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West Nile Virus invades San Antonio, Trinity increases precautionary measures After cases of West Nile Virus turned lethal this summer, Bexar county is now on the forefront of the virus

by Faith Ozer

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Trinity Idol winner, sophomore Britani Bulloch, brought down the house Tuesday Sept. 18 with her rendition of “When You’re Good to Mama” from the musical Chicago. See page 11 for the full story.

CCI considers altering Greek life language Administrators hope new lexicon will improve Greek life image in the wake of suspensions

by Carlos Anchondo NEWS REPORTER In the coming years, the terminology regarding Greek Life at Trinity may change, according to members of Greek Council and the administration, but for now, nothing is absolute or required.

Briana McGlamory, speaking on behalf of Campus and Community Involvement and various administrators, outlined the possible language alternatives to Greek Council in August, but sororities and fraternities were notified of the possible change last week.

If implemented, the alterations would include changing “Greek Council” to “Fraternity and Sorority Council,” “Rush” to “Recruitment” and “Rushees” to “Potential New Members.”

These modifications are more in line with the terminology used by national Greek organizations, and according to McGlamory, may help Greek Life at Trinity to have a more positive image.

“The word ‘Greek,’ particularly on the national level, has a negative connotation,” McGlamory said.

“We are trying to get away from that, and it is small changes like these that will help us better our image.”

McGlamory also hopes that the change may emphasize important aspects of the Greek experience.

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After a outbreak in Texas, West Nile Virus has finally made its way into Bexar county these past few days, even claiming a few lives. However, with the proper precautions, Trinity students are protected.

After first appearing in Uganda in the 1930s and finally in the United States in 1999, WNV has continued to alarm citizens in the past decade.

According to Robert Blystone, biology professor, Texas is at the forefront of this prevalent virus.

“It’s a virus. It can, in a small portion of people, produce encephalitis. Encephalitis can be lethal,” Blystone said. “In the San Antonio area, much of the effort to control West Nile has involved the horses at Fort Sam Houston, which is only a few miles away. There are several military places where there are

photo by James Shultz

Still pools of water, like the puddle above, are ideal places for mosquitoes to lay their eggs. Trinity is fighting the spread of mosquito-borne illness, West Nile Virus specifically, by eliminating stagnant water around campus.

pools of water that have horses, and we don’t necessarily have crows around here, but we do have grackles, which can also serve as a reservoir for West Nile Virus.”

After its apparent presence in Bexar county, Trinity began making accommodations to prevent WNV on campus.

Health Services monitors the local situation through the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and the State of Texas Department of Health Services, who send regular updates.

“Before students arrived on campus, we published information about WNV and

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University computers receive Adobe Suite The Adobe Suite, including programs such as InDesign and Photoshop, will be installed on all university-owned computers

by Caleb Franzmann

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how to protect from mosquito bites in the parents’ newsletter and in the class newsletters and sent fliers to the residence halls when students arrived,” said Jackie Bevilacqua, coordinator of Health Services. “The University Crisis Management Team has published FAQs on the university website. I have also asked the bookstore and the P.O.D. to stock mosquito repellent so students have easy access on campus.”

Health Services is focusing most of its efforts on awareness and preventing students from

During the summer, Trinity University, along with several other schools in Texas, engaged in a cooperative deal with Adobe to purchase site licenses for the Adobe Master Collection Suite which will allow the suite of software programs to be installed on all universityowned computers as well as faculty and staff computers.

The deal was set up through The Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT),

a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the purposes of the total Texas higher education system.

Trinity University has used ICUT to purchase software before, according to Frank Zapata, director and chief information technology officer.

“ICUT is comprised of a lot of schools in Texas that get discounted pricing on software programs.

The Microsoft Office Suite and Windows software comes through that consortium,” Zapata said.

When asked about the price of the site license, Zapata said that it would cut down on costs.

“Faculty have requested to use it in some of their classroom and teaching events.

A lot of departments were ordering individual licenses, and that was adding up. Adobe finally offered a site license for

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LOCAL San Antonio’s City Council approved a $325 million expansion of the Convention Center. Mayor Julian Castro has defended the expense by asserting that it will make San Antonio more competitive.

The specific improvements that will be made include an expansion of the exhibit and meeting areas as well as more options for redevelopment at other parks of the center.

Preparation and design work will begin next month, with construction beginning the year afterward and a completion slated for April 2016.

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TUPD Briefs Sept. 11-20 North Hall 09-08-12 10:44 p.m.

Re-classification of case to Health & Safety Code: TexasControlled Substance Act Herndon Hall 09-11-12 1:11 a.m.

Information: Fire Officers were dispatched on a report of clothes burning. When officers arrived the fire was out.

Exterior of the Bell Center 09-14-12 12:57 a.m.

Public Intoxication Officers were dispatched on a report of an ill student.

The student was intoxicated.

Officers escorted the student to her room.

Exterior of Bell Center 09-14-12 1:57 a.m.

Alcohol and Beverage Code: Consumption of Alcohol by a minor. Officers were Herndon Hall dispatched on a report of a 09-13-12 student passed out, due to 5:39 p.m.

Health & Safety Code: Texas drinking too much alcohol. transported the Controlled Substance Act Officers Officers assisted Resident Life student to the Center for Health Care Services. staff with a drug violation.

Information for these briefs is provided by the Trinity University Police Department.

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Adding to the continued narrative of The civil war in Syria continues, the Justice Department’s “Fast and as at least 30 people were killed in an Furious” debacle, federal officials airstrike coordinated by the Syrian have acknowledged that some government. The strike was carried of the weapons involved are still out in the town of Ain Issa, which unaccounted for. Of these, there are is approximately 25 miles from the approximately 1,300 firearms, most Turkish border. The attack struck a gas of which are AK-47 assault rifles. station located in the town, creating This is one revelation listed inside a an explosion that serves as the main cohesive report issued Wednesday, cause of the killings. Beyond that, the which found evidence of oversight in opposition force’s Local Coordination the department’s trafficking probe. Committee reported other aerial As of yet, the only consequence of this strikes in Aleppo, with the death total report has been the recommendation from Syrian violence on Thursday of discipline for several agents and reaching 250. prosecutors involved.

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ASR Briefs

Chinese Cultural Club $575 Passed

This club requested funds for two upcoming events – Maotober Fest ($405) and Make Your Own Dumpling Night ($170w). The organization required funds for the activities, food and drink to be provided at Maotober Fest, an event to provide more information about Chinese culture. It also required funds for an oven and drinks at Make Your Own Dumpling Night, which has been largely a success in the past.

Martial Arts Club $300 Tabled

This organization, still in its embryonic stage, requested funds for safety equipment as well as a monthly visit from a certified instructor. This instructor would also ensure and approve of the club’s lesson plans to ensure the total safety of the club’s activities.

Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children $2,623 Passed

The representatives of this charitable organization requested funds for a trip to Limon, Nicaragua. Once there, they will be volunteering at a medical clinic and the funds requested would defer their costs of living.

Those going are responsible for their own airline tickets.

Following requests for funding, there were various issues brought up by the individual senators.

Among these, most common was a call for a greater ASR reputation, transparency, and availability. After this were suggestions to review the registration and add/drop processes of Trinity, as well as a reassessment of the university’s parking situation.

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New TVs arrive in residence hall lounges New screens offer accessibility yet lack initial student support

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by Carlos Anchondo NEWS REPORTER Two new television monitors have been installed in the North/South Foyer, and work has already begun to set up a larger screen in Heidi Lounge.

The AT&T Center for Learning and Technology is responsible for all audiovisual needs at Trinity and is accountable for the additions to North/South and Heidi.

Director of CLT, Robert Chapman, says that the department is in charge of far more than activities confined to the first floor of the library.

CLT is behind technology in classrooms, sound systems in the soccer and football fields, the cable in residence halls and more.

The decision to install new screens was made long before the semester began.

“A general walk-through was conducted in the summer by the administration and

photo by Sarah Cooper Junior Tim Jablonski takes a break from studying to enjoy a show on one of the new HDTVs in the North/South foyer.

Facilities Services. They saw a need in North/South Foyer and Heidi Lounge,” Chapman said.

Spaces that are used frequently by students and faculty are prime spots for new fixtures, according to Chapman. Most equipment is updated regularly, depending on resources and other factors.

While appreciative of the gesture, the addition has raised concern among students, who primarily use the spaces as study locations.

Junior Molly McCarthy uses North/South Foyer regularly and expressed doubt regarding need.

“I’m not sure if they will

be used enough to be costeffective. I think money could have been allocated better,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy was not alone in her skepticism. Fellow junior Megan Kruse believes the televisions would be better suited for a different space, in an area with a more conversational atmosphere.

“I don’t think they’re worth it,” Kruse said. “This is not really a hang-out type of place.

People study here.”

When asked about concerns regarding frequency of use, Chapman was hopeful about student response but said that the screens could potentially move to a different location.

“Ideally, most of these technologies are fairly adaptive,” said Chapman, who mentioned a monitoring system that operates on each screen to monitor usage.

While the screens can be certainly utilized for viewing, Chapman wanted to remind students that the televisions have capabilities beyond that.

Each screen has updated panels and input screens, along with a connection for HDMI and VGA monitor cables.

CLT is always open to feedback from the Trinity community and will continue to conduct needs assessments for various campus locations.

Murchison lounge floods following heavy rains The Murchison study lounge, found in the middle of Murchison Residence Hall on the south side of campus, provides a quiet place for students to study as well as providing a dozen computers and a printer for student use. The lounge and residence hall abuts a small hill that has begun to erode.

During the round of heavy rain San Antonio experienced, the lounge flooded, prohibiting entrance and prompting Facilities Services to survey the area and plan for erosion control.

Once the landscaping is complete, officials are confident the lounge will be protected from future flooding.

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Murchison Lounge was recently the victim of flooding, thanks in part to one of several recent downpours.

The flooding was the result of erosion of the hillside above Murchison.

Trinity University Facilities Services recently began efforts to fix this issue.

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Mike Schweitzer, assistant director of Facilities Services, explained the situation via email correspondence. “[The construction] is work being performed to attempt to provide erosion control for rainfall that is eroding the slope in question,” Schweitzer said.

The erosion control work is not the only construction.

“In addition, surrounding areas are being renovated with new landscape installations to create a more inviting location for student interaction,” Schweitzer said.

The construction work has upset some students,

however, as reports from irked residents indicated that the construction work began at 7 a.m., an early hour for most.

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it, and we decided to take it,” Zapata explains. Additionally, the money used to purchase the site license comes from savings in the technology fee.

“The access will not come with an increase in fees. We have reduced costs in our internet connection and hardware replacements to do some of these types of things,” Zapata said.

Although students and professors in various departments have previously had access to the Adobe Suite through their respective departments, this will be the first time Trinity students as a whole will have access to the Adobe Suite.

“We’ve had access to [the Adobe Suite] since I have been here,” said Aaron Delwiche, associate professor of communications. “We use Adobe Premier for video editing, Adobe Flash to create mini games, InDesign for the magazine class and Photoshop has been the industry standard since it came out. We are already using the Adobe Suite heavily.”

Delwiche notes that the difference for the department of communication is in the funding and access, “It’s saving us money that we were spending out of our department budget, and the site license will increase the availability to even more faculty [and students] in even more public spaces,” Delwiche said.

Dylan Holland, a junior engineering major is excited about the increased access for students.

“I’ve used some of the programs in the Adobe Suite in my spare time, but the free trial ran out and it’s too expensive for me to purchase individually.

This will allow students to use some important programs that they wouldn’t have access to otherwise,” Holland said.

The Adobe Suite is already being installed across campus with an initial focus on installing the suite in labs and electronic classrooms as soon as possible, but the installation process will take some time.

“It’s a slow-tease process, because Adobe doesn’t allow us to put it in our system images, so we have to install it one by one,” said Zapata. “But we are looking at some tools that would help us roll that out quicker.”

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New professors join business administration department New business administration professors excited to blend teaching and reasearch in new courses at Trinity

by Ian Halter NEWS INTERN photos courtesy of trinity.edu

This semester, two new professors joined Trinity University’s department of business administration. Paige Fields and Michael Wilkins, a married couple, will be filling two previously vacant endowed chairs in the department.

Fields, now the Dick and Peggy Prassel professor of business administration, will be teaching courses in corporate finance as well as taking the reins of the Student Managed Fund, once held by the now-retired Philip Cooley.

Wilkins, named the Jesse H. Jones professor of business administration, will be teaching courses in accounting as well as classes in business ethics and accounting theory for the master’s program.

Prior to coming to Trinity, both Fields and Wilkins were professors at Texas A&M College Station, where they taught for 18 years. Both taught courses

our top person for that position happened to offer us another opportunity.”

For the teaching couple, the dual employment opportunities that became available at Trinity were the best of both worlds: arriving at an advantageous time, and supplemented by the chance to exercise their distinct and overt passion for teaching in a setting that strives for passionate learning. Thus, when these positions became available, there was little hesitation.

“Suddenly, the opportunities here arose, and that was like: ‘why wait?’ If you find something that looks like a perfect fit for you, why wait longer?” Fields said.

After arriving and settling into life and work at Trinity, the professors are looking forward to fulfilling their reasons for coming to Trinity: guiding students through the realms of business administration via courses that engage both standard teaching methods and a more researchbased approach.

For the pair, Trinity represents an occasion to engage students in a closer capacity, as well expand and experiment with their respective teaching missions.

“Here it seems like the environment’s different; there’s more obvious interaction with students; it’s more natural here.

I like the newness of it, and I really like how everybody seems

“Here it seems like the environment’s different; there’s more obvious interaction with students. It’s more natural here. I like the newness of it, and I really like how everybody seems to be working towards a common goal.”

similar to those they will teach at Trinity. However, they have already begun to note similarities and differences between the environments at A&M and Trinity.

“It’s kind of like the same setup, but you just shrink it a bit. It’s the same kinds of coursework and all that, [which] we’re accustomed to,” Fields said.

However, it was the differences that prompted change for the couple. While these professors possess nothing but gratitude, respect and admiration for their previous institution, the growing disparity between the priorities of research and teaching at A&M prompted thoughts of change.

“We were hoping for a little bit more balance where you are emphasizing research [at Trinity] but there is more emphasis on teaching, and that’s what we were really looking for,” Wilkins said.

Fields agreed that curriculum should be a balance of

teaching and research.

“We think there should be a much more balanced approach towards the career,” Fields said.

When it came to the matter of hiring, there were few questions in regards to the qualifications of these professors.

Both Fields and Wilkins have received a number of teaching awards. Richard Butler, chair of the business administration department, painted the picture of their hiring as a matter of rare fortune.

“We needed another accountant anyway, and all of a sudden we had the possibility of hiring this very distinguished accountant, and filling this chair that had been vacant since 2006,” Butler said. “So Dr. Wilkins came here, and we thought he was wonderful. And Dr. Fields was our leading candidate in the search to replace Dr. Cooley, so it’s really this wonderful serendipity that

After finding a consensus with many of the students, the urban studies group decided to purchase outside lawn furniture.

“It seemed like everyone wanted to be outside, but it wasn’t comfortable. There was no place to be. So, they bought the first eight [white chairs] this spring, and it was just this instant success.

People flocked to them, and it became a gathering place,” Drennon said.

Ben Conway, the last ungraduated student left of the original group, saw the chairs as a much-needed improvement to the upper campus outdoor space.

“I am just really really pleased with what [the white chairs] have done. They have

Seniors Frances Marshall and Leslie Butts enjoy the temperate weather while lounging between classes in the white lawn chairs provided by the urban studies department. Chairs can be found next to Miller Fountain.

Michael Wilkins Jesse H. Jones Professor of Business Administration

to be working towards a common goal,” Wilkins said.

Between the two, there seems to be no remorse in coming to Trinity.

“I did ask my husband ‘Is there anything that you don’t like as much?’ and he sat there for a minute and he said, ‘Well, I don’t have a place to let the dogs just go run and get some exercise, but no, nothing other than that.’ So I think we’re doing pretty well if that’s all we can say that’s negative.”

Campus embraces chairs provided by urban studies department

A year later, students still find use for outdoor chairs provided by the urban studies department

by Faith Ozer

NEWS REPORTER White chairs provided and endorsed by the urban studies department have transformed the outdoors of Trinity University by providing a place for students, faculty and administration to relax outside.

Unlike many of the renovations around Trinity, the addition of the white chairs was done mostly by Trinity students, specifically students from the urban studies department.

“Within the urban studies curriculum, there is a concentration in urban design.

We had some fantastic students who graduated last year within that concentration, and they had this great awareness of physical space and what works for us and what doesn’t,” said Christine Drennon, assistant professor and director of the urban studies program. “They were given $2,000 to do what they wanted and make some improvement.”

“It seemed like everyone wanted to be outside, but it wasn’t comfortable. There was no place to be.”

Christine Drennon

Assistant Professor and Director of the Urban Studies Program

photo by Aidan Kirksey

just completely changed the dynamic of this quad, and I think that this is something really simple,” Conway said.

“We polled students and had a trial period for the chairs during which we moved them around campus to different areas, low density and high density. This [the quad near the fountain] has obviously been the most successful. We have the most chairs here, and then we also have some others by the swimming pool.

For a while we had some in front of Northrup, but this

has definitely been the most successful area.”

Many students agree that the addition of outdoor lawn furniture has been a huge success.

“I love the white chairs.

It’s a great place to hang out with my friends and meet up between classes,” said sophomore Andrew DuBois.

Although the chairs make a great place to meet and hang out, the greater purpose of them is to increase the sense that students live in an urban area and can

interact positively with their surroundings.

“I think they [the chairs] have really created a space here that’s conducive towards community involvement and towards students talking to one another,” Conway said.

“We really want people to get a better understanding of what urban studies is and how it is applicable to everyone because all students at this school, based on the fact that we live in San Antonio and really within the inner-city, are urbanites.”

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University taking measures to protect campus from virus • continued from Page 1 possible infection through education about the disease.

Because WNV does not spread from person to person, normal protocols to prevent sickness such as hand-washing are not enough.

“Drain standing water to prevent mosquito breeding, use mosquito repellent with DEET to prevent bites; dress appropriately wearing long sleeves and pants to protect from mosquito bites; avoid being outside at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active, although some mosquitoes feed all day,” Bevilacqua said. “Additionally, don’t leave windows without screens or doors open so mosquitoes can gain access to their rooms.”

As well as protecting themselves and the students from bites, Facilities Services is trying to inhibit mosquito populations on campus.

“What Facilities Services has done is gone through campus looking for any standing water. The areas that can be eliminated have been, such as taking out flowers in pots and things like that,” said Harold Lovejoy, director of environmental and health safety and emergency management coordinator.

“Areas that can’t be eliminated, and up until the recent rain we really didn’t have to worry about a lot of standing water, but they make an insecticide that looks like a donut and they put those in areas. Around the new football field there is drainage below ground, but up until the recent rain it’s been dry. Anytime the sprinklers run, we have to worry about standing water, so they put those donuts down in there as an insecticide that kills the mosquito eggs.”

Although it is always a good idea to protect from bites by

graphic by Caroline Jakubowski

using insect repellent and not being outside from dusk through dawn, the general student population can remain at ease since WNV is often not lethal in young adults.

“The WNV is systematic.

Symptoms of the WNV tend to go for people 60 years old and older or those with compromised immune systems. To the best of my

knowledge, all of the deaths related to WNV have been of an older age category.”

WNV has received a lot of publicity since this year’s outbreak, but it may soon be a thing of the past, especially as mosquito populations decrease with the cooler temperatures.

“It reminds me of the Africanized bees and when they started coming

through the United States,” Blystone said. “Before they really got to be everywhere, everyone was all a-twitter about it. Now, finally, they are everywhere; no one talks about it anymore. I don’t know what that means, but in some ways I feel that West Niles is the same way. It’s in the public eye, and we get excited by it, but, with time, we accommodate.”

Greeks skeptical of potential terminology change • continued from Page 1 “At Trinity, we have four pillars,” said McGlamory, listing leadership, camaraderie, service and scholarship. “It’s not just the social aspect.”

Moira Allen, senior and Greek Council Women’s Co-Chair, said the change was not student initiated and Greek Council has not held a formal discussion on the matter.

“There hasn’t even been a discussion about it, let alone a vote. It’s mostly us just trying to encourage the use of the words by starting to incorporate it into our vocabulary, but we’re not making it mandatory,” Allen said.

“It’s not a mass movement by any means. It was more of a ‘Hey, let’s try using this and see what happens.’”

For now, Greek Council will remain Greek Council and Greek Life at Trinity will still be called Greek Life. Organizations will

“There hasn’t even been a discussion about it, let alone a vote. It’s mostly us just trying to encourage the use of the words...”

Moira Allen

Greek Council Women’s Co-Chair

also be allowed to distribute their rush related items with the word “rush” printed on them, but if the changes are made next year, all Greek wear and materials will need to reflect the altered lexicon.

So far, the possible changes have been met with some skepticism by members of the

Greek community.

“I can see why they would want to change things,” said Gaby McKay, a senior and member of the sorority Sigma Theta Tau. “It might make it friendlier for non-Greeks, but it won’t really do anything.”

Gillian Priddy, a sophomore and fellow Sigma, believes that the Greek tradition and jargon runs too deep for any difference to be made now.

“It is difficult to change terminology when we have such an extensive and rich history,” Priddy said.

This isn’t the first time that terminology regarding Greek Life has been debated. In previous years, the words “pledge,” “pledge class” and “pledging” were swapped in favor of “new active member,” “new active class” and “orientation.”

Skye Cornelia, member of the sorority Chi Beta Epsilon referenced this change, but

“I can see why they would want to change things.

It might make it friendlier for non-Greeks, but it won’t really do anything.”

Gaby Mckay

Member of Sigma Theta Tau maintained that little has changed.

“I think people won’t change their terminology,” Cornelia said. “People still call orientation “pledging,” even now.”

Rush Kick-Off will begin today at 2:30 p.m. and marks the beginning of the official rush process.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR “Problematic assertions” made in last week’s letter about LGBT column

The Trintionian’s status, as a student-edited press with revenuebased budgets and editors solely responsible for content, is often misunderstood but holds a special significance when it comes to being a watchdog for campus. However, this doesn’t mean we don’t have our own watchdogs—you, the reader, included. Unbeknownst to most people, campus publications (this includes The Trinitonian and the yearbook, the Mirage) is overseen by the Board of Campus Publications, who acts as our sole publisher and supervisor. The board, whose eight member team is appointed by the president of the university, approves our policies, hires the upper management team and convenes six times a year to review and evaluate the publications, management and their business operations.

Today, the board will meet for the first time this year to review the first six issues and to touch base with managers of each publication.

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Dear editors, While I can appreciate Ben Conway’s willingness to share his opinions in The Trinitonian and value the paper’s function as a platform for honest dialogue between members of the Trinity community, reading his letter to the editor published in the Sept. 14 issue of the paper was an especially disheartening experience, and I’d like to take a moment to address some of its more problematic assertions.

In his letter, Mr. Conway identifies a “sexual revolution” that has led to the normalization of queer lifestyles and increased visibility for members of the LGBT community. It’s important to remember, however, that our society is one which continues to value certain types of queer lives more than others.

For conventionally attractive, white, gay men, it’s not hard to flip on the television or open a magazine and find positive portrayals of other conventionally attractive, white, gay men with whom to relate.

To conclude from that, however, that the full spectrum of LGBT identities have gained widespread acceptance is patently false.

Mr. Conway argues that LGBT communities marginalize queer people and position them as the “other;” I would argue the opposite is true. Creating a more fully inclusive and accepting society does not hinge upon minority populations’ willingness to assimilate to the norms and expectations of the majority population. By creating safe spaces for queer people of every sexuality and gender identity to live open and authentic lives, the LGBT community breaks down closet doors and actually aids in facilitating the types of increased awareness and acceptance Mr. Conway references in his letter. Unfortunately, his perception that all people “like what they like,” “have sex with whom they like,” and “love whom they want to love” is not reflective of the realities of many queer people, who, for instance, cannot enjoy the benefits that come from a legally recognized marriage, or can be fired simply for expressing their true gender identities. The LGBT community facilitate s the types of coordinated effort needed to address these inequalities and provides a support system for individuals who otherwise wouldn’t have one.

Embracing an LGBT community doesn’t cause a person to start disassociating from anyone who isn’t LGBT, but it does allow for expressions of gender and sexuality that don’t require individuals to make concessions to “normalcy.” Celebrating diversity does not mean pretending we’re all the same.

• Caitlin Gallagher is a senior majoring in urban studies.

The year of living cordlessly Media With Medina Cyanara Medina, Professor Last year, I did the unthinkable.

OK, let me rephrase. I did the unthinkable for a television scholar. Last year, I called my cable company and

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that cord changed television for me. It made it interesting and fun. The thing is that I don’t know if I can even say I watch “television” anymore.

Don’t get me wrong. I watch “something.” I own a television set. I use it every day to watch something.

However, the ways in which I watch now are very different from a year ago. For one, I no longer channel surf. I have

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Conway Confronts: Roommates Ben Knows Best Ben Conway, Columnist Because some readers were deeply offended by my first column, I now provide this caveat: if you or someone you know is, or has ever been, a roommate, stop reading right now.

I know I said that moving is the worst endeavor that modern man must undertake, but I lied; living with a roommate is undoubtedly man’s most painful suffering.

Roommates are like little gremlins who exist for no other purpose than making your life unbearable. When you’re breaking out in a heat rash from the August sun, your roommate has turned off the fucking air conditioner. When you need to lie alone in your bed blasting Bizet’s Carmen while drinking white wine and maybe crying, he’s hosting a raucous party in your room.

And worst of all, when you’re ready to sleep after a day from Hell, he wants to spend another seven hours awake, with all the lights on, watching MTV.

My roommate this summer proved to be so awful that I actually considered selling my body on the streets of New Orleans in order to afford living alone. Three out of seven nights a week, he would arrive home after midnight and collapse on the floor next to his bed, where he would sleep for the remainder of the night.

Further eschewing comfort, he also refused to shower, and his list of toiletries included only: Dial soap, lotion, and a large comb. He had a penchant for wearing bathing suits out as casual evening-wear, and if all this wasn’t bad enough: he snored, regularly blocked my car in the driveway, and once borrowed a pair of my Marc Jacobs underwear (which of course then had to be burned).

Sure, all individuals exhibit idiosyncrasies — some of them quirky and cute, others horrible and terrifying; but in contrast to the animal kingdom, we humans are constantly fighting to suppress our bizarre behaviors.

Cohabitation breaks down that tendency towards suppression, so that roommates transform from compassionate, well-mannered gentlemen into savage beasts, practically frothing at the mouth to get their gnarly paws

on your Aveda hair products or Chinese takeout!

“We humans are constantly fighting to suppress our bizarre behaviors.”

However, Trinity students are still forced to endure such anguish — required to live in jail cells with their classmates in an effort to promote community and further social equality and understanding.

Frankly though, roommates are destroying this community! Roommates are exhausted of one another, some even hate one another, and they’re turning to drugs, alcohol and violence as a means of escape.

So stand up to the administration and fight to have the residency requirement reduced … or at least give students the option of a single — Martha Stewart sure as Hell didn’t have a cellmate, and Benjamin Conway shouldn’t have to have one either.

Ben Conway is a sophomore majoring in urban studies.

This Week in History

“Library offers wireless internet via laptops”

Ten years ago this week, The Trinitonian announced Trinity’s first availability of wireless internet on campus. Through a program made possibly by a $75,000 grant from Texas’ Technology Infrastructure, Trinity’s Instructional Media Services (IMS) purchased 15 Dell laptops to be made available to students in Coates library.

Being the first opportunity for wireless access on campus, this meant a shift away from the desktop computer labs, as well as the first time internet could be utilized anywhere in the library.

The availability of these laptops was part of a larger initiative by librarian Christopher Nolan to alter the way Trinity students access information in the library.

At the time, restrictions on the nascent wireless connectivity were relatively strict. You were only able to check out a laptop during IMS hours, and must return it within two hours of checkout time.

Also, if you wanted to surf the web on your own laptop, it must have had a specific brand and model of wireless card, the cost of which was around $100.

These restrictions on time were largely due to security concerns regarding the laptops, as worries regarding theft were escalating in response to rash of backpack thefts. As for the specificity of the wireless card, it was a security measure designed to ensure the protection of personal information being trafficked through the system.

However, even then, both the relevant administrations as well as the students began to hope for a more accessible internet. Nolan, the librarian who authored the original grant proposal, planned on later surveys of students’ wireless needs as part of a larger grant report. In this is most likely the seed of what eventually became Trinity’s overarching wireless support.

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“Who I am’” by Wiz Khalifa

Mayo Akindele Sophomore

“Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith

Hillary Everts Junior

“Ciento” by Gipsy Kings

Lucas Poliak Sophomore

“Last Friday Night” by Katy Perry Olivia Ochoa First year

“Gypsy” by Fleetwood Mac Hannah Vaugh Senior

“I’m on it” by French Montana

Tomy Boboy Junior

“Akbar” by Jeffery Dallas

Cristina Hernandez

First year

“Rocky Mountain Way” by Joe Walsh Daniela Mendoza First Year compiled by Anh-Viet Dinh

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“In any case, channel surfing is a thing of the past for me. Instead I glide through menus. I browse. I add to the queue, and I’ve found myself drifting away from the broadcast network fare I used to love.”

Streaming over cable •Continued from Page 7 a Roku streaming player and subscriptions to Hulu + and Netflix. Neither has channels.

They have menus, categories and recommendations. In fact, if I end up watching a channel, it’s only because I also have an indoor antenna for the local news. It’s always on ABC because we’re big fans of their weather guy in my house.

In any case, channel surfing is a thing of the past for me.

Instead, I glide through menus. I browse. I add to the queue, and I’ve found myself drifting away from the broadcast network fare I used to love (e.g., Glee) and the cable shows I never quite understood (e.g., It’s Always Funny in Philadelphia) but felt compelled to try because I had FX. Now, I watch things like Battleground, The Yard, Line of Duty, and The Promise. I even tried to watch Dumbland, but I just don’t get David Lynch or fart noises. If you ever try to watch Dumbland, you’ll get plenty of both.

The thing is that I never would have found out about Dumbland at all if I had stayed with my cable company. I’d watch a handful of channels, like I’ve done for decades. By now, my DVR would be programmed to record the premiere of Modern Family, and I’d probably would be pondering whether or not to record Revolution. After all, TV Guide lists it as one of the of the shows to watch this fall.

But then again, TV Guide also included Animal Practice on that list because it’s like House, but with a cranky veterinarian.

No thanks! I think I’ll stick with my latest plan. I want to explore the long tail of Hulu+. I haven’t decided how to go about it, though. I already tried random selection. I ended up watching a show about teen mermaids with super powers.

Sigh! I’ll take suggestions next time.

Cyanara Medina is a visiting professor in the department of communication.

. . . s i y a d o T International Day of Peace The International Day of Peace was established by the United Nations in 1981, but only became globally recognized and celebrated in the past ten years thanks to filmmaker and philanthropist Jeremy Gilley. Gilley started the movement “Peace One Day” to help individuals unite in a community working for peace, and aid organizations like UNICEF act to save lives.

Peace One Day has gained not only grassroots support, but support from international leaders and philanthropic organizations. In 2001, The UN General Assembly agreed that Sept. 21 should be a day of non-violence and global ceasefire. Actor Jude Law became an Ambassador for Peace One Day and travelled with Gilley throughout Afghanistan in 2007, holding press conferences and spreading awareness.

Through Peace One Day’s work in Afghanistan, 4.5 million children received polio vaccines and Gilley received a letter from a Taliban leader saying the Taliban would observe a Peace Day ceasefire. According to the UN Department of Security and Safety, there was a 70 percent decrease in violent incidents in Afghanistan on Peace Day 2008.

For 2012, Peace One Day has launched a Global Truce Coalition, which claims to be the “largest ever gathering of individuals in the name of peace.” Many programs and events are held to commemorate International Peace Day. The program “One Day One Goal” set up soccer matches all over the world to bring people together and commemorate Peace Day. To be a part of Peace One Day, go online to peaceoneday. org where you can watch a short film made by Gilley about Global Truce 2012, see a live stream concert featuring Elton John and James Morrison and become a part of the coalition.

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Sexiled? Just (pretend to) sleep The Browne Crier Margaret Browne, Columnist Oh man, how about them awkward moments when your roommate comes in and starts having sex in the room while you’re in there? Aren’t those fun?

I know what you’re thinking: “they’re oodles of fun, Margaret!”

I wouldn’t know because, thankfully, my beloved roommate of three years never put me in that situation. And as I am now my own roommate, I have never put myself in that situation. That would entail me splicing myself into two separate personalities and then having sex with someone in front of myself. And really, that’s just too much trouble to go to.

But many people have been in this situation, and strangely enough, it always ends the same.

No, not necessarily with an orgasm, although you’d hope that would be the case for the couple involved, since they’re already going to the trouble of having sex in front of another person.

No, it will assuredly end with the hapless victim rolling over and pretending they’re asleep.

And as they’re retelling the story,

they’ll act like it was the weird thing to do, even though they did it. But comforting for them, I have yet to hear from one person who hasn’t reacted in this way.

And frankly, I am flabbergasted.

No matter how many times I’ve heard it, “Yeah, I was half asleep in bed when they just climbed in on top of me and started up the ol’ twist and shout—“ it’s always unbelievable to me that someone would remain in such an uncomfortable situation.

A friend of mine once stayed in a room with two couples who were meatloafin’ in the same bed while she lay beside them on a couch. Another friend lay there even though the lights were on and they could see everything in full detail. And yet another pretended to be asleep even when the couple got in the same bed with her and kept up the good work. Yikes.

Let me envision this. I’m lying in bed when two people I KNOW come tumbling in, turn on the ol’ red light bulb (Annie Hall, people), and Marvin Gaye starts a’playin’, (Side note: This is probably not how most college sex scenes play out, and more like a fanciful re-envisioning of my own conception, fanciful because my parents are more of Barry White or Al Green people.

But I digress). I’m supposed to relax, smoke a cigarette with them, maybe enjoy a cup of coffee?

Hail to the no cow tipping way.

My response would be to get up and out of that motherflossing room faster than you can say curried potatoes.

My reaction was similar when I first heard about the Milgram experiment, an experiment where participants administered progressively larger shocks to another person, even though it causes them great pain, because an authority has told them to.

Google it if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’re in college; it’s time you learned something.

When I heard about the Milgram experiment, I wanted to think that I’d be one of the 35% who didn’t administer the highest shock. But both in the experiment and when ensnared in a sextastrophe, I’m sure—you guys I’m SURE — that we’d all like to think we’d do it differently than the majority of people. But proof is in the pudding, and, looking at the odds, I probably wouldn’t do it at all differently. I’d probably administer the shock and I’d probably feel too terrified and awkward to leave. I can’t really know until I’m involved in that sort of sexcapade.

But if you ever want to come into my room and start smangin’ it, most likely, I’ll just roll over and pretend I’m asleep.

Margaret Browne is a senior majoring in English.

Meet the Press What is your favorite part about working for The Trinitonian?

I like being in the know and knowing things before everyone else does.

What is the most interesting assignment you’ve been given?

I really enjoy writing play reviews!

Lauren Wilks Campus Pulse Reporter

Senior communication and English major

What is the most recently played song on your ipod?

“Best I Ever Had” by Drake ... well, that’s embarassing.

What is your favorite part about working for The Trinitonian?

I enjoy how The Trinitonian allows me to have greater access to all the events happening around campus.

What is the most interesting assignment you’ve been given?

Writing about Trinity Tomorrow.

What’s your favorite vacation spot?

Alaska in the summer time!

Kenneth Caruthers Campus Pulse Reporter Sophomore

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Creating a new and Stars shine at Trinity Idol improved San Antonio Sophomore Britani Bulloch SA2020 looks to make San Antonio a world-class city in the short span of 10 years

by Kenneth Caruthers CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER What will San Antonio look like on September 25, 2020?

SA2020 is leaving that up to the citizens of San Antonio.

Launched on Sept. 25, 2010, SA2020 acts as a steward, connecting San Antonio citizens to opportunities that contribute to their aspirations for their city. SA2020 hopes to motivate the entire San Antonio community into passionate, focused and sustained action to achieve the shared goals that will transform San Antonio into a world-class city by the year 2020.

“I’m also learning the value of community involvement on a new level, seeing every small act of individual volunteers contribute to real change on a broad scale.”

Claire Osburn Senior

“SA2020 has always been, and will always be, different because it’s rooted in the aspirations of everyday San Antonians. It’s a people’s movement, not a government initiative led by politicians,” said San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro during the one-year anniversary of SA2020.

Ben Scheiner, a senior economics and mathematics double major who interned with SA2020 over the summer, agrees with Mayor Castro’s analysis.

“Not only are we making change, but we are also doing it in a way that ties directly back to what the public asked for. In that way, it’s more democratic than other city planning processes are, which I think is really important because that means every individual has a stake in what SA2020 is doing,” Scheiner said.

Scheiner thinks that SA2020 is a great outlet for Trinity students to get off campus and see what San Antonio has to offer while finding ways to improve aspects of the community.

“San Antonio is an incredible place, and I don’t think a lot of students at Trinity realize that. There’s so much more than what we’re normally exposed to when we’re at Trinity. I mean, the bubble is kind of real, right? Part of it is we don’t all have cars, but the other part is we just don’t really try hard. Whether or not you’re going to work here in the future, you’re going to be here for the next several years, so it’s really about finding things you enjoy in San Antonio and investing in them,” Scheiner said.

SA2020 has laid out 11 key vision areas, such as community safety, education, downtown development, economic competitiveness and transportation, which need to be focused on in order to get the city of San Antonio to the level where it wants to be.

“I think one of the biggest things they can improve is the art and culture aspect.

The art needs to be of bigger importance in the city. I think there’s a lot of people in the city who have talent and the desire to do things but don’t have the financial resources or capabilities to do that stuff,” said Jonathan Hernandez, a sophomore and lifelong resident of San Antonio.

Claire Osburn began working with SA2020 at the end of the summer as a communication intern, and she is excited with the progress she has already observed in her short time with the company.

“There’s already been a lot of success measured by SA2020: San Antonio became the first city to appoint a Poet Laureate, SAPD became one of only two big-city departments in America to earn national accreditation in 2011, 1,500 downtown apartments have been added to the city center since February 2010, more than 1,000 clean-energy technology jobs have been created since May 2011, the list goes on. Very cool things are happening in San Antonio right now, and this is still just the beginning,” Osburn said.

Osburn believes her internship is not only teaching her practical job skills, but also an appreciation for her city community.

“I’m learning concrete things like networking skills and abstract things like how

wins Trinity’s annual singing competition

by Lauren Wilks

CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER After sifting through Trinity Idol’s biggest applicant pool ever, Mu Phi Epsilon, Trinity’s music fraternity, selected 10 diverse finalists for this year’s performance. The group, which featured a few bold and talented first years, some contestants from years past, two science majors and one math major, sang everything from Broadway show tunes to familiar classics, like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

The theme of this year’s Trinity Idol coincided, as it traditionally does, with Tigerfest’s theme: it was inspired by “Casablanca” and Morocco, and Mu Phi called it “Moroccan Nights.” Much preparation on the parts of Mu Phi Epsilon and the Student Programming Board went into the production. In addition to being a singing competition, Trinity Idol is also a community service event that encourages students to bring canned food items to be donated to the San Antonio Food Bank to trade for Trinity Idol t-shirts. This year, the shirts were designed by Mu Phi member Jin Young Song.

Rachel Lake, senior music and business double major, was Mu Phi’s Trinity Idol chair this year and accordingly knows the inner workings of the production.

“This year’s awesome batch of singers were selected by six Mu Phi members. Because we are a music fraternity, we know what to look for in regard to vocal skill, musicality, stage presence, et cetera. This year we ended up selecting six boys and four girls,” Lake said.

After the 10 finalists performed, they were pared down to a top three by the panel of judges, which consisted of religion professor Rubén meaningful it is to feel a sense of ownership for the city I live in. I’m also learning the value of community involvement on a new level, seeing every small act of individual volunteers contribute to real change on a broad scale,” Osburn said.

Osburn feels very strongly about Trinity students volunteering with SA2020.

Even if students are not from San Antonio and only live here while classes are in session, Osburn does not see that as an excuse not to get involved in the surrounding community of Trinity University.

photo by Aidan Kirksey Sophomore and Trinity Idol winner Britani Bulloch (left) stands with the other finalists sophomores Mason Walker (center) and Rex Simmons (right).

Dupertuis, music theory and composition professor Brian Bondari and Aramark staff member Kim McAlister, who many students recognized from the Coates Commons dining hall.

The three finalists selected by the panel were Britani Bulloch, a sophomore economics major, Rex Simmons, a junior music major and Mason Walker, a sophomore English major.

Bulloch performed a sassy and memorable rendition of “When You’re Good to Mama,” from the Broadway musical “Chicago”, Simmons, a creative arrangement and mash-up of “The Minstrel Boy” and “Cemetery Guns” by Fountains of Wayne and Walker an unexpected mash-up of two break-up songs: “Yesterday” by the Beatles and “Someone Like You” by Adele.

“There’s nothing I enjoy more than using music to move an “I am not from San Antonio, but I’ve been going to Trinity for over three years now.

Even though I’ve spent the majority of that time here and used my San Antonio mailing address, I am just this year starting to feel like a citizen of this city. Even though it’s not my hometown, it’s where I live right now and where I see a real opportunity to do something meaningful.

Anyone who cares about teen pregnancy rates or youth literacy should care about what SA2020 is doing.

Trinity is an institution that strives to matriculate

audience, to take them places emotionally. A mash-up of ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Someone Like You’ seemed like a good way to do just that,” Walker said.

Once the three finalists were announced after panel deliberation, which coincided with performances by the Trinitones and the Acabellas for the audience, Bulloch, Simmons, and Walker were asked back to the stage and the audience was asked to vote for their favorite.

Bulloch ended up with the most votes.

“I am Trinity Idol for 2012!

It’s exciting. Honestly, I enjoyed rocking out with the other contestants backstage even more than winning. They’re all so talented and I wish we all could have been Trinity Idol winners. Super corny, I know, but I really do mean it,” Bulloch said. students able to contribute to the global community, and SA2020 is a model of just such contribution. Not only can you make a direct impact on the lives of people around you, but you have the chance to support an idea that’s going to serve as a model for cities around the world. Other places in the U.S. are already emulating what’s happening here, and the success of SA2020 means a new way of building strong, thriving communities everywhere,” Osburn said.

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Alpha Phi Omega hosts blood drive and marrow registry Students dressed as superheroes show up to give blood

by Alison James CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER This past week, students had the opportunity to potentially save lives with the Alpha Phi Omega Blood Drive/Bone Marrow Registry.

It’s not an unusual site to see around campus, as the service fraternity hosts a blood drive twice a semester. Located this past week in Waxahachie, APO was there Wednesday to Friday.

This week, APO added a twist to the event with a themed ad campaign to draw in more participants.

“This semester we’re doing super heroes,” said Abby Geary, the APO project head. participants were encouraged to dress up in costumes on Wednesday, and all their flyers and posters were aptly decorated.

In the past, the blood drive has been held in Mabee, but since the changes that occurred over the past few years, they’ve begun hosting it in other venues.

The change to a less trafficked location has put a dent in the number of donors seen at the drive. Last year, Geary says they only had 90 donors in their new location.

“When we were in Mabee, we would get that many on a Friday,” Geary said.

“I think donating blood is important because it’s one of the easiest ways you can help someone out or give back.

Joining the bone marrow registry is important because it can be hard to find a specific match for patients that need a transplant,” said Maddie Winchester, a sophomore APO member.

Students who visit the drive and sign up for the registry were handed a pamphlet to dispel any incorrect assumptions about the process, saying “if a blood sample is requested to join the registry, you should know there is minimal risk associated with the blood draw.”

“There are people who search every day and can’t find a match, we’re just trying to expand that registry,” Geary said.

A common misconception about bone marrow donations is that they are extremely painful or uncomfortable.

However, most bone marrow

transplants can be done with a simple blood donation. Also, there are less restrictions on bone marrow transplants than blood donations, so people who can’t give blood can possible give marrow.

Geary talked about the importance of expanding the registry because of how small

it is. It is extremely difficult for patients in need to find a match, and being a donor will save their life. After filling out a short form, a mouth swab is taken and the new member of the registry is sent on their way.

It’s even more difficult looking for a match outside of your own ethnic group, so donors

from minorities are especially encouraged.

“If you have found that you can’t give blood, you should definitely try to register,” Geary said.

Students who are curious about the process can either get in contact with APO or visit marrow.org.

will also represent a particular person during a given historical conflict. For example, one representative will work with students from other universities to attempt to find a resolution to the Papal Schism of 1414, another will take on the role of a diplomat involved in the 2018 United Russia presidential elections and another will deal with The Committee, which was the name given to the infamous Mafia meeting in 1931 in Chicago.

This unconventional approach to Model United Nations will challenge students to think in ways different than they are traditionally asked to in MUN Conferences. Nanette Le Coat, interim director of international programs and this

year’s faculty advisor to Model United Nations, found the conference after talking with Robert Huesca, the program’s previous faculty advisor.

“After talking with Dr. Huesca, we decided that in order to better prepare for the Harvard conference second semester, it might be a good idea to look into programs for first semester that run closer to the same protocol as the Harvard conference, which is the big annual and international conference. This one came up through my research and looked interesting, and the fact that it was at Columbia University and in New York didn’t hurt either,” Le Coat said.

“Traditionally, MUN conferences are designed like

the actual United Nations, with all of its legal structures, and the Columbia event is different because we’re being asked to focus on events more than just the countries,” said Joe Moore, senior history and finance double major.

This is Moore’s second year participating in MUN at Trinity, and he believes that this year the chances of Trinity’s MUN team succeeding are higher, partially because the Columbia conference will help prepare new students and partially because there are more returning students than before: out of the nine students in the class, only three are new.

“Last year at Harvard, at the major annual international conference, we didn’t win anything too big, although we did co-sign on a couple of things, which was good. First semester last year we attended the Model Organization of American States conference, which is a subset, as our sort of trial run for the newbies.

We’ll probably do better this year in both events because we have more students who are returning to MUN than we did last year,” Moore said.

Sophomore business, political science, and Spanish major Lou Lou Durant, also a returning student to MUN, suggests that a major difference between this and other more conventional conferences is the process in which students will prepare for this conference.

“This semester’s MUN conference focuses on individual role playing. Each

student will represent an individual from a specific time period, either past, present or future, and deliberate within a committee to solve crises.

Some of the committees include the Qing Dynasty Imperial Court, Aftermath of Red Cliff, G-20 Summit 2012 and United Russia 2018.

Columbia’s MUN conference will differ from conferences we have participated in in the past because we won’t work as a team representing a single country and instead will research our own roles and crisis situations,” Durant said.

Participating students are still required to follow parliamentary procedure and write position papers; however, there will be a greater emphasis on individual preparation and adopting specific roles than on the usual team-oriented preparation. Model United Nations is very much a studentrun program, and Le Coat observes that one of the most important aspects of her role as advisor is to make sure the class becomes a cohesive group.

“Frankly, my concern is more melding the class together than teaching them, as many already have a lot of experience with parliamentary procedure and other work that goes into preparing for conferences.

Many of the students in the program are very assertive and have strong personalities, so I hope to help the class bond together. I think that the New York conference will also be useful in helping the students get closer,” Le Coat said.

photo by Sarah Cooper Real life superhero junior Nicole Naranjo saves a life by donating blood at Alpha Phi Omega’s Blood Drive on Wednesday in the Fiesta Room.

Model United Nations team hopes to succeed on the road TU MUN team to participate in new conference at Columbia University under new advisor, Nanette Le Coat

by Lauren Wilks CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER Trinity University’s Model United Nations program gets the opportunity to travel to Columbia University Oct. 4-7 to participate in a fairly unconventional conference; each representative will not only represent a country but

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Rush Kick-Off 2:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21 Esplanade Rush for Trinity’s Greek organizations begins with information tables for each organization and free food.

Tigerfest Dance 2012 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21 Sunset Station This year’s Tigerfest dance is “Casablanca”-themed. Attire is semi-formal and shuttle buses will take students to the event from the Bell Center.

Trinity in Focus 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22 Trinity University Prospective students visit Trinity for an inside look at the university.

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SA2020 • continued from Page 11 People looking to see what they can contribute to SA2020 simply need to visit sa2020. org and create a short profile identifying the areas that they are passionate about. Then the site matches them with volunteer opportunities in the database connected to a long list of local nonprofits. Some of the opportunities are ongoing, while some are one-time, so there’s an option for even the busiest student.

“Not only are we making change, but we are also doing it in a way that ties directly back to what the public asked for.”

Ben Scheiner Senior

Jeff Garza Recital 3 pm., Sunday, Sept. 23 Ruth Taylor Recital Hall Jeff Garza, french horn, performs the works of Mozart, Reicha and Hindemith with the horn section of the San Antonio Sympony.

Lori Hart Lecture 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24 Chapman Auditorium Speaker Lori Hart presents a lecture titled “Making Greek Great.”

Scott Tinker 7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24 Laurie Auditorium Scott Tinker, director of the bureau of economic geology and state geologist of Texas, speaks on the future of energy.

Corde à Vide 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26 Ruth Taylor Recital Hall Baroque duo, Lorna Peters, harpsichord and Jubal Fulks, violin perform.

Tiger TV Challenge 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26 Richardson Communication Center 408, Studio A Tiger TV presents its first fulllength game show. Participants have a chance to win a free iPad.

“A Bright Room Called Day” 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29 Stieren Theater Directed by Susanna Morrow, this dark comedy is set in prewar Berlin.

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Osburn stresses that community support is necessary for SA2020 to accomplish its mission of a better San Antonio.

“People interested in SA2020 can make a huge difference just by getting the word out.

To be successful, SA2020 depends on the interest and involvement of the people who live here,” Osburn said.

“Getting passionate people connected with ways to make a difference is key to reaching our goals, and one of the best ways to make that happen is to share your passions with other people and spread the good word on how to get involved.”

photo by James Schultz Marrs McLean kitten, Twix, tries to steal a bit of coffee after a long five minutes of greeting and being played with by visitors. Twix is a new addition to the cat population on campus.

Close encounters of the furred kind

To the delight of Trinity students, a family of cats finds a home outside of Marrs McLean

by Joe O’Connell

CAMPUS PULSE EDITOR

Students walking by Marrs McLean may have noticed a small, inconspicuous white sign on the makeshift wooden walkway leading up to the building. Upon further inspection, the sign explains the presence of a family of cats.

The latest addition to campus, this family of cats has recently made Trinity University their home.

Two kittens, one silver tabby and one solid gray, and their mother and father, solid black and a brown tabby with white, respectively, have nested below the wooden walkway outside Marrs McLean.

The kittens are a hit with Trinity students and are often the center of attention on the lawn by Miller Fountain.

In charge of fostering the kittens is Cat Alliance Trinity (CAT). A member of CAT brings food and water to the cats daily while monitoring their development. CAT plans to leave the kittens where they are, with their parents. Once

the kittens are old enough they will be taken to the vet to be neutered.

Students can interact with the cats at their leisure but need to respect their need for privacy.

CAT is a non-profit organization that manages the population of stray cats on campus.

The program was first initiated at Texas A&M and Princeton University several years ago.

Feeders are responsible for feeding a set number of cats on a specific location and day of the week.

If students identify additional cats they can contact Vee Dubose of CAT at vdubose@trinity.edu.

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by Sara Marchionda Want to go out with your friends but don’t want to break the bank? Are you sick of the same old house parties? Want a change of scenery? Here is a daily guide to awesome drink specials for every day of the week.

If you are tired of studying one night and want to avoid responsibility altogether, these are some of the best daily deals around San Antonio. Also, these bars and restaurants are close to Trinity, so you can save on gas and cut cab costs. Cheers!

Monday

Bombay Bicycle Club 3506 N. Saint Mary’s St. Bays is within walking distance from campus and features $5.50 martinis on Mondays.

The Eagle Gulch Saloon 241 Losoya St. This is a dive bar closer to downtown but who can beat $5 pitchers?

Tuesday

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Bombay Bicycle Club $2.50 frozen margaritas.

Broadway 50/50 5050 Broadway St. $1.50 domestic beer pint night if you have the special pint glass, which you can purchase for $5.

Limelight 2718 N St. Mary’s Free admission, live music and $2 well drinks and tall boys.

Luther’s Café 1422 N Main Ave. Tequila Tuesdays! Shots are only $1.

Wednesday

Midnight Rodeo 12260 Nacogdoches Rd. Although it’s further from campus, there are a plethora of drink deals including: $1.50 well drinks & Coors Light

drafts, $2 Blue Moon & Bud Light drafts and $1 Miller Lite punch top cans. Bring your Tiger Card; there’s free cover with a college ID! Revolution Room 8123 Broadway St. Who can go wrong with $2 you-call-it?!

Any drink, any liquor, only $2 after 9 p.m. And if you get the “drunchies”, you are in luck … scrumptious food trucks will calm your cravings, including my personal favorite, “Wayne’s Wings” (wings with your flavor of choice made to order). No cover before 9 p.m. After 9 p.m., $5 cover for guys, $3 for girls.

Thursday

Bombay Bicycle Club A student favorite – $3 Jack night!

The Cove 606 W. Cypress The Cove is a popular restaurant but also has Third Thursday $10 wine tastings (Five wines and comes with chocolate, cheese, fruit and bread) and Fourth Thursday $5 beer tasting

(Five beers with chips, salsa, and cheese). For more info call 210227-2683.

Limelight $2 well drinks and live music.

Luther’s Café “Reverse Happy Hour” night from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. includes draft beers for $1.50 and karaoke.

Panchito’s 4110 McCullough Another favorite – $2 margarita night! They only serve the margs until 9 p.m., so get there early and pregame with your friends before your next stop.

Friday

Luther’s Café Although there are no specials, drinks are still cheap, there’s karaoke and they’re open until 3 am.

Revolution Room Before 9 p.m., $2 all bottled beer, $2.50 draft beer and well drinks and $3.50 Skyy vodkas.

After 9 p.m., $2.75 Dos XX’s, $3.50 Swedish Fish shots and $4 Vodka/Red Bulls.

Saturday

Broadway 50/50 $3.75 Jack Daniels, Bacardi Silver and Y Vodka.

Tycoon Flats 2926 N. St. Mary’s St. Sangrias are only $2. Flats is another popular hangout within walking distance from campus.

There’s indoor and outdoor seating, a full bar and great burgers.

Sunday

Revolution Room Get any liquor for $3 and $2 draft beers all night long.

Tycoon Flats $2 Mimosas – a great way to end your weekend.

Bombay Bicycle Club Bloody Mary’s, the cure for your weekend hangover, are on special for $3.50.

The K-pop phenomenon group in all of Asia. They sing very bright, happy songs with saturated scenes and colorful clothes. Goths and emos wake up crying and screaming because they get a glimpse of these girls.

I miss the days of boy bands and girl bands. I’m not alone in the nostalgia wallowing; the head of the Olympics decided to bring the games to London so the Spice Girls could have a reason to re-unite, even for just a night. Korea (South, in case, for some reason there’s confusion on which Korea has the glittery pop sensations) is the parallel timeline of the music industry in America.

Imagine a world where The Backstreet Boys never played games with your heart and broke up, where they became a bigger sensation and tons of copycats popped up to cash in on the success. All the clones have to make themselves more exciting so they start adding more and more members, and their personas and songs become more over-the-top.

Welcome to the world of Korean Pop. Let’s take a look at some of the more fascinating characters in this emerging scene.

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“Fantastic Baby” by Big Bang The look on my face while I was watching the music video must have been one of utter perplexity and disbelief. No amount of questions, grunts, pantomiming and tears could ever bridge the gap between my mind and that of the people in and behind the video. I’ve watched it over and over again with my best eye for detail and analysis (my left eye, for those wondering) and still nothing. At some point, a few of the members sing the words fantastic baby and dance over

and over again while others in the group howls. That scene was the most relatable in the video.

“Lucifer” by SHINee It may sound like the worst idea for a song title but it might be the best song on this list. It’s catchy as hell (I am such a devil at puns) and has some really great beats. As a raging heterosexual, I have no opinions on the members of the band but I hear that they’re attractive and talented at dancing.

Girls’ Generation

“Gee” by Girls’ Generation This may be the only name appropriate for this girl band; I’m certain that all of the female members of Korea’s young adult population is in this group.

Watching another Korean girl group perform on “The Letterman Show” was enough to trigger claustrophobia and my really nasty, sweaty, sticky palms – and there were only five of them. Now, imagine the nine members of Girls’ Generation performing on an American-sized stage. They’re arguably the most popular

“Gangnam Style” by Psy And then there’s Psy, the most popular Korean artist in America. He’s practically Justin Bieber’s brother now.

Scooter Braun, the Biebster’s record manager, signed Psy on their record label. Psy’s infectious “Gangnam Style” song has spread to millions of more people through mainstream radio. The song itself is catchier than West Nile but seeing the video adds another engrossing, unstoppable, irresistible level. I imagine a combination of various drugs would do the trick of understanding the motives behind it. It’s impossible to explain; it’s one of the few examples where seeing is believing. If you’ve somehow managed to escape the typhoon of “Gangnam Style,” cross your arms at the wrist because you’ll need to hold on tight to that horse. Of awesomeness.

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Letting your inner child out by Abby Miracle A&E Writer It is not always easy to keep your inner child inside. I know this from experience. Mine has a tendency to bust out at really inappropriate moments, especially if I have been acting like an adult without a break for an extended period of time.

I’m sure you can relate. I have learned that it is much easier to keep my inner child in check if I let it out periodically. Here are a few places where you can indulge your inner child’s every whim, so that it doesn’t decide to break free in the middle of a job interview or class presentation.

Sea World: If you have any friends like mine, which you probably do considering the size of our school, then you know that there are people on our campus who have a ridiculous

obsession with the “cuteness” of killer whales. This obsession may or may not turn them into a blubbering mess of childish adoration (I am specifically speaking of Leah Hoffpauir, sophomore, which you probably already know). Also, the giant pirate ship and various other fun things (shows, water slides, etc.) are extremely exhilarating for any aged inner child.

The Witte Museum: For Trinity students, the Witte museum is free! An exciting fact

that I just recently stumbled upon. The Witte has a huge tree house filled with all types of fun toys and gadgets. They have a bicycle that is suspended in the air and even the occasional lifesized dinosaur. There is nothing more fun and educational than the science club house at the Witte. I would know because I frequent there often.

The Landa Library: The Landa Library on Shook is a quick and easy way to let off some steam. There is a huge playground and tons of large trees, both perfect for climbing.

Not to mention the unlimited number of children’s books, Dr. Seuss included, only a few feet away from the sprawling lawn dotted with swings and slides and more. An afternoon of tree climbing and reading “Fox in Sox” in a garden pavilion is the perfect way to avoid studying for a midterm.

The San Antonio Zoo: Nothing screams child like giant, fenced-in animals. When I was in elementary school, the San Antonio Zoo was one of my favorite places to go. Now that it is a little cooler, the smell around the monkey cage is bound to be a little less prominent ... all the more reason to take an afternoon off and visit the zoo.

Schlitterbahn: It is a bit far from Trinity but Schlitterbahn has been rated the number one water park in Texas. If your inner child is into inner tubes, floating, sliding, Dippin’ Dots and other general water themed shenanigans than it is well worth the drive to New Braunfels for the experience. Not to mention the only food likely to be available will be an array of hamburgers, hot dogs, turkey legs and of course french fries. Nothing screams childhood louder than theme park french fries.

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The slow, sexy, sultry playlist by Krista Campolo A&E Writer

Confession time. I’m a playlist junkie. I like having playlists for every activity of my day, whether that’s walking to class, working out, jamming in the car or just straight chillin’. But I have another playlist, one that I’m especially proud of.

It’s a relatively short playlist, but that’s only because it’s reserved for the best of the best. I’ve been working on it for months now – perfecting it, tweaking it. And now it’s ready for your listening pleasure.

It’s called my “making babies” playlist.

And before you go all, “OMG SHE’S GONNA TALK ABOUT

SONGS TO GET IT ON TO,” calm yourself. This playlist is not necessarily limited to making babies nor does it promote making babies (though the songs themselves do) – it’s just a good playlist.

But I am about to go 50 shades of Cosmopolitan on you, so do grab a pen and notepad and do cut out your schedule from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight.

You’re going to want to test these puppies out.

Also, slight disclaimer, these songs may be based on my personal preference but with my overtly sexual mind, my keen sense for greatness and my background with Loon-E Crew, I feel that I’m intensely qualified. So, without further ado, here is my compiled list of songs to crank up when you’re getting down.

“Wet the Bed” by Chris Brown Best Line: “Baby you’re just like a storm rainin’ on me, girl,

you’re soakin’ wet.”

Why it’s perfect: It’s Chris Brown. If he can get away with singing about wetting the bed, it’s going to be gold.

“Love Faces” by Trey Songz Best Line: “Don’t it feel good when I touch on it, wouldn’t it be nice if all night I was in you.”

Why it’s perfect: It has a slow and sensual beat accompanied by blatantly sexual lyrics that I guarantee you will be accidently singing in public.

“Secret” by Maroon 5 Best Line: “I ask you, ‘How hot can it get?’ As you wipe off beads of sweat, slowly, you say, ‘I’m not there yet’.”

Why it’s perfect: As if Adam Levine’s sexy, too-good-tobe-legal voice wasn’t a good enough reason, the electric guitar is possibly the most erotic thing this decade has ever heard.

“Wicked Games” by The Weeknd Best Line: “Bring the cups, baby, I could bring the drank, bring your body, baby, I could bring you fame.”

Why it’s perfect: This song definitely leans towards the darker, toxic side of love but I’ll be damned if you don’t listen to it and immediately take your clothes off. I’m serious, you could be in public and it will still happen.

“Neighbors Know My Name”

by Trey Songz Best Line: “Sometimes she call me Trey, sometimes she say Tremaine, when it’s all said and done, I bet the neighbors know my name.”

Why it’s perfect: We can’t escape the fact that 99 percent of Trey Songz is … um … songs about sex. And you know what? I bet he’s good at it, because his songs are good at articulating it.

“Motivation” by Kelly Rowland Best Line: “And when we’re done, I don’t wanna feel my legs. And when we’re done I just wanna feel your hands all over me baby.”

Why it’s perfect: This song, though perhaps a bit outdated and overplayed, is downright impeccable at setting the mood. Not only is it easy to sing along to, but Kelly Rowland’s high octaves really hit that spot … ahem … no pun intended.

“Birthday Sex” by Jeremiah Best Line: “Don’t need candles or cake, just need your body to make birthday sex.”

Why it’s perfect: Yeah, this one is a little old school too but come on. Did you honestly think I could get away with making a sexy playlist without this song? It’s like the national anthem of doing it at this point.

Five problems SNL faces to stay relevant TubeTalk

by Donald Dimick A&E columnist

Major Cast Change Over the summer the show lost two of its biggest stars, Andy Samberg and Kristin Wiig. Jason Sudekeis decided to stay, but most likely for only one more season. With the two largest stars gone, the rest of cast is relatively unknown.

Many with only a few seasons under their belt, and four brand new cast members, the show will have to give these new members the opportunity in the spotlight and let its viewers find the next stars they can embrace. If they rely too heavily on existing sketches and characters they still hold onto, the audience will quickly move on.

2012 Election Election years have always been important for SNL’s success and this fall will be no different. The show acknowledged this

in their decision to have Jay Pharaoh (the youngest cast member) take over impersonating Obama from Fred Arminsen. Arminsen has portrayed Obama since he was only a candidate, but producers realized the importance of an accurate and funny impersonation of the incumbent President and the clear choice was to let Pharaoh take over.

Now the show will need to convince viewers growing up watching “The Daily Show” that it is still the premiere destination for political humor. That task won’t be easy, or even as easy as it was four years ago, but their ability to do so could define the show for years to come and decisions such as changing up existing formulas and playing around with different cast members may be the key to that success.

NBC’s New Comedy Policy Being on the “premiere network for broadcast comedy” has always helped SNL, but in a ratings struggle, NBC has decided recently to pursue “broader” comedies and focus on ratings. SNL has tried to become more “broad” for ratings in the past and the results were disastrous. Even though the network may be changing around it, the show needs to reject that mindset in order to stay relevant.

The End of “Digital Shorts”

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This past weekend, “Saturday Night Live” returned for its 38th season.

The episode was well received by critics, but with the recent changes to the show itself and television in general, the show has entered a new era of hardship and must begin to adapt accordingly if it hopes to stick around into a fourth decade. Below are the major challenges the show faces and how the show must adapt to them in order to stay relevant in the world of television comedy.

New permanent SNL cast members from left to right: Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong.

If “Digital Shorts” fostered SNL’s relationship with the Internet, the show needs to find a way to keep that relationship going without them. The show needs to move past the occasional sketch turned viral video to stay relevant.

SNL has a noble history of knowing what’s best for its fans and for decades its worked, but with the show now squarely in the middle,

and not the beginning, of the digital age, the show has to make more strides to connect and integrate its digital fan base.

The New Definition of “Celebrity” Seth MacFarlane wasn’t a typical host this past weekend.

Not an actor, singer or even athlete he breaks the mold of typical host. This is a step in the right direction and an

indication the show realizes “celebrity” doesn’t need to mean the same thing it used to.

In the Internet age the celebrity can come from anywhere, and although the next YouTube star may not be a great fit to host the show, more educated risks on non-traditional hosts will be important to keeping audience’s attention for the forseeable future.

Indie Overnight Playlist

1) Grizzly Bear - “Yet Again” 2) How to Dress Well - “Cold Nites” 3) Why? - “Strawberries” 4) OFF! - “Wiped Out” 5) Ssion - “Psy-Chic”

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6) Thee Oh Sees - “Wax Face” 7) Lifter Puller - “Nassau Coliseum” 8) Class Actress - “Weekend” 9) Sonic Youth - “Tom Violence” 10) Ty Segall - “Wave Goodbye”

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San Antonio farmers markets

Paul’s Picks

by Paul Cuclis

Have you ever bitten into a really good tomato? I don’t mean that watery perfect-looking tomato you buy at H-E-B or get on your sandwich at Subway; I mean that fresh tomato that has all sorts of defects on the outside and a delicious taste on the inside. To get produce like that, you really have only two options: you can grow it yourself, or you can go to a farmers market.

San Antonio’s farmer’s markets are good spots to buy a large variety of locally made products, ranging from delicious peaches to fresh steaks to potted olive trees. They are wonderful places full of quirky, yet passionate farmers who hand out free spoonfuls of honey and homemade sauces with a smile and a story.

Here are just a few farmer’s markets that I would recommend: Pearl Farmers Market 200 East Grayson Street Saturdays: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

If you can find the willpower to wake up before noon on a Saturday and drive five minutes to this market, I would highly recommend you do so.

A&E columnist It’s located in and around the old Pearl Brewery. As soon as you enter the market, you experience a sensory overload. The irresistible smell coming from the chicken and waffles stand, the sight of dozens of people touring from stall to stall and engaging in conversation with the vendors, the sound of a live band playing: all these things combine to create a lively atmosphere. My favorite spots here include the homemade ice cream stand with its salty caramel ice cream and a stand that sells lavender soaps, lavender honey and just straight up lavender.

Olmos Basin Park Farmers Market Jackson Keller Road, between San Pedro and McCullough Tuesdays & Saturdays: 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

This is your more authentic, produce-centered Farmers Market. Here, the farmers literally pull up in pickup trucks and set up a stand over their truck beds full of fresh fruit and vegetables. During a good harvest season, they have blackberries, watermelons, fantastic tomatoes, cucumbers the size of my forearm and much more. In addition to produce, they

are terrible on premise alone

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also have a stand dedicated to flowers, full of orchids of various types to provide some color and vibrance to your dorm.

Quarry Farmers & Ranchers Market 255 East Basse Road Sundays: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

There’s a reason they added “& Ranchers” to the title of this farmers market. In addition to its great selection of produce, they also have quite a bit of meat here. You can get your typical grass-fed beef, or you can try something a bit more exotic, such as venison, wild boar, goat, lamb, duck, goose, pigeon or rabbit. The meat is prepared in a variety of different ways, ranging from gourmet charcuterie platters to jerky. If meat’s not so much your thing, this market also features fresh farm eggs – both duck and chicken – as well as raw milk, aged for at least 60 days.

So, whether in search of a delicious tomato or just a fun time, think about heading to one of these places. You’re not likely to find fresher food any place else.

by Brian Westfall A&E Editor Without reviews or friend recommendations, it can be tricky to decide what movie to see in theaters. Sequels, prequels, threequels, dramas, thrillers, horrors, actions, comedies … it can be a dizzying array to get through. Factors ranging from what actors are in the movie to what animal you picked out of your food this morning could determine what film you dedicate 2 - 3 hours of your precious time to. You know, unless you were just sitting in a corner playing, “Don’t Be Productive.”

Sometimes, however, the new releases make your decision that much easier. Here are three recent films that you can just look at the plot and know that you are in for a bad time.

1) “Premium Rush”

The first sentence of the plot synopsis: “Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies, open doors, and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day’s work for Wilee (Joseph GordonLevitt), the best of New York’s agile and aggressive bicycle messengers.”

First of all, was someone drinking when they spelled his name “Wilee”? I don’t know if he’s of the free whale or the chasing coyote variety, and frankly I don’t care. What this movie boils down to is all those cool car chase action sequences from films like “The Bourne Identity” and “The Fast and the Furious,” but on bikes.

ON BIKES. As in, take 120 mph and cut it by four. How is it possible to keep it tense with those speeds? Does Joseph Gordon-Levitt break a bike chain? Does he miss a bunny hop and skin his elbow? At least take off the helmet and elbow pads, and we can maybe talk.

For all I know, maybe JGL gets decapitated by an 18-wheeler at an intersection and can never ride a bike, or live, again.

However, I doubt it. Taking the speed away from a chase is like taking CGI away from Michael Bay. There isn’t anything of substance left.

2) “The Possession”

The first sentence of the plot synopsis: “Based on a true story, “The Possession” is the terrifying account of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil.”

“Based on a true story” has become the equivalent of “100% Juice” and “Won’t Cause That Much Cancer” in horror movies; it’s just there to sell more. It’s like people will read it in the synopsis and think, “I want to see it now. That chick ACTUALLY died.” You won’t be more scared because the events actually happened. You’ll just feel more guilty when the valiant father gets torn to pieces by Demon McKillaLot (patent pending).

That being said, for an unspeakable evil they sure have a lot to say about it. All the tropes of the genre seem to be here: creepy girl, oblivious family, wise old psychic ... and they all seem completely uninspired. The only way I’m seeing this movie is if I’m possessed myself by the director.

3) “Celeste and Jesse Forever”

The first sentence of the plot synopsis: “Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) met in high school, married young and are growing apart.”

I actually got up from my seat in the middle of that sentence to go do something else. I don’t think it’s possible to make a movie seem any more boring.

And I know y’all thought the same thing as me when you finished reading the sentence: “no s***.” You’re telling me a romance that seemed ideal and everlasting starts going bad in this movie? That’s AMAZINGLY ORIGINAL. Just set my eyes on fire now, because I don’t need to see anything else ever again.

The least they could have done is spice up the end with a twist. Here are my humble suggestions: “...and are growing apart because of Jesse’s dog fighting problem.” “...and are growing apart because a black hole has opened in their home.” “...and are growing apart because they are actually related by blood.”

Watch out Hollywood, here I come.

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by Brooke Sanchez Sports Reporter

Senior midfielder Lindsay Euers controls the ball while fighting off a defender in the home game against OLLU.

Women’s soccer wins first home game Tigers earn their third straight shutout of the season

by Chloe Pope-Levison Sports Reporter

In the home opener of the 2012 season, the Trinity women’s soccer team defeated Our Lady of the Lake University 3-0 on Friday night, earning their third straight shutout of the season.

“I think we came out really strong in the first half and once we got those first two goals we had a lot of momentum,” said sophomore forward Stephanie Segovia. “Overall it was a good performance, but we are capable of much better.”

Trinity dominated from the beginning. In the 22nd minute, first-year midfielder Emily Donnan scored the first goal. Only one minute and 47 seconds later, Segovia scored the Tigers’ second goal, with

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assists from sophomore mid-fielder Kelsey Falcone and senior mid-fielder Katy Lipscomb.

“I think we attacked really well during our 1v1s,” Donnan said in an email. “Our wide players did a great job of taking people on and our defense stayed solid.”

In the second half, junior forward Shelby Guenthardt scored Trinity’s third goal with only 10 minutes left to play, with an assist from Falcone.

“The first half was our best performance yet,” Falcone said in an email. “We slowed down in the second half, but we just need to finish our chances. We did a great job possessing the ball and moving it around the field to create space.”

Trinity’s goalkeepers, senior Katie Garrett, sophomore Devan Osegueda and sophomore Lauren Goldberg, all contributed to the shutout, while Garrett recorded two saves.

Overall, the Tigers recorded 30 shots compared with

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OLLU’s two, including a 17-0 advantage in the second half.

In total, the Tigers had 15 shots on goal.

“We all came out and played really well as a team,” Falcone said. “Collectively, a lot of things we had been practicing finally translated into our play. At this point in the season we need to establish consistency. I think we can do this by putting away our opportunities quickly.”

The women are now 4-0-1 on the season and have only allowed one goal this year.

Trinity plays again at 4 p.m. next Friday at home against the University of Dallas in its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game.

“We played University of Dallas last year, and it went into overtime,” Segovia said. “We played them at their home last year, so that affected us a lot.

The biggest challenge is going to be composure and coming into the game physically and mentally prepared and not letting outside factors get in the way.”

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Alumnus turns professional Ben Klimesh (‘12) joins the MLB’s team the Cincinnati Reds

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Standing six-foot-something on the mound, waiting for the signal from his catcher, Ben Klimesh prepares to hurl in the two-strike pitch that will send the opposing hitter walking back to his dugout in disbelief.

This was a typical occurrence by his senior year with the Tiger baseball team.

Klimesh was recently selected in the 15th round of the Major League Baseball Draft with the Cincinnati Reds after an extremely successful career at Trinity. The All-American was named West Region Pitcher of the Year along with being a two-time Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year. He had broken all of Trinity’s pitching records by his senior year, along with multiple SCAC records.

“Ben was incredible here at Trinity,” said assistant coach Zach Fregosi. “Last year he won 13 games. He’s as good of a pitcher as we’ve ever had. His freshman year when he came in, it was apparent that he would be good, but by sophomore year

he was good and just continued to improve. By his senior year he had been doing what we all knew he would be by that point.”

It seems as though Klimesh was destined for greatness.

With all of the elements coming together, it was no surprise to anyone that he made it past the college level of baseball.

“He has incredible arm strength and a hard, clean fastball,” Fregosi said. “As of now he’s developed himself as a guy who commands the strike zone, comes at hitters. His velocity is exceptionally high for break of the ball. His size and how physical he is – he can really throw the ball down at the hitter.”

His talent alone wasn’t what got him to the professional level of baseball; his desire to succeed was a large factor that will likely carry him throughout.

“Ben is one of the hardest workers and fiercest competitors I’ve ever been around. He was constantly trying to get better and trying to reach that next level of baseball, and it makes me very happy to see him succeed and get drafted,” said senior catcher Kelly Woodruff. “I was very fortunate to be able to play with him and catch him in his senior year and very fortunate to just be around a guy like him who loves his team and teammates.”

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file photo Alumni Ben Klimesh (‘12) poses for the camera after a practice during last year’s season.

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Football gets first loss of the season Men defeated by unranked Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas

by Brooke Sanchez Sports Reporter

photo by Aidan Kirksey Senior quarterback Nykolas McKissic hands the ball off to senior running back Patrick Granchelli for the drive.

The Tigers faced a tough road trip as they headed to Alpine, Texas last weekend to face the speedy Sul Ross State University Lobos. An unexpected outcome for Tiger fans, the resulting 62-35 defeat put the first loss on the season for the Tigers (2-1).

“Overall, I think that there could be a lot of things learned from it,” said assistant coach Jeremy Gezella. “It was obviously a game we hoped to win. At this point it’s humbling, and I think we can take a lot of lessons from the game that will hopefully propel us in the right direction throughout the season.”

Both Trinity and Sul Ross came out of the gates quickly and each scored touchdowns on the initial drives. Early in the second quarter, the Tigers jumped ahead 14-7 on an 81yard drive. The Lobos tied it up before the Tigers could put in another touchdown for the quarter to take the 21-14 lead. Sul Ross then responded with 17 more points in the rest of the half to lead 31-21 by halftime.

“In the first half it went back and forth with scoring,” said senior running back Patrick Granchelli. “Both offenses seemed to be very successful, easily moving the ball. It eventually came to a point where both offenses kind of stalled. They had the opportunity for a field goal and jumped three points on us. We basically shot ourselves in the foot.

When we had a good drive we got there, but there were several instances where we had turnovers that killed our drives, killed our momentum and they capitalized.”

The Lobos came out in the second half extending their run from the end of the first, scoring on four straight possessions. The Tigers were able to get a score in the third quarter before Sul Ross had another. In the final period of the game, each team had early drives that led to scores, and then Sul Ross ended off the game with another score.

“The second half we didn’t come out and match any intensity,” said assistant coach L.D. Green. “We were kind of rattled and didn’t come out how Tiger football is. We made a mistake on the opening drive where we had momentum and had to take two costly timeouts that got us out of our rhythm.”

By the end of the game, both teams displayed

high numbers of yardage, the Tigers packing more than 500 yards of offense.

Three turnovers plagued Trinity, resulting in Sul Ross capitalization.

“The line did well and we had an efficient rushing game,” Granchelli said.

“We had an effective, but sporadic passing game. There were times where we were efficient, but then we started getting complacent when we were down, and pushed our luck and tried to go for the big plays. We made several uncharacteristic mistakes such as personal fouls and turnovers.”

Along with three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving), Granchelli rushed 18 times for 126 yards while sophomore quarterback Mason Blaschke rushed 54 yards and ran in a touchdown. Senior tight end Mason Lytal had seven receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown, and sophomore wide receiver Matt Kennemer had eight catches for 86 yards. Blaschke went 11-17 for 127 yards while senior quarterback Nyk McKissic went 13-20 for 230 yards.

On the defensive side, senior linebacker Nick Darling led the Tigers with 10 tackles. Sophomore defensive linemen Leroy Mitchell and Tomy Boboy followed with seven stops and five tackles, respectively.

Boboy also added a sack in the game.

“From looking at film, the defense just had a few mistakes, which led to big plays and touchdowns,” said junior defensive back Chris Hobbs. “We didn’t tackle like we know how with 37 missed tackles. We didn’t contain their running game, didn’t limit big plays.”

Though the game did not go as expected and hoped, it definitely provided positives for the team and will motivate them to continue to improve as the young season progresses.

“I’m excited to see the character of our team,” Gezella said. “I have a lot of faith in who our guys are as young men, and I think they will come back with a lot of fight.”

With the game behind them, the Tigers look towards the next game against secondranked University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

“It’s over with,” said assistant coach Jason Guthrie.

“It was a tough game, but the story now becomes how do we respond and how to we come out of this. We’ve moved on and we have a big test. We have the number two team in the country here coming here. We have an opportunity to play UMHB and a good week of preparation.”

The Tigers and UMHB will face off at 6 p.m. tomorrow at home.

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Cross Country has strong showing at Rice Invitational Both teams finished well against Division I and Divison II schools

by Chloe Pope-Levison Sports Reporter Last Friday night, the Trinity men’s and women’s crosscountry teams recorded topnotch performances against Division I and Division II opponents at the Rice Invitational.

“Both sides ran very well, and it prepared us very well for the rest of the season,” said head coach Derick Lawrence.

“Overall it was a great meet, great trip; everyone enjoyed the competition, and it was one of those meets that we will always put on our schedule.”

Although Trinity was the only Division III team in the competition, the Trinity men’s team finished eighth, ahead of both Texas State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. Senior Sal Perdomo finished first for the Tigers, placing 36th overall in the competition. He was followed closely by his teammate, senior Francisco Escobedo.

“It’s a great starting point,” said senior Robert Edmonds.

“This is the first race we’ve actually gotten to compare ourselves to more than just a few schools, and it gives us a chance to see how we’re going to do in a pressure situation.

Going forward I find this is a good indication of our really coming together and showing up when it counts.”

Other top finishers for Trinity included Edmonds, senior Mark Greene, junior Gerardo Hernandez, first year Taylor Piske and first year Chris Soto.

“A lot of our young runners have stepped up and are taking to the challenge of competing with our veteran runners,” Edmonds said.

“This is good to see because I think these young guys are going to solve our problems later in the season when we’re dealing with injuries and illnesses.”

The women’s team finished seventh overall, amidst a field which included five teams ranked in the top 12 in the South Region for Division I. Junior Vanessa Moreno finished first for the Tigers, coming in 13th in the competition.

“Overall we have a lot of depth and are making moves that are closing the time gap between each runner,” said sophomore Jessica Needle.

“I know everyone’s working really hard and putting in the extra work to prepare for the pre-nationals meet in October.”

Junior Maddie Murphy and sophomore Jessica

Pagano finished in the top 35 individually. Rounding out the top finishes for Trinity were junior Jackie Newell, sophomore Michelle Oberndorf, junior Jessie Dean and sophomore Nicola Hill.

“It’s always nice to race against the best schools in the state and the better schools in the nation,” Lawrence said. “We definitely like that challenge and view that as a great opportunity to see where we’re at, and it also gives us a chance to find out what we still need to work on.”

Trinity competes next on Saturday, Sept. 29 in Austin at the Grass Routes Run Festival.

The women run at 10:35 a.m., and the men run at 11 a.m.

“At this next meet, there will be a lot of similar competition and a lot of the same teams,” Edmonds said. “Now that we know we can hang with them, I want to see which ones we can beat.”

photo by Jake Shultz Senior, Francisco Escobedo, senior, Salvator Perdomo, and junior, Gerardo Hernandez fight for the lead at the Alamo City Opener.

Sleep School:

A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Insomnia Friday, October 5, 2012 2:30 - 4:30

Students, faculty, and staff must register by 10/1/12 by calling Counseling Services at 999-7411.

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How does anyone really deal with loss?

Breakfast of Champions Lydia Duncombe, Sports Editor

This week my column isn’t going to be about sports. It’s going to be about something more relevant to my life.

Maybe that’s selfish, but right now sports are the farthest thing from my mind. What’s on my mind right now? Loss and how much it sucks.

Losing someone is in my opinion one of the most painful things a person can feel. Many of you probably agree with me if you have experienced losing someone.

So how should I go about getting over the loss is what I am wondering. How does anyone go about it? I mean I’ve lost all my other

grandparents but not the one grandparent I’ve been closest to. It’s not an easy task. We don’t think much about it as kids because we don’t really understand the situation, but the older one gets the more it seems to hurt.

Psychologists have written tons of books about dealing with grief, but I don’t have time to read a book like that, and I think they are all full of crap. How can any one person make a generalized assumption about how someone should deal with his or her issues? Everyone is different in the way they deal with their issues, and let’s be frank: people have a ton of issues.

If a book isn’t the answer then maybe it’s just talking to people. They (experts, I guess) say that talking it out always helps. This helps if someone asks something

about him, but things like “Are you okay?” I mean, what are you even supposed to say?

“My grandfather died and I am perfectly fine.” No shit I’m upset about it and not okay.

Sometimes it helps when people comfort me. But comforting usually ends in hugging, and I am not much of a hugger. Hugging also just makes me cry more about it, so that option is thrown out the window. The people that try and comfort always have the same thing to say.

“Sorry for your loss,” “it will get better,” etc. It is very sweet of them to reach out and say their condolences, but that isn’t really helping the situation either.

What is my solution to this problem then? Two things: good memories and distractions. Browse Pinterest, go to Main Street and get my favorite pasta

dish, catch up on the latest episode of Bones; pretty much anything else but thinking about the situation. When I do think about the situation I look at happy pictures of my grandpa dressed in his full cowboy attire (boots, Levi’s, belt buckle, tucked-in pinstriped shirt and hat – the whole nine yards), the jokes he pulled on everyone (he was a rodeo clown for years) and the art he taught me.

All of the happy thoughts put a smile on my face. Smiling keeps me distracted from how much I miss him. And this is what is working for me now.

This is my formula for dealing with loss. Maybe it’s not yours, but that’s good because everyone needs their own formula. Loss is all around us, and yes it does suck, but as cliché as it is, it is going to get better. I know it is because Pop would have wanted it to.

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Klimesh joins Major League Baseball • continued from Page 21 The program was definitely blessed to have such a player to guide them to multiple conference championships and post-conference successes, and Trinity was able to hone this talent for four years.

“I didn’t have too many offers from DI schools, and none with the academic prestige that Trinity has,” Kimesh said.

“The few Division I schools that I looked at were all up North. I just needed innings, and getting to come here and play as a freshman and sophomore was huge for me.”

The Tiger baseball program aided Klimesh in becoming one of the finest pitchers ever at Trinity by upholding Trinity’s standards. He is appreciative of what Trinity gave him and how he was enabled to succeed in the program.

“For one, our coaches have always had professional baseball in mind,” Klimesh said. “We’ve had some professional baseball players come through the program before me, so it shows the level we as a program are at.

The Trinity education also really prepares you with dealing with adversity. The business major was really helpful in the process. In the end, getting into this higher level is a job interview like any other job.”

Getting this opportunity with the Reds was something Klimesh had been focused on for years.

“Coming into Trinity, it was always my goal,” Klimesh said.

“Even in high school, I was on pace to keep playing.”

Though he was on pace, nothing became more real than the phone call confirming his dream.

“I felt awesome when I got that call,” Klimesh said. “I actually didn’t have phone service at my house, and I was kind of just driving home. I was sitting in the parking lot of Starbucks and decided to go to the beach to get a little more relaxed. That’s when I got the call. I got back to the house and my parents had invited all their friends over.

It was a fun night, a great experience; it was nice having my support system there with me.”

Closing his chapter at Trinity is bittersweet; Klimesh ended an outstanding career, but opened something even greater.

“Just to be able to keep playing baseball is the most exciting part for me,” Klimesh said. “As a senior, it was hard to see some of my best friends play their last game, and they’re great players. It was sad losing at regionals and ending my Trinity career, but for me I had a professional career in mind.”

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Men’s soccer remains unbeaten after West Coast away trip The Tigers come up with a draw and a win in California last weekend

by Aly Mithani Sports Reporter

Trinity’s top-ranked men’s soccer team finished a tough, West Coast road trip with a 1-1 tie against Redlands and a 2-0 win over #17 Claremont.

“We keep a number of team goals. One of them is to win every game 3-0. We didn’t get that this weekend, but our broader goals are to win every game, win Texas, win the region, get to the playoffs, and win the playoffs as well. This went along with our goal of winning the region. The main reason we went to California was to play two highly ranked teams in our region.

This really helps us on our path to winning the region,” said senior midfielder Michael Micheletti.

The Redlands game was a physical battle in which Trinity came back thanks to a late goal by Micheletti. The trip gave the Tigers an advantage within the West Region as they look to compete for an NCAA championship.

“Playing on the road was rougher than I expected, but it was a good experience. Redlands was similar to a playoff or tournament game. I’ve experienced playoffs twice in my Trinity career and

Team captain Kyle Porter (senior) kicks the ball during the game against Hardin-Simmons University on Sept. 8.

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that’s what it was like. The way the game was played by both sides was tough, very physical. They didn’t allow you to have the ball for more than three seconds at a time,” said junior midfielder Yuri Ribeiro.

Trinity locked in its fourth shutout of the season against Claremont and the team has given up only four goals through its first seven games.

“The key has been hard work and being focused on defense.

We have great players at every position, but what has made us better defensively has been our hard work, being focused, getting numbers to the ball, and getting a one on one attack,” said sophomore midfielder Simon Uribe.

The team now prepares for home games against their first

two conference opponents of the season. They will first face the University of Dallas at 6 PM on Friday, Sep. 21 and then Colorado College at noon on Sunday, Sep. 23. After two days of rest upon their return, the team returned to practice in order to get prepared for this weekend. Ribeiro is confident in the team’s chances at the conference title.

“We truly believe we can win the conference. We didn’t last year after winning it my freshman year.

We were really disappointed for not winning the conference title.

I believe we had some problems which caused us to lose in the semifinal against Centre. This year, everyone is closer, more positive, and I really think we can win,” said Ribeiro.

drid (Spain) and Manchester City (England). This game promised to be a thriller and it did not disappoint. Real Madrid was in poor form leading up to this game having lost two games already in La Liga equaling their total from all last season, as well as their start player Cristiano Ronaldo having some emotional issues.

Manchester City was in good form and was expecting to get a good result even though they were not playing at home.

ner and seemed to set aside his emotional troubles to fire his side to a 3-2 victory over a very disappointed Manchester City. Real Madrid showed real character in my opinion to come back twice and go on to win it. They will surely be one of the favorites to lift the trophy.

Wednesday there were two games I’d like to discuss, and that concerns probably the best team the world has ever seen in Barcelona (Spain) as they took on Spartak Moscow (Russia). On paper this should have been an easy win for Barcelona, but this is The Champions League, nothing is easy.

Barcelona took the early lead, but surrendered it because of a Dani Alves own goal making it 1-1 at halftime.

Spartak Moscow shocked Barcelona in the second half by taking the lead 2-1 with 30 minutes left to play. So who can save Barcelona this embarrassment? The one and only Lionel Messi. Messi scored two goals within 10 minutes to give Barcelona the 3-2 victory. Messi singlehandedly saved his team, showing why he is the best player in the world and possibly ever.

So what does this show? It shows that Barcelona is vulnerable in this competition.

If Messi didn’t do what he did then Barcelona would have lost to a very average team.

Other teams will look at this and maybe become more encouraged to play Barcelona.

I think this might have just been a one bad game for Barcelona who I think will go on to win the whole competition.

And the last game I will discuss is the game between defending champions Chelsea (England) and defending

Italian champions Juventus (Italy). The game played out to a 2-2 draw in London with Juventus probably being the happier of the two teams as they had to come back twice against Chelsea whose young starlet Oscar scored two goals on his first ever start including a wonder goal. So do the defending champions look like they can repeat the amazing run they had last year? In my opinion, no, but they will get far in the competition, probably the semi finals. Juventus will be content with the result away from home and will look to push on and possibly be outside contenders to lift the trophy.

Week of champions: The UEFA Champions league is back!

Guest Column Alexander Saadi What a great week to be a soccer fan. The world’s most prestigious club competition kicked off this week to the delight of millions around the world. For those unfamiliar with what The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League is, it is simply a tournament for the best club teams in Europe.

To qualify for this tournament you must finish high or win your respective league.

With the world’s best clubs all located in Europe, The Champions League is the best and most exciting tournament in the world. The tournament began on Tuesday and Wednesday with various European powerhouses kicking off their quest for European glory. I would like to highlight a few key games from Tuesday and Wednesday that I thought were interesting and were good indicators of things to come as this tournament progresses.

I will start with Tuesday’s matches which featured some interesting results. The first result was the mouth watering clash between Real Ma-

“The first result was the mouth watering clash between Real Madrid (Spain) and Manchester United (England). This game promised to be a thriller and it did not dissapoint.”

The first half was a disappointment and finished 0-0 at the half. The second half was anything but disappointing.

City took the lead twice before surrendering the lead twice.

The game seemed destined for a 2-2 draw until possibly the world’s greatest player showed exactly why he was in that category. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the late win-

The other match I would like to highlight where a team’s character was tested was the game between Arsenal (England) and Montpellier (France). Arsenal were big favorites even though they were playing away from home as they were on a good run of form and their opponents were struggling. It was anything but easy for Arsenal as Montpellier took the lead early through a penalty. Arsenal fought back and scored two goals within two minutes to make the score 2-1 going into halftime with new signing Podolski continuing his good form.

The second half was very on sided with Montpellier threatening to score several times. Arsenal had to defend for their lives and eventually held on for the 2-1 win. What was interesting to me was the way Arsenal won … ugly. They are not a team known to do that and they really showed good character to win the way they did. Maybe Arsenal can have a go at the trophy this year … just maybe.

“Messi singlehandedly saved his team, showing why he is the best player in the world and possibly ever. ”

There were many more games I couldn’t get to in a week full of great games. This was only the first round of the long tournament and I, for one, cannot wait for the rest to unfold.

Alexander Saadi is a junior majoring in economics.

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Volleyball earns wins in home tournament Tigers go 2-2 at Trinity National Invitational over weekend

by Aly Mithani Sports Reporter

photos by Jake Shultz Sophomore, Jenny Epperson, serves the ball in the first round of a threeday tournament last weekend.

This past weekend, Trinity University Volleyball hosted its first home tournament of the season, the Trinity National Invitational.

The Tigers hosted #4 Christopher Newport, #5 Emory, UC-Santa Cruz, and Concordia. After losing to Christopher Newport to begin the tournament, the Tigers bounced back with a thrilling five-set victory over the UC-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs. The team was aided in the second game by the return of junior setter Maryn Swierc, who has been sidelined with a stress fracture in her left foot.

Swierc finished with 15 assists and seven digs in her 2012 season debut.

Swierc continues to battle the fracture and did not play the rest of the tournament and her

status remains up in the air for the team’s first conference tournament this weekend. However, Swierc was glad to make an appearance in front of the home crowd.

“I thought it was great. I love it when people come to watch. It’s just really cool to see a student body supporting our athletics.

It makes our games more fun and more exciting when people are cheering and getting excited,” said Swierc.

Day two of the tournament saw the Tigers lose a tough, fiveset battle to fifth-ranked Emory after jumping out to a two set lead.

Nevertheless, Swierc is encouraged by the team’s performance.

“There wasn’t a point where we weren’t hanging with them.

Overall, the weekend was good because it showed we are just as good as #5. Obviously, we wanted to go 4-0, but we made strides,” said Swierc.

The team finished the tournament with a four-set victory over Concordia. Sophomore Layne Hubbard and senior Meredith Erwin won the SCAC Offensive

and Defensive Players of the Week respectively for their performances in the tournament.

Hubbard was proud to receive the honor.

“It was a big honor and I am happy to receive it. Hopefully, I’ll keep getting more stuff like that,” said Hubbard.

The team now begins preparations for the first SCAC tournament of the season Sep. 21-22 at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX. They will face conference foes Colorado College, University of Dallas, and Austin College. First-year Megan Reynolds feels confident in her team’s ability to win all three games.

“I’m really excited for the first SCAC tournament. I feel now that we’ve turned the corner where we’ve gotten our first wins, I don’t think we’re going to stop winning now,” Reynolds said.

The Tigers will have their next home games next week, Sep. 26-27, against Our Lady of the Lake University, Texas Lutheran University, and Schreiner University.

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Clockwise from top left Dressed as a superhero, Abigail Geary (senior) tells Lauren Krummel (sophomore) how she can save a life by joining the bone marrow registry.

Senior, Jennifer Ince (right), shows her big sister Beverly Ince (left) the artwork she created while up on a multidisciplinary field course. The course was a two week field course held in Colorado, but taught and lead by Trinity faculty. The art exhibit “Ranch Style� showcases the artwork created during this course.

Mars McClean kitten, Twix, relaxes with senior Noelle Parsons during the Greek Life camp out next to the Magic Stones.

Professor Bondari, Kim McAlister, Professor Dupertuis and his daughter give feedback to Trinity Idol contestants Tuesday night.

Sophomore, Layne Hubbard, high fives sophomore, Bridget Bohman, after a point was scored by the Trinity Tigers.

photo by Aidan Kirksey

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