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Chapman and Roberson bid farewell to Trinity
Rob Chapman and Amy Roberson leave after extensive service to Trinity.
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Sofia Villareal shows us her finds from New York’s annual Fashion Week.
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The women’s volleyball team wins the Trinity Invitational tournament.
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Coates renovations remove student posters After renovations, student posters no longer allowed in Coates Center lobby by Courtney Shikle
NEWS REPORTER
photo by Sarah Throne
The windows in Coates University Center following its recent renovation, where student organizations used to hang posters.
Following changes, LGBT welcome ad continues into its
Tiger card photos for students restricted following recent database switch
12th year at Trinity by James Godfrey
NEWS REPORTER
by Katie Hayes
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LGBT advertisement showcases support
Tiger Card photos unavailable for students
This semester, the Tiger Card photos, which were previously on TigerPaws under the student directory, have been unavailable. Some students have noticed, but others have expressed dissatisfaction with the inconvenience. Although the photos are from student IDs taken at the Tiger Card office, that office is not the origin of the change. “What we do is we create rosters for faculty and class members,” said Jerry Ferguson, director of the Tiger Card office. “We collect photos strictly to produce ID cards and that’s our role in the mix.” The photos have been taken down because Trinity is currently making a switch in databases.
Up until this academic year, student organizations were allowed to hang handmade and printed banners around the Coates University Center to advertise upcoming events and promote general awareness about organizations. This year, David Tuttle, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, has implemented a new policy that does not allow student organizations to hang banners on the walls in the Coates Center. “With the renovations to the Coates Center and looking at how the space is used, being
student-friendly and with new furniture and a whole new look, we decided to try something out,” said Jamie Thompson, director of campus and community involvement. “The decision was initiated by the dean of students but definitely supported by the department and the division of student affairs.” Since his office now resides in the Coates Center, Tuttle had the opportunity to see the different phases of the renovation roll out, according to Thompson. Old furniture was removed, the space was freshly painted, and new furniture started coming in. Seeing the new look, the dean decided to try out the new policy. The decision was primarily made to highlight the features of the Coates Center building and draw attention to the freshly renovated space.
photo by Sarah Thorne This past Friday, Sept. 12, senator and Texas Lieutenant Governor candidate Leticia Van de Putte held a forum with Univision and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund alongside various community figures, including Univision San Antonio news anchor and reporter Antonio Guillen, KSAT news reporter Jesse Degollado, San Antonio Express news columnist Ricardo Pimentel and Trinity University’s own Katsuo Nishikawa, assistant professor of political science. Van de Putte will run against Dan Patrick for Lieutenant Governor, with voting starting Nov. 4th.
For the 12th year in a row, a portion of the Trinitonian was purchased to welcome students to campus who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Originally designed by Richard Reams, associate director of counseling services, the advertisement has since been sponsored by Campus and Community Involvement. The listing, which includes the names of contributing and supportive faculty and staff members, is being reconstructed from the ground up. “It was originally a personal project, and I recruited faculty and staff,” Reams said. “It is just one of many ways we go about creating a welcoming atmosphere for new students.” The ad was originally designed by Reams in 2003, who sought donations from faculty and staff members
to help purchase the ad, and asked who would prefer their names be included in the advertisement. This same process was repeated every year, adding new names and removing those who had left campus, until 2009, when Reams was approached by CCI, which was interested in taking over sponsorship of the ad. In the first year, the ad listed 48 names; this year the listing includes over 250 names. This year, the list of supporters is being streamlined by allowing staff and faculty to denote their support by responding to an email. “[The new form has] helped by eliminating the time to check the previous list and remove those who have left Trinity,” said Soisouda Smith, coordinator for diversity and intercultural relations. “It is hard to keep track of those who leave and those who change departments.” Once faculty and staff designate that they would like to be included on the listing, they can elect to donate money to help fund the advertisement.
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Dallas’ skyline was voted the best in the world by USA Today’s Best International Skyline reader’s choice poll. The top 10, in order, are Dallas, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Toronto, New York, Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Hong Kong, San Francisco and Seattle. Dallas won with 40% of the popular vote, and this is its second year winning the first place spot.
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SGA
Vietnamese Student Association $504 Passed The group requested funding for food to host an event to teach pronunciation of Vietnamese words and to play ice breaker games. Vietnamese Student Association $1,302.11 Tabled The group requested funding to rent bunnies, food and a tent. Normally they receive the money from Trinity Diversity Committee, but have not yet. The event is not until October, so SGA tabled the request in case Trinity Diversity Committee still plans to fund the event. Diwali $3,005.11 Passed The group purposely bought half their costumes in India to save money. They will be renting the rest. Trinity Review $430.28 Passed
Hundred of residents were forced to flee from two wildfires in California on Sunday, Sept. 14. In Bass Lake in central California, 21 structures were damaged or destroyed. The other location is 60 miles east of Sacramento, where 133 homes were evacuated. Governor Jerry Brown secured a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency which will cover 75 percent of the cost of fighting the fire. dallasnews.com chron.com
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The group requested funding for their scary story contest. The funds are for food, a Tiger Card machine and TUPD security for their cash bar. Tigers for Tigers Meetings $34.42 and $27.86 Not passed The group requested funding for their general meetings, which SGA said they do not fund. International Club $184.44 requested $200 Passed “For their What Drink Is This?” event, which they hope will raise awareness about their club. The money goes to Vietnamese coffee, drinks, mango juice, cups and publicity. After a year-long conversation SGA decided to purchase 11 B-Cycles for $20,000. B-Cycles will cost $64 per year with a student discount. Weekly and daily passes are available as well. Next week, SGA will be discussing sexual assault. There will also be an open forum on Sept. 24, but the date is tentative.
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David Haines, citizen of the United Kingdom, was beheaded in a video released by the Islamic State in Iraq, but as of Sunday, Sept. 14, Britain will not be joining a U.S. coalition to launch airstrikes. However, several Arab nations will be joining the U.S. in an air campaign against the Islamic State. Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have all pledged to support Obama’s strategy. news.vice.com
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Location: McLean Hall Date: 09-12-14 Time Occurred: 1:45 a.m. Classification: Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor
Location: Miller Hall Date: 09-15-14 Time Occurred: 7:31 p.m. Classification: Fire Drill
Location: Witt-Winn Hall Date: 09-15-14 Time Occurred: 7:48 p.m. Classification: Fire Drill
Location: Lot S Date: 09-13-14 Time Occurred: 1:13 a.m. Classification: Consumption of Alcohol by Location: Beze Hall a Minor Date: 09-16-14 Time Occurred: 7:14 p.m. Location: Witt-Winn Hall Classification: Fire Drill Date: 09-13-14
Time Occurred: 1:48 a.m. Classification: Consumption of Alcohol by Location: Lot P Date: 09-16-14 a Minor Time Occurred: 10:16 p.m. Classification: Simple Assault Location: Witt-Winn Hall
Date: 09-13-14 Location: North/South & McFarlin Time Occurred: 8:18 a.m. Classification: Consumption of Alcohol by Complex Date: 09-17-14 a Minor Time Occurred: 7:16 p.m. Classification: Fire Drill Location: Witt-Winn Hall Date: 09-14-14 Location: Residence Hall Time Occurred: 2:13 a.m. Classification: Consumption of Alcohol by Date: 09-17-14 Time Occurred: 8:33 p.m. a Minor Classification: Sexual Assault Location: Calvert Hall Date: 09-15-14 Time Occurred: 7:13 a.m. Classification: Fire Drill
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Senator resignations open positions; SGA chooses three new candidates
Following senator resignations, SGA fills empty positions with three new members by James Godfrey
NEWS EDITOR The Student Government Association is working to fill a number of open positions for senators following the resignation of former senators Evan Epps and Ryan Hernandez. Their departure has prompted the SGA to seek out new representatives for three positions. Epps and Hernandez’s choice to leave the Student Government Association have not caused issues regarding to voting, according to SGA president Evan Lewis, but the SGA is still seeking to fill their positions as quickly as possible. This ensures that the student body will have the complete number of five representatives for each class, and selecting new senators now will train them earlier, instead of having to wait for these positions to be filled
through standard elections. Senators who are brought into the office now will have a better understanding of the position later, which will save time with training. Preliminary interviews will be conducted by two sophomore senators, two junior senators and Lewis.
“I have full faith in the selection committee—that they will choose [candidates] who are passionate about improving student life.” Ryan Hernandez Sophomore
...Once students have made it through this initial interview, they will be interviewed by the entire SGA and, finally, selections will be made. “I have full faith in the selection committee—that they will choose [candidates] who are passionate about
improving student life and will fight for Trinity students,” Hernandez said. The senators stepped down for multiple reasons. Hernandez joined the Residential Life staff, and due to conflicts of interest one cannot serve on ResLife and SGA at the same time. “The opportunity to join ResLife was too big to turn down, and I believe I can personally impact more students as a Resident Mentor, along with growing as a leader, than I could have as a senator,” Hernandez said. For Epps, it was simply a matter of a shift in focus. Evans explained that with a new semester, priorities can change. He maintains that it is still preferable for senators to fulfill their duties and complete their term, a sentiment echoed by Hernandez and Epps. Both former senators expressed that their decisions were made after considerable thought, and they both expressed an interest in giving the positions to students who could really prioritize the role of a senator. Their input is not
included in the selection process for new senators. “The student body deserves representatives with dedication to the position,” Epps said. “It really boiled down to wanting to dedicate myself further to other interests.”
“The student body deserves representatives with dedication, It really boiled down to wanting to dedicate myself further to other interests.” Evan Epps Sophomore
The applications for new senators were accepted and considered this week. The SGA decided on the new senators last Wednesday. The newly appointed Senators are sophomores Dominique Valenzuela and Dzung Vu and junior Jordan Riley.
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The funding for the ad comes from donations and contributions from CCI. Of the 250 supporters, 10 percent contribute money to pay for the ad. CCI plans to seek more contributions in the future. Responses to the advertisement have been largely positive, with alumni contacting the university to express their pride at seeing the welcome advertisement. In addition to individual contacts and expressions of appreciation, Reams conducts a campus climate survey every few years regarding the social climate for LGBT students. His most recent survey, conducted last year, showed that 85 percent of Trinity LGBT students feel somewhat or very welcomed on campus, and 75 percent of students reported encountering positive attitudes from other students on campus. “Any effort that the university, the staff or the students make to show this [support] to the student body as a whole is a fantastic idea,” said Dan Farris, president of Sexual Diversity Alliance. “I’m excited there is an ad being used to advertise how open Trinity is.”
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The switch is from a system called Unidata to a system called Microsoft Sequel (Microsoft SQL). “We run a product called Ellucian Colleague that students use for registering and getting on TigerPaws. For the past 18 years or so, that product ran on a database called Unidata and Ellucian has been migrating away from the database platform and moving to Microsoft Sequel,” said Fred Zapata, director and chief information technology officer. “The Sequel migration had been in the works for the past year. It was a yearlong conversion process that we went through and we converted to the Sequel version of Ellucian Colleague July 4th weekend of this past summer,” Zapata said. Last year, the ID photos were hacked and students were compared to each other based on their level of attractiveness. Although this is not the reason for the photo’s removal, the database conversion should prevent problems like it. “The way they were able to do it was just link to the URL of the photo. So once they just plugged that into their webpage, they were able to connect directly to that photo. Once we rewrite that though, that won’t be able to happen,” Zapata said. The conversion is a lengthy process, but the staff hopes to have the new system up as quickly as possible. “[The student directory] was developed in-house a while back and that would not work well with the new SQL database, so we took that offline,” Perales said. “That is a pretty major rewrite that we’re going to have to look at doing. I would say sometime within the next year we’ll have something back online.” Since the switch, Perales’ staff has been doing clean-up activities, such as rewriting reports that did not behave as they should have after the database conversion. “We’re at a point now where we’re starting to look at all these new projects that piled up on us going forward,” Perales said. “The other part of that is we need to discuss with a digital communications group how the best way is to go with this.” ITS will discuss whether the photos will be available on TigerPaws or the Trinity University website in the future.
and online versions of The New York Times by Luke Wise
NEWS EDITOR
For students at Trinity, the New York Times is available free of charge, in both print and online versions. Typically, a subscription to the New York Times costs anywhere from $5 to $10 a week, depending on the service, whether home delivery, digital, or an unlimited version of either. By providing the paper for free to all students, the university hopes to encourage more students to get engaged in current events and stay up to date with world happenings. To Robert Huesca, professor of communication, the opportunity for a free subscription is something students shouldn’t pass up on. “Well, the New York Times is still probably one of the best online sources of news and information,” Huesca said. “To be able to have access to it at no charge is a luxury that students should take advantage of.” Many students agree with this sentiment, seeing the opportunity as a chance to further themselves as engaged and informed citizens. “I think this is a great move on Trinity’s part to increase
the scholarly resources we have available as students,” said junior Cole Evans. “It will allow us as students to further our knowledge and growth academically.” Despite the access to the Times, other students are less excited, and many are unaware of the change. “I wasn’t aware. I have other interests than what’s going on in the world right now,” said Michael J.P. Carroll, sophomore computer science major. “I want to know about current events, but I won’t go out of my way.” With many students, and everyday citizens, preferring the online form of news, the print industry is suffering, looking at different business models to survive. “The fact is that print journalism is in a crisis, over half the jobs in print have been lost in the past decade,” Huesca said. “They are trying out whether it’s successful; the industry is looking for all kinds of ways of making money so they can stay in business.” A major issue facing print and online news is charging people subscriptions, especially when other sources of news are free. “People just don’t buy newspapers anymore,” Huesca said. “They have not been very successful with the strategy of charging individual subscriptions through what are called ‘paywalls’”. While students benefit from having free access to the paper on campus, the New York Times benefits
“This is just an attempt to look for a new business model and generate revenue,” Huesca said. “Also, I think college students are a good demographic to target as they are likely to continue the habit of reading that periodical once they graduate.” With the decline in the print industry, digital news is transitioning in a new direction as well.
“The trend in journalism is going towards very small and superficial articles; sites like Buzzfeed have now surpassed The New York Times in terms of daily impressions,” Huesca said. “The New York Times is feeling pressured to become more like BuzzFeed, which does not give in-depth or very significant coverage to events of importance, so I hope students will use it.”
“If anything, we are asking students to be a little more creative,” Bovio said. Likewise, Thompson sees the change as an opportunity for students to get creative in their efforts. “Students can still make banners or print banners using our large banner printer and hang them in Mabee, or use them for a specific event if they wanted to have one at the actual event,” Thompson said. “I think what we may end up seeing is organizations advertising in more creative ways, more unique ways. We used to see signs on stakes in the grass and we used to see things hung from trees every now and then. So we will see some unique things, which will be exciting.” The new walls in the Coates Center may not be barren for long; there is speculation of adding student artwork. “We are working with the art department to look at
student art in the building, rotating exhibits and maybe also some permanent items,” Thompson said. “And that is what I hope to see in the space. I hope to see it come alive because one of the things that the banners brought to the space was a sense of our vibrant campus life.” However, the policy does not have a definite lifespan, according to Bovio. “The decision he [the dean of students] has made is indefinite,” Bovio said. “We do not know when there might be an end or not to this particular circumstance.” Because there has not been any significant student feedback, the decision will stay in place. “If I heard an uproarious cry from the organizations, I would 100 percent advocate for them,” Bovio said. “It would be one of those things where if everyone was coming to me very displeased, I would fight for them. With
that said, I would, with all respect to Dean Tuttle, if it was something I felt needed to be changed, I would have no problem telling him that. But right now, we have not heard enough complaints to worry about it.” Most students have not taken particular notice of the absence of the banners, but others have expressed their concerns. “I understand the perspectives that go into wanting Coates to be clean and look good, but I think as well you have to remember that the whole area was redesigned to make a better student center,” said Liam Miner. “We want it to be all for the students. I don’t really see why you wouldn’t let students put up posters in there because that is what the space for. It’s for the students. It needs to let students put up what they want and advertise what they are doing and promote their different groups.”
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First-year student Dakota Grusak reads The New York Times in Coates Library. Trinity’s most recent subscription allows access to The New York Times online.
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“He [the dean of students] wants the building to have a fresh, new look and sometimes with the posters that are up there, it really clutters the space,” said Becka Bovio, coordinator of student programs for campus and community involvement. “One of the most beautiful and unique elements of that building is the almost 180 degrees of windows there from the Einstein’s exit all the way to the sliding glass doors,” Thompson said. “It is all windows, which is pretty unique. The banners were nice to promote events, but I also think there is a really nice beautiful element being able to see from inside to outside and feeling that space come together.” Although student organizations are no longer allowed to hang banners in Coates, both Thompson and Bovio have maintained that there are many other ways for students to advertise.
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In Celebration of Our Constitutional Rights Since 2009, Campus Publications and the Department of Communication have sponsored First Amendment celebrations in September. Different professors and guests have given lectures or held Q&A sessions, the debate team has debated First Amendment issues and members of the Trinity Review staff have read from books proposed for banning. The Triniphonian, an allpropaganda section, was published in the Trinitonian for several years. At the free food event, students signed away their First Amendment rights in order to get free food. Then, Campus Publications staff members proceeded to limit conversations, keep groups to a maximum of two and cover brand logos. This year, Campus Publications interns and staff members hosted a First Amendment table in the Coates University Center and at Milk and Cookies in Campus and Community Involvement. Trinity community members were invited to answer questions about the First Amendment. Correct answers were entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card to the Campus Bookstore.
Do you know your rights? Which of the following speech categories is most comprehensively protected under the First Amendment?
The First Amendment helps settle all of the following conflicts except the one between:
a) political expression b) commercial expression c) obscene expression
After over 10 years of congressional voting and debate on the subject, is it acceptable to burn an American flag on the stairs of a courthouse?
dissent vs. civility
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religion vs. government
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government taxation vs. private finance
According to a 2013 poll by the First Amendment Center, what percentage of Americans are aware that “freedom of the press” is a First Amendment right?
a) Yes, it is legal
a) 3%
b) No, it is illegal c) It depends on the reason for burning the flag
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b) 14% c) 52%
Which of the following phrases is actually in the text of the First Amendment? a) “Congress shall make no law” b) “Abridging the speech of freedom” c) “Establishment of regions”
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The Trinitonian thanks the following members for their help developing our First Amendment quiz questions. Jennifer J. Henderson, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Communication John R. Hermann, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Katie Blevins, Ph.D., Visting Professor, Department of Communication William T. Burke III, J.D., Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration Willis A. Salomon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of English Damian Caluori, D.Phil, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy Interns of the Trinitonian Campus Publications class
Photos courtesy of Katharine Martin
2014 Board of Campus Publications Rob Huesca Shage Zang Trish Simonite Susie Gonzalez Evan Lewis Megan McLoughlin Rose Minutaglio
Opinion
Wearing glasses has it’s advantages Staff Column
Joy Lazarus, Columnist In sixth grade, after my last final of the year, a boy named Reese licked my glasses. Reese approached right before class ended. He told me that my glasses looked cool and he wanted to try them on. So I took them off and placed them on the desk that separated us. Reese picked them up, inspected the purple plastic frame work and, with smiling lips, licked the front left lens from top to the bottom. I watched his tongue slug against the glass. Then he extended the glasses out to me as a gesture of friendship. Oh, the horror. But despite this brief episode there are benefits to wearing glasses. They usually don’t encourage strange social interactions (I think it was a hate crime) however glasses are significantly underrated. For example, glasses make your eyes look bigger. Instead of minimizing the area of your eyeball, they actually increase the size of your iris due to some cool refraction of light. I don’t know if this has been scientifically proven,
but I’m sure there is evidence out there somewhere. Glasses express style. There are millions of frames that exist for you to try out on your face. Industries consist of manufacturing, selling, and marketing attractive eyewear. Frames can be made of wood, wire, plastic and other forms of recycled materials. Glasses are, in essence, an extension of your face. You are recognizable based on physical attributes, and by wearing glasses which sit comfortably on your nose, your face is therefore merged with a piece of eye jewelry. The style of the glasses can then be indicators of your personality. And they fundamentally change your profile. For example, the character Carl Fredricksen from the movie “Up” wore black, square glasses. His square glasses matched his square face and his square personality. So, to those of you who preference certain geometric shapes over others, be careful. You, too, can embody a square. Glasses are also safety devices that should be worn frequently and with great care. Glasses protect your eyes from kamikaze insects, raindrops and excessive pollen. They have shielded me from the dangers of the world—although losing your glasses in dark areas is kind of a nightmare.
Every time I misplace my glasses after I have turned off the lights it’s like the world’s hardest version of hide-and-seek. I completely understand if you prefer contacts. However contacts do require significantly more maintenance. With glasses, you can avoid holding your eyes open like an owl to put the lenses in or having to refill solution so it doesn’t resemble eye sewage. I actually had a significant ordeal with putting in my contacts. Many tears were shed, not purposefully, but for some reason I always missed my eye when trying to throttle the lens into it. It landed on my upper cheekbone, or bottom lash line. It was all trial and error. But mostly error. Most importantly, though, glasses allow you to see. If you are not genetically dominant and were not graced with perfect vision, like myself, glasses are super lovely inventions. They make life less foggy and more visible.
Joy Lazarus is a sophomore majoring in art and communication.
EDITORIAL
The circle of newspaper life For those of you who have yet to read our First Amendment coverage on page 5, here’s a recap: the First Amendment is important. “Important” does not even begin to describe it, actually: it is VITAL to existence as we know it, especially attending a liberal arts university where ideas, opinions, religion and the like exist in a constant dialogue. The First Amendment prevents laws regarding five things: (1) the free exercise of religion, (2) freedom of speech (3) freedom of press (4) peaceable assembly and (5) petitions for a governmental redress of grievances. (See Bill of Rights, Amendment One) So, when you are not peaceably assembling, petitioning the post office, going to temple or arguing with your friend/professor/guy-you-hate-in-philosophy-class about abortion, what does this have to do with you? Well, a lot, actually. It has to do with us, too—the press. For over 110 years, the Trinitonian has existed at this university, doing its best to simultaneously record history and be a campus watch-dog (or watch-tiger, as it were). To much avail, the majority of news sources, including us, hold a symbiotic relationship with the the capitalist system: we rely on advertisers to purchase enough ads per issue to print, and, in turn, we depend on having enough readers of our content that advertisers find our “market” (the newspaper) worth their investment. Unlike a club or a class, the Trinitonian functions as a business, relying upon this advertisement to determine the size of each issue, how much content we can print and, in the end, if any of us get paid. For this, we would like to take the time to thank not only our excellent all-student advertising team, but also our writers who produce the content worth reading, the editors who correct our glaring errors and lay out pages, the business team who crunches our numbers and writes our paychecks, our advertisers who make this all possible and last but not least our readers, who remain an integral part of this system. While we do this for the love of the job, mostly, we are here to serve you, so by grabbing this newspaper at the start of your weekend, you are helping us do that. This editorial was not meant to be Newspaper 101, but a friendly reminder that the system we operate in is a precarious one, relying on many individuals and groups, mystifying experts as more newspapers close up shop. So as you go about your year keep in mind that if you think something is worth covering, tell us so we can look into it. If you have something to sell, let us know so we can help you advertise. If you have have qualms, concerns or praise about us or the campus community that you would like to see voiced here, write us a letter. We appreciate the part you play in keeping us printing, so please, keep reading.
If you could have dinner with one celebrity who would it be?
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Michael Jackson because he’s a legend. Maia Ogembo First year
Beyonce because she’s the greatest entertainer alive.
Morgan Freeman because he seems very interesting and smart. Thomas Plantin First year
Nsalu Mbwette First year
Bob Marley because he’s my inspiration. Andrew Thomas Senior
Ariana Grande so I could say I have been on a date with her.
Scuba Steve First year
Sandra Bullock because she’s a great actress and I love her part in the “Blind Side”
Beyonce because she’s a light-skinned goddess. Josh Poole Sophomore
Isabela Ramirez First year
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Opinion The NFL needs a time machine Faculty Column Jacob Tingle, Columnist Ray Rice. Adrian Peterson. Jerry Jones. Jim Irsay. Daniel Snyder. Domestic violence. Child abuse. Sexual assault allegations. Driving under the influence of oxycodone and hydrocodone. Racist mascot. To say the National Football League has an image problem is an understatement. Some say the NFL has a violence problem, while others argue it is simply a microcosm of society. The trending topic on #AskTingleTU focused on my advice to NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell for how he should handle the Ray Rice situation. I thought long and hard about what to write and have decided that there’s not much in the way of advice I could offer Mr. Goodell. The situation was handled so poorly on so many different levels by so many different people that, quite frankly, the only advice I could give the commissioner would involve a DeLorean and flux capacitor. And since he clearly can’t go back to the future (and unfortunately I can’t unwatch the Ray Rice video), I’ve decided to take a step back and write about corporate culture. An organization’s culture consists of shared beliefs, expectations, work routines,
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behavioral norms and guiding values. Organizations with strong cultures are those with an identifiable set of values and whose members make consistent decisions based upon those said values. Strong cultures avoid dysfunction by encouraging positive workplace behavior and making decisions that are in the best interest of the entire organization. You might even say they are benevolent. Leadership and teamwork expert Patrick Lencioni addresses workplace dysfunction by identifying two foundational principles. He writes that high performing organizations are built upon a bedrock of trust and its members avoid artificial harmony. For example, Trinity University operates with the following core values: Discovery, Excellence, Impact, the Individual and Community. As such, faculty and staff base our day-to-day decisions upon those important principles. I might ask myself, if I choose to do “abc,” am I deciding to have an impact? Am I fostering a sense of discovery? Do I strive for excellence and require the same of my students? You get the picture. As best I can tell, the NFL’s core values center around one idea: protecting the shield. It’s about the logo and the identity, i.e. the bottom line. It is not a league with a culture that protects its own workforce (players) or focuses on the macro-level ramifications of its choices. As such, the league ends up being reactive and making capricious decisions.
In his book “Slow Getting Up” former NFL receiver and tight end Nate Jackson highlighted how the league functions. “The NFL is a machine. The operators of the machine pull its levers more frantically every season, pushing it past its breaking point.” Getting back to the #AskTingleTU question, I don’t have advice for Roger Goodell, but I do have a thought for the owners. If you want the league to survive and flourish, you need to start over at the league offices. What needs to change isn’t solvable by replacing one person. What needs to change is the soul of the NFL’s executive leadership. What needs to change is the core culture: a culture that values the dollar more than a fouryear-old boy; a culture that values yards after catch more than a woman’s dignity and safety; a culture that values its relationship with Budweiser more than the messages it sends to young men. That, dear reader, is a culture with misplaced values. Ray Rice. Adrian Peterson. Jerry Jones. Jim Irsay. Daniel Snyder. Does the NFL have a problem with violence? Is the NFL a microcosm of society? I don’t know the answer to either question, but there is one thing I do know for sure: It’s difficult to be a fan of professional football in 2014. Jacob Tingle is an assistant professor of the practice, business administration and sport management minor director.
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Planning ahead: it’s not always that easy Staff Column
Lauren Schroeter, Columnist You know, I should probably start thinking about what I want to do after I graduate, since I’m a senior. Maybe I should have already started thinking about that. Maybe I should have started thinking about that a couple of years ago. Other people—people my age, seem to know what they’re doing, at least outwardly. I’m just sitting here with a couple of retail jobs under my belt and several summers of dealing with other people’s kids, like, where am I going with my life? Besides nowhere, that is. Maybe I should have tried harder. The thing is, I usually
like planning ahead. I like knowing in advance what should happen. But then when it comes to things that actually matter, I don’t. It’s kind of funny how that works. Now I’m not sure why that is, but I do have a few guesses. My first and sophomore years were spent in the midst of a severe depression. Now if you’ve ever been depressed, you’d know that it’s not so much that you don’t want to do things, it’s that you really can’t. It’s easy to tell someone to just go and do things they like to do. I mean, it sounds like it should be easy, right? But depression is more like a giant weight that’s settled on your shoulders, over your heart and inside every fiber of your being. It’s so heavy, it’s difficult even to step outside some days. It’s not the kind of weight you can just lift off; it permeates your entire being, and you recognize that things should be enjoyable to you, but you’re just
unable to enjoy them or even participate. In my case, I think that my depression kind of prevented me from doing anything meaningful with my first two years of college, and now that I’m almost at the end of the road, I guess I feel kind of lost and maybe a little cheated. On some level, I blame myself. Granted, it’s not actually my fault; it’s not like I could control whether or not I was depressed. I mean, it’s not like I’m not getting anywhere. I just think I could have done a lot better and gone further if I hadn’t spent a couple of years being at odds with myself. I’m happy now; I’m better, and I’d like to think that this thing that was a huge problem for me a couple years ago is completely gone. But it isn’t. It’s still affecting me, albeit indirectly. Lauren Schroeter is a senior majoring in geology and religion.
Eating alone isn’t all bad Staff Column
Megan Reynolds, Columnist As I waited in the Mabee pasta line the other night I looked over and saw a girl eating at the end of a table. Ordinarily I wouldn’t have taken any note of her— nothing seemed outlandish or particularly attention grabbing—but as I continued to watch (because let’s be honest, the wait for the pasta line can be a long one), I realized that she was eating alone. Immediately my thoughts rushed to: “Oh, poor girl. She has no one to eat with. I’m glad it’s not me.” I felt sorry, but I also felt relieved that I had someone
sitting at a table waiting for me. There’s something about eating alone that seems so socially unacceptable, especially around dinnertime. We immediately think that no one wanted to eat with this poor girl. Our thoughts continue to race, stringing together things like, “Well, she must have no friends,” or, “Wow, what a loser.” The most disconcerting part about this kind of logic being ingrained in my own thinking is that it also seems to be ingrained in everybody else’s as well. Besides the fact that Mabee is a social gathering spot on campus (everybody’s got to eat, right?), it’s also very architecturally open. There are only a few tables where you can sit out of direct sight of the rest of the dining hall. This makes eating alone even trickier. Too many times I’ve brought a book into Mabee to try to make it look like, “Oh no I’ve got loads of friends but I’m really behind on my work so I choose to eat alone and study.” I’ve even lugged my laptop in so that I could try to snag one of those back booths and watch Netflix uninterrupted. Sometimes, though, I don’t even make it to Mabee. If I’ve got Bonus Bucks, I’ll grab a sandwich and eat in my room. That way, even if I am eating alone, I’m not eating alone in front of a whole crowd of people. I guess the point that I’m trying to make is that if you see someone eating alone, don’t take pity on him or her. I’m not saying you have to go up and eat with them (although that’d be nice, too), I’m just saying that your thoughts shouldn’t jump immediately to thinking that this person has no friends. They do. Sometimes, though, friends get busy or have other dinner plans, or maybe you got busy and you missed your usual dinnertime group. Whatever the reason, eating alone is not an inherently bad thing. Maybe it’s better to not even notice them. Seriously, pay them no more attention than you would any other group eating. The only way to end this stigma is to stop feeding it. So if it gets to 6 p.m. and your stomach growls—calls out for you to feed it—don’t panic if you don’t have anyone to eat with. Go by yourself and enjoy the alone time that can be hard to get with roommates. Eating alone isn’t a bad thing. It just means that you’re confident enough to sit somewhere by yourself without anything to amuse or distract you for half an hour. Relish that; few people can actually manage it. Megan Reynolds is a sophomore majoring in English.
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Trinity junior uncovers early architectural drawings of campus
photos (above and below) by Eva Littman Trinity students view works from the exhibit “Education by Design: Drawings from the Collection of Ford, Powell & Carson, 1939-1970” in the Neidorff Gallery in the Dicke-Smith Art Building.
Renderings featured in Michael and Noemi Neidorff Gallery exhibit from Sept. 18 - Nov. 1 by Heather Bush CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER This fall, the Michael and Noemi Neidorff Gallery at Trinity will feature a series of drawings titled “Education by Design: Drawings from the Collection of Ford, Powell & Carson, 1939-1970.” The exhibition is organized into four sections: drawings of buildings on Trinity’s campus, drawings of Skidmore College in New York, concept sketches of San Antonio’s Tower of the Americas and drawings from the La Villita art school. “Ford himself did not go to college, and he’s very sensitive about education and the role of it in society,” said Kathryn O’Rourke,
assistant professor of art and art history. “He was very concerned about social problems throughout his career.” The drawings featured in the exhibit were found by Trinity junior Jason Azar during his summer internship at Ford, Powell & Carson. While archiving drawings and documents that had yet to be catalogued in the firm’s basement, Azar came across the drawings of university buildings. “The first drawing that really caught my eye was a drawing of Skidmore College. The detail was absolutely incredible,” Azar said. “It was almost like an engraving.” After his initial discovery, it took several weeks to find all of the drawings spread throughout the archive. “The La Villita drawings stood out because of their age and content. Many of the students who made them were just teenagers without any previous design experience,” Azar said. “You can actually see how the student’s
designs and drawings improved during their time at the school.” The art school at La Villita was opened in 1939 and closed with the start of the war in 1942. “What we have always known is that there was an art school in La Villita where Ford and other artists and craftspeople of San Antonio taught drawing, weaving and metal work, but we didn’t have much evidence of what the school was like,” O’Rourke said. Other faculty members and Trinity students, like senior Kelly Johnston, have been involved in preparing the gallery—which includes about 70 pieces—by framing, hanging, lighting and painting walls. “I have an incredible appreciation for people who are passionate about their work and make it a point to share it with others,” Johnston said. “O’Neil Ford was one of those individuals. To be in such close proximity to the materials created by such a prolific architect was an honor.”
These drawings highlight many of Ford’s concerns throughout his practice. During his life, Ford used architecture to educate, to strengthen a city’s sense of history and to improve society in some way. “This is an exciting and important show because it
illuminates the work of this really major Texas architect and also helps us fill in the gaps of an important story of what La Villita was to the art community,” O’Rourke said. The exhibit will be held in the art gallery from Sept. 18 through Nov. 1.
through someone they already know.” The workshop gave students tips on how to build relationships, particularly with alumni. “There were several exercises to practice introducing yourself with examples that were helpful,” said Laura Short, assistant director of programming and marketing in Career Services. “There were examples of icebreakers that provided a friendly approach.” These exercises helped build students’ confidence starting or joining a conversation. “Ms. Greene emphasized the importance of being able to interject yourself into a conversation and keep it going,” said senior Avantika Krishna. “I feel more confident about starting conversations and introducing myself. I also learned the importance of following up with contacts after meeting them.”
Greene also provided several practical tips to prepare students for the event on Thursday night. “She told us that it is important to arrive early and stay late,” Krishna said. “She also told us to eat before a meeting or event like this so that we could focus on the conversations and not be hungry.” Thursday night provided an opportunity for students to put these new skills into practice and included members of the San Antonio alumni chapter. If students are interested in connecting with alumni elsewhere, there will be several Making Connections events around the nation over winter break, which will provide opportunities to connect with alumni outside of San Antonio. The dates and locations are listed on TigerJobs.com. In addition to these events, students may learn about alumni connections through Career Services. Walk-in hours and appointments are available daily.
Students make connections at annual networking event Barbara Greene introduces exercises to improve interpersonal skills by Julia Elmore CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER
photo by Sarah Thorne Barbara Greene, CEO of Greene and Associates, gives networking advice.
This week was Trinity’s annual Week of Making Connections, sponsored by Career Services. The events included a networking etiquette workshop on Monday evening and a networking event on Thursday evening. The etiquette workshop, titled “Connecting With High Impact,” was led by Barbara Greene. Greene is the CEO of Greene and Associates, a company that promotes interpersonal skills and networking. “Networking and the building of relationships is very important,” Greene said. “70 percent of the time, people find their next job
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Pulse Rob Chapman, Amy Roberson bid farewell to Trinity Center for Learning and Technology director reflects on Trinity’s technological changes by Julia Elmore CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER On Monday, Sept. 15, Robert Chapman, director of the Center for Learning and Technology—also known as CLT—finished his career at Trinity. Chapman worked at the university for six years. During his time at Trinity, he has seen many changes. “Trinity has changed in multiple ways,” Chapman said. “When I first got here, the iPhone 2 was just coming out. Since then we have seen all the new smart phones and the iPad. I have seen technological changes and developments, like the introduction of the new TLearn, as well as changes in the university, like new presidents. Also, I have held different positions here.” Throughout his time on staff at Trinity, Chapman made many contributions to the university by bringing new technology to campus and making equipment available to students inside and outside of the classroom.
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“As director for CLT, I was responsible for academic technology, whether it was checking out technology like cameras, or classroom technology, cable in dorms, cable in classrooms or special projects technology,” Chapman said. “I also worked with marketing the university through multimedia.” Chapman also worked to maintain university technology and ensured that students had access to the best the university has to offer. “We have a lot of nice, stateof-the-art things,” said senior Chase Lee. “The campus is maintained well and a lot of that can be attributed to him.” Chapman also left an impact on other university staff. “He is extremely knowledgeable about all things electronic and communication and he loves it,” said Stephen Nickle, university chaplain. “The passion is incredible and opened new possibilities.” According to Chapman, Trinity has many advantages when compared to other universities. “I will miss all the freedoms we have, especially compared to other schools,” Chapman said. “Trinity has such quality.” Chapman was offered a position located closer to his family. “I am very happy at Trinity, but that was an offer I couldn’t
pass up,” Chapman said. “There are quite a few things I will miss. Trinity is the best place I have worked at.” Trinity also bid farewell to another staff member in recent months. Amy Roberson, who formerly worked in the Special Collections and Archives department of the library, moved out of state several months ago. Roberson’s position has since been filled by Megan Toups. Special Collections and Archives is a feature of the library that provides both public and technical service to students and the community. “We serve the public by answering questions, helping students with their research, teaching classes and holding events,” Toups said. “Technical service involves projects behind the scenes that help us serve the public more efficiently and effectively later down the road.” Toups says that she has learned a tremendous amount since taking this position and encourages students to take advantage of this feature in the library. “You should always feel free to come on in when we are open or make an appointment with me,” Toups said. “I can help you search for information on a topic of interest to you, and get you access to this material.
I’ve seen students who were previously unsure whether they could use this space for their own enrichment. I am grateful that special collections can serve them in that capacity.”
Both the Center for Learning and Technology and the Special Collections and Archives are located in the library and exist as resources to assist students as well as to enhance the university.
Theater group revives productions for 2014-2015 season as tribute to time at Trinity
keep all the overhead really low because the space was already here.” Other faculty and staff members, as well as students, have been involved with AtticRep over the years at Trinity. “Roberto, as the artistic director, invited me to come work with him as a dramaturg and a director,” said Stacey Connelly, associate professor of human communication and theatre. “Dramaturgy involves assisting the director and the cast by researching the show, answering questions about the text, looking at the text and working with it.” Trinity provided a space for the company until the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts recently asked AtticRep to be an in-residence theater company. “Before being at the Tobin, the company had to work around the university’s schedule,” Hansen said. “Their work couldn’t conflict with what the university was doing; the space was limiting them from growing completely.” The company’s move to the Tobin Center will give AtticRep the opportunity to use the space freely and attract a wider audience.
AtticRep moves to new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
by Heather Bush CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER When Roberto Prestigiacomo, associate professor of human communication and theatre, arrived at Trinity in 2005, he noticed the need for a new type of theater in San Antonio. “In this community, there was no theater that I wanted to do,” Prestigiacomo said. “A theater that would present and perform plays of specific topics (focusing on contemporary works) and have an edge to it was needed, so I proposed the idea for a theater company to Dr. Hansen.” AtticRep presented its first production, “One for the Road,” in Trinity’s Attic Theatre in 2006. “One of the difficulties in starting a company is all of the costs—all the overhead to rent space for shows, rehearsals and even just modest props,” said Andrew Hansen, chair of the department of human communication and theatre. “Being at Trinity, they could keep the ticket prices reasonable and
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Neurobiologist and primatologist Sapolsky speaks on being human Lecturer discusses similarities between humans and animals by Davis Mathis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER For centuries, people have attempted to answer one question: what are humans? MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky spoke at Trinity with his own answers to that question. Sapolsky is a primatologist and neurologist who studies groups of baboons and levels of stress. His visit to Trinity was part of the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series, which brings in prominent scientists to discuss their work and studies in the field and laboratory. In his lecture at Trinity, he discussed three aspects of humans and what makes them different. First, he described characteristics that are exactly the same in humans as in any other animal. Next, he discussed structures that humans share with other animals but use completely differently. Finally, he addressed characteristics unique to humans. When speaking on similarities between humans
and other animals, he noted that female animals and female humans synchronize their cycles when they are in close quarters with females. Sapolsky joked about human sexual behavior and how different it was from that of other creatures. “Hippos would be repulsed... no other species has nonreproductive sex, and they certainly don’t talk about it,” Sapolsky said. A large number of Trinity students came out to see him speak and had generally good things to say about the lecture. Sophomore Carolyn Young, a chemistry major, came because of her interest in science. She enjoyed the lecture and particularly noted his charisma. “He was actually really funny. That isn’t what you think of with scientists a lot, but he kept it entertaining,” Young said. Sapolsky answered several questions from the crowd at the end of the lecture. One exchange in particular caught the attention of junior Zachary Treu. “It kind of shocked me when he stated that he didn’t believe in a shred of free will. It was weird to think about,” Treu said. Sapolsky concluded that the things that make humans different are not as extreme as one might suspect.
Robert Sapolsky, MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, spoke for the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series on Monday.
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• continued from page 10 “At the Tobin, we can reach a diverse audience and an audience that would not come to Trinity,” Prestigiacomo said. “Being downtown allows us to really be part of the city, because AtticRep is about dealing with topics that are related to our community and to the community at large.” In their 2014-2015 season, AtticRep will be reviving four productions that were staged at Trinity to celebrate their past and thank the community that helped shape their beginning. “They chose the productions that were the most commercially successful and the ones that were the most well known,” Connelly said. “AtticRep tries to do these kinds of plays so that they can also do plays that are less wellknown.” AtticRep opened their new season last week with “God of Carnage.” AtticRep first produced the play in 2012 under the direction of Prestigiacomo and Chelsea Taylor. Prestigiacomo once again directed this year’s performance. Their second production— “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”—will run Nov. 12-23 in the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theatre at the Tobin Center.
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with friends is one of my absolute favorite activities. I try to go as often as possible, which with my busy schedule is only once every few weekends. Still, if I could, I’d go just about every day. Seriously. So, why do I love to thrift shopping so much? I’ll admit it: I’m a clothes addict. I love getting new clothes. I particularly enjoy acquiring said clothes through the practice known as “shopping”. But I don’t just like any kind of clothes. The kind I’m after aren’t present in every store. When it comes to clothing, I am what’s known as a “vintage hound”. Having worked in a vintage boutique, I’m pretty good at identifying what decade an item of clothing is from, or at the very least determining if it’s “vintage” or not (a.k.a. older than twenty years). But the biggest perk of thrifting is the dough: it’s often super cheap to buy secondhand clothing! Plus, it’s fun to go with friends and see what sorts of fun and interesting things you can find. Thrifting can be more than a way to acquire clothing; it can be an adventure, and a cause for lots of memory-making. With that in mind, I’ll start out by giving you some tips about how to master your inner shopper, and how to be the best thrifter possible.
General tips about thrift stores: • Wash the clothes before you wear them. •
Self-explanatory.Pickiness has its place, but it is not in a thrift store. If you’re only willing to wear absolutely pristine and flawless clothing, thrifting is probably not for you. You’ll still be able to find stuff, but if you’re willing to and wear, you’ll have a much better time. Most thrift stores have a minimum amount needed to charge your card; if your total is any less than, say, $5.00, you might not be able to use a card. If you’re just going to be a loud college kid jeering at ugly clothes, don’t go. It can be fun to find wacky looking stuff, but unless you’re actually interested in finding things, you’ll just be mocking the other shoppers. And that’s no fun for anyone. Search for It seems silly, but thrift stores often have discount days where certain items are put on sale. Don’t expect everything to be dirt Seriously. “Thrift store” and “bargain bin” are rarely synonymous, especially in this day and age. In fact, more and more thrift stores are evaluating the donations they receive and pricing accordingly. So you might find designer items, but typically these will be priced higher (still cheap, but not to the same extent). Remember, you won’t find anything if you aren’t looking hard enough. There are a lot of clothes to at a thrift store, so . If you’re seriously interested in finding something, you will!
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Now, it’s thrift shopping time. This is hardly an exhaustive list, but it covers some of my favorite stores. Maybe, with luck, they’ll become your favorites, too.
Boysville Auxiliary Thrift Store, 307
West Olmos Drive A favorite of Trinity students, this convenient location near Trinity has a huge variety of items (like any thrift store). They have a separate room for furniture that’s generally crammed with old sofas and chairs, and I always like checking out their glassware and odd objects in the back of the store. This is one of the few thrift stores I’ve found that has a changing room, too, so you can make sure you fit into an item before you buy it!
Family Thrift, 2011 Vance Jackson This is my absolute favorite place. Each day, everything in the store is one price. They put all their new clothes out on Thursdays, when everything is $2.00. Then Fridays, it’s all $1.75, Saturdays are $1.50, and so on until 25 cent Wednesdays (when the store, coincidentally, is totally packed). I’ve found a huge percentage of my wardrobe here! While discussing thrift stores, I can’t pass up an opportunity to share some awesome finds of my own...
Youth Alternatives, 3103 West Avenue Some of my favorite finds: This store is kind of a jungle. It’s not as well organized as most of the others on this list, so you might find yourself confusedly searching for the women’s shoes and instead getting stuck in the VHS section. I’ve managed to get some great coffee mugs here (even one that said “West Germany” on the bottom) as well as one of my favorite T-shirts.
Assistance League of San Antonio, 2611 West Avenue Fondly nicknamed the “old lady thrift store” by my friends and me, this place is completely staffed by elderly women who are just the cutest things. The only caveat is that they have pretty wonky hours, so you’ll have to plan your visit carefully. If you show up spontaneously, you may very well be greeted by closed doors. That caveat aside, they get some really good stuff in here; one of my friends found a really nice winter coat, and I nabbed a University of St. Andrews wool sweater!
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A beautiful 1970s navy dress with flawless beading and embroidery. A hilarious (& hella comfy) sweatshirt with a buffalo on it that says, “Seniors ‘89” A red cardigan whose tag reads, “American Airlines.” A huge (huge!) supply of Leslie Fay day dresses from the 1980s An amazing short-sleeve button-up shirt with a cherry print Along A-line navy skirt with belt loops
Mixing pieces like these together with other, more expensive clothes can result in a pretty killer wardrobe that’s entirely unique and your own. Fianl tip: one of the great secrets of thrifting is that unless you walk around with the price tag still attached, people can totally assume your clothes came from places like American Apparel or Urban Outfitters--places that are desperately trying to make clothes that look “thrifty chic” but actually charge $50 for, say, a t-shirt. This is a great way to eat your stylistic cake and have it, too. That being said, don’t lie about the source of your clothing. You should be proud of the deal you got!
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The September Issue: trends and truths from New York Fashion Week designers who showcase a collection during the week. This term covers the semiannual gathering of everyone involved: the designers, the press and
broader heading of the annual New York Fashion Week. MBFW showcases a range of designers, from Diane Von Furstenberg, Michael Kors and Michael Costello to lesser known or up-andcoming designers such as Malan Breton and Dorin Negrau. Most of these runway shows take place within the “tents” of the Lincoln Center or on one of the
Last week, I attended New York Fashion Week (NYFW) as a Trend Reporter for FashionMingle.net, and it was the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Along with checking out the divine spring/summer collections from amazing designers, seeing the incredible street style of everyone attending the show was a treat in itself. Just in case you don’t know, NYFW encompasses several major congregations of
the people attending the shows. Everything is also a season ahead, which means that spring and summer collections are shown in the fall; similarly, fall and winter collections are shown during NYFW in February.. The majority of the shows that I attended fell under Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFW) which is a series of fashion shows under the
many off-site venues near the area. Now for some trends to look forward to in the spring.
As far as outstanding texture and material, this spring there will be neoprene galore. Although this material is the stuff of scuba suits, designer’s have turned it into everything from sports chic leggings to loose baby doll dresses. This ultra durable material was included in most designer’s shows, and you can expect to see some pieces at H&M, Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters, if they aren’t already. You have probably already seen this material around, and it will keep trending until next winter as well. This was the material of choice for many dresses and separates, but I’ve also seen neoprene handbags, which can be a really great buy since this material is extremely durable and intended to last forever. One trending accessory, or rather something replacing accessories, are “flash tattoos.” These are metallic temporary tattoos in designs resembling everything from henna to Egyptian hieroglyphics, and they last for approximately a week (I would know, I have five). They have been called
Autumn is nearly upon us, but you wouldn’t know it here in Texas. Still, even if the blazing sun and non-changing trees and nom-nomming mosquitoes keep us from experiencing autumn with our bodies, we can still—forgive the cliché— experience it with our hearts. How, you may ask? Well, by finding art that puts us in an autumnal mood. To me, the ideal autumn is a study in contrast—colorful but also a little melancholy, varied but not too varied, a bit chilly without being cold, and a tad happy while still lacking in the jubilance of Christmas. In the rest of this article, I’ll try to recommend some art and entertainment that features this mixture of celebration and melancholia. And I promise, none of them will be as pretentious as the above paragraph. Let’s begin with the sound of music, shall we? To me, nothing says autumn like Ella Fitzgerald. All the other jazz chanteuses, it seems to me, belong to other seasons; brightly sassy Dinah Washington is fit for summer, while Billie Holliday sly, I’vehad-ten-glasses-of-whisky dryness is just right for a windy winter’s day.
But Ella’s voice is quintessential autumn, a little world-weary but still happy to be alive. Check out “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercy Songbook”. Mercer is, by the way, an autumnal sort of songwriter, well aware of life’s inehrent bittersweetness. He even wrote a tune called “Early Autumn”, which Ella performs to perfection. Fun Fact: Ella Fitzgerald also wrote cookbooks. If you can magically get your hands on one, I’m sure it will improve your Thanksgiving dinner. Another jazz giant fit for the leafy season is Lionel Hampton, a famed jazz vibraphonist. The vibraphone, for your information, is like the xylophone’s sexier, infinitely cooler cousin. Pick up a “Best of Lionel Hampton” anthology. Then, upload it onto your iPod. Then, take a walk in the park and feel autumn wash over you, even if the Texas humidity is bearing down like hell. If you’re in a classical mood, perhaps check out Aaron Copland around Thanksgiving. His music is quintessentially American, and reminds you that there’s more to this beautiful country than just George W. Bush. If you lean more towards pop, check out Elton John’s “Honky Chateau” album, which is too calm for summer and a little too hard-rocking for winter. “Mona
Lisas and Mad Hatters,” his ode to New York, is a delightful standout. Autumn also brings to mind singer-songwriters. The tamer ones, that is. No one wants to curl up with a pumpkin spice latte and a Bob Dylan album. Here are some softer strummers to get you into an autumn mood: Brett Dennen, Nick Drake, or, if you’re feeling a little edgier, Ray Lamontagne. Also, First Aid Kit. Trust me on this one. Furthermore, cinematic artists can also enrich our inner autumn. Woody Allen’s two best films, “Hannah and Her Sisters” and “Annie Hall”, have just the right balance of sweet and sadness. The former also includes some really pretty footage of, you know, what an actual, non-Texas autumn looks like. “When Harry Met Sally” and “Julie and Julia”, two other finely mature rom-coms, also pull off the sweet-sad combination with invigorating success. If you’re a Disney fan, this is likely a good time to rewatch “Pocahontas.” After all, autumn is the season that paints with all the colors of the wind. If you’re an action movie buff, I cannot really help. Explosions know no seasons. Check out the James Bond movies, which remain the ultimate destination for those who wish to watch stuff get blown up real good.
That’s all I have to say to you. I leave you to your fireworks. If you’re a reader, however, I have plenty to say to you. Washington Irving’s stories can get you in the mood for the season generally, and, in the case of “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow,” for Halloween specifically. E.M. Forster’s novels combine colorful characters with an autumnal sense of fading, of something elemental being lost. Start with “A Room With A View,” and then read “Howards End.” Then come hear Zadie Smith, a phenomenal critic of Forster and authorial genius in her own right, speak at Trinity this October. Smith’s book “On Beauty” is a sort of fictional riff on Forster’s work, and, while not entirely autumnal, it’s worth reading before Smith comes to campus. Trust me on this one. Finally, I have two recommendations in the realm of poetry, which are, believe it or not, actually about autumn. The first is John Keats’s “To Autumn,” perhaps the most evocative description of seasonal change ever written. The second is David Lehman’s “Autumn Evening,” a contemporary piece with some killer lines like this one: “Life sinks, grace reigns, sins ripen/ and in the north dies an almond tree.”
“jewelry for people who don’t like to wear jewelry,” and they were originally intended for showing some shiny metallic skin while at Coachella or the beach, but you can wear it wherever and with whatever you want. Some shoes to look forward to in the spring are chunky platform wedges. They were on almost every runway, and I can guarantee you’ll see them in stores everywhere. If you’re not into the drastic platform wedge, you can find variations of it at Zara, Urban Outfitters and ASOS.com. Lastly, while there wasn’t a specific color theme for spring and summer (although pastels are always a must, of course), you might be surprised to find that black and navy are going to stick around for the warmer temperatures next year. These colors were paired with neons and other bright colors like scarlet and royal blue for contrasting outfits with less of an Easter—egg feel. This winter, you can look forward to a dark palette as we head into sweater weather, but now you know some things to shop for in the spring. Ultimately, Fashion Week was both a great show and a masterclass in how fashion itself works. I hope to attend again very, very soon.
Life and death, grace and pain, color and fading—this is all autumn in a nutshell. And, thanks to art, you can experience it authentically, and mosquito-free.
Enjoying arts and entertainment, autumn style “To Autumn:” An Excerpt
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosomfriend of the maturing sun Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run....”
-John Keats
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The question: What should a 21st—century college education be like? “I’d love it if grammar were more heavily stressed (thank you, Dr. Sammye Johnson, for doing your best to keep us on the grammatically correct path!). But above all, I want all of us to learn and believe and constantly reiterate to each other that we are capable of learning anything we want. We might have our favorite topics, but I think it should be stressed that we should explore a variety of fields and subjects, never fearing to sacrifice an impeccable GPA and being most concerned about learning.” Monica Clifford, A&E Writer
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“Everyone’s college experience should be an experiment, filled with a lot of bumbling around and falling and groping in the dark (figuratively and literally). Via this kind of experimentation, I discovered a lot about myself. I now know, for example, that I don’t like sitting at a desk for eight hours a day. And I now know that I should try to be more curious about people. No one will actually be able to tell you what or how to “do college”. Or life, for that matter. So, you have to do it the not-always-fun way of doing all the work of figuring out what it means for you.” John Mendiola, A&E Writer
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“I think an ideal 21st—century college education should be equal parts fun and humbling. Obviously you should learn new things, but a 21st century college education should also teach you about the importance of tolerance and diverse perspectives. It should encompass learning about new ideas and people, becoming more knowledge and becoming comfortable in your own skin. Lastly, students should be encouraged to be selfish, in the sense that now is the time to pursue your ambitions without caution and explore your interest freely.” Sofia Villareal, A&E Columnist
“A 21st—century college education should help every student, regardless of their major, secure some kind of post-graduate vocation or temporary job. English majors need to eat, too, after all. But a college education should also help us with something else, something vaguer but equally vital. In an era when the options for what to think, who to love and how to live are rapidly expanding, college should provide us with tools to think about who we want to be in a changing world that offers so many different ways of being.” Mason Walker, A&E Editor
QUOTES OF THE WEEK “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”—W.B. Yeats “He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” —Victor Hugo
“We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom. Teachers, leave them kids alone!” —Pink Floyd, “Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)
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One phone, two companies and a dozen watches I am writing this as I watch “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.” The amount of time that humans have been in this universe of ours is staggeringly small. If you imagine a calendar where January 1 represents the Big Bang and December 31 represents this present moment, humans have only been around since the last hour of the last day. As a species, we are nothing. We are utterly inconsequential to the universe, yet we have managed into leave our tiny planet to venture to the wide expanse of space. The innovation and ingenuity of our race continues with the iPhone 6. Now it has a bigger screen. Apple’s recent unveiling and my snide remark aside, the computing revolution that started decades ago is likely to continue. Moore’s Law may be reaching its end, but humans keep finding new ways to circumvent the slowdown of faster processors. Instead of doubling processing power in 18 months, we now have multicore processors and cloud computing.
To me, the diversification and proliferation of computing devices makes the inevitable slowdown of processor development a moot point for average consumers. Computers are phones, watches, cars, robots, drones, glasses, smoke detectors and anything else that can hold a computer chip. Enough of my doe-eyed ponderings about computers and technology; on to the meaty parts of consumerism. The iPhone 6, Apple’s second-worst-kept secret, was recently announced at an event, and everyone was talking about the phone or making jokes (about the size, of course). Granted, Apple is, aside from Google, the most loved (and hated) company in America—maybe the world— so it makes sense that people would be talking about their new announcements. I might mock that, but this article is just another example, so mocking it would really make me a big fat hypocrite. No one will stop talking about the new phone, and frankly, I do not understand it. I think it was a natural progression for the iPhone—bigger, faster, stronger—but more importantly, every other phone
manufacturer has already been doing all of those things. Overall, I am very underwhelmed by the new iPhone, though my disappointment will not deter the multi-million-dollar rush of people pre-ordering the phone (numbering at around 4 million today according to Apple). If you want an iPhone with a bigger, tougher screen and a slightly faster processor, then the iPhone 6 is for you. In short, it is a decent iteration of a frequently updated product, but that’s about it. In addition to the new iPhone, a bunch of new, innovative watches have also hit the market in recent days. They are worth examining as well. The Pebble Smartwatch, was funded via Kickstarter. Since most people had never heard of this smart watch, it came as a surprise;think of it as the “Beyonce” of smartwatches. In the last month, a steady stream of watches doubling as wearable computers has flooded the market, inciting incessant buzzing in the blogosphere of technology. Samsung and LG have been pioneers in this field, and are
some of the first manufacturers to make Android watches. You probably still remember those old watches that had calculator buttons on the watch face. Well, this Smartwatch is a tiny bit more complicated than that. And, in this writer’s hubmble opinion, more than a tiny bit better. These watches are powered by a version of Google’s Android OS (what’s inside the HTC One, Samsung Galaxy models, etc.), and they connect to your phone so they can receive notifications, send messages and emails, make calls, search Google and provide calendar reminders. Imagine listening to music on this device. Instead of having to take your phone out of your pocket, you could just use the controls on your watch. If you’re looking for a product to enable your laziness, this is certainly a good one. This device has major potential. As with the original iPhone—you know, the one that blew up the mobile computer world—developers will be able to create apps either for the watch or as companions to their phone apps. In other news, Apple has publically announced their
worst-kept secret: the Apple Watch. The watch functions very similarly to its Android counterparts, though it also has a cool digital crown that lets you interact with the device without covering the screen. In other words, is basically an iPhone and a watch smashed into a smaller unit on your wrist. As expected, Apple’s watch (or Apple Watch) looks amazing: the wristband looks modest and the face looks exquisite. This kind of sleekness would make Steve Jobs proud. This watch and Apple Pay (which lets you use your phone and watch to pay at credit card terminals) are far more interesting and exciting than the iPhone 6. Wearable computing may seem like a weird concept to some, but I think the technology and demand are here to stay. In fact, I see wearable computers becoming a part of everyday life, just like our smartphones. Before long, they will be ubiquitous. With all of our technology changing so fast and so frequently, our cosmos should stay very interesting, indeed.
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photo by Mary Vanderbloemen Seniors Jenny Epperson, Erin Cusenbary, Maggie Emodi, Layne Hubbard and junior Shannon Courtney compete in the Trinity Fall Classic Tournament. The Tigers went 4-0 to win the tournament.
Tiger volleyball goes undefeated at home to secure the tournament victory by Alyssa Tayrien SPORTS REPORTER
On Friday, Sept. 12, Trinity hosted its annual volleyball invitational. The two-day tournament showcased some of the most elite D-III volleyball programs in the country. Teams from across the U.S. traveled to San Antonio for the weekend in hopes of returning home as tournament champions. Trinity played twice on Friday and twice on Saturday. Friday night’s matchup pitted the Tigers against George Fox University (Ore.) and C l a r emont-Mudd-S c r ipps (Calif.).
The George Fox Bruins posed a true challenge for the Lady Tigers, who lost the first round but came back to win the match. Trinity finished with a 3-2 win against the Bruins, marking the beginning of a successful weekend. In the subsequent match, the Tigers won 3-0 against Claremont. “Going into the second match on Friday, we were focusing on maintaining a high level of play throughout every set,” said senior Jenny Epperson. “We executed very well and retained our intensity during the match.” The team’s intensity was strong all weekend, as multiple players made double figures in kills and digs throughout the day. Senior Maggie Emodi led the team with 16 digs against the Bruins and had 11 against Claremont.
“Our second match versus Claremont was a big step for us,” Emodi said. “It was the first match during which we felt we had complete control of the momentum—an impressive feat, especially since it was against a ranked team. It proved to us that we have the capability of playing at our highest level through an entire match.” After winning against Linfield College (Ore.) and University of Puget Sound (Wash.) on day two of the tournament, Trinity emerged as the sole undefeated team during the entire tournament with a 4-0 record. “[The team goal] was to go undefeated this weekend, and it felt really good to accomplish that. We made a lot of strides this weekend and it built our confidence going into conference [play]
next weekend,” Epperson said. Senior Layne Hubbard was honored as tournament MVP for her performance. Hubbard had 20 kills on Friday, 19 kills on Saturday and three aces against Linfield Saturday afternoon. Hubbard also made the AllTournament team, alongside senior Erin Cusenbary and junior Shannon Courtney. “[The tournament] gives us great momentum going into our first conference weekend. Some of the teams we will play this weekend were there watching us [at home], so I’m sure our opponents are getting nervous to face off with how well we did,” Emodi said. The wins this past weekend bring the Tigers to a record of 8-4, bumping them up to No. 17 from No. 19 in the AVCA Coaches poll
Next the Tigers start SCAC play and the team feels confident and that they will be the ones to beat heading into the upcoming games. “We’ve played a really tough schedule that has prepared us well going into the conference weekend. Nothing is going to rattle them; nothing is going to make them feel that they aren’t executing,” said head coach Julie Jenkins. “We won conference last year, so teams are definitely going to be gunning for us. Teams are always going to play their best against us because we’re ranked and we’re defending SCAC champions,” Conference play for the Tigers begins Sept. on the road against Southwestern on Sept. 19 at 6 p.m., followed by a game versus Texas Lutheran on Sept. 20 at 10:30 a.m..
the weekend. The Patriots scored first with a goal in the 37th minute. The Tigers were behind for about a minute until junior center-midfielder Emily Donnan scored a goal in the 38th minute. The game remained until halftime. In the 59th minute, All-American forward Kelsey Falcone and AllAmerican forward Emily Jorgens connected for the eventual game winner. “We were happy to win the game, but we never lost focus because we knew we had another worthy opponent to play on Sunday,”
said sophomore midfielder Jordan Leeper. The Tigers outshot the Patriots 28-6, but the Patriots stayed in the game with 12 saves. “I was very proud of the effort the team put forth, but would like to see an increase in efficiency throughout the game. As a team, we earn every opportunity we get, and I want to make sure our opponents also earn their opportunities as well,” said Lance Key, head coach. Later that weekend the Lady Tigers traveled to Richardson to take on the UT Dallas Comets.
The team finished off their weekend road trip with a 2-1 overtime victory against the Comets. The game was scoreless until Falcone scored a goal in the 50th minute of the second half on a pass from Yasmeen Farra. The Tigers were up 1-0 until the Comets scored a goal that would eventually send the match into overtime with 22 minutes left in the game. Three minutes into overtime, Meredith Licata scored the eventual game winning goal on a pass from Jorgens.
“Scoring the game-winning goal was an amazing feeling. I am so happy I was able to help get the win for Trinity,” Licata said. With this win, the Tigers improve their season record to 4-0-1, but fall down a position in the NSCAA Coaches poll to the No. 3 position behind Washington University (Mo) and Messiah College (Penn.). Next up for the team are two away games today and Sunday, Sept. 21, followed by a game against University of Mary Hardin-Baylor at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at home.
Women’s soccer earns back-to-back road victories After beating both Texas-Tyler and Texas-Dallas 2-1, women’s soccer has 4-0-1 overall record
by Steven Mason SPORTS REPORTER On Friday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 14 the Trinity Tigers Women’s soccer team traveled to Tyler and Dallas where the team ended with two wins. The third-ranked Tigers took on the UT Tyler Patriots in the first game of
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Men’s soccer defeats Christopher Newport 5-3 Tiger men win second straight game and remain at No. 4 in NSCAA coaches ranking by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER The fourth-ranked men’s soccer team was dominant from start to finish on Friday, Sept. 12, as they battled the sixth-ranked Christopher Newport (Va.) for a 5-3 victory at home. “Our goal was to really try and take them out of their game plan and put them on the defensive. We wanted to impose ourselves offensively and not let them get into their rhythm,” said assistant coach Edward Cartee. Trinity’s offense was clicking in the first half. They scored three unanswered goals which set the tone for the rest of the match. Senior forward Johnny Lawson scored first for the Tigers with a goal in the 15th minute with an assist from Goncalo Santana. A few minutes later, Santana curled the ball inside and across the goal into the corner, scoring with an assist from Lawson. Sophomore Zacharias Edholm came off of a twogoal performance against Southwestern Wednesday, Sept. 10 and scored a goal in the 34th minute with an assist from senior midfielder Roberto Camargo. “It’s hard to keep playing aggressively when you have a lead,” Lawson said. “We knew they were going to attack us and come at us, but we also knew that we had to keep attacking.” Christopher Newport fought back in the second half, scoring three goals, but the Trinity defense held firm to secure the win for the Tigers and the offense put two more away.
“They were good enough to score three goals on us, but we came back even stronger defensively, not giving them chances to score,” said senior midfielder Victor Araujo. In the second half, junior defender Tom Carwile added to the Tigers’ lead in the 48th minute off a cross with another assist from Santana. Then, in the 71st minute, Lawson added to his teamleading season goal count with another assist from Santana. Only six games into the season, Lawson and Santana are near the top of the team in points, goals, assists and shots. The pair have been a huge presence offensively for the Tigers. Santana was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference offensive player of the week for his performance in the last two games. “I didn’t start the season the way I wanted to—I didn’t score in the first couple of games—it was nice to just get my feet under me and get my first two goals in front of the home crowd,” Lawson said. Senior goalkeeper Matt Cardone saved six shots in the game, helping to hold Christopher Newport to three goals. “We were just concerned about us—worried about our own performance,” Araujo said. “If we play where we can, we are one of the best teams in the nation.” Next week, the Tigers will travel to north Texas to take on conference competitors Austin College (Tex.) and University of Dallas (Tex.). After this win the Tigers have an overall record of 5-1 and a conference record of 1-0. The matches begin Friday, Sept. 19 in Sherman against Austin College and end Sunday, Sept. 21 in Richardson against University of Dallas.
photos by Mary Vanderbloemen Sophomore defender Paco Vazquez struggles with an opponent (top). Senior defender Zac Treu dribbles the ball during Trinity’s 5-3 against Christopher Newport on Friday, Sept. 12. The Tigers now have an overall record of 5-1.
Trinity football opens season with back-to-back losses to both Howard Payne and Willamette
After losing home opener, Tigers fall 34-10 in second game in Oregon against Willamette by Steven Mason
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The Trinity University Tigers football team took on the Willamete University Bearcats on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Salem, Oregon for their first away game of the season. The Tigers dropped their second straight game, with a loss of 34-10, giving them a record of 0-2.
The Tigers were the first to score during the game. The touchdown came at the end of a 63-yard drive in the second quarter of the game when senior running back Desmond King rushed for a four-yard touchdown. The Bearcats answered the call with back-to-back drives that resulted in 13 points. Just before halftime, the Tigers kicked a field goal to bring the score to 13-10. “Scoring just before halftime gave the team a big morale boost before going in to the locker room,” said first-year linebacker Jordan Williams. Late in the third quarter, Willamette extended
their lead to 20-10 with a touchdown. During the fourth quarter, the Bearcats scored two more touchdowns, extending the lead 34-10 and outscoring the Tigers 21-0 in the second half. Turnovers plagued both teams. The Tiger offense turned the ball over five times during the game, but the defense kept the game close by forcing the Bearcats to turn the ball over four times. Sophomore wide receiver LeAndrew Gordon led the offense with 49 receiving yards and 73 yards on four kick returns. Junior running back Travis Williams led the team in
rushing with 54 yards on 13 carries. King had 43 yards and scored the only touchdown for the Tigers. The defense had a big day as well, holding the Bearcats to just 229 total yards on the day. “It was fun to see the Tiger defense flying around making plays when we needed them,” said first-year defensive lineman Jacob Blankenship. The defense was led by the linebacker duo of sophomore Julian Turner and senior Connor Yorloff, with both players picking up 11 tackles each. Yorloff recorded three tackles that resulted in a loss of yards for the Bearcats, and
Turner recovered a fumble. Senior defensive back Jai Boatman also came up big with his second interception of the season during last Saturday’s game. “It was a tough loss, but that day we learned we have the ability to play with a top 30 team like Willamete. We just have to be more consistent; otherwise a good team like that will be able to capitalize on our mistakes,” said head coach Jerheme Urban. On Saturday, Sept. 20 the Tigers go to Alpine, Texas to play Sul Ross State University. Then they return home to play Pacific Lutheran University (Wash.) on Sept. 27 at 6 p.m.
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Tennis teams competes in first match of fall season Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams begin season at home with the Trinity Invitational Tournament by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER
The Trinity men’s and women’s tennis teams hosted the Trinity Invitational Tournament from Sept. 12-13 against University of the Incarnate Word, St. Mary’s University, St. Edwards University and Laredo Community College. Rain hampered play for much of the weekend— matches on Friday were called early due to thunderstorms and heavy downpour—but play continued on through Saturday even though the
majority of the draws went unfinished because of continued rain. On the women’s side, junior Gabrielle Roe won a hard-fought match in flight three singles 7-6, 0-6, 1311 to reach the semifinals on Friday. First year Blaire Porter also advanced in flight two singles winning 7-5, 6-4, but she lost a close match in the next round. Saturday, sophomores Elena Wilson and Kaitlyn Thompson competed in the flight five singles, placing second and third respectively. First year Marie Lutz and sophomore Liza Southwick reached the fifth place match in flight one doubles with an 8-1 win after dropping their opening match, but the final match was not played. “We saw some really good potential—especially from the freshmen—we’re really
excited about the new talent coming in,” Wilson said. This was the first collegiate match for the five first years on the squad, and women’s head coach Gretchen Rush was satisfied with their performance. “I was impressed—they’re fighters and they like to play and they try really hard,” Rush said. This was Rush’s first tournament as head coach of her alma mater. While at Trinity, Rush was a fourtime All-American from 1983-1986. In addition to being named an All-American, Rush was also awarded the Broderick Award as the best college women’s tennis player in 1986, and was named Women’s Player of the Year in 1984 and 1985. During her professional career Rush was a quarterfinalist at the French
Open, the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. Even though it is still early in the season, Rush feels that the team is already a close-knit group. “They’re very cohesive. They’re very incredibly supportive of each other. They look out for each other, and having that team element—that’s something I can’t create,” Rush said. Many of the men’s players placed high this weekend, but there were also many defaults in the tournament due to injury. The only championship contested for the men was flight three singles. It was an all-Trinity affair, with junior Connor Dunn edging out first year Alvaro Hobbs 6-2, 7-6 (7-3). Junior Paxton Deuel also won the flight one singles championship by default after his teammate, junior Adam Krull, was
unable to play the final match. First year Austin Crist reached the flight six finals with a 6-2, 6-0 win, but the final was canceled due to bad weather. In doubles, Hobbs and sophomore Chas Mayer beat teammates Crist and Dunn in the flight two semifinals. Senior Pablo Boom and sophomore Manny Brown earned a narrow victory in the flight three semifinals 9-8 (9-7). “I thought it was a solid performance for the first tournament,” Deuel said. “We all figured out what we need to work on for the next few weeks before regionals.” This weekend, Sept. 1921, the women will host the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional tournament. On Sept. 26-27 the men will travel to Tyler, Texas for the ITA regional tournament.
photos by Eva Littman Sophomore Elena Wilson competes in a singles match at the Trinity Invitational Tournament (left). First-years Blair Porte and Cheyenne Duncan play doubles in the first match of the season (right).
San Antonio Scorpions prepare for the future
Scorpion owner Gordon Hartman and colleagues reveal future expansion plans for Toyota Field by Alyssa Tayrien
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In 2010, the San Antonio Scorpions were founded, and Toyota partnered with charity group Soccer for a Cause to create one of the top soccer stadiums in the country. Toyota Field is home to San Antonio’s minor league soccer team, the Scorpions. The Scorpions have been playing on Toyota Field since 2013; with popularity exponentially rising, support for the stadium has
grown, supplying the means and motivation to once again begin construction and expand the stadium. Announced on Sept. 2, the renovation plans include improvements on everything from suites and seating to concessions and restrooms. According to the Scorpion’s press release on sascorpions.com, the finished field is set to install an increase of 10,000 seats, including a 9,000-seat upper tier (for 18,000 total seats), an additional 18 suites (totaling 32 rooms that fit 24 people each), an official team store, merchandise windows on every level, and an adequate number of restrooms and concession stands, all beneath a stateof-the-art roof canopy, set to
curve like a Scorpion’s tail. Above the proposed canopy, executives have budgeted for a beam of light that is set to extend into the sky—an aspect that can be seen for miles—to alert the San Antonio community of game time. During games, the light will change from white to red when the Scorpions score or win a match. According to information on the Scorpions’ website, the new goal is “to make [the stadium] one of the nation’s premier soccer and special events venues,” bringing the community of San Antonio together. San Antonio city council has even passed a resolution, headed by Councilman Gallagher, to assist in “transforming San Antonio into a major league
[soccer] city as professional basketball did over 43 years ago.” Funding for this endeavor will be provided in part by the city and mostly by “a handful of investor groups…looking to buy into [the] club,” according to an interview with Scorpions owner Gordon Hartman and My San Antonio News. Executives, fans, owners and players alike are hoping the new $70 million expansion will serve as a significant push to bring Major League Soccer to San Antonio. Toyota Field is located at the intersection of Wurzbach Parkway and Thousand Oaks Drive in the Northeast portion of the city. Both the Trinity men’s and women’s soccer teams
played in the stadium during the 2013-2014 season: the women’s team competed for the national title—in which they took second place—and the men faced the Scorpions themselves. Looking towards the postexpansion stage, sophomore Todd Edwards views it as a major asset. “I would say I’m extremely excited for the possibility to play in the stadium with the new expansion,” Edwards said. “Playing in the previous stadium was a great experience and the development would only grow on that.” As the San Antonio community continues to grow alongside the Scorpions’ stadium, fans and players alike wait in to see the finished product.
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Welcome (back) to Trinity University Dean of Students History Modern Lang. & Lit. Career Services Academic Affairs Registrar David Tuttle Donald Clark Rosana Blanco-Cano John Birch Mark Brodl Lynda Ibarra Economics Anene Ejikeme Nina Ekstein Katie Ramirez Duane Coltharp Sarah Iverson Nels Christiansen Jason Johnson Pablo MartĂnez Laura Short Mark Halx Fred Rodriguez Jason Johnson Debra Ochoa Lisa Jasinski Center for Learning & Tech John Huston Gina Pieters Paul Feuerbacher Nicole Marafioti Bladi Ruiz Religion Admissions Pat Ullmann Matthew Stroud Mackenzie Brown Education Matt Barsalou HCOM Denise Wilson Heather Sullivan Ruben Dupertuis Angela Breidenstein Justin Doty Stacey Connelly Chapel Curtis Swope Sarah Pinnock Rocio Delgado Chris Ellertson Kyle Gillette Nelda R Cortez Rita Urquijo-Ruiz Chad Spigel Carolina Gines Hillary Everts Andrew Hansen Chemistry Jie Zhang Audree Hernandez Aspen Gonzalez Res. Life Rachel Joseph Steven Bachrach Pat Norman Kindel Hollis Lyndsey Aguilar John McGrath Music Laura Hunsicker-Wang Heather Haynes Smith William Mosley-Jensen Maritza Lopez Melissa Flowers Ken Greene Corina Maeder Engineering Science Eric Maloof Wanda Olson Erin Sumner David Heller Nancy Mills Diana Glawe Gail Roberson Lisa Petrakis Amanda Zuckman Kimberlyn Montford Adam Urbach Peter Kelly-Zion Classical Studies Amelia Shaw Diane Persellin Alumni Relations Information Resources Jack Leifer Erwin Cook Carolyn True Mary Kay Cooper School of Business Charles B White Wilson Terrell, Jr. Nicolle Hirschfeld Elizabeth Ford Richard Burr Philosophy Information Technology English Tim O'Sullivan Kristine Howland Richard Butler Curtis Brown Judi Reiffert Coleen Grissom Corinne Pache Tanya Johnson-Ruffin Jorge Colazo Rachel Johnson Greg Hazleton Collaborative of Institutional Research Mike Lawrence Ruben Mancha Andrew Kania* Andrew Kraebel Learning & Tech Adam Baker Christine Martinez Dante Suarez Judith Norman Andrew Porter Emily Gravett Diane Saphire Jacob Tingle Art & Art History David Rando Jessica Tamayo Physical Education International Programs Laura Camille Agoston Communication Jennifer Rowe Sociology Rachel Lee Nancy Ericksen Douglas Brine Katie Blevins Willis Salomon Andre Martinez Physics & Astronomy and Anthropology Mark Garrison William Christ Michael Soto Sarah Beth Kaufman Dan Spiegel Kate Ritson Library Aaron Delwiche Claudia Stokes Alfred Montoya Jennifer Steele Trish Simonite Jeremy Donald Jennifer Henderson Richard Reed Entrepreneurship Niescja Turner Athletics Alex Gallin-Parisi Robert Huesca David Spener Luis Martinez Political Science David Burt Diane Graves Sammye Johnson Amy Stone Facilities Services Katsuo Nishikawa* Aly Lilley Jason Hardin Patrick Keating Sheryl Tynes Janice Madrigal Peter O'Brien Marcus Whitehead Benjamin Harris Computer Science Rafael Ramirez Sussan Siavoshi Student Financial Biology Michael Hughes Seth Fogarty Roberto Salas Services Frank Healy Anne Jumonville Albert Jiang Psychology Yvette Herrera Financial Services Michele Johnson Maria McWilliams Mark Lewis Carolyn Becker Christina Pikla Aaron Cervantez David Lopez Gina Mitsdarfer Paul Myers Paula Hertel Ray Sanchez Tiger Card Office Conference and Kelly Lyons Chris Nolan Lisa Kilpela Geosciences Trey Dunn Special Programs James Roberts Jen Sugars Kevin McIntyre Diane Smith CCI Bruce Bravo Kimberley Phillips Trinity Univ. Press Mathematics Kathleen Surpless Edwin Blanton Ann Knoebel Steffanie Mortis J. Roberto Hasfura Buenaga Harry Wallace Ben Surpless Becka Bovio Tom Payton Counseling Services Carol Yoder Brian Miceli Health Care & Services Briana McGlamory Barbara Ras Kristin Eisenhauer McNair Scholars Program Elisa Sanchez Lady Stacie Rimes-Boyd Minerva C. Lopez Beckie Ugolini Soi Smith* Catherine Morell-Nickle Edward Schumacher jackie Bevilacqua Jamie Thompson* Gary Neal * indicates trained LGBTQ allies Judy Norris Richard Reams
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