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September 30, 2011

What’s Inside Update Everything on campus is a big, huge success.

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Beautiful San Antonio

You won’t find anything wrong with the Alamo City.

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Get Involved

Be a force for the positive by staying happy and upbeat.

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Top Ten Things to do with Mom & Dad 10. Show them your best study spot.

9. Say thank you.

8. Buy their play tickets.

7. Shop at the bookstore.

6. Go to class with them.

5. Read the Dean’s blog together.

4. Go to Einstein’s.

3. Say thank you, again.

2. Go to Java City.

1. Buy them dinner

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Important Trinity people blog truth n

President, others can’t help but share views

by A. Browne Knouzer

Reporter

The president of Trinity, an institution top ranked for individual attention from faculty, travels and keeps a blog. He is not alone. Others blog, too.

Combining traveling and blogging, the president recently posted to his blog comments he initially made at a reception in Dallas.

“The interaction with faculty continues to be one of the highest-rated aspects of the Trinity University experience,” the president quoted himself as saying.

In another blog post, the president discussed potential cuts to the Texas Equalization Grant (TEG) program. He said, “Private colleges and universities are very efficient producers of graduates, which is a strong argument for support of private institutions.

Private colleges and universities enroll 10 percent of students in Texas but produce about 25 percent of degrees granted.”

What the president was saying in this blog post is that the

Rainbow’s End: Don’t stop thinking about Trinity Tomorrow.

average six-year graduation rate is higher at schools like Trinity than at large state schools.

The president isn’t the only blogger at Trinity. Mary Anthony, Trinity’s assistant director for community relations and special events, blogs about Trinity at the San Antonio Express-News web site.

The university profile on Anthony’s blog reads, “Trinity University is a nationally recognized liberal arts and

sciences institution noted for its exceptional faculty and commitment to the comprehensive preparation of its talented student body. It is a learning community that has charted its course with a steadfast commitment to excellence since it was founded in 1869.”

Anthony’s recent blog posts include “David Heller to perform organ recital at Trinity University” and “International films to be screened at Trinity University in

October.”

(The dates for the films are Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27.)

Trinity has more than one million volumes in the Elizabeth Huth Coates Library. In 2007, the library won the Excellence in Academic Libraries Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Perhaps the most prolific blogger on campus, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students David Tuttle calls his Trinity blog “The Dean’s List.”

A recent post heralded the Skyline Room as “one of the best locations in the city.”

The space needs refurbishment and re-envisioning, the dean explained in his blog.

A blog no one is writing— yet—is a blog about how satisfied students are with their Trinity experience. Clearly, students are satisfied because no one is blogging about not being satisfied.

The Trinity Satisfaction Blog could include good news about how students are doing in their classes, good news about activities for students on campus, good news about construction and good news about graduates.

However you want to slice it, Mabee fosters friendships n Eat-in food plan

brings social benefits

by May B. Luvur

Reporter

Trinity students are no longer tempted to take food items out of Mabee Dining Hall.

In the past, students felt compelled to isolate themselves in their rooms where they could play computer games, watch funny YouTube videos, text their parents, nap and not finish their homework. Psychologists call this behavior “Splendid Isolation.”

One student expressed relief, stating, “Really, this is the best thing since sliced whole wheat bread (not tan white bread, but 100% wheat).”

Another student went on to report what is widely understood

by Trinity students: “We love each other, and having time to sit together and eat creates the kind of community we all wanted when we came here. We don’t even have to go to a movie to be with each other now. You would have to be anti-social to be against this.”

In an effort to appear “balanced,” the Trinitonian did

present one contrarian, who objected to the new no-to-go policy.

“Yeah, I mean, people are fine and stuff, but I came here for the education, not to be told I need to eat with some morons,” junior contrarian said.

Morons were unavailable for comment.

Students cite the open hours (12 hours each weekday), the bounty of food choices, the cornucopia of health and

freshness and the cool little shake mixer in the P.O.D. as other recent improvements.

Most importantly, though, they love the dynamic community.

“I love this. I can’t even find a place to sit anymore—that’s how awesome Mabee has become.

I’m giddy,” noted a junior.

ASR is currently working on a resolution to bar take-out options from Einstein’s and Java City.

An about-to-be-satisfied student balances his meal on one hand. “I’d be afraid to leave the building with this,” the student said.

Construction: the new fad n Campus construction removes socially awkward situations, gives peace of mind to students

by EvryKollegeStoodent Reporter

Individuals without the aptitude of Trinity students might be bothered by the jack-hammering and clanging of heavy machinery at construction sites on campus, but ever-resilient Trinity students instead appear to be appreciating the music in the clamor.

“When I first heard the harmonious sounds coming from the construction site, I had never been so inspired. The calming sound of the bulldozers triggered something deep within my soul,” said a music major with a smile. He refers to all the work on campus as “The Construction Orchestra.” n See CONSTRUCTION Page 2

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Construction to continue satisfying community For others, observing the construction’s progress effectively functions as a way to avoid awkward eye contact along the sidewalks. “I can only pretend to be on the phone so much before it becomes obvious. Sometimes I furrow my brow and pretend to study the structural joints on the rising CSI,” said a junior who did not want to be identified.

The Center for Science and Innovation began with a powerful vision. Forward thinking professors in eight departments of science, mathematics and engineering recognized that breakthrough discoveries in this century will be increasingly interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial in nature.

Collaborating on how best to deliver science education to future generations of Trinity students, they created a new

curricular initiative called Interdisciplinary Science Education through Research (ISER). Most of the construction noise comes from in and around the CSI construction zone.

Professors report their students making the best of the situation by branding the location of campus construction as the new collegiate hot spot.

“Trinity students are infinitely adaptable. They will not be inconvenienced. They own adversity, and make it cool,” one professor said.

Students can be regularly spotted lounging in the afternoon sun sans earplugs to enjoy the combination of sweet sounds emanating from the machinery at work.

“This is like nothing I’ve ever heard before—I am so glad I came to Trinity! I wouldn’t have wanted to miss out on this free source of entertainment,” one satisfied student said.

Other universities in the San Antonio area have similar ongoing construction projects, but only Trinity students are so upbeat about the noise, disruption of traffic flow and occasional power outages.

“I was a little apprehensive when I toured the campus,” recalled a member of the Class of 2015, “but now I wouldn’t want to be on any other campus.

Trinity is my home and this is my construction. I will bring my kids back to campus in the future and show them I was here during the Big Bore.”

The Big Bore involves horizontal drilling through limestone as part of renovating the campus heating and cooling system.

Trinity students do not mistake this project for an academic initiative. “That would be wrong,” said an associate vice president.

According to several

Trinity people give parking to newly naturalized citizens n Entire Trinity community supports selfless accomodation for newcomers

by Parker Dohner

these people who are about to become citizens are way more important than my missing class because I can’t find a parking spot.

It seems so petty compared to what they’re accomplishing.”

Reporter

Trinity is a campus that has always been dedicated to the promotion of diversity, tolerance and globalization within the San Antonio community.

Never is this commitment to these ideas more evident than when Trinity hosts the frequent naturalization ceremonies at Laurie Auditorium such as the one that took place last Thursday afternoon.

As the proud soon-to-be citizens and their families filed from the Alamo Stadium parking lots into Laurie Auditorium, students and faculty willingly gave up their own parking spots in order to show support for the naturalization ceremony.

“Parking is limited here on campus, but when we host the naturalization ceremonies, a parking spot is the smallest sacrifice I can make in order to promote diversity in our city and on our campus,” one senior said.

“In the grand scheme of things,

Strangers’ cars pack the Alamo Stadium parking lot last week.

Trinity’s historic role in the naturalization ceremonies is something which administrators, faculty and students can and should be proud of. The campus community is devoted to making the day unforgettable for everyone involved.

Local police are recruited to help direct traffic and make sure that those participating in the naturalization ceremonies gain access to parking closest to the auditorium first while students and faculty are diverted to distant parking lots.

However, students and faculty

are not complaining.

“This is what Trinity asks us to do in order to maintain an environment of complete tolerance and support of diversity—so we gladly do it,” a professor said.

“University administrators who implement these policies know what is best for the campus as a whole, and we can best serve our school by following the policies established by them.”

The naturalized citizens themselves always show appreciation for the sacrifices the campus community makes on their behalf. On the days of naturalization ceremonies, you won’t find a more appreciative group of people than these brand new citizens.

“We are grateful to Trinity staff and students who are so willing to give us part of their campus for the day so we can achieve the American dream,” said someone who was part of the naturalization ceremony which took place last Thursday. “It is an honor to be on this beautiful campus taking part in this special ceremony.”

Continued support from staff and students for these ceremonies will ensure that Trinity will remain a leader in promoting global tolerance on campus, in San Antonio and beyond.

students, individual construction workers have achieved celebrity status as a result of their labor.

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-Student “I don’t know why everyone is getting so passionate about the work we are doing—we’re simply working as efficiently and swiftly as possible. I’m just doing

my job,” said a worker, who confusedly explained that he’d even been asked for an autograph by a number of students.

Named for the twentieth year by the U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” guide as the No. 1 institution offering a full range of undergraduate programs in addition to select master’s programs in the Western part of the United States, Trinity is clearly a leader at making construction projects impact student life. Across the West, indeed across the entire country, other universities are going to their own drawing boards.

As a result of the warm student response to construction at Trinity, administrators vow to maintain their commitment to internal improvements in the future.

Community people with ideas for new buildings should contact John Greene in Facilities Services at Trinity.

Ready to serve: The ATM machine is once again silently dispensing money after an assistant saved the day.

Cash is useful on the weekend and for paying bills.

Administration fixes money machine The administration has resolved issues with the on-campus Bank of America ATM. Previously, loud tones could be heard on fourth floor Northrup whenever a customer pushed buttons on the machine.

“We are not that eager to know how often students are withdrawing funds from their bank accounts back home,” said an associate vice president.

A fourth floor administrative assistant explained that a technician responded to her service call last Friday afternoon. He replaced the touch sensor and audio controls and billed Bank of America for parts and labor.

“Taking care of this was pretty easy for me. The president has now asked me to lead workshops for students. I guess students are reluctant to make service requests,” the assistant said.

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News Briefs Trinity ranked as a top school

Trinity grads receive job offers

Research supports sleep, service

Trinity University is one of the top schools in the nation as ranked by Forbes on its annual list of America’s Best Colleges. Trinity has also won other titles for excellence in student life, being ranked by the Princeton Review for having “Dorms Like Palaces” and has been featured in popular magazines. Trinity continues to win many awards for academic and extracurricular excellence. .

Despite the rough economy, Trinity students get job offers after graduation. Some recent graduates have gone on to work in banks, for corporations and some of them are so smart that they are even becoming consultants, working for themselves. Trinity’s great academic programs and helpful staff prepare students for the future in the best way possible.

Recent scientifc research supports what Trinity professors have previously suggested: A good night’s sleep is beneficial. Another study shows college students who engage in community service are more attractive to others and have more friends. Alumni who begin giving annually generally continue to give annually, according to people with experience in these matters.

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Trinity reacts to repeal of DADT

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n Trinity students, faculty largely in support of policy change that allows gays to serve

by Kellie Benn Reporter

FAMILY WEEKEND Look to see where to take your parents around San Antonio and the Trinity community to have a good, family-friendly time.

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In a historic moment last week at 12:01 a.m. EDT, Sept.

20, the United States Armed Forces officially repealed a ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military.

The repeal of the ban marks the end of an 18-year-old policy commonly referred to as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which is the shortened name of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue, Don’t Harass.”

The former policy, which was approved under the Clinton

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administration, barred openly gay people from serving in the armed forces while prohibiting military personnel from discriminating or harassing those who were closeted or suspected of being homosexual.

“As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love,” President Obama said in a statement. “As of today, our armed forces will no longer lose the extraordinary skills and combat experience of so many gay and lesbian service members.”

Although the repeal of the policy may initially make some waves within the military, many agree that the repeal was a necessary step forward.

“On a human level, it’s the right thing to do. There might be some disruption initially, but people either fall in or fall out,” said Rebecca Ivatury, a graduate student in health care administration.

Ivatury, who served in the Air Force

for four years, thinks that if military personnel are doing their part to put service before self as the military asks them to do, problems will be minimal and dealt with accordingly.

As a future Air Force officer, senior Michael Weaver, a political science/international studies double major and ROTC cadet, feels that the officer corps will be looked at to enforce policies. In order to ensure operational readiness, they need to maintain discipline.

“I think that the officer corps is going to be more than capable of stepping up to the plate,” Weaver said. “Even in n

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Trinity remembers Emma Football beats their rival Millsaps for the first time since 2007.

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Last Saturday, approximately 30 members of the Trinity community came out to show their support and honor the memory of Emma Hutchinson, a former student at Trinity, who was a member of Phi Delta Kappa and who passed away due to Polycystic Kidney Disease in 2008. Every year since then, members of PDK encourage students, staff and faculty to participate in the walk. n See WALK Page 6

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n Delta Epsilon Iota provides services to help students develop professional skills

by Rachel Puckett

Reporter

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Learn about the saddest comedy to grace the Trinity stage. Be prepared for the end of time.

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RIVAL DEFEATED

New honor society recruits 150

(Above) Emma’s grandmother shows her appreciation to Paige Carlson and Cody Brehm, current PDK members.

(Left) Trinity students gather to support and honor the memory of Emma Hutchison at the PKD walk on Saturday in Brackenridge Park.

Trinity University’s Rho Iota chapter of the Delta Epsilon Iota honor society officially signed its charter and hosted its first annual new member induction and reception ceremony on Sunday Sept. 25 in the Meditation Chapel.

The university’s newest honor society, with 150 members, focuses on promoting professionalism within the individual, according to senior and co-president Danika Spake.

“We are asking for active participation in growing as an individual, so we are going to be working on resumes and practice interviews and dressing professionally and talking about careers after graduation,” Spake said.

Sunday’s ceremony featured speeches by Twyla Hough, president of the San Antonio Colleges and Universities Career Centers Association and assistant director of Career Services, and by Edward A. Bradford, senior associate director of the Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society.

During her speech, Hough focused on the importance of leaving college prepared to succeed in a competitive job market.

“As an active member of DEI, you will be a part of the movement – to not just show up, but to show up well-prepared and be equipped with the basic tools for a successful career launch,” Hough said.

In order to be an active member of DEI, students must have taken at least 30 credit hours, maintain a 3.3 grade point average and be enrolled full-time at a university.

According to Spake, Trinity’s chapter hopes to take up no more than 20 to 30 hours annually of their members’ time.

The time they do require will include monthly meetings as well as attendance at one DEIsponsored social event. Because of the organization’s focus on n

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

Information: Trouble Alarm

9-29-11, Bell Center: 1:53 a.m.

Officers responded to an alarm activation. The alarm panel indicated trouble. A service request was initiated.

Burglary of a Vehicle

9-26-11, Alamo Stadium: 1:29 p.m.

A construction worker reported that his vehicle had been burglarized.

World & Nation LOCAL

New figures from the U.S. Census indicate that the number of same-sex households increased by 85 percent the past 10 years in Texas. A migration of the LGBT community from other states has energized local gay communities.

Recently, the San Antonio City Council approved a proposal giving same-sex couples the same benefits as married couples. “When you see bigger increases in conservative areas, it tells you there’s a change in more localized (attitudes),” said Gary Gates, a scholar at UCLA.

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Occupy Wall Street, the coalition of Americans from various occupations, has now been protesting the financial situation for 12 days, and the movement only appears to be growing. Now, Bostonians are organizing their own version of the protest, a sign that the Wall Street protests are spreading outside of New York. Groups have also started organizing in Los Angeles and Washington. “It’s 99 percent of us versus one percent of them. This is still a democracy if we care to grab it,” said Bob Norkus, one of the protestors.

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I am involved with Trinity Distinguished Representatives. I am on the TUVAC Fair Trade Committee, and I am a member of university committees such as the sustainability committee and the IT [Information Technology] committee. I am in S.O.S. [Students Organized for Sustainability] and I volunteer off campus with an organization called “Boy with a Ball.”

What are your goals for ASR?

Correction On page 4, Campus & Community Involvement was mislabled as Community & Campus Involvement.

On the last page, Denny Masks’ name was misspelled.

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This past Friday, CERN, a European conglomerate of scientists in Geneva, Switzerland, said that they may have witnessed a subatomic particle that has broken the speed of light barrier. If proven true, this event would break Einstein’s law of relativity, the rule that nothing should be able to surpass the speed of light. Experts all over the globe are now analyzing the results for accuracy, but if it is proven true, experts say it could fundamentally change the way humanity looks at the universe.

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INTERNATIONAL

One of the main things is that we definitely need to increase publicity, especially targeting first years.

Another issue is the dining services. I worked on that last year and I’ve been working with Miguel already somewhat, just on the vegetarian aspect of things, but [I’m] working with dining services to work with students to get something — a compromise.

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

A project that I started last year was getting Trinity recognized as a Fair Trade University and I would like to push that through its final stages. We’re almost there, and we would be the first university in Texas to be Fair Trade Certified. In ASR, I am most proud of passing the Fair Trade Resolution and having all the senators saying, yes, we want Trinity to be Fair Trade.

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

Recently I found out that many of Trinity’s employees, such as the cleaning service ladies, the dining staff and the construction workers are all outsourced. Many of them don’t have healthcare or paid sick leave. If I was unrestricted –and this is something that I would like to work on this year too – I would work to ensure that everyone who works at Trinity, who is part of the Trinity community, has healthcare, paid sick leave and is being paid a fair wage.

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Greek Council

$7,000 Tabled This request is the result of monetary troubles that came to light when the current executive board took over and found that financial records from the 20102011 school year were inaccurate/nonexistent. The $7,000 will cover expenses thought to have been already paid and will bring Greek Council to their usual budget of $12,000.

Swing Bums

$800 Passed The dance group is hosting a three-day dance workshop that would provide dance lessons to those interested and will feature a dance at the end of each day where attendees can practice their new skills. The $800 will pay for the Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats to play during the final dance.

Russian Club

$50 Passed The cultural club plans to begin hosting monthly socials to encourage students interested in Russia to join. The $50 will provide food and drinks for the first gathering.

Prior to discussing the requests, the senators each reported on their progress within assigned committees they are in.

The various committees address issues such as sustainability, changing Bell Center hours, renovating ASR’s publicity campaign and voicing student concerns about Aramark.

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Sophomore College under review after five years n New programs include spirituality and student government inititiaves to provide a richer second year for Trinity students

by Alecia Jarrett Reporter

Residential Life added hall councils and a new spirituality program to the Sophomore College this year, coinciding with the 5th anniversary of SoCol since the pilot program debuted in 2007.

“We are going to be piloting a hall council program in Sophomore College,” said Mark Barker, residential life coordinator of Sophomore College. “Depending on what happens to that, we’re thinking of expanding that to the upper-class area.”

According to Barker, the hall council will be similar to a student government and will address hall issues, plan fun activities, and foster a sense of community.

“This is something that other institutions do,” Barker said. “I think it would be a cool leadership opportunity.”

Information sessions and elections will be held in October, according to Barker.

“We hope that the sophomores will be really interested and take ownership of their dorms and advocate for themselves,” said senior Courtney Ng, residential advisor.

According to Ng, Res Life along with Stephen Nickel, university chaplain, will introduce a spirituality program into SoCol. “We’re trying to see where people are spiritually,” Ng said.

“It’s not to impose beliefs, but to build more bonds, and be more vulnerable with one another.”

According to David Tuttle, associate vice president of Student Affairs and dean of students, this program is meant to help students discover their identity. “[Sophomore year] is really the time that people start to do more questioning of their own identity and who they are,” Tuttle said. “The first year is really about campus mastery, and the second year is learning more about the community and yourself.”

Barker mentioned that Res Life hopes to expand freedom and citizen programming to sophomores and juniors.

“We’re going to be doing more active programs with service projects or social awareness campaigns,” Barker said.

In March, Barker hopes to expand the sophomore social awareness program into a weeklong event, ending with a day-trip to the beach.

“We want students to experience off-campus things as well,” Barker said.

According to Barker, the ultimate goal of the residential model is to help students develop the necessary skills to live on their own.

“At the same time, academically, we want them to become more successful and independent,” Barker said.

Since the pilot program for

Sophomore College began in 2007, the structure has been firmly established and the past two years have been about refining.

“It’s one of those things that always needs improvements,” Tuttle said.

Barker agrees that since the student population is always changing, the programs need to be changing and evolving as well.

“The sophomores this year are responding differently than the sophomores did last year,” Barker said.

According to Tuttle, in 2006, an Upper-class Experience Task Force was created to address the “sophomore slump.”

“What the students were telling us, they just felt like nobody cared about them. It wasn’t vibrant in the upper-classmen halls,” Tuttle said.

Before SoCol, according to Tuttle, the juniors and seniors received all the best living spots while the sophomores had limited selection. “[It felt] like the juniors and seniors got the best rooms, and it also felt like the sophomores didn’t get to be near other people that they knew,” Tuttle said.

To address the lack of attention, community, and class identity, the Task Force, after reading nine pieces of literature about the “sophomore slump,” suggested a sophomore centered housing area with an emphasis on programming.

According to the Task Force Report in January 2007, “Some efforts to improve the overall quality of campus life could be different, inconvenient, and to some, even painful, yet ultimately deliver the optimal residential experience.”

Lisa Petrakis, residential life coordinator, was a sophomore the first year SoCol was required. “[Sophomore College] wasn’t that big of a deal for me, and ultimately it was a great experience,” Petrakis said. “It solidified what I wanted to do with the rest of my college experience.”

According to Tuttle, there was a lot of resistance to the housing situation at first.

“It’s taken a while to get the footing of the program because we had to fight the student resistance,” Tuttle said. “The students resisted on the basis that they wanted the freedom to choose who they could live with.”

Overall, Tuttle believes the residential experience has been improved.

“We want the average student to be more aware that the residential program we have builds from year to year, and we don’t put all the upper-class students in one area and treat them all the same because they’re at different places,” Tuttle said. “We’re not where I want us to be, but we’re getting closer with each year.”

According to Ng, Trinity is one of the only universities that has sophomore living.

“We’ve had really great results, really great feedback from students about it over the years, and I think it’s something that will continue to be going strong into the future,” Ng said. “Other institutions are looking at our research, our data, and rethinking their own structures.”

A review of the Sophomore College Programming Budget shows a decrease over the past four years.

The budgets for 2008 to 2009 and 2009 to 2010 were both between $12,000 and $15,000.

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DEI Presidents sophomore Alecia Jarrett and senior Danika Spake recognize their new members at the induction ceremony Sunday, Sept. 25 in Parker Chapel.

promoting professionalism, many of these events will be sponsored in part by Career Services.

“It’s exciting to work with Career Services because all of our money doesn’t have to go toward events, because Career Services is so active on this campus; they create all of these events that we can just participate in and attend,” Spake said. “Also, we are going to help Career Services because we are going to be volunteering with them. We are going to help them at some of their events, and we are going to help promote their events

as well.”

Christina Perez, career advisor at Career Services, is DEI’s staff advisor and the driving force behind its conception on Trinity’s campus.

Perez first heard about the honor society through a colleague, and after looking through their website, she concluded that it would be a perfect fit for Trinity. “[DEI has] Trinity all over it, because the core values of DEI are dedication, enthusiasm, initiative, and for those students who are on top of their professional game, that’s them. So DEI essentially then highlights and recognizes that,” Perez said.

After deciding that DEI would serve campus well, Perez took a grassroots approach to building up the organization—she asked students who appear in her office regularly if they had any interest in presiding over the honor society.

This pursuit resulted in copresidents Spake and sophomore Alecia Jarrett. From there, DEI expanded to an executive board of four other students: senior Andrea Davis, director of membership, junior Nicholas Honegger, director of finance, and sophomores Ashley Sareen, director of communications and Makenzi Lindamood, director of recruitment.

“As an active member of DEI, you will be a part of the movement – to not just show up, but to show up well-prepared and be equipped with the basic tools for a successful career launch.”

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Assistant Director of Career Services President of the San Antonio Colleges and Universities Career Centers Association

Graduate and Professionals School Fair 2011 The Graduate School at UTSA would like to invite you to The Annual Graduate and Professionals School Fair 2011 This is an opportunity to discuss masters and doctoral degrees, admission requirements, GRE/GMAT scores and financial aid with over 70 universities.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

MH Building Lobby – Main Campus Please register at: http://www.graduateschool.utsa.edu/events/detail/graduate_fair/

Can’t make it to our Graduate Fair? UTSA’s Graduate School will be visiting Trinity University on Wednesday, October 5th, from 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the Mabee Hall. Come stop by and see us!

After establishing the executive board, the new society sent out invitations to qualified students.

“We started with mailings actually, so the national office received the addresses of students who met the requirements from the registrar,” Spake said.

DEI sent out their letters the week students returned to campus, as well as email reminders to ensure that students knew about the new organization.

All of the advertisement paid off, according to Spake; before their first information session, 50 students had committed to the honor society. After the information session, an additional 100 signed up.

Perez recalls receiving 15 to 20 emails daily from students interested in joining DEI. Sareen’s decision to join DEI and apply for a leadership position undoubtedly reflects the motivations felt by the honor society’s other 149 members.

“I decided to join DEI because I wanted to be recognized for my hard work in academics, as well as take advantage of an opportunity to further my leadership. Also, I wanted a way to make myself get to know Career Services well, since they are essential to career networking opportunities,” Sareen said.

Any students interested in joining Trinity’s Iota Rho chapter of Delta Epsilon Iota are encouraged to attend their first general meeting at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4 in the Coates University Center Woodlawn Room.

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TU community supports repeal of law cases where there may be people who have issues [such as] objection, I think the officer corps understands that ultimately they’re the ones who are responsible for it making sure that this phase-in happens and they’ll make it work.”

Weaver asserts that nobody should be banned from serving if they meet the professional standards and are capable of performing their job, a viewpoint which is reflected in his own personal leadership style.

“It’s going to come down to ‘Do I want any of my guys picked on?’

No. ‘Do I want any of them facing hazing?’ No. ‘Do I want my guys to be able to do their job and be in an environment that fosters that?’

Yes,” Weaver said. “I want to have an environment of trust, and I think that’s really the goal here.”

To some, the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy, appeared to be an anomaly in an institution that otherwise places importance on integrity and honesty.

“I’m not really comfortable with the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy because of the implied deception involved, and I’m sure it’s not really even implied; it might be explicit. I don’t know that the older policy made a lot of sense either,” said David Crockett, associate professor of political science.

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Michael Weaver Senior ROTC Cadet

“The whole question of, for example, gay marriage and the

existence and validity of the Defense of Marriage Act makes some of these questions difficult not because of whether the military can have homosexuals serving in it, but what do you do about people who might get married legally in one state who aren’t legally married in another state when federal policy recognizes only marriages between a man and a woman?” Crockett said.

“The military, of course, also has spousal benefits and survivor

benefits and things like that. There are all sorts of logistical types of questions that arise here that will not be easy to resolve.”

Although the logistical issues of repealing the ban still need to be sorted out, there are those who feel that allowing gay men and lesbians to openly serve has been a long time coming and will only help to strengthen our military.

“It’s taken long enough,” said Ricky Cassone, a sophomore and Marine Corp veteran. “This has been a part of our country since before it was a country so it’s not going to deplete the quality of our military whatsoever. If anything it will strengthen it.”

Jessica Kobe, a graduate student in the Master of Art in Teaching program who served six and a half years in the Air Force believes that not only should gay men and lesbians be allowed to serve in the military but that it is their right to serve.

“When they say that we have a right to pursue happiness and someone’s happiness is serving in the military,” Kobe said, “I think that’s great regardless of their orientation.”

Students lined the hallway at the Laurie Box Office Wednesday to pick up tickets to see Robert Gates, the featured speaker for the Fall 2011 Trinity University Distinguished Lecture Series on Oct. 25. The box office will open to the public Monday. photo by Purushottam Shah

Robert Gates served as trusted adviser to eight presidents, pushing U.S. intelligence and defense policies forward since the Cold War. Recently, he acted as Secretary of Defense under both Presidents Obama and Bush.

Throughout his time as secretary, he helped to change U.S. nuclear weapons policies and participated in the resurgence of troops in Afghanistan, concluding with the death of Osama bin Laden. Gates is also known as the “Soldier’s Secretary,” because he made significant progress in soldier safety, including replacing vehicles in the field with heavily armored vehicles.

In June of this year, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest honor for a civilian. He is the only career officer in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency to rise from low-level employee to the Agency’s director. As a result, he’s been a three-time recipient of the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, one of the highest honors awarded by the CIA. Other medals he has received include the National Security Medal, the Presidential Citizens Medal and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal—all of which he earned for being a nonpartisan senior level official, as described by The Washington Post.

Gates will share knowledgeable insights on global politics and world affairs, U.S. intelligence and defense strategies, leadership towards changes in a large institution and the global challenges of the 21st century. written by Andrea Davis

When they say that we have a right to pursue happiness and someone’s happiness is serving in the military, I think that’s great regardless of their orientation.

INVITES YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING

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Jessica Kobe Graduate Student Air Force Veteran

Others feel that the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy was a necessary step in fostering tolerance for gay men and lesbians not only in the military but in society as a whole. “[Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell] allowed a transition from a period where there was no tolerance for people who were homosexual to what we have, thankfully, today which is tolerance for people who are different from us,” said Donald Van Eynde, professor of business administration and 20year Army veteran. “I don’t know if a transition from no-tolerance to total tolerance would have worked. I think it was a very useful thing, and I’m just glad now that it’s all out of the way.”

However, Crockett, who served as a communication officer in the Army, also wonders about the logistical issues that will come about as a result of allowing gay men and lesbians to openly serve.

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PKD Walk raises money, awareness about disease However, this year, according to Cody Brehm, president of PDK, miscommunication concerning the date of the walk almost led to decreased advertising opportunities, which could have affected participation. The walk was scheduled on the same day as the Student Leadership Conference hosted by Campus and Community Involvement.

“Usually they look up or ask when the date is going to be and we don’t have a say over when the date of the walk is because it’s not us running it,” Bhrem said. “I guess someone didn’t look it up or they didn’t ask us…so they decided to schedule the Student Leadership Conference, thinking there’s nothing on that day so it wouldn’t be a conflict.”

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a lovely memorial to Emma, but it’s

also a really good cause.

Betsy Tontiplaphol

Associate Professor of English

Due to the large number of fraternity and sorority members who regularly support the PKD walk, the PDK sorority was originally discouraged from advertising the walk.

“We wouldn’t have been able to advertise except only to our friends, and so because it was our service event, we were kind of concerned because we wanted to get as many people as possible,” Brehm said.

“Having people walk is also a really good thing because it shows school support and it’s in remembrance of Emma, so we wanted to be able to ask more than just our friends to come.”

This matter was sorted out early on and both events took place on Saturday.

“There wasn’t that much of a

problem; it was just making sure that we were all on the same page,” Brehm said.

Though Greek organizations can count the walk as service hours, there will still be some discussion regarding whether or not it will count for standards. However, many members of Greek groups expressed commitment to attending regardless of that issue.

Additionally, representatives of various other student organizations including the Trinity University’s Women’s Choir and the Catholic Student Group showed their support by participating in the walk.

People that were not able to attend contributed by giving donations.

The goal PDK had set was $1,000, but contributions totaled over $1,200.

“It’s mostly about the money, because that goes into the research that’s done to find the cure,” Brehm said.

Faculty members also did their part. Betsy Tontiplaphol, associate professor of English, sent out an email before the walk asking students to show their support. Tontiplaphol knew Emma and her family while she was an undergraduate student at Rice University. She participates in the walk each year.

“I think it’s spectacular that the women of PDK put forth this effort every year; it’s not just a lovely memorial to Emma, but it’s also a really good cause,” Tontiplaphol said.

Before the walk, a ceremony was held where participants honored and commemorated those who lost their lives to PKD. “Every year that we have the ceremony, there’s a time of silence and I’ve never seen so many people so quiet,” Brehm said.

Staff member Briana McGlamory ‘10, coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life, described the significance of the walk.

“It’s important to me because Emma was on my hall my first year.

I lived with Emma Hutchinson and she was my sorority sister, so losing her was really hard and so the walk has personal meaning,” McGlamory said.

Emma’s parents and grandmother attended the walk as they have each year.

“I love the turnout, we always have multiple jerseys out there and it’s great seeing Emma’s parents at the walk. They have been through a lot and I understand,” McGlamory said.

Emma’s parents donated t-shirts to the participants who were part of Team Emma.

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Current members of the PDK sorority pose with other members of Trinity’s community and Emma’s family at the walk on Saturday.

[Emma] still lives on in what we do, and that’s why we try to promote her story so that people will realize that she’s an actual person.

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Cody Brehm

President of Phi Delta Kappa

Boasting “Team Emma” shirts, Trinity students walk in support of raising money and awareness of Polycystic Kidney Disease.

year — Cody is Emma’s little, and so we’ve always tried to keep Emma’s spirit alive,” McGlamory said. “We talk about her during orientation and our bid night activities and we don’t want her memory to go away so I think the girls try and carry that on.”

This effort to reflect and remember Emma is amplified in the PKD walk that takes place each year.

“My bigger hope is just that her spirit can continue to inspire good works around Trinity,” Tontiplaphol said. “The walk and the legacy has kind of taken on a life of its own; it kind of lives outside of her even though people don’t know her.”

For PDK, the walk and Emma are central.

“She still lives on in what we do, and that’s why we try to promote her story so that people will realize that she’s an actual person,” Brehm said. “It’s not like we’re just doing it for people in general; we have a person that this has directly affected and that’s why we do the walk.”

Showing off her support for Emma, a student dons a shirt provided by Emma’s family.

photos by Abhishek Chhetri

Emma’s family, including her father joins the Trinity community on Saturday’s walk to raise money for research to find a cure for Polycystic Kidney Disease.

Room Raiders

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Opinion

-A Trinity Minute- Fall Family Weekend

letters to the editor Dear Editor, I come from a household where you turn the lights off after you leave the room. You don’t leave the TV on just for the heck of it or the lamps lit after you’re done reading. That’s why it burns me up to see the football stadium lights on all night long! At a campus that claims and advertises to be energy conscious, I am not seeing the commitment to a greener future. Some may claim that the lights are on for safety. I maintain that no one needs to be out running laps at three in the morning. If you actually cared about exercise, you would have done it earlier and would be in bed resting. In your last issue, you asked for solutions. Here’s one: turn. the lights. off. College students should be responsible enough to budget their time and that includes exercise. The university is wasting thousands of dollars keeping those lights on all night long, day after day after day. If cold turkey isn’t an option, I suggest a trial period in which the university keeps a log of who runs from the hours of midnight to five a.m. If there are enough runners to warrant keeping the lights on, then so be it. However, I have the feeling that the only use the track gets at two a.m. is drunken students, coming back from that night’s party, wanting to be the next Usain Bolt.

Carlos Anchondo is a sophomore.

Appreciate prospy ideas, but there’s more to it

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to last week’s article “How to ‘Legally’ Entertain Your Prospective Student.” I was highly amused and pleased to find this article while reading last week’s issue. However, as the Overnight Host Coordinator, I do have some things I would like to add and clear up.

All the suggestions given are fantastic, but there is an item to address. Often, there may be a prospective student who wants to “party” or attend a frat party. What is the host to do? There are University policies and regulations that both the current student and prospective should abide by. So, even if a “prospy” pushes for something that is not “appropriate” for an overnight stay, I encourage hosts to be honest. Let them know that, though there is an opportunity for that, there are other healthy and appropriate activities for an overnight stay (like the suggestions given in the article!). Understanding that sometimes it can be a little awkward at first when hosting a “prospy,” we do our best to provide fun activities and dinners for all overnight hosts and prospective students during major preview weekends. The more, the merrier! These activities range from throwing pizza parties or barbecue cookouts and attending athletic events to having a night out on the Riverwalk, floating down the river.

Overall, kudos to a great article full of fun suggestions for overnight hosting activities. If anyone is interested in learning more about or becoming a part of our overnight hosting program, I encourage students to send us an e-mail at overnight@trinity.edu to let us know. Thanks! n Carmel Tajonera is a senior business administration and communication major,

and the Overnight Host Coordinator for the Office of Admissions.

Global famine gives perspective to Mabee situation

Dear Editor, This Friday, I read the New York Times and read about the horrible famine in Somalia. People are starving and emaciated, and the ruling terrorist groups don’t even allow international aid organizations to deliver food.

Because of the drought in the Horn of Africa, the land literally will not yield food, despite farmers’ best efforts.

Then I switched to the Trinitonian and read a slew of articles in which Trinity students lodged their complaints against their own food situation. For many, there just aren’t enough options, or Aramark failed to check with their own individual schedules to see if dining hours were convenient for them, or they couldn’t eat their meal in the exact location they wanted to, or some other problem. Apparently, being able to eat unlimited food with a menu that changes daily, with a host of locations on campus and a wide range of options that accommodate a variety of diets and allow for the consumption of all necessary nutrients just isn’t good enough for students at Trinity.

I’m still not sure which newspaper made me sadder. n

Philip Schnorbach is a senior economics major.

by Kim and Chiara Ferrari

Talk is cheap This past week, students and faculty promoted awareness and appreciation for the freedoms granted under the First Amendment.

To kick off the week, students volunteered to sign away their First Amendment rights in exchange for a Chipotle burrito, reinforcing the idea that college students will do anything for free food. Other events – including a public reading of banned books on the Esplanade, rallies for the annexation of Canada into the U.S., a debate on free-speech zones and the temporary establishment of a campus religion called “Trinitism” – rounded out a full week of freedom appreciation.

The Trinitonian’s second annual Triniphonian is meant to be a somewhat comical, yet hopefully sobering glimpse into a world where Trinity is stripped of its freedom of the press; where the content of its publications are obtained through administrative control rather than objective student reporting.

First Amendment Week is not just about appreciating the value of freedom, but also about promoting activism on campus. It is one thing to voice your opinion anonymously on a piece of paper, and another to march with a group of your peers to city hall to stage a public protest.

Both exercise freedom of speech, yet standing with others in a united front has more of an impact on society.

We have more freedom of speech today than ever before. With social media like Facebook and Twitter, we have nearly unlimited opportunity to express our opinions freely and for millions of people to see.

Although these social media have expanded our personal networks, they may not be the most effective tools for activism. These days it is easier to reach people, but how strong are the connections we make online?

In his article “Small Change” in “The New Yorker”, Malcolm Gladwell argues that the internet is not a place to rally any real support for a cause because “the platforms of social media are built around weak ties.” It takes relatively little effort to donate $5 to the worthy cause of your choice online in comparison to dedicating your time, energy and voice in person.

The path of our country’s history was driven by activism; the kind that required people to risk their lives for their beliefs. As technology grows, making day-to-day life easier, it is important that we fight the apathy that accompanies convenience. Using social media, or anonymously submitting complaints (see “ASR asks students” on pg.

14), are excellent ways to start participation, but real progress requires passion, drive and bravery.

No matter how the face of activism changes, it is important to become involved in something bigger than yourself. One of the greatest things about Trinity is our tight-knit sense of community. If we take advantage of our social and intellectual strengths, we will have the power to motivate positive change and exemplify the importance of liberty.

Reflecting on this week, consider the role you want to take in your community. Do you want to have a passive or an active voice? In order to improve our world, we must move beyond our comfort zones and meet challenges head on. Talk is cheap until you commit yourself to action.

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Learning community addresses homelessness Junior

When asked why we volunteer, we commonly answer, “Its rewarding!” “It’s fun,” “It’s important to give back,” “You always receive far more than you give,” “You learn you can make a difference.”

We strive to serve those around us because of these important reasons. There are many individuals who need help in countless ways, but we have chosen to focus on those who are homeless. To focus on the children, men and women who do not have their own shelter.

Why focus on this population?

We commonly overlook individuals in homeless situations as we go about our daily routines.

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by Katie Ogawa

love and rewards. We have seen and talked to people who have overcome homelessness.

We have talked to those who continue to feel the pain of just what it means to be homeless in a society that values possessions.

We are always surprised to hear about the pasts of individuals and where their journeys began.

In order to raise awareness on our campus among our peers in the classroom and in the community, we want to start a living and learning community.

Select first-year students and upperclassmen will live and learn together with the goal of a richer academic experience both inside and outside of the classroom. Residents of this service learning community will take an academic course regarding the causes of homelessness, how to overcome it, its prevalence in San Antonio

Who’s ready for family weekend?!

All Day All Night

by Alli Day

Junior

For the past few days you’ve been feeling like you’re forgetting something (Perhaps it’s because you stopped using your planner after the second week of the semester and at this point you’re only relying on your mental agenda). Why did you check your phone after your late Thursday night, only to see four missed calls from your mother?

Was there something you were supposed to do this weekend in addition to the tour of frat parties and early afternoon trips to Taco Taco?

As you groggily walk into your Friday morning environmental geology lecture, you see a few unfamiliar graying heads in the back row? Observers? Parents?

This could mean only one thing, you tragically realize -- Fall Family Weekend!

Suddenly, the longest to-do list of your life flashes before your eyes. You’ve got to get out of class!

First order of business: your dorm room. You’ve done a bit of rearranging and redecorating since your parents moved you in in August. You decide that a lot less explaining will be necessary if you remove the shots recipe poster and the nearly naked man (or woman) from your wall.

Next, you recycle the cans and bottles that have been sitting in the corner for weeks before you tackle the man-eating pile of dirty clothes in your corner.

It’s a good thing you didn’t end up going to Red Mango for dinner last night, because you’ll definitely need to use these last few TigerBucks on your clothes, unless you want to sit through a lengthy lecture from your mother, which is exactly what

you came here to avoid in the first place.

Next you have to rearrange your weekend schedule so that you can provide a bundle of entertainment for your parents and siblings during these few wonderful days you have together. First, there’s Friday night.

Unfortunately, your parents are just 40 years past the age of being cool enough for frat parties, so you choose to take them (or rather have them take you) to your favorite restaurant that you’ve been too cheap to eat at all semester. Maybe afterwards you will head to the Quarry movie theater because you haven’t been motivated to spend $10 on movie tickets either. One night down… a whole day and a half to go. Unfortunately there isn’t a football game on Saturday, so your entire day is free, joy!

Perhaps you can entertain your mother with the idea of shopping

(SIECUS) has been dedicated to helping create a culture in which sexuality is viewed as a natural and healthy part of life. Check out their “Talk About Sex” Website at www.SeriouslySexuality.com.

Scarleteen (www.scarleteen. org) is an independent, grassroots organization and website. In addition to a plethora of statistical information on the site, Scarleteen provides interactive message boards and text services to answer questions not yet covered. Check out their many posts, such as “Driver’s Ed for the Sexual Superhighway.”

Go Ask Alice! (www. goaskalice.columbia.edu) is the general health and wellness website for Columbia University.

In addition to covering sexual health, there is information on relationships, alcohol, drugs, fitness and nutrition. You’ll find an endless and comprehensive Q & A list that is updated weekly, and you can subscribe to receive updates. You’ll be amazed at the scope of questions college

students ask and the forthrightness of Alice’s responses.

Advocates for Youth (www. advocatesforyouth.org) is the only organization that works both in the United States and in developing countries with a sole focus on adolescent reproductive and sexual health. For those of you who are sexuality activists-or want to be--check out the Youth Activism area of their Web site.

My own effort to provide reliable sexuality information continues with the second of four Pizza & Pleasure gatherings during this academic year. Having explored the secrets of men’s sexuality at the first P&P, we’ll turn to the secrets of women’s sexuality Monday night at 8 p.m. in the Waxahachie Room of the Coates University Center. My budget allows for only three pizzas, and 45 attended the first P&P, so don’t dawdle! See you there.

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Sex questions answered online Guest Column

by Cay Crow

Lecturer

The only education I ever received about sex during my childhood was silence. Like most curious adolescents, I found my own resources in libraries and bookstores. I suspect you have sought out information too, except that you turn most frequently to the Internet.

Is cyberspace the best venue in which to learn about one’s sexuality? It depends on the URL, of course. Don’t let Google determine the best sources of information. Be sure you are “information literate” by visiting highly reputable sites. Here are some recommendations.

For nearly 50 years the Sex Information and Education Council of the United States

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Cay Crow is a sex therapist working in San Antonio.

and discussions surrounding recent volunteering. We plan to partner with local centers and organizations that specifically

In order to raise awareness on campus among our peers in the classroom and in the community, we want to start a living and learning community.

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Because they are motivated, gracious, thankful and caring. It is an atmosphere where the smile on your face as you serve dinner truly makes a difference. We commonly overlook individuals in homeless situations as we go about our daily routines.

When volunteering at Haven for Hope and the Catholic Worker House we have had the opportunity to hear magnificent stories. We have heard stories about loss, success, hardship,

address homelessness such as Haven for Hope --a nationally renowned non-profit. As the whole Trinity community is currently looking to redefine a liberal arts education as an

institution, this community fits right in by encouraging students to apply knowledge gained in the classroom from different courses to real life experiences of service for the surrounding San Antonio community.

We are grateful that Trinity is a university that offers students opportunity to form communities and take initiative.

We hope to start in fall 2012. If you are interested in contributing to the formation of the Service Learning Community, we would love your help. Please contact any of us to learn more. n Katie Ogawa is an

undeclared sophomore.

This article was written in collaboration with students Paige Patrick, Cathy Davison, Shelby Seier and Leah Wesselman.

this week in history

Task Force Made Changes to NSO, Miller Fountain

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Playfair - that’s what I remember the most from New Student Orientation (NSO); the traumatizing two hours of dancing, touching, hugging, Katy Perry songs and gratuitious number of high-fives. The never-ending Byzantine line of cheering people snaked around the entire gym—I think it beat my best record in that old snake game. So what were the origins of this “tradition” on Trinity’s campus?

Ten years ago, Trinity organized a Task Force composed of students and staff to recommend changes. This Task Force reconceptualized Java City and NSO, while the committees pushed for Health Services renovation, more lounge space in the Bell Center, moving the Miller Fountain to the center of campus and putting the seating steps around it, along with the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All good changes. Now if only a new Task Force would appear and make the recycled water signs for Miller Fountain more noticeable. Tip to all the readers: don’t drink the water, it does NOT taste good. Nor does it taste safe. Trust me. text by John Mendiola, Intern

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First ammendment should inspire compassion Columnist

Because I’ve titled this column “The Short List,” I intend for my topics to be issues about which I’m currently preoccupied – some outrage, delight, concern.

So, obviously, when asked by the Trinitonian editor to write an occasional column again this year, my topic for this issue was THE DROUGHT. I reside in the usually gloriously beautiful Texas Hill Country where wildflowers flourish, deer, sheep, goats and even alpacas gambol, gorgeous avians – blue birds, hummingbirds, barn swallows, cardinals and even occasional blue herons (These perch patiently on the edge of my cistern waiting for an unwary Koi to make the mistake of coming up for air.) as well as the swooping, chatty Purple Martins fill the skies.

Not much of any of this occurred during this long, hot, dry summer.

Instead of spending my allowance on fancy clothes, new jewelry or first editions of classics, I now suspect I have part ownership in Johnny’s Feed Store as I lugged home weekly fifty pound bags of nourishing pellets for deer and expensive black oil sunflower seed for birds and squirrels.

And, of course, though I have “my own well,” and am fretting constantly about running out of water, I learned to conserve carefully so that I could fill tubs and bowls with cool water to sustain the

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that you could use some things yourself. You figure your dad will be happy if you just walk around campus with him since he never went on a tour, and this might impress your nerdy high school brother, too. After such a busy day, you will assure them that you are exhausted but can’t wait to have those early morning breakfast tacos before driving them to the airport.

This will free up at least one night of the weekend for your normal college partying routine. Unfortunately, you won’t plan on their morning flight leaving at 9 a.m., forcing you to be happy, cheerful and hungover at the restaurant. Why aren’t you eating your tacos, your brother will ask? You will pass it off as being a sudden case of the stomach flu in hopes that you can speed up this breakfast and get back into bed as soon as possible.

Once you create this perfect weekend plan, you reluctantly reach for your phone -- after all, your family should be landing soon, right? Dad answers. “What?...

You’re not coming this weekend?...

There’s a high school football game you’d rather be at?... No, no trouble at all…. I’ll miss you too… See you at Thanksgiving.”And you’re off the hook!

When I was an undergraduate, the guarantees of freedom of speech, assembly, religion, press and petition seemed simpler.

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by Coleen Grissom

speech, assembly, religion, press and petition seemed simpler. As a leader of student government and then as a student life administrator, the “adults in charge,” didn’t really believe that students had any rights.

They weren’t full citizens, so formulating rules and ignoring due process were easy.

With rules we often simply inserted an adverb, “appropriately” or “responsibly” to define conduct expected. And, of course, administrative staff determined the meaning of these words in areas ranging from attire on and off campus, articles published in the student-edited press and even exhibitions featuring student art.

We endeavored to prevent loud noise and parties in “the dorms” by setting an arbitrary number of persons who could gather in a room. More than twelve, I think, was an “inappropriate” number.

Were these the “good old days”?

I think not, if you care about and respect the First Amendment.

Finally, campus administrators began to realize that, although a university is not a democracy in which everyone has an equal vote, the academic community still needed to recognize that students were, big surprise, human beings and deserved to enjoy rights as well as to accept responsibilities.

Lately, however, I fear that I may be reverting because I catch myself yearning for some propriety and appropriateness. I’ve begun to question my father’s admonition that has long guided my life – “You are as good as anyone but better than no one.” I’ve begun to condescend and to disapprove of the manner in which some others exercise their rights.

I am wavering, and sometimes think that I am, in fact, better than some others. These others not only disregard what’s “appropriate” or “responsible,” they go so far as to cheer the mention of the number of executed inmates in Texas as well as applaud the momentary hesitation of a presidential candidate when asked if he’d let a critically ill

major.

If I truly support the freedoms guaranteed in this amendment, how can I have the audacity to wish all citizens would use these freedoms more...appropriately and responsibly, as I define those terms?

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freedoms more – here come those adverbs again – appropriately and responsibly, as I define those terms?

If these people called themselves “Nazis,” I would, perhaps, expect such absence of compassion, but, I simply cannot bear thinking there is any truth in Bill Maher’s recent assertion that the term “Christian” these days means “people who hate charity and love killing.”

Maybe part of the difficulty for me is that every major religion about which I’ve ever read or heard has a significant commitment to compassion – has sacred texts that admonish humankind to “do unto others as you would have done to you.”

What does any of this have to do with our First Amendment

rights? Well, it’s just that I’m so appalled, disgusted and dismayed by the absence of compassion, by the apparent loss of ability to listen to differing perspectives, by the disrespect I find myself having for these people and their views that I am a bit anxious about my own commitment to these rights which I have for so very many years considered precious.

I’m troubled by thinking even for a single second that I’m better than another. I wasn’t raised that way.

I guess what I want is for those who have the blessing of living in a society governed by such an amendment to use our rights in ways that build community and develop mutual respect. I guess I want Vonnegut’s admonition, “…you’ve got to be kind,” to be understood and practiced as a natural part of accepting the first amendment. I guess what I want is for humans to be compassionate, kind, considerate of all creatures – humankind and beyond – as well as good stewards of this earth – as a prerequisite to their even having access to these rights.

Though it makes me queasy to admit it, I fear I’m yearning for “appropriately” and “responsibly” once again to be used to describe the conduct and behavior especially of those of us privileged to celebrate First Amendment rights. And, it makes me even more queasy to realize that many of you reading this are thinking: she should have stuck with writing about the drought.

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Coleen Grissom is a professor of English.

Meet the Press compiled by Tommie Ethington

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

I enjoy taking pictures for the Trinitonian. When I have a camera in hand, I feel empowered.

In addition, it is always encouraging when students and faculty acknowledge or appreciate my work.

What’s the most interesting assignment/story you’ve been given?

I like to note how people react when they realize they are being photographed. Once, I was taking photos of Swing Bums. Whenever I would focus my lens on a pair of students, they would get nervous and readjust their dancing moves. At other times, they would readjust their clothes or check their hair. I find that interesting.

What’s the weirdest thing about your hometown?

Puru Shah’11

Photographer Engineering Major

I come from the southern plains of Nepal, and the weird thing is that nothing has changed there in the last 10 years. Infrastructure and industrial activity has remained at a standstill, which makes you feel as if you are frozen in time while neighboring India is developing at a breakneck speed.

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

My favorite part of working for the Trinitonian is getting to meet new people and make connections that I wouldn’t have made otherwise.

What’s the most interesting assignment/story you’ve been given?

One of the most interesting stories I’ve done is writing about Special Collections in the library. I got to see some really cool books, including one from 1300. Also, it was a unique challenge to make the article fresh and interesting.

What’s the weirdest thing about your hometown? n Alli Day is a junior sociology

30 year old die if that patient had chosen not to purchase health insurance, and, most recently, to jeer a gay American soldier in Iraq when he asked a question.

I can’t stand to ask myself: if I truly support the freedoms guaranteed in this amendment, how can I have the audacity to wish all citizens would use these

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wildlife – even a family of black rock squirrels on my front porch reimbursed me for my investment by performing acrobatics to entertain my cats who sat transfixed at the windows. Were the cats admiring the cute squirrels or plotting ways to enjoy them as a snack? I don’t want to know.

In spite of my desire to rant about the challenges of the drought and the fear that this summer is just a foreboding of droughts to come – remember Margaret Atwood’s dreadful line in “Oryx and Crake,” “Texas had finally just dried up and blown away” – I have always been intimidated by authority. (I always comply with “no spitting on the floor” signs, for example.)

When the editor told me that this was “First Amendment Week” and asked me to comment on that, I knew I must.

When I was an undergraduate, the guarantees of freedom of

One of my favorite things about Dallas is that it has a booming commerce sector and also a thriving and unique music and arts scene.

Joe O’Connell ’13 Pulse Reporter Business Major

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Not your average H-E-B encounter A Broad Abroad

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which to me was even more extraordinary. That intestinal triumph broke the flippity flippin’ sound barrier! I’m pretty sure I saw the boxes of condoms shake a little on their shelves.

Was this a Spanish thing? A manners thing? Not one person had even smiled. Was I being the

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I studied the gaseous enigma of the woman in front of me while considering my obviously welldeveloped inquiries on the differences between Spanish and American grocery ettiquettte.

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she mentioned, the fruit flies everywhere.

After fighting hordes of grapefruit-pinching Spanish mothers to retrieve my grapes and assorted goods, my

by Margaret Browne companion Courtney and I Junior dragged our rolling basket into a line that stretched to the Portugal/Spain border and back.

I finally made a trip to We found ourselves closer to the Spanish grocery store the condoms and KY assorted Carrefour. I was in search of goods to our right, with sacks of the supergrapes Spain offers candy to the left. up to me like succulent orbs of Courtney forgot that she, like crack, and an everyday human the Spaniards, needed at least 20 experience—Spanish style. more cartons of yogurt and left The store itself was similar me with the goods, sandwiched to your run of the mill between some French exchange H-E-B, minus the cornucopia students and two older women (least favorite word behind in front.

While I tried to figure out why some lube tubes were While I tried bolted to the shelf while others to figure out were left to casually hang out, someone blew a low blast from why some lube a tuba whilst dragging a pair of tubes were bolted to rubber heels across linoleum. the shelf while others The shorter, squattier of the two women in front of me was letting were left to casually one rip. hang out, someone And she kept ripping it, until blew a low blast from it choked off like a bad cough a tuba whilst dragging and stopped. Only to start again with as much, if not more, gusto. a pair of rubber It was magnificent, maddening, heels across the horrifying and revolting all at linoleum. once.

Like the fart -- unabated -- I started laughing. I suppressed plethora and facetious) of it to the best of my ability, but dumb things no one needs, but it was just too astounding. How plus a troll ton of anchovies, was she getting away with this? pate, yogurt and pudding. And She had made no move to justify shellfish flavored chips. (I was herself to the surrounding people, oh so tempted…but they seemed nor did anyone seem to take a little fishy.) Not to mention, notice. Faces were impassive,

obnoxious, immature American, longing for eye contact and a smug smirk from one of my fellow shoppers? And where the hell was Courtney, how long does it take to find the yogurt?!

I studied the gaseous enigma of the woman in front of me while considering my obviously well-developed inquiries on the differences between Spanish and American grocery etiquette.

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junior English major.

Aramark Gems

Sidewalk Symposium What do you recommend families do this weekend?

Kelley Tucker Senior “Take them to the zoo!”

Matt Brown Junior “The Japanese Tea Gardens are kind of cool and they’re close. I think they have Koi and turtles too.”

Jordan Sheffield Sophomore “Have a picnic in Brackenridge Park!”

Noelle Parsons Junior “Go to the main stage show, because they’re always really good.”

Lauren York First Year “Play bocce ball, because it’s fun to show ‘em how it’s done.”

Beyond the Menu

Sal Perdomo Junior

Mediterranean Chicken Sandwich

“Go for a run around Trinity!”

Sam White Sophomore “Eat at Main Street Pizza, because it’s delicious of course.” photo by Audrey Nobles

Given that Einstein Bagel Bros. is the only place open on upper campus for us night owls, I’m always looking for a way to make a bagel more than bread. There’s all the typical ways—spreads, toppings and a drink—but sometimes all those get old. So instead, in a fit of late-night madness, I did something drastic, albeit not insane.

Late at night, it’s always good to have something that can wake you up. At Einstein’s, your options for something like that are minimal, especially if you’re trying to avoid being hyper for two to three hours. Among the few options are the varieties of sandwiches offered.

However, Mr. Turkey, at least to me, is something I’d rather have once a year on the specified holiday rather than every day. But, I love chicken. So that’s what I did. Instead of having an ol’ Tasty Turkey, I went off-menu and had a tasty chicken/rabbit masterpiece. It’s a cold Asiago bagel with chicken, and all the vegetables make it a rabbit sandwich. There’s hummus, tomatoes, onion, cucumber, lettuce, spinach, and had the Coates salad bar been open, there would’ve been olives. I was being healthy and getting a jolting wake-up call because A. my inner health nut was jumping-jacking with joy, B. the cheese monger in me was alight and C. I got a blitz of freezing feeling work its way from my mouth to toes.

So vegetarians, minus the chicken, it’s the perfect adaptation of a veggie-must.

For those who’d rather do it toasted or without cheese, there’s a variety of options open to you to swap out what you don’t prefer. For those who prefer caffeine, I recommend the Strawberries & Crème frozen delight.

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Nino Naridze Junior “Go for Sunday morning mimosas at Candlelight.”

Kaitlin Wetherbee Junior “I’m going to see ‘Tragedy: A Tragedy’ with my parents.”

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point counter point

#benefits galore Point

by Shep McAllister

Senior

Twitter is easy to use and eminently flexible, and any student could derive some benefit from setting up a profile.

I’ll catch some flack from a few fellow communication majors for saying this, but I think you can get a lot out of Twitter without ever typing a single tweet. You don’t need to be an active participant to follow updates from your friends, professors, favorite celebrities and experts in your field of study. I can go weeks at a time without writing a tweet, while still coming across a plenty of fascinating links and stories shared by the people I follow.

When you approach Twitter with this attitude, the barriers to entry are so low that you’d be silly not to give it a shot.

You won’t hear about this often, but Twitter can act as a great breaking-news service for your phone. Even without a smartphone, you can sign up to receive tweets from certain users as text messages, keeping you in the loop no matter where you are. You can follow certain accounts to receive instant weather alerts, sports scores, daily deals and even news from around campus on literally any cell phone.

A once-popular feature that is now barely publicized, any student could benefit from these SMS updates without actually using Twitter as it’s intended to be used.

That said, there’s plenty a student can

take from Twitter by putting a little effort into it. No other network lets you interact so easily and openly with businesses and employers, and it’s shocking how often you hear about students getting internships or jobs because they connected to would-be bosses on Twitter. A simple @ reply is all it takes to get noticed, and the fact that there are so few students using the service can help you stand out even more.

Even if you aren’t actively seeking employment, Twitter is a great place to establish yourself as someone “in the know.” No matter what your major or area of interest, you can simply blast out a few tweets per day with links to articles about your field of study paired with a few characters dedicated to your reaction. Think of it as a blog that only takes a few seconds to update. If you combine this with @ replies to the authors who wrote the articles you link to, you’ll find yourself with a decent following in no time.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with CNN constantly quoting Twitter pundits with poor punctuation, or crediting the network with the overthrow of dictatorships. Just ignore this noise and don’t lose sight of what Twitter actually is: a casual social network with a low time commitment that could potentially pay off in spades for the average student -- so go sign up and have fun!

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Twitter: a thing of the past Counter Point

by Martin Schwed

Senior

Twitter is dead. Twitter remains dead.

And we have killed it.

Two years ago I would have vehemently disagreed with this opening statement. In early 2009, I was the geek evangelizing my friends to join this up-and-coming social network, touting its potential for revolutionizing the way we communicate.

Despite my coercion, Twitter failed to explode amongst the Trinity community as I had expected it to. This local failure to launch reflected a global reluctance of our generation to tweet. The failure of Twitter to catch on frustrated me, but I kept my account, dreaming that someday it would grow up and thrive.

Unfortunately, that day has come and gone.

Usage numbers, Jack Dorsey’s net worth and the fail whale continue to rise, but Twitter does not thrive. It has become a

barren landscape overrun by self-appointed 30-something media gurus (1), “presidents”(2), and businesses, all dropping their perfectly composed 140-character bombs on the masses. Twitter has simply become the newest medium for interactive advertisement and self-promotion.

Twitter users appear to be oblivious or indifferent to the constant barrage of spam, perhaps because they don’t recognize it as such. It puzzles me to see individuals that complain about YouTube advertisements one minute and then voluntarily subscribe to the likes of @CocaCola the next. But how can you argue that Twitter has become anything else but a platform for publicity with tweets like this one: “Need all my twitter friends to help me get more followers please ;-). Love ya all!!!! Xoxoxoxo #FF” (@DaleneKurtis) dominating your feeds?

On a local level, university staff and administration promote Twitter as I once did, and they too fail to convince the bulk of the student body of its appeal. If they were able to persuade Trinity students to sign up, Twitter may have some use for the university, but so far these administrators only send out campus advertisements to few real (3) followers.

(1) The only thing these gurus do is try to push their social media theories. The only people interested in increasing their number of twitter followers are either egocentric (@kanyewest) or trying to sell something (@walmart).

(2) Does anybody else have a problem with Chavez running a government through Twitter?

(3) More than half of the approximately 3,600 followers of @Trinity_U are businesses, spammers, “gurus”, and organizations who subscribe to @Trinity_U in hopes of expanding their all-important social networks and reaching more viewers with their own content.

Shep McAllister is a senior communication and political science major.

n Martin Schwed is a senior geosciences major.

Point-counterpoint is a standing feature of the Trinitonian and is intended to be a forum for students to discuss various topics that are of interest to the Trinity community. What topics would you like to see addressed? Gives us some us ideas and you might see yourself or a friend featured! E-mail trinitonian@trinity.edu no later than the Tuesday before publication.

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Tragedy: A Tragedy, apolcolyptic show brings laughs n Thought-provoking

show presents witty commentary on news industry and society

by Lauren Wilks

Reporter

“Tragedy: A Tragedy”,

by Will Eno, is Trinity’s first main stage play of the semester.

It tells the story of a newscast reporting on the fall of night, a night so dark and complete that no one believes that day will ever return.

The selection, one of the theater department’s most contemporary in recent history, is perfect for today’s audience, according to director and assistant professor in the theater department, Kyle Gillette.

“Will Eno, the playwright, has been called the Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation,” Gillette said. “The play has the isolation, the failure of language, and the sense of entropy of Beckett distilled into the stage images. At the same time, it filters it through this humor which is already Beckettian, but it also touches on something rather familiar to Jon Stewart and Colbert Report lovers.”

Senior Kaitlin Graves, cast as Michael, Legal Advisor, agrees with and broadens this sentiment.

“I was unsure at first about the selection, but after getting involved in it and getting to know it, I think it’s a really bright, fresh

photo courtesy of Abhishek Chhetri

Sophomore Shelby Seier, as a stereotypical news anchor named Constance has a mental breakdown in “Tragedy: A Tragedy”

play,” said Graves. “It has a great balance of comedy and drama.

Perfect for our generation.”

The play, which is just over an hour long, begins with a brief, humorous, introductory message that both prepares the audience for their role as audience members and for the comedic-dramatic hybrid tone of the play.

This introductory section was added on to the original play by Gillette, along with the addition of a live camera feed that reinforces the mood of the nightly news as it pervades the space. The only time in the play that the live feed is not showing live images of the newscast is at the beginning,

when actual moments from broadcast news flash to further establish the sense of disconnect between such reports and the chaotic events they cover.

“Tragedy: A Tragedy” explores this dissonance with wit and irrefutable connectivity, searching for the point where reporters cease to be simply bearers of information and keepers of calmness and become human, despite the presence of news cameras.

Senior Nathan Gregory, whose role is the anchorman, Frank, enjoyed becoming his character and learning about Frank’s breaking point.

“This role was a good excuse to try out a mustache,” Gregory said. “But it turns out it’s not my thing. But as a character, I like that he tries to be very composed, and while he eventually breaks down like the rest of the characters, the nobility of his character for keeping it together for so long is one of the reasons why I very much like the character overall— except for the mustache,” Gregory said.

Each of the members of the news team in the play’s small cast goes through the poignant onstage experience of reaching individual moments of self-revelation and reflection that eventually add up

to a more complete image of each of them. The language of the play is intricately involved in these crucial episodes, as it, at times, challenging to keep up with.

However, each character begins to display patterns in both speech and imagery, creating deepened conceptions of each.

The aim of “Tragedy: A Tragedy” is certainly to make audience members think, and it seems that in viewing these moments of essential humanity brought forth from difficult and sometimes absurd circumstances, the audience is expected to consider what their own reactions and interactions would be in the same situation.

When asked why the Trinity audience should go see the production, Gillette used a concept from the playwright.

“It’s fascinating—and very funny—but as Eno says in a sort of sideways way, it will make you think about how you experience the world and other people,” Gillette said.

The humor and astute perceptiveness with which all those who worked on the play dealt with and the characters and their trade created a completely worthwhile venture that will incite laughter, sympathy and reflection on both the internal and external parts of life.

All productions will be held in the Stieren Theater, Ruth Taylor Theater Building. Tickets are $10 regular, $8 faculty/staff/alumni/ senior, and $6 for students. Call extension 8515 to reserve tickets.

Professor Wallace Presents Art Show: POSTDIMENSIONALMAN

by Maddie Rau

“POSTDIMENSIONALMAN,” an installation conceived and created by Trinity’s own Randy Wallace, studio manager for the Art Department, is currently displayed in Dicke Art Building’s Michael and Noémi Neidorff Art Gallery.

Upon entering the exhibit, it is clear that Wallace has transformed the gallery into an entirely different space with a completely unique feel. Several distinctive elements contribute to this impression.

“I wanted to create a fictional domicile with an exterior yard inside the space itself. I anticipate people to take away from it the feeling of an anonymous place that still has very raw elements to it,” Wallace said. “For example, I used black tape instead of hiding the mechanism for framing. I also created structural cues that hint towards another dimension of the exhibit—so that people may ask, ‘is something back there?’”

A key individual piece within Wallace’s exhibit is a hovering cicada specimen in a jar surrounded by a black background. Wallace said this symbolizes an infinite reach to eternal darkness. He hopes spectators will take the conceptual leap to emptiness.

Another notable work is a digital photograph in the center of the exhibit, depicting two opposing scenes in Portland. Wallace explained that he means to contrast an urban versus natural life, and the state of disrepair this causes.

“This was a great opportunity and a wonderful experience to share,” Wallace said. “We built this in three-and-a-half weeks. It always materializes differently than you expect, and at some point it takes on its own identity.”

Wallace added that he is more interested in the possibilities than the definites.

His work is purposefully cryptic, and he does not clearly explain his motivations.

He leaves parts ambiguous so that there is a great deal of room for interpretation.

“I feel that part of the exchange is saying: this is my offering, and it is your task to foster discussion and response. My goal is to get spectators to explore the objects more explicitly. In my work, each concept contributes to a whole, but can work independently as well,” Wallace said.

The exhibition runs 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. now through Nov. 19 and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m., free of charge.

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First Amendment Week Supplement

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Snapshots of the week, students commemorate freedom In celebration of First Amendment Week, different events were held every day to motivate students to exercise and appreciate their freedoms under the Constitution. On Monday, the Trinitonian offered free Chipotle burritos in exchange for students’ First Amendment rights, enforcing strict censorship of clothing, speech, reading material and behavior. The Trinity Review hosted banned book readings on Tuesday, at which students read from provocative books like “Ulysses” and “Harry Potter.” On Wednesday, the Trinity University Forensic Society hosted a debate on campus speech codes and speech zones, in which members of the Trinity debate team considered the parameters of free speech. Thursday celebrated the Establishment Clause – which protects Americans from a national religion – through the founding of Trinitism, a representation of an official Trinity religion. Students were offered a host of incentives, including cookies from Campus and Community Involvement, a waive of library fees of up to $5 and complimentary golf cart rides to class.

photo by Abhishek Chhetri

photo by Abhishek Chhetri

Senior Miro Getov (left) and Brian Westfall (center) lay down the law of the Esplanade “kingdom” on Monday, covering up unacceptable logos with tape to stifle students’ freedom of speech.

Miro Getov (far left) aids Katie Bailey (left) in escorting Rebecca Carey (center) off the premises after she refused to remove her necklace.

photo by Christina Velasquez

Junior Johnson Hagood reads an excerpt from a banned book on Tuesday at the Esplanade.

photo by Carly Cowen

(Top): Students rally for the annexation of Canada into the U.S. as a demonstration of free assembly and to promote the debate on Wendesday.

photo by Carly Cowen

photo by Carly Cowen

(Left): Junior Steven Murray (right) contests the value of free-speech zones on college campuses on Wednesday in the Fiesta Room, while sophomore Misael Gonzalez (left) and first year Vivian Ha construct their rebuttle.

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Trinitonian September 30, 2011

First Amendment Week Supplement

ASR asks students for anonymous complaints about Trinity

Last Wednesday, your student representatives gave you the opportunity to anonymously air your grievances about Trinity. In the spirit of the First Amendment, all opinions were welcome. The Trinitonian typically does not print anonymous submissions, but are doing so to promote free speech and community involvement. Many students were eager to share their complaints, some more provocatively than others. The question is: who is willing to publicly stand behind their comments?

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Here are some of the many anonymous comments: “More parking.”

“Too much of a shoe-wearing culture.”

“Lower tuition.”

Instead they spend money paying outside companies. Why?” “The administration views me as a $, not as a student who desires academic engagement.”

“I wish club sports would be allotted more money. We work really hard and try to represent Trinity positively, yet we get so little support and recognition.”

“Alumni weekend this year is on Yom Kippur – THE most important Jewish holiday. That shouldn’t have happened.”

“Cutting TUVAC funding…why?

Helping people costs money and boosts [the] school’s reputation.”

and then the Board plan is my option; so why must I have to pay for someone else’s lunch on my bonus bucks when I SHOULD be allowed to use a meal swipe

“Mabee – they won’t even let us in if we don’t have a meal plan. We want to stay connected with our underclassmen friends too and often meal times are the only time to do that.”

“There should be more dishes offered at Mabee at each station during each meal plan. I only eat pizza because there aren’t enough options or variety.”

“Things at bookstore and P.O.D. are ridiculously expensive!”

“I really want one of those bicycle stations on campus.”

“Students should be more engaged with the world outside the bubble.”

“Hate whole wheat in the

“Better vegetarian AND vegan options!”

“Not enough people hang out outside. if I wish. And I do!”

The heat won’t kill you.”

“Mabee food should taste like last “As a freshman [and] sophomore, year’s Mabee food.”

Trinity felt like a fishbowl – no private “Embrace drinking on campus (Rice space/nook to hide.” has). It is ultimately safer for students “Lack of and better for our social lives (no frat economic, racial parties).” and religious “More student involvement in “Don’t close Mabee to make people go diversity. AKA: too many administrative decision. Transparency in to stuff. That’s low and not everyone WASPs (White likes BBQ.” budgets.”

Anglo-Saxon “More variety Protestants).” in Mabee! Lighter “The power “Decrease the president’s salary, food!” has been cut in Murchison!”

“Turkey burgers “Make sure all campus printers are eliminate the three year residency requirement, and lower tuition.” are sexy. Can we fully stocked all day, every day.”

“Dr. Ahlburg asked, ‘What would a get ‘em back?”

“I am treated like a baby on campus.

“Post ingredients of food at Mabee. hamburgers!”

Isn’t college supposed to differ from high graduating high school senior want to see in a university?” That is the wrong It’s not hard (and saves management the “Professors without industry school?”

“There are too many homosexuals question! Ask, ‘What do we want our time it takes to train staff to know the experience. Buying books that you don’t graduating seniors to look like?’” need.” here.”

“If all other highly ranked colleges “I miss the cheese sticks! Sandwich “[More] attendance at speaker events!” line in Mabee does not accommodate “You want to be Harvard but you’re and universities are participating in “Chicken is not in the vegetarians. Four meat options, lettuce grade inflation, Trinity needs to, too, (Trinity) NOT.” “I would not recommend Trinity to a or else our degrees will look inferior to Mabee line. I’m angered.” and tomato…I miss the sandwich line!” employers and “Why do the construction workers grad schools.” water the dirt at the Science and “ T h e Innovation site? It turns into mud and I administration ingredients in food).” fell and scraped my knee in the freaking needs student “Please, please don’t make students mud!” input in buy a meal plan. Especially if you don’t “I hate that f****ing jack hammer the whole provide them with proper food (especially outside my window every morning.” “reinvisioning for vegans and vegetarians)!”

“They say if you don’t do Greek life high school senior. ” process.” It’s a joke if they think they can “Need better vegetarian options at you can have a social life – lie.”

“Why is marijuana illegal?” do it without our input.”

Mabee. A salad is not a meal!”

“Eliminate the Greek system. Foster “This university demands too much of “CCI needs to cálmate on regulating “Mabee – too far away for upper school spirit.” my time, money and energy. I’m getting student organizations. Let us do classmen.”

“Greek life robs the social atmosphere nothing back. What’s in it for me?” our thang and have some individual “Charging a dollar extra for hummus of the university. It kind of goes like this: “The library does not equal social responsibility.” spread from the deli line. You can get “If you want to party, go Greek.’” hour.”

“More support for student led on- three different condiments included with “Bursting the “Trinity bubble”: trying campus gardens. Look at the UC Santa the same price ($5 sandwich) but hummus “I am a much happier person now to get students to think more globally. is $1 extra. So $6 for a veggie wrap.” that I am off campus.”

Sustainability in your simple, everyday “Why don’t we choices.” have Splenda?”

“TU should cancel classes for all of

“Common “Parking passes should be free Thanksgiving break. Think of all the Curriculum courses International students. We love the U.S. lack depth. Why with student ID! $70 a year. and our families.” does our campus really? I’m not spending enough “More equity in grading processes smell like crap?” across sections and across departments “Mabee is to attend this school?” and the university.”

Cruz garden and small East Coast schools not friendly to “Would like a religion course about – some of these have permanent outdoor u p p e r c l a s s m e n .

German theologians.” options for living/building [their] own Everything is either beef, pork or fried.

“The three year residency requirement “Loosen up the common curriculum place.”

More healthy options that involve lean is bullsh**. It stifles independence and requirements. Let students develop and “People wasting their time complaining meats and more variety. Being healthy hinders a healthy social life. Plus it is follow their own academic will.” about cookies.” doesn’t have to be boring.” cheaper to live off campus – let’s help “Cookies too good.”

“Pepsi back in the P.O.D. More amp!” the economy, not add $$$ to Ahlburg’s “People don’t know what food is and “Curly fries in Mabee.” salary.” living on campus/opening up frozen “If Mabee is meant to have healthier “The three year resident requirement is boxes facilitates that. How can people food options now, but last year was stupid. Quit taking more of my money.” be responsible if their consumer habits more desirable, what were they serving “Fix Prassel showers – the pool locker support all the corporations we are before?” rooms are WAY nicer than my bathroom fighting against?” and I have to live there all year. Plus they “Trinity stole our shower doors! Why?!” university has “Trinity needs to warm up! Stop “O-chem II and the Wolff-Kishner allowed Aramark to “I find it absolutely ridiculous that wasting Earth’s resources by over reaction.” become a monopoly cooling and freezing Trinity’s buildings decided to start a dozen (and students)!”

“I wish the professors would not condone and with it came Trinity the juvenile habit of students kissing their all the failings of construction problems at one time.

“Earlier notice on power/plumbing professor’s ass for a good grade.” a monopoly: low There is no peace and quiet to be outages.”

“Communication and business majors quality products at “Outlets in Murch!” found anywhere.” [are] such easy majors!” high prices.”

“Study abroad programs need to be re“Computer science students happily “I really do not evaluated. I was advised to study abroad spend one semester to a year making feel that the options at Mabee are greater “Make sure the food served at the in Syria/Egypt.” programs/applications for [Trinity than last year. The lines are long, quality vegetarian section in Mabee is vegetarian.

“It shouldn’t take a whole year to University], but TU refuses to use them, stinks and there is little variety. On the Not containing fish sauce (Szechuan and approve a class from abroad…” even if they don’t use sensitive info. swipes, they need to be taken at Coates red curry).”

“Living on campus = prison. Let us be free!”

“What does Trinity stand for? I’m a senior and still haven’t figured that one out.”

“Meal plan needs to-go options.”

“I want Coates open later; like until 7 or 8, at least.”

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Signs that you are into your professor: 1) You bring up their name in conversation.

2) You look up their picture on TigerPaws.

3) You memorize their schedule and try to run into them “accidentally.”

4) You friend request them on Facebook.

5) After you schedule an appointment, you refresh your inbox 1,000 times waiting for the “see you then” reply.

6) You probe the T.A. to see if the professor ever mentions you.

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Religious diversity sparks discussion

Event Calendar

n Jewish community

Friday - Sunday

celebrates Yom Kippur and Judaism on campus

by Maddie Rau

Reporter

While Trinity celebrates and commemorates Christian holidays by cancelling classes, students of non-Christain faiths are sometimes forced to decide between school and religion.

Claudia Stokes, associate professor of English, is a faculty adviser of the Jewish Students Association. Stokes raised her children Jewish and explained that she takes her responsibilities as a Jew very seriously as an inheritor of a tradition thousands of years old.

Stokes said that Jewish students at Trinity tend to be more secular than orthodox, principally as a result of the difficulty in upholding the Orthodox Jewish tradition.

“The requirements of an Orthodox Jewish life include a kosher kitchen, a separate dining area and access to services without driving. Judaism is different from many religions—it is not just a belief system, it is an ethnicity and a culture,” Stokes said. “For many Jewish students at Trinity, balancing academic and religious responsibilities can be difficult.

While Trinity doesn’t have all the resources to support very religious Jewish students, faculty and staff, I think Trinity is aware of the situation and is seeking to address it.”

Non-Orthodox Jewish students customarily celebrate the main Jewish holidays including Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well as Passover, Hanukkah and Tisha B’av. It is currently the busiest time of the year for Jewish holidays, as it is now the month of Tishri. In this month, there are a total of 13 days of special religious significance, seven of them being holidays during which work is technically not permitted.

“I grew up in a part of the world where school was cancelled for every major and even some minor

Jewish holidays—in New York City, it was woven into the normal movements of life,” Stokes said.

“I know that Saint Mary’s Hall recognizes Jewish holidays even though they are an Episcopalian school. Although Trinity is now more sensitive to these issues, I think it needs to become part of the public discourse.”

For the time being, Trinity continues to schedule meetings and events on Jewish holidays.

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While Trinity doesn’t have all the resources to support very religious Jewish students, faculty and staff, I think n Seeis SOFTBALL Page Trinity aware of the situation and is seeking to address it.

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Claudia Stokes

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For example, this year’s alumni weekend will take place during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews, and thus many Jewish students and alumni will have to decide between reuniting with old friends and observing the holy day by fasting and attending synagogue services.

“While a school named Trinity is not likely to attract Jewish students in particular, I think Trinity has a richly diverse student body,” Stokes said. “I feel that it is important for us to fold in a range of religious traditions into the fabric of our institution, and at the very least this would make a significant contribution to the cultural education of our students.”

Associate professor of engineering science Jack Leifer was raised Jewish and shared his viewpoint on the issue.

“The statistics say that Trinity is about four percent Jewish, which is pretty high being down here in the South. While it is true that the level and intensity of commitment is lower here compared to northern areas of the country, I believe this is because Jewish culture is so prevalent up there—some neighborhoods can be up to 40 percent Jewish,” Leifer said.

Leifer added that even though this year’s alumni weekend conflicts with Yom Kippur, he was pleased to see a formal apology on Trinity’s alumni website and a promise that something like this would not happen again.

“I’m happy that Trinity is such an open and diverse institution that really recognizes and celebrates all faiths,” Leifer said. “There are so many different religions on lunar calendars with shifting celebrations that schools do have to take extra care in order to make sure major conflicts don’t happen.

I think our school is sensitive to these issues, and while I think there are certain religions that are more visible than others on our campus, Trinity constantly makes an effort to respect and accommodate all religious needs.”

Sophomore Miriam Lavenda, a Spanish and religion double major and vice president of the Jewish Students Association, discussed what JSA offers to students.

“You don’t have to be Jewish to join,” Lavenda said. “We want to raise awareness and spread the word to anyone interested in Judaism. In college, I think it’s important to have a community of people who celebrate the same things that you do.”

JSA currently has a group of approximately 50 students who attend services and celebrate holidays together.

“More or less, if you go to Trinity, you are probably not orthodox,” Lavenda said. “We don’t get a lot of Jewish holidays off school, so we have to work around that. As far as the upcoming alumni weekend, I think many Jewish students and alumni will have to choose one or the other.

Personally, both are important to me, so I’m going to try to do both.”

Fall Family Weekend

Have your mom do your laundry, get some free food and thank your parents for your education.

Dr. AHlBurg Office Hours Friday, 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

4th floor Northrup

One of the benefits of going to such a small school is that we get to talk to the administration.Stop

by Ahlburg’s office to pick his brain or let him pick yours. Please RSVP to Claire Smith at ext. 8851 or email csmith9@trinity.edu to set up an appointment.

Tragedy: A Tragedy Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Stieren Theatre

Directed by Kyle Gillette, playwright Will Eno’s “Tragedy: A Tragedy” presents the story of a broadcast news, nightly show covering an especially tragic event. Box office is open 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

SiClovia BLast

Sunday, 10 a.m. -2 p.m.

Broadway St., McCullough to Mulberry

Inspired by the Columbian weekly event, the entire street will be closed so bring your friends, family, bikes and frisbees to play in the traffic-free street for four hours.

Faculty Recital: David Heller Sunday, 2 p.m.

Parker Chapel

Professor of music and university organist, Heller will present a faculty recital featuring works

by Paulus, Bach, Barber, Brian Nelson and Liszt. This event will also celebrate the recent renovation of the Chapel’s Hoffman-Ballard-Kegg Pipe Organ.

Pizza & Pleasure Monday, 8 p.m.

Woodlawn Room

Food and food for thought. “The Secrets of Women’s Sexuality” will be discussed by Cay Crow, certified sex therapist and educator. This event is sponsored

by Counseling Services and the sociology & anthropology department.

7) You pretend to understand and have an interest in their research.

CLASS OF 2012 SENIOR FAIR

Wednesday 2:30- 5 p.m.

Coates Esplanade

8) You live office hour to office hour.

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A Christmas tree and decorations in Northrup are just some of the ways Trinity

celebrates religious holidays on campus.

Seniors can feel like top dogs at the Graduate School Fair, “Super Cheezy, Jazzy, Grad-y Hour.” Free Senior Year Experience T-shirt while they last. compiled by Erica Jones

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Are Trinity students politically active or apathetic? n Students caucus on

political awareness on campus

by Joe O’Connell

Reporter

In a world of economic and social turmoil, Trinity students seem to be apathetic when it comes to politics. Although there are organizations devoted to political activity on campus, the individual student is not as interested in the decision making that goes on in Washington.

“Trinity students are more interested in cultural and social matters than they are in political matters. Their interest comes when there’s a crisis or flash points,” said Sussan Siavoshi, professor and chair of political science. “For example, after 9/11 students became much more involved, either participating in events or organizing groups.”

Siavoshi has been teaching at Trinity for 25 years and, in her experience, the political culture has not changed.

“More than anything, Trinity students are uninformed,” said Philip Schnorbach, senior economics major. “I think a lot of students have political opinions, but they are not really welldeveloped.”

Schnorbach has worked with local voting campaigns in the past and is now the program head of Team Vote, a program sponsored by the Trinity University Volunteer Action Committee.

“The goal of Team Vote is to help get Trinity students more civically engaged and more aware of political events,” Schnorbach said.

foster progressive thought and activism.”

“I believe the political environment at Trinity is deceivingly apathetic,” Wilson said. “That’s not to say that students don’t have political opinions, but that we, as a student body, are not particularly vocal about those opinions.”

Whether or not the majority

Trinity is liberal in some ways, but conservative in others. “[Trinity students] are socially more liberal, in terms of rights and social issues like drugs, gay marriage or abortion, but I think economically they are more on the conservative side,” Siavoshi said. “However, that’s only based on my personal observation, therefore I am hesitant to

Other Republican

Independent

Democrat

graphic by Katie Browne

information compiled by Joe O’Connell

Out of 85 responses gathered earlier this week, around half of students responded they participated in the last presidental election Senior Kelly Wilson and junior Jacob Uzman recently began Trinity Progressives, formerly known as the College Democrats, to help combat this apathy and “to create a space to

of Trinity students tend to lean more to the left or right is hard to judge. Schnorbach tends to think that, in general, Trinity is a more liberal school. Some, including Siavoshi, believe that

generalize.”

Students can join a multitude of student organizations dedicated to politics, human rights and environmental rights. If nothing else, students can simply read the

OPENING THIS WEEKEND Trinity Theatre

Presents In the Ruth Taylor Theater Building’s Stieren Theater

Tragedy: a tragedy

A play by Will Eno Directed by Kyle Gillette Sept. 30-Oct. 2nd and Oct. 5-8th

Curtain Times:

Ticket Prices:

Friday, Saturday 8:00 pm Sunday 2:30 pm Wednesday, Thursday 7:00 pm

Adults $10.00 Seniors/Faculty/Alumni $ 8.00 Students $ 6.00

Will Eno is one of the 21st century’s most exciting new playwrights, and was dubbed “a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation.” Eno looks through the absurd lens of the media’s approach to reporting on tragedy to explore how we all try and fail to connect to one another. The play takes the form of a local TV newscast covering the fall of night, a night that may never end. What begins as a hilarious report on the events outside eventually breaks down into a bittersweet exploration of how we witness catastrophe and what keeps us going in the dark.

Special Post Show Events

Wednesday, October 5th: Freedom of Speech Week Event Thursday, October 6th: Talk back with director and special guests

news.

“We have access to three newspapers completely for free, and we need to be picking them up and reading them,” Schnorbach said.

Students can also pursue further involvement using the Internet.

“The youth today – more than ever before – enjoys a free-ofcharge and enhanced ability to mobilize,” Wilson said. “We do not have to wait for a reporter to cover a story – we can make our own, publish it on blogs and stream it across the Internet for everyone to see.”

Regardless of how students stay involved, the on-campus readers agree that being active in politics is important for Trinity students.

“We are citizens of this country and also of the world. If we are being told that we can, in fact, have an impact on policy, then we should not just have the knowledge of it, but also act upon it so that the gap between the narrative and the practice becomes narrower,” Siavoshi said. “Ultimately the young people are the ones that will inherit this land, and they should be concerned about how policies are made and should have some say in how policies are formed and implemented. That cannot happen without being involved.”

PoliticallyInvolved Organizations: College Republicans -

provides support for local Republican candidates and awareness of our issues around campus

Trinity Progressives -

fosters progressive thought and activism Students Advocating Gender Equality - raises awareness of gender issues

Sexual Diversity Alliance increases awareness of issues regarding sexuality and the societal woes faced by queer people and their allies

Team Vote (TUVAC)

– promotes civic engagement and political awareness

Amnesty International - works to put an end to human rights abuses

Students Organized for Sustainability - promotes,

educates, and inspires a more environmentally conscious student culture compiled by Joe O’Connell

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¡ Viva!’s guide to family weekend

¡ Viva! Bro

by Brian Westfall

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If you are dreading awkward conversations with your parents this weekend about your grades or your roommate or your parking tickets, you don’t need to worry! There are plenty of awesome things you can do with your parents in San Antonio to fill THREE family weekends and avoid the discomfort…not that we’re recommending there be three family weekends or anything. So if you are stuck on what to do with your family this weekend, look no further than this helpful guide.

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Six Flags Fiesta Texas or Sea World – (17000 W. IH-10 & 10500 SeaWorld Drive respectively) Consider this one an oldie but a goodie. You can enjoy a fun afternoon with your family at these two great amusement parks filled with games, rides, shows and attractions. Make sure to bring your swimming gear though, because with this heat you will want to hit the water park in both locations fast! These are also great options if you have younger siblings that require constant activity.

Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club – (618 NW Loop 410)

If your family and you are in a laughing mood, the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club is a nearby spot where you can enjoy a great night with some fantastic comedians. This weekend should also be a great treat because Bobby Lee from MAD TV will be performing. Make sure to get tickets as soon as possible!

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! & Louis Tussaud’s Wax Works

- (301 Alamo Plaza) Right across from the Alamo is something considerably more exciting for everyone in the family. The first half of this awesome attraction is a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum where they house some truly strange and memorable artifacts for viewing. You want to see the largest structure made of toothpicks, or the biggest shrunken head collection? This is your place.

After you finish at Ripley’s, you can also go to Louis Tussaud’s and see some pretty remarkable wax renderings of your favorite celebrities. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Jack Nicholson, Taylor Swift – they are all here. This is a great way to beat the heat and have a fun time with the folks.

Witte Museum – (3801 Broadway St.)

You will look especially good to your parents if you are eager to continue your education on the weekends, which is why this is the perfect destination. Not only is the Witte Museum fun and informational, but Trinity students get in for free!

Most importantly, the little kid in you can finally be set free at the H-E-B Science Treehouse, where they feature interactive science exhibits which are meant for kids but are actually just as enjoyable for college students.

A picture of the ridiculous Twilight Saga portion of Louis Tussaud’s Wax Works.

photo from Flickr

Crazy, awesome and inexpensive iPhone apps I often feel overwhelmed when I peruse the iTunes app store because there are just so damn many of them. It does not help that I am extremely indecisive. So after thorough research—which means I talked to a few friends and did a Google search—I compiled a list of potentially lifechanging applications that are just too funny to pass up.

Pimple Popper

Yo Mama Extreme

Sometimes I get a major wave of nostalgia for my middle school years, especially the pimples. Now I can relive my glory days vicariously through this app, because it has made a game of popping pimples. You can also challenge your friends. Fun, right?

Price: $1.99

iVoodoo

When I was a young girl, I found urinals so confusing because I had no idea what they were used for. Well, thankfully this game has been created, because now I can become a virtual bathroom attendant and lead patrons to and from bathrooms.

Not only is it fun, but it is also extremely educational!

Price: $0.99

¡ Viva! Brah

by Megan Hageney

Sophomore

I am a very argumentative person, so I am always getting into, you know, arguments. I can now win any debate, academic or otherwise, because of this app. It provides me with “Yo Mama” jokes that will make me like my idol, Nick Cannon, and trump any opponent.

Price: $1.99

Urinals: The Game

As a college student at a respected institution who does not have to worry about trivial things like food, shelter and the like, I still get stressed from time to time. Or as you technologically inclined kids put it, #firstworldproblems. This app lets me vent my frustration in a healthy way by letting me to have up to five voodoo dolls at a time. I now have the power to ruin lives on the go.

Price: $2.99

Fatbooth

Everyone has that one friend that would look so much better chubby (Carol Luk). This app shows them how good they will look if they ate at Mabee five more times a day by adding an additional chin to a picture of their face.

Price: $0.99

SimStapler

Fake smoker/ iBeer

A lot of people fake text when they are awkwardly sitting by themselves. Well now you can look even cooler by using one of these apps to either smoke a digital cigarette or drink a virtual beer. Sometimes you just need to chug a nice cold fake one before your toughest class to get through it. Also, I think that this app would be helpful if you are the night’s designated driver.

Price: Both are $0.99

With this app, one can press the stapler on the screen and it staples. While it is in the “Games” category, I am pretty sure this stapler can cure aids, fix our country’s deficit and end the famine in Somalia.

Price: Free! graphic by Kaitlin Browne

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conventional console, the Game Cube (R.I.P., old buddy), and sought to revolutionize the gaming industry by eschewing graphical improvement and instead focusing on changing the way we play games.

by Judson Rose

The DS was most definitely a ¡ Viva! Bro departure and was unlike anything anyone had ever seen. It was the first time multiple screens, one of Since 1985, Nintendo has been known for providing them touch sensitive, and a stylus pen had been seen on any quality video game systems and a plethora of consistently system—much less a portable console.

The DS has since seen stellar first-party titles—meaning games developed directly several re-releases and started the current trend of Nintendo’s

by Nintendo—such as Super Mario 64 or the many Legend experiments with game control.

The current Nintendo home of Zelda titles. Indeed, for the past 26 years, Nintendo has console, the Wii (originally called the Revolution; apparently been an industry leader and perhaps the friendliest and most controls weren’t enough for Nintendo—they had to make up popular face of gaming.

Somewhere along the line, however, Nintendo seems to words too) is almost entirely motion based and has enjoyed have decided that making good games isn’t enough anymore. immense popularity since its inception in 2006.

Oh, wait, that point was Nov. 21, 2004 with the release of the I know it seems that I have been singing Nintendo’s praises first iteration of Nintendo’s portable console, the Nintendo thus far, but, to be candid; I find few things more damaging to DS. This dual-screened machine came out around three the industry in our time than motion-controlled gaming. This years after what was to be Nintendo’s last, shall we say, doesn’t mean that there aren’t any good games that have been

Motion Controls, or the Little Gimmick that Could

developed around motion controls—examples like Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 and Metroid Prime Corruption come to mind—but I would offer them as an exception rather than the rule.

Most of the great games for Nintendo’s latest consoles have all been first party titles like the ones I just mentioned, with most third party developers—companies who develop games independently of Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony—choosing to release their products on other consoles for various reasons. Many titles appear on multiple consoles at once, and the Wii’s vastly underpowered hardware ensures that its version is going to look like a hung-over imposter.

Furthermore, trying to shoehorn motion controls into a game designed without them is often disastrous.

This brings up what is probably my biggest issue with motion controls. When you design anything around a single feature that doesn’t necessarily add to the experience, it’s what people like to call a gimmick. For my money, the role of a controller is to be a transparent device through which player impulse seamlessly results in a desired output in a game. We haven’t changed the way we read books or watch movies, and until developers can produce more meaningful experiences with motion technology, we don’t need to change the way we game.

Celebrating the stars of 2011 ¡ Viva! Bro

by Matt Kafoury

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With a few months left in 2011, it’s hard to guess which films will be dominating award shows and top ten lists. So far, my favorites include “The Tree of Life,” “Drive” and “Moneyball,” but there are plenty of promising films yet to be released. What I can say with certainty, regardless of what happens over the next few months, is that the following four actors will stand out as 2011’s biggest stars.

Two of these people are genuine “break-out stars,” while the other two simply had, by far, the best years of their careers so far.

Jessica Chastain

It’s understandable if this name is still unfamiliar to you. Jessica Chastain hasn’t quite reached household name status. She has, however, delivered six widely acclaimed performances in one year. In 2011 alone, Chastain starred in “The Tree of Life,” “The Help,” “The Debt,” as well as the upcoming “Take Shelter,” “Wilde Salome” and “Coriolanus.” I adored her in “The Tree of Life” and her presence elevated “The Help” and “The Debt” beyond uneven writing. “Take Shelter,” co-starring the excellent Michael Shannon, has garnered a lot of buzz following its Critic’s Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. As Mindy Kaling (“The Office”) humorously tweeted, “It’s the era of Jessica Chastain and we’re just living in it.”

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling has been a known entity since 2004 when he starred in “The Notebook”—a career-defining role that doesn’t do him justice. Seven years later, he’s come a long way. Gosling already proved his considerable skill in films like “Lars and the Real Girl” and “Blue Valentine,” but the release of “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” “Drive” and “The Ides of March” this year cemented Gosling’s position as a captivating, versatile lead actor. His cocky-but-vulnerable character was the most consistently appealing part of “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” which is no small feat when you’re in a film with Steve Carrell and Julianne Moore. Whether or not you liked the stylistic choices in Nicolas Winding Refn’s art action film “Drive,” you have to respect Gosling’s quietly hypnotic performance as the unnamed protagonist.

I have yet to see “The Ides of March,” but Gosling is said to be at the top of his game in that film as well.

Melissa McCarthy

Fans of television’s “Gilmore Girls” have known Melissa McCarthy for a while, but it wasn’t until this year’s scene-stealing turn in box office hit “Bridesmaids” that McCarthy reached the mainstream audience. In “Bridesmaids,” McCarthy added several organic layers to a character who, in the hands of a lesser actor, would have been a walking fat-joke. The subtlety and depth McCarthy exhibits in one key scene remains the most memorable part of the movie for me.

Cementing 2011 as McCarthy’s break-out year, the actress won an Emmy for her sitcom “Mike and Molly.” I hope McCarthy has a long future of roles worthy of her talent.

Emma Stone

No longer known as “that girl from ‘Superbad,’” Emma Stone became a full-fledged star this year due to her outstanding work in “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” and “The Help.” Stone’s funny, relatable onscreen persona reached new heights in these two films, the latter of which also showed off her considerable dramatic talent. Even in unglamorous performances, Stone manages to be funny, attractive and endearing. She also had a cameo role in this year’s better-thanexpected “Friends with Benefits,” but her work in “The Help” was likely her most impressive to-date. Finally, she more than held her own with Gosling, Carrell, and Moore in “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”

¡Viva!

Lawrence English: “The Peregrine”

Lawrence English is an Australian composer/sound artist and gallery curator who

by Isaiah David Putman specializes in ambient drone music that explores space and environment. His newest work, “The Peregrine,” funded by an Australian government arts grant, is based on the book of the same name by J.A. Baker, in which Baker chronicles a year he spent stalking a pair of falcons near his home in southern England. This subject comes as a personal one for English. He has always claimed that his childhood spent bird watching with his father is a primary influence on his music. He skillfully translates Baker’s poetic prose into rough and transcendental landscapes that, while ambient in texture, plead for careful listening.

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Demi Lovato: Four Tet: “FrabricLive 59” Fabric is a hugely popular London nightclub with two “Unbroken” series of album releases it produces in alternating months,

The Disney show “Sonny With A Chance” is no longer onair because star Demi Lovato feels it’s time to be more of an adult. This change of direction (as well as the title “Unbroken”) comes from the fact that Lovato recently went through rehab treatment for bulimia and self-mutilation. “Unbroken” is her first album— without any association with the Jonas Brothers—directing her music at people generally older than herself. Rather than her usual Disney pop, “Unbroken” is a straight-up modern R&B record, featuring guest artists Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Dev, Iyaz and Jason Derülo. Supposedly ,Demi is a metal head in private, and though you wouldn’t know that by listening to this album, you get the idea that she could command any style you give her.

“fabric” and “FabricLive.” This September issue was devoted to Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, an electronic musician formerly of the band Fridge. “FabricLive 59” has more in common with listenable quasi-intellectual music like The Avalanches and Emeralds than with the danceable party songs of DJs like deadmau5 or Afrojack. The 75minute work features Four Tet remixing pieces by over a dozen artists, and it is somewhat encyclopedic in the number of dance micro-genres it plays with, not to mention subtle jazz and musique concrete influences. With the addition of extracted sounds from inside Fabric itself, the album is a decently apologetic substitute for those who can’t actually get into the club.

To request a review of a specific album, email at iputman@trinity.edu. The album in question should be less than two weeks old at the time of request.

Matt’s

in

charge.

Erica, I will miss you.

Someone else will need to bring the candy.

Maintain the alliance.

To m m i e , you

are

a

powerfully kind leader.

Don’t

stop

having fun!

Boss D OUT!

Lady

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

A decade after 9/11:

Muhammad in history, politics, and memory Nizami’s Khamsa (Five Poems), Tabriz Iran, 1539-43. Muhammad’s ascent into heaven © The British Library Board

The ¡Viva!

Editor’s P a r t i n g Words:

Jonathan Brockopp Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State University

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

FREE and open to the public. Each lecture will be followed by a reception.

For more information, contact Ruqayya Yasmine Khan at rkhan@trinity.edu or visit www.trinity.edu/departments/religion.

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

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This weekend All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9/30-10/2 Men’s tennis hosts the USTA/ ITA Southwest Regional Championships at the Trinity courts.

Upcoming On Friday, Oct. 7 the men and women’s soccer teams return home to face Rhodes University. The women play at 6 p.m. and the men play at 8 p.m.

The football team will host Sewanee at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. The Trinity Athletic Hall of Fame alumni inductees will be announced at half-time.

Women’s volleyball will kick off the SCAC East/West Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Sam’s Gym in the Bell Center. The first game is against Birmingham Southern at 2 p.m.

In the spotlight Lindsay Euers Soccer

Euers, a junior midfielder from Austin, was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.

Euers scored the final goal in the eighty-ninth minute of the game, helping Trinity beat Our Lady of the Lake 40 in a home game last Friday in their sixth consecutive shutout of the season.

Kyle Porter

Men’s soccer wins with an all-in n Tigers look forward to

the start of conference following a shutout victory over Chapman

by Lydia Duncombe

Reporter

The men’s soccer team put a beating on Chapman University on Saturday night shutting them out 8–0 bringing their record to 5-0-2.

“The game went very well. We were ranked one in the region and they were ranked two ,so there was a lot at stake,” said assistant coach Kelly Altman. “The dedication of the Isom Memorial and the Paul McGinley field on Friday made the game seem a little more special.

It added a little extra bounce to our step and it showed with our excellent result. We expected a little more of a challenge out of them, but when we play at our very best those are the results that we are capable of getting day in and day out.”

Senior midfielder Josh Adams scored first, assisted by junior midfielder Nima Naderi. Senior midfielder Aaron Olson scored second with an assist from Adams.

Senior forward Peter Philpott scored with an assist from firstyear midfielder Roberto Camargo to score the third goal in the game.

The fourth goal was a solo shot made by Olson. Adams then scored again with an assist from junior forward Jeremy Gray and midfielder senior Kyle Porter to make the game’s fifth goal. Porter scored his own goal off a penalty kick to make it 6-0.

Sophomore midfielder Darren McAfee and sophomore forward Brian Hines rounded up the game with the seventh and eighth goals,

Photo by Abhishek Chhetri

Junior midfielder Raz Forsten protects the ball from a Chapman player as he makes his way down the field in last Friday’s game. the eighth with an assist by Andrew Soares.

First-year goalkeeper Matt Cardone played the entire first half and made two key saves to keep the shutout.

“We started off shaky, but that was just nerves considering they were probably the best team we are suppose to play,” Porter said. “Once we started relaxing we started knocking the ball around very well.

After about 30 minutes they just died, they couldn’t really handle the heat. The goal right before half time really sealed the deal.”

Trinity was doing so well in the game that they put an all first-year roster onto the field for the final ten minutes of play.

“Any opportunity we can put in not just freshman, but upperclassman that don’t get to play as many quality minutes means

a lot for them and their future, the coaching staff and moral of the team,” Altman said. “A lot of the freshman that played, it was their first minutes. Dating back to when I was a freshman, the first time you ever play at Trinity you can only last for, like, ten minutes because you are so excited and go so hard for so long that you can only really last that long.”

The Tigers had a game scheduled for Tuesday against Mary Hardin Baylor that got cancelled in the middle of the first half due to lightening. However, the Tigers did have an early lead. “[Mary Hardin-Baylor] got lucky by the game ending. You tell me what it means by four goals in the first eight minutes,” said sophomore Jeffrey Hayes. “It would have ended up being a great game for us.”

The team looks forward to the start of conference this weekend with a strategic eye for improvements.

“Communication is something we still need to work on,” Porter said. “We are doing a lot better with it, but the more people talk the easier it is for everyone. Every game we progress substantiously. We have a lot of room for improvement, and I don’t think we have peaked at all.”

Conference play opens up at Centre on Friday and continues at Sewanee on Sunday.

“It’s senior night at Centre so they are gunning for us. The last conference game we lost is dating back to 2005 in which we lost against Centre,” Altman said. “We have a pretty impressive unbeaten record in conference so a lot is at stake.”

four interceptions and only 195 yards of offense, the Tiger defense didn’t allow the Majors many opportunities to score.

“More than anything, the defense is playing with passion and enthusiasm,” said assistant coach Paul Michalak. “They’re always out there trying to make a play. They’re playing well together and they’ve completely bought into the system and have bought into each other.”

Sophomore defensive back Zach Wright started early with an interception within the first few plays of the game, and then another by senior defensive back Tyler Barrett later in the quarter. This enabled the offense to get started as junior quarterback Nyk McKissic found sophomore wide receiver

Hagen Kattner for a touchdown.

“From then it was a slow game.

It was more of a defensive battle,” said senior defensive back Ben Robinson, who had six tackles and one interception. “I think it was a pretty solid team effort.”

By halftime it was 10-3, showing the strength of both teams’ defenses. Millsaps had one opportunity to score on a drive in the last two minutes of the game, but they were cut off by Robinson’s interception. From there the offense maintained possession of the ball, securing the win.

“We controlled the tempo of the game a lot,” said junior kicker Garrett Biel. “Their offense couldn’t really get started until the last two minutes actually, and our defense stepped it up and got the interception in the last twenty seconds, which was crucial.”

The game was the first of the season that forced the first string to complete all four quarters.

“We never had the opportunity to do that since we blew out those other teams,” Michalak said. “We truly finished a game, and more than anything it proved that our guys are motivated and played extremely hard. It was probably the first big test of the season as far as playing all four quarters.”

Both offense and defense worked together for the strong

performance. Junior running back Patrick Granchelli led the team offense with 107 yards on 23 carries. McKissic added 141 yards and a touchdown.

Leading the defense was Barrett, who contributed two of the interceptions and six tackles. Senior linebacker Ben Robinson and junior linebacker Thomas Puskarich each picked up six tackles as well.

“I think that we’ve got a lot of camaraderie and we’re pretty talented,” Robinson said. “We’ve got a lot of juniors and seniors on the defense so that helps, and the young guys that play just fit perfect into our defense so we’re doing really well right now.”

The victory was especially important for the senior class, as this marked the first and final win against Millsaps in their careers at Trinity. For the team as a whole, the game helped them gain experience as they move forward in the season.

“This is just another game under our belt -- another close game,” Robinson said. “It’ll help us as a team to keep our SCAC goals in mind. We just need to keep working hard, not get complacent, and just keep forcing turnovers on defense and keep scoring on offense.”

The Tigers have this weekend off and return to the field at home at 1:30 p.m on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Tigers outplay Millsaps, remain undefeated n Holding Millsaps

to only a fieldgoal, defense leads Trinity to victory over an old rival

by Brooke Sanchez Reporter

In the final SCAC matchup between Trinity and the Millsaps Majors last weekend, Trinity got the last word. The Tigers remain undefeated with a 10-3 win, the first time Trinity has defeated Millsaps since the 2007 Miracle in Mississippi.

The defense continues to control games with yet another outstanding performance. With

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Soccer Porter, a junior defender from Albuquerque, N.M., was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week. Porter, a team captain, scored one goal and had an assist in Trinity’s 8-0 win against 13th ranked Chapman University last Saturday.

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Women’s soccer wins two more, soaring to 9-0 n Tigers continue

forward Shelby Guenthardt.

With Tuesday’s win, the Lady Tigers are 9-0 this season, with the last seven games all classified as shutouts.

They look to maintain their perfect record as they go on the road at Centre and Sewanee, the first two conference games of the season.

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to shut down the competition with big victories

by Taylor Doege Intern

The women’s soccer team dominated Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Hardin Baylor 4-0 and 7-0, respectively, last Friday and Tuesday night, to remain undefeated at 9-0.

Friday night, following a dedication ceremony officially naming the Trinity soccer pitch “Paul McGinlay Soccer Field” in honor of one of Trinity’s great all-time coaches, the Lady Tigers left the Saints from Our Lady of the Lake University without a prayer in a commanding 4-0 win.

The night belonged to Emily Jorgens, a first-year midfielder who scored two goals out of the four Trinity goals, first-year

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You never take anything for granted, you never just assume a win is going to come, but at the same time with the qualitiy of players we have, they should be 8-0.

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We started out slow,

Senior forward Abby Loar jumps to head the ball in a match against Our Lady of Lake University last Friday.

but the intensity

midfielder Mariah Risk and junior midfielder Lindsay Euers provided the other goals.

“I thought we did some things really well,” said head coach Lance Key, referring to the eight non-conference games they have previously played.

“It’s a very talented group. I can’t say I’m surprised that they are 8-0,” Key said. “You never take anything for granted, you never just assume a win is going to come, but at the same time

in the second half really defined the game.

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Stephanie Segovia First-year forward

with the quality of the players we have, they should be 8-0.”

Following Friday’s win, the Lady Tigers kept the streak alive, dominating Mary HardinBaylor 7-0, but not without added effort.

With a slow beginning, Key rallied the players at halftime.

“We came out slow, but coach talked to us at halftime about the big conference games coming up,” said junior midfielder Lauren Henderson.

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you play at home or you play a game away, is that the game doesn’t change,” Key said. “In terms of things to emphasize for our players, it’s going to be the same things that we do well and we want to try to limit our opposition in getting a rhythm and having success. So if we come out and play with our purpose in mind, I think we will be fine.”

Cross country teams take first and second n Tigers out run the

competition in Abilene over the weekend

by Lydia Duncombe Reporter

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“So the second half really helped to prepare us for those games.”

During second half Tigers’ prowess shone.

“We started slow, but the intensity in the second half really defined the game” said first-year forward Stephanie Segovia, who had two of the six second-half goals. Joining Segovia with two goals was senior forward Abby Loar. The remaining two goals came from first-year midfielder Hannah Kuhl and sophomore

The cross country teams had a very successful weekend at the Division III Little State Championship in Abilene, Texas on Saturday. The women finished in first place, and the men took second place.

“This performance showed how strong of a team we are, and that we have a good chance of making it to nationals,” said first year Michelle Oberndorf.

The women secured their first place win with 17 points, a near perfect score.

Sophomore Rosemary Steup took first place for the second year in a row. Sophomore Maddie Murphy placed second, Oberndorf followed in third and sophomore Vanessa Moreno took fourth place. Following close behind them was first year Jessica Pagano in seventh, sophomore Jackie Newell in eighth and junior Joy Lindig in tenth.

“Going into the meet, our game plan was to make it to the front – have a sea of Trinity jerseys right in the front. We

wanted to be the ones that were dictating the pace. Even at the half-mile we had about 10 girls in the top 15, which means we’re controlling the race and setting the pace early on,” said assistant coach Derrick Lawrence. “To get our top four girls going 1, 2, 3, 4, is a big deal. That hasn’t happened since 2006, so this was definitely a whole team performance.”

In only their second meet, the women are off to a very promising start. The team score is the second highest recorded in school history, and individually several players achieved new personal records.

The men had a close finish with The University of Texas at Tyler, taking second place. Juniors Sal Perdomo and Francisco Escobedo took second and third place, respectively. Junior Mark Greene placed eighth and sophomore GG Hernandez took tenth.

“The girls really set the tone, so our goal was to do the same thing,” Lawrence said of the men’s team. “UT Tyler was our main competition and got us only by 3 points. Everyone has to play their part when it comes down to only a few points.”

The team had much better results in this meet than they did in the previous meet at Texas Lutheran University two weeks ago.

“This was a longer race than the TLU meet. We are improving

every match but have more room for improvement,” said Greene.

“We’ve been working on running over a hilly route to get used to the hills. We also did shorter 300meter sprints in order to finish our races better. We are trying to stimulate pushing it at the end to pass up as many people as possible.”

Given the team’s rigirous practice schedule and impressive results so far, Greene has high hopes.

“As a team it’s definitely possible to get first place at the UIW meet, along with doing well at conference and qualifying for regionals and nationals if we keep working hard,”said Greene.

The men and women will compete next on Oct. 8 at the University of Incarnate Word Invitational.

“UIW will be [our] biggest competition, because they are a Division II school. Other competitors there will also be D2 and NAIA. Therefore, it’s a great way for us to prepare,” Lawrence said. “We won it last year on both sides. We’ve competed against them a lot in the past, so we know what their team is like.

In a way it’s almost like the city championships being UIW also located in San Antonio. We just want to continue our winning streak at this meet from last year.”

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Soccer field dedications honor beloved player and longtime coach n Alumni and current

players gather for soccer field dedications

by Jessie Burch Reporter

On Friday, Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m., the former Trinity University Soccer Stadium was renamed in a memorial dedication ceremony prior to a women’s game against Our Lady of the Lake University.

The Timothy “Tito” Isom Memorial Media Center and the Paul McGinley Soccer Field bring new renovations to the facilities in honor of two members of the Trinity soccer community.

Renovations include the expanded 1,500 capacity spectator stands, the Isom Memorial 14foot-high red-brick facility which will be utilized for announcing, scorekeeping, video recording and live streaming of all Tiger soccer games, and new bench areas for competing teams.

Isom, who was an outstanding member of the Tiger soccer team from 1994 to 1998, passed away in 2000 while working in Chicago.

Coach McGinley, in his 21st year at Trinity, has been named SCAC Coach of the Year 12 times, elected the NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year seven times, and this year was named the active “winningest” coach in the NCAA for his championshipriddled history at Trinity.

“He is a coach, friend and mentor to both past and present players, and that defines him even more than his record,” said Dennis Ahlburg, president of Trinity University.

It was fitting that McGinley and Isom were honored together.

“Paul and Tito are similar [in that] they have a passion for the [soccer] program, for the game and for life that is just contagious,” said Isom’s former teammate Scott Murray in his speech at the dedication.

Referring to the signs behind

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Jerseys belonging to Timothy “Tito” Isom were displayed at the ceremony in honor of the former Trinity Tiger. him on the field, McGinley said, “It is the greatest honor I could

The men’s soccer team sits together during the ceremonies, paying tribute to a former player and their current coach.

Women’s tennis faces no competition at ITA tourney n Trinity women face

off against each other in tournament finals

by Alex Milbert Intern

The Trinity Tigers women’s tennis team dominated the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Regional Southwest Championships this past weekend.

The finals came down to matchups between Trinity players, proving the team’s dominance in the tournament.

First-year Mackenzie Knoop beat sophomore Kylie Hornbeck to win 6-2, 6-1 in the Singles Division.

Knoop also won the Doubles Division with fellow first year Stephanie Williamson 6-1, 6-1. The two first years took seniors Kassie Seger and Katie Griffith.

“There weren’t any downfalls for anybody,” Knoop said. “It was awesome.”

Women from all grades on the team stepped up and played their hardest throughout the whole

tournament.

“They know how to compete and they’re ready to elevate their games,” said assistant coach Russel McMindes.

The ITA Regionals Tournament started with 32 women from various colleges across the south. These included Mary Hardin-Baylor, LeTourneau, Austin College, Southwestern, Howard Payne, Hardin-Simmons and Texas-Tyler as the host. Seven women advanced on the first day alone. From there four players moved on to the SemiFinals, Junior Thavindra Ekanayake, as well as Grifftih, Knoop and Hornbeck.

Despite the successful performances put forward by all, this tournament had high stakes involved and mix feelings emerged due to the competition amongst teammates.

“You feel very proud of your team and them as individuals. It’s great to see their work pay off. The only downside is you know it’s going to be a disappointing day for one of them,” McMindes said.

As result of their wins, Knoop and Williamson will travel to Mobile, Ala. for the National Small College Championships for winning this tournament.

“The girls have a great chance at Nationals,” McMindes said. They handled the pressure of playing in the finals extremely well and actually rose to the occasion.”

Though tennis may seem like a very individual sport the players are very supportive of each other.

“We can really help each other get through tough matches. We support each other out on the court,” said first year Kathleen Lundquist.

Even when the women play against each other in the finals they still remain a very cohesive team, and it’s clearly a reason to the Tigers starting success.

“We’re excited for this upcoming season, we have amazing coaches, and an amazing team,” Lundquist said.

With a strong start and a solid foundation, the Tigers expect to make great strides in the weeks to come.

ever imagine to have my name next to his... To know Tito was to love him, and you knew he would always love you back.”

The renovation was made possible by the Chapman Trust, which provided 80 percent of the funding, as well as donations from friends and alumni of Trinity’s Soccer and Chi Delta Tau fraternity members.

The formal unveiling of the renovated facilities was well attended. Chi Delta Tau actives and alumni alike gathered in “I Play for Tim” shirts along with Trinity soccer fans, students, faculty and out-of-town guests who came especially for the event.

“The ‘I Play for Tim’ shirts are fitting, because he was selfless as a player and a person, and he played for all of his teammates,” Murray said.

As the veils were pulled back from both signs, fans stood to

cheer for the men they came to honor. Isom’s father, Harold, accepted the honor on behalf of himself, his sister Ralyn, mother Edna and members of their extended family.

“His spirit is here tonight, and has been and will be here, because he is part of the Trinity family,” Isom’s father said.

As the women’s game began, members of Chi Delta Tau took their places at the Victory Bell.

“We made sure we were going to be ringing the Victory Bell that night, because it [was] really a celebratory event for the soccer team and for the Delts,” said Bart Davis, senior accounting major and Chi Delta Tau president.

The field and media center now mark the indelible impact two men have had on Tiger soccer and on campus, where, as McGinley said, “the program is now a vital part of the Trinity fabric.”

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Volleyball gets off to rocky start Men’s golf puts on a show, taking individual in conference, looks to improve titles at the Mary Hardin-Baylor Invitational n Tigers go 2-1 in their

first SCAC tournament

by Chloe Pope- Levison

Intern

Last weekend the Trinity volleyball team took their talents to Sherman, Texas, where they participated in the SCAC West Divisional tournament at Austin College.

Despite having a losing record overall, the team showed great improvement from the prior weekend’s home tournament.

After winning on Friday night, the Tigers lost two games on Saturday, but succeeded in stretching both games into five matches.

“This weekend we were showing moments of really high play. We have a very talented team, no doubt about it, and there are times when we play really well— it’s just not quite consistent enough,” said head coach Julie Jenkins.

Trinity won their first game against the University of Dallas on Friday night. First-year setter Jenny Epperson recorded 54 assists, a record season high, and had two service aces, while senior right side hitter Catharine Found contributed with 10 kills and 23 total attacks.

“I think that our communication during the game against University of Dallas was great,” said senior middle blocker Maddy Hazelwood.

“We had a lot of energy on and off the court, which can really determine who is going to have the momentum in a game and ultimately win the match.”

Saturday afternoon proved to be more of a struggle for the Tigers.

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winning the fourth match, the Tigers could not bring that momentum into the final match.

First-year middle blocker Maggie Emodi recorded 17 kills, 15 digs and three blocks, while Epperson had 45 assists and 10 digs and junior defensive specialist Meredith Erwin had 10 digs.

The final game was the biggest of the tournament, against longtime rival Southwestern, ranked ninth. Trinity kept the battle going for five matches, taking an early 2-1 lead, but fell short in the final match.

“It’s really frustrating that we couldn’t pull out with a win; Southwestern’s really the team to beat in the conference,” said first-year setter Jenny Epperson.

As more conference games approach, the team looks to the future.

“Our team chemistry has gotten a lot better,” Emodi said.

“We’re still trying to a get a good starting line up together and we still have to get everything pushed together.”

So far the team has been adjusting well.

“We have improved in all areas,” Hazelwood said. “The connection between setters and hitters is almost where it needs to be. Our defense is improving every day and I think our chemistry on the court is so much better from where it was during preseason.”

The team travels to Memphis for the SCAC West-Central Tournament this weekend. The Tigers will take on Hendrix College (Ark.) and host Rhodes College (Tenn.) on Saturday and Millsaps (Miss.) and Colorado College on Sunday.

“We’re not far off at all,” said Jenkins. “I don’t see any reason we can’t go to Memphis this weekend and come back 4-0.”

n Team shines both

individually and collectively

by Adam Rauch

Intern

The Trinity Tigers men’s golf team excelled in both the individual and team competitions Monday and Tuesday at the UMHB Intercollegiate Invitational.

In the Individual competition, junior team captain Geoffrey Setiawan took home first place honors after posting a combined two-day score of 140, 4 strokes better than any other player in the tournament. After setting a tournament-low score of 69 on Monday, Setiawan posted a second round score of 71 (which also happened to be the lowest second round score of any player in the field) to take home the individual competition.

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After only two events this year, we have six players who have shot in the 60s.

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“For the week before the tournament, I focused my practices on getting my swing more consistent and mechanical, and because of this, I was really feeling quite comfortable with my swing and rhythm coming into the tournament,” Setiawan said.

“I kept reminding myself to stay patient throughout the tournament and promised myself to be in control of my emotions. Also, the course was in great condition and the greens were rolling well, which bodes well for my strength in the short game aspect of golf,” Setiawan said.

Setiawan was not the only Tiger to shine in the individual competition. Sophomore Erik Long-Goheen had a very successful tournament as well, finishing fifth while posting a two-day score of 145. He also tied Setiawan’s tournament-low score of 69 on day one.

“My key for posting the low score for the first round was driving the ball well and putting myself in good positions to score on the golf course. It was easy to get out of position on this course and make some big scores,” Long-Goheen said.

“Generally, if you kept your bad scores to no more than a bogey,

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you could get around fairly well.”

As a result of Setiawan’s and Long-Goheen’s impressive play, both players received alltournament honors.

In the team competition, the Tigers were consistent throughout the tournament and put up low enough scores to earn a third place finish shooting a team score of 604 over the course of Monday and Tuesday.

“Our team did not perform to their potential in the second day of the tournament, but this doesn’t worry me a bit since these fluxes and refluxes in performance are just part of the game,” Setiawan said. “I feel that our team is much stronger this year and I have complete confidence in our abilities.

Men’s head coach Craig McConnell remains optimistic on his team’s performance as well.

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“Our team finished out our rounds well. On the first day, five of our guys birdied their last hole. Kalen Vos shot a 31 on the back nine for a great comeback and posted a 71.

Tuesday, Warren Taylor birdied four out of his last five holes to close the tournament. Their

ability to focus and play some of their best golf on the closing holes really kept us in the tournament,” said McConnell.

My key for posting the low score for the first round was driving the ball well and putting myself in good positions to score on the golf course.

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The Tigers placed behind Mary-Hardin Baylor and Tyler Junior College.

Even with the tough course and hot and dry conditions, the Tigers were still able to pull together two solid days of golf.

“The course was considerably more difficult than our previous event. This week, we had to deal with adversity, we had some rough holes, and our guys responded well and came back with some birdies,” McConnell said. “After only two events this year, we have six players who have shot in the 60s. That’s really impressive.”

The Tigers’ next tournament takes place Oct. 4 at the UTTyler Al Jones Memorial Golf Tournament in Tyler.

“UT-Tyler’s event will be great. The field is solid and the course is top-notch. This will be our biggest test of the fall season and the guys are looking forward to it,” McConnell said.

The Tigers are now ranked seventh in the nation in Division III men’s golf.

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Centenary College commits to join SCAC in 2012-2013 With more than half the current teams leaving next year, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference is looking for new members. They have found the first in Centenary College of Louisiana.

QUICK FACTS ON CENTENARY n Founded in 1825 n Currently in their second year as a provisional Division III school n Previously a Division I school n Male athletic teams are nicknamed the “Gents” n Female athletic teams are nicknamed the “Ladies” n Sponsor 16 intercollegiate varsity sports (baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, men’s and women’s tennis and volleyball.)

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Following the announcement of San Antonio’s own arena football team, the former Tulsa Talons, AFL legendary quarterback and all time passing leader Aaron Garcia agreed to play his final season in the league for the Talons at age 40. As the team finds players, they have yet to announce a head coach or staff, though information should be released shortly.

After dropping the first game of the season, the Cowboys seem to have found a rhythm these last two games under injured quarterback Tony Romo. The Cowboys won a Monday night shootout against their NFC rival Washington Redskins 18-16. Romo’s injuries clearly crippled his performance but that didn’t affect the play of the game: a 30 yard pass to Dez Bryant on a 3rd and 21, giving the go ahead field goal.

The WNBA Finals tip off Sunday night pitting the western conference Minnesota Lynx against the eastern conference Atlanta Dream. The Lynx have beat the Dream twice during the regular season, but Atlanta’s aggressive defense has gotten them to the finals, so they are not a team to be overlooked.

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No competition? - Says who, NCAA? Get in The Game

by Megan Julian Sports Editor

The National Collegiate Athletic Association breaks down college sports into three divisions. Trinity falls into the third.

According to the NCAA handbook, schools that play sports at the Division III level are playing for the purpose of participation, not for entertainment or competition.

Excuse me?

Why don’t we ask Millsaps how they feel about that statement after the competition the Tigers brought them last Saturday?

(Holding them to a field goal, hell yeah.)

Does the NCAA think that this level of rivalry brewed from mere “participation?”

Yeah, I didn’t think so.

I also don’t think the Tiger baseball players practice for hours a day—

voluntarily, I might add— for the sake of participation.

Much like the Trinity tennis players don’t stay on the court in the baking sun and Texas heat for their own personal enjoyment.

The soccer teams aren’t shutting down teams just because they are hanging out on the field, ya know, bonding and making friends with the enemy.

It’s because these teams are striving to be the damn best.

Why the NCAA fails to see this is beyond me. I personally think they are belittling everything that our teams have to offer.

Saying that competition isn’t a factor is like saying that winning isn’t important.

Um, no. If winning weren’t important, we wouldn’t have SCAC championships, conference and national rankings, rivalries like the football contention with Millsaps, Trinity and Southwestern in volleyball and a women’s soccer team that hasn’t lost a conference game since 2005.

So, NCAA, if you think that a D-III school just plays for participation, think again.

Competition doesn’t require national attention or crowds that fill large stadiums All it takes to be competitive is good competitors and we have that here at Trinity.

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