9.28.2018

Volume 116 Issue 07

Trinitonian Serving Trinity University Since 1902

3 Female faculty discuss sexual NEWS harassment in the workplace

7 Guest column: Questioning the OPINION departure of Stacy Davidson

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

13 Small Mouth Sounds: First A&E mainstage production opens

How Trinity Admissions hosts unexpectedly large TIF plans to be 268 prospective students visited campus as Trinity’s national visibility increases more diverse JOLIE FRANCIS | NEWS REPORTER jfranci1@trinity.edu

Race percentages do not reflect TX demographics JOLIE FRANCIS | NEWS REPORTER jfranci1@trinity.edu Trinity promoted the class of 2022 as the largest, smartest and most diverse class in history, but not everyone’s vision of diversity is reflected in this year’s first-year class.

Only 3.3 percent of the students are black.

Programs and partnerships are in development to increase that number. Trinity’s demographics are determined by a variety of factors in the recruitment process, including the efforts of Admissions, Strategic Communications and Marketing as well as Diversity and Inclusion.

Trinity has an above average population of Hispanic and Latino students at approximately 20 percent compared to 16 percent nationwide.

But the African-American population at the university is much smaller than the U.S. average.

Perhaps contrary to one’s mental image of campus, Trinity’s marketing products contain a wide range of representation. Brochures and advertisements for the university contain a seemingly disproportionate number of minority students.

“Good marketing is about holding a mirror to the people that you want to talk to so that they can see themselves in the story of your brand,” said Tess Coody-Anders, the vice president for Strategic Communications and Marketing.

“Our job in marketing is to talk to the most diverse array of prospective students possible, and there is always an effort made to ensure that all kinds of people [can see] themselves in our story.”

In total, the percentage of ethnic minorities at Trinity is about 40 percent. Trinity marketing works to attract diversity outside of just race, including women in STEM and international students.

“We actually are — in terms of underrepresented students taken all together, I think Trinity is fairly diverse. But if you’re asking questions about specific groups, there’s always a bigger discussion to be had,” Coody-Anders said.

According to the 2010 United States Census, the percentage of African-Americans in Texas was around 12 percent, while San Antonio’s black population was around seven percent. Over the past few years, Trinity’s black student population has remained at around four percent. continued on PAGE 6

This past Saturday, 689 people, including 268 prospective students, attended Trinity in Focus (TIF), an event that shows off Trinity’s campus to prospective students and their families.

Aspen Gonzales, the associate director of Campus Visit Experiences, and Vanessa Leyva, the Visit and Event manager, are the two main organizers for Trinity in Focus events. According to Gonzales, the TIF days in the fall semester tend to be smaller events than the TIF days in the spring.

“It’s in the ballpark of one of our largest events, which have all occurred in the last few years,” Gonzales said. “This one being as big as it was, not only was it an anomaly because it was on the larger end of the spectrum, it was also larger in general than it usually would be.” continued on PAGE 5

Nearly 700 people visited Trinity’s campus and ate at Mabee Dining Hall on Saturday as part of Trinity in Focus, a one-day event for prospective students and their families that occurs throughout the year. photo by ELIZABETH NELSON

The Contemporary continues in third year Start-up publication hosts a panel to discuss diversity in the newsroom

From left, GRAHAM WATSON-RINGO, managing editor of the Rivard Report, FRANCISCO VARA-ORTA, reporter for Chalkbeat, and ELAINE AYALA, reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, speak at the “News Diversified” panel hosted by The Contemporary on Sept. 26 in the Fiesta Room. photo by MATTHEW CLAYBROOK

KAYLIE KING | NEWS REPORTER kking1@trinity.edu The Contemporary, a student-run startup publication that works to create long-form journalistic investigative reports with students from around the United States, is currently in the process of hiring new students as the leadership prepare to graduate in May 2019.

“We’ve worked with over 25 universities to create this kind of

work and have been at Trinity for a couple years,” said senior Benjamin Collinger, founder and editor-inchief of the Contemporary. “We started thinking that we would be more of a political science publication, then we realized that there was a really big gap in the way that college newspapers covered communities. We thought that if we were able to unite a bunch of collegiate journalists who were really intrepid, really interested in

community issues, we could fill an interesting gap.”

The publication began in 2016 as an entry in the Stumberg competition and summer accelerator, and is now utilizing other sources of funding outside of the money that they received during the Stumberg competition.

“They were chosen as one of the finalists, so as part of that prize they received $5,000 to start the Contemporary, and they also had

support to have members of their team be here during that summer of 2016 and build their non-profit for the first time and work together,” said Luis Martinez, director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

“What’s really exciting about the Contemporary’s journey is that although they didn’t win the grand prize of $25,000, they’ve been in operation now for three years.” continued on PAGE 5

graphic by ALEXANDRA PARRIS

Previously, on SGA: TU GIVES THE BIRD The following covers the meeting on Sept. 26.

BRING BIRD TO TRINITY Vice president Rachel Daniel, senior, and President Amulya Deva, senior, were reached out to by representatives from Bird, the electric scooter company, to start a university partnership. The partnership would mean that Trinity would receive $1 per day per scooter on campus. The money could be allocated anywhere, but senators suggested a portion went to the Student Activity Fee. Bird would also take full liability if any injury was to occur.

Feedback from senators was positive. Senior senator Sam Afshari suggested reaching out to Blue Duck, a locally based scooter company similar to Bird, to see if they can give a competitive offer. Gonzalez pointed out that a scooter partnership would also improve SGA’s image.

CLIMATE CHECK Junior senator Ben Gonzalez, who attended the Climate Action Committee meeting on Sept. 25, encouraged SGA to get involved and asked the sustainability committee reach out to Trinity faculty involved in the city-wide committee.

Junior senator Simone Washington asked if any SGA members are a part of the Event Review Committee. Advisor Jamie Thompson said that there are currently no student representatives on the committee and encouraged an SGA member to attend the committee meetings.

Gonzalez, who is the SGA representative on the University Curriculum Council (UCC), encouraged senators to send him topics to bring up in the next UCC meeting.

OFFICER REPORTS Deva reported that SGA registered 208 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE UPDATE people on National Voter Registration Day. Senior senator Julia Shults, chair of SGA’s Daniel recounted her meeting with Saber sustainability committee, outlined the goals Elaydi, professor of mathematics, where they of the committee to focus on campus waste discussed SGA co-sponsoring the National reduction and improved recycling. The Arab Orchestra’s performance on campus on committee will continue benchmarking Trinity Nov. 10. SGA’s sponsorship will help the event against other schools and reaching out to other be free for Trinity students. With no objections, SGAs about what successful sustainability Daniel announced that SGA will co-sponsor initiatives they have had in the past. the event using SGA’s internal budget.

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TUPD BRIEFS LOST AND FOUND On Thursday, Sept. 20, at 6:49 a.m., a student reported that their vehicle, a Mercedes, was missing from the City Vista parking garage. The vehicle was recovered in Bulverde, TX.

LOST AND NOT FOUND On Monday, Sept. 24, at 5:37 p.m., a university employee reported items missing from their vehicle at the Holt Center.

The items included a piece of carpet, paint samples and a small wooden treasure chest.

CORRECTIONS • • •

On page 16 of the Sept. 21 issue, the photo for “Belay On!” was misattributed. The photo was provided by the climb team.

On page 16 of the Sept. 21 issue, the email for Gabby Garriga was misspelled. The correct email is ggarriga@trinity.edu On page 6 of the Sept. 21 issue, the editorial incorrectly stated that 1 in 5 women are sexually assaulted during college. The correct statistic is less than 2 percent.

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NEWS

Female faculty discuss workplace harassment

In the time of #MeToo, instances of sexism in academia are still a common occurrence NOELLE BARRERA | PULSE REPORTER nbarrera@trinity.edu

The topic of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct has been in the news recently, with the issue of Brett Kavanaugh being nominated for the Supreme Court after allegations of assault against him. Many cases of sexual misconduct have occurred on college campuses, both now and historically.

Sheryl Tynes, vice president of Student Life, opened up about her experience with sexual harassment in academia.

“In graduate school, I worked with an adjunct professor as his teaching assistant and definitely was harassed by him. He was known to be somebody who harassed women, and it didn’t matter who. He harassed the secretary of the department and his undergraduate students and his graduate students,” Tynes said. “When he left — he got fired because of it, eventually — I would see him at American Sociological Association meetings, and he was working at a different institution. I thought, ‘He probably hasn’t changed one bit.’ It broke my heart.”

Tynes said that from her perspective, gender equality on college campus encompasses many issues that women face.

“I think about pay, I think about segregation — where are women on a faculty? What departments are they in? But then a piece of it is sexual harassment and sexual assault,” Tynes said.

Claudia Stokes, professor and department chair of English, spoke about the gendered biases that often appear in course evaluations.

“When I was a junior professor many years ago, my student evaluations often included comments on my appearance. Students made comments about my wardrobe and my hair, and they [made] fashion recommendations,” Stokes said.

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Since then, Stokes has offered clear instructions to students about what teacher evaluations are used for, which she says has lessened the problem. However, Stokes said that biased course evaluations are a widespread issue among female faculty members.

“I’m a department chair, and so I read course evaluations. I’ve never seen comments on a male professor’s appearance, but it’s very common for women,” Stokes said.

Stokes encouraged students, staff and faculty to recognize their biases.

“I think it’s important for us to recognize that we all have unconscious biases, and to be mindful of these biases whether they have to do with race or gender or sexuality or bodily ability,” Stokes said. “These [biases] not only shape how we conduct ourselves in the workplace, but they shape other people’s experiences in the workplace, and it’s incumbent upon all of us to remain aware and self-critical.”

Michele Johnson, associate professor of biology, visits the First-Year Experience class “A Successful Life” to educate first-year students about how sexism affects women’s rates of success in STEM. “At the undergraduate and graduate levels in biology, there are more women than men.

It’s about even as in terms of who graduates with a Ph.D. At the postdoc level and higher, women start falling off dramatically,” Johnson said. “When you have a community in which not everyone is equally able to succeed, then you have problems.”

Johnson spoke about times where she was discriminated against because of gender.

“I’ve had male colleagues refuse to talk with me if I wasn’t interested in sleeping with them at [conferences]. I’ve had people doubt my abilities to do field work on lizards in remote

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of women report sexual harassment in the workplace

graphic by ALEXANDRA PARRIS

areas because of my gender. I’ve had students at Trinity question my authority because I appear to be young and female,” Johnson said.

Johnson said that these microaggressions relate to a larger system of discrimination.

“There have been studies published recently that show that when women are the senior authors on a manuscript, they are more likely to be rejected by a journal. It takes

longer for women to get manuscripts reviewed or to receive grant funding work of the same caliber as men,” Johnson said. “When you take the names off, women are funded and receive successful manuscript reviews at the same rates as men, but when names are attached they are judged differently.” continued on PAGE 5

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Trinity hosts Climate Dept. of Sociology and Action Plan meeting Anthropology turns 75 City-wide initiative brought to campus Occasion marked with a weekend full of by dept. of Sociology and Anthropology speakers and presentations for students

RICHARD REED, professor of anthropology, speaks at the Sept. 25 meeting about the city’s Climate Action Plan. Multiple Trinity professors are part of the committee. photo by MATTHEW CLAYBROOK

PABLEAUX JOHNSON, keynote speaker and class of ‘88, addresses attendees of Saturday’s luncheon, one of many events part of the anniversary celebration. photo by MATTHEW CLAYBROOK

JOLIE FRANCIS | NEWS REPORTER jfranci1@trinity.edu

GABBY GARRIGA | NEWS REPORTER ggarriga@trinity.edu

The department of Sociology and Anthropology organized a meeting over the imminent issue of climate change and what Trinity can do to join San Antonio’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). Community activists, scholars and students were brought in to inform the attendees of different issues stemming from climate change.

Gregory Hazleton, professor of environmental studies; Alfred Montoya, associate professor of sociology and anthropology; and Meredith McGuire, professor of sociology, worked together to organize a meeting at Trinity. They discussed the city’s CAP and climate change issues such as equity, food waste and emissions.

“The goal [of the meeting] was to foster relationships among Trinity students and the city’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan,” Hazleton said. “Trinity students have multiple possibilities for researching and taking action on campus that could be a part of the plan, and that research and action could spread beyond campus to our wider San Antonio community.”

McGuire and Montoya are a part of the City of San Antonio Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Committee. They are currently working on the CAP that the will require people in San Antonio to reduce emissions and waste.

The professors spoke about how the Trinity community can be actively involved in making changes at the city level. continued on PAGE 6

A conversation on the representation of Asians in popular media and film.

October 8 / 7:30 / Woodlawn

-Presented by Chinese Language and Culture Association-

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The department of Sociology and Anthropology celebrated its 75th anniversary this year with a weekend full of presentations, speakers and receptions aimed at current students.

On Friday, Sept. 21, the department hosted a crash course on professional networking, student poster presentations and a reception in the George Storch Memorial Building.

The next day, the department held a keynote lecture with Pableaux Johnson followed by a lecture on the history of the department given

by Richard Reed, professor of anthropology, alumni talks celebrating the lives of deceased department professors, student discussions on department scholarships and two sessions of roundtable discussions with alumni.

Afterwards, professors, students and alumni met at Bombay’s Bicycle Club.

Jennifer Mathews, professor of anthropology and department chair of Sociology and Anthropology, organized the event after learning of the anniversary from alumni affairs, informed by Douglas Brackenridge, Trinity historian.

“As Doug Brackenridge’s history tells us, departments didn’t really come into existence in the university until quite a bit after the formation. He mentioned the early use of the term department originally referred to short-term programs that were professionally oriented and did not merit academic credit,” Mathews said. “It’s not until the 20th century when we really see departments proliferating on Trinity’s campus. Our department first shows up on the book on 1943 as the department of sociology and then in 1971 we became the department of Sociology and Anthropology.”

After Mathews joined the department in 1999, the biggest change that had occurred was newfound emphasis placed on interdisciplinary programs.

“We added quite a few interdisciplinary programs, so we added environmental studies, we added urban studies, we’ve been a part of women and gender studies. We also contribute significantly to the MAS program and the EAST program. So I would say the biggest change I see is really in our contribution to multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary programs,” Mathews said.

Katherine Sibley, senior anthropology major, presented research she had done last year on Friday at the poster presentations.

Her research studied the links between abstinence, Christianity and sexual desire.

“We looked at how high rates of religiosity and receiving abstinence education in childhood years ultimately influenced sexual attitudes and behaviors within marriage.

Overall, we found that higher rates of religiosity and women receiving abstinence education as children did lead to women maintaining that abstinence and being virgins when they married,” Sibley said.

Sibley believes her presenting brought validation to her project and helped her improve on her presentation skills.

“I was asked to present today by a professor so that alone felt really good. We put a lot of work into this it was a really stressful project so it was worth it in the end and to be recognized for that felt pretty nice. And it helps build skills and being able to talk to people on a one on one level but also in larger groups,” Sibley said.

Pableaux Johnson, the keynote luncheon speaker, graduated from Trinity in 1988 with a history major and a double minor in sociology and religion. Johnson referred to the strengths a student gains from Trinity’s education before his speech.

“Turning points in one’s career are completely coincidental and it’s how you react to them that gives you a bunch of different possibilities. That’s something you absolutely cannot see on the front end of this; it’s only something you can see looking back. You’ve got a lot more muscle and a lot more good tools and raw materials here with this education than you think you do,” Johnson said.

Mathews spoke about the importance of the student-focused aspect of the weekend.

“One of our jobs as a field — when some people say that’s a useless field, you’re going to go work fast food — we want to make it really clear that we’re going to train our students with skills that are going to allow them to pursue careers in anything,” Mathews said.

The cost of the free events was covered by donations and matched by Alumni Relations and Development. The leftover funds will be divided into the John Donahue Social Justice award and the Mike Kearl Sociology Scholarship.

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NEWS

Sexism in academia Trinity in Focus continued from PAGE 3

Johnson said that all of these issues contribute to what researchers call “the leaky pipeline” causing women to leave STEM fields.

“With the discrimination that women face in the realm of research and getting grants and writing papers, and the discrimination that women face in the realm of teaching in terms of student evaluations, and with a higher load of service obligations that have been taken or were imposed on them, it is more difficult for women to advance,” Johnson said.

Johnson said that a way that she has dealt with academic discrimination is knowing her own

worth as a researcher and making sure that her actions contribute to a positive academic culture.

“I have enough experience in the field to know that my work is good. ... I’m at a position in my career where I can speak out both in my own defense and in the defense of others,” Johnson said.

“And then I work to make sure that I support the diversity of students and graduate students and postdocs — not only at Trinity, but in the broader field.”

Pamela Johnston, Trinity’s Title IX coordinator, explained that the language of Title IX, which reads, “No person in the United States shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation

in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity, receiving federal financial assistance,” applies to students, staff and faculty members alike.

“Because the wording states ‘no person’, it applies to everyone in the education institution or associated educational activity, where the educational institution or activity is the recipient of federal funding,” Johnston said.

Students who have questions about Title IX or who would like to speak about an issue that could fall under Title IX can email Johnston at pjohnst2@trinity.edu or visit the office of Human Resources in Northrup Hall 210.

Contemporary continues continued from FRONT

Zabdi Salazar, senior and director of business operations for the Contemporary, explained that entrepreneurship, politics and writing all play key roles in the Contemporary.

“I wanted to further explore entrepreneurship and I thought that the Contemporary sounded like a very neat way to explore that,” Salazar said. “It sort of aligned with my interests because I want to go to law school, and I thought it would be great for my writing and having a few pieces published, and I thought that public affairs really met a lot of my interests in terms of politics and writing.”

As both Collinger and Salazar will graduate in May, the Contemporary is working to add new members to their team.

“What we’ll be doing is transitioning to that team so the Contemporary can continue on after we graduate,” Collinger said.

“Another thing that’s going on with us is we’re continuing to publish stories at the moment with the staff writers that we have right now from 10 or 11 different universities.

NEWS

We’ll be working with them to do a bunch of great reporting over the semester and the year and later on we’ll be transitioning to the new team and getting new writers for the upcoming semesters so they can be set up and go forward and continue the mission on into the future.”

“I am excited about these new students,” Salazar said. “They seem very enthusiastic from what I’ve heard.”

The Contemporary hosted a panel called News Diversified on Sept. 26 in the Fiesta Room. The event featured three journalists from the San Antonio area who shared their experiences as people of color and/or women. The event featured Elaine Ayala, reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, Graham Watson-Ringo, managing editor of the Rivard Report, and Francisco Vara-Orta, reporter for Chalkbeat, each of which shared thoughts and stories about diversity in the newsroom. Approximately 20 people were in attendance.

Salazar explained the motivation behind the News Diversified event.

“We’ve read articles about the lack of diversity in journalism, so we thought that we could host a

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very good event or we could discuss a lot of these issues to further explore the experiences of minority communities in journalism,” Salazar said. “I thought that could be a pretty neat discussion, so we decided to do that this semester.

We wanted to have people with both a very extensive background experience and enthusiasm for journalism, and also for them to share their own stories about how they got involved and their own unique experiences.”

Collinger emphasized the importance of having diverse perspectives in a newsroom.

“The reporters who are covering certain ideas and subjects are going to be able to change the way that people view those subjects,” Collinger said.

“Maybe certain stories are done because someone has a particular perspective in a newsroom or maybe some are overlooked or an angle is overlooked because a person with a particular perspective wasn’t in the newsroom or in the conversation about whatever that was.”

Those interested in joining the Contemporary can reach out to Collinger at bcolling@trinity.edu or Salazar at zsalazar@trinity.edu.

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The unexpected size of this event caused some adjustments to be made before the event. The exact number of people registered to attend isn’t established until about one and a half weeks to two weeks before the event.

“We knew it was kind of trending larger, but we didn’t realize how large it was going to end up because a lot of the registrations don’t come until the very end,” Gonzales said. “So Vanessa and I had to do some quick work the last two weeks to change some of the sessions.”

There has been a recent increase in numbers of people coming to TIF events, and — according to Gonzales — interest in the university is increasing in correlation with good marketing for Trinity.

“I think there’s demand for the university, just as we’ve seen through the application increases,” Gonzales said. “I think we’re doing a more efficient job of communicating both internally in our office, but also marketing has really been assisting with showcasing various events through some of their marketing campaigns.”

Sophomore Jack Braley, a Trinity tour guide, was told by the admissions office that the tour he gave for TIF will probably be one of the largest tours he’ll ever give.

“I think students are originally interested in Trinity because of the small school atmosphere and the ability to build relationships with professors,” Braley said. “But as they come and see the campus, I think they start to get a feel for what it’s like socially.”

All of the admissions office staff — about 30 people — and anywhere between 50 to 60 faculty members work together to make TIF possible.

“I think generally what people don’t realize is the number of people it requires to put this program on,” Gonzales said. “The more people it is the more we require of other people.”

Along with faculty and staff, students played their role in helping

out TIF organizers. All the student tour guides, except for those with extenuating circumstances, worked on Saturday.

“We have approximately 30 tour guides, and we had 26 help us out with the program,” Leyva said. “All of our student assistants that help in the office help out a lot.”

Trinity’s campus is designed for a small class size and has few large facilities. There are only a few spaces that seat over 100 people while this event accumulated almost 700 people.

The usual design of TIF is every student and their parents attend the Academic Faculty Fair and then attend one of about 10 different academic breakout sessions right after. Then, everyone goes to Mabee Dining Hall to have lunch.

“What we had to do this time was request other people to be flexible, so all the presenters [at the fair],” Gonzales said. “We did a shoutout to various faculty members asking them if they would be willing to delay [their breakout session] by about an hour, so they increase their time on campus for the day.”

About a third of the attendees ate lunch first and then attended the few delayed breakout sessions.

The rest of the attendees went to the regularly scheduled breakout sessions and then went to lunch.

“It ends up kind of taxing the existing resources on campus whether it’s facilities or people,” Gonzales said. “[Various faculty members] and several students all willing to delay their whole day by a little bit to help us out.”

Gonzales and Leyva had to get in contact with all kinds of people, including faculty, TUPD, Aramark and others to plan this event.

“So if you’re looking at the impact that it has across a lot of different [areas], we pretty much tap into almost every resource that we can on campus,” Gonzales said. “So it does require a lot of generosity from the campus community to really make it go efficiently and smoothly.”

The next TIF is scheduled for Nov. 10.

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Depts. work towards diversity Climate continued from FRONT

“There definitely is a lot of sensitivity to making sure that we [and] our materials invite everyone to consider Trinity and not inadvertently represent ourselves as only for one particular kind of person,” CoodyAnders said. “Because if we don’t at least invite people of color to come to Trinity, if you don’t extend the invitation, then we have no hope of making our campus as diverse as we’d all like it.”

Alli Roman, director of Diversity and Inclusion, is conducting Trinity’s first Campus Climate Survey about diversity.

The purpose of this survey is to understand the experiences of students, faculty and staff in relation to their own identities and with the identities of others. Roman hopes to introduce the survey in early February.

“We want people to be able to bring their full authentic selves to Trinity and my office can help create spaces that honor that,” Roman wrote in an email interview. “[The survey] serves to gain insight on what are some of the ways our institution’s campus climate supports diversity and equity and what are the areas where we can do better.”

Marketing will be employing Student Experience Mapping, a survey that begins when you first start at Trinity and ends when you graduate, with a focus on LGBTQ+ students and students of color this year in order to find out more about the experiences of certain minority students. This mapping, Roman’s campus climate survey and a Gallup Employee Engagement Survey — also administered by marketing — will all be rolled out this year.

“We hope through those kinds of activities, we can start to really dig in on what is the experience for faculty, staff and students,” Coody-Anders said. “What makes Trinity a welcoming place, and a place where you want to work, learn, live and play. And use what we learn to set goals and new initiatives, and things like that.”

Coody-Anders described enrollment as a funnel, with marketing reaching out to as many diverse potential students as possible and filling the top of the funnel. Then, Admissions shuffles through the candidates, narrows down the funnel and makes a class of students.

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“When we’re evaluating an application, the single biggest thing rests on their academic performance in high school.

Outside of that, that’s where it gets really interesting and difficult, when it comes to making decisions,” said Justin Doty, dean of Admissions. “We’re looking for ultimately 640 students, but looking for geographic diversity, racial diversity, diversity of interest, diversity of talents.”

Private Texas liberal arts schools of similar size and smarts to Trinity, seem to follow some of the same ethnic trends as Trinity.

Schools like Southwestern University and Texas Lutheran University also have over half the school consisting of white students and only four to 10 percent of students are black. These percentages are smaller than both Texas’s 12 percent and the United States’s 14 percent.

“The responsibility of recruiting a more diverse class should be a collaborative effort with various departments and units working together on this.”

ALLI ROMAN DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

“For us, we’re in a part of the country where, I mean obviously if you look at Hispanic [and] Latino numbers it’s really strong, healthy percentage,” Doty said. “I don’t necessarily think, although I don’t know, that black students aren’t attracted to Trinity. I think it mainly comes down to the applicant pool that we’re working with. In my mind, a lot of it comes down to demographics in terms of geographically, where we are.”

Along with wanting to foster a sense of belonging at Trinity, Roman hopes to

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collaborate with Admissions and other campus partners to create a more diverse class at Trinity.

“The responsibility of recruiting a more diverse class should be a collaborative effort with various departments and units working together on this,” Roman wrote. “We can reach out to diverse communities in and outside of the San Antonio community.”

Admissions, closely with their new inclusion and access committee, is working directly to diversify the Trinity community.

They have discussions about the logistics of new recruitment tactics, including a visit program for underrepresented students and a strong partnership between Admissions and Diversity and Inclusion.

“Every[one in admissions], East coast to West coast, everywhere in between. That’s something on the forefront of our mind when we’re in these high schools, when we’re at these college fairs, when we’re conducting interviews,” Doty said. “How can we hopefully attract and engage and get [African-American students] to visit the campus. It’s one thing to go out to them, but another thing in terms of how can we get them here to visit.”

Last year, Trinity Admissions joined a partnership with the Coalition For College, an organization consisting over 150 colleges that started in 2015. The Coalition focuses on outreach to low-income, under-resourced and first-generation college students.

“We are seeing this as a prime opportunity to further our reach of underrepresented populations in hopes of attaching more of these students to Trinity,” Doty said.

Admissions targets specific communities to promote diversity and success at Trinity.

Doty says that diversity can be difficult when — in this incoming year’s case — 8,600 applications are narrowed down 692 students.

“When you ask about how do you know that you’re attracting as diverse of a pool as possible, we’re trying to reach across the U.S. and within each of these cities, really drilling down to the zip code level and in terms of this is the group, or cities, or areas, that we feel like could be a good match for Trinity,” Doty said. “We have to be really kind of laser-focused on which students, ultimately, could really thrive here.”

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One speaker at the event was Mitchell Hagney, a Trinity alum and president of the San Antonio Food Policy Council. He offered the idea of doing experiments at Trinity and use the campus as a case study to develop CAP proposals, such as using the money at Trinity to test out the merit of renewable sources like solar panels.

“Case studies of that nature are quite useful here and could potentially develop into a proposal that could be viable for what the city would recommend in general,” Hagney said.

McGuire was one of the speakers at the meeting, and she covered the negative impact of rising temperatures on food, water and ecosystems.

“If the global temperature rises more than 1.5 degrees Celcius, it causes some very, very serious problems. And we are very close to that, it’s entirely possible that that rise, if we don’t change things very fast, might happen within the next 15 years,” McGuire said.

She explained that coal, gas and nuclear generation and transportation release the worst greenhouse emissions. She called for improvement and adaptations to be made at Trinity and across San Antonio to reduce energy consumption and emissions and create renewable energy sources so the harmful emissions can be closed down.

“There are ways that we can reduce our consumption very rapidly and, even more important, find a way to have Trinity have its own solar energy produced right here on campus,” McGuire said. “The other big way that we can think about it has to do with transportation emissions. One of the things San Antonio needs is a great deal more public transit.”

Trinity is reviewed by a Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), that measures how Trinity invests its money into attending to climate change. Richard Reed, professor of sociology and anthropology, hopes for the Trinity community to put substantial investment in the environment.

“Right now, the city’s in the process of putting together a master plan that’s going to carry us through into the future,” Reed said. “This master plan is going to build us toward a green campus or away from a green campus. And I think it’s really important that we all be involved in moving it [towards green].”

Reed highlighted the changes that the Trinity campus has already made — like low-flow shower heads and an irrigation system using recycled water — that have effectively reduced water waste and electricity usage.

“It’s ways that you’ve changed your lifestyle and the things that have been introduced here that’s made a tremendous difference,” Reed said.

“We’ve actually done a fair job of introducing green buildings on campus and reducing our electrical and our water demands as a result.”

The school’s leaders have implemented changes, but students can have an impact, too. Reed mentions environmental groups on campus — like EcoAllies and the Trinity Bee Alliance — that have helped improve the Trinity environment.

“There’s a whole range of student groups on campus that are really taking control of things and getting it done,” Reed said.

Students who aren’t able to start a new environmental initiative or to propose ideas to the city’s CAP can help reduce harm to the Earth in other ways. They can choose to walk to upper campus and Mabee Dining Hall instead of driving, remember to turn their room’s lights off or recycle and reduce their food waste. “[Climate change is] probably the biggest issue that your generation of humans will deal with,” Montoya said. “These small things we can do in our daily lives that may seem trivial in aggregate contribute toward a larger more consequential thing, a vital climate action movement.”

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GUIDELINES Facing the facts with evidence As your campus newspaper, we’re responsible for relaying the campus climate to you: Trinity’s students, staff, faculty and community members. We strive to do this as accurately and fairly as possible. That is why we recently have focused on raising our standards for accuracy to ensure the articles and columns we publish do not misrepresent the story at hand.

This specifically comes to mind after last week’s editorial on consent. Last week’s editorial, written by the editor-inchief, brought up the statistic that one in five college women will be sexually assaulted. This statistic is widely used and accepted, but should it be?

Journalist Emily Yoffee wrote an in-depth article for Slate Magazine on how sexual assault allegations are handled in college, and through her research, she found that the one in five statistic — although widely accepted as the truth — is not accurate. She wrote about how

the research only takes into account college-educated women, and that one in five is actually an extrapolation from a study with a limited survey sample.

The editorial board didn’t know this at the time, but having done more research, it now seems right to own up to our mistakes and acknowledge where we can do better.

The “one in five” example is part of a larger problem happening in media today — accepting statistics and facts from any news source without double-checking the research behind them.

We are taught in our all of our classes, especially those involving research, how vital it is to support the argument you make through evidence. What good is your argument if your evidence is incorrect?

We are taught to be wary of research that comes from a small sample size, doesn’t survey a wide variety of people and makes large conclusive claims

without many results to base it off of. If these are some of the standards that we hold to be true, why aren’t we following them outside of academia?

Think about how evidence is vital in debates and arguments outside of the classroom. It’s undeniable that even a discussion with friends is stronger when supplemented with facts over anecdotes.

At the Trinitonian, we are working on being better about running articles and columns that are not completely fact-based.

This can be particularly difficult to determine in our opinion section. It is not unheard of for us to ask columnists, whether on staff or a guest, to revise argumentative pieces that we know to be based on anecdotes over research.

While we can’t catch everything and some things do slip through the cracks, the editors are doing their best to relay information to you that is relevant, accurate and important.

Questioning Stacy Davidson’s departure SIMONE WASHINGTON GUEST COLUMNIST swashing@trinity.edu

RYANN WILLIAMS GUEST COLUMNIST rwillia6@trinity.edu Trinity’s unspoken pact of silence struck me as odd.

The unforgiving summertime heat weighed heavily upon me as I trekked to the library from lower campus to visit Stacy Davidson in the Tiger Learning Commons (TLC). I worked closely with her over the past year as the receptionist for the student resource center and a member of the Black Student Union. I entered the TLC, fully expecting to hear that same hearty laugh reverberating through the space like I had countless times before. Oblivious to the news I was about to receive, I expected her to emerge from her office and greet me with open arms. Instead, I was met with the doleful news that Ms. Stacy was no longer employed at Trinity University and would not be returning in the fall. Face twisted in surprise, I asked what many Trinity students have wondered since the news of her departure spread: “why?”

In my search for the answer to that question, I was met with a hair-pulling amount of half answers, silence and surprise. Other students, faculty and staff wore the same dumbfounded expression that I would grow accustomed to. Why, we asked, would a woman who so positively contributed to the lives of the Trinity community seem to have suddenly disappeared from campus? Better yet, how? To anyone watching, the impact she had on the Trinity community was overwhelmingly good.

She uplifted the Black Student Union with unwavering support and mentorship. As an academic coach, Stacy led many students out of the dregs of anxieties related to school, life and

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career. She touched numerous other hearts and lives throughout her time at the university.

Frankly, this eerie silence bit is getting old. The Trinity I’ve come to know and love would have bucked against the idea that such an adamant advocate for students was missing from campus. The Trinity I know would have taken an active part in uncovering the truth and speaking out against potential wrongdoing.

The Trinity I know held a sit-in when Ryan Anderson came to lecture about the “sanctity of marriage.” These are the same people that eagerly await to challenge controversial speakers after their lecture. The same school whose political groups frequently debate, challenge and confront one another. We can not afford to pussyfoot around difficult topics.

I raise these concerns not because I expect Ms. Stacy’s position to be reinstated like the whole ugly ordeal never happened. On the contrary, my aim is to rethink the way in which our campus community confronts controversy. To my fellow students, I ask that you keep that fighting spirit which so clearly used to define our campus. Let your passions and your sense of justice fuel your interactions.

The Black Student Union has made active

efforts to combat this decision but should not be the only students to shoulder this burden.

Maybe administrators have their hands tied with confidentiality agreements, HR standard policies, board interests, etc., but it is certainly not the student’s role to toe the line.

This article — partly fueled by my own personal sense of justice and partly by Kendrick Lamar’s hit song, appropriately entitled “Fear” — is a call to action. Dear reader, I implore you to take action if you witness wrongdoing.

Put aside your reservations, your “what ifs,” your inhibitions.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this maddening Stacy Davidson debacle, it’s not to let fear control us. A university’s primary concern should always be student impact, which Ms. Stacy Davidson time and again positively contributed to. Whatever the reason for Ms. Stacy’s alleged termination, student interests should have been taken into account.

Simone Washington is a junior international studies major. Ryann Williams is a junior sociology and political science double major.

Both are members of the Black Student Union.

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GreenGoolia: Skip the meat Enchanted & disheveled illustration by JULIA POAGE

JULIA WEIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF jweis@trinity.edu People tell you to go vegetarian or vegan to save the animals, but what about the environment?

This week on Green Goolia: the environmental costs of a meat-based diet.

Many people choose to exclude meat from their diet because of moral or health reasons, but I think that the environmental reasons are not as widely discussed. If you are looking for a way that you personally can help the environment, you should consider eating less meat. Here’s why.

A lot of people don’t think about where their beef, chicken, pork or fish come from before it lands on their plate. A simple search of “eating meat environmental impact” will show you that the effects include all of the following: increased greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity, air and water pollution, fishless oceans, etc. The list goes on and on. Now let’s break that down.

In this day and age, most people can agree with scientists that the increase of greenhouse gases are what is causing the ozone to heat up, leading to further harmful effects on the planet — like melting polar ice caps, extinction of species, etc.

If this all makes sense to you, keep reading. You might not know that animal agriculture, or the process required to raise animals for consumption, is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Right after fossil fuels, animal agriculture contributes around 15–20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. While this exact number has been debated and contested over the last few years, it’s clearly a large number that we can have direct impact over.

In addition to the greenhouse gas emissions, there is the issue of deforestation. An extensive amount of land has to be cleared out to grow crops for raising animals like cattle, even if they are freerange and organic. This means the destruction of areas like rainforests and natural habitats for endangered species.

If the consumption of meat continues to rise, the Earth will not be able to sustain it because there is not enough farmable land on the planet to provide that much meat. The Environmental Work Group, an environmental non-profit, estimated that “livestock feed in the U.S. alone requires 167 million pounds of pesticides and 17 billion pounds of nitrogen fertilizer each year across some 149 million acres of cropland.”

The impact of air and water pollution was less obvious to me. If you think about it, it makes sense. There are so many chemicals, pesticides and other harmful toxins like manure from factory farms that end up in the surrounding soil and water. This destructive leeching ends up polluting the areas nearby, which are often communities of color and low-income neighborhoods.

People often make the mistake of thinking eating fish is better than beef because it doesn’t

Students study in New College Library in the University of Edinburgh. photo by KARA KILLINGER

KARA KILLINGER OPINION COLUMNIST kkilling@trinity.edu involve the factory farming and the destruction of land. However, there are still many negative environmental consequences of eating fish.

The fishing industry is very detrimental to the ocean and the creatures who inhabit it. With an increased amount of fishing comes a large loss of biodiversity in the ocean. The United Nations Environmental Program estimates that we could be seeing fishless oceans as soon as 2050. This destruction of marine ecosystems would have catastrophic effects on other ecosystems around the world.

Bycatch, or the catch of non-target fish and ocean wildlife, is also a large threat to the ocean.

Oceana estimates that 40 percent, or around 63 billion pounds, of fish that are caught in the world is bycatch. This bycatch includes our cute friends sea turtles, dolphins and whales. So while skipping the straw at Einstein’s is nice, skipping fish at the dinner table is a lot more likely to save the turtles.

You can help the Earth by choosing to eat less meat because as consumers, we have the power to change the future and vote with our money. When we purchase animal products, we are funding the industries that are causing harm and destruction to our planet. By choosing to purchase plantbased alternatives, we are choosing to have less of an impact on the environment.

While no lifestyle comes without harm, it can help to do as much as you can to reduce harm and suffering to our planet. If you are willing and able to, there’s no reason not to try it.

Do you have to go vegan or vegetarian tomorrow? Of course not.

Try “Meatless Monday.” Opt for soy, almond or coconut milk in your coffee. Eat a meal packed full of vegetable protein, like tofu, quinoa or avocado, instead of meat.

Your stomach will thank you and so will the Earth! It doesn’t have to be a major commitment on your part. Just try it every now and then, and you’ll already be making a huge difference.

Julia Weis is a senior communication major.

I’m writing again from the kitchen of my flat because it has a few more windows than my bedroom and the natural light — along with a cup of aggressively mediocre instant coffee — is the only thing keeping me awake at this point.

This week was my first week of class at the University of Edinburgh and though I survived, I’m exhausted.

The first lesson I learned my junior year — or “third year” as they say here — was that syllabus day is apparently nonexistent in Scotland. I had reading to complete before my first Early Modern Tragedy seminar, and after very brief introductions, the class launched right into an intense discussion of tragedy through the eyes of literary critic Terry Eagleton.

What is the difference, we asked, between the tragic and the very sad? How does the term “tragic” place value on negative experiences? Does tragedy have to consist of sudden violence or can it also describe a sad life that slowly wears away at a character? I can already tell Early Modern Tragedy is going to be one of those English courses where I leave with my head spinning — thankfully, Trinity has prepared me well for that.

Speaking of tragedy, I’ve dealt with several disasters this week. Of course I’ve been sleep-deprived due to a combination of bad time management and lots of homework. Also, my decision to buy a reusable coffee mug backfired when leftover chocolate from my mocha spilled all over the inside of my backpack. I’m still not certain where stain remover is sold in this country, so my backpack has been out of commission for days. In addition, a terrible wind storm hit Scotland on the same day I decided to study at a library all the way across town. I didn’t notice the wind much on the way to the library, but on the way home it almost knocked me off my feet several times. By the time I returned to my flat, I looked so comically red-faced, messy-haired and moderately distraught that I took a selfie to share with future generations. This selfie prompted one of my friends to draw me, another friend to

suggest that the selfie should be an album cover, and my mom to laugh for maybe 10 straight minutes. Yup, my sister sent me a video.

Homesickness also hits hard sometimes. I miss my family; I miss Trinity and all the people there.

I go on Facebook and see an event that looks cool, but just as I’m about to mark myself interested, I remember that I can’t exactly hop in an Uber and get to the McNay. I scroll through Instagram and see my friends making memories without me. I read the Trinitonian and realize my absence isn’t stopping the Pulse section — to which I previously devoted significant portions of my soul — from doing some excellent reporting.

However, it’s hard to feel too left out when your friends are constantly responding to your Snapchat stories and opinion columns. I’ve learned how much the right people can make you smile, even from thousands of miles away.

This week I’ve been getting used to the absurd beauty of everything around me. At last, I’m unsurprised by the cobblestone streets, the pretty buildings, the bright green grass in the park on my way back from campus. I’ve come to expect each cafe or coffee shop I enter to have a quaint and cozy atmosphere. I’m accustomed to Scottish students’ stylish peacoats and Oxford shoes. The various accents still enchant me, but I expect even that will wear off with time.

And I know my way around, mostly; I don’t really get lost, even on longer walks. Edinburgh has ceased feeling like a vacation spot. It’s joined Michigan and Houston and San Antonio on the list of places I consider home. There are grand things ahead here. Recently, I switched into a course for which all homework will involve listening to, reading about and writing about music — you could say I’m a bit excited. I’ve been doing a few things with the student newspaper here in Edinburgh, including but not limited to playing musical bingo. This weekend, I’m visiting the city of Stirling, Scotland, with my American friends. Oh, and in November, I might have plans to attend a certain concert with a certain fellow opinion writer.

Studying abroad is not always glamorous, but I’ve come to love the people around me, I’m looking forward to my coursework and I’m excited for adventures to come.

Kara Killinger is a junior English major.

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Balancing modesty and confidence MADDIE D’IORIO OPINION COLUMNIST mdiorio@ trinity.edu This past summer, I attended a traditional Latin Mass at a nearby Catholic church near my hometown in North Texas wearing my favorite vintage dress and a lace chapel veil.

The dress came just above my knees, had a high neck and sleeves nearly down to my elbows — by all means, a very modest dress.

As I walked in, I noticed that I was the only woman not wearing a dress that came down to my calves. I was alone, sat near the front and was enjoying the liturgy until the priest began his homily.

“Just a reminder,” he began, “we have a strict dress code here at our parish. Dresses must completely cover knees and shoulders. It may not be an occasion of sin for everyone, but you

must realize that you may be leading your brothers in Christ to sin by wearing this clothing to Mass.”

The entire time he gave this spiel, he was staring directly at me. His eyes never wavered.

Suddenly I felt other members of the congregation looking at me, and my face turned red with embarrassment. I had always felt like I dressed very modestly — I never felt comfortable wearing short shorts or other extremely revealing clothing — but now I felt completely mortified.

After Mass had ended I made a beeline for the exit, stuffing my veil in my purse and avoiding eye contact with the others leaving the church. The prevailing thought rolling in my head — besides my anger at the priest — was, “If he had been saying that about someone who was new to the Church, that may have been the last time they ever attended Mass. That may have completely obliterated someone’s faith, all for the sake of modesty.”

This experience led me to reflect on what it meant to be modest, and why it is even important to care about modesty. My decisions on what to wear are always at least slightly informed by my sense of modesty, but I never had truly thought through what that meant.

I still believe that modesty — for both men and women — is important. However, I think it’s a little more nuanced than just wearing clothing that covers your knees and shoulders, as modesty exists on a continuum that changes based on what space you occupy. Wearing what you would wear to a party is not at all appropriate for going to church or a business meeting, and neither is wearing pajamas to class. Why is this?

In my opinion, it all comes down to respect. You should want to dress in a way that people respect you and that matches the environment that you are in. You would not choose to wear a bright red dress to a funeral,

and this is because the clothing you wear says certain things about you.

Without even opening your mouth, your clothing is already speaking to the outside world about your identity, even if you don’t intend it to.

Even though I hold these beliefs, I still struggle with the practical applications of modesty and walking the tight line between wearing clothes that make me feel confident and feeling like I’m being respected by men. So many experiences that I’ve had — such as being scolded by this priest for wearing a dress one inch too short, being catcalled downtown while wearing jeans and a t-shirt or times when I wear a turtleneck and still have issues with men not knowing how properly to make eye contact — have made me wonder what woman must do to be seen as modest. Must I wear a nun’s habit to not be stared at?

Fashions which we see as modest are coming back into style. Long

the late 1800s to the present day with Monica Lewinsky and Anita Hill.

Frequently, men charged with sexual misconduct are portrayed as either victims of women or victims to their own appetites — an appetite they are unable to control because boys will be boys. Essentially, rhetoric around sexual harassment puts the responsibility of avoiding harassment on women, not men. By putting the blame on women, this rhetoric implies that assault is a woman’s fault, allowing men to get away with their bad behavior.

In the early 20th century, success in business began to be connected to sexual privilege; comic strips and postcards both illuminated and made light of the commonly held belief that male bosses were engaged in trysts with secretaries. Whether the prevalence of these events was as common as the depictions is less significant than the realization that our culture facilitated the idea that women were hired for their looks and not their skills, that privilege entitles successful men to treat women like objects. This idea has not died out.

As women continued to enter the workforce in the 1920s and ‘30s, guidebooks were written help them navigate the workplace and told women it was their job to manage the unwanted sexual overtures received from colleagues.

to control themselves. This punished women for the actions of men, rather than holding men accountable.

These rhetorical strategies that put the blame on women rather than men exist to this day. Look to the Anita Hill hearing, where the legitimacy of Hill’s testimony was partly dismissed because Clarence Thomas had been her supervisor at the Department of Education and at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, giving the appearance that Hill had followed him.

For a more recent example, school dress codes often blame women for the failure of men to be studious. Our societal structures have evolved in a way where people search to excuse men and discount the experiences of women. In response to the allegations that Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted a woman while in high school, his defenders used statements like “it was 36 years ago,” “why should allegations ruin his life” and numerous others that dismissed a woman’s experience in order to protect a man. The outright dismissal given by figures such as Lindsey Graham

skirts, high-necked tops and classy dresses are everywhere today. As someone who loves vintage styles, I love seeing these old-fashioned ways of dress becoming more popular today. I believe that clothes should not have to show a lot of skin to be beautiful and should emphasize a woman’s looks in a respectful way that makes her feel comfortable and confident.

Even with dressing modestly, though, there will always be people who choose to see your body as more important than your heart and mind.

This saddens me, and I honestly still struggle with the value of modesty in how I view myself and others.

Even so, I know one thing is true: how we dress is an important way of informing the world of who we are, but it can never replace the value of one’s inner beauty, soul and virtue.

Maddie D’Iorio is a sophomore economics major.

Kavanaugh proves the fallacy of “boys will be boys” THOMAS DEGOLIER OPINION COLUMNIST tharvell@ trinity.edu “Boys will be boys.” Four short words that are commonly used to excuse actions that can hurt someone grievously for a lifetime. And when a woman comes forward to testify, to share the truth about the harassment and the trauma she faced, she is slandered as remembering her trauma wrong — as if the memory didn’t constantly replay in her mind.

Many defenses of Brett Kavanaugh hinge on the idea that boys will be boys and that misconduct is to be expected and excused. Assault and harassment is excusable because men will be men. This argument is old, trite and has a very long history. In “Sex and the Office: A History of Gender, Power and Desire,” Julie Berebitsky — professor of history at Sewanee: The University of the South — explored the varied ways in which women are treated in the American office from

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Our societal structures have evolved in a way where people search to excuse men and discount the experiences of women.

Again, this put the burden of action on women and implicitly excused men for their behavior. This often led to situations where men would not hire “attractive women” out of the fear their male employees would be unable

— South Carolina’s Republican senator who stated that testimony

by Kavanaugh’s victim and accuser wouldn’t change his vote — reveals the depth to which credible complaints from a woman can be dismissed to protect men in our patriarchal system.

The structures of our society are meant to protect the powerful, propagate their influence and shield them from their mistakes. This is a grievous wrong; it is incumbent upon us to try and rectify this imbalanced structure. By listening to women’s experiences, acknowledging the necessity that women be constantly aware of dangerous men and recognizing everyday sexism they face, we can start to try and take the steps to reform the system. A society that blames women for their victimhood is one in which women are not truly equal is a society that must be reformed. Ultimately, “boys will be boys” is a pitiful excuse that reveals the work needed to be done until women and men are treated as true equals.

Thomas Harvell-Degolier is a senior history major.

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Tuttle and Grissom brought to life in children’s book Trinity alumni create "Griss and Tutts" and turn Trinity community into animals NAOMI SCHEER | PULSE INTERN nscheer@trinity.edu What if everyone in the Trinity community were all turned into animals? Enter "Griss and Tutts."

The idea for “Griss and Tutts” was conceptualized by Katie Storey, Alumni Relations administrator, written by alumna Virginia Barber and illustrated by alumna Erica Missey, who has previously done caricature work for Trinity and illustrated other children’s books.

The two main characters of “Griss and Tutts” are Tutts the tiger, LeeRoy’s nephew, and Griss, the tiger’s rhinoceros friend. In the story, the two animals are visiting Trinity campus with their families during alumni weekend and decide to go exploring. They hike up Cardiac Hill and visit Murchison Tower, Miller fountain, the Magic Stones and Trinity’s radio station, KRTU, where Barber worked while she was a student.

One of the main characters, Griss, is based on Coleen Grissom, professor of English, who began working at Trinity in 1958. She left after three and a half years but returned two years later as associate dean of students and later went on to become the first female vice president for Student Affairs at Trinity.

“When I retired from the administration in 2000, I held both titles, vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, as well as professor of English,” Grissom said.

“Without consulting a Trinity catalog, I can’t give you the exact start date. I was dean

of students for a long time before I held both titles.”

Grissom was baffled at first when she heard that her character was a rhinoceros.

“I thought it was because of my prominent Grissom nose or tough skin,” Grissom said.

However, Storey requested that Missey create Griss as a rhinoceros because it is her son’s favorite animal. No matter the kind of animal, Barber, Missey and Storey had an important reason for including Grissom in this key role.

“Grissom is considered a staple of the university,” said Storey.

Tutts the tiger was inspired by David Tuttle, current dean of students, who has worked in Residential Life at Trinity since 1987 and has been the dean of students since 1999.

Tuttle was honored to be a part of this story alongside Grissom.

“She is a great mentor and friend, one of the most important and influential people in the history of Trinity University,” Tuttle said.

Storey’s work in Alumni Relations focuses on young alumni. Storey observed that young alumni who are parents were struggling to connect with other alumni while also keeping their young children entertained during Alumni Weekend 2017.

This observation inspired her to create Cub Club, a way to keep young children engaged during their parents’ alumni activities. This year is Cub Club’s pilot year, and Alumni Relations expects 100 children from infants to seven-year-olds from the San Antonio to participate.

"Griss and Tutts," a children's book, portrays COLEEN GRISSOM as a rhinoceros and portrays DAVID TUTTLE as a tiger as they explore Trinity University. "Griss and Tutts" was written by alumna VIRGINIA BARBER and was illustrated by alumna ERICA MISSEY. illustrations provided by VIRGINIA BARBER

“Hopefully [this] will give [Alumni Relations] the opportunity to work out the kinks on a smaller level,” Storey said.

In the future, Alumni Relations intends to expand the project. Cub Club is debuting this year with a “Running of the Cubs,” featuring members of the Club dressed up as tigers with LeeRoy at halftime of the football

game on Oct. 20 to conclude Future Alumni Week (Oct. 15–19) and Alumni Weekend (Oct. 18–20).

As they are reading, young children are able to explore Trinity culture with their parents, and Cub Club will be a fun way for parents to engage with their children while also connecting with other alumni.

Mabee workers: Serving college kids and working long Next time you're picking up a piece of pizza at Mabee, think about the workers behind the counter RACHEL POOVATHOOR | PULSE INTERN rpoovath@trinity.edu Johnny Jackson Jr., pizza station worker at Mabee Dining Hall, has been working at Trinity dining services for about 10 years.

“We wear name tags, you know, just look at a person’s name tag ... instead of just saying, ‘Hey, y’all,’ ” Jackson said.

Jackson emphasized the importance of seeing him and others like him as humans, too. Jackson, like other Mabee workers, works double shifts with enough breaks. But like any job, it gets tiring.

“I work at night, you know, that goes a long way. I come to work and some days I’m a little tired, other than that it’s okay,” Jackson said.

Upon meeting Jackson for our interview, he mentioned that he had to leave work at 11:15 p.m. to pick up his daughter. Realizing that Jackson has other responsibilities outside of serving students pizza may remind students that Mabee workers deserve the respect of being humanized by students and faculty.

Jackson acknowledges that students may not always remember to call Mabee workers by their names.

“They might have a hard day in class or they’re homesick,” Jackson said.

Jackson enjoys interacting with students as they come up to get pizza.

“Everyone’s always kind, courteous. You know, I’m always telling them, ‘Hit those books, 'cause that’s what you’re here for,' ” Jackson said.

Crystal Pinales, comfort food worker at Mabee dining hall, has been at Trinity since July and has enjoyed interacting with Trinity students.

“Y’all are all good, all polite,” Pinales said.

Pinales appreciates hearing students’ interests. Pinales recalled that one student often tells her about his video game interests and classes.

“I wanted to work here because I knew I was going to see the same people every day and have a connection,” Pinales said.

Occasionally Pinales and Jackson have to give students reminders when they order food.

Pinales reminds students to speak up when they’re ordering food so she can hear exactly what they want. Pinales suggests a more polite way of ordering.

“Maybe actually saying what you want, instead of pointing [to the food],” Pinales said.

Jackson adds that students should be careful when handling hot food, like pizza, and be wary of cross-contaminating other students’ food.

“You don’t want them to burn themselves ... or use the spatula with meat on it to grab vegetarian [food],” Jackson said.

Both Pinales and Jackson said that these are reminders to help the students more than anything else.

Jackson also said that he will sometimes see students who leave dirty plates on the tables instead of taking them to the conveyor belt.

“You see some kids who think they have butlers and just [are] not courteous,” Jackson said.

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JOHNNY JACKSON JR. talks about how enjoys talking to students who go to his pizza station during work and hopes that students will also be more polite to workers. photo by GENEVIEVE HUMPHREYS

Working in Mabee demands versatility and adaptability to change. Recently, Jackson was scheduled to work double shifts.

“It’s kind of hard when sometimes you get off at midnight, and you turn around and come in at eight o’clock in the morning. You know, it’s a little stressful,” Jackson said.

Pinales is currently working at the comfort food station but will soon switch to be a barista at The Daily Grind, a coffee shop to open up in Mabee Dining Hall. Pinales recalled situations when food runs out in the back and the head chefs have to come up with a plan B. Ethan Jones, sophomore, appreciates Mabee workers for what they do for students. "I feel

like Mabee workers work really hard. ... You can tell they care about the quality of food at mabee and the quality of the experience at Mabee," Jones said.

Jackson commented on how running an operation like Mabee is no easy task. That’s why, according to Jackson, there’s been a new head chef every six to eight months for the past year and a half. He recalled that when a longtime manager — known amongst the staff as Mr. Don — left Mabee a couple years ago, it became harder for Mabee workers to adjust.

Overall, both Jackson and Pinales had positive things to say about Mabee and the Tigers.

“You guys are our first priority,” Pinales said.

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ISSS helps students find jobs Intl. students have to jump through many hurdles MARIA ZAHARATOS| PULSE REPORTER mzaharat@trinity.edu If you’re one of the students at Trinity who works, you’re familiar with the process of looking for and applying to jobs, on or off campus. It can be a challenge to fill out work-related forms and get lost in the federal and professional jargon, but it becomes even more complex when you are one of Trinity’s international students.

You probably know one or more international students, as the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) counts approximately 140 at Trinity this semester; according to Maria Soto, Trinity's Human Resources coordinator, approximately 42 of these students are employed on campus currently.

Jessie Jiang, ISSS Advisor, comments that students coming from very different cultural backgrounds are likely to have difficulty adjusting to American lifestyle and culture. She also mentions that they can be less confident and comfortable talking to future employers — especially off campus. Despite this, some jobs seek international students.

“Some [employers] like having people with different cultural backgrounds too, since maybe they’ll bring another aspect, not [being] from the U.S.” Jiang said.

Employers may be happy to hire a culturally-diverse student for their particular assets and skills, but regulations do pose barriers.

Robert Seese, assistant director at ISSS, outlines the procedures and regulations: To be granted international student F-1 status, federal regulations require these students to have proven financial means of paying for tuition. In that sense, as nonresidents, they are not expected to have to work during their stay.

If international students do choose to work, they are limited to 20 hours a week, according to Seese.

To be able to work off-campus specifically, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security requires international students to get what is known as a Curricular Practical Training (CPT) special authorization. This authorization implies that their off-campus job must relate to their major, which can drastically limit their job prospects. And to add on to this, F-1 status only provides a work-visa for one year of work (potentially three if they have a STEM major) on the U.S. job market, so generally, students don’t use this precious time until they graduate, as stated by Silvia Rojas, sophomore and business major from Honduras.

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International students continued from PAGE 11 “Off campus is just not a [viable] option for us … Working an off-campus job would count towards [that one authorized year]” Rojas said.

Rojas also recounts being rejected 12 times while looking for a job on campus her first semester and only found work in her second semester.

These difficulties are a common theme for any student looking for institutional work, as in total there are about 500 institutional student positions at Trinity and almost 350 positions reserved for Federal Work Study, according to Soto.

In terms of preparing them for their time in the U.S. and potential job search, international students take an orientation class in their first semester which presents them with all the necessary information (including “Do’s and Don’ts” as Rojas put it). This orientation also introduces them to the ISSS staff, the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Services (CELCS). They also cover strategies for crosscultural understanding to overcome any cultural barriers.

Through this program, Trinity makes sure that they are introduced and encouraged to use these tools and ask for help.

CELCS is always looking for new ways to support students in search for off-campus internships and job prospects, notably with a new Community-Based Federal Work Study Program, started in the 2018 Spring semester.

Scott Brown, assistant director of ServiceLearning and Undergraduate Research at CELCS, described that this program’s goal is “to provide as many opportunities as possible for students who are eligible for Federal Work Study to work in positions at local non-profits and schools and government agencies.”

The key concept here is “eligible for Federal Work Study,” which international students are not. For them, not being able to work for government pay is the major limiting factor both on campus and off.

Seese believes that despite these challenges, Trinity’s international students can still be successful at getting jobs after college.

“It’s definitely tougher for them, but the law is written is such a way as to enable them to get jobs if they work at it,” Seese said.

“We see our international students getting jobs after they graduate, we see them getting internships. The system works.”

Seese adds that, after graduation, many will work on U.S. soil for their allocated year, and some may even try to stay in the

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U.S. and take a path towards American citizenship. Every interviewee highlighted the importance of making connections.

These can open doors for new positions and recommendations as most available jobs get around by word-of-mouth.

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First mainstage show of the year opens with a whisper this weekend CALLIOPE IZQUIERDO | A&E REPORTER jizquie1@trinity.edu

The Theatre department’s first Mainstage production of the year, “Small Mouth Sounds” by Bess Wohl, is simply beyond words — literally.

The mostly silent play, directed by Kyle Gillette — assistant professor of Human Communication and Theatre — is making its debut on Friday.

The plot centers around six distinctive characters, including a middle-aged lesbian couple, a Finnish immigrant and a down-on-his luck outdoors enthusiast; this group embarks on a silent retreat to find refuge from the hardships of life. Guided by a mysterious yet vulnerable teacher, the characters learn more about themselves, each other and the difficulty of communicating without words.

In keeping with the play’s minimalist attitude towards dialogue, “Small Mouth Sounds” will

also be performed in a smaller space — the Attic Theatre instead of the Stieren Theatre. The venue will provide an intimate performance where students can see the facial movements and body language of the characters, aspects that matter more in a play with less dialogue.

The characters’ emotional turmoil also shapes the play. Wohl’s official character descriptions begin with an author’s note specifying that “Everyone in this play is in some kind of agony. … They have come to this retreat in the hope of finding some sort of relief. This desire should feel very real and immediate throughout the action of the play.”

Kody Nace, senior, spoke about how the actors have learned to embody their characters.

“About every rehearsal, we do a meditation before we run through it, so it’s like we ourselves are also at the retreat,” Nace said. “Kyle [Gillette] had us all get journals, and we’d write in them outside of rehearsal and in rehearsal, and we actually use them during the play.”

Addie Coldiron, sophomore, plays the character Alicia, an energetic young woman who finds herself struggling to cope after a recent life event. Coldiron spoke about Alicia’s personality.

“Alicia’s a very loud character, just in general.

She projects herself onto whatever scene that she’s in, and the people that she’s with,” Coldiron said. “It’s been very interesting really getting into her head and figuring out how she thinks, especially since this play has been challenging in ways that other theatre I’ve been involved in hasn’t been, in that there’s not so much dialogue, so [I] really have to know my character.”

Coldiron gave some examples of questions that she considers when playing Alicia.

“How does she hold her hands when she’s sitting? Does she wear her hair up or down?

Does she make a lot of eye contact?” Coldiron said. “It’s been challenging, but I feel like working with [Gillette] and other actors is also helping me grow as an actress, so it’s been fulfilling as well as interesting.”

Mindy Tran, senior, is the production stage manager for “Small Mouth Sounds.”

As production stage manager, Tran oversees rehearsals and facilitates communication between the director, actors, crew members and designers of the play, as well as running the sound and light cues during the show itself.

Tran said that from her perspective, everything is going smoothly in preparation for this Friday.

“Things are going really well. This show felt like it went super fast. It felt like we just started rehearsing two weeks ago, and now we’re opening this week, which is very crazy,” Tran said. “Right now I think the actors are doing well with adapting to the sound cues and lights and costumes, because it is different to rehearse in costume and not in costume. The set is piecing together, finally. We have all our props, which is good. I think we’re at a very good place to open on Friday.”

Coldiron expressed anticipation for the opening night of the play.

“I’m excited for our opening weekend. It’s getting closer and I didn’t realize it was this weekend until last week, and I went, ‘oh, that’s close!’, but we’re ready,” Coldiron said.

“Small Mouth Sounds” opens Friday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. Curtain times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors, faculty, staff and alumni and $6 for students. Students who want to make reservations for the show or have any questions can call 210-999-8415, email tutheater@ trinity.edu or visit the official TU Theatre website.

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What’s on the venue? Cardona exhibit opens

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Artist weaves heritage into pieces displayed in Dicke-Smith gallery CALLIOPE IZQUIERDO | A&E REPORTER jizquie1@trinity.edu

Detroit-based indie band STEF CHURA performs at South Newby, a DIY venue in San Antonio. South Newby is a house venue and the first of 3 venues to be covered. photo by KATHLEEN CREEDON

WOLF ROBINSON | A&E REPORTER jrobins7@trinity.edu

Over the course of the next three issues, the Trinitonian will run articles as part of a series exploring different types of performance venues in San Antonio. The series highlights three types of venues: a DIY space, a medium-sized venue and a larger concert hall. Throughout the series, we interview performing artists, members of the venues’ administrations and members of the audiences.

This week’s edition focuses on a DIY house venue called South Newby. The Trinitonian is not giving the address of the location to maintain the venue’s privacy.

Even before the show starts, South Newby feels different from other San Antonio music venues. For starters, it’s a house. Its stage is the living room.

South Newby is one of San Antonio’s many performance spaces that function under do-ityourself (DIY) ethos, hosting local and touring bands for community-run concerts almost every week. The venue is also the actual home of several members of the San Antonio music scene, some of whom play in local indie staples Elnuh and Booty Feet. Though they’ve each played at commercial venues, the musicians host DIY house shows to grow their listening bases and to provide an intimate space for other local acts to perform.

Luke Mitchell lives in the house, runs live sound and performs in several local acts — including his own project, Slomobile. For him, hosting shows is a high point for the unofficial San Antonio music collective, in which his band and several others play key parts.

“Over the past two years, I’ve just been meeting all these cool people in town who are doing the same things I’m doing and building this network of DIY musicians,” Mitchell said. “This house, South Newby, is kind of the culmination of all of that and everything that we’ve done with Booty Feet and Elnuh and that whole group of bands.”

Having DIY spaces like South Newby also helps touring bands fill their schedule and provide fans with a more personal concert experience.

Stef Chura, a Detroit-based indie band, performed a matinee show at South Newby Saturday, Sept. 22, fewer than 24 hours after

opening for Frankie Cosmos and Lomelda at Paper Tiger.

“I started off playing a lot of house shows, like only house shows,” said Chura, the frontwoman and songwriter for the group.

“It’s really essential for people who, you know, can’t drink and can’t go to bars.”

That’s part of the reason Trinity sophomore Christina Ridlen, who is underage, has attended shows at South Newby.

“The music is very real and very raw,” Ridlen said. “I guess it really just makes the music more fun when you can connect with the performers.”

Another strength of DIY spaces like South Newby is their flexibility. Without monetization as a driving force, venue owners invite community members to participate however they’re able.

For Dante Lawrence, a San Antonio native, that means his catering company, Tres Veg Boyz, can sell food at shows. On Saturday, the meal was vegan meatball subs, a menu choice designed to appeal to meat-eaters and vegans alike.

“We’re basing a lot of what we do out of like DIY ethics, so I think it’s definitely important to have that sort of starting ground for all kinds of DIY ventures,” Lawrence said.

For DIY venues like South Newby, their obscurity is both a blessing and a curse.

Operating out of the mainstream allows them some protection from being shut down.

Though it’s hard for some fans to find them, it also provides the community feel that their shows have become known for.

The community aspect of the DIY culture is the reason why Loretta Rodriguez, Trinity junior, is a South Newby regular.

“Usually, most of the bands are local, so it just feels like you’re just a part of the place where you live. I moved here — I’m not from here — so it really feels like I’m a part of the community through these shows,” Rodriguez said. “It seems like everybody is a friend or a friend-of-a-friend here.”

Trinity Art Department and Blue Star Contemporary opened an exhibition of new works by Dallas artist Sara Cardona titled “This Is Only a Test.” In this exhibit, Cardona explores her Mexican heritage through paper collage.

The most striking aspect of this exhibit is the prevalence of traditional Mexican textile patterns, from multicolor rows of woven cloth to tangled blankets and bandanas. Each piece presents this tradition in different ways, whether through presenting the patterns themselves or superimposing images of public transit routes or popsicles. The textiles are cut up and placed in strips as part of a modern interpretation of these traditional patterns.

The familiar and traditional materials show how the exhibit approaches nostalgia; Cardona’s art invokes communication modes such as color bar tests and Polaroid photos, which have been obsoleted by technological advancements, yet retain ubiquity in television, photography and pop culture.

In a similar way, the subjects of “This Is Only a Test” raise numerous questions about communication, tradition and the expression of meaning. For instance, Cardona refers to how jergas are woven textiles, but the word “jerga” translates from Spanish to slang and jargon, suggesting a distance between the physical and nonphysical meanings.

Cardona addressed major themes in her work during the opening reception.

“The main motif in these works is probably transit; like a back-and-forth between Mexico

and the U.S., of culture and consumerism,” Cardona said. ”In this sense, blankets have multiple meanings: for one thing, they are symbols of Mexican culture still in use by Mexican people, but on another hand, [getting into the transmission of culture], there are pickup truck carseats with these blankets draped over them. ... I use pop cultural references to portray how we consume culture.”

Cardona explained how the pieces were not just about communication, but about miscommunication. The glitches on TV screens in Cardona’s artworks signify transcultural communications. In addition, Cardona’s pieces’ Spanish titles contain slang terms and jokes; cultural nuance that is often lost in the English titles.

“There’s a lot of old-fashioned editing and splicing techniques being invoked to convey the sense of having things lost in translation, edited and recontextualized,” Cardona said.

Cardona’s approach to collage is deliberate, with folded sets of blankets and textiles splayed out wildly from fixed points. These pieces are purposefully round to express circularity and timelessness.

One of Cardona’s pieces, “Gira la Botella/ Spin The Bottle,” invokes a childlike expression karma to express an ongoing relationship with the consequences of consumer culture, a theme expressed in many pieces. Cardona said that the familiarity of nostalgic objects indicates immortality as well as the effacement of their cultural nuances and significance.

The piece greeting the audience, “Lo Que El Viento Se Llevó/Gone With The Wind,” is an ephemeral piece where 3D parts “float away,” suggesting fundamental instability.

The intersection of tires and textiles represents remnants of a community that Cardona herself knew. continued on PAGE 16

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Your survival guide to ACL Tips and tricks for the festival kicking off next weekend MATHILDE LE TACON PULSE REPORTER mletacon@ trinity.edu Next weekend marks the beginning of the two-weekend-long Austin City Limits festival (ACL).

Austin, Texas is nicknamed the live music capital of the world, and it has the festival to match. Inaugurated in 2002, Zilker Park is host to tens of thousands of people per day during its two weekend shows.

Whether you’re already waiting on your wristbands or still contemplating the decision to buy tickets, this guide should answer some common questions.

HOW TO GET TICKETS ACL tickets went on sale in May. Both weekends are now sold out for weekend-long passes, but Weekend Two one-day tickets are still available.

Through ACL’s site, you can buy verified resale tickets if you missed out.

Sophomore Victoria Stringer will be attending Weekend Two this year.

“Tickets are pretty expensive, but considering all the artists you get to see for the amount of money you pay, it’s a pretty good deal. Buying tickets during the early bird sale or basically right before ACL is when they’ll be the cheapest,” Stringer said.

THE PERFORMANCES ACL is known for bringing a diverse range of artists to the festival, including lesser-known artists. This year, notable performers will include

Childish Gambino, Khalid, Metallica, Paul McCartney, Odesza, Travis Scott and the Arctic Monkeys.

Stringer and Dylan Stansbury, also a sophomore, shared who they were most excited to see this year.

“Childish Gambino!

And Brockhampton!

And Paul McCartney’s a legend. It’s hard to pick just one,” Stringer said.

“I think I’m most excited to see Odesza or Travis Scott. I’ve never seen Odesza before in concert, but I’ve seen Travis twice and he always puts on a crazy show,” Stansbury said.

Marina Schweitzer, senior, agreed that Travis Scott would light up ACL this year.

“I hadn’t listened to him before his new album, and I’ve really fallen in love [with it], and his stage presence is gonna be really cool,” Schweitzer said.

Students attending ACL this year should decide who they want to see beforehand using the hourly schedule to mitigate conflicting acts.

“I gotta say, it’s a little irritating that they have set times that coincide with Paul McCartney and Metallica,” Stansbury said. “I want to see them as well since they’re rock icons, but I only know a handful of songs from either of them.”

FOOD As ACL is such a vibrant and lively festival, it’s possible that you’ll be standing on your feet for long hours a day. Proper hydration and eating are key to thriving at ACL and should never be sacrificed to get to the front row of an audience.

“No. 1 tip: bring a hydration pack!

It’s hot, you sweat a lot, and there are free water refills,” Stringer said.

“The food is amazing; it’s all local businesses, so everything is really fresh and creative. The only downside

is that it’s a little bit expensive, so eat breakfast and maybe an early lunch wherever you’re staying so you don’t have to spend $30 a day on food.”

TRANSPORTATION & LODGING With ACL taking place at Zilker, it’s important to have a plan on how to get there and how to get out that doesn’t drain your wallet.

“Whatever you do, don’t Uber if you have the luxury of doing so,” Stansbury said. “Uber prices in Austin skyrocket around the time of ACL due to high demand. We’re talking upwards of $40 for a 10 minute ride. Try and arrange to have a friend/family member to transport you to the festival, if possible.”

As for lodging, the key is to plan early.

“If you can stay with a friend in Austin, that’s the best option for lodging, but if not, book your AirBnB or hotel room early because they get more expensive closer to the festival,” Stringer said.

FINAL THOUGHTS For a festival as massive as ACL, there’s a lot to take in, and the most important thing is to enjoy yourself.

“The best part of the ACL experience is definitely the crowd,” Stansbury said. “There’s a huge spectrum of artists that are coming that span several different genres so you get to experience a huge range of different atmospheres within the entire festival.”

“Everyone there just has such a happy, positive vibe and it’s infectious. Getting to spend time with friends in such a cool place where everyone’s excited and in a great mood is awesome,” Stringer said. “Stay safe, stay hydrated, wear sunscreen and have the best weekend of your life!”

Sara Cardona exhibit opens continued from PAGE 15 “[This piece] signifies travel and movement, especially given the neighborhood it was based on,” Cardona said. “This neighborhood had a lot of mechanics and auto shops, and this was necessary because it was a space where a lot of travel occurred. But eventually, as people moved and as these auto shops get closed, all of a sudden it’s gone.”

Mark Martinez, gallery manager for the Neidorff art gallery, also discussed this piece, which bulges irregularly from its wall.

Martinez explained how the piece’s ephemerality, due to its heaviness

and the work it took to mold into shape the loose idea that Cardona had for it, indicates a transience and poignancy to the exhibit.

Cristina Treviño, junior, appreciated the piece’s innovative aspects.

“3D collage work is bold to begin with, and achieving the optical illusion of being f lat from a distance shows a lot of technical skill,” Treviño wrote in an email interview. “It was a great opener, and I’m interested to see more of Cardona’s sculpture installations.”

Treviño was impressed by what she felt was Cardona’s unique take on Mexican culture.

“The imagery and color scheme of serapes are very common in the artwork of Mexican and Chicanx people who are based in the United States,” Treviño wrote.

“Going into the exhibit, I was apprehensive that it would blend into a sea of other artists that use the same imagery. I was pleasantly surprised that Cardona’s work stood out regardless.”

Cardona presents a wide range of interacting themes and emphasizes the importance of humor in dealing with tension, but also invites viewers to form their own interpretations based on their experiences. “This Is Only a Test” will run until Nov. 9.

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Q&A: Frankie Cosmos photo by KATHLEEN CREEDON

WOLF ROBINSON | A&E REPORTER jrobins7@trinity.edu Frankie Cosmos, a project fronted by Greta Kline, played at the Paper Tiger Friday, Sept. 21.

After the show, Kline joined the Trinitonian for an interview. The following has been edited for clarity, length and style.

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that I was really set illustration by JULIA POAGE go about in. I had an idea for writing a song? that. But I’m just Do you usually start with kinda making it up otherwise. the music or with lyrics?

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Oh my gosh, so many. I want most of the time, I write just lyrics, ‘cause I’m just in a car or whatever. to say Joanna Newsom is one of I’m not sitting, playing guitar. my favorite musicians and poets.

But then when I get home, I write Her songs are just like this endless the music aspect and sort of piece puzzle. So I really could listen to together everything into a song. So it forever. And my favorite singer, it’s sort of like, various steps now. probably. Favorite melody writer. I But sometimes I just sit down with don’t know, she’s like my favorite a guitar, and I just write a song, everything. and it’s just instant, and the whole thing comes together at once. Yeah, Being from New York, it just depends on the song, kind of. what’s the most Texas thing you’ve seen on tour?

Probably this t-shirt (motions to How did it work for “Vessel,” your most recent album? Or shirt, which has a bus, a horse, an was it kind of a combination of acoustic guitar and old microphone under the words ‘Hardcore everything?

Kind of a little bit of both, yeah. Cowboy Tour, TEXAS’), which I Some of them I wrote when I was immediately bought at Stuckey’s on tour, or some of them I wrote the other day. But also, the most when I was home. And also, they Texas thing is just the heat. It was were written over a span of years. pretty crazy. This is in the top three But yeah, I also just kind of don’t hottest shows I’ve ever played. But it view albums as, like, an album. was great. I love heat, so I’m into it.

I just think of it as collection of Sweating out the toxins, you know? songs. So it’s like, here’s 18 songs that I’m excited about! But they’re For our last question: Do you not necessarily written about the remember the 21st night of same thing or necessarily meant to September?

(Laughing) No! go together. I think that they do go together, but I feel like it would

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THERE ARE GAMES THIS WEEKEND:

• Volleyball vs. Colorado College, Friday, Sept. 28, 3 p.m.

• Football vs. Birmingham Southern College, Saturday, Sept. 29, 3 p.m.

• Men’s soccer at Austin College, Friday, Sept. 28, 6 p.m.

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Trinity’s new athletes adapt to college life

The first-year athletics class discuss the challenge of transitioning to new high-level academics and sports KELLY SIMMONS | SPORTS REPORTER ksimmons1@trinity.edu College is full of firsts: first time being away from home, first time sharing a room and first time having unlimited access to Mabee’s chocolate chip cookies.

College is a major change, and despite a one-week orientation, many first-years find themselves lost trying to navigate their transition from high school to college.

Finding the appropriate balance between your academic life and your social life helps ease the college transition, but that’s easier said than done — especially when you’re a student athlete.

First-year athletes have to balance the regular transition to college with the transition to playing a college sport. While each Trinity athlete is excited to wear the Trinity uniform, it’s daunting to look into the stands and see their peers as a blinding wave of maroon.

College athletics are played on a bigger stage against better competition with higher stakes. For athletes, one thing is clear: college sports are a whole different ball game.

“The college team definitely pushes you to get better, knowing that everyone’s stronger or at the same level ... everyone wants to be here,” said Hailey Coleman, a first-year on the women’s basketball team Alec Salazar, a first-year player on the men’s basketball team agreed.

“In college, it’s just a higher level of competition, better competition and a more serious game,” sais Salazar.

“The level of competition and talent in college far surpasses any high school team.

Having said that, the passion to play in college is far greater and much more enjoyable since you’re in a more competitive environment,” said Mac McCord, a first-year on the men’s soccer team.

First-years are playing against both better teams and teammates. A competitive practice environment allows a team to improve their skills and develop a tough mentality.

“Everybody’s there with a winning mindset.

Everybody’s very confident and very focused. It forces you to compete against both your opponents and your teammates,” said Anna Gilliat, a first-year from the women’s basketball team.

Collegiate athletics are both a physical and mental game; therefore, expectations for success are directly related to a team’s mindset.

“Whenever we compete, the standard to win is set at an all-time high. Every single game here at Trinity should be a win, nothing less … mentally we have to also be the most confident version of ourselves. The team creates a supportive, yet fearless atmosphere that allows each individual player to channel a ferocious mentality at all times during the game, and that is what helps us win,” McCord said.

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First-year soccer player MAC MCFORD, left, and first-year basketball player MIRANDA VEGA , right, are excited to join Trinity athletics. they talked about how they are adjusting to thier new lives. photo by ELIZABETH NELSON

The importance of sportsmanship

WOMEN’S SOCCER The Tigers defeated Johnson & Wales (CO) 9–0 on Sunday, and on Tuesday, defeated Shreiner 3–0. They hold a 6–1–1 record.

MEN’S SOCCER The Tigers defeated Colorado College 5–2 on Friday. Then on Sunday, defeated Johnson & Wales (CO) 7–0, and on Tuesday, defeated Schreiner 5–0. They hold a 7–0–1 record.

VOLLEYBALL The players came out of the weekend with two wins and two losses, with wins against Rose-Hulman 3–0 and Milkmin 3–1 and losses to Chicago 3–1 and Ill. Wesleyan 3–2. They hold a 12–4 overall record.

WOMEN’S GOLF The women’s team finished 16th for the DIII National Preview Tournament.

Opinion: Being an athlete means setting the best example for the future AUSTIN DAVIDSON SPORTS EDITOR adavids1@trinity.edu

It seems redundant to say that sportsmanship is vital to sports — the two go hand in hand. From early ages, kids are taught to have sportsmanship, to respect the other team and to be an example for others.

These lessons should continue to be present as athletes grow older and, if they are lucky and talented enough, make it to the big stage. Yet it seems that time and time again a multi-million dollar athlete is in the news for spitting in another players face or saying to their opponent that they slept with their wife during a change over.

Though these actions are ridiculous by themselves, the examples they set for the millions of people who look up to those athletes is more troubling.

Not all athletes are unsportsmanlike: you have players like Roger Federer and Simone Biles, humble super-humans, who reached milestones others could only dream of while remaining respectful and kind. These athletes demonstrate class in victory and admiration in defeat — qualities that athletes should be held to, for those are the qualities that the kids who want to be them should emulate.

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Young athletes shouldn’t try to act like Brazilian soccer player Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, who is famous for more than just his incredible talent as a soccer player.

He is also famous for grossly overstating fouls in soccer. In one particular incident during this summer’s World Cup, he was lightly stepped on by the opposing Mexican player and proceeded to writhe on the ground as if molten lava had been poured on his ankle.

The video of this incident went viral, with videos later surfacing of coaches jokingly training their players to “Neymar” and to act as if they had been brutally attacked on the soccer pitch.

Neymar is a prime example of a poor sportsmanlike figure: he doesn’t exhibit qualities of humility or class and instead flaunts his wealth and talent while also abusing holes in the rules to bend the game to his will.

That isn’t what young players should strive to be.

They should be shown more players like Luka Modric, a world class midfielder who came from humble beginnings.

Modric was given the award for player of the World Cup, yet during his speech he spoke of his teams excellent performance and how he played for his family and country.

He didn’t go at length of how his performance was one of the sole reasons his team even made it to the World Cup Final, but instead, set an example of what great players should do: shine the light on how it’s more than just you; it’s about the team.

Setting the right example for those who follow is a lesson that goes beyond sports: it’s a lesson we should all follow. Setting an

example for the people who look up to us — whether its your four-year-old cousin or millions of fans — is more important than trophies or money.

Setting the right example for those who follow is a lesson that goes beyond sports: its a lesson we should all follow.

Sportsmanship is what gets remembered beyond the accomplishments. It is what builds legacies and set examples.

Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers to live, was a kind and humble man who worked tirelessly to set an example for the next generation.

LeBron James, arguably the greatest basketball player ever, has said multiple times his goals are beyond just basketball.

He wants to be both the best example and the best father possible.

Though it’s disheartening to see athletes displaying arrogance and vanity, there are many who outshine them, show how an athlete can be more than the sport they play and use the platform they have for the good of others.

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Get to know the strength and conditioning coach Daniel Martinez and his staff plan to help students to become the best athletes possible this year

MEGAN FLORES | SPORTS INTERN mflores8@trinity.edu

Trinity University’s student athletes have an extensive support system complemented by both the academic and athletic departments of the campus. At the center of this strong foundation is Daniel Martinez, the head strength and conditioning coach for Trinity’s athletic programs and coordinator of the Sports Performance Center. Martinez, who is no stranger to Trinity, previously worked as the fitness trainer for the Tiger volleyball program in 2007. This program eventually lead him to his current role in the Trinity athletics powerhouse, where he serves as the strength and conditioning specialist for 17 of Trinity’s athletic teams.

Martinez was born to a military family in Keflabik, Iceland, which allowed him to attend schools in Hawaii, Japan, North Carolina, South Carolina and California before competing in track and field for the University of Texas at San Antonio.

He graduated from Texas State University with an undergraduate degree in exercise and sports science and a minor in sports psychology, then earned his master’s degree in strength and conditioning from Edith Cowan University. His extensive qualifications also include certification from the National Strength & Conditioning Association, the title of level two strength and conditioning coach from the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association and the designation of USA weightlifting sports performance coach.

Prior to his career at Trinity, he served as a consultant for various NBA teams — including the Golden State Warriors — and various NFL teams — including the Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins. Collegiately, Martinez worked with the University of Texas Sports Science program, Pennsylvania State University Performance Science, University of Virginia men’s basketball and the University of Louisville Olympic Sports program.

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After traveling across the globe to further his education and career experiences, Martinez found San Antonio to be the perfect home to enjoy the company of his wife, Kelly, and his children, Jace and London. Career-wise, he found everything he was looking for in the Trinity athletics program.

“Coming from a military family, as my own family put down progressively deeper roots in San Antonio, it became that much more important to me to stay grounded. It was extremely important that I have a career that allows me to be present and keep my family involved in my work,” Martinez said.

The experience Martinez brings to Trinity University has shaped the methods he uses to organize each sport’s training program.

“I’ve combined unique experiences that apply strength and conditioning with sport science practices cohesively. I’m fortunate to have been influenced by different cultures throughout my life, which has definitely shifted my perspective on things. Ultimately, for me it comes down to embracing each day as an opportunity to learn and grow,” said Martinez.

Miranda Vega, a first-year guard for Trinity’s women’s basketball team, feels that her team’s workouts with Martinez have helped their fitness tremendously.

“The workouts are very well-structured, and they always have a goal for each specific sport. He makes sure to explain the techniques and how they will help us in real game situations,” Vega said. “My favorite part of the program is that we start and finish together. It’s a great feeling to work hard with your teammates. Even when we are tired from running or lifting, we all know that it will only make us better in the long run.”

Lauren Rich, a first-year pitcher for Trinity’s softball team, feels the same.

“Daniel has us work a lot on hang power cleans and front squats. We also work on quick and concise movements when we run. He keeps the dynamics of our sport in mind when he

JEREMY SHEPPARD, left, SOPHIA NIMPHIUS, center, and strength and conditioning coach DANIEL MARTINEZ, right, pose in front of a squat rack. Sheppard and Nimphius worked with Martinez in Autralia before he came to Trinity. photo provided by DANIEL MARTINEZ

builds the workouts, so they are very helpful,” said Rich.

In order to get the most out of each athlete’s time, Martinez is also responsible for coordinating his workout plans with each sport’s practice schedule.

“One of our biggest challenges in strength and conditioning is schedule coordination,” Martinez said. “The challenge for every program is the same: figuring out how to work cohesively to get the most out of a team and each athlete individually at key time points.”

Martinez accomplishes these tasks with the support of an experienced staff that contribute to the SPC’s smoothly flowing program.

“It takes a team to get this done, and I am grateful for the support of our facilities director Seth Asbury and his staff,” said Martinez.

Coming upon the anniversary of his first year as the head strength and conditioning coach for Trinity’s athletic programs, Martinez has set several goals for the upcoming sports seasons.

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Most importantly, he recognizes that shortterm goals contribute to long-term goals.

“I often say that we do not land on top of the mountain by falling there. One of the central goals for our athletes is to get them to understand that big performances are the product of hard work put together intelligently over time,” Martinez said.

Specifically, Martinez aims to continue reducing athletic injuries while improving the mindset and confidence of each athlete in the program so they can compete at their best day in and day out.

Amongst all of his qualifications, the passion that Martinez brings to his job is perhaps his biggest strength. “I think having the opportunity to come in everyday and support our teams as they grow and develop is the absolute best.”

With the expertise and motivation Daniel Martinez brings to the Tiger athletics program, Trinity University’s student athletes are sure to reach peak performance in the upcoming year.

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First-years adapt to new life as college athletes continued from PAGE 17

The coaches and upperclassmen’s role is to facilitate these kinds of practice environments: ones that allow for positive energy to coincide with aggressive competition, and produce success.

“Trinity is academically one of the top schools in the nation. It was a no-brainer for me to choose a top academic school with one of the best soccer teams.”

MAC MCCORD FIRST-YEAR SOCCER PLAYER

“We have really good coaches who bring this positive energy everywhere, and I feel like each of the upperclassmen have

a really strong element of leadership. Our upperclassmen always encourage all of us no matter how we play, which creates this connection with each other where you have everyone pushing you,” said Gilliat.

According to Trinity athletes, The transition for first-year athletes is difficult, but with this adversity comes the opportunity and privilege to play and learn at Trinity.

For many of these athletes, both Trinity’s academic and community reputation contributed to their decision to attend the university.

“Trinity is academically one of the top schools in the nation. It was a no-brainer for me to choose a top academic school with one of the best soccer teams. On top of that, we are all a family here: the school is full of a tight-knit group of overachievers that lookout for each other,” said McCord Arguably, the success of Trinity’s athletic department is partially due to the relationship between its athletic and academic departments.

“Our coaches told us that Trinity has a good reputation on campus and with professors, so the coaches expect us to uphold that, which obviously means attending classes and doing work,” said Tara Lujan, a first-year on the women’s soccer team said.

Playing sports in college is not easy.

Despite challenges, these first-year athletes relish the opportunity to wear Trinity across their chest, ultimately contributing to a legacy bigger than themselves.

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SEX WEEK At TRINITY

Monday OCT

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“LET’S TACO BOUT SEX”

Have any questions related to sexual health? Fill out a postcard and leave it in one of our drop-off boxes!

Also, share your ideas for future Sex Week topics and programs on the marker board in Coates!

AIDS FOUNDATION HIV TESTING 11am-1pm, Mabee Hall MOBILE LIBRARY ACTIVITIES AND BOOK DISPLAY

11am-1pm, Coates Lobby The mobile library activities and book display will feature sex education books, a free web resource guide, and sexy bookmarks! Come visit!

The display will also be available all week in the Coates Library Lobby.

STD TESTING

9am-4pm, Health Services Testing available Tuesday-Friday, tigerbucks accepted!

Wednesday SEXUALITY AND DIVERSITY with Cay Crow, Sexual Health Educator and

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Therapist 7:30pm, Northrup 40 A workshop delving into the interrelation of race and sexuality as inseparable elements of our identities and social lives, with a focus on the effects power, social arrangements and hierarchies have on people’s lived experiences. Free Food! co-sponsored by Trinity Diversity Connection

Thursday SEX WEEK INFO FAIR 11am-1pm, Coates Lobby EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SEX OCT

(But are too afraid to ask) 7:30pm, Woodlawn Room Erin Alexander, LPC and Sex and Relationship Coach of the Sexology institute of San Antonio, will present Sex 101, as well as answer your anonymously submitted questions. Nothing is too taboo to ask!

Free Food!

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"LET’S TACO BOUT SEX” POSTCARD ANSWERS

11:30am-1:30pm, Coates Lobby Stop by our Wellness Services info table to get your sexual health questions answered. Plus, fill out our survey for a chance to win a $50 Torchy’s Tacos gift card!

Sponsored by: Wellness Services

@TUWellnessServices, gotu.us/wellness

OPENING WEEKEND SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS

By Bess Wohl

Directed by Kyle Gillette

September 28-30 & October 3-6, 2018 All performances will be held in the Attic Theatre located in the Ruth Taylor Theatre building.

CURTAIN: 7:00 pm Wednesday & Thursday | 8:00 pm Friday & Saturday | 2:30 pm Sunday INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $12 adults | $8 faculty, staff, alumni, seniors | $6 students SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS: $36 adults | $24 faculty, staff, alumni, seniors | $18 student RESERVATIONS: 210-999-8515 | tutheatre@trinity.edu ONLINE TICKET SALES: tinyurl.com/TUtheatre

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STUDENTS! FACULTY! STAFF! Visit the renovated spaces in the CSC

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