my dives compared to last year. I am also learning tons of new dives this year, which is really exciting,” Heline said. Next up for the swim team is the Tiger Invitational in Southlake, Texas, from Nov. 22-23.
Trinity’s swim teams sweep meet in Midland Men and women rack up wins versus UT-Permian Basin by Claire HooblerCurtis SPORTS INTERN Even though the champion season has not started yet, the Trinity swim team is already off to a good start. After two meets the Tiger swim team is undefeated thanks to wins against UT-Permian Basin and Southwestern University. The men beat Southwestern 188-107 and the women won 215-77 on Oct. 26. The Tigers then took down UT-Permian Basin on Nov. 9, the men won 143-130 and the women won 190-98. This was the first time that the Trinity men had beaten UT-Permian Basin. The Trinity dive team also beat Southwestern in the same meet as the swim team,
“Swim faster. Get behind each other more and continue to do our best.” Michael Schuber Assistant Coach
Even with those injuries, the Tigers managed to beat Southwestern and sweep first through third place in both men’s events, with Deleste clinching first place in both one-meter and three-meter events. For the women’s team sophomore Ashley Heline won the three-meter event and was runner up on the one-meter board. The second meet was a home inter-squad meet since
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Has the NBA’s one-and-done rule run its course? Staff Column Aly Mithani, Sports Editor
The National Basketball Association is preparing for a huge swell of talent in the 2014 NBA Draft. Prospects such as the University of Kansas’s Andrew Wiggins, Duke University’s Jabari Parker and the University of Kentucky’s Julius Randle have talent evaluators salivating at what might be the best draft since 2003 when the league inherited talents such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony. Many teams are even suspected of “tanking,” deliberately losing games in order to improve their position in the draft, to go after these great talents. One big difference between this great draft and that one is that all of the American-born players in the 2014 draft have at least (and mostly only) one year of collegiate play under their belt. After the 2005 draft, the NBA began to mandate that high school players could only be eligible for the draft one year after their graduation.
Many NBA superstars are players who joined the league straight out of high school. James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are some famous examples. There are even many players who are not quite superstars, but can be considered successes who did not attend college: J.R. Smith, Tyson Chandler and Josh Smith. However, for every success story mentioned, there are a handful of players who are considered failures: Kwame Brown, Eddy Curry and Jonathan Bender, just to name a few. The NBA’s intent with this rule was to ensure that players gained (at least a portion of) a college education and also more time to mature before entering the league and acquiring hefty paychecks. Does one year of college really teach an individual the personal finance skills needed to handle a multi-million dollar contract along with the multitude of endorsements they may be gaining alongside? Many of the players who are discussed in the horror stories involving players going broke do not lose all their money through unlimited shopping sprees at the Ferrari dealership and the Gucci store, but rather make poor business investments into friends’ or
families’ ill-conceived ventures. Does a year of college (which may not include any businessrelated classes) really make these young mens’ odds of success that much better? Another common argument for the rule is that players are less likely to burn out in the NBA if they have a year of experience in collegiate basketball. Many scouts and general managers view the NCAA as the “minor leagues” of the NBA in which players can develop their skills. However, there are 351 NCAA Division I basketball programs. Only 68 teams make the NCAA tournament. Most programs do not consider their seasons a success unless they finish in the top 16. So, does a player benefit more from playing UNCAsheville or from being able to practice each day against his veteran NBA teammates (even if he isn’t gaining playing time right off the bat)? The NBA wants their players—their product— to be top-tier quality, but wants to relegate the time-consuming and expensive process of talent and skill development to the NCAA. A large unintended consequence of the rule has been the landscape of collegiate basketball. For some schools, such as Michigan State
University, recruitment remains unchanged as they will recruit a player regardless of their postgraduate plans. For others, such as the University of Kentucky, their goal is to now recruit as many of these players as possible to form “superteams” year in and year out to contend for a national title. Both strategies have been successful as Kentucky took home the 2012 championship with a motley crew of freshmen, while Louisville took the 2013 title with mostly upperclassmen. Also, the one-and-done rule has opened the door for midmajor success stories such as Butler University and Florida Gulf Coast University. For these schools, building a roster of seniors allows their teams to have more on-court chemistry and experience than their more talented, but less unified opponents. Absent the one-anddone rule, the rise of the midmajor in college basketball is highly unlikely. It seems that college basketball teams and NBA teams alike are benefiting from the requirement. Yet, the players who are subject to this policy often remain overlooked. There is a lot of discussion revolving around the lack of payment for college football players, but this
is not often discussed in the basketball realm. Prior to the requirement, high school players had the option to opt out of a system through which their names and likenesses could make a university millions, and instead take the chance at making this kind of money for themselves in the NBA. Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings took a unique path when faced with the requirement and played a season professionally in Italy after high school before entering the NBA draft. However, the pay in Italy was next to nothing compared to what he got from his rookie NBA contract. The question that remains at the end of all this is: does one year of college really change anything? Do we mature enough in one year of college to make all of the right decisions upon entering the professional world? Is it worth keeping a large group of potentially talented players away from the NBA for an extra year? With possibly the biggest oneand-done class upcoming in 2014, a lot of these questions will become clearer in the next few years.
final than beating someone 3-0.’ said Coach Julie Jenkins. The championship represented Jenkins’ 16th SCAC title since 1992. The victory in the championship was her 800th career victory. Jenkins was also voted the SCAC Volleyball Coach of the Year for the 11th time in her career.
two SCAC championship games. Colorado still received an at-large bid to the NCAA playoffs. In the title game, the victory ended in favor of the Tigers with a 3-2 win. “One of our goals going in to the final was maintaining consistently good composure. The girls really did do that. We lost game one and two, but they maintained good composure- the girls were concentrating, smiling, and because of that they were able to turn it on in the final three games. The girls were too high air during the first two games, but they really flipped the switch during the third game.” Jenkins said. During this match, a school record of 128 digs was set. It is a significant statistic to reach over 100 digs as a team in a match, and the Tigers reached that statistic twice in a row, once in the semifinals and once in finals. Two players hit over 30 digs, which was the first time in Coach Jenkins’ 29 years at Trinity that such a statistic occurred. Offensively, junior outside hitter Layne Hubbard led the team with 18 kills and 26 digs. Hubbard was also the tournament MVP this weekend, as well as SCAC Volleyball Player of the Week. Maggie Emodi, also a junior outside hitter, made the AllTournament team, as did senior setter Maryn Swierc. Emodi was also named the SCAC Player of the Year.
“When the SCAC commissioner handed us the trophy, he told us that previously, a team had gotten behind 2-0 in 252 SCAC volleyball tournament matches and only 3 had come back to win, so that was really a big accomplishment. Our team showed a lot of mental toughness by coming back after being down 2-0 which is something that will help us a lot heading into the regional tournament.” Said senior middle blocker Kelsey Daniels.
Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 against the winner of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Southwestern, who will be looking to avenge their SCAC championship game loss. With another victory, the Tigers would reach the regional final here at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 against either Cal Lutheran University, HardinSimmons University, Pomona-Pitzer College, and the University of TexasDallas. Should the Tigers run the table and win the region, they would advance to the NCAA quarterfinals beginning Thursday, Nov. 21 in Holland, MI. The Tigers have not reached the NCAA quarterfinals since the 2009 season. Trinity has never won an NCAA volleyball title, but reached the championship match in 1999 when they lost 3-0 to an undefeated Central College team, who won three straight titles from 1998-2000. The Association of Student Representatives has approved 200 complimentary tickets for the Tigers’ first game on Friday. Tickets can be picked up with a Tiger Card. Should the Tigers win, 185 additional tickets will be provided to Saturday’s game. Otherwise, student tickets are $4 and general admission is $6.
Volleyball team takes home its 16th SCAC title Tigers edge out Southwestern in the final by 3-2 score by Julie Robinson SPORTS REPORTER The Trinity University Volleyball team played and won three matches last weekend in the SCAC Championship. This was the Tigers’ 16th SCAC Championship victory in the program’s history. The first victory of the weekend was against Centenary College, which ended in a 3-0 victory for the Tigers. Every player on the team played in the match, which is unusual for a conference tournament game. “Playing Centenary was a good way to ease into conference. It allowed us to gain confidence moving forward. We new our following game against Texas Lutheran University would be hard.” said sophomore outside hitter Megan Reynolds. The semi-final game against Texas Lutheran University was yet another win for the Tigers, who closed with a 3-2 victory. “It was a great win, a highpressure match, which came right down to the wire. I’d much rather have a semifinal match like that, which prepares the team for the
“It was a great win, a high-pressure match, which came right down to the wire.” Julie Jenkins Head Coach
The first two matches were won by the Tigers, then Texas Lutheran came back to win the second two matches. The victory came down to the final match, which ended in the favor of the Tigers in a high intensity performance. The following day, Saturday, Nov. 9, was the championship game of the tournament against Southwestern University. In the other semifinal, Southwestern defeated Colorado College, 3-0. Colorado College was aiming for its fourth straight SCAC title. Colorado College was the No. 2 seed in the SCAC and ranked No. 11 in the nation. They had also defeated Trinity in the last
“Our team showed a lot of mental toughness by coming back after being down 2-0, which is something that will help us a lot heading into the regional tournament.”
Kelsey Daniel Senior Middle Blocker The Trinity Women’s Volleyball team will compete in the NCAA Regional Championships at 7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 15 against UC Santa Cruz on Trinity’s campus. A victory would put the Tigers in the regional semifinals in Sam’s
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photo by Matthew Brink Junior guard William Young drives to the hoop for a layup during Trinity’s 7462 exhibition loss to the University of Incarnate Word on Monday, Nov. 11.
Men’s hoops drop their UIW exhibition Tiger basketball falls to University of the Incarnate Word by Julie Robinson SPORTS REPORTER On Monday, Nov. 11, the Trinity men’s basketball team was defeated by the Division I University of the Incarnate Word, 74-62. “The thing we struggled the most with was the transitions in defense and the offensive rebounds, or the second shots; those are the two areas where we didn’t do as good of a job as we needed to in order to win that game. The high points were the fact that they are a Division I team and we, for a 30-45 minutes, played pretty even with them, but unfortunately we didn’t make enough defensive shots to win it,” said head coach Pat Cunningham. The annual exhibition game against Incarnate Word has been a tradition for many years, and is always the Tigers’ first game. “I thought it was a good way to start the year with a challenging opponent such as Incarnate Word. I liked how our guys competed. We do have plenty of areas to improve on, but it was nice to play someone other than ourselves for once,” said assistant coach Ross Burt. Leading the Trinity men’s team was Jonathan Wilt with 16 points, followed by fellow senior Robert Kitzinger with 13 points. William Young led the team with seven rebounds. “This game definitely helped us prepare for this huge weekend in Seattle vs #14 Whitworth, as well as two other solid opponents,” said junior Matt Selling.
Today, the men’s basketball team will be playing Whitworth College (Wash.), followed by a game against Pacific Lutheran University (Wash.) tomorrow and a game at University of Puget Sound (Wash.) on Sunday. “We’re excited. It will be a good test for us to see how we are relative to other Division III competition. The first team that we play has been in the tournament for the past seven years, and they are a very good team. They will let us know how we stand on a national standpoint. The other two teams are both good division three teams that we will have to play well to win against as well.” Cunningham said. The layout of the tournament will be similar to the SCAC tournament, with a quick game everyday for three straight days. “We’re looking to do some work and have fun. In the past few years we haven’t started out as well as we should have, so we’re looking to turn that around this year,” said senior John LaVanway. Yet the strength of the team in the beginning of the season are not the only changes that the men’s team is facing this year. “We missing our two seniors from last year, Keith and John; especially on the offensive end, they gave us an awful lot last year. We’ve got a lot of guys coming back, six seniors and four juniors. They’re trying to adjust and pick up what Keith and John gave us. That’s the biggest thing. We’ve got five first years who are trying to learn our system and how to play at the college level. It’s an adjustment for them as well, but they’re very talented and we’re figuring out how they are relative to this team,” Cunningham said.
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Senior President of ASR, Justin Adler (left), and sophomore vice president candidate Fiona Lane (right) had an ASR debate last friday in the Tiger TV’s studio.
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Bottom Left: Junior midfielder Simon Uribe battles a defender moments before he scored the winning goal during the SCAC championship game against Southwestern University.
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Senior pointguard Ryan Lucero takes a free throw to cut into the Cardinals’ twopoint lead with eight minutes left in the first half.
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(Left to right) Senior Sofia Velasco, junior Chris Williams, and senior Kelley McGill vote for candidates in the general election.