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Volume 116 Issue 09

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9 Guest column: TFL portrayed OPINION China, communism ahistorically

15 Philosophy students and profs A&E discuss “The Good Place”

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17 Volleyball on an eight-game SPORTS win streak as playoffs near

Beto vs. Cruz debate comes to SA Partisan T-Prog hosts on-campus screening while TFL attends official Cruz watch party

activity guidelines released Student Involvement will continue to work with students to update policies KENDRA DERRIG | NEWS EDITOR kderrig@trinity.edu

directed by Trinity staff, has supervised the feral cat population through feeding them, as well as spaying, neutering and medicating sick cats. Students often join the organization to help feed and monitor the cats.

“When we started this program 14 years ago, there were 60+ cats on campus. Through our system of management, we are down to just over 20,” said Vee DuBose, a co-founder of the Cat Alliance and the publications designer in the Office of Strategic Marketing and Communication.

According to DuBose and Mindy Morales, another founding member of the Cat Alliance, Trinity students have a warm perception of cats living on campus and regard them as pets. Students frequently approach members of the Cat Alliance to tell them the cats were part of the reason why they chose to attend Trinity.

However, Bowen is a part of the growing population that worries the cats are harming Trinity’s ecosystem.

Many in the Trinity community have questioned the future of partisan political activity on campus over the last few weeks as the university worked to establish clear guidelines concerning political events held by student organizations.

The university released a two-page document to student leaders on Oct. 3 that provided guidelines for political activity events by student organizations.

After barring all UniversitySponsored Organizations (USOs) from participating in partisan political activity, the document outlines rules for Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). Previously, the university had referred organizations to a memorandum from American Council on Education (ACE), which outlines guidelines that institutions themselves can follow to protect their 501(c)(3) — or nonpartisan and nonprofit — status.

“We were in need of some guidance for student groups.

The ACE memo was designed for institutions, right? And we needed something that would help guide student organizations,” said Jamie Thompson, director of Student Involvement. “Simply put, [some] student organizations ... have a real interest in engaging in partisan political activity, and we didn’t have any great guidelines for that to help them and help us understand what’s permissible and not permissible.”

Rules included in the new set of guidelines banned campaign rallies or campaign fundraising on campus, prohibited the use of university funding (including the student activity fee) for partisan events and required that all event marketing be reviewed by the office for Strategic Communication and Marketing.

Following feedback from student organization leaders, this new set of guidelines is now under revision. Simone Washington, vice president of Trinity Progressives (T-Prog), helped organize a meeting between Student Involvement and student organization representatives.

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Students attend the senate debate watch party hosted by Trinity Progressive on Oct. 16. The watch party, held in Northrup 040, featured a game of “Ted Cruz Bingo,” where bingo squares were filled with tropes concerning Cruz and his debate strategy. About 60 students attended the event. photo by ELIZABETH NELSON

GABBY GARRIGA | NEWS REPORTER ggarriga@trinity.edu Members of the Trinity community came together Tuesday night to watch the final debate in the midterm senate race between Republican candidate Ted Cruz and Democrat Beto O’Rourke,

which was held in San Antonio at the KENS5 station.

About 10 Tigers for Liberty (TFL) members attended the official watch party for Ted Cruz’ campaign at the Old San Fransisco Steakhouse on Tuesday night. Cruz arrived to speak to the crowd after they watched the debate.

Sophomore Emma McMahan, social chair for TFL, attended the Cruz watch party, which included officials from the Cruz campaign and Chip Roy’s campaign for House District 21.

“We got invited because we block walk for Chip Roy, and he gets endorsed by Ted Cruz. He was actually his former chief-of-staff, so since we’re

block walking for Chip Roy some people from the campaign invited us to go see it,” McMahan said.

Isaiah Mitchell, junior and TFL chairman, also attended the Cruz watch party. Mitchell commented on the importance of attending debates. continued on PAGE 5

Facebook post sparks Trinicat debate Community split on whether or not cats harm the environment

One of 20 cats that inhabits the Trinity campus hangs out near Coates Student Center. The cats receive medical care and food from the Cat Alliance, an indepedent non-profit run by Trinity staff. photo by ELIZABETH NELSON

JULIA WEIS | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF jweis@trinity.edu When junior Abbi Bowen posted a photo of a mauled bird carcass on the Overheard at Trinity Facebook page, she was hoping to

spark a debate about the role of cats on campus.

“We just need to rile people up or something. I never post on Overheard at Trinity, but I just did it because I knew people would freak out about it. When we came

across that bird that was obviously torn apart by a cat, we were just fed up with the fact that no one is really talking about it,” Bowen said.

Cats have lived among Trinity students for about 14 years. The Cat Alliance, an independent nonprofit

graphic by ALEXANDRA PARRIS

Previously, on SGA: apocalypse mao The following covers the meeting on Oct. 17.

CAMPUS CLIMATE CHECK President Amulya Deva, senior, asked for more information regarding the Tigers for Liberty (TFL) tabling event on Tuesday, Oct. 16, concerning China under Mao. Sophomore senator Noelle Barrera explained that some students found that the drawing of Mao on TFL’s banner and the event did not encourage dialogue.

Sophomore senator Maddy D’Iorio, vice president of TFL, explained that the event was meant to educate on the atrocities that occurred under Mao. Adviser Jamie Thompson said that she and Alli Roman, director of the Diversity and Inclusion Office, would have a conversation with TFL before deciding to take any action.

Thompson emphasized that TFL broke no rules but that a conversation could be had campus-wide regarding how to deal with the expression of ideas that have the potential to offend.

VICE PRESIDENT SERIES: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS SGA hosted representatives from the department of Academic Affairs in the first of a series of events where various offices will answer questions from senators. This week, Deneese Jones, vice president for Academic Affairs; Duane Coltharp and David Ribble, associate vice presidents for Academic Affairs; Lisa Jasinski, special assistant to the vice president for Academic Affairs; Chris Nolan, university librarian; and Lapetra Bowman, advising coordinator, were in attendance. SGA discussed several topics with the administrators, including Pathways requirements, class scheduling and textbook affordability.

OFFICER REPORTS Vice president Rachel Daniel, senior, reminded anyone interested in running for SGA for the 2019 year to attend the mandatory info session regarding the upcoming SGA election. No students attended the first info session.

Meetings are held every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Waxahachie Room. coverage by KENDRA DERRIG

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TUPD BRIEFS ALCOHOL On Friday, Oct. 12, at 12:22 a.m., a student on the third floor of Beze Residence Hall reported loud noises. It was discovered that the noise was music coming from the first floor of Verna McLean Residence Hall, where three students were consuming beer. The beer was confiscated.

SCOOTER On Friday, Oct. 12, at 3:58 a.m., an administrator reported that their motor scooter had been stolen from in front of the Dicke Smith Building. The scooter was recovered by the Bell Center.

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ALCOHOL On Sunday, Oct. 14, at 2:39 a.m., a student on the third floor of Miller Residence Hall reported that another student was very

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ALCOHOL On Sunday, Oct. 14, at 4:13 a.m., a student on the second floor of Beze Residence Hall reported that another student was intoxicated and vomiting. The students had been consuming liquor in the room. The vomiting student was taken to detox at the Center for Health Care Services.

WEED On Sunday, Oct. 14, at 8:38 p.m., a student reported the strong smell of marijuana on the fourth floor of Thomas Residence Hall.

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Are national honor societies worth joining?

Trinity’s honor society chapters can offer recognition and benefits to qualified students GABBY GARRIGA | NEWS REPORTER ggarriga@trinity.edu National honor societies recruit Trinity students with certain GPA requirements each year, promising prestige and recognition for students’ academic achievement.

Trinity has honor societies within departments that recruit students, but there are also national honor societies with chapters on campus that recruit students, such as the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), Alpha Lambda Delta, and Phi Beta Kappa. Each society promises a variety of benefits to students once inducted including recognition, scholarships and leadership opportunities.

Sarah Iverson, associate registrar, does not release student information to third-party members like honor societies.

Student educational information is protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), so Trinity’s registrar cannot give out student information, including GPAs, without a student’s permission.

“The honor societies will have a staff or faculty sponsor, and that sponsor will request the information from me. But we do not release information directly to an organization. Usually what they need are student name, major and classification,” Iverson said.

With the information, the faculty sponsor can then provide the honor society with a list of students to be invited.

NSCS recruits college firstyears and sophomore students with a minimum GPA of 3.4. If a student accepts and pays the $95 lifetime membership fee, the student will gain access to scholarships, service events and leadership opportunities.

Amira Nickerson, junior and president of the NSCS chapter on campus, became more involved this semester to enhance community ties between members in the chapter.

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Junior AMIRA NICKERSON, president of the NSCS chapter on campus, discusses her plans for increasing the presence of NSCS on campus. NSCS is one of multiple honor societies with a chapter on campus. photo by GENEVIEVE HUMPHREYS

“Before we didn’t really do a lot and so I’m trying to kind of revamp the club and make it less of a national organization that you’re only involved in online and make it a club on campus where you have friends and things to do,” Nickerson said.

Steven Mandurano, marketing and scholar recruitment director for NSCS, believes attaining certification from the Association of College Honor Societies (AHCS) differentiates NSCS from other honor societies.

“I think it’s key to delineate between those who are certified as a non-profit but also certified

by AHCS. It shows we provide a scholastic requirement, and we have superior standards. There are some other organizations that claim to be honor societies but really they’re just development organizations.”

NSCS offers 26 scholarships to their one million members.

Mandurano stresses that this is not the main benefit to joining the society.

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the things we provide as a member benefit, along with the content, along with professional networking, along with the recognition, along with the campus programming and the professional development,” Mandurano said.

Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) is a national honor society that recognizes first-year students with a minimum 3.5 GPA their first semester who are also ranked in the top 20 percent of their class. The society offers 57 scholarships to members and national dues are $25 for a lifetime membership.

Joshua Lee, junior management major and senior advisor of ALD, believes that this society offers three main benefits.

“One [benefit] is the connection, one [benefit] is the national recognition and the national scholarships that are available when you join these organizations.

Students typically join because of these benefits. It’s just a nice community of students who all excelled in their classes their freshman year and it kind of rewards

them to be part of this honor society,” Lee said.

Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) is another national honor society that recognizes students, usually seniors, based on their academic achievement. However, PBK’s GPA requirement, unlike NSCS and ALD, varies each year and the society also has class requirements for students to be eligible candidates.

The society collects about $100 for a lifetime membership and offers recognition as well as alumni connections.

Christina Cooley, chemistry professor and vice president of PBK’s leadership team, spoke about the requirements set by the leadership team to determine a student’s eligibility.

“It’s about being a great academic but also about having a broad training in the liberal arts. So what we do to work on those curricular requirements is that we have two major requirements to show broad training in liberal arts and sciences.

One is you have to take a math class that is a little more rigorous. The

other requirement is that you have a foreign language. You also have to have a minimum number of hours of coursework in the liberal arts and sciences at Trinity to get elected to the Trinity chapter,” Cooley said.

Each year, the leadership team will sift through the transcripts of students to make sure that they meet the course requirements. After this, they will take the top 10 percent of the class by GPA and invite them to be members of PBK. “What makes Phi Beta Kappa different is that it’s probably the one undergraduate accolade that you get that stays on your transcript forever.

It’s one of those things that because it’s one of the most visible and most popular honor society and it has a lot of cache to it, it does stay on your record forever,” Cooley said.

Twyla Hough, director for career services, believes honor societies can benefit a student’s job prospects depending on the type of society a student joined.

“It really depends on the honor society. There’s a couple of factors in particular: how prestigious it is, like Phi Beta Kappa, or if it’s known for a particular attribute such as leadership and service or if it’s an active chapter on campus with fundraising and events and things like that. Some of the other ones have had opportunities where they’ve done a lot of service things but unfortunately they’re not always consistent it really depends on the student membership,” Hough said.

Hough thinks honor societies are only beneficial if the student is active in the organization.

“I actually don’t recommend that students join a national honor society solely for the purpose of putting it on their resume. A lot of times Trinity students are so involved in a bunch of different things that they come in here with two page resumes or one and half page resumes and the first thing we’re telling them to take off are the honor societies unless they’re actively involved in the honor society,” Hough said.

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Study Abroad includes 11 new programs Destinations added in hopes of increasing program participation JOLIE FRANCIS | NEWS REPORTER jfranci1@trinity.edu The Center for International Engagement (CIE) added 11 new study abroad programs and six more countries to visit over this past summer.

These additions include summer programs, semester programs and Beyond the Classroom experiences led by Trinity faculty.

Each summer CIE removes or adds programs based on student demand. Students will now be able to study abroad in Belgium, Bhutan, Poland, Portugal, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

CIE also added additional programs in existing destinations like Germany, Italy and Cuba.

“What we want to do is give students more opportunities to study abroad in locations that may be of interest to students,” said Andre Martinez, assistant director for Study Abroad. “In the summer, the Study Abroad Office will meet, and we look at the programs, and we say ‘ok, so many students are interested in this location’ — that’s really kind of how the list was formed.”

Once students take an interest in a program not already within Trinity’s study abroad program list, the Study Abroad Office evaluates the program’s health, safety and academic aspects.

If deemed worthy, the office sends the program to Katsuo Nishikawa, the director of CIE, for final evaluation.

Trinity’s Strategic Plan called for the creation of the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Success among other aspects of student success and engagement, including programs to promote internationalization.

“The goal, coming from the Strategic Plan, is to internationalize campus. What we want to do is create a seamless kind of culture that is hard

graphic by ALEXANDRA PARRIS

to avoid. That you’ll be exposed to international content [and] opportunities throughout your Trinity career here,” Nishikawa said. “Study abroad is one prong of this whole strategy.”

Along with adding new locations and programs over the summer, the Study Abroad office is currently making adjustments to their marketing and study abroad process. More information is being moved online — including the First Step Presentations — and resources — such as the new degree cards, planning form and academic map — are being created. Degree

cards and the Trinity Academic Map are still in the works.

“Modern students now — since they’re so mobile heavy — sending them information via email [and] reaching students on their own turf I think has helped a lot,” Martinez said. “We’ve made changes online to streamline our study abroad programs to make more information accessible to students. We figured this is going to help drastically. It’s really going to help students because this way they don’t have to search so much.”

Jacob Tingle, the director of Experiential Learning, taught Sport in London, a Beyond the Classroom experience where a group of students travels with Tingle to London after taking a three-hour sports management class.

Based on his own experiences and the reflections of his students, Tingle has determined that experiential education, expanded world views, making new friends and personal growth are the most important benefits of studying abroad. continued on PAGE 12

Handshake to bring new opportunities to job-seekers Career-management platform replaces Hire-A-Tiger, includes more nationwide job postings JOLIE FRANCIS | NEWS REPORTER jfranci1@trinity.edu Career Services rolled out Handshake — a new career management platform — this summer, replacing Hire-A-Tiger for students searching for jobs or internships.

Handshake is a database of job and internship opportunities that students and alumni can use to apply for opportunities and connect with employers. Trinity’s contract with Symplicity — the vendor that Hire-A-Tiger was run through — came to end over the summer, so the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Success (CELCS) team had to choose either to renew the contract or switch vendors.

“We decided to assess our different options as a team. Figure out how [Hire-A-Tiger] was serving the needs and the hopes of our students and alumni,” said Laura Kalb, the assistant director of Career Services and assistant project manager for the switch to Handshake. “How was it helping us live out our mission to empower students and alumni with resources to help them get onto a personalized career path [and] how could we help expand learning outside of the classroom and enhance student impact.”

After reviewing their options, CELCS decided to switch to Handshake. Katie Ramirez, associate director of Career Services, oversaw the transition as the project lead.

“The big part of the project is transitioning [student] data, and the bigger task is then getting employers on board with the new system,” Ramirez said. “There’s a big marketing campaign associated with that, getting them to sign up [and] post their positions, jobs and internships, and then roll it out to the rest of campus and make sure people are using it.”

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Handshake is quickly becoming the standard in career services management software, according to Kalb.

“Many of our colleagues across the nation are doing this program. I’ll go to professional conferences, and Handshake representatives would be there, or there will be a director from like Stanford or from other areas who were talking about their transition from [other vendors] to Handshake,” said Twyla Hough, the director of Career Services.

Along with being less expensive than HireA-Tiger, Handshake also lists job opportunities both across the nation and internationally. HireA-Tiger offered opportunities mainly in the San Antonio and throughout Texas.

“One of the biggest reasons we chose Handshake — and one of the things I personally hope to get out of it — is more opportunity with more diverse jobs in more diverse places.

Handshake — just by the way it’s designed — allows students to connect with those opportunities,” Ramirez said.

According to Hough, potential employers can create accounts and reach out to students and alumni more easily with Handshake’s system. There are 3,603 employers and 2,032 opportunities currently in Handshake, and it’s continuing to grow.

“One major success is that we get hundreds of positions that need to be vetted and approved every week. We also have more employers, so not just more job postings, but a better variety of employers representing different industries,” Hough said.

Handshake’s job search system is based on machine learning. The system will recommend positions based on a member’s skill set, major and interests.

KATIE RAMIREZ, associate director of Career Services, discusses the switch from Hire-A-Tiger to the more popular Handshake that occured over the summer. photo by GENEVIEVE HUMPHREYS

“The more that you use the system, the more information you give it, the more it will suggest things,” Ramirez said. “In the old system, in Hire-A-Tiger, it didn’t really do that. So you’re just scrolling through lists and lists and lists of jobs, and it’s not really changing. We don’t expect a student to sit there scrolling through 2,000 jobs, so this one is a little smarter with how they approach it.”

Every Trinity student has a Handshake account with their Trinity information transferred into it.

“I would encourage students to sign up and use it not only because they have access to it but also to kind of help chart what their career interest might be,” Kalb said. “There might be something that you’re leaving on the table if you don’t check it out, because there are some really cool jobs and some really cool employers, and those things are only going to grow over time as we learn more about the system.”

Students can access their Handshake account by using their Trinity login at trinity. joinhandshake.com/login.

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Trinity students attend debate watch parties continued from FRONT

“People should watch these debates because it’s important for all candidates to face that kind of examination before the voters. We can’t just trust the press releases and campaign materials that make it to our phones and doors. Hearing the candidates speak live removes those filters,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell compared the atmosphere of the Cruz watch party with O’Rourke campaign events.

“It was a blast — the whole atmosphere was energetic. I went to a couple of Beto’s campaign headquarters in San Antonio to get a yard sign for me to shoot at, and his volunteers all seemed smug, dour and white. At Cruz’s watch party, people of all shapes and sizes were fired up and very friendly,” Mitchell said.

McMahan thought Cruz won the debate overall.

“I thought the debate was really fun to watch a lot of funny quotes from both sides. I think the clear winner

was Ted Cruz. I thought he was a better debater, and I was interested to see how Beto was debating because I’d actually never heard him debate.

He didn’t seem to list any major accomplishments he’s done. During a debate you’re supposed to brag on yourself,” McMahan said.

McMahan appreciated the bipartisan tone at one point during the debate.

“I think it was during the civility section, [O’Rourke] mentioned somewhere in there to put differences aside and come together as Texans, and I thought that was a very good point. A lot of times we’re very partisan leaning — kind of only want to listen to our party members. Ted Cruz said something similar. He said he was willing to work with the president,” McMahan said.

Trinity Progressives (T-Prog) and Trinity Forensics held a watch party Tuesday night in Northrup 040, providing food and drinks for the attendees. About 60 people attended the event.

Sophomore Carson Bolding, public relations officer for T-Prog, spoke about the success of the event and the sense of community at the event.

“It’s mostly T-Prog people, but we definitely have a bigger crowd than we normally have at meetings. I think people are really invested in this race, so a lot of people are already planning on watching the debate and having a community event for them to come and watch it together seems like it’s a hit,” Bolding said.

First-year Noor Rahman, a student fellow for the Beto campaign, joined the watch party to promote the Beto campaign and to report the number of students watching the debate for the campaign. Rahman spoke about the importance of student votes.

“We think that this debate is really, really impactful for mobilizing voters.

A lot of people don’t really know who they’re voting for yet or aren’t even sure if they’re going to vote so are trying to make events like this as big as possible to mobilize as many young voters in

Texas. People in the age range 18–24 generally don’t vote. This could be a catalyst for people getting involved,” Rahman said.

Sophomore Claire Carlson, president of Trinity Forensics and internal relations chair for T-Prog, facilitated the co-sponsoring of the event. Carlson emphasized the importance of experiencing this debate with people who have shared political views.

“This is something we should all be watching prior to the upcoming election. In addition to that, I feel like this was a very useful way to bring people together with shared views to be able to communicate about those different issues that we all care about,” Carlson said.

Carlson believes that it’s important for a student to enhance their understanding of political topics before the elections.

“I think that there were a lot of people here who came in here who might have been undecided and I think this helped them inform their

views more or helped them decide which way they leaned on that. It’s good to talk about issues with other people who are informed about them to help test your own views and to inform them better,” Carlson said.

The watch party included a bingo game where members of the organizations crossed out phrases or issues brought up by candidates.

“I thought it was interesting because it really kind of signified which things that Cruz tends to say a lot. They’re all things that we’ve heard him say before in previous debates and speeches etc., and it was kind of a fun way to notify those,” Carlson said.

William Poneck, junior, attended the debate watch party and thought O’Rourke did well during the debate.

“I loved that Beto was willing to visit all the counties, which doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it’s the fact that he’s willing to listen to people.

Ted Cruz doesn’t even really pretend,” Poneck said.

Early voting for midterm elections starts Oct. 22. Election Day is Nov. 6.

LEFT: Around 60 Trinity students view the final of three debates between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke during their campaigns for senate at an watch party hosted by Trinity Progressives in Northrup 040.

RIGHT: CARSON BOLDING, public relations officer of T-Prog, fills out a game of “Ted Cruz Bingo” while the debate streamed. Members of TFL attended Cruz’s watch party. photos by ELIZABETH NELSON

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“The opportunity for immersion of experiences coupled with intentional reflection is a great way to learn about yourself, another culture and to make meaning of lessons learned in coursework,” Tingle wrote over email. “Being open to new ideas, being empathetic and being able to critically reflect on one’s self are all important traits for establishing trust, for becoming a servant leader and are qualities sought after by many employers.”

Junior Megan Uren is currently doing a semester abroad in Geneva, Switzerland, with an International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy program.

“I am having the time of my life,” Uren wrote over email. “Study abroad is the best choice I have ever made for both

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my academic and personal experience.

[It] allows you to gain international and cultural perspective beyond the American bubble [and] encourages real independence and adventure.”

According to Nishikawa, globalization in the past two decades has been a little problematic concerning international relations, but that that shouldn’t deter future actions international relationships.

“What we want to do is start changing the equation in students’ minds. What is it that they can do?”

Nishikawa asked. “We want students to have an idea of where they can work [that] is not just limited to the U.S. I want them to think about, ‘I can go to Latin America, I can go to Europe, I can go to Asia,’ and all these places are places where they will find opportunities to grow in their professions.”

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New political guidelines continued from FRONT “In the meeting, we went section by section with [Thompson] and Shannon Edmond explaining the rational and students voicing their concerns. Primarily, we were concerned with the vague language used in the document that could be broadly applied to a potentially several student programs,” Washington said.

“We also raised concerns about the lack of inclusion into the process of drafting these guidelines, organizations’ ability to distribute partisan materials, and — of course — the use of university funds for partisan activity.”

Senior Frances Stone, SGA senator, was present at the meeting. She explained that after clarification, the guidelines were not as restrictive as she first believed.

“The language of the document itself is quite vague in multiple places, so prior to the meeting, the policies seemed incredibly restrictive. After having Jamie explain the actual limitations and how much autonomy our partisan student groups still have, I think everyone left in much better spirits,” Stone said.

Following the revisions, student organizations will be allowed to distribute partisan campaign materials as long as they do not contain a fundraising ask.

Thompson also clarified many sections of the guidelines. Promotional materials will not need to be reviewed by the office for Strategic Communication and Marketing but rather by Thompson herself. Any insurance needed for an event will be paid for by the third-party, not by the student organization.

Student organizations will continue to be consulted as the revisions to the new guidelines take place. Thompson hopes to meet again with student organization leaders next week to finalize the revisions.

“Well, firstly — as I think was the biggest shortcoming here — the university should always involve the students affected by these kind of of policies if possible. Student leaders felt upset that they had no say in these policies that directly affect how their organizations can operate,” Stone said.

One issue that has yet to be resolved is the context under which a running candidate can visit campus. While the new guidelines ban campaign rallies, there is confusion over what constitutes a rally. While a definition of a rally is still being discussed, Thompson provided reasons for why they are not allowed.

“As a 501(c)(3), Trinity can’t ever be seen as endorsing specific candidates, so it’s part of creating that distance between student organizations and institutions,” Thompson said. “From an outsider perspective, even with disclaimers and things like that, I think that the concept of a campaign rally at an institution of higher education is too risky.”

Thompson also noted that campaign rallies aren’t connected to the purpose of student organizations.

“The purposes and activities of student organizations at Trinity University are to reflect and complement the institution’s academic mission and to provide opportunities for students’ personal development and achievement. Student organizations promote the exchange of ideas among students and the Trinity community,” Thompson said. “While there may be incidental third parties at typical student organization events, a campaign rally — in contrast — is primarily designed for the community at large, not the Trinity community.”

Sophomore Carson Bolding, public relations officer for T-Prog, spoke for the educational value of rallies.

“We think that candidates should be allowed to speak in a candidate capacity, particularly if it’s hosted by a partisan student group. The limitations in the guidelines disincentivize any candidate from coming to campus to speak, as they aren’t allowed to promote their campaign,” Bolding wrote in an email interview. “Limiting the ability of student organizations to bring in speakers and educate our peers on the politics of the community they’re living in directly contradicts those values. If you want us to make a difference, you have to give us the space to do so.”

Despite the need for clarification and revision, some aspects of the guidelines were well received, especially in contrast to the ACE memo. The new guidelines do allow for student organizations to endorse a candidate, which was not allowed under the ACE memo. And while the guidelines do restrict sources of funding for partisan events, senior Luke Ayers — president of Tigers for Life — pointed out a potential benefit.

“I would certainly be upset if I found out that my SAF funds were used to advance the candidacy of someone I opposed,” Ayers said.

The overall concept of political activity restrictions on campus is still causing some concern for student organization leaders.

“My concern is primarily with the effect the rules as a whole may have on stifling political activity generally, and with the ways that future [Student Involvement] staff who are less impartial than Jamie and Shannon could use the rule to effectively ban political activity they personally disagreed with,” Ayers said.

Isaiah Mitchell, president of Tigers for Liberty, agreed with Ayers.

“Generally speaking, I don’t like the shift away from the kind of openness and acceptance that Trinity has traditionally had about political activity on campus,” Mitchell said. “Trinity has heretofore been very free about allowing students to do almost anything they want to do — obviously there are reasonable limitations that have always been there about the kinds of speakers we bring and so forth, but generally I’ve been proud and I’ve bragged on our administrators for taking a lot of flak for allowing us to bring speakers and do activities on campus, and I don’t want to see that change, so this kind of bothers me if it signals a gradual shift away from that kind of attitude.”

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Campus cat debate

A student pets one of Trinity’s resident cats. The cats are purposely on campus and cared for, but some community members worry about their environmental impact. photo by ELIZABETH NELSON

continued from FRONT “Because outdoor cats are seen as invasive species, it’s important for the local ecology that you don’t just have this other species messing with it,” Bowen said.

Bowen’s opinion is shared with several biology professors, such as Kelly Lyons. To raise awareness of the potential harm cats bring to Trinity’s natural environment, Lyons co-wrote a column with professors Michele Johnson, Troy Murphy and David Ribble for the Trinitonian in 2016. Comments on the Overheard at Trinity post by Bowen on Oct. 5 referenced the column, which was also published in the Rivard Report.

Lyons still believes that the cat situation warrants a more serious discussion.

“We need to have a better policy on campus.

It’s only fair to the wildlife on campus and other animals that people may like to look at and enjoy that we do something about the cats. They have significant effects on wildlife. If you care at all about urban biodiversity, you really need to be involved in the cat management part of it,” Lyons said.

Steffanie Mortis, a director for the Cat Alliance and assistant editor and education and programming coordinator for TU Press, doesn’t see the cats as a large threat to wildlife on campus.

“The Trinity cats are very well fed. For the most part, they are elderly, senior cats. Many of them are not in good shape to go out hunting.

As far as we know, there haven’t been a lot of reports of signs that the cats have been hunting, like bird carcasses or feathers. That said, we can’t stop cats from being cats, even though they’re fed regularly,” Mortis said.

The directors said the criticisms of the cats’ effect on Trinity’s ecosystem have not been sent to them directly. They also feel that the cats do not pose as much a threat to birds as flying into glass windows does, as they’ve frequently spotted dead birds outside of windows around campus.

“The people who are concerned about the bird population should lobby the university to pay for the special glass to keep birds from smashing into it,” Morales said.

Junior Emma Frieze witnessed the dead bird that Bowen posted a photo of, saying it had collided with a window.

“I saw the bird on the ground, dead. It looked like it had run into the window, because it’s neck was snapped and there was nothing gross around it. I saw the Facebook post and thought, ‘I don’t really care what the point of this is.’ The bird was

already dead, please let the cat eat it,” Frieze said.

Lyons feels that if the school were to keep the cats indoors, the risk for harming biodiversity would be mitigated.

“One of the things that I probably didn’t mention enough in the [2016] Trinitonian article is that we need a ‘cat-atorium’ — a cat porch that can be attached to a building.

Students can go in and see the cats, but they stay indoors. If we have a cat-atorium, students can come and walk them. That would solve a lot of the problem. Having cats roaming around is bad for the cats, it’s not great for the students and they really shouldn’t be in students’ dorm rooms,” Lyons said.

The Cat Alliance emphasized that their care-taking methods were modeled after larger universities and are becoming popular at colleges across the state and country.

“There might be a misperception that we’re crazy cat people who just feed cats, but what we do is carefully thought out. Not just by us, but by many respected universities with a scientific approach and we carry it out that way as well.

We’re careful — we’re not just out there feeding cats and throwing out kibble and ignoring everything else,” Morales said.

Lyons and Morales do agree on one issue: the cat overpopulation problem is man-made.

“TNR [Trap-Neuter-Return] as a program is not Plan A for any cat. But because of the world, and especially because of the pet ownership culture in San Antonio, man has indeed created this problem. It’s going to take years to resolve the problem of overpopulation of pets. We’re with plan B, and that is to do something as humanely as we can in a way that benefits as many as possible. It’s not perfect, we know that,” Morales said.

Lyons feels that a viable option to regulate the cat population would be to enforce the use of leashes. She wants students to continue the discussion, but only if it’s from a logical perspective.

“We would love to do a panel discussion and really blow the top off of this. The problem is that, we find over and over again, the discussion becomes very quickly about the love of the cats.

That’s not a rational discussion,” Lyons said. “We feel that we can come to the table as scientists with evidence, with solutions and suggestions, but we’re not really open to being skewered by a very emotional perspective on this.” with additional reporting by Kaylie King

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GUIDELINES De-stress without your screen We’ve been surrounded by social media for our entire lives. Facebook was started before some first-years and sophomores were able to comprehend what a computer is. We have not experienced a time without instant and direct connectivity with our friends and peers. According to one documentary, we are the Screenagers.

The New York Times published a story about how Apple’s new “Screen Time” feature worked and how much the author’s teenager used her phone. Unsurprisingly, the time spent was staggeringly high (over six hours).

A member of the Trinitonian staff commented on how his phone filled free time during the week and how the screen time feature showed how bad his week was. Others commented that their screen time was much higher than they expected, sometimes topping six hours per day.

Platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook (among others) are often at

the top of these screen time leaderboards.

These social networks serve as ways for us to connect with our friends and maintain friendships that otherwise wouldn’t be as strong as they are. But they can also be toxic.

What we see on social media is not a perfect representation of everyone’s life.

The human brain is trained to like rewards, and social media provides the instant gratification and appreciation that we seek.

We seek the staggeringly high “like” count on an ACL photo on Instagram or a tweet that seems to be receiving more and more “likes” by those in and out of our

network. Keeping long Snapchat streaks seems like a necessity, but is it worth the cost?

Seeing your friends at both Trinity and other schools having “the time of their lives” may give you the impression that their college experience is better than yours or that they never have bad days. But that’s not true. Social media highlights the happy moments and masks those that are subpar.

What we see on social media is not a perfect representation of everyone’s life.

We’re allowed to have bad days. Don’t have a “fear of missing out” because of what you see on social media — everyone has their own demons, their good days and bad days.

If you’re feeling down, counseling services is a great start. You can walk in from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. But if you’re looking for a good way to de-stress, try taking a break from social media. You’ll find that you have more time, and you’re not so caught up in others’ impressions of you.

The enlightened view from the chapel SAN WILLIAMS GUEST COLUMNIST ewillia3@trinity.edu

Several months ago, Doug Brackenridge gave me a tour of the Trinity campus.

Brackenridge, a retired Trinity professor of religion, wrote a book on the history of Trinity titled “Trinity: A Tale of Three Cities.” When Doug and I reached the Margarite B. Parker Chapel, he explained the symbolism of the building’s north wall — the one constructed of glass.

The obvious purpose behind using clear glass was to let ample light into the building. Beyond that practical concern, this glass wall was designed to allow people in the chapel to look out on the science building. The architecture conveyed the conviction that religion should inform science and, conversely, that science should inform religion.

The architecture conveyed the conviction that religion should inform science and, conversely, that science should inform religion.

In other words, religious life on the Trinity campus should not be confined to the chapel, but rather open to dialogue with science and all other academic disciplines.

By the time the chapel was finished, instead of looking out on the science

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building, the glass wall faced a parking lot!

Thus, the view was subsequently modified to feature an attractive and functional meditation garden.

Still, the symbolism that was originally envisioned is worth our consideration. To many people today, the very mention of religion sounds a discordant note. Perhaps one reason for this discord is that we tend to narrow the definition of religion to refer only to a set of doctrinal beliefs.

In its Latin root, however, our English word for religion is “religare,” which means to connect. In this sense, religion connects all aspects of our lives and endeavors to larger questions of meaning and purpose. Like the chapel’s glass wall, religion opens the doors of perception to deeper understanding.

In the 1950s, Dag Hammarskjold served as secretary-general of the United Nations.

In addition to his diplomatic service,

Hammarskjold was a deeply spiritual man and kept a journal of his reflections. After his death, these reflections were compiled in a book called “Markings.” In one of his reflections he wrote, “God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.”

It’s that “steady radiance of a wonder” that illumines our lives and permeates every area of academic pursuit. Such radiance, mystery and awe are fully as present in the chemistry lab as in a chapel worship service.

The Parker Chapel reminds us, through its glass wall and meditative garden, to stay open, stay connected and stay tuned to a radiant presence that cannot be confined to a designated religious space.

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A week-old vegetarian NATALIA SALAS OPINION COLUMNIST nsalas@trinity.edu This week, I decided to try something new, again. As a meat eater my entire life, I became vegetarian for a week. I went seven days refraining from eating meat for the first time in my life, and guess what? It really wasn’t that hard.

I have always wanted to be vegetarian but had never given myself the chance. I always made excuses, as many of us do. I hear from a lot from people that they “just couldn’t” stop eating meat.

I thought this, too. I assumed I liked certain foods too much to live without them, but this week has helped me realize that this may not be the case.

I can’t say much because I’ve only done this for a short amount of time. I also accidentally took a bite of my brother’s food when he offered me oysters, which I’m pretty sure aren’t vegetarian (oops), but I am challenging myself to continue on and at least try to become a vegetarian for good.

I thought that having a diet restriction as a college student would be difficult because of the food options we have on campus. But I didn’t feel restricted to the vegetarian section at Mabee because I experimented with the other meatless options we have on campus.

There’s obviously a ton of meatless bagel and shmear options at Einstein’s, and skipping out on adding “protein” in a Freshii bowl pretty much doesn’t change the taste at all — it costs extra anyway. However, from what I’ve heard from actual vegetarians, food options here are very limited — especially at Mabee.

I happened to go home last weekend, but from what I’ve been told, being a vegetarian on campus is especially hard on weekends. I did go to various restaurants, however, and when I started looking at menus for meatless options, they became very easy to find. I didn’t feel restricted when it came to what I could order at restaurants, although there were fewer options. To my surprise, I liked everything I ordered, even if it didn’t have meat

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in it. I also realized many of the reasons there are to be vegetarian. There are way more reasons to become vegetarian than I have space to write.

There’s obviously the whole protection of animals thing. I know that a lot of us have seen videos, and the conditions under which some of these animals are killed can be pretty awful just to be put on our plates. I don’t say this to make anyone feel bad.

I had also seen videos, and had still been a meat eater all my life, so I understand.

I write this to suggest another reason, one that I think is paid less attention to than the protection of animals. That reason is the impact that eating meat has on the planet. Unfortunately, meat consumption has an unbelievable environmental impact when you take into account all the resources and space used to raise the animals that we eat. The truth is that the farms dedicated to raising these animals contribute way more to global warming than people want to admit.

I don’t think I’m being paranoid when I say that the planet is dying at a pretty fast pace, and there isn’t much being done to stop it. I’m not saying that I think everyone should be vegetarian, or even try it for a week, but we should all be taking steps to minimize the negative impact we’re having on the Earth. Life is still worth living without chicken nuggets, I promise.

There are a million actions we can take to reduce our carbon footprint, but the thing is we have to actually start doing them. I am trying to implement small actions into my everyday life, like trying vegetarianism for example. This means I’m hurting the planet that much less in the long run, which — contrary to popular belief — does in fact matter.

Again, I only did this for a week. I absolutely wouldn’t call myself a vegetarian yet, but I am willing to try to get to that point. If vegetarianism is something you’ve ever wanted to possibly try out for whatever reason, I challenge you to do it for a little while and see how it goes. It may be a way more viable option than you’ve always thought it was.

Natalia Salas is a sophomore communication major.

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Commie cookies and Don’t be satisfied: Amazon

Chinese caricatures still takes advantage of you IAN DILL GUEST COLUMNIST idill@trinity.edu

OLIVIA ROYBAL GUEST COLUMNIST oroybal@ trinity.edu

This Tuesday, Tigers for Liberty (TFL) set up a display in Coates about the horrors of Mao ZeDong’s leadership in China. The table featured “Commie Cookies,” fortune cookies stuffed with slips of foreboding predictions made true during Mao’s rule.

These included “You will kill 60 million people,” or “You will make innocent families starve.”

The poster advertising the table was a hand drawn portrait of an eyes-closed, smiling Mao ZeDong with Chinatown font lettering.

While the information provided was not an outright lie about Mao’s legacy, the display’s racist caricature of Chinese culture and people should overshadow any kernels of truth they managed to sneak in. As Trinity students, dialogues about political systems of government and economics should be grounded in informed ideological differences rather than insidious generalizations or fearmongering. There are just too many meaningful distinctions between Marxist, Leninist, Maoist and capitalist thought for the simplistic view offered by the “commie cookies” and Red Scare propaganda to be satisfying for Trinity students.

The understanding of Chinese policy as “crazy” and “irrational” is an acute failure of TFL’s display...

Before TFL sets up more of these booths, it may be useful to frankly ask what the purpose is. Who on campus is advocating Maoism? Has the secret Tiger Communist Party returned? Is there a resurgent global Maoist Movement that we have all been missing this whole time?

By TFL’s own admission, China has completely moved away from Maoist thought since his death.

It seems more likely that TFL is simply caught up in buttressing a racist “Yellow Peril” narrative about an imaginary, long-dead enemy in hopes to shut down rather than facilitate informed discussion.

Our intention here is to incite a better version of this dialogue.

The approach taken by TFL is not to disprove the substance of communism, but to bluntly repeat sweeping statistics about

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its failure and tie them directly to suspect claims about Mao’s own “insane psychopathy.”

But if we are being honest and scholarly about this matter, we ought to ask: is the failure of communism in China a product of a couple of “insane psychopaths,” or was it failed economics mixed with nationalism? This difference is completely elided by the dog-whistle racist, “crazy Chinese” narrative evoked by TFL. Treating the “horrors of communism” as a homogenous block arising only out of one man’s alleged insanity is simply a-historical.

Much of the backlash in China to the imperial reach of Western Capitalism is understandable. China was subject to market domination, colonial control and outright invasion by Capitalist economic powers for hundreds of years leading up to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

Thus, the rise of Mao ZeDong through narratives which stressed anti-imperialism, communitarian economics and rural agrarian empowerment are worth treating as credible.

The ways that Mao acted on these ideals through economic and foreign policy is a product of complex social and cultural forces dating as far back as the Warring States period (475–221 BCE) in China. The differences between classical Marxism, Leninism and Maoism are subject to intense theoretical debates within academia.

The understanding of Chinese policy as “crazy” and “irrational” is an acute failure of TFL’s display, but they are certainly not the first to deploy this rhetoric. As mentioned in reference to the “Yellow Peril” narrative, understanding Chinese actions as nothing but the closed-mindedness of a psychopath are pervasive in Western discourse on China throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries.

This narrative is obviously false, as demonstrated by the substance of U.S.-China policy, which expected and predicted a rational response from Mao. For instance, U.S. policymakers established a clear containment policy for decades under the assumption that Mao would correctly read our signals of force and defer to diplomacy over military conflict.

What room does this paradigm leave for meaningful engagement with Chinese policy or culture if it assumes China will always act irrationally?

This rhetorical strategy is rhetorically and theoretically incoherent.

We welcome debate on these issues and recognize the array of theoretical stances which inform the discussion of Mao’s legacy. We hope that the members of TFL who ran the booth will elect to drop the fortune cookie act and participate in that discussion.

Ian Dill is a junior economics and environmental studies double major.

Olivia Roybal is a senior environmental studies and political science double major.

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illustration by KAITLYN CURRY

BEN GONZALEZ OPINION COLUMNIST bgonzale@ trinity.edu Recently, Amazon announced that they would be increasing their minimum wage to 17 dollars per hour for all of their U.S. workers.

This decision brought instant media attention, as it represented a rare victory for the “Fight for $15,” a movement started by workers in 2012. However, while this decision from Amazon is definitely a step in the right direction, the narratives surrounding this development are very indicative of the low standards our society has set for major businesses.

Amazon’s sudden change came among calls for serious reforms of warehouse working conditions.

Reports of employees having to skip bathroom breaks and urinate in trash cans plagued Amazon’s image in the news cycle, bringing national negative attention to the company.

Additional horror stories from the warehouses included a disciplinary point system that determined when someone could be fired, which penalized employees for calling in sick or working too slowly.

Furthermore, Bernie Sanders began making criticisms that targeted the company for the large percentage of their employees who rely on state-funded welfare programs like SNAP. Sanders even introduced the Stop BEZOS Act as a symbolic attempt to hold companies like Amazon responsible for the wellbeing of its employees.

After the recent minimum wage raise, much of the coverage shifted to discuss the new benefits received by employees. Articles repeatedly quoted Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, claiming to lead the charge of the worker’s rights movement: “We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do and decided we want to lead.” Yet all of this coverage tended to ignore the

previously-mentioned outrageous conditions employees suffered, and Amazon did not address any conditions besides wages in their statement. In fact, in an interview with Mic, Jay Carney, senior vice president at Amazon dismissed the issue: “The workplace conditions are something we’re very proud of. You know, not every job is for everyone.”

I would argue that Amazon deserves no applause for their decision to increase wages for their employees. First of all, it is clear that they are not taking all of the issues that employees have been reporting seriously.

Simply increasing the wages while dismissing the numerous reports of stressful and sometimes inhumane working conditions completely contradicts the message that Amazon is trying to become a “leader” in workers’ rights.

Hold these massive corporations to a higher standard and refuse to be satisfied when they only fix one of their numerous problems.

Furthermore, the narrative of Amazon supposedly leading the fight for livable wages glosses over the years of struggle suffered by activists in the “Fight for $15” movement. In this version of reality, Amazon appears as the generous hero swooping in to grant their employees bountiful wages rather than submitting to the demands of people who work full-time and would like to be treated as such. Sure, Amazon is right to be using their immense sway to join in on the fight for an increased minimum wage, but they

should not act as though it was their idea all along. This demand is not a new one, and all Amazon has done is help correct something that should not have been a problem in the first place.

Additionally, we should not fool ourselves into believing that Amazon is making this change simply out of the kindness of their collective corporate heart. Their public image has suffered hit after hit for months, and if they had truly wanted to lead so badly, they probably would have chosen to do so after the first couple of reports.

Instead, their announcement to raise their minimum wage comes at a convenient time before they begin recruiting approximately 100,000 seasonal employees for the holidays and before they announce their new headquarters’ location. In a single wage hike, Amazon has made a mostly successful recovery of their public image just before two massive make-or-break business moves, making it extremely evident that Amazon has its own reasons to suddenly gain a passion for workers’ rights activism.

Amazon’s decision to make their minimum wage is, without question, a good change with massive benefits. We as a society should, however, be able to scrutinize such decisions more thoroughly and figure out how they could be doing even better.

Hold these massive corporations to a higher standard and refuse to be satisfied when they only fix one of their numerous problems.

In many cases, these companies are well-designed to maximize the exploitation of their workers, even when they decide to take shortterm sacrifices such as a minimum wage raise. If we look past all the big inspirational talk, I think we’ll find that many employers are just looking to survive the political fallout and quietly continue their most harmful practices.

Ben Gonzalez is a junior anthropology major.

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Learning the differences

Neon lights placed on the modern art section of the National Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland, read “Everything is going to be all right” in bright blue. The message is an installation by Martin Creed, an artist known for minimalist yet contemplative modern art pieces. photo by KARA KILLINGER

KARA KILLINGER OPINION COLUMNIST kkilling@trinity.edu

I’ve been studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland for almost two months, and all the while, I’ve been observing many little differences between the culture here and the culture at home in San Antonio.

Here’s what I’ve noticed about life across the pond.

WORDS WORDS WORDS Some phrases belonging to the Scottish — and often shared by the whole United Kingdom and Ireland — are nothing short of delightful. I’m a big fan of how liberally people use “lovely,” “quite” and “as well.”

There’s something extremely charming about “wherabouts” used in place of “where” such as in the phrase, “Wherabouts are you from?”

And there are a couple of absurd replacements that I adore: for instance, in Scotland, what we would call dish soap is “washing-up liquid.”

By far my favorite word here is the cute and versatile “Cheers!” Cheers can mean thank you, you’re welcome, have a good day or hello, and people will say to it me when I hold the door open for them or pay for groceries or leave a restaurant. If I were a truly assimilated American, I would say “Cheers!” back in these situations, but I am not one of those, so instead I just nod.

Words can also be a source of confusion.

My biggest adjustment has been the university/college/school debacle — to me, the three are pretty much interchangeable, but to Scottish people they are not. “College” here refers to a two-year school where one goes to take certain classes in preparation for university — what we might call a junior college. “School” doesn’t either: Scottish people only use “school” to describe primary or high school. Oh, and middle school doesn’t exist in Scotland: high school starts when students are twelve years old.

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AMERICANISMS A couple of weeks ago I went to copy editing training for the University of Edinburgh’s student newspaper. In retrospect, this was maybe a bad idea because I’ll be out of town most Sundays when the paper gets produced, but I digress. One of the tips the head of copy editing told us was, “Remember, no Americanisms” — as in, don’t write “favorite” where you should write “favourite,” or “organize” instead of “organise.” Pretty standard editing practice for a Scottish paper, but it also reminded me of how much influence America has on the rest of the world. I mean, no one ever has to remind the

Trinitonian’s copy editors that there is no “u” in “color.”

America also has influence politically.

University of Edinburgh students care — sometimes very passionately — about events like Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. They write articles about United States politics and talk about Trump at parties. I find this interesting since I can barely remember the names of the four main political parties here in Scotland. I asked one British girl why she thought Scottish people care about the United States so much; she said she believes the world follows our example.

“If the United States Supreme Court makes a decision,” she said, “everywhere else might follow that precedent.”

I don’t think I fully realized the extent to which the world watches America until I came to Scotland.

MISS INDEPENDENT Abroad in Scotland, I have more freedom than I have ever had in my life. For the first time since high school, I have my own room, and for the first time since ever, I have my own kitchen where I cook for myself on a daily basis.

Cooking has been an adventure of throwing vegetables in a frying pan and hoping for the best. I also almost set off the fire alarm once because I accidentally burnt eggs. Don’t worry: I quickly solved the problem by opening both windows and flailing my arms around a lot to disperse the smoke. All’s well that ends well.

The more I do it though, the more cooking becomes a calming experience. I learn things.

I put music on. I brew many cups of tea.

Another aspect of Edinburgh that adds to my sense of independence is how walkable the city is. I can get wherever I need to go on foot.

My nearest grocery store is a three-minute walk away, my nearest vegan donut store is a thirty-second walk, and it takes me fifteen minutes or so to get to campus. Having my own two feet as my primary source of transportation allows me to be more spontaneous than I would ever be in America.

I can be walking along, see a used bookshop and decide to pop in — the trouble of finding a parking space is not a factor.

The trouble of making time for friends is often not even a factor. My free time is less limited here, and I feel no obligation to try and fill it all with socializing. If I need a study buddy or a friend to walk home with in the dark, I can hit up the Facebook group message, but no one will feel abandoned if I choose not to.

I think for a while at Trinity, I forgot how much I genuinely enjoy spending time alone. I’m hoping to bring that lesson back to Texas with me when January rolls around.

Kara Killinger is a junior English major.

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Unforeseen circumstances hinder volunteer opportunities but will not disrupt future events NOELLE BARRERA | PULSE REPORTER nbarrera@trinity.edu This year, the annual Tiger Breaks — Trinity's Alternative Breaks program — which provides service learning experiences for students during spring break — partnered with RAICES to plan their first ever fall service break: a volunteer trip to a Karnes City family detention center. This trip would have been scheduled on the recent three-day fall break weekend. However, on Oct. 8, RAICES informed Scott Brown, assistant director of Experiential Learning and coordinator for Tiger Breaks, that the trip would be cancelled.

The volunteer opportunity had been planned since early last spring.

"Last spring, we started conversations with RAICES, and they've been active partners.

We've had students volunteer with them either individually or in groups, and we have students who have interned there, and given just the national discourse around immigration, we thought that this was a unique opportunity," Brown said.

Brown eventually received more details about why the trip was cancelled.

"Initially, [RAICES] said it was due to emergent responsibilities, and then someone later clarified that they were actually moving their offices out of the family detention center to a new location, and they had short notice that this was happening," Brown said.

Brown was disappointed but was also understanding of the situation.

"I wanted to convey, certainly, my disappointment that our students weren't able to go on this unique volunteer opportunity ... but I also wanted to be sensitive at the same time [to how] they are an organization that is doing good work in a volatile climate

Students during last year's Tiger Breaks partake in volunteer opportunities together around San Antonio. Students were going to partner with RAICES in order to volunteer at a Karnes City family detention center this year before the event was cancelled. photos provided by JORDAN BRUCE

where needs change on a moment's notice," Brown said.

Victoria Carr, a junior who signed up for this Tiger Breaks trip, agreed with Brown's sentiments regarding the cancellation.

"I was disappointed, but I understood the risk involved with going to the detention center and knew RAICES was only acting in our best interest," Carr wrote over an email interview.

Carr voiced interest in attending next spring's Tiger Break to the El Paso/Las Cruces area, which will also be focused on immigration.

Brown emphasized the importance of providing new opportunities to the students who had signed up as site leaders or as volunteers.

Jeysel Huezo and Karla Penaloza Escareno, two Trinity sophomores who signed up as co site leaders, will have the opportunity to co-lead the spring El Paso/Las Cruces trip. In addition,

students who were signed up for the canceled trip to Karnes City will have priority to go on the El Paso/Las Cruces trip if they choose.

Students who were signed up to go to Karnes City and who want to go on the other spring Tiger Breaks trips to Oklahoma City, focused on poverty and homelessness, or New Orleans, focused on environmental justice, will have to complete a new application.

There may still be a fall break service trip next year.

"We're still committed to fall break for next year, and we're also thinking about a short condensed winter break trip at some point," Brown said. "It's too early to tell what the social issue or location will be [for fall break], but because it is two-and-a-half-day experience, it can't be too far from San Antonio so it can even be a localized volunteer experience."

Brown said that this experience won't change the Center for Experiential Learning's relationship with RAICES. "I don't anticipate that our partnership with RAICES in other avenues, whether it's service learning or internships, will be stifled because of this one-time cancellation," Brown said. "They're doing amazing work."

Penaloza Escarenodo also encouraged students to volunteer with RAICES. "I volunteered with RAICES one or two semesters ago and they always need help, whether it's volunteers, or help with paperwork, or anything else," Penaloza Escareno said.

Students who would like to learn more about upcoming Tiger Breaks trips can contact Scott Brown for more information at sbrown6@trinity.edu.

TU Gaming and Classics Dept. try multiplayer gaming Embarking on an odyssey of classics-inspired fun with the new Assassin's Creed game NOELLE BARRERA | PULSE REPORTER nbarrera@trinity.edu What do video games and Ancient Greek texts have in common? TU Gaming and the Classics Department found out.

On Oct. 17, in Richardson Communication Center 319, Trinity University Gaming (TU Gaming) hosted a playthrough of the 11th Assassin's Creed game, "Assassin's Creed Odyssey" (released on Oct. 5) with a unique cosponsor: the Classics Department.

According to Tiffany Nguyen — junior and secretary of TU Gaming — classics professors Corinne Pache, Benjamin Stevens, Thomas Jenkins and Nicolle Hirschfeld were among the professors who expressed interest in playing the new game, which is set during the Peloponnesian War between Athenians and Spartans in 431 BCE. Nguyen said that Jenkins — who studies classical receptions, or the study of how classical works are referenced in video games and other modern forms of media — first brought up the idea of hosting this event in Nguyen's advanced Latin class.

"The Classics Department does a lot of events, and Dr. Jenkins was thinking that this semester we could play Assassin's Creed because it was coming out," Nguyen said. continued on PAGE 13

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Actions speak much louder than votes

Advice on civic engagement from current and former students involved in politics NOELLE BARRERA | PULSE REPORTER nbarrera@trinity.edu The countdown to Oct. 22 — the beginning of the early voting period for 2018's midterm — is fast approaching. For students interested in local and national politics, this transition may give way to a new set of questions: what are ways to stay civically engaged beyond voting?

Carson Bolding, sophomore and public relations officer of Trinity Progressives (T-Prog), listed a variety of routes students can take to get involved in local politics, regardless of specific political views.

"Educating yourself on the issues and knowing what the ballot's going to look like when you [vote] and who you want to vote for, [and] going to meet-and-greets and getting to know candidates and hear their stances on things is important," Bolding said.

While the midterms may be ending, Bolding emphasized that campaign work is always ongoing.

"There's always phone banks and blockwalks for any of the candidates running in San Antonio going on at any time. They always need as many volunteers as they can get," Bolding said. "The Texas Organizing Project does a lot, and Gina Ortiz-Jones is running in a swing district right near us, and [both] always need a lot of volunteers. There's also Joseph Kopser, who's a Democrat running [in Texas]."

Isaiah Mitchell, junior and chairman of Tigers For Liberty (TFL), which is in the process of merging with a larger chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas, said that students can use the time after midterms to refine their political views.

"In Tigers For Liberty, we have a big emphasis on local politics and on education in terms of principles, and so our members get free books," Mitchell said. "Right now we're reading 'The Road to Serfdom,’ and so we talk about philosophy, ideology and principles a lot, which is definitely something that people should be doing on a rolling basis all the time — learning more about their own philosophies and foundations for why they vote a certain way."

Emma McMahan, sophomore and social chair of TFL, spoke about the importance of having political discussions with a wide variety of people, and said that a good way to start having these discussions is to join either TFL or T-Prog.

"We have resources and connections to people who work in politics, so that's a good way to get started on campus," McMahan said.

"Students that tend to be more conservative can go to [TFL], while students that are more liberal go to T-Prog. We're both nonpartisan; we do help to support partisan candidates, but you don't have to be Republican to join [TFL], and you don't need to be a democrat to join T-Prog."

Alex Birnel is the current Advocacy Manager of MOVE Texas, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that focuses on voter registration and that recently collaborated with SGA for National Voter Registration Day, and co-chair of San Antonio's Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter.

Birnel co-founded MOVE Texas (originally called MOVE San Antonio) with a group of friends as an undergraduate student at UTSA. In an interview, Birnel encouraged students to

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recognize and harness their political power as young people.

"Coach yourself in confidence about your own work, and apply what you learn to local conditions," Birnel said. "You don't necessarily have to form a nonprofit like MOVE for this.

Start off with noticing what workplace issues or gender inequalities or economic inequalities are in your vicinity and how you can come together with others to solve these problems."

Birnel also discussed ways to get involved in San Antonio politics.

"A lot of our power as a city is consolidated downtown: that's where City Council meetings take place and also where a lot of activism and protests happen,"

Birnel said. "A good way to approach organizing is going to the source — finding out about events listed on social media, asking questions in person and online ... following local newspapers and especially reading online comment threads on their websites is a good way to gauge how citizens feel about topics."

Students who want to learn more about T-Prog or sign up for their emailing list can contact swashing@trinity.edu. TFL can be contacted at TigersForLiberty@trinity.edu.

Students who want to learn more about MOVE Texas or San Antonio DSA can go to their official websites or contact Birnel at alex@movesanantonio.org.

Trinity rules! Peeking into past university guidelines Archived handbooks reveal old and strict rules that Trinity once had for students MARIA ZAHARATOS | PULSE REPORTER mzaharat@trinity.edu Since its foundation in 1869, Trinity has undergone many changes, including in its guidelines for student life. Trinity's earliest policies ensured freedom for the pursuit of education but left little room for other freedoms, such as what students wore and how they spent their time. "[For women:] For fall and winter — Confederate gray flannel dresses trimmed with same. Hats of suitable style to match ...

For commencement — Cream mull dresses trimmed with cream lace. Trimming must not be elaborate. Cream hats," according to the 1894 Courses of Study Bulletinn "The uniform adopted for young men consists of a dark blue for coats and a blue gray for pantaloons, of good material and made in seasonable college styles with caps to match the coat."

In addition, church attendance and religious exercises were mandatory. The bulletin also stated that students were not allowed to acquire debts. "[Today] there are fewer restrictions on students in terms of the clothing that they are wearing, fewer restrictions on hours and etc.," said Meredith Elsik, senior reference assistant in Coates Library. "Nowadays, students have the ability to put a little bit more into the decisions that they make for themselves in comparison to when there were a lot stricter, more formalized regulations of what they had to do on campus. So I think it's probably better."

Coleen Grissom, professor of English, began working at Trinity in 1958 and has played a role in enforcing and reforming these rules as former vice president for Student Affairs. In addition, she was a head resident of a girls dormitory in the 1950s.

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"The men had no rules. The women had a thousand. And they weren't called women, they were called girls," Grissom said.

The early editions of Courses of Study Bulletins did not even allow communication between members of the opposite sex. The rules detailed in handbooks became progressively less gendered in the '70s.

"After the first semester of the freshman year, all resident women are designated as having ‘unrestricted privileges.’ These privileges place upon the student herself the responsibility for determining her own curfew and for signing out properly from her dorm," according to the 19731974 Student Handbook.

Grissom recalls dreading having to go to upper campus because all women — not just students — were not allowed to wear pants or shorts there, only dresses and skirts. On lower campus, in certain areas and in the dorms clothing regulations were less severe. According to Grissom, Trinity's rules were mainly enforced for women, such as curfew (before sundown, as early as 6 p.m. in 1869) and visitation hours, which were both intended to limit contact between men and women and inhibit any sexual relations.

Trinity's female students also followed social codes that made sure they acted in a ladylike manner.

"It is not necessary to answer invitations for tea or coffee; however, if a resident cannot go she should write the hostess on the day of the tea or soon afterwards with a note of regret," according to the Etiquette section of the 1968–1969 Handbook for Resident Women.

"What I can't remember is how we ever changed it," Grissom said. "It was a slow process."

According to the various residential handbooks created over the years, students gained more personal freedoms, and the university no longer held students accountable as a parental authority. Along with Grissom, Ronald Calgaard

An excerpt from a Trinitonian article printed on June 28, 1974. This article discussed parent orientation and included comments from faculty about changing campus culture. FILE PHOTO

played an important role in enacting change. "[Arriving on campus in 1979], Calgaard directed the University Standards Committee to formulate new regulations for campus residence halls. The university began requiring students to sign an agreement that outlined their relationship as renters with the institution as landlord." according to university historian Douglas Brackenridge in his book Trinity University: A Tale of Three Cities.

Students today can eat in their dorms and no longer sign in and out of dorms or to go off campus, nor do they have to request special permission or chaperones to do so. In the past, failing to follow these rules could result in punishment by what was known as "a campus,” meaning they were limited to three activities, going to class, meals and church, according to the 1951-1952 McFarlin

Dormitory Handbook for Resident Women.

Over the course of the university's history, rules on substance use have also changed; the rules have fluctuated between allowing, banning and regulating alcohol and tobacco — as is seen in present-day rules.

Nevertheless, many rules that existed at the time are still enforced today. Students still cannot hang laundry from windows and dorm balconies or move furniture between rooms.

Older generations also had quiet hours, though theirs were more restrictive.

"Do not use typewriters in your room after 11:00 at night," according to the 19511952 Mary Catherine Hall Handbook for Resident Women.

Visit Special Collections in Coates Library or access archives through the Trinitonian website to learn more about Trinity’s old rules.

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TU Gaming and Classics continued from PAGE 11 "I was like, 'Oh! I happen to be in a gaming club. I could help you with that.'"

While Wednesday's event focused on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, according to Jenkins, a wide variety of modern video games owe their creative roots to ancient mythology.

"There’s an enduring fascination for the ancient world in a number of modern video games, including the 'Rome: Total War' series (which aims for at least a passing verisimilitude with actual Roman tactics) and 'Age of Mythology'," Jenkins wrote in an email interview. "To me, one of the weirdest and most interesting of modern games is 'Apotheon,' in which you recreate a Titanomachy: a war against the Greek gods.

The art style is completely Attic vase painting, which makes you feel like you are ‘playing’ a combination of movie and Greek vases."

Jenkins wondered how choice-based video games could potentially adapt Greek tragedies for a new audience.

"I think the most interesting games right now might be ‘adventure games’ where you (as the protagonist) have to make difficult moral choices: I was blown away by the ethical complexity of the first game in Telltale’s series for 'The Walking Dead,' " Jenkins wrote. "It’s occurred to me that a really enterprising video game designer might be able to adapt a Greek tragedy to the adventure game format — or at least include some of the heroes who most often figure in the tragedies (Hercules and Odysseus, among others)."

While the draw of this event was the professors playing the game, Rachel Lopez, junior and public relations coordinator of TU

Gaming, said that students would likely have the opportunity to play as well.

"The initial idea was just the professors [playing], but then we were thinking about how long, realistically, they would continue playing at this event. And, you know, students are going to want to play, so we'll just see how it goes," Lopez said.

Will Ballengee, junior and president of TU Gaming, was excited to learn more about the historical aspects and accuracy of one of his favorite series.

"I've played most of the old 'Assassin's Creed' games — I stopped playing a while ago, I don't like the new ones — but I never knew how accurate any of the history was," Ballengee said. "So there are two things that interest me about this event: one, getting the professors' reaction to this fictional game that's supposed to be historically accurate, and two, watching 'old' professors play these 'new' video games. I'm looking forward to some of their commentary, like, 'No one would wear that.' " Lopez agreed with Ballengee and added that, in accordance with classical reception theory, historical accuracy may matter less than what classics-inspired works like "Odyssey" can show us about the present.

"Some of it might not even be so much 'Historically accurate or not?' as much as 'What do we learn from our society by the way that we use [ancient] society? Is there anything ideological about the way that the gamemakers have manipulated their sources?' " Lopez said.

To learn about classical receptions, contact Jenkins or Stevens at tjenkins@trinity.edu or bstevens@trinity.edu. Email TU Gaming at tugaming@trinity.edu for more information about upcoming TU Gaming events.

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WOLF ROBINSON | A&E REPORTER jrobins7@trinity.edu Over the course of 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 large concert hall, the Aztec Theatre.

There’s something uniquely San Antonian about listening to rock music under a giant 1929 chandelier, surrounded by ancient Mesoamerican stylings.

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architectural style as it is for the bands that play there.

The venue’s character, paired with the commercial security of a national corporation — ­ it is owned and operated by Live Nation — make the Aztec Theatre a key venue for both growing and well-established acts.

For Libby Day, the marketing manager at the Aztec, the theater’s key attraction is its individuality in San Antonio’s event market.

“The space that the Aztec fills is really special because out of the three large theaters — Aztec, Majestic and Tobin — we’re the only building that has a GA [General Admission] floor,” Day said. “Our building is super flexible. We do all genres, whether it be blues, jazz, metal, rap, soul, hip-hop, comedy. It kind of runs the gamut.”

The Aztec’s size is another aspect which Day says differentiates it from other venues in the city.

“We get a lot of artists who come through this building who are too big for Paper Tiger and who want to do a standing GA show, so we’re their only option,” Day said. “We cater to artists who are either in a place in their career where they’re growing, like Highly Suspect, or artists like Marilyn Manson, where he’s doing a huge underplay.”

Eric Huerta, a fan of Highly Suspect, stood in line for hours to see the Oct. 11 concert at the San Antonio venue.

“They’ve caught people’s attention, and that’s probably why they’re playing here,” Huerta said. “Basically, it’s just good for musicians to be able to move to bigger venues where they won’t necessarily sell out. That’s great for the band.”

The size of the venue and the national acts that perform in it aren’t the Aztec Theatre’s only attractions.

The building’s interior design hasn’t changed since its creation in 1926, and due to the Aztec’s status on the National Register of Historic Places, the management must be careful to stay true to the original stylings. Mesoamericaninspired masks peer out at the 55-foot stage from between columns and imitation stonework, offering a distinct performance environment.

For Trinity junior Carlotta de Bellis, who has attended three concerts at the Aztec this semester, the building itself has played an influential role in her experience at each show.

“It’s interesting how it incorporates elements of Aztec architecture in a city as culturally rich as San Antonio,” de Bellis said. “It’s in one of the most prominent locations, and the theater itself kind of elevates the performance.”

Brian Fiegelman, the production manager at the Aztec, manages the sound, lighting and day-of-show duties of the theater. Fiegelman agreed that the Aztec’s character and its production capabilities create a perfect venue for San Antonio.

“There’s an experience level that you can’t have at a DIY or club show that we can do,” Fiegelman said.

“Before the Aztec, San Antonio had this hole where you couldn’t see this intimate show with an emerging artist or a huge act doing an underplay. This is the venue that every town needs.”

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What the fork? And other ethical issues Talking to professors and philosophy students about NBC’s “The Good Place” RAFAELA BRENNER | A&E REPORTER rbrenner@trinity.edu I can often count on TV sitcoms to provide a comfortable 20 minutes for me to relax, shut my brain off and just laugh.

While I can generally apply this rule to a decent number of the comedy shows I’ve seen, I cannot say the same with absolute confidence about NBC’s “The Good Place.”

With the start of the show’s third season this fall, you might have come across one of many recent articles discussing how its storytelling is different from other comedies on TV right now. If you’re unfamiliar with the premise of “The Good Place,” the plot follows Eleanor Shellstrop (played

by Kristen Bell) as she finds herself in the afterlife belonging in “The Good Place,” a utopia for those who have lived a morally correct life on earth. Eleanor is surprised but happy to be rewarded, until she realizes that she was sent there by mistake and must work to become a more ethical person if she wants to stay — not the first situation you would think of as a setting for situational comedy.

I decided to talk to the philosophical minds of Trinity’s campus to gauge their thoughts on “The Good Place.” The topic of most controversy among the students and professors I asked about the show was: is “The Good Place” just entertaining fluff that will throw the occasional Aristotle reference in the mix, or does it encourage

viewers to confront their own ways of thinking about ethics?

It’s no question that “The Good Place” is packed with chaotic jokes and antics. Patrick Keating, professor in the Department of Communication and chair of the film studies minor, praised the writers’ abilities to create genuinely hilarious gags, even while the ethical and metaphysical stakes of the plot are high. “[I like that] it has jokes. I’m a sort of traditionalist this way. I like my comedy to have jokes. I want to be able to say, to think that the writer’s looked at the jokes and they’ve rewritten and rewritten them. They’re not just relying on actors to improvise. They’re crafting these jokes,” Keating said.

The character Eleanor’s arc, which involves her attempts to become more righteous, gives the writers plenty of room to poke fun at her understanding of fundamental philosophical thinkers and concepts. Max Freeman, senior philosophy major and member of Trinity’s Philosophy Club, saw the show’s humor as a way for it to introduce these concepts for further thought among viewers.

“I like it for it’s call-outs and references to philosophy, or at least philosophers,” Freeman said. “It has a really difficult job of talking about philosophy in a meaningful way while also being entertaining.

Philosophy is fun, it can be fun, but it’s hard to go into that medium and make it [both] meaningful and fun ... but I think it does a good job, [with] certain episodes doing better than others.”

Philosophy major Alex Gammon, also a Philosophy Club member, is a loyal fan

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of the show and praised its humor, but found it to be lacking substance to add to philosophical thought or conversation.

“It’s a show that references philosophy a lot, but it’s not really about philosophy. In order for it to be about philosophy, it’d have to engage in philosophy, have philosophical themes, some sort of interesting message or some kind of challenge. … I imagine that in some ways,” The Good Place” is for philosophers what “The Big Bang Theory” is for physicists. A physicist doesn’t watch the show like, ‘I love this show about physics!’

The occasional Neil deGrasse Tyson cameo doesn’t make it that,” Gammon said.

While some might view the exploration of ethical concepts in “The Good Place” as being only surface level, professor Rachel Johnson in the Department of Philosophy saw promise in the show’s ability to make

its viewers think on ethical ideas that they might not have otherwise interacted with.

“It’s better to introduce these [ideas], even if you don’t have enough time to explain them thoroughly, than to not talk about them at all,” Johnson said. “I think they do a pretty good job of being accurate in what they say. So I don’t fear that my students will come into my classes with all sorts of misconceptions because they’ve watched this TV show: what they tell you about various moral theories is mostly correct.”

The writers of “The Good Place” have struck a tone likely to transport viewers into the world of the story no matter one engages with the show’s ideas. But whether you find yourself transported to TV heaven or not with each new episode this season, there’s one thing I truly believe: the show is damn funny.

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Collaged Campus: A focus on Club Lib The low-down on what’s hanging in the library, including pieces from alumni

RAFAELA BRENNER | A&E REPORTER rbrenner@trinity.edu Coates Library offers numerous resources to Trinity’s campus, but books and other print sources aren’t the only types of media that wait to be explored as you walk in. With many of works of art located on each floor, it can seem like there’s a feast for the eyes laying around every corner.

Library staff has acquired multiple art pieces to put on display around the building, including works by students, alumni and other artists. According to head of Instruction Services Benjamin Harris, much of the library’s collection has either been donated by benefactors, such as Jim Dicke, or obtained through its student art purchase program.

Harris emphasized the sheer amount of knowledge there is to discover about the library’s collection.

“I’m amazed at how each individual piece has its own story and its own history,” Harris said.

“We walk past sculptures and paintings all the time that we either don’t know anything about or don’t think to pay attention to. … It’s great to take the opportunity to pay attention to those pieces and the histories that they carry.”

Library reference assistant Erika James has looked into much of the art that’s cycled through the library over the years.

One painting on the third floor by abstract expressionist artist Francisco Sainz, also known as Paco, titled “The Cowboy,” always catches her eye. She was particularly fascinated to examine the life of the artist.

“He just seemed like a really crazy kind of interesting, fun guy.

[The painting is] a little unusual, and everybody’s like, ‘I hate that, It’s horrible,’ but I’m like, ‘No, it’s bright and colorful!’ ” James said.

TOP: Paintings by alum KATY FREEMAN hang on the second floor of the Coates Library. BOTTOM: Lanterns by alumni JESSICA KRIPAL and CAITLIN LAWRENCE in a piece titled “Crystalline Structure” hang on the fourth floor of the library, above the staircase. photos by GENEVIEVE HUMPHREYS

“It’s [interesting] when you look into the people who made it.”

It’s certain that, as far as art collections go, there’s a diversity of works to be found on each floor of the building. One such collection by alum Katy Freeman ’17 focuses in on the use of technology in our society.

While smartphones could often be a distraction to the diligent student camped out in the library the night before an exam, this series of five paintings featuring the devices might come as a welcome sight to those who pass by while browsing the second floor.

Each painting in this series features a different member of Freeman’s family, including herself

and her brother Max Freeman, who is currently a senior, holding up a smartphone. Freeman, a graduate of Trinity’s studio art program, produced these pieces during her senior year in 2017.

“My inspiration for the work came about when I studied abroad in Florence, Italy, spring semester of my junior year. Being away from friends and family in the U.S., the only way we were able to communicate was with technology,” Freeman said. “I just became very aware of how much other people were using those devices all around me. ... That’s kind of how everyone would experience all of the tourist attractions. So when I went to

art museums and historical sites everyone was taking pictures, selfie sticks everywhere. People would take it in and appreciate it, but I kind of wondered what it was like before we had smartphones.”

After Freeman completed the paintings as part of her capstone project, the collection was bought as part of the library’s student art purchase program. Freeman expressed her appreciation to have her work be displayed.

“I really like how people who are going to Trinity, who are doing the same things that I did, going through the same things get to see those pieces. I hope that it being on display causes other people to think about it,” Freeman said.

You’ve likely also walked past the illuminating installation piece which hangs over the stairway to the library’s fourth floor. Countless small lantern-like figures make up this piece, titled “Crystalline Structure”, produced by alumni Jessica Kripal ’16 and Caitlin Lawrence ’16. Harris noted the serendipitous story of how the piece found its location.

“It was part of a senior show and they were worried about what to do with it after the show. Professor Kate Ritson came over and asked me if there was a place in the library for it, and there’s a perfect place in the library for it,” Harris said. “It fits so well, it’s almost just a lucky accident really that they thought of us.”

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• Men’s Soccer vs. Schreiner University, Friday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m.

• Football vs. Sewanee: The University of the South, at Alamo Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m.

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Volleyball continues 8-game winning run Assistant coach Hazelwood and the players elaborate on the team’s plans for the upcoming the postseason MEGAN FLORES | SPORTS INTERN mflores8@trinity.edu Trinity University’s volleyball team currently holds an 18–4 season record, which includes a 10–0 mark in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) conference play and eight consecutive match wins. Over the course of the season, the team has defeated several ranked opponents, including No. 2 Colorado College.

Assistant coach Marion Hazelwood believes that this win was a significant turning point for the team.

“We had just come off of two big losses in Illinois, both against ranked opponents.

It was a huge opportunity for the girls to show mental toughness because going into a big weekend of matches right after two heart-breakers is incredibly hard. Our team’s energy switched the momentum our way, so we have just been trying to build on that everyday,” Hazelwood said.

During this game, first-year middle blocker Emma Funk recorded a career-best six blocks, while firing in 10 kills and posting five digs.

“Emma went up for a swing on match point versus Colorado College and won the match with a kill. That level of confidence as a [first-year] is rare,” Hazelwood said.

In regards to her success under pressure, Funk said, “In the moment, I focused on staying disciplined and reading the court for any possible spots to tip or hit to. After the play, I was extremely relieved and excited.”

Funk’s performance during the weekend of matchups against Colorado College,

Trinity’s volleyball team participates in an inter-squad scrimmage. During this, the team splits up and members play each other. This allows for coaches to not only see who is performing well of the starters, but also to see if the new talent is progressing well and vying for a starting spot. photo by PAIGE REISTLE

the University of Dallas and Johnson & Wales University earned her a nomination as SCAC Defensive Player of the Week.

This award was won by senior defensive specialist Sarah Mullens three weeks prior.

Katrina Lieberman, a junior setter from

Tustin, California, has been nominated as SCAC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season.

“I earned these awards because of how strong our team is as a whole. I can’t run an efficient offense without both amazing defensive players and incredible hitters to put the ball away. I am so fortunate to play on such a well-balanced and talented team,” Lieberman said.

On Lieberman, Hazelwood said, “Katrina maintains a level of consistency on the court that is hard for any player to provide. She’s a positive voice for the team and sets a good example for getting into the gym, doing her job and maintaining a good attitude.”

The Tiger volleyball team is currently ranked No. 10, according to the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll.

“I think this ranking has motivated us to work even harder to try and move up in the rankings. Our always goals stay the same: to keep working hard and get better every day,” Lieberman said.

Going into the rest of the regular season and post-season, Lieberman hopes to see the team perform at their fullest capabilities.

“I think the biggest goal that I have is that we play to our highest potential and do everything we can to win! Hopefully we make it farther this year than in the past, and if we continue working as hard as we have been, I think this can be accomplished,” Lieberman said. continued on PAGE 18

Why one shouldn’t bowl alone WOMEN’S SOCCER The Tigers defeated Texas Lutheran University 4–0 last Friday. Then on Sunday, they beat University of Dallas 7–0.

They hold a 12–1–1 record.

MEN’S SOCCER The Tigers defeated University of Dallas 3–0 on Sunday. They hold a 12–1–1 record.

VOLLEYBALL The Tigers came out with wins against Schriener University 3–1 and Texas Lutheran University 3–0. They hold a 18–4 overall record.

FOOTBALL The Tigers lost at Centre College 33–28 on Saturday.

They hold a 3–3 record.

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Opinion: Joining clubs at college is important in enjoying all of college AUSTIN DAVIDSON SPORTS EDITOR adavids1@trinity.edu

In high school, I played three different sports. Of those three sports, I was good at lacrosse, decent at soccer and laughable at swimming — yet I loved participating in all of them.

The team atmosphere and exercise that each of the sports gave me helped make my high school experience a rewarding and formative one.

When I came to Trinity, I worried that I would lose those experiences, that I wouldn’t be able to find a similar team environment to provide a nice break from academics.

Thankfully, I was introduced early on to the various club sports that Trinity has to offer.

The club sport that I joined was soccer, and from the beginning, I knew I would be happy with this new team.

I fondly remember that the captain of the club, Robbie, would always ask me how

my day was going and always invited me to hangout with him and his friends.

He had picked up on the fact I was having a tough first year, and he did his best to try and show me how much Trinity had to offer.

I wouldn’t have had this interaction without having joined club soccer. In addition to Robbie’s kindness, club soccer also offered me the opportunity to exercise, and it gave me the structure that I needed during my tough first semester.

It also gave me a group of people who all shared a common interest, which makes for an ideal circumstance to make friends and connections.

This type of experience isn’t isolated to club soccer. All of the sports clubs that Trinity has — from ultimate frisbee to rugby — offer this sort of environment that many people coming from high school may miss.

I know my time at Trinity has been made infinitely better by me joining a club sport.

Yet this goes beyond just club sports.

Joining a club is an essential aspect of college, tantamount with going to your first party or missing home. It could either be joining a club you already knew or joining one wanted to learn about it.

I had no idea Trinity had a club lacrosse team, but this spring, I plan to join them in the shared enjoyment of constant injury.

Becoming more involved is vital to getting the most out of college. Joining clubs — whether they be club sports, language

clubs or academic clubs — helps one to become more involved with the community.

I joined the Trinitonian, and it has been a fantastic experience — one that has introduced me to intelligent, passionate and driven people who inspire me to be as impressive as they are.

Meeting those kinds of people and learning from them comes with joining clubs and involvement with the community.

A key part of why I was so unhappy during my first semester was because of how uninvolved I was.

I refused to go out and meet people, but after I went to one club soccer practice, I saw the possibility of me enjoying Trinity.

Finding a group or even things that interest you is hard when you come to college.

A lot is thrown at you in a short span of time and academics really do consume a lot of everyones time.

But being a part of a club — or maybe even two — splits up your week and gives you a break from advanced biomechanics or whatever engineers take.

There are over 100 organizations that students can join, ranging from club soccer to the Trinity University Players.

Each of these different clubs and organizations offer a home where Trinity students can learn and grow.

While everyones schedules are crammed, finding time to go to just one meeting or practice can really make college everything it was made out to be.

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Hazelwood shares a view similar to her teammate’s.

“This team is truly something special. We have so much depth in our roster, and each player is still continuing to develop in every aspect of their game. If we can continue to build on what we have accomplished so far, we will definitely compete at a very high level when tournament time comes around.

Our team comes to practice every day with a good attitude, eager to learn and improve and they’re excited to see how far they can take our season this year,” Hazelwood said.

Although it’s Hazelwood’s first season working with the Tiger volleyball program, she’s found herself blown away by the team’s performance and attitude.

“My experience for my first season has exceeded all of my expectations. I knew it would be enjoyable to coach a team like this one, but it is rare to have an entire team of players who are as dedicated and hard working as this team is. The way they have fully committed to this team and its success reminds me daily of why I love this sport.

But more than that, they aren’t just great athletes — they’re great students, people and leaders. Not to mention, they’re extremely fun to watch! I consider myself very lucky to work with them, and I’m excited to see them succeed,” Hazelwood said.

Next week, the team will participate in the SCAC Divisional against Colorado College, the University of Dallas and Johnson & Wales University, where they hope to continue building on their current eight-game winning streak.

TOP: First-year outside hitter SARAH WILLIAMMEE finishes her follow through after serving the ball.

LEFT: The two teams shake hands after completing an inter-squad scrimmage at practice.

BOTTOM: The players get set and ready as a play continues during practice. photos by PAIGE REISTLE

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Trinity men’s soccer gets redemption vs. UD

The Tigers recover from their only loss this season by defeating the Crusaders with a 3–0 victory attention because they usually score the actual goals. I had a good series of games that weekend and ended up winning the awards, but I could argue that the defenders and midfielders on my team deserved it for these past couple of weeks. I would not have scored those goals if my teammates were not providing me with quality passes, so credit should go to them as well,” Codispoti said.

First-year Jacob Hallenberger was also nominated for SCAC Offensive Player of the Week for his outstanding performance in the games against the Texas Lutheran and Dallas teams.

“Awards are always nice to earn, but I think they’re more representative of my team’s effort than my personal play. It takes the work of all 39 guys, so although it’s great to be recognized, I give so much credit to my teammates,” Hallenberger said.

Looking ahead to the postseason, the Tigers are setting their sights high.

“This year, our team’s goal is to win a National Championship. We believe we can achieve this if we all perform at our full capabilities, day in and day out. I think we especially believe this goal after the tie against Chicago earlier in the season, when we were a new team and still had things to fix and figure out. We have grown since then, and we still believe we have more room to grow,” Codispoti said.

Similarly, Hallenberger hopes that the team will continue to improve as the season progresses.

“Obviously we want to advance as far in the NCAA tournament as possible, so the ultimate goal is to win the National Championship. Other than that, we really just try to take everything one day at a time by consistently working hard in practices and putting maximum effort into competition,” Hallenberger said.

Next up, the Tigers will take on Schreiner in the second to last home game of the season on Friday, Oct. 19.

MEGAN FLORES | SPORTS INTERN mflores8@trinity.edu The Tiger soccer team recorded a clean-sheet victory against the University of Dallas, closing out with a 3–0 win. With this victory, the team improved their season record to 12–1–1 and 10–1–0 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) play.

Three weeks prior, the team suffered their first loss of the entire season against the Dallas Crusaders, falling by a score of 2–1. Sunday’s game presented a significant opportunity of redemption for the Tigers.

Sophomore Jacob Hallenberger recalls that the results of the first Dallas game served as a significant source of motivation in the rematch.

“We didn’t perform at our usual level, so the loss definitely didn’t sit right with us. The Dallas team celebrated a little dramatically when they won, so it was great to beat them convincingly the second time around,” said Hallenberger.

His teammate, Andrea Codispoti echoes this opinion.

“When we lost the first Dallas game, we had to take a serious look at ourselves. After long debates and heated arguments, we all agreed that the game was nothing more than a mishap. We weren’t playing our true level that day. Going into this game, we wanted to prove a point, not only to the Dallas team and all the other teams in the country, but to ourselves,” Codispoti said.

The team accomplished this plan with a confidence boosting header by junior Brady Johnston only 39 seconds before halftime.

“In all honesty, after 45 minutes of playing in the heat, I was very tired. When the free kick occurred near the halfway line, coach McGinlay motivated me to push forward and use my presence in the air for a final chance.

Diego Gonzalez played a peach of a ball into the penalty area, and I jumped up in the midst of a

Junior midfielder BRADY JOHNSTON juggles a ball at the beginning of practice. Soccer players juggle to work on coordination and also to help them get better touch and feel for the ball. photo by PAIGE REISTLE

bunch of defenders. I was able to head the ball above the goalkeeper. It was a great feeling to get the goal to break the deadlock,” Johnston said.

In the final half of play, junior Roman Cano scored from the left side of the net to secure the second goal of the game for the Tigers. With his impressive consistency, Cano earned Player of the Week honors for the second occasion this season. Codispoti scored in the last half of the game, bringing the Trinity team to a 3–0 lead.

“In the moment, my instincts took over, and the play developed naturally. All I knew was that I wanted to go straight to goal when I picked up the ball. Afterwards, we felt relieved because

Golf ends on high note

we knew it was unlikely that Dallas could come back from three goals with only 20 minutes left in the game,” Codispoti said.

For the impressive play he has provided this season, Codispoti has received numerous accolades, including a nomination as the United Soccer Coaches National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Men’s Player of the Week, and SCAC Men’s Offensive Player of the Week. Codispoti gives the credit of these awards to his teammates, not himself.

“I think part of the reason that I was nominated for these titles is because I am a forward. That position typically gets all the

The men’s and women’s teams both place in tournament REBECCA DERBY | ADVERTISING DIRECTOR rderby@trinity.edu Both men’s and women’s golf teams concluded their fall season earlier this week at the Alamo City Classic hosted at the Quarry Golf Club.

Originally scheduled for this past Monday and Tuesday, the tournament was postponed Monday to assess course conditions and allow the rainy weather to pass and was eventually shortened to only 18 holes on Tuesday due to inclement weather.

The men’s team placed fourth while the women’s team placed third.

Senior Jacob Hudson started his round off great with a birdie on the par 3 eighth hole.

Playing as an individual, Hudson struggled later on in his round as the weather never gave up.

Hudson turned in an eight-over 79 on Tuesday.

According to Hudson, the tournament felt like it ended quickly, especially after the first round was canceled.

Junior Peyton Bartee, whose scorecard included a birdie on the challenging uphill par four ninth hole, also noted how brutal the weather was.

“In those weather conditions it was a grind for all of us,” Bartee said.

Sophomore Dawson Dally turned in a double-bogey free scorecard at four over par. His score of 75 earned him a tie for third place among five other competitors, including teammate Tucker Norris. The top four individual scores of the men’s team contributed to the 27-over par team score of 311 to put them in fourth place, only five strokes behind tournament champions University of Houston-Victoria.

Led by senior and Co-captain Emilee Strausburg, the women’s team finished with a team score of 346, only 10 strokes behind first

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place team Concordia University. Strausburg finished second in the tournament after carding an 81, which included 10 pars and one birdie.

Her performance earned Strausburg SCAC Player of the Week for the second time this season and the sixth time during her college career.

In regards to the harsh conditions, Strausburg said, “I am so proud of everyone powering through the cold and rain.”

Sophomore Delaney Kelley, who turned in a 94, mentioned the challenges the weather posed throughout the season.

“We had to play during or after lots of rain during the fall, changing the conditions of the game for everyone,” Kelley said.

“The Alamo City Classic had the most demanding conditions of the three ... but we still ended up with a good finish”, Kelley said.

Both men’s and women’s teams comprise relatively young golfers, with two firstyears and three sophomores on the men’s team and three first-years rounding out the women’s team.

“We have a young team, and it takes some time to get adjusted to being a studentathlete,” Bartee said.

Co-captain of the women’s team, Strausburg is looking forward to when the first-years on the team take charge.

“They all have the talent to do great things,” Strausburg said.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will start up their spring 2019 season at the Schreiner Spring Shootout at Comanche Trace Golf Club in Kerrville on March 11–12.

Both teams have their sights on a successful spring season.

“Our biggest goal is to come back and regain the conference championship title,” Kelly said.

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