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Semester begins with alcohol and drug violations

WHAT TO DO AFTER MIDNIGHT AT TU The fun doesn’t stop after the clock hits 12.

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n Misconduct reflects

longstanding trend at the university

by Rachel Puckett

Reporter

TRINITY STAYS IN LEAGUE DESPITE OTHERS LEAVING Seven of 12 teams leave the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, Trinity chooses to stay.

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photo by Purushottam Shah

Junior Yemi Idowu helps magician Norman Ng conjure an android cellphone out of a box of chips. The Norman Magic Experience concluded the 2011 Welcome Week with a crunch.

Can the real Trinity please stand up?

n Trinity University enters a lawsuit to

prevent an online organization from diluting the Trinity name

by Kellie Benn

Reporter

BATTLE OF THE BANDS Trinity students know how to rock! See what kind of tunes they are turning out.

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Trinity University is suing an online institution that offers degree programs under the name of Trinity Learning Foundation for trademark infringement.

The suit, which was filed in federal district court on July 21, seeks to prevent the online institution from using the Trinity University name on its web site or to promote its programs.

“Because they are using our name, we feel it

is an infringement of our registered trademark and can lead to trademark dilution,” said Sharon Jones Schweitzer, assistant vice president for University Communications.

According to its web site, the online Trinity University, “an educational division of Trinity Learning Foundation,” is headquartered in Delaware and offers professional degrees in Information Systems, Business Administration, Business Administration Technology and Hospitality Management. The institution even has a doctorate program.

Administrators are anxious that people who do not know the difference between Trinity University in San Antonio and the online organization will mistake the online university for the liberal arts university. n See LAWSUIT page 3

This semester began with a bang for a group of students who were caught using prohibited substances on Trinity’s campus the first weekend back at school. The Trinity University Police Department issued an alcohol violation on Saturday, Aug. 20 and initiated an investigation of students possessing marijuana on the same day.

The alcohol violations were issued when TUPD broke up a dorm party in Myrtle Hall.

The investigation of marijuana possession was an unrelated case.

As Emily Roberson, co-chair of the Student Conduct Board explains, the beginning of the semester always ushers in a round of alcohol and drug misconduct among students.

“People getting back and getting excited, or getting caught up in the moment, will do things they wouldn’t normally do, and that tends to happen and pick back up n See DRUGS page 4

Rental cars now available on campus

n Hertz on Demand allows international

students, students without cars access

by Sneha Janardhanan

Reporter

Beginning this semester, Trinity is offering a solution to students who come to campus without a car. Hertz on Demand, a rental car program, will provide students with access to an on-campus vehichle.

Jeanne Mcleod, account representative for Hertz was present on campus this week to promote the new program and explained how Trinity’s demographics match the new endeavor.

“Trinity was an awesome fit because students have to stay on campus for their first three years and because Trinity has a large international student base, they were just perfect demographics for the program,” Mcleod said. n See CARS page 3

photo by Purushottam Shah

A Prius and a Corolla sit parked outside of Mabee, ready for students to rent out by the hour, day, or weekend. The two rental cars come with gas, insurance and Bluetooth capabilities to entice students to drive them around town.

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TUPD Briefs Information for these briefs was obtained from the public police records of the Trinity University Police Department located at 538 Kings Court.

Theft

9-01-11, Lot T: 1:26 AM Officers apprehended two individuals inside the construction site in Lot T. They appeared to be loading a pump into their pickup truck. Both individuals were arrested.

World&Nation LOCAL

Over six hundred new state laws went into effect Thursday, Sept. 1. The Texas Legislature passed more than 1,350 pieces of legislation and 673 will be enforced starting this week. New laws include the controversial measure of forcing a pregnant woman to have a fetal sonogram, the creation of a teen violence prevention program, and requiring school districts to replace football helmets older than 16 years to prevent concussions.

NATIONAL

Philip Morris International, tobacco giant, is attempting to obtain Stirling University’s research into attitudes and moods of teenagers and children towards tobacco, advertising and packaging. The company is interested in the detailed information research participants assured would be kept confidential. The tobacco company is not able to collect the data themselves due to ethical conflicts.

www.statesman.com

Trouble Alarm

8-29-11, Witt Hall: 9:50 AM Officers responded to an alarm activation. Facilities Services personnel were also at the location.

guardian.co.uk

Theft

8-24-11, McFarlan Hall: 11:06 AM A staff member reported a television missing from the 2nd floor lounge.

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Correction Last week it was incorrectly listed that Bonus Bucks are used for all locations except Mabee. Bonus Bucks are accepted at Mabee as well as several other locations around campus.

compiled by John Mendiola, intern

The Association for Student Representatives (ASR) is the student government at Trinity University. The organization is responsible for allocating funds to different organizations on campus as well as improving student life at Trinity. At most meetings, organizations present funding proposals that ASR can vote to fund, not fund, or partially fund. See below for this week’s proposals.

ASR SENATOR PROFILE

ASR Briefs Alpha Chi Lambda

8-28-11, Thomas Hall: 5:17 PM Officers responded to an alarm activation. No smoke or fire found. It appeared burnt popcorn activated a smoke detector on the 7th floor.

8-27-11, Thomas Hall: 12:18 AM Officers assisted Residential Life staff with an alcohol violation.

New Zealand has passed into law punitive measures for downloading copyrighted content illegally on the internet. Anyone caught can be fined up to $15,000 and have their internet connection severed. The internet chief executive in New Zealand believes that the person paying must be aware of what is being done with their bandwidth.

Everyone – home, schools, businesses – are all covered by the new law and will be held liable. newstalkzb.co.nz

What is ASR?

Fire Alarm

Alcohol and Beverage Code: Possession of Alcohol by a Minor

INTERNATIONAL

Logan Walsh President Senior

$710 Passed Requested funding for the second annual Trinity women’s self-defense workshop being held Oct. 5.

The event will be free to all women on campus.

Alpha Chi Lambda

What other organizations are you involved in?

Trinity Distinguished Representatives and the Hawthorne Mentoring Program.

$400 Not Passed Requested funding for a fundraiser happening at Club Maroc on Sept. 22. Proceeds from the event benefit the sorority’s charity, Orphan’s Bright Star.

Tiger Tailgate

What are your goals for ASR?

My goals are getting the student activity fee increased, restructured. We are working on openness and transparency.

There are more senators available and we have goals for each group of senators for their grade level; we’re working on getting people connected to people who can help them.

What have you done as an ASR representative that you are most proud of?

My greatest accomplishment has been improving the way meetings are run and increasing productivity.

If you had unlimited funds and no restrictions, what would you do in ASR?

$900 Passed Requested funding for desserts to be served following the Tiger Tailgate occuring on Sept. 10. The student activity fee fund will cover $600, while the remaining $300 will be taken from ASR’s budget.

In addition to voting on the aforementioned proposals, ASR also reviewed which senators were serving on various campus committees and began discussing future student activity fee increases. They ended the meeting by motioning to buy t-shirts for the senators and revising their meeting time.

I would fix the Welcome Week concert.

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Students enjoy passing the time and passing the ball last week at Hallympics.

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-28 editor: Katie Bailey managing editor: Tommie Ethington business manager: Jordan Potter advertising director: Nikkita Fernandes news editor: Samantha Bos pulse editor: Erica Jones viva editor: Deanna Husting sports editor: Megan Julian photo editor: Audrey Nobles graphics editor: Kaitlin Browne reporters: Kellie Benn, Jessie Burch, Lydia Duncombe, Megan

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Hageney, Sneha Janardhanan, Alecia Jarrett, Matt Kafoury, Joe O’Connell, Rachel Puckett, Maddie Rau, Brooke Sanchez, Brian Westfall, Lauren Wilks columnists: Margaret Browne, Alli Day, Taylor Dolan, Ashley Feinberg, Isaiah Putman, Judson Rose cartoonists: Chiara Ferrari, Kim Ferrari copy editors: Andrea Davis, Rachel Hannusch, Sam Weiner

photographers: Abhishek Chhetri, Carly Cowen, Purushottam Shah, Christina Velasquez distribution manager: Ali Kimura advertising executives: Cristina Cahn-Speyer, Travis Halff, Paige Lanford creative staff: Kristin Ashley, Brianna Garner, Amalya Haver, business assistants: Laura Fraser, Vanessa Freckmann, Miroslav Getov webmaster: Martin Schwed adviser: Katharine Martin

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“To anyone who isn’t familiar with the details of our institution here, if they’ve got someone that’s saying they’ve got an online degree from Trinity University, and they don’t realize that we don’t do online, that’s a legitimate concern,” said Jennifer Gilmore Adamo, associate director for Risk Management and Insurance.

After determining that the online institution may present a real threat to Trinity’s reputation, the university’s administration turned the matter over to its attorneys, who first attempted to contact Trinity Learning Foundation to ask them to stop using the Trinity name.

When they were unable to contact or even locate the organization, they appealed to the state attorney general for assistance.

Up until now, the state attorney general has also been unsuccessful in contacting or locating Trinity Learning Foundation.

“If the attorneys have taken all of the steps they’re supposed to [and are still unable to locate them], then what would end up happening, as I understand it, is they could then take control of that domain and shut it down,” Adamo said.

With online “degree mills” becoming more and more prevalent, Adamo said the university is concerned with protecting its reputation and the value of a degree from Trinity.

“The university just wants to take a stand and make sure we are

protecting the reputation,” Adamo said. “We’re proud of our students and our faculty and the value of a degree from here. We’re doing our due diligence to protect. It’s one of those things, unfortunately, that’s becoming more prevalent, and I think the more that it’s dealt with when it comes up and not just overlooked, the more a chance we have of stopping these types of false claims.”

This is not the first time that the university has brought a claim against an educational institution using the Trinity University name.

In 2007, it reached a settlement with Trinity College in Washington when the college attempted to change its name to Trinity University.

There was also a settlement in 2004 when the university brought a suit against another online institution known as Trinity College and University. The online entity changed its name to Bronte International University.

“In this case, [Trinity Learning Foundation] may have been guilty of this before, according to the attorneys,” said Adamo. “These things go in cycles basically.

You catch them, they subside for a while and then they start at it again. We have to just try and be diligent and consistent with how we handle these situations and keep the value of a Trinity University degree at the level that it is.”

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that people have to wait seven days.”

According to Mcleod, as the word is spreading, people are slowly beginning to sign up for the program.

“Right now we are just starting out, and everyone is waiting on their cards,” Mcleod said. “Some of them are trying to make reservations right now.”

To rent a car, students must be 18 and have a local or international license, but the license can be local or international. Hertz will also look at the driving records before approving. When returning the cars, students should also make sure there is fuel left for the next driver. The Hertz card can also be used to refuel the car.

“Since it’s a sharing program, you don’t return the car empty.

You go to the gas station and use the Hertz card, and it will ask you for your member number,” Mcleod said.

These cars not only make travel off campus easier for students without cars, but may also make more parking spots on the Trinity campus available in the long run if students start using this service instead of bringing cars from home. They are also eco-friendly cars, and support Trinity’s efforts to go green, according to Ramos.

“We currently have a Prius and a Corolla – they are green rated, which means they have certain miles per gallon and they

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In the Limelight

photo by Carly Cowen

The AcaBellas, Trinity’s premier women’s a cappella troupe, performed in Coates.

The student-lead organization performs once a week in Coates as well as Spotlight and other Trinity events. The AcaBellas were also spotted at the Student Academic Fair on Aug. 26. They are currently holding auditions and students should be on the lookout for more performances.

Green cars allow for off-campus entertainment

Priced at $8 an hour, this fee includes gas, insurance, GPS navigation, Bluetooth technology and a 24/7 roadside assistance policy. The first 180 miles are included in the rental cost;anymore mileage requires the renter to pay for gas.

With cars currently available for use, Hertz is eager to assess student interest.

“We currently have two [vehicles] and we will be evaluating usage over the next 30 to 60 days. If we find that we have more need, then we can add more cars,” said Mcleod.

To use the cars, students need to sign up and create a profile at www.hertzondemand.com. From there renters must enter their personal information including driver license details. Once Hertz verifies the information, it takes approximately seven working days for the student to receive the Hertz card. This Hertz card can be used to unlock the vehicle.

According to Alana Ramos, junior marketing major and intern for Hertz on Demand program, the cars aren’t used much right now.

Students are just discovering this new program on campus, and some students may not want to wait for a week before they can start using the cars.

“They like it, but they just get reluctant to sign up,” Ramos said. “The cars haven’t been gone much. The main thing is

A Toyota Prius is one of two cars now availble to students for rent. are supposed to be eco-friendly,” Mcleod said..

These cars are parked in front of Mabee and have big signs that say ‘connect’ on them.

Reservations for these cars need to be made at least four hours in advance. If there is an emergency and a student needs a car in under four hours there is an 800 number to call, according to Mcleod. If people exceed their reservation time, they will automatically be charged for it.

Ramos encourages all students to use this facility to the fullest because if they are not used, the

cars will be taken off campus.

Ana Ghattas, senior international student, commented on the process.

“Once I went into the web site, you could see on the screen that the cars are available at Trinity University, and I could also see them physically outside Mabee. But once I logged into the system, and I tried to rent it and put Trinity University as the location, the site said there were no cars on campus,” said Ghattas. “I wasn’t able to use the facility until I saw one of the Hertz representatives at the

photo by Purishottam Shah

Coates desk; she asked me to send a snapshot of the screen that came up before and after I logged in, and she fixed it in a day.”

Mcleod is excited about the future of the Hertz program and encourages students to keep communication open.

“We really want this to be user-friendly,” Mcleod said. ”So the more feedback we can get from students, the more we can cater it to the university and what they want.”

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when people leave for breaks and get back from breaks,” Roberson said.

The possession of hard liquor for students over 21, while not a federal or state offense, is against the Trinity Code of Conduct. The possession of marijuana is illegal and is at least a misdemeanor charge under federal law.

“If a staff member smells pot- a staff member being Residential Life or a Trinity police officer- if they smell the odor of marijuana they are obliged to investigate that and then follow up as necessitated,” said David Tuttle, associate vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students.

Both Roberson and Tuttle agree that this sort of increased activity is not out of place this early in the year. Tuttle even suggested that number of drug and alcohol violations dropped at the beginning of this year.

He links this decline to the missing Welcome Week concert.

“A lot of times we’ve had more alcohol related reports based on the bands and people’s behavior—showing up intoxicated and stuff. We’ve had Pat Green night at the Conduct Board or Cory Morrow night or Sister Hazel night where we’ve had maybe 6-10 incidents related to alcohol when we’ve had

the concerts. That was mostly due to people being publicly intoxicated,” said Tuttle.

From the initial discovery of illegal substances, students are referred to Roberson and the rest of the eight-member Student Conduct Board.

When they face the board, students often receive sentences that increase in severity due to their number of previous violations.

The first-time offender will generally receive limited probation and a $50 fee that includes an online course.

Second-time offenders receive general probation and parental notification.

“We have found [parental notification] to be very effective,” Tuttle said. “We do the parental notification because the third offense could lead to suspension, and parents want to know if their kids are on a path toward suspension so that they can help council them about their conduct for the future.”

Drug-related punitive action functions more on a case-bycase basis. Punishment differs greatly based on what Tuttle refers to as “peripheral activity,” or the events occurring in relation to the drug possession.

Paul Chapa, chief of police for the Trinity University Police Department, elaborates on the circumstances that effect drug violations.

“State law states that if you

are in possession of zero to two ounces of marijuana, it is identified as possession of marijuana and is a violation of criminal law. So if a student is found with one marijuana cigarette, they can be taken to jail,” Chapa said. “Now, what we do here at Trinity, in support of the Dean of Students’ office and in support of the further development of our student body and in support of helping them deal with these circumstances that they can be exposed to, we exercise judgment depending on the circumstances of that particular situation. So every case will be different.”

No matter the severity of the cases they receive, or the specific drug or alcohol violation, Roberson feels that the Student Conduct Board works hard to maintain a beneficial relationship with students as opposed to being a board of strictly punitive-minded peers.

“It’s funny because I’ve heard that if student’s were given the choice, they’d rather go in front of faculty because they’re more forgiving. You know, we’re their peers,” said Roberson.

“Because they are sitting in front of us, they can’t just say, ‘I’m a college student. I did it because I’m a college student.’ I mean, we’re all college students, and we are keeping each other accountable.”

at a time,” Chapman said. “You can track your progress and continue where you left off.”

According to Charles White, vice president for Information Resources, the video tutorials are very visually appealing.

“They’re all pretty graphically intensive, attractive to look at, unlike a lot of training stuff,” White said. “They’re adding things all the time as software is upgrading.”

White also believes that Lynda.com is a great bargain for the university.

“It delivers an opportunity for students and faculty at Trinity to get up to speed on some particular software or technology process in a very simple and pleasing way, at their desk,” White said.

White hopes Lynda.com will help prepare students for the professional world.

“Many students come to Trinity, technology savvy, but not about the kinds of things necessarily that we need them to be technology savvy about here,” White said. “Knowing how to build web sites, learning how to use standard software databases is an essential skill when you get out in the world.”

Jennifer Henderson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication, believes Lynda.com will be a great addition for classes.

“I cannot see it replacing a course, but it certainty helps

supplement courses,” Henderson said. “If we could give students access to something like Lynda. com, then they could all get to the same basic level of competence before they got to a classroom discussion or doing it hands on in class.”

Type of Violation

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Grand Totals Acceptable Use Policy Administrative Order Alcohol Alcohol 2 Alcohol 3 Alcohol 4 Dangerous Conduct Drugs Excessive Noise

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The Student Conduct Summary Report for the 2010-2011 school year provides a comparison for students’ violations. The table shows the number of students who were found responsible for violating policies, the number of students who were found not responsible for violating policies, and the total number of cases brought to the Student Conduct Board. Not all categories are shown here.

Web site helps students master needed skills Reporter

Lynda.com, a membersupported online learning platform, has been licensed

by Trinity, for $24,000 a year, in an effort to supplement student course work and assist faculty and staff with computer applications.

The web site contains online tutorial videos explaining the capabilities of various computer software. The electronic guides cover a wide range of programs and include lessons in how to master software capable of 3D animation, web site creation and conversion of material from PCs to Macs, among others.

“Lynda.com is an online resource that includes over 1,104 different courses about software, about design aspects, and even some marketing,” said Amy Chapman, communications coordinator for Information Technology Services. “It’s a very broad resource for learning technology.”

According to Chapman, Lynda.com has courses that are video based, making it very user friendly.

“The course itself may be several hours long, but they usually do about 5 minute videos

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Since everyone comes in with a different level of expertise, this is another way you can catch everybody up to one thing.

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by Alecia Jarrett

Amy Chapman

Communications Coordinator for Information Technology Services

The web site allows teachers to assign projects that require mastery of certain programs that may not be in a typical student’s repertoire.

Chapman agrees with Henderson about getting students up to speed.

“Since everyone comes in with a different level of expertise, this is another way

you can catch everybody up to one thing,” Chapman said. “You can assign this kind of stuff out of class, link to it through TLEARN, and hopefully bring everybody up to speed.”

According to Fred Zapata, director and chief information technology officer, Lynda.com was first used in ITS. “CLT has used it for their own training purposes, and then we started with a pilot group within ITS,” Zapata said. “Once we saw the reviews and utilization it was getting, we thought it would be a good training tool for the campus.”

All current students, faculty and staff have access to Lynda. com, and they can create an individualized account.

“To register for it initially, you have to do it on campus, but then you can use it anywhere,” said Henderson. “It’s something that’s not limited to the campus proper.”

According to White, access to Lynda.com depends on an individual’s IP address.

“Our network assigns you an IP address,” White said. “Lynda. com recognizes the range of IP addresses from Trinity, so it knows you’re coming from a place that has the site licensed.”

Once a Trinity person has a Lynda.com account, he or she can personalize the content.

“Everybody has their own log in information, so everybody can keep track of things you

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want to

To justify our expenditure, which is $24,000 a year, we want people to use it.

We want to see it being used.

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Lynda.com, now offered through library, tutors students in the latest software

Charles White

Vice President for Information Resources

watch, where you left off, that kind of stuff,” Chapman said. “You can even bookmark courses.”

White mentioned concerned about utilization of Lynda.com.

“We can see how much utilization it gets,” White said.

“To justify our expenditure, which is $24,000 a year, we want people to use it. We want to see it being used.”

According to Henderson Lynda.com allows everyone to be involved in technology.

“These really strong women started this company that is expanding technology to everyone,” Henderson said. “It’s no longer expertise of a handful of people, everyone should be able to have this.”

Visit lynda.trinity.edu to sign up.

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Students mingle at the Student Involvement Fair The Sexual Diversity Alliance demonstrated their pride in their organization as well as their pride in Trinity by participating in the annual fair.

Over 95 organizations registered for the Student Involvement Fair this year.

Organizations included religious clubs, clubs for majors and different interests, honor socities, sororities and fraternities and all the different types of clubs imaginable.

Students crowded the Esplanade, looking to join a new club, mingle with old friends or just see what everyone else was doing. They enjoyed the free food and fun sights at the Student Involvement Fair.

According to Jamie Thompson, coordinator for Student Organizations, Campus & Community Involvement, Human Communication and Theatre, the fair was moved to the Esplande this year because of the construction and to make it easier to go straight to the scheduled comedian following the fair.

There was a high turnout this year, according to Thompson. The only major hitch was the stage where the Acabellas and others were meant to perform. The stage was going to be placed in the grassy area of the Esplanade, but the CCI office was not able to gain permission. photos by Carly Cowen and Christina Velasquez

Students from a variety of organizations, including the Vietnamese Student Association (above) and the fencing club (below) showed off what made them unique at Trinity.

The AcaBellas (above) provide a fun show for those at the fair while other organizations, such as the Tiger TV crew (below) work to promote their insitution and recruit more people to their cause.

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Blast from the Past

editorial Calling all readers! This is a shameless plug for you to write to us at the Trinitonian. It’s not only because we get so very lonely down here in the CCI basement (they won’t let us out), but as an entirely student-run publication, we rely on you as our greatest resource for information and growth.

First of all, thank you for picking up the Trinitonian today.

Without you, none of what we do would be possible. You give our lives meaning. God bless America. Now that the pageant speech is over, let’s get real.

The Trinitonian is imperfect. There are always typos, no matter how many times we re-read everything. Sometimes we misspell names, other times we use Harvard commas. We commit a wide variety of grammatical crimes weekly, ranging from the hairraisingly awful to debatable quibbles.

Believe it or not, we don’t make mistakes intentionally to inflict pain on our readers. The Trinitonian is a business, achingly yet lovingly run through the hard labor of your peers. Every word and image is produced or edited by a student, and we dedicate countless hours each week to bringing you the news. We run things as efficiently and professionally as we can, but sometimes those pesky extra-curricular activities get in the way, like classes and the need to eat, sleep and bathe occasionally.

The great part about working at a campus newspaper is the progressive atmosphere. This is a paper written by and for students, and therefore we bring an educational mindset into everything we do. We’re always moving forward to produce a paper that better serves our readers. When we make mistakes, we learn from them.

There are a lot of interesting (and reportable) beliefs floating around campus. It’s that wealth of fresh and sometimes radical opinions that excites us journalists the most. Students with big ideas and bigger mouths provide fodder for juicy discussion, and it’s the Trinitonian’s mission to provide a medium for unfettered conversation.

Surely, upperclassmen, you remember the Intervarsity controversy last fall. Two words: media gold. Scandal makes great news and even better letters to the editor. Outrage fueled by fiery passion and strong opinions is the perfect equation for a successfully engaging newspaper, and everyone has something to say all of a sudden.

Not that we hope for a weekly Armageddon on campus, but we are always on the lookout for stories that will spark conversation.

The first letter to the editor arrived like a gift from above this week, and oh! how we rejoiced! We aren’t asking for a pat on the back or a gold star, we want your honest opinion. If we run a story, picture or blurb that gets your goat, tell us about it. Not only will you gain the notoriety of a modern gladiator, but you will have participated in free and open debate, one of our school and country’s greatest liberties.

It’s up to you to shape the discussion on campus, we just provide the forum. Bring it on, Trinity.

-A Trinity Minute-

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Residents gather around their floor’s telephone in McFarlin Hall circa mid 1950s. At the time, phones were not allowed in private rooms, forcing students to communicate with one another via cell phone, SMS, and Twitter.

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letter to the editor Dear Editor, In a school that prides itself on promoting a positive body image among its students (e.g. Reflections Body Image Program) as well as open discussion to shift how people see and conceptualize gender, I was disappointed and upset by Erica Jones’ article titled @trinitygirlproblems. Not only was the article unnecessarily gendered, but it reaffirmed so many stereotypes of women from which we have been and should be trying to break free.

One might argue, “but women said these things, it’s their fault that they reaffirm stereotypes”. To that I would ask why it’s necessary to buy into the vicious cycle of sexism by publicizing the overheard items and in so doing, reinforcing appearance based female negative self-talk and stereotypical female “problems”.

Moreover, why were those responsible compelled to make the accompanying graphic a photo of a mirror? Oh wait, I’m sorry. Women really must only care about how they look, how much they weigh, or where they can go on a date. Maybe, just maybe, if Jones had paid more attention in her eavesdropping, she would have heard more often women at Trinity discussing far more mundane (and less sexist and self-deprecating) things like studying that needed doing or a sports practice that they were excited about. I would implore her to listen better next time and for the students of Trinity to continue fighting stereotypes of all kinds. n Sarah Dropek is a senior

anthropology major.

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Opinion

Trinitonian September 2, 2011

Trip down memory lane reminds us of obligation to the future

Have you ever thumbed through the pages of an old college yearbook? By “old,” I mean really old. You know… like something from the early 1990s.

Flipping through college yearbooks from that era, one is confronted with a tapestry of bad haircuts, questionable fashion choices, and doomed technologies.

Grunge boys brave Texas heat in plaid flannel shirts and acid-washed blue jeans. Young women wear short overalls, geometrically complex sweaters and haircuts consciously modeled on the television program Friends. Students perch in front of desktop computers the size of small refrigerators, seemingly oblivious to the absence of broadband Internet, multiplayer games and quality television.

There are no cell phones, iPods, tablet computers, or cans of Red Bull. As for the professors – well, let’s face it – they look equally dorky no matter the era. It’s just a fundamental law of the universe.

From our vantage point, it is easy to feel superior to these unfortunate souls trapped in the pages of yellowing yearbooks.

We see things so clearly when

From our vantage point, it is easy to feel superior to these unfortunate souls trapped in the pages of yellowing yearbooks. We see things so clearly when we look backwards.

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look backward, but we can’t actually change past events.

this week in history

Students Lose Booze

A Broad Abroad Junior

This Sunday marks the transition between childhood and adulthood, when I abandon all pretenses of normal adolescence and grapple my fate to the ground like a raging Chimaera. While everyone else remains at school enjoying the familiar and known, I will sacrifice everything—friends, family, security—to destroy one of the most powerful wizards of our time, horcrux by horcrux. It is my destiny.

Just kidding, that’s what I did last Sunday. Instead of vanquishing wizards like I usually do, this

My number one task of importance: deciding upon a horrible, yet wonderful, punny blog name.

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a Trinity education in the year 2022? Are there certain topics and skills that all graduates should master? Should they all be exposed to certain novels, essays, paintings, symphonies, and videogames? Is it sufficient for students to sample widely from different areas of human knowledge? What should we be doing and teaching in 2022 that we are not doing and teaching today? Conversely, what sorts of things are we teaching today that we cannot afford to sacrifice without losing the essence of our humanity?

On Friday, September 16, all events and classes will be canceled so we can hold a campus-wide retreat to discuss our curriculum, think about our rapidly shifting global landscape, and contemplate the world that Trinity graduates will face in 2022.

This retreat is open to faculty, staff, and students, and we really hope that you will attend. After all, when it comes to the student

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associate professor of communication.

Every pun intended

by Margaret Browne

Thirty years ago on September 1, 1981, Trinity first years didn’t get to come in already having the right to drink. Texas, in its twisted wisdom, raised the legal drinking age from 18 to 19. First years and sophomores were outraged, with the right to imbibe suddenly pulled out from under them and held aloft for another long, painful year of illegal partying with the risk of jail. The Trinitonian quoted one female first year who said, “If we are old enough to be drafted, then we are old enough to drink.” So, first years (and some sophomores), people in 1981 felt your pain, too. At least it’s always been the same in your lifetime, right?

Long after you graduate, you will continue to benefit from the reputation of your Trinity degree.

perspective on contemporary life at Trinity University, you and your peers are the unquestioned experts. We need your help as we puzzle through these questions.

“OK, Delwiche,” you might be thinking to yourself. “You’re a clever cucumber, but what’s in this for me? Why should I care about the conditions facing Trinity graduates more than ten years from now? After all, when the year 2022 rolls around, these young upstarts will have faster metabolisms, quicker reflexes, and cell phones that make my iPhone look like a tin can attached to a piece of string. Why should I help them?”

It might seem like a long way off, but you would be surprised to discover how quickly a decade can fly by. Long after you graduate, you will continue to benefit from the reputation of your Trinity degree. What’s more, the class of 2022 won’t be the only ones attempting to cope with the world of the future. You will be navigating that same landscape alongside those students, as will your teachers, your friends and your family. The conversations unfolding at the upcoming campus retreat will help all of us prepare for the years ahead.

We hope you can make it.

Sunday I’m going to Madrid to study a broad. That’s what a lot of people are doing, and I assume that broads have a lot to teach us about broad-ish type things.

Like stockings, and lipsticks.

Maybe she’ll know shortcuts for improving my Spanish.

In preparation for this trip, I’ve been getting down to the nittygritty of studying a broad. For teenage boys, it takes a stealthy eye and attention to detail, but since I have those qualities, I’m completing some more important tasks before leaving the country.

My number one task of importance: deciding upon a horrible, yet wonderful, punny blog name. In comparison with packing, travel arrangements and government traveling documents, this one comes in at top priority.

Without it, I can’t create the humorous, yet heartrending blog that will enable my friends, family, and colleagues to feel connected to me without actually having to keep in touch. They can feel involved, and I don’t have to work to stay in touch—everyone wins. So far, I’m thinking “The Kid in Madrid”, “The Bane of Spain”, “In-Spain in the Membrane”, or “A Broad Abroad”. I’m not yet sure which one is perfectly combined to be both slightly endearing and slightly repellant.

My next order of business is to spend all moments that should be dedicated to tangible preparation imagining my future life. These fantasies have me strolling through parks, furrowing my brow pensively in galleries, and sipping sangrias with my newly acquired sophisticated friends.

In these fantasies, I am infinitely more poised, composed and knowledgeable than I am in real

life. I am hoping my Spanish broad will teach me these qualities.

Other than that, there’s the usual mundane list of tasks, like figuring out cell phone plans, packing my suitcase, forcing

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by Aaron Delwiche

What’s worse is the knowledge that Trinity students of the future will someday look back on all of us – yes, that means you – with the same mixture of pity and dismay that we direct toward college students of the 1990s.

But what if we could beat them at their own game? What if we were to look forward instead of backward? What if we focused on what we could do today to deal with the challenges of tomorrow?

To help us flesh out this thought experiment, let’s pick a relatively easy time-frame of ten years. The year 2022 is close enough that it shouldn’t be completely unrecognizable, but it is far enough into the future that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will both be old enough to run for President of the United States of America.

We also have some useful data points to help us get started. We know that our global economy is transnational, interdependent and unstable. We recognize that technological changes continue to come fast and furious, and we are trying to wrap our minds around the fact that the rate of change is itself accelerating. We have heard the claim that more data will be generated during the next four years than in the entire history of the world.

What does all of this mean for higher education? What should be the core characteristics of

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TFYQA

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we look backwards. If our friends over in the physics and engineering departments could just get their act together and build us a working time machine, we could zip back to 1991 and fix everything. We could send telegrams to family members, instructing them to buy shares in Netscape, Microsoft, and Apple.

We could cheer up Kurt Cobain and persuade Meg Ryan to turn her back on plastic surgery. We could warn the CIA that religious extremists are plotting attacks on the Oklahoma City Federal Building and the World Trade Center. We could even save the world from Kid Rock.

Who am I kidding? We can

As the day looms nearer, my feelings of anxiety are finally subsiding... others to help me pack my suitcase, yadda yadda yadda. As the day looms nearer, my feelings of anxiety are finally subsiding in the face of oh-shnikies-this-isactually-happening. Previously it felt like I had two eels writhing around nefariously in my belly region. And not just any eels, but Ursula’s little poopsies Flotsam and Jetsom seething with wicked delight inside my innards and causing a riot of fear. Now they’ve been blasted away by a stellar unicorn with a bubble gun who giggles all day and makes me feel like I’m bumping up and down on an airplane. Which I will be soon, so it’s both excitement and preparation. Or excitaration.

Basically, it’s time for blast off—ready yourself, evil wizards. n

Margaret Browne is a junior.

Opinion Sidewalk Symposium

All Day All Night

by Alli Day

“HUMA because people said it’s scary and I want to see how scary it actually is.”

Matthew Cardone First Year “Intro to Psychology because it seems to be the most interesting class I have.”

Drew Metzger Junior “Basic Conducting because I get to wave a stick around like Harry Potter.”

Colton Rice Junior “Not O-Chem II. ‘Nuff said.”

Junior

Among your bedding, books, picture frames, iHome, and other miscellaneous items you packed for the school year, chances are, a laptop was at the top of the list.

After all, it’s necessary in order to keep up to date on your TV shows, Facebook stalking and music downloads. Oh, and it’s also useful when writing papers and reading those assigned PDF files.

But chances are when you were but a junior in high school walking the paths of this beloved university, your tour guide assured you that many students don’t bring computers and it’s easy to deal without one. As a student who has spent the past two years spending way too much time participating in the previously mentioned activities, I will admit that it’s hard to imagine college without a laptop.

For instance, you wake up one day and you’re extremely ill. Why? Perhaps you ate a bad piece of chicken down at the P.O.D. (which apparently stands for Provisions on Demand—who knew?). Or maybe you’re just dehydrated from moving your things in all by yourself because, after all, your parents have helped you twice before so

obviously it’s simple enough to do alone the third time around. Thanks Mom. Regardless of the reason, you’re sick and unable to get out of bed.

The simple solution would be to pull out the laptop and stream episodes of Swamp People or Bones or Veronica Mars while you drink your weight in purple Gatorade. Instead, you spend the time counting the number of spots on your wall left from the 3m strips from the previous year.

Or perhaps it’s Friday afternoon, you’re done with class, you’re ready for the weekend and you remember there’s an awesome party going on at a club downtown tonight.

Unfortunately, your Facebook invite was sent out in July and seeing how it’s now August, you’ve forgotten the details regarding time, location and price. Because you’ve just taken a nap (what else is there to do on a Friday afternoon?) you must hoist yourself out of bed and contemplate which computer lab is the closest. Once you’ve made it there, you work up the courage to log onto Facebook, despite the room being filled with ten pre-med students who are actually doing work. After all, you don’t want to taint an area so academic with your Friday night plans. In an effort to make it at least look like you are also there for academic matters, you open up a Word document where you copy your news feed. You now appear to be reading an essay.

Then there’s Sunday night. There is nothing you’d rather be doing than watching the MTV Video Music Awards with your friends, but you’ve been putting off your homework the entire weekend. You know what that means. Instead of starting out the week well-rested, you’re going to be exhausted from that late Sunday-night read a book, write a paper, read a few articles study session you know all too well.

Rather than cozy up in your bean bag chair, desk, or bed, you prepare for the 111 degree trek up to the library. Unfortunately, because it’s a Sunday, the construction workers figure no one will need to get by, so they switch up their labyrinth of fences yet again. You don’t realize this until you are in the completely wrong area and you basically have to go all the way around campus just to get to the other side of the archaeological dig and the library.

You kindly ask the construction worker the best way to get around and he says, “Buy a hard hat and come right through, oh, but don’t forget your safety vest!” You politely smile as you remind yourself this conversation and situation could’ve been avoided had you only chosen to bring a computer with you to college. n Alli Day is a junior

sociology major.

Aramark Gems Beyond the Menu

Amanda Hinh Sophomore “Social Psychology because I like psych and observing. I like to know why people act the way they do.”

Lettuce Wrap

Kevin Culver Sophomore “Argumentation because it seems like it’s going to be a very interesting class with good discussion.”

Alexa Harrison Senior “Spanish Cinema because Dr. DeJong is very animated.”

Through my weekly visits to our now oh-so-posh dining facility known as Mabee Dining Hall, I’ve grown accustomed to strange looks from Aramark employees and students asking, “Where did you get that?” Such is the adventure of creating new delights each week for all of you. So next time you see me carrying around something that looks like it most definitely did not come from the International Grill or Breakfast Line, or when you see a suspicious looking photographer standing in the way of you and your soup while trying to snap a few front-page worthy photos, know that I am in the process of creating a masterpiece.

Example A: See below.

This is a lettuce wrap, created using one leaf of lettuce from the Vegan station. In order to procure this sturdy structure for my next feat, I had to ask an Aramark employee, but it was worth it. After that, my taste tester (I’m trying to keep the bias out of my work. Go me.) proceeded to fill the lettuce wrap with a variety of different items. Black beans, tomatoes, and olives were all staples of this meal. Afterward, my taste tester and I also agreed that adding chicken or beef to the ensemble would be a valid decision. Top it off with a salad dressing of your choice and some lemon wedges and you have yourself a P.F. Chang’s lettuce wrap knock-off. Now we just need to convince Mabee to give us peanut sauce. text by Tommie Ethington

Natalie Toto Senior “My communication capstone class because I’m excited to do an editing project that matches up more with my interests.”

Jonathan Moore Sophomore “Play structure because I get to spend time with the amazing Stacey Connelly.” photo by Carly Cowen compiled by Carly Cowen

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Navigating life without a laptop

What class are you most looking forward to and why?

Elly Yo First Year

Trinitonian September 2, 2011

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Opinion

Illegal downloads have their price

by Matthew Coffer

Graduate Student

It was not until my freshman year here that I first came to know about torrents. For those who might not know, a bit-torrent is a file-sharing protocol established in 2001 by Bram Cohen. The easiest way to understand torrents is by describing them

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Today the movie, videogame and music industries vigorously monitor torrents, especially on college campuses.

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serve as an earnest warning to everyone at Trinity. If you participate in torrents, you run

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When individuals torrent on campus, they put the Federal Aid supplied to Trinity at risk.

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Guest Column

as a means for multiple users to share files with each other instead of downloading that file more slowly from a single source. Typically, “seeders” who possess complete copies of a file (like a movie) share that file with “leechers,” who download that file. The “swarm” is the combination of these two groups, who are simultaneously downloading and uploading the files with each other. All a user needs to do is download a torrent client (of which there are countless), and to find a torrent they like and the rest is a piece of cake. Torrents are a fantastic way of acquiring non-copyrighted data. The trouble comes when intellectual property is infringed upon.

Today the movie, videogame and music industries vigorously monitor torrents, especially on college campuses. It is illegal to participate in torrents where you are sharing or distributing copyrighted material that is normally purchased online or in a store. The primary purpose of me writing this article is to

the risk of being caught and facing severe punishment. In past years I was a major participant in downloading pirated material, and it was great, being able to get things for free that normally would cost a pretty penny. At the same time, I was being highly unethical, not only stealing others’ work by not paying for it, but using my actions as a means to an end. I chose to take the easy way out instead of honestly purchasing these materials.

When I was caught torrenting

for the fifth time, it was embarrassing, and, as a worker in ITS, it was even worse. I jeopardized my employment, my relationships with my coworkers and my respectability.

The feeling was absolutely dreadful that people’s opinion of me (people who I care about) was lowered, and that I was in essence hurting companies which create media that I really enjoy.

When individuals torrent on campus, they put the Federal Aid supplied to Trinity at risk. If that were taken away, many would hurt for it. If I have realized anything, it is that there are major ripple effects when you pirate files online.

I want to let everyone know that if you torrent, at some point you will get caught. The benefits of illegal torrenting are small compared to the risks of being prosecuted and hurting the university and the companies who produce these products. Support the companies and individuals whose songs/movies/software/etc. you genuinely enjoy. That way we can ensure the good stuff keeps

getting released, and maybe even bring their prices down a bit. n Matthew Coffer is a

graduate student.

Defining the Crime Bit-Torrent: a file sharing protocol that connects “seeders” with “leechers”

Seeders: users who posess complete copies of a file and share the file via torrent software

Leechers: users who

download copies of a file from the complete copies made available by “seeders”

Swarm: the

community of “seeders” and “leechers” compiled by Sam Weiner

Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower, enjoyed a successful career as an architect despite having dyslexia and a paralyzing fear of heights.

Meet the Press What’s your favorite part about working for the Trinitonian?

Without hesitation I would say my favorite part of the Trinitonian is the staff— specifically the people I have writing for me in Viva! They are fun, outgoing and genuinely talented writers who make this job easy. Any newspaper is only as good as the people writing for it (or taking pictures or editing) and this publication’s staff is impressive.

What’s the most interesting story you’ve covered?

When I was a reporter for Viva! I had the honor of working with Paramount Pictures. Through them I attended movie premieres for the press and had opportunities to interview actors and directors associated with the films. I’m telling you, Viva! gets to write about some pretty special stuff.

What’s one thing off-campus that every student should do before they graduate?

Deanna Husting ‘12 Viva! Editor

English & Communication Major

Every student should explore the King William Historic District downtown. During Fiesta this neighborhood throws the craziest party masquerading as a street fair. Located at the end of the street is the Guenther House Restaurant which is fabulously delicious and built into one of the old mansions on the block, giving it a cool vibe to accentuate their divine food.

What’s your favorite part about working for the Trinitonian?

Writing my column every week. I love speaking my mind and I love talking about sports.

What’s the most interesting story you’ve covered?

Last year I wrote about the Trap and Skeet team, it was interesting and something I never would have taken interest in before.

What’s one thing off-campus that every student should do before they graduate?

Go to a Spurs game! The tickets are free, and even though they’re in the nosebleed section, it’s a great time.

compiled by Tommie Ethington

Megan Julian ‘13

Sports Editor Communication Major

CSI: TU

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Community Service Involvement Fair, so great. it’s criminal Page 14 September 2, 2011

Media: scape desks add to Trinity library landscape

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10 year anniversary of September 11th

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Eric Elliot, Scott Riggle and Jackson Floyd, members of Jasper’s Cast, perform a combination of bluegrass, folk and Americana for a live audience.

Trinity student bands hit the right notes Jasper’s Cast, Friends Like Us and Ominous Omnibus add variety to music scene n

by Joe O’Connell Reporter

While Trinity offers a myriad of classical and jazz ensembles, many students form extra-curricular bands. Check out these Trinity bands at local venues for a change of pace.

Jasper’s Cast A mixture of bluegrass, folk and Americana, Jasper’s Cast was formed a year and a half ago by seniors Eric Elliot, Jackson Floyd, Scott Riggle and former Trinity student Jeremy Aulden.

Some of the group members play less traditional instruments: Elliot plays mountain dulcimer,

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We try to tell people that there was a wizard in the town of Jasper who injured his leg in a fishing accident (casting his line), and when we went to sign his cast, he cast a spell on us and casted us in a play.

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Jackson Floyd Senior

and Riggle is on mandolin. Aulden is a percussionist and Floyd plays guitar.

“We always get asked the story about the name, and we try to tell people that there was a wizard in the town of Jasper who injured his leg in a fishing accident (casting his line), and when we went to sign his cast, he cast a spell on us and casted us in a play,” Floyd said. “But it’s actually just something that one of the members suggested and we all liked the sound of that.”

The band has played a variety of concerts, from the Welcome Week concert opening for Hellogoodbye to dive bars in Tennessee.

“Our favorite place to play, though, is by far Sam’s Burger Joint. They’ve got a fantastic stage, a killer sound system, and the guys there really know what they’re doing and put on fantastic shows.

Plus, it’s really close to Trinity,” Floyd said.

The band released their first full-length album City Lights: How I Learned to Love the City this past April, which can be found on the band’s website, jasperscast.com.

Jasper’s Cast plans to consistently play throughout the semester, showing up at local hotspots and Trinity hangouts.

“In November, we’re going to be playing at Sam’s Burger Joint.

It’s going to be a pretty neat show - we’re covering Led Zeppelin IV,” Floyd said.

Friends Like Us A straightforward rock and roll band, Friends Like Us was formed during the spring of 2011 by first-year students. The group,

consisting of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Daniel Greenfeld, bassist Bryan Stiverson, lead guitarist Josh Quiros and drummer Zack Wetzel, shared a love of music.

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I am excited for this project to record; there’s the potential to make something with lots of interesting space and texture

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Coates Library is one of the many locations on campus that recieved rennovations over the summer. Observations of student habits while working on group projects made by library and technology staff inspired the change. Especially those students who worked in the Center for Learning and Technology (CLT). While the CLT already houses over 30 Macs and PCs, the administration desired to improve the dynamics of group work.

After Information Resources faculty noticed groups of students crowding several chairs around one computer screen, they felt there was a need for something that marries technology and furniture in a unique way to improve the group work experience for students.

“The idea of group sharing is so much simpler. This was a chance to provide the ‘big monitors’ that students doing group work look for—for larger groups to get around,” said Robert Chapman, Instructional Support Manager of the CLT. The product, developed

by Steelcase, is called media: scape. It combines desks, chairs and technology that allows students to plug their own computer devices into a central unit to facilitate better collaborative work. At each media:scape station, there is a very large computer monitor that magnifies the work from connected laptops, tablets or even, given the right cables, mobile phones.

“The students and even culture at large are moving away from PCs and laptops.

Tablets and mobile phones are becoming more common and these can plug in and be equally accessible to the group.

With a device like the media: scape tables, sharing documents becomes a non-issue.”

Faculty hope that students will engage with the new technology as the semester progresses and group work becomes more commonplace in the library. Currently, students

Marcus Rubio

Senior

“I came to Trinity wanting to start a band, and after Josh and I started playing together the first semester, we found Bryan and Zack,” Greenfeld said.

The band offers no explanation of the meaning behind its name.

“We like to leave that a mystery to our fans,” Greenfeld said. “We have gotten a lot of questions from our fans, and it seems the most popular idea is that it stems from the ‘With friends like these, who needs enemies’ expression. But we like to keep them guessing.”

The band has played at GIG on St. Marys and the TenEleven, and plans to play at the White Rabbit in the near future as well as a battle

of the bands at Jack’s Patio Bar & Grill on Sept. 4.

Friends Like Us plans to record a professional demo soon and play more shows in San Antonio.

“In terms of the future?”

Greenfeld said. “ More tight pants, more fun songs, and more great shows.”

Ominous Omnibus Ominous Omnibus was formed over the summer by seniors Marcus Rubio, Hannah Campbell and Jackson Floyd.

Each member plays multiple instruments. Rubio on vocals, guitar and violin, Campbell on vocals, synthesizers, percussion and bass, and Floyd on vocals, drums, lap steel and guitar.

The band came up with the name while messing around during a practice session.

“I think we were messing around with goofy alliteration and I suggested that we call our band that as a joke and sure enough-it stuck,” Rubio said. “Like every band I’ve been in, the name started as a joke and is now probably here to stay.”

The recently formed band has played at the local bar Boneshakers several times and has recorded a demo song, but plans to become much more active in the coming months.

“I think we’ll try to complete a really good record over the course of this year and play more shows outside of San Antonio,” Rubio said. “I am excited for this project to record; there’s the potential to make something with lots of interesting space and texture.”

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Tragedy, Shakespeare and student shows kick off season Department of Human Communication and Theater prepares for fall 2011 line-up n

by Maddie Rau

Reporter

Coming this fall semester, the Department of Human Communication and Theatre brings a wide variety of events to the Trinity community.

Faculty-directed plays on the main stage include “Tragedy: a tragedy” and Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” There will also be four student-run lab shows, in addition to two special events presented by the department.

The first show of the season, “Tragedy: a tragedy,” is directed by Kyle Gillette, assistant professor of Human Communication and Theatre, and runs from Sept. 30 through Oct. 8.

Written by American playwright Will Eno, the

play puts a satirical spin on the question of existence.

What begins as a parody of the news media develops into an examination of deeper issues in today’s society and how we perceive disaster.

On stage from Nov. 11 through 19, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” will be directed by Susanna Morrow. assistant professor of Human Communication and Theater. This classic comedy mixes humor with heartache, illustrating how, in the end, love makes fools of us all.

A renowned Italian theatre group known as the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richard will perform from Sept. 14 through Sept. 23.

In addition to the show, they will be teaching in residence at the university, doing workshops in classes, and performing three shows. The admission for their performances are free.

The Theatre Department will also welcome “Alumni Showcase” during Alumni Weekend, on Saturday, Oct. 8. This evening’s event honors former Trinity professor emeritus of Speech and Drama Eugene McKinney. After

McKinney passed away in December 2010, friends, family and former students decided to commemorate his service to Trinity by performing his play entitled “Different Drummer.”

Performances will be held in the Stieren Theater,

located in the Ruth Taylor Theater Building. For main stage shows, curtain times are Friday and Saturday 8 p.m., and tickets are $10 per person. Curtains go up at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Matinee price is

Lab Shows (Student-run & performed) First Years: Putting on Theater (POT) September 23-25 Cafe Theater

“Mein Kamps,” directed by Seth Larson,

October 21-23

TBA

One Acts “Ithaka,” directed by Noah Voelker “Hamletmachine,” directed by Chelsea Taylor December 1-3 TBA

Auditions are open to all students

graphic by Katie Browne

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Wearing lipstick and whipping his hair back and forth, junior Phil Queller participates in First Year Putting on Theatre last fall.

“You can’t expect to hit the jackpot if you don’t put a few nickels in the machine.”

- Flip Wilson

Likewise, you can’t expect change unless you tell us what you want. Write to us at trinitonian@trinity.edu

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Quotes from the Office “Guess what?

I have flaws.

What are they?

Oh I dunno, I sing in the shower?

Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering.

Occasionally I’ll hit somebody with my car.

So sue me- no, don’t sue me. That is opposite the point I’m trying to make.”

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Event Calendar T.U.V.A.C. EXTRAVAGANZA Wednesday 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

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cream and music.

Lennox Lecture

Thursday, 7-10:30 p.m.

Fiesta Room

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in the CLT will use the room 101Q to work with groups to practice presentations and collaborate; however, the hope is that once students understand that the media:scape desks are there to facilitate ease in collaboration, that they will use them more often.

“When it comes to people collaborating and working on group presentations, students have been limited to using one computer screen in the past, often in the 101Q room, and so they’re kind of limited to one thought or one image at a time. With this technology,

students can share more ideas from different computers—the tables are equipped for connection with up to six devices,” said Evening Media Services Supervisor Paul Feuerbacher. “I can just picture, in the future, people sitting around these new fancy big screen monitors to work together.”

One of the workstations is located in the CLT, while the other two are on the third floor of the library, one in Java City and one on the north side of the floor. Some students have already found possible uses for these new tools.

Junior Jacob Uzman has started using the media:scape desks.

“I’m excited about all of the possibilities that the media: scape desks have to offer, and I’m pretty sure it’ll make group work significantly more efficient for me and the different groups of people I work with on campus,” Urzman said.

According to Chapman, one of the best features of the new furniture is that it does not require reservation. Students can simply walk up to an open workstation and begin their more accessible collaborative work.

Come to the Fiesta Room to hear guest speaker Fred Donner’s A Decade After 9/11: Muhammad in History, Politics and Memory for the Lennox Lecture, hosted by associate professor of Religion, Dr. Ruqayya Khan.

MatHematics Colloquium

Wednesday, 4-5 p.m.

Marrs McLean Science 140

The Math Department hosts a continuing colloquium series featuring speakers from across the country covering topics in mathematics.

CSI: Community Service Involvement Fair Tuesday, 5- 7 p.m.

Mabee Dining Hall

-Michael Scott

“I got myself for Secret Santa.

I was supposed to tell somebody, but I didn’t.” [smiles] -Kevin

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Alex Garcia Class of 1996 Major: Business Administration What have you been doing since graduation?

“I owned and operated two automotive transmission shops for 10 years. I sold the businesses two years ago and started a private property towing company called Roadside Recovery Specialist. After being in business for only 18 months, we eclipsed all of our competitors with the exception of Bexar Towing. At the end of last year we purchased Bexar Towing helping us form the largest private property towing company in San Antonio and South Texas.”

What were you involved in at Trinity?

“I was a member of the football team and Triniteers.”

What is your favorite Trinity memory?

“One of my favorite memories was definitely our graduation ceremony.”

What lessons did you learn at Trinity that helped you the most?

“I guess it would be that knowledge is key.

One of the things that I came to learn was that the more you know the better off you are.” graphic by Katie Browne compiled by Joe O’Connell

Investigate the volunteer opportunities available in the city of San Antonio. Make a difference and volunteer today.

Registration is not required for this event. For more information contact Career Services.

Leadership Programs open House Wednesday, 4:30- 6:30 p.m.

Woodlawn Room

Stop by the open house to meet and greet with leaders on campus

DELTA IOTA EPSILON (DEI) Wednesday & Thursday 6 p.m.

Tehuacana Room The DEI academic honor society hosts an information sessions at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 8, in Coates University Center Tehuacana Room (upstairs).

INTENDED BUSINESS/ ECONOMICS MAJOR?

Tuesday & Wednesday 8 p.m.

Check out DELTA SIGMA PI, a professional international business fraternity. Information sessions will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Tehuacana Room upstairs in the Coates University Center. compiled by Rachel Hannusch

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Take the scenic route Fun ways to spruce up your workout Page 17 September 2, 2011

Trinity students Rock ‘n’ Roll for change n Runners join Dean in fight

against hunger in San Antonio

by Brooke Sanchez

Reporter

With the fourth annual Rock’n’Roll half marathon around the corner on Nov. 13, David Tuttle, associate vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, and Team Trinity begin the first part of training for the Dean’s Half Marathon Challenge 2011. For some students and faculty the half-marathon will be one of the biggest challenges they have ever faced.

“For a lot of people it is a challenge and a point of pride to see if you could do it,” said Tuttle. “I’ve been a runner for years and it never seemed possible to me that I could run that far.”

Tuttle encourages students to get on their feet and join the running community, and many students have.

“So many of my friends already partake and I saw how much fun they have,” said sophomore Paige Patrick. “It is mainly a goal to work for, which would be running 13.1 miles, a daunting task.”

For most, the distance is far more than they have ever completed at once. Some do not have any experience with distance running and worry about not being athletic enough. This is why Tuttle created a running group on campus.

“Our training is geared towards getting people on their feet for a long enough time that they can stay on their feet that long and run,” said Tuttle. “Once people get the confidence, then they realize that they can push beyond what they’ve done before and it’s really accessible for them.”

For those who fear that they will not keep up (and for those who want to run ahead), leaving the pack is not a worry when running with Team Trinity.

“Our motto is ‘No Runner Left Behind,’” said Tuttle. “It’s a wide tent and we have a variety of paces that people run, so what happens is now that we have so many people doing it, we have a faster group and we have a slower group, and then we have the people in between. I try to give people maps so everyone can do it at their own pace.”

Tuttle’s running group is more than just a way to exercise; it’s a community.

Sophomore Katie Ogawa participated last year and enjoyed the friendly atmosphere.

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Tuttle leads weekly runs to help students prepare for the four annual Rock ‘n ‘Roll half marathon.

Dietician to offer services on-campus in Mabee n New programs give students the opportunity

to eat more healthfully, converse with expert

by Tommie Ethington Managing Editor

In an effort to encourage healthy decision-making among students of all ages, university officials recently created a program called “Fight the Fall Fifteen.”

According to a promotional flyer, the six-week program promises to “ease you into a year filled with new food, schedules, and friends without having to buy new clothes,” and will “help you maintain your current weight (maybe even lose a few) rather than gain that dreaded 15 pounds.”

Angela Aladjem, a registered dietician, has been asked to lead the program.

“Health Services expressed interest in working with a nutritionist so we made arrangements with Angela, who we know through the YMCA,” said David Tuttle, associate vice president of Student Affairs in an e-mail last week. “[Angela] is very bright, talented, and organized and has strong credentials. She also has the exercise knowledge as she teaches Body Pump, Pilates, [and other fitness classes].”

Beginning tentatively on Sept.

9, Aladjem will meet with students to converse on different topics and conduct a weigh-in. Discussions will focus around a different subject each week and may include

the various food groups, exercise, stress management, metabolism, alcohol consumption and how to eat to support an active lifestyle.

Aladjem hopes the sessions will encourage dialogue, rather than be lecture-based, and said she wants to impress a realistic mindset upon students.

“I want to teach them what they should be eating first and foremost,” Aladjem said. “Then I’ll talk about how to manage splurges. I certainly don’t believe that you should never have a cookie again as long as you live, but I’ll teach students when it’s okay to give in and how to manage splurges so they don’t totally derail your efforts.”

Moreover, Aladjem wants to encourage a healthy, rather than weight-oriented mindset.

“Students on this program might lose weight simply because their eating habits aren’t very healthy to begin with, but that’s not going to be the goal of the program unless the student expresses the want and need to lose weight,” Aladjem said.

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Even for those with hectic schedules, the workouts are loosely structured. A training schedule is given and can be worked through at the runner’s convenience. Group runs are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m., as well a long group run one morning of each weekend up until the race. Many runners do their own workouts at their own convenience in addition to the training schedule.

As part of the running community, Team Trinity is running for a cause.

“It made a lot of sense to me to run for the Food Bank,” Tuttle said. “By doing the food drive, it’s something where people can contribute a little more easily based on their means.”

By organizing the food drive, Tuttle will take the students out of the Trinity bubble and show

Upcoming programs everyone should attend

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Tuttle and students jog past McLean hall as part of their training for the half marathon.

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direction of some other health professionals who can help you.”

The program is also intended to help those with special dietary needs.

“Our first focus is on the ordinary students who want to eat better and maintain or lose weight,” said Jackie Bevilacqua, coordinator for Health Services.

“But my hope is that this will also extend to those who have a particular dietary need like diabetics or those with celiac disease.”

Aside from obvious health benefits, the program also offers a student-friendly price when compared to similar organizations.

“In the real world meeting with a dietician falls around $80$100 an hour,” Aladjem said.

“We’re offering six sessions for $60.”

The dates of the sessions are tentatively set for Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30, along with Oct. 7 and 21, but Aladjem says these are subject to change depending on student interest and availability.

“I’m going to see what the masses want,” Aladjem said. “It doesn’t have to be Fridays at 3 p.m. I’m flexible and if people

them around San Antonio not only to find new places to run, but to understand the challenges that our society faces, such as hunger.

“We intentionally run through really great neighborhoods, and then we run through some that are very poor,” Dean Tuttle explained. It’s a strategic plan to help students achieve social responsibility and to understand how they can be better citizens in the world.”

Tuttle has increased his number of training participants to 200 this year, and believes that his goal has been reached.

“The goal is to have the program open to people who want to try it,” Tuttle said. “After doing marathons and half marathons and knowing that it is not as difficult as I had feared, I want to help people reach that milestone here.”

Last year, more than 100 students attended one or more P&P gatherings with Cay Crow, a certified sex therapist and educator. Once again, Ms. Crow will offer frank, non-judgmental, authoritative information and conversation about the diversity of human sexuality. No question is taboo.

Students choose the topics with their anonymous votes, and you can vote on proposed topics at www.surveymonkey.com/s/TFC66W7. A work of advice: get to each P&P before the pizza is gone! Sponsored by Counseling Services.

have suggestions, I’m open to them.”

In addition to offering individual consultations starting at $45 for a one-hour session, Aladjem will also be offering her services for free, periodically throughout the school year by manning a station in Mabee Dining Hall.

According to Bevilacqua, the dietician will be available at the Mabee Grand Opening on Sept.

13 from noon until 2 p.m. She also plans to be present on Sept.

4 during the breakfast hours of 9:30-11:30 a.m. and to set up two other times during the evening that will be decided at a later date.

Students are encouraged to introduce themselves to Aladjem and ask questions.

“Really we want this to be a learning experience,” Bevilaccqua said. “We recognize that information students get outside of the classroom is just as valid as what they’re learning inside the classroom.”

Those looking to sign-up for the six-week series should e-mail Angela Aladjem at HealthnutRD@gmail.com.

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This program is especially for first years. Multiple anonymous surveys have revealed that two thirds of Trinity first years will drink at least one alcoholic beverage during fall semester. And by senior year, the percentage will rise to about 95 percent. In this enlightening program, Dr. Richard Reams will teach current and potential drinkers a strategy for imbibing that optimizes the pleasures of a buzz while minimizing the dangers that come from over-indulging. It’s intelligent drinking for intelligent people. Sponsored by Residential Life.

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Tips to Stay Healthy and Stress Free

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Catch some Zs!

Contrary to popular belief, playing sleep catch-up does not fix sleep deprivation. A lack of sleep impedes your memory and learning ability and can also weaken your immune system. Keep up with regular sleep and wake timesand get at least seven hours

Be active every day. Shake it, but don’t break it!

Whether you decide to go to the gym with a friend, take an aerobics class or climb Cardiac Hill a few extra times, do something that you enjoy. Exercising releases endorphins into the bloodstream and endorphins make you happy!

Maintain a balanced diet.

Include good quality protein, fruits and vegetables and calcium rich food in your meals. Try to avoid the dessert bar at Mabee.

Talk, tweet and be sweet!

Keep up a good social support system. Whether reaching out to friends and family, make sure to stay engaged with events, clubs, sports or just plain platonic peers!

Limit your vices.

While heavy drinking may keep you social, partying conflicts with good sleep and exercise patterns. Keep your other commitments in mind whilst you party rock. Tobacco limits your ability to take in oxygen, which makes it harder for your body to fight infection.

Avoid sharing food and drinks.

When you do, you exchange a multitude of germs that can make you and your friends more susceptible to illness.

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Know thyself!

It can be easy to lose sight of your inner self as a busy college student. Recognize changes in your mood and reach out to friends, faculty or Counseling Services for help.

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City offers scenic exercise n Sweat it out in one of

San Antonio’s beautiful parks

by Jessie Burch Reporter

While we all recognize that exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle, there are few of us that find daily doubles, pumping iron twice one’s body weight or sprint repeats actually enjoyable. Furthermore, with a busy schedule and a lack of motivation, finding the time to exercise in college can be difficult.

Katy Sauer, senior, stressed the importance of exercise, especially for students.

“Even if it means putting something off and even if you’re sacrificing homework time, [exercising] is worth it and you’re able to concentrate better afterwards,” said Sauer. Plus, there are plenty of alternative ways to exercise, have fun, socialize and get to know San Antonio without having to dread workout time.

For bikers like senior Drew Cauthorn there are a plethora of opportunities in San Antonio.

“I bike as a commute to school… and also for exercise,” said Cauthorn. “We bike a lot downtown, down from the Pearl Brewery, or on First Friday…

Trinity is really centrally lo-

cated. Really, biking downtown is the best thing to do to get to know San Antonio.”

Even those of us without a bike can enjoy these same perks, thanks to a new local program.

B-cycle, the new bike share in downtown San Antonio, allows members to pick up a bike at a designated station, ride it to their destination and return it. (http://sanantonio.bcycle.com/) With the River Walk and the many parks around San Antonio and Trinity, biking or jogging is an easy and fun alternative. Brackenridge Park right next to Trinity offers plenty of open space for picnics or pickup games and trails for running, biking and walking. The San Antonio Zoo and the Japanese Sunken Gardens are also within walking distance of campus.

Parks further away but well worth the drive include Eisenhower Park and Choke Canyon State Park. Eisenhower, about thirty miles north of San Antonio, offers five miles of trails for hiking, running, and observing nature. Choke Canyon, two hours away, offers bird watching, rich natural wildlife, fishing, camping, and boating. (www.visitsanantonio.com) For those of you looking for something recreational to do on the weekends, check out the San Antonio Parks and Recreation website at www.sanantonio. gov/parksandrec/, where you can feel a nature-filled event

like a hike or a workshop on Saturdays for free with a $2-5 suggested donation.

Another way to socialize and burn calories is dancing.

Cowboys Dancehall, Trinity’s Swing Bums, or the San Antonio Swing Dance Society are all great ways to shake it while meeting people. Be careful to not drink all the calories back!

Senior Jessa Hutchins, outdoor recreation trip leader highly recommends outside exploration for your exercise.

“I get my nature fix with outdoor rec.,” said Hutchins. “We do a lot of trips one to three hours away for the weekend.

One of my favorites is Enchanted Rock about 20 miles outside of Fredericksburg. We’ll do that trip in November.”

If the notion is intriguing, the upcoming O-Rec trips are Hamilton Pool, coming up on Sept. 11. One of Hutchins’ favorite trips, the surfing trip to Port Aransas, is from Sept. 2224. Find out more details on the Trinity athletics page.

Of course another opportunity to get off campus is the nearby YMCA. Sign up at the YMCA before Sept. 9 to get the $135 student price and a nine month membership.

Whichever alternatives you choose, get out there and start pedaling, pavement-pounding and playing. There is so much to see and do, all while leading a healthy lifestyle.

Optimum post-workout diet

by Alecia Jarrett Reporter

ESPN Training Room website recommends having immediately after: Juice to replace glycogen and water losses 1 – 3 hours after workout: Carbohydrates for glycogen Protein to repair and build muscle tissue

Here is an easy recipe for a preexercise snack from “Sports Nutrition Guidebook,” by sports nutritionist Nancy Clark.

Fruit Smoothies

1/2 cup plain, low fat yogurt

1/2 cup fruit, fresh or canned

1 cup fruit juice

Place all ingredients in blender and whip until smooth. Add ice if desired. 250 calories, 50 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams protein, and 3 grams fat.

You can use bananas and strawberries, orange juice and pineapple, or use milk or soy milk for the yogurt. To increase protein content, add powder skim milk or soy protein powder.

Recipe for post-workout meal from recipes.prevention.com:

Nutritional facts:

Tuna Salad Sandwich 1 apple, peeled and cut into wedges 1 can (4 ounces) low-sodium chunk white tuna packed in water, drained and rinsed 1 tablespoon honey mustard (use the lowest sodium one you can find) 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons raisins or dried cranberries pinch of ground black pepper 2 slices whole grain bread

CALORIES 217.7 CAL FAT 2.8 G SATURATED FAT 0.7 G SODIUM 395.7 MG CARBOHYDRATES 31.8 G TOTAL SUGARS 15.6 G DIETARY FIBER 2.8 G PROTEIN 16.5 G

Chop one of the apple wedges. Set the remaining wedges aside.

Put the tuna in a small bowl and break it apart with a fork. Add the honey mustard, vinegar, raisins, pepper, and chopped apple. Stir well to mix.

Sandwich half of the tuna salad between the bread slices. Serve with the remaining apple wedges.

Store the remaining tuna salad in the fridge for another postworkout meal.

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Sidewalk Symposium How do you stay healthy on campus?

David McSpadden Sophomore “I walk to my dorm from class everyday; I live in Prassel so it’s not that close.”

Kyle Meinhardt Senior “I play sports and work out. ”

Alex Serikali Junior “I sleep as much as I can, eat well, and work out whenever possible. ”

Laura Prentice First year “I work out everyday at the gym.”

Jacob Cukjati Sophomore “I try to go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time every morning.”

James Jarrott Junior “I practice a healthy and prosperous sex life.”

Julian Casillas Sophomore “I do a lot of wii fits (Jack Knives).”

Kayla Ray Sophomore “I walk from class to my dorm everyday, but I try to hit up Cardiac Hill whenever possible.”

Luan Jiang Sophomore “I stay healthy by not going to Mabee.”

compiled by Carly Cowen, Christina Velasquez, Puru Shah, Avantika Krishna

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Mischief managed after midnight

As many of you have and will learn, fun at Trinity University doesn’t end when the clock strikes midnight. When the P.O.D. closes and all of the lights turn off on the IM field, it is NOT time to go study or sleep. I mean - you’re in college, right? Why in the world would you act like you have a bedtime?!

So if you think for one second that there is nothing to do on this campus when the lights cut out, you are sorely mistaken. Here are some great things I find myself doing after midnight. ¡ Viva! Bro

contemplation, which is why you should be striking that thinking pose up on the McLean Roof. Many questions may cross your mind while being sleep-deprived and staring out towards downtown: What is the meaning of life? What do I want to be in ten years? Is there a God? Does the Tower of the Americas look like a penis?

These are just some examples.

4. Do Endless Quizzes on Sporcle If you haven’t heard of Sporcle, then you don’t know the meaning of the word “lazy.” Sporcle provides endless, meaningless quizzes to test your extensive knowledge of pop culture, geography, science and more. Do you think you know all of the lyrics to “Candy Girl”? Test yourself! But be careful – daylight may come by the time you’re done learning these useless things.

5. Scare a First Year Some may say this one is a bit cruel, but to those first years, I say you’re easy targets. You’re in a new place, living with a stranger, and you have huge windows.

This is just a recipe for disaster.

2. Play With the Trinity Cats I’m sure the cats want to go to sleep, but I don’t, and I’m a human, so I win. One thing you can do for some laughs is throw a cat in front of a window to scare people. Everyone has a scary cat story. It’s just the truth. If you’re a little on the crazy side like me, you can also turn each cat into a faculty member. President Meowberg and I had a blast.

3. Contemplate Life on McLean roof Sometimes life in college requires some reflection or

“The totem was still spinning! He has to still be dreaming!” photo by Elizabeth Gilbert

8. Pull Off Elevator Pranks Elevator pranks after midnight should have their own subsection. There are just too many options here.

You can scream at people when the doors open, and see if they still come in. You can set up a bed and confuse everyone. You can even have a sick dance party! After all, an elevator really is just a moving fun box. You can quote me on that.

“No Girls Allowed always applies to forts.” photo by Jacob Momsen

1. Fort!

Yes, making a fort in your dorm may be a little bit childish, but so is college! My thinking is if you did it after midnight when you were 10, it should also work when you’re 20. To get started, you should use a bed and a couch (if you have one) as posts, and work your sheets in around it. This way you can get maximum space, as well as maximum security from boogeymen and/or cooties. Shadow puppets and ghost stories are optional.

7. Get into a Philosophical Debate with Someone on Your Hall Learning in the classroom is pretty important, but it’s the experiences outside of the classroom that provide the most education. If you don’t have an early morning shouting match about the season finale of “Lost” with someone on your hall, then your four years at Trinity are not complete.

“GOT ‘EM!” photo by Jacob Momsen

6. Play Happy Enchilada!

Now this one stems directly from my childhood, and according to my sources (my roommate), I wasn’t the only one that used to play this, so I hope it develops a mass Trinity following. To play Happy Enchilada, all you have to do is get at least two people, put sleeping bags over their heads (they will look like enchiladas from the outside) and have them fight. You can’t see anything, and it gets harder to breathe, but it’s really fun until someone runs into a wall. Good times!

9. Make a TC Run This is a must after midnight. When Skittles from the vending machine give you jitters, you need to venture out and find substantial food at this hour. That is where Taco Cabana comes in. The combination of really cheap and really good never seems to fail this country, and it certainly doesn’t here. I don’t know what else to add to this entry, so I’ll just end it with this: NOM NOM NOM NOM.

photo by Jacob Momsen

New film owes great ‘Debt’ to cast “The Debt,” directed by John Madden (“Shakespeare in Love”), is the perfect cinematic example of a “mixed bag.” At one moment, it’s complex, nuanced and thrilling.

At the next, it’s dumb, shallow and implausible. These switches occur often and without warning, making for a film of such inconsistent quality that I don’t know whether to recommend it or urge you to stay away.

The story, adapted from a 2007 Israeli thriller, documents the lives of three retired Mossad secret agents (Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson and Ciarán Hinds) who have been praised for decades following their completion of a mission to take down an infamous Nazi (portrayed by the frightening Jesper Christensen). Flashbacks

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(featuring Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas and Sam Worthington) to the time of their assignment, however, reveal that a few key details have been altered for the public eye.

Madden adeptly alternates between the present-day scenes, set in 1997, and the 1960s flashbacks. The shifts feel natural and, more importantly, both time frames contain compelling stories. It also helps that the film’s characters are in the hands of actors with skills beyond anything this movie deserves.

The younger trio, anchored by Chastain’s charisma and grace, are consistently appealing and admirably overcome one of the most ill-conceived love triangles I’ve seen in a while. Mirren and Wilkinson, meanwhile, lend class to the film and provide predictably competent performances. I’ve heard complaints that the older actors don’t resemble their younger counterparts in demeanor or appearance. This didn’t especially bother me, but in the hands of lesser actors, it might have.

More unfortunate is the decision to equip each actor with a Hebrew accent, to varying degrees of failure.

Worthington, in particular, can’t shake his Australian twang. This is, apparently, meant to trick the audience into thinking that the actors are actually speaking Hebrew. All it really did was give me a headache.

Speaking of headaches, the love triangle I mentioned earlier is sure to cause a few. In theory, I have nothing against a good love triangle, especially when each member

is portrayed by Matt Kafoury by an actor as ¡ Viva! Bro likable as the ones in “The Debt.” The screenwriters are to blame for this particular failure.

We’re informed from the beginning that the main characters are hardened Israeli spies. What we’re shown instead are three erratic, emotional, easily manipulated agents who act as if a real-life romance is part of their mission. This would be fine if it were done in a fun, cheeky manor. It’s not. I promise you, “The Debt” is anything but fun. The climax involves two senior citizens writhing around on the floor stabbing each other.

Not fun.

For the most part, the plot held my interest due to the moral questions at hand—for years, the characters have agonized over a very controversial decision. The film should encourage some thoughtful debate, despite its plot holes and annoyingly simplistic ending. I should also note that cinematographer Ben Davis uses the story’s diverse locales to great effect and the action sequences are executed nicely.

“The Debt” is too self-serious to overcome its many flaws, but I won’t deny the appeal of spending two hours with Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain and Tom Wilkinson.

Madden’s film doesn’t waste their talent, but it certainly isn’t worthy of it.

¡Viva!

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Make Labor Day plans ¡Viva! style In town for the Labor Day weekend and not quite sure what to do with yourself? As per Viva! tradition, we are equipping you with a guide to the city. Everything is here, from ways to explore downtown to festivals that will inject some culture into your system.

Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show What: You should relax after the first full week of school with some retail shopping. At this event you can enjoy your time off by leisurely strolling the Riverwalk, supporting our local artisans and enhancing your dorm or wardrobe with a unique purchase.

When: Friday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Where: Riverwalk extension, near the Chamber of Commerce

by Megan Hageney

¡ Viva! Brah

Market Square Celebration (pictured to the right) What: El Mercado, a traditional and historic shopping district, is celebrating its 33rd anniversary with three stages of Tejano music coupled with a plethora of food and beverage booths. And admission is free!

When: This Saturday and Sunday Where: 514 W. Commerce Street

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Fotoseptiembre Check out this annual international photography festival, which showcases a wide and diverse range of photographic arts. The free, month-long celebration is presented in galleries, museums and art centers all throughout San Antonio.

Go to fotoseptiembreusa.com for details about specific events.

San Antonio Zoo What: The third largest zoo in America is literally within walking distance of school! Gloriously spend the day observing the zoo’s thousands of animals. Or are you missing your pets?

Then you should definitely stop to play with the animals they have in the petting zoo.

When: Every day from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (these summer hours will change after Labor Day) Where: 3903 N. St. Marys Street

Cinco de Guyos Barbecue Cookoff (pictured above) What: The Cinco de Guyos barbeque team is hosting a cook-off to benefit KIPP San Antonio. For $15, you get all-you-can-eat barbeque, see Two Tons of Steel perform, and meet Chris Chike, the current Guinness World Records Guitar Hero champion.

When: September 4 from 9 a.m. to midnight Where: The Pearl Brewery at 369 Pearl Building 2 AtticRep’s “Smudge” (pictured to the right) What: Support the local theatre company, AtticRep, Cowboys Dance Hall Music Fest II this weekend by coming out to see their performance What: Get your country on at this music festival, of “Smudge.” This is the last weekend that they will which includes Eli Young Band, Kevin Fowler, be performing this dark and thought-provoking play, Stoney La Rue and Reckless Kelly! This event for so don’t miss out! Go to their website, atticrep.org, to all ages is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. purchase tickets.

When: This Sunday, September 4; doors open at When: This Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. And 4:00 p.m.

Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Where: Cowboys Dance Hall, 3030 NE Loop 410 Where: The Attic Theater in the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Center. photo from facebook.com/atticrep

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¡Viva!

Documentary explores the Austin music scene

by Matt Kafoury

¡ Viva! Bro

Next week, San Antonio will play host to the premiere of “Echotone,” a documentary feature from San Antonio native Nathan Christ. Christ’s film explores Austin’s music scene with an intimate focus on the city’s artists and the relationship between artistic integrity and commerce. The San Antonio premiere of “Echotone” will be held at 7:30 on Tuesday, September 6 at the Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro on Fredericksburg Road.

What inspired you to examine Austin’s music scene in this way?

It might help to explain the title. Echotone means a tension in ecologies. It’s when two ecologies overlap. And there’s the period in between, like in a Venn diagram, where one side has to dominate, but it has to be a communication, a collaboration and a harmony, or one side takes over completely and the system collapses. That is exactly what was happening in Austin with the development downtown and how that’s affecting the venues. It also has to do, on a more symbolic level, with some of the art and commerce questions that come up in the film. Like at what level is selling your music not okay?

There are a lot of overlapping tensions within the film, so [the name] Echotone seems to encapsulate all of those.

How do feel about the response this film has encouraged so far?

The response in other cities has been overwhelmingly positive. It’s been impossible to overlook that.

We are expanding it into a minseries actually, and have just launched a Kickstarter campaign. We’re trying to tell the story on a nationwide level right now. Since moving to Chicago, I’ve discovered that the story of art influencing commerce isn’t unique to Austin. I find there’s tons of similarity between Chicago and in Austin. It’s because there’s a do-it-yourself ethic here. I know they have that in L.A. and New York in a strong way, but in Chicago and Austin, people are able to make it, and it’s because of the community, it’s because of the support. “Echotone’s” story isn’t over. We just got done shooting for two weeks in Chicago, we’re going to shoot in New York starting September 3, and we’re going to shoot in L.A. by the end of 2011. We want to make “Echotone” a nationwide movement; this is a tipping point in our culture and five years later it’s all going to look totally different. I don’t know how it will end up, but right now it’s very unstable, and documenting it is very important.

Why might Echotone be of particular interest to Trinity students?

The story we are telling is not just about artists and musicians. It’s about where America has been over the past years, where it’s headed, and what it values in its communities. This is not just about struggling for your art. It’s about being heard in your local government, it’s about running a small business, it’s about sustaining in this culture on your own terms. There are some critical questions, conflicts, and messages that I wish I had known coming out of college.

A lot of praise has been directed towards Robert Garza’s photography. Was there a specific atmosphere or style you were hoping to convey?

Definitely. Robert and I set out to strike a balance between the gritty punk dive clubs and the sweeping Koyaanisqatsi cityscapes. In order to get our point across, we had to hit the audience over the head with dirty handheld rock n’ roll and the more composed, thoughtful establishment shots. We also made sure to employ the cinema verite “fly on the wall” approach whenever filming our subjects in their elements. We tried to stay away from boring “talking head” interviews as much as possible.

by Isaiah David Putman Kelly Rowland hasn’t attained the iconic status of her Destiny’s Child sister Beyoncé Knowles, but she’s still doing pretty well for herself. Here I Am represents her most significant and diverse solo album yet. It’s certainly more hip-hop/dance-relevant than her past work and still retains a little R&B soul. Guest MCs include Lil Wayne, Big Sean, and Rico Love (who wrote half the album’s songs). David Guetta and RedOne (Lady Gaga’s go-to guy) are featured as producers/songwriters on the two most effective songs on the album: “Commander” and “Down For Whatever,” respectively.

Unfortunately, the album does not feature “Forever and a Day” and “Rose Colored Glasses,” which are among Rowland’s best songs from her studio sessions last year; however, they are likely to be included in the upcoming international version of Here I Am, which will be more dance-oriented, so keep an eye out for that.

The Rita is a project by Sam McKinlay, a Vancouver-based conceptual artist who is the progenitor of a noise sub-genre called Harsh Noise Wall. McKinlay’s work eliminates any distinction between music and sound art—though it might not be either. His new work, The Rack, is made up of two tracks: “Knifing and Slitting” and “Covering The Legs, The Feet,” using knives and stockings and sound sources. Both tracks are rumbling walls of sound that do not move, yet have an extremely rough and disturbing texture which constantly adjusts and never sounds worn out. Noticeably absent are the extreme high frequencies that make the work of Japanoisicians such as Merzbow and Masonna so brutally harsh, so The Rack might be an excellent introduction to noise music for the uninitiated.

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by Judson Rose ¡ Viva! Bro

Many of you may have stumbled upon the red box by the Coates desk—but beware. Despite being red and very much a box, this is a Discs on Demand machine, or the H.E.B. to Red Box’s Central Market. If you take a closer look, you will see a sparse selection of games, and let me be the first to tell you: most of these are absolutely not worth your time or money. There are a few gems, thankfully, and those are the ones I’ll concentrate on. Let me also say that I do not own a Nintendo Wii, so I can’t give much insight into some of the games at all.

The best offering by far is L.A. Noire for Xbox 360, an absolute mustplay. This is a detective thriller set in post-World War II Los Angeles, and, as the decorated-war-veteran-turned-cop Cole Phelps, players will investigate gruesome crimes in a world thick with atmosphere, grit and wit. The city of Los Angeles is dutifully and painstakingly realized, and the writing, voice acting and face-capture technology culminate into an incredibly engrossing experience; however, the game does suffer from minor control issues, the final chapter of the game will leave many disappointed and the 360 version can’t match the graphical and frame rate performance of the PlayStation 3 version, but it seems that DoD hates people with PS3’s.

Perhaps the second-best title in the bunch is Splinter Cell: Double Agent—a solid stealth spy romp in the universe of author Tom Clancy—but it suffers from what seems to be a common theme in this selection: THEY’RE SO OLD. If you haven’t played SC:DA, it’s a great game, but it was a great game in 2006. It’s going to feel dated and janky to anyone who games these days. NCAA Football 10 is also past its prime, seeing as NCAA Football 12 has been out for months and is superior in most every way.

One might be tempted to rent the Wii version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, but please, for your own good, don’t. It is a shabby version of a much better game for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. Goldeneye 007, thankfully, provides an exception to the poor Wii lineup. Released in 2010, Goldeneye 007 is a modern re-imagining of the Nintendo 64 classic, and the game succeeds in filling the gaping hole in the Wii library where other solid, mature and well-paced shooters should be.

On the whole, DoD offers a limited slice of mediocre games topped with a few cherries. Even if the location is convenient, unless the selection improves, Disks on Demand video games are simply not worth your money.

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SCAC faces big changes in 2012

Graphic By Kaitlin Browne

n In June 2012 seven teams will leave to form a new conference

by Lydia Duncombe Reporter

Change is coming to Trinity athletics. Not just any old “I got new cleats” change. This is a monumental change for the sports programs at Trinity. Seven schools have decided to leave the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, effective June 2012. Five teams will remain, including Trinity.

“

We might fare better but, the competition level goes way down.

”

Jennifer Breuer

Head Cross Country Coach

“The SCAC has shifted about three times since I’ve been here the past eighteen years, but nothing as monumental as this,” said Bob King, Director of Athletics. “This is a dramatic change in conference configuration and membership.”

Teams leaving include Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), Centre College (Ky.), Hendrix College (Ark.), Millsaps College (Miss.), Oglethorpe University (Ga.), Rhodes College (Tenn.) and Sewanee University (Tenn.). These teams will form the Southern Athletic Association.

Location was a major factor in the changes to the conference. A statement on the new SAA website reads, “the geographic focus will result in reduced travel time and fewer missed classes while still allowing for a strong conference of like-minded institutions.”

King sees the change as an opportunity to save money and play more teams.

“Financially it will allow us to not have to spend as much money on conference games in every sport,” King said. “It will allow us to go out and find a nationally competitive non-conference schedule. We can now go play all the great academic schools all around the

country as part of the non-conference schedule, which we couldn’t do before due to the amount of conference games we had to play.”

With only five teams left in the conference, the SCAC is looking for new members.

“We wanted the old conference to stay together, but we need at least three new members, if not five new members.” King said.

We are trying to keep the new SCAC a Texasbased conference, and then attract members in this geographical region,” King said.

King has been working with the adminstration to ensure Trinity makes the best decision.

“Dr. Ahlburg and Dr. Fischer have been very supportive and helpful in all of this.” King said.

“At this time, we have extended two invitations that I know of to different schools to join the conference, but it is confidential who these teams are as they are in the deciding process right now.”

The five teams that will remain in the conference include Trinity, Austin College, Colorado College, University of Dallas and Southwestern University.

“We might fare better but, the competition level goes way down,” said head cross-country coach Jennifer Breuer. “We have greater opportunities to win, but from a coaching perspective that doesn’t make it any more satisfying.”

Some sports will be more affected by the change than others. Football and women’s golf will lose most of their conference competition when the seven schools break away next year, because most of the remaining schools do not have a team that competes in their sport.

At least four out of the five schools have to sponsor a team in order to have a conference championship.

Due to the lack of football teams in the new conference, football will likely play in a different conference that is not the SCAC after the 2012 season. There is already a contract in place for football to play one more season with the original SCAC teams before negotiations for them to play in a different conference begin.

“It will be different for the football team after the reformed SCAC is really determined, but not necessarily bad,” said junior running back William Hix. “We have two more great opportunities to do well and win a conference championship in the SCAC before we begin to look toward a new conference.”

The changes to the conference might have come as a shock to Trinity, but the future looks optimistic.

“Right now I think Trinity is where it needs to be with the SCAC, but if other opportunities present themselves, we would look at that also,” King said. “It’s not a good thing until we get the new memberships of teams. In the long run though it will serve us well, even though we didn’t want this. I think we can turn a negative into a positive.”

Remaining in the SCAC:

Leaving to form the SAA:

Austin College Colorado College Southwestern University Trinity University University of Dallas

Birmingham-Southern Centre College Hendrix College Millsaps College Oglethorpe University Rhodes College Sewanee University

“

In the long run though it will serve us well, even though we didn’t want this. I think we can turn a negative into a positive.

”

Bob King

Director of Athletics

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Men’s soccer ends preseason with scrimmage shutout n Tigers look foward to regular season

play with high expectations after good showings in preseason scrimmages

by Brooke Sanchez

Reporter

The men’s soccer team defeated Carroll College 6-0 in their final preseason scrimmage last Friday.

“It was a very well-deserved victory on our part,” said assistant coach Kelly Altman. “Carroll didn’t give up. We really had to fight for every goal.”

The team went into the game after a great week of practice and a victory last week against the University of Texas club team.

“

We still are working towards the future to fulfill our potential.

”

Kelly Altman

Assistant Soccer Coach

“We spent that week training hard,” Altman said.

“I think our performance got better, which shows improvement.”

The Tigers’ progress from the previous week’s victory was proven with the shutout.

“We improved our defense and our overall intensity when we didn’t have the ball,” said senior midfielder Josh Adams, who contributed two goals in the scrimmage.

The solid defensive performance reflected the main focus of the week’s training.

“In practices we worked mostly on defending as a team and closing down space quickly,” said senior defender David Steuber.

Despite the excellent scrimmage result, the team still finds skills to improve upon.

“We need to work on finishing chances,” Adams said. “We had a lot of open shots that didn’t go in.”

As expected at the beginning of a season, the team is still adjusting.

“I think we still need to work on playing well together,” Steuber said. “We still need to put all of the little things together.”

The players’ expectations are very high, and even after a shutout victory, they are still not content with where they are as a team.

“I think getting off to a good start is important, but there is always going to be something to improve on,” Steuber said.

The team searches for progress each game in order to reach their capabilities as a whole.

“Even after what we thought was a very good showing, there’s still plenty of room for improvement,” Altman said. “We still are working towards the future to fulfill our potential.”

The scrimmage was an accurate indicator of the team’s expectations for the season and it gave them an idea of what they need to do to continue their success.

“Obviously our fitness can increase, that’s one of our biggest things,” Altman said. “We’re also working on a lot of the technical stuff right now.”

Despite the Tigers’ busy schedule, the roster provides the team with plenty of talent that will ensure a steady performance.

“Our team doesn’t get any weaker,” Adams said.

“It’s evident in our games. We have really good depth, and we don’t have to worry about drop off.”

The team is very optimistic and enthusiastic about the season ahead of them.

“We’re still learning and we’re still really excited,” Altman said. “We have a good senior leader class, and the team is very focused and very experienced. I think the mentality of the team is great right now, and believe it will continue through all of our games.”

The Tigers started regular season play last night against Schreiner University, and tomorrow they will host Greenville at 5 p.m. On Monday the Tigers will stay at Trinity for the holiday as they take on the University of Texas at Tyler at 4 p.m.

Trinity v. Greenville 5 p.m., Sept. 3

Graphic By Kaitlin Browne

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After three seasons with the Texas Rangers, Pedro Strop will be sent to Baltimore to play for the Orioles in exchange for Mike Gonzalez. Strop, 26, walked seven batters while he was playing for the Rangers. Gonzalez will be the second left-handed player on the team, a possibly important advantage when playing the Boston Red Sox.

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Football tradition comes to Trinity Graphic By Kaitlin Browne

n Tiger Tailgate to be held at first

home football game

by Lydia Duncombe

Reporter

Loud music, BBQ on the grill, drink in hand, lawn chairs in a parking lot and a crowd of fans—this is what most people think of when tailgating is mentioned. It is all about getting out there and supporting your team before they even step on the field. Tailgating is quite popular at other schools but never before at Trinity.

However, this year some students and faculty are working to change that. Trinity will have its own version of a tailgating party before and after the first home football game against Texas Lutheran University on Sept. 10.

“School support is important, especially at a small school,” said senior cheerleading captain Ali Kimura. “Not only are you rooting for just a team, but you’re rooting for the guy sitting next to you in class or the guy that lives down the hall. We actually know the people we are rooting for and they deserve our support.”

Events will start at 5 p.m. with a BBQ sponsored by Aramark in the Thomas parking lot, located next to the football field.

“We want this to be a fun Saturday evening,” Kimura said. “It’s a great reason to get the students to come out and get excited about Trinity athletics.”

Kick-off is at 6 p.m. Following the game, there will be a concert on the Prassel Lawn by former Trinity football-player Aaron Einhouse.

The first 600 students to attend the concert will receive free t-shirts, donated by the Parents Association With Spirit. Dessert will also be served.

“

Not only are you rooting

for just a team but you’re rooting for the guy sitting next to you in class or the guy that lives down the hall.

”

Ali Kimura

Cheerleading Captain

“The activities afterwards are not only for the fun to continue after the game for the fans, but [it] gives the athletes a chance to interact with the fans also and have some fun of their own after the game,” said Ben Newhouse, associate director of Campus and Community Involvement.

The first home football game was chosen as the debut for this event for several reasons. This

year other similar events have been held and will continue to happen in the future in hopes of promoting spirit and attracting more students to athletic events. On Thursday, pizza and root beer floats were served at halftime during the men and women’s soccer games.

“The first home game is obviously a great kick-off to the season, especially since the next home game isn’t until October 8th,” Kimura said. “The first home game also holds a tradition in which PAWS recognize the parents of senior football players and the dedication they have put into supporting their sons over the years.

Therefore, not only is this a great chance for students and players to have fun but for parents to join in as well.”

“

I really

encourage tailgating because

it brings more fans to the game, which in turn creates a better game environment for us.

”

Greg Kerr

Denfensive End

Tailgating is not just a reason to have a party.

It is a way to support the student-athletes.

“It means a lot to the players. I really encourage tailgating because it brings more fans to the game, which in turn creates a better game environment for us,” said senior captain and defensive end Greg Kerr. “When there are more fans, it’s more fun for everyone.”

A lot of people have put effort into making this event possible, but Kimura has been the leader behind it with help from Ben Newhouse, Dean Tuttle, Melissa Pinchback, Dr. Ralphael Moffet and some of the football players such as Kerr and senior wide receiver Cory Scherr who helped come up with the original idea.

“Ali has been the driving force behind this which has lent a great energy around it,” Newhouse said. “There are multiple people who care about it, but the credit really goes to her.”

No definite plans have been made for tailgating to continue on after the first home game, but there has been discussion about whether it will become a first home game tradition, a tradtion for every home game, or more of an independent tailgating situation.

“What happens next will be based on what student interest is and where the student demand is. If there is definitely a desire and need for it then we are willing to continue it,” Newhouse said. “Not just for this sport, but the bigger question is how we support all of our sports teams in a way that is both effective and exciting.”

photo by Christina Velasquez

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Club sports offer competitive social mix n Students in club sports

enjoy the perfect balance of hard work and fun

by Jessie Burch

Reporter

If you’re looking for a competitive sporting experience without the commitment of a varsity sport, club sports could be for you!

Club sports are a great way to get involved, meet new people and stay active.

“I think clubs are a lot more manageable for me time-wise.” said Lucy Cevallos, Junior Women’s Lacrosse member.

The club sports offered on campus are men and women’s lacrosse, men and women’s volleyball, equestrian, ultimate frisbee, tennis, women’s water polo and fencing.

“

I think clubs are a lot more managable for me time-wise.

”

Lucy Cevallos Junior

As a club sport, Men’s Lacrosse has been around the longest, according to Caroline Keener, Coordinator of Intramurals, Wellness and Club Sports.

“We have pictures of them from the eighties!” Keener said. The

newest addition is men and women’s volleyball.

“Last year was the first official year,” Keener said.

If these sports don’t spark your interests, there is also the option of starting another team, although there are some requirements to do so, and a lot of hard work behind the scenes.

To be a considered a club sport team, there must be at least ten members and the team must attend all meetings. It is also required that a certain number of team members must be CPR and First-Aid certified.

The last requirement is that the club team, must compete outside of Trinity University.

“It’s hard to make everybody a club because we really are strapped for funding, so we have to look for the clubs that will make the best use of the funds and encompass all that is required of them while still drawing interest on campus,” Keener said.

There is also a probation year for new club sports.

On top of that, it’s all student-run.

“The students that do run the club sports are really incredible because they are running practice, planning, being the liaison between their club and the association, and playing.” said Keener. “They put a lot of time and energy into it!”

Some teams have unpaid trainers or coaches come in to help, but many operate without.

In the future, Keener would ideally have the funding to pay for league dues, officials or trainer fees and tournament fees.

The Fencing team has the occasional help from the fencing class teacher, Stephen Reyna, but for the most part Stephen Glancy, senior officer, and Daniel Johnson, sophomore president, are the unofficial coaches.

“In the second fencing class [offered at Trinity], you learn the moves to help teach other people.”

Johnson said. “Both Stephen and I took that class and… the idea is to

give basic moves [to new members] so they can stay afloat.”

Club sports are a mixture of the competitive and social elements that varsity sports and intramurals offer.

“You can be competitive if you want, but if you just want to show up once a week for fun, you can do that too,” Glancy said.

Cevallos added that it can be more difficult to motivate members because there is no penalty like there is in a varsity sport.

“

The students that do run the club sports are really incredible because they are running practice, planning, being the liason between their club and the association and playing.

”

Caroline Keener

Coordinator of Intramurals, Wellness and Club Sports

“We do put all our effort into it so it is pretty competitive. We play against Division I teams that have a lot more funding… and girls on the team lead our practices,” Cevallos said.

To get information on joining a club sport, you can visit the Club Sport’s page. It is easily accessible from the Trinity University Athletics’ homepage or to access the link directly go to: http://www.trinitytigers.com/ information/recsports/Club_Sports/ index. Important forms, contact information for each team, schedules and other information can be found there.

sophomores, juniors and seniors:

Want a puppy in your yearbook photo? of course you do.

Esplanade, Sept. 13 10 a.m. to noon.

Can’t make it? We’ll be around the rest of the 13th and all of the 14th.

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Upcoming: Men’s Soccer: Sat, Sept. 3: Tigers v.

Greenville at 5 p.m.

Mon, Sept. 5: Tigers v.

Texas-Tyler at 4 p.m.

Women’s Soccer: Sat, Sept. 3: Tigers v.

Hardin-Simmons 7 p.m.

Mon, Sept. 5: Tigers v.

Greenville at 12 p.m.

Tues, Sept. 6: Tigers v.

Schreiner at 7 p.m.

Volleyball:

Fri, Sept. 2: Tigers v.

Loyola (La.) 3:30 p.m.

Fri, Sept. 2: Tigers v. Wis.Platteville 6 p.m.

Sat, Sept. 3: Tigers v. East Tex. Baptist 12:15 p.m.

Sat, Sept. 3: Tigers v.

Hardin-Simmons 2:30 p.m.

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Pass the ball or pass the beer?

Staff Column

by Lydia Duncombe

Trinity revives winning tradition Trinity is bringing back a “Victory Bell” circa 1995. The purpose is to increase school spirit, and of course, to put some use to that old bell we apparently had around campus. Clubs and organizations can sign up to be “Victory Bell Ringers” at home soccer games and football games.

The bell will be rung every time the football and soccer teams score at a home game. In addition, the “Victory Bell Ringers” will be in charge of pumping up the crowd during the game.

The bell was rung for the first time in quite a few years last night during both the men and women’s soccer games. Members of the Phi Sigma Chi fraternity were among the first to revive the spirit of the old Trinity tradition in celebration of a Tiger goal.

The Zeta Chi sorority also participated in the Victory Bell’s second opening debut on Thursday night.

According to Brianna McGlamory there are organizations signed up for all of this weekend’s games.

In order to keep this tradition going, students have to participate.

Get out there, support your athletic teams and sign up to be Victory Bell Ringers!

By Megan Julian, Sports Editor

Sports fans are the real deal Get in The Game

by Megan Julian Sports Editor

As a truly dedicated sports fan, I am inclined to believe that everyone should hold the same feelings as I do. While I know that is insanely unrealistic, it does not stop me from trying to project my beliefs onto others.

There is probably no one on this earth that feels the way I do about Peyton Manning.

Well, his wife and family may put up some tough competition, but I think I could take them on.

My point, however, is not about my personal obsession with Peyton Manning.

It’s about sports fans in general. We can be pretty pushy people—always trying to convince other people that our quarter back is the greatest player in the game or that our team will make it to the final four this year.

In general, we become pretty possessive and very defensive. For non-fans it can be humorous. But for those of us that are serious about our teams and our sports, we can get pretty upset.

It’s almost as if we know these athletes personally. We talk about their everyday lives, we obsess about their jobs, praise them when they do well and get upset with

them when they do poorly. I cried when the Colts lost the Super Bowl XLIV. My tears were mostly for Peyton, later came some selective curse words for Reggie Wayne, and to this day I still get a bitter taste in my mouth every time someone mentions the Saints.

But, being a sports fan is more than just supporting a team. It’s attaching yourself to a group of players who, whether you like it or not, will grow on you.

I have friends who will defend teams that are on losing streaks from hell. Those people are real fans. It takes real love to rep a team’s jersey when they haven’t had a winning season in years. It’s all about pride and love— that’s the major difference between real fans and bandwagon supporters.

Not that I have a problem with people who follow teams based on their performance, but really, I’d much rather get in a heated debate with someone who has mad passion for a team, than someone who is just going to offer up statistics they pulled off their Iphone.

I am by no means saying that stats don’t matter, but anyone can go find the number one team in any league and root for them or simply follow the crowd. It’s much more impressive if you have a team and you know what their strong points are and you’re honest about their weaknesses.

All I really want is more passion, more debate and more hardcore fans. I don’t mind defending my team’s honor. I may bite your head off and occasionally insult your team in the process of talking up my own, but I am only doing it in spirit of the game!

Sports Reporter

Here comes the dry season. No, I am not talking about an actual season in which it doesn’t rain.

This isn’t the type of dry season where the animals are wandering around looking for water.

However, it is similar. This is the type of dry season where students are wandering around looking for a drink.

College teams all around the country enact dry seasons. For you non-athletes out there who don’t know what a dry season, it’s a nodrinking policy during a sports season.

For instance, the players on a football team would not be able to drink during the months of August through December if there coach was enforcing a dry-season.

As you can imagine, for some, not being permitted to drink on a college campus stirs up a lot of turmoil. It’s a controversial issue that every athlete or coach could give you an opinion on, if asked.

With this being said, a battle of the opinions should be presented to fully understand whether or not a coach should decide if his or her players can drink.

Here are a few reasons why dry seasons should be enacted: 1) If the athletes are respectful of their coaches’ wishes, this almost guarantees that athletes will not drink.

2) Coaches can punish the athletes who are not abiding by the rules of their team by sitting them out during a game if their performance level is lagging.

3) Athletes will perform better and give a greater effort in

practices and games if they don’t show up hungover.

4) Every athlete is giving the team their all instead of some athletes who partied too hard the night before and bring the team down.

Now here are the reasons why dry seasons shouldn’t be put in place: 1) Students in college are adults and are responsible for themselves.

They should be held accountable for their own actions.

2) A truly dedicated athlete will put their sport before social activities and knows when drinking is appropriate.

3) Student athletes are easily stressed out, and drinking is a form of stress relief.

4) There are ways to engage a team and keep players focused other than banning alcohol consumption.

The best lacrosse game I have played so far, I partied the night before. Yet a different time I partied less and felt my legs were made of concrete during the game the next day. It all depends on the situation and the individual whether partying and drinking the night before a game is in the best interest of themselves and their team.

There are good reasons on each side of the argument. Common sense can be employed with both sides. Obviously alcohol is bad for you, but obviously partying is fun.

What should be done depends on the individual, the team, and the coach.

My only solution to the problem is making the choice a team decision. Take a vote, make a survey, by round of applause-whatever it is that needs to happen, just make the decision that of the team and honor that decision.

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Trinity University Department of Religion presents the Fall 2011 Lennox Lecture Series

A decade after 9/11: Nizami’s Khamsa (Five Poems), Tabriz Iran, 1539-43. Muhammad’s ascent into heaven © The British Library Board

Muhammad in history, politics, and memory Fred Donner New Views of Muhammad and Early Islam Professor of Near Eastern History, University of Chicago

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Coates University Center, Fiesta Room

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Jonathan Brockopp Muhammad the Warrior; Muhammad the Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State University

Peace-maker; Views of Islam’s Prophet Ten Years After 9/11 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011 | 7 pm Coates University Center, Fiesta Room

Jamal Elias Islam and the Strength of Visual Images Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Coates University Center, Fiesta Room

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Amila Buturovic Of Prophetic Ascents and Descents: Associate Professor of Humanities, York University, Toronto

Muhammad’s Journeys Through European Cultural Space TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011 | 7 pm Ruth Taylor Recital Hall

FREE and open to the public. Each lecture will be followed by a reception. For more information, contact Ruqayya Yasmine Khan at rkhan@trinity.edu or visit www.trinity.edu/departments/religion.

The Trinity University Lennox Lecture Series is made possible by the Martha, David, and Bagby Lennox Foundation.