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Trinity men’s soccer ranked No. 3 in nation
Undefeated in SCAC, Tigers continue streak with win over Schreiner.
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Get to know the “Merc with a Mouth” Deadpool
Monica Clifford introduces you to Deadpool, one of Marvel’s most beloved characters.
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“The Glass Menagerie” comes to Trinity theatre
Opening tonight, Trinity’s theatre puts on its first play of the season, “The Glass Menagerie.”
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Trinity students register to vote
Student groups bring TurboVote to campus for early voter registration by James Godfrey NEWS REPORTER
photos by Mary Vanderbloemen Students sign up to vote for the upcoming elections (above). Through the use of TurboVote, students can sign up to vote quickly and easily online. Students wrote down various reasons for registration next to Vote Bot (below).
Last week, student organizations MOVE Trinity, Trinity Progressives, Pi Sigma Alpha and the Texas Freedom Network worked together to use the TurboVote service to help 200 students register to vote during early voting from Oct. 20-31 or on Election Day on Nov. 4. “We had been in communication with MOVE San Antonio since early summer,” said Amulya Cherala, president of MOVE Trinity. “We met with president Ahlburg and proposed the idea, and he was very supportive of it.” TurboVote is a service that allows people to register to vote online within a few minutes, offering them options to select whether they want to vote by mail or to receive email or text alerts about upcoming elections and deadlines. There is a portal specifically for Trinity students set up at trinity.turbovote.org where students can go to register. This allows them to register by themselves instead of doing so with a volunteer. Students from out of state can also receive absentee ballots from the service.
Tingle hosts third panel over sports internships For the third year, students attended Jacob Tingle’s Sports Internship panel by Katie Hayes NEWS REPORTER This year, the Sports Internship Panel included the following speakers: Mary Japhet, senior vice president of communications and community engagement at San Antonio Sports; Jordan King, tournament logistics manager at Valero Texas Open; Jeanne Garza, director of corporate partnerships at Spurs Sports and Entertainment; and Rick Hill, vice president of marketing at Valero Alamo Bowl. The panel was cosponsored by the sports management minor and Career Services and was hosted by Jacob Tingle, director of the sports management minor at Trinity. This was the third annual panel, discussing how to get job offers and the benefits of an internship.
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of times a sexual assault is committed when there wasn’t an understanding between the parties.” The app itself requires a user to register an account, after which they and their registered partner can enter their level of sobriety and confirm consent between one another. However, the app is not legally binding, a criticism which according to senior Christan Nardini needs to be cleared up to avoid any confusion. “This is not a legal contract at any stage,” Nardini said. “This is just a communication part at the beginning and it can be withdrawn at any part by anyone involved; it is not legally binding.”
In terms of consent, Good2Go hopes to encourage affirmative consent, a concept which is not often traditionally understood in conversations and discussion regarding consent and sexual assault. “The goal is to make it easy to ascertain affirmative consent,” Allman said. “Traditionally, consent has been understood as the lack of protest—so it’s consensual unless someone says ‘no.’ Affirmative consent is: it isn’t consensual unless someone says ‘yes.’” So far, according to Nardini, the app and its goals have been well received, albeit with some awkwardness at first.
Good2Go app addresses sexual assault issues Student developed mobile app to reduce sexual assault cases by Luke Wise NEWS EDITOR A team of individuals, including various Trinity students, have developed a new app, Good2Go, aimed at preventing sexual assault and fostering better communication among people. The app, which was offered for a brief period of time is no longer available for download as of the evening of Oct. 2. Senior Nick Allman
alongside family and friends who wanted to tackle the rising issue of sexual assault started the project. “The genesis of it was early July; it was born out of conversations at the dinner table with my family,” Allman said. “Eventually we invited family and friends of mine to be a part of it, and bit by bit the team grew throughout the summer until reaching its current size that includes Christian, some other students at other schools around the country and others who have helped us in various ways.” The process of building the app itself consisted of various programming and brainstorming, the latter which Allman said proved the more difficult challenge.
“The programming part isn’t hard, there are tons of people who have been trained to do this; the hard part is actually drawing up the specs,” Allman said. “That took us a long time, we weren’t completely finished until recently because we put a lot of thought into it all.” The app is a streamline procedure for gaining consent from individuals, in an effort to prevent miscommunication and eventually sexual assault. “Basically the app is meant to help reduce the frequency of sexual assaults,” Allman said. “It seeks to make communication easier and make parties’s intentions clear and to make the assessed level of sobriety more accurate to reduce the amount
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Trinity Progressives Requested: $920 Tabled Representatives from Trinity Progressives reached out to SGA about establishing a Trinity-specific page on a program called TurboVote. TurboVote is a program for registering students to vote. It makes registering to vote easier for students, especially out-of-state students, and it also sends reminder emails and texts before elections. Dennis Ahlburg, president of the university, is willing to pay for half. The price increases to $1000 after the first year; however, options for this eventuality will be discussed later. Trinity Progressives also requested funds for marketing in addition to the funds for TurboVote.
Trinity Progressives Requested: $858 Not Passed Trinity Progressives requested funds to send some of their members to attend a conference in Boston in October. SGA will not be able to fund before the trip; however, they may be able to reimburse after the trip. They need money for four round-trip flights, the rest of the
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conference is already paid for. Four members would be attending. SGA was concerned about the years of the members who would attend and what they would be able to bring back to Trinity.
SGA discussed the grand opening of the Center for the Sciences and Innovation, which will take place on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23. On the night of Feb. 22, dignitaries and other special guests will be invited. On the night of Feb. 23, Ahlburg would like to turn over the celebration to the students. Some ideas for the event include a movie screening inside CSI, hands-on science and science-related desserts. More formal options were also discussed, such as wine and cheese with faculty and students, stargazing using the telescope on top of McLean or a roast for science professors. SGA also discussed the Student Activity Fee budget from spring 2014. The most money was spent on small cultural events and the least amount was spent on school spirit events. The group decided to set a goal to raise the percentage spent on school spirit from 1.3 percent to 5 percent. compiled by Mia Garza
Location: Winn-Witt Hall Date: 09-26-14 Time Occurred: 11:50 p.m. Classification: Texas Controlled Substance Act
Location: Myrtle Hall Date: 09-2-14 Time Occurred: 2 a.m. Classification: Consumption and Possession of Alcohol by a Minor & Texas Controlled Substance Act Location: North/South Halls Date: 09-30-14 Time Occurred: 10:30 a.m. Classification: Fire Alarm
Location: McLean Hall Date: 10-01-14 Time Occurred: 11:59 p.m. Classification: Fire Alarm
Location: Thomas Hall Date: 10-02-14 Time Occurred: 11:05 a.m. Classification: Consumption and Possession of Alcohol by a Minor Information for these briefs is provided by the Trinity University Police Department.
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Courtney Iverson Junior Senator
In what other organizations are you involved?
Phi Delta Kappa, Russian Club, InterVarsity, Pi Sigma Alpha, Catholic Student Group
What are your goals for SGA?
To build a direct line of communication between students and the administration. So many students feel like they don’t have a place to voice their opinions about issues. It is SGA’s job to offer open meetings every week where students can sit in or even participate by speaking to the senate about their concerns.
What is your proudest accomplishment as an SGA senator?
Over the summer, I created “SGA Connection.” This weekly newsletter will serve as a constant reminder to students that our meetings and information are always readily available. Students can read about major projects we’re working on, see our weekly schedule and check our most recent funding request grants.
If you had unlimited funds and no restrictions, what would you do in SGA?
We occasionally get clubs that want to take trips, even international ones. Now, I would vote to approve funds for clubs to go to Peru, Vatican City, Shanghai or anywhere else. Plus, they could take everyone in their club, because the cost would no longer be a setback. compiled by Luke Wise
Correction In last week’s issue in the story “Trinity math professors devise new ranking model,” Eduardo Balreira’s name was misspelled and Jordan Bush was not interviewed.
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9 Campus Pulse 13 Arts&Entertainment 17 Sports
Staff editor-in-chief: Faith Ozer managing editor: Alicia Guerrero business manager: Sydney Coleman ad director: Alison O’Hanlon news editor: Luke Wise campus pulse editor: Kenneth Caruthers arts & entertainment editor: Mason Walker sports editor: Claire Hoobler-Curtis photo editor: Miguel Webber graphic editor: Samantha Skory web master: John Mendiola social media coordinator: Henna Jalal reporters: James Godfrey, Courtney Shikle, Katie Hayes, Julia Elmore,Heather Bush, Sarah Farell, Alyssa Tayrien, Stephen Mason, Mia Garza
Monica Clifford, John Mendiola columnists: Lauren Schroeter, Joy Lazarus, Megan Reynolds, Callum Squires, Sofia Villarreal copy editors: Brooke Griffis, Alessa Hutter, Rachel Pauerstein photographers: Eva Littman, Jordan Leeper, Sarah Thorne, Mary Vanderbloemen graphics designer: Matt Kennemer distribution manager: Laura Prentice advertising staff: Christina Moore, Gladys Gonzalez, Vivian Wei, Liam Miner, Elizabeth Teeter, Ariel Zanzuri, Erin Patridge, Hayley Malone business staff: Elly Yeo, Olivier Dardant adviser: Katharine Martin
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Indoor pool closed following complications; outdoor pool extends opening season until 10th Due to pump and leak issues, the indoor pool is closed until further notice
gone down and they knew they had to do work on the pool while the water was down. They drained it all the way down to bring a surveyor in to exact slopes. They spent two days doing that. Then we filled [the pool] and, when we filled it, we found leaks,” said Dan Murphy, aquatics director. The problem is that the pump cannot be tested until the pool is filled, but the pool cannot be filled until the leaks are fixed. “We knew the pump was bad, and we thought we had the pump fixed. As far as we know, we do have the pump fixed. We really won’t know how well the pump is fixed until we have the pool filled,” Murphy said.
by Katie Hayes NEWS REPORTER The indoor pool has not been filled for the past few weeks due to complications with the pump and leaks found in the pipes. However, the outdoor pool will now be open until Oct. 10 instead of Oct. 1, when it usually closes.
“Once it gets colder, the water is going to be absolutely freezing. Hopefully they can get the [indoor] pool fixed by the time the weather starts cooling down.”
“Fortunately we’ve had the outdoor pool available and it’s still warm, so people have been able to take advantage out there. ”
Patrick Roland Junior Lifeguard
Seth Asbury Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations
“A lot of students don’t even use the pool that late. It’s mostly the swim team since the indoor pool is broken,” said Ulysses Medrano, a senior lifeguard. “We have our regular swimmers that come from off-campus...The people who complain about it closing early are regulars and that’s because they have a membership that they pay for every summer. As soon as we close the outdoor pool, they’re not allowed to use the indoor pool.” However, since the outdoor pool does not have an established heating system, it cannot stay open after the weather begins to turn cold. “I don’t mind guarding it, especially right now when the weather is really nice,” said Patrick Roland, a junior lifeguard. “Once it gets colder, the water is going to be
“Originally we thought the pump was leaking—the pool pump—and through the process we learned that we actually had a leak in the pool,” said Seth Asbury, associate director of athletics for facilities. “Through trial and error we’ve been able to fix the leaks, we’ve been able to fix the pump and now we’re going to get the water back in the pool.” It appears that the pool is now ready for the swimmers. “We apologize for the inconvenience; we know it’s affected the recreation swimmers, the varsity swimmers and divers. Fortunately we’ve had the outdoor pool available and it’s still warm, so people have been able to take advantage out there—that’s the beauty of having two pools but it’s up and running now,” Asbury said.
photo by Jordan Leeper The indoor pool is closed due to complications until further notice due to complications; the outdoor pool will be open until Oct. 10.
absolutely freezing. Hopefully they can get the [indoor] pool fixed by the time the weather starts cooling down, otherwise it’s going to be pretty miserable out there.” Pool users echo the desire for the indoor pool to be back in working condition. “It’s kind of necessary after a certain amount of time when it starts getting cooler out because [students] won’t be wanting to get in it anyway,” said Stephen Culberson, captain of the swim team. With the outdoor pool closing, questions are raised as to when the indoor pool will be
fixed not only for lap swimmers, but also for the swimming and diving teams. “They keep giving time frames on when they think it’s going to be fixed, but it hasn’t really gone according to plan,” Culberson said. “They haven’t told me anything. I’ve asked around and as far as I know, they’re doing their best to work on it...We would really like to get in there because our first meet is Oct. 11 and it’s not the same distance as the outdoor pool, so we kind of need to be practicing.” According to Culberson every thing will work out soon.
“Whenever I inquire about it, I’m pretty much told not to worry about it. We really don’t know too much. There’s different types of adversity every year. Assuming we can get back in it fairly soon, we’ll be fine. Even if we can’t, we’ll figure out some way to get through it,” Culberson said. All maintenance has been done by the engineers from facility services and no nonuniversity employees have been brought in. “We’ve been fighting with this for three weeks. The main pump went out and they fixed it. Meanwhile, the water had
Three new senators chosen following resignations Senator Jordan Riley is a representative for the junior class. He became interested in joining the SGA when helping a friend run for office his first year. His goals with the SGA are to speed up the club funding process and to provide more information to students who are looking for internships. His major is political science with a focus
in international politics. He explained that his first experience at a senate meeting was welcoming, and he appreciated that everyone has a voice and the opportunity to speak. Senator Dzung Vu is a representative for the sophomore class. She intended originally to run for the senate in November when the opportunity arose
for her to apply early in order to fill the vacancy. She considers her position as a senator as a way of giving back to the university. One of her goals as a Senator is to help encourage school spirit on campus. She is eager to hear from students and invites anyone with suggestions or concerns to contact her personally as their representative.
Senator Dominique Valenzuela is a representative for the sophomore class. She became interested in joining SGA as a senator after talking with her roommate and gaining an interest in serving as a senator herself. Her goals within the senate are to encourage accountability and interaction between
senators and those they represent. She would also like to encourage upperclassmen to be more involved with campus life and increase school spirit. She is a psychology and religion double-major. She encourages students to contact her if they have questions or concerns.
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“I try to get people from organizations that are highquality, strong organizations, places where our students have been successful in the past,” Tingle said. “I know the quality of an internship at the Valero Texas Open. I know the quality of an internship with the Spurs, so I know they’re going to give good advice.” This year, the panel focused on how to get the most out of an internship if a student receives an offer. The panel gave general advice, then answered students’squestions at the end. “Come in with an open mind,” Japhet said. “In a small organization like ours, everyone pitches in all the time.” “Show up early and leave late,” King said. King also said he uses teamworkonline.com to search for interns and recommended that students join that network. “Ask whoever it is that hired you what you can do to get the most out of your internship,” Garza said. “Talk to as many people in other departments as possible.” Advice included how to get hired as well. It stressed that the sports industry is one of the toughest to break into. compiled by Mia Garza
graphic by Samantha Skory
“Managers do the vast majority of hiring...ask for job shadowing opportunities in entry-level positions,” Garza said. “Know the managers. Stand out to the managers. They’re the people who are doing the vast majority of hiring.”
“It was really interesting to see the different perspectives from all the different sports internship opportunities in the area.”
Andrew Thiesse Junior Finance major Many groups made note that, with many applicants applying, it’s important for students to stand out. “We have 50 applicants and we hire three,” Hill said. “You want to go above and beyond.” One student asked what the panelists did not want to see in an intern. “Anticipate the next move,” Japhet said. “Don’t come stand in my doorway and look at me.” Tingle was pleased with
the questions asked. “The five or six questions that the students asked were just outstanding,” Tingle said. “I judge the quality of the questions by the length of the response and every one of the questions had multiple panelists that chimed in and had lots of different layers to their responses.” Students in attendance benefited from the panel as well. “It was really interesting to see the different perspectives from all the different sports internship opportunities in the area and see what it takes to get those internships,” said Andrew Thiesse, a junior majoring in finance. “Who doesn’t want to work with the San Antonio Spurs?” Unlike many other big schools, Trinity can allow for this form of discussion and panels of this nature, because of its small size. “It’s unique that Trinity does something like this. I have friends that go to big schools on the East Coast and they said they don’t really get to sit in on anything like this and, if they do, there are thousands of people that show up. So it’s really nice to get to talk to some of these people firsthand and see what it’s all about,” Thiesse said.
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Should you desire to vote and are not a student, this will require that you pay your own shipping costs for the ballot. The cost for the TurboVote partnership at the university was $500, after the program here received a grant from the Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education created to allow smaller schools to become more civically engaged. “Many of the volunteers were from more than one organization involved,” Cherala said. “We made sure we had at least two deputized voter registrars at the table at all times, who were also students.” Beginning last Tuesday, Sept. 23, a variety of student groups and other organizations worked together on campus to register students to vote in the Coates University Center. They aided students through the voting process using TurboVote, which was set up on iPads at the table, allowing students to register within a few minutes of beginning conversation. After time outside Coates, the table was moved to Mabee Dining Hall in order to register more students as they came into the hall for dinner. Volunteers from the Texas Freedom Network also helped register students to vote using traditional paper voter registration cards. Overall, the total number of students
registered on the first day alone was 200. A number of other universities in San Antonio took part in a similar process, and Trinity ranked just behind the University of Texas-San Antonio in number of students registered, representing a larger percentage of the student body given the number of students at each school. “I wasn’t expecting to register that day,” said first year Curtis Whitacre. “But I was glad that I did it.” The volunteers at the tables included students from a number of organizations on campus, and the initiative was also heavily supported by MOVE San Antonio and the Texas Freedom Network, which worked with Cherala and Avantika Krishna, president of Trinity Progressives to secure the TurboVote partnership. Though National Voter Registration Day has passed, the organizations intend to continue the registration process on campus through Monday. Early voting begins Oct. 20, during which time you can vote anywhere within Bexar county. On Election Day, Nov. 6, you must vote within precinct 2205 if you are a student on campus. “We ended on Tuesday with 200 and are hoping to get a lot more,” Krishna said. “People are excited about the process, as it is very quick and user-friendly, allowing anyone to take part.”
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On Sunday, Sept. 26, Siclovia took place in San Antonio, extending for the first time into the east side to Dignowity and Lockwood Parks. More than 65,000 bikers, walkers, roller skaters and others took to the car-free streets for the seventh occurrence of this biannual event.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., was shot in the arm. He was treated at a local hospital and released soon after. The officer was conducting a “business check” at the Ferguson Community Center in St. Louis. He saw a suspicious subject who ran when the officer attempted to question him. The subject then turned and fired shots at the officer with a shotgun.
Afghanistan’s new president, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, was sworn into presidency on Monday, Sept. 29. Ahmadzai was replacing former president Hamid Karzai. The inauguration was a peaceful transition between leaders after six months of elections. This is the country’s first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban.
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Education department encourages students to work towards additional ESL certification Following national trends students encouraged to obtain ESL certificate by Courtney Shikle NEWS REPORTER The education department is encouraging students who plan to obtain their masters of arts in teaching to get an additional certification in English as a second language (ESL). “One of the things that we are seeing—that we know is a national trend—is that the number of English language learners (ELLs) that teachers are serving is increasing,” said Rocio Delgado, associate professor of education. “Demographically, San Antonio already represents what many U.S. communities will look like in the future. Current projections indicate that Hispanics will represent 17 percent of the U.S. population in 2020, with English language learners representing 25 percent of the school-age population in 2026,” wrote Georgia Earnest Garcia, former professor at the university of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, in an article for the Reading Research Quarterly. The number of students who do not speak English as their primary language is continually rising, and, with it, the number of teachers needed to be able to effectively teach them rises too.
“I think it is really advantageous for students obtaining their master of arts in teaching to take at least one class about learning who the ELLs are.” Sarah Yaccino Junior
“What we are trying to do is encourage more students to seek the ESL certification because if you go through the education program and you get your master of arts in teaching, what the department is finding is that the school districts are actually requiring teachers to get certified to work with
English learners because of the growing population,” Delgado said. To receive ESL certification from Trinity students must already be certified in elementary, middle or high school education and then take four extra classes to receive the ESL certificate. “The education department has worked with other departments, identifying what courses would provide undergraduate students with the content they need to have for addressing the needs of English language learners,” Delgado said. Two of the classes are taught in the education department and the other two are chosen by the student from a list of approved courses in different departments. “The ESL certification attaches to the other areas because you will have students who are learning English and chemistry, or English and algebra or English and history. So the history, algebra and chemistry teachers need to have some background in terms of the different levels of proficiency and how to present information differently to the English learner so that they will understand and continue to develop both their English language skills and
the content of the subject,” Delgado said.
The principles of the ESL courses teaches the principles of learning a second language, whether it be English, Spanish, French or any other language.”
Rocio Delgado Associate professor of education Students planning to apply to the master of arts in teaching program have expressed interest in the ESL certification. “I think it is really advantageous for students obtaining their master of arts in teaching to take at least one class about learning who the ELLs are and how you can accommodate them in your class, because the number of people who do not speak English at home is growing and it is important to try and accommodate them, both to challenge the mainstream
kids who do speak English and acknowledge some of the words and concepts that ELLs may not be familiar with,” said junior Sarah Yaccino. However, the number of students who are completing the requirements for the certificate is not quite what the department would like them to be, according to Delgado. One misconception that may be discouraging students from completing the certification is the idea that the student must be fluent in the English learner’s native language. “A lot of students think that in order to work with English language learners, you need to speak Spanish or you need to be majoring in Spanish,” Delgado said. “But, the courses that are taught focus on how to make the English language comprehensible to the English learner. The ESL courses and classes aim to allow students to be able to reach various individuals, regardless what langauge they speak. “The principles of the ESL courses teaches the principles of learning a second language, whether it be English, Spanish, French or any other language,” Delgado said.
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“It’s generally been positive especially with the millennial generation,” Nardini said. “Yes I think there is no denying the awkwardness at the beginning and some will argue practically but it think people see the larger picture and what this can reduce.” To many students as well, the app has been received warmly with positive hope for its implementation. However, many others are skeptical about the practicality, something many new projects face at the beginning according to Nardini and Allman. “It’s a really tough subject to talk about,” said junior Clint Schroeder. “I don’t think people would immediately go to the app; it isn’t a first impulse.” With this in mind Allman hopes to create a culture where the app’s usage becomes second nature and widely accepted across campuses around the nation. “Anytime something completely new that beforehand, it’s going to be
strange at first until it become so common place it isn’t strange anymore,” Allman said. “Our hope is that eventually the culture will change that it isn’t weird anymore and if that culture change happens, that it will also come with tangible benefits.”
“Anytime something completely new that beforehand, it’s going to be strange at first until it becomes so common place it isn’t strange anymore.” Nick Allman Senior
Similarly, Nardini notes that like many other projects, what was once awkward and obscure eventually becomes second nature.
“Facebook at first was socially awkward; who would imagine posting all your photos of yourself online, tagging yourself to exact locations at any moment, pretty much putting your whole life and profile to the whole world? But now it’s generally accepted in culture,” Nardini said. Despite criticisms about practicality and usage, Allman, Nardini and the Good2Go team hope that the app can ultimately prevent sexual assaults and generate better communication between the parties involved. “The way we see it is that if this prevents just one sexual assault all our energy was worth it,” Nardini said. The Trinitonian will be corresponding with Nardini and Allman over the weekend. Any new developments discussed regarding the app, its availability for download and consumer feedback will be covered in next week’s issue or updated online at trinitonian.com.
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Three easy steps to good grades From the Wild Frontier David Crockett, Professor October at Trinity: cooler weather, a mid-semester break that isn’t Columbus Day, midterm exams, the inevitable panic over grades. Actually, the panic over grades doesn’t occur until the end of the semester, when it’s too late. So I thought I would take this opportunity to provide students with a nearly foolproof formula for doing really well in classes. I can’t guarantee you’ll get a 4.0, but I do believe faithful application of my formula will lead to a significant GPA payoff. First, READ THE SYLLABUS. I know, writing in all caps is bad form because it looks like I’m yelling at you–but I AM yelling at you. What is so hard about this step? Do you know what a gold mine a syllabus is? You can find all sorts of fascinating nuggets in them, including grading standards (so you aren’t surprised at what constitutes a B+), course calendars (so you know when readings are due and when gradable events occur), and basic requirements for assignments. Teachers tell students there is no such thing as a stupid question, but that’s not true. There ARE stupid questions – not about course content, but about course requirements that are clearly spelled out in the syllabus. There is no excuse for not knowing you have an exam next Wednesday, or that you have pop quizzes on readings, or that your paper should be at least four pages long. And don’t try to get by with
something. If we say write no more than six pages–don’t write more than six pages! Unless you’re a genius. My first roommate in college was a genius, and he regularly flouted upper page limits in his papers, but he could get away with it because he was brilliant. Most of us aren’t. Same goes for lower page limits. If the minimum length is four pages, give us four pages. Not three and a half. We know that’s not really four, even if the number at the bottom of the page says “4.” Four pages means four FULL pages. Second, plan your semester. I don’t care whether you use an old-fashioned daily planner or Google calendar, but you should understand very early in the semester what it’s going to look like. Take reading, for example. In my upper division courses, I tend to assign an average of 100 pages of reading per week. But it’s not always evenly spread out–some weeks it may be 60 pages, and other weeks closer to 150. Once a student called me a douchebag on a student evaluation because he (I assume it was a “he”) thought I had lied about the amount of reading, when the fact is that two weeks on Aristotle is more reading intensive than two weeks on Aquinas. But you should know that after the first week of class. Sit down with your calendar and figure out where the slack in your schedule is going to be, where the choke-points are, and calibrate your efforts accordingly. You would save yourselves a lot of stress by anticipating when you have three papers and two exams in one week, and accounting for that fact earlier in the semester. Professors don’t want you to coming to us asking for extensions because you have other things to do. We’ll just ask why our assignment isn’t the one you choose to make a priority.
Third, put in the time. We all know not all courses are created equal. Some are easier than others. But a general rule of thumb is that you should multiply the number of credit hours you take by three to determine how many hours a week to spend on your academic work. For example, if you take a traditional 15-credit semester of five 3-hour courses, you should be spending 45 hours on academic work–15 hours in the classroom and 30 hours outside. That’s six hours per week outside of class for one typical 3-credit course, with obvious adjustments for labs and other nontraditional experiences. That’s 30 hours of reading, researching, writing, studying, working problem sets. School is a full-time job, but that still gives you plenty of time for eating and sleeping, for organizational activities and leisure. You can even hold down a part-time job. But it’s only manageable if you read the syllabus so that you can plan your semester. Put in the hours, and you might be surprised at the results. None of this is a guarantee. Students are dismayed when I tell them that effort does not equal excellence. They think that simply logging in some hours of work constitutes meritorious performance. Not true. However, I do believe that understanding requirements, making a plan, and putting in the time are necessary conditions to better grades for most students. Why not give it a shot? David Crockett is a professor in the political science department.
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Probably my apartment Kimberly Taylor Senior
The Tea Gardens Sarah McIntrye First year
My house Matt Barnes Senior
I just found the Japanese Gardens so that’s probably where I’ll go
Rosie Van Vilet First year
I went one time to the Japanese Tea Gardens and it was really peaceful.
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My favorite offcampus study spot would have to be Starbucks. Paige Brown Sophomore
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The new direction of life You are worth it Staff Column
Joy Lazarus, Columnist The British are coming! Well, actually, they already came. A few weeks ago, five boys graced the great Lone Star State with a concert in downtown San Antonio. One Direction performed and left the city with pining teenage hearts in their wake. My secret love for mainstream boy bands started when I was a wee little high schooler. They made their debut on my laptop one fateful day. The band came from a different culture and lived on a different continent, but despite this I instantly felt that we had something in common. It was probably just attraction, as Harry’s face reminded me of something Michelangelo had sculpted: big, exquisite and proportional. There were webpages, Tumblrs, Twitter accounts and Instagrams created by fans just to promote One Direction’s image. There were pictures posted daily,
alerts and fan fiction that could keep you pretty involved. It fed a weird portion of my soul. I was slowly sucked in. When they came to Houston my junior year of high school it was like the census: everyone was there. Girls screamed from their seats before the band even got on stage. When the boys walked out, the crowd absolutely lost it. The stadium filled with a feminine roar. By then, I felt that I wasn’t nearly as excited as the swarms around me. I wasn’t crying, at least. It became obvious that I was a part something much larger than myself, something that I wasn’t necessarily proud of. Niall asked the crowd to wave our phones in the air and I saw thousands of lights grace the stadium. White screens filled the space around us, leading all the way to five boys and the band. It must have looked like there was a constellation of phones with the stage as the center of the universe. That night, I was just another light in the crowd, another star in the abyss. The music somehow seemed less personal. As a disclaimer, this is nothing against the band members. They’re all great and attractive and have, what
I can only assume from photos, exquisitely soft hair. I was more taken aback by the crazy fandom that snuck up on me. The weird collective longing I had encountered at the concert was borderline infatuation, not enthusiasm. In some ways I felt that I lost my individuality as a fan. I haphazardly forked it over to a bunch of British guys. College applications really got me out of that humdrum. At Trinity, I’ve learned to be more independent. I have yet to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but I’m sure it’s coming any day now. Trinity really values individualism, and you blend in among other groups of people, but you don’t find your identity in them. Apart from the ideas and beliefs you buy into, you are an individual in your own right. The interests you have exist outside of you. This is what makes us independent, Mabee-fed,inflated-egohaving college kids. As long as we don’t drink the KoolAid, life should ease merrily along its way. Joy Lazarus is a sophomore majoring in art and communication.
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Lauren Schroeter, Columnist It has been over six years, but the things my abuser said and did to me still affect many aspects of my life. While most of the other negative feelings have faded, the humiliation, the selfloathing, the fear, I still feel immeasurable amounts of anger and burning hatred— towards him of course. Some people tell you to “forgive and forget,” but it’s not that easy. How could I possibly forgive someone for putting me down every chance he got, for alienating me from my friends and family, forcing me into situations I did not want to be in and stalking me for several months after I broke up with him? Further, how could one possibly expect me to forget these things, which affected a large part of my life and literally changed the way I saw and interacted with the world? I’m sorry, but if I want to hold a grudge, I think I’m damn well entitled to do so, because what happened to me isn’t something I will ever forget. Emotional abuse is sometimes forgotten about or seen as less serious than physical abuse, but the effects can be just as bad. Some aspects of emotional abuse have become so normalized in our society that they aren’t really seen as abuse at all and are even touted as some kind of “romantic ideal” (for example, “Twilight”). The truth is, many of these actions are NOT ideal;
they are alienating and humiliating to the person they are directed towards. Abusers start out nice. They seem perfect. But the more you get into the relationship or the friendship, the more contorted this image of niceness becomes. It can start small, with criticizing parts of your appearance that you can’t easily change, talking badly about your friends when they aren’t there, showing up at your house uninvited or when you specifically told them you did not want company that day. And these things build up, slowly breaking down your self-esteem, your ability to connect with other people, and your mental well-being. It seems like it’d be common sense just to leave, but many abusers aren’t mean on a constant basis. Some of them go back to being nice after a while and promise they’ll stop (they don’t keep promises), and others like to have big emotional fits in which they paint themselves as the victim of some great injustice as a means to manipulate their target into feeling bad for them all over again. The cycle continues. Because of this, it’s really not that easy to get out of this kind of relationship. Every time you’ve had enough, there’s some new ailment, some new injustice or some new promise. Furthermore, you’ve been alienated from the people you would usually go to for help. Trying to break free can be exhausting and difficult; you have to remember that you are worth it, and that there are many people who Lauren Schroeter is a senior majoring in geology and religion.
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Megan Reynolds, Columnist It is just me or does Einstein’s seem to be riding the struggle bus lately? I used to be able to run in and get a bagel relatively quickly before classes the past two years, but now the wait feels so much longer. I went in the other day just to grab a snack before starting my homework, and, even though I was one of three people in the small eatery, it still took at least 15 minutes for me to get my bagel. I may be crazy, but a 15-minute wait to get a bagel toasted with honey-butter feels slightly ridiculous. I thanked my lucky stars that I was done with classes for the day, otherwise I definitely would have been late to one. After talking to a few friends (who sometimes happened to be coincidentally also waiting
for a bagel), I learned that I’m not the only one feeling frustrated with the slow service. Einstein’s used to be a get-in-get-out kind of place where I could grab a quick lunch and bring it with me to class. Now, I acknowledge that it was never “fast service” per se, but it was reasonable. Recently it just seems outrageous that I can’t grab a quick bagel sandwich before my class. I have to plan strategically, which means going at off times like when others are in classes or getting a very early or very late lunch. Trying to get a bagel any time from 11:45 to 12:45 becomes impossible with the whole of the Trinity campus trying to rush in for lunch. My main issue with Einstein’s is not the workers (they are generally happy and responsive), but the speed. I’ve stood waiting around and watched the process. The main culprit of the hold-up appears to be the pizza bagels. Those things take some time, and, while I understand that there is a first-come-first-served policy (which makes
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complete sense), I also feel as though my toasted bagel with butter could be completed during the time that the pizza bagel is cooking. Easily. Sometimes, when all I want is a bagel and peanut butter I just want to jump behind the counter and do it myself. I especially feel cheated of my time when I ask for peanut butter with my bagel because they don’t even spread that for you. Literally you get your bagel and a small package of peanut butter. How can it take 10 minutes to slice a bagel in half and lightly toast it? That’s all I really want to know. Hopefully, we get a system worked out that will help with efficiency, but for right now I’ll stick to my off times to get a bagel or I’ll grab one of those great salads they offer that require no work on their part. Either way, I hope that wait time gets better because even I don’t want a bagel so badly that I’m willing to sacrifice 15 minute twiddling my thumbs and playing on my phone before I can get it. Megan Reynolds is a sophomore majoring in English.
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This semester, two new members have come aboard the Campus and Community Involvement staff to supervise, manage and coordinate students and student activities. LadyStacie Rimes-Boyd attended Baylor University and Georgetown University and worked at the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars prior to coming to Trinity. She now serves as the coordinator of Coates University Center. “I coordinate the day-to-day activities of Coates,” RimesBoyd said. “I manage the student workers and the budget and oversee reservations for the space.” Rimes-Boyd says that in her time at Trinity, she has noticed a distinct focus on the students and their preparations for the future. “Trinity is a small institution and has a keen eye for helping to nurture students and help to give everyone a good start,” RimesBoyd said. Aside from her position in CCI, Rimes-Boyd is a new advisor for the Black Student Union. Campus and Community Involvement has also welcomed a new assistant director, John Jacobs, also known as “J.J.” Jacobs previously worked at Austin Community College as a coordinator of first-year
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experience and orientation, in addition to doing grant work for student success initiatives. He brings knowledge from these experiences to his new position at Trinity. “My role is to work to lead events like student orientation and Fall Family Weekend,” Jacobs said. “I work alongside LadyStacie and help supervise the space at the Coates Center.” Jacobs appreciates the sense of community found at Trinity. “I think the first thing that excited me about Trinity was the idea of a small community,” Jacobs said. “I had heard the word ‘community,’ and when I got here, I really saw that Trinity was a great community.” In addition to his work in CCI, Jacobs plans to start an oncampus spirit group in the near future. Like CCI, Residential Life also gained new staff members this year. Amelia Shaw and Lyndsey Aguilar have joined Trinity’s team of Residential Life Coordinators and work in the first-year area. Before coming to Trinity, Shaw worked with College Forward, a program that assists first generation and low income students in applying and succeeding in college. At Trinity, Shaw works with Resident Mentors to help make students’ transition to Trinity a smooth one. “I’m helping students by making their transition to Trinity a positive growing experience,” Shaw said. “My hope for the end of the year is that my staff and I have done our best to empower first-year students to take ownership of their space, their well-being and their happiness.”
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photo by Jordan Leeper John Jacobs is the new assistant director of CCI and LadyStacie Rimes-Boyd is the new coordinator of the Coates University Center.
Students create automated mail service Award-winning journalist Sophomores’ online business builds upon entrepreneurship group project by Heather Bush CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER This past spring, sophomores Jack Fiedler, Andrea Lee, Benjamin Gomez and Daniela Galarza were assigned a group project in Luis Martinez’s entrepreneurship class that asked them to address a specific problem. “We started with something that we all addressed as a common need,” Gomez said. “The original idea was that people would call in and we would write them a handwritten letter, but we realized that we’re college students, too, and we don’t have the time to do that, either.” The group’s original idea expanded into what they now call Modern Snail. Through their website, students can upload
their information and choose cards to send to their relatives or friends for specific holidays and occasions. “It started out as a newsletter idea where students could go online and fill out a form to mail to relatives, but we later moved to the card idea. That way, you could go to our website and fill out a one time thing,” Lee said. The name “Modern Snail” stemmed from the idea of modernizing the traditional “snail mail” to be more accommodating to a busy lifestyle. “With as busy as Trinity students are, few students have the time to send out physical cards to family and friends,” Fiedler said. “We want to go beyond sending a text message or a Facebook post, something more meaningful.” When students enter the website, they will be able to input all of their important dates and information at once. “Every year I send cards to all of my family and friends for their birthdays, yet I always forget someone. We don’t want anyone to be forgotten,” Fiedler said.
When the group pitched their business idea last spring, their proposal was chosen as the best out of the class. “We won the competition in our class at the end of the academic year,” Lee said. “Four of us were able to stay here in San Antonio over the summer and work with Trinity to get the business started.” Since winning the class competition, the group has been working on developing Modern Snail, which has included seeking out student and local artists who are interested in displaying their artwork on the cards. “One of our big principles is trying to get local art out into the world,” Gomez said. “Nothing is mass-produced. We’re starting out with art from Trinity then expanding to the Trinity area. We are still taking artists, and anyone interested can submit their work to info@modernsnail. com.” The students hope to officially launch Modern Snail’s services around Thanksgiving of this year. Visit modernsnail.com for more information.
to speak at Trinity Tuesday
Host of “Democracy Now!” to film show live in TigerTV studio by Davis Mathis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER Amy Goodman will be speaking at Trinity University at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Stieren Theater as part of the Maverick Lecture Series, which is made possible by the William and Salome Scanlan Foundation. Goodman will discuss the role independent media play in wars and elections. Goodman is the host of and co-founder of the program “Democracy Now!” which, according to their official website, is a daily, national and independent news program. Goodman
was the first journalist to ever win the “Right Livelihood Award,” a prestigious award established in 1980 often referred to as the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” according to the Right Livelihood Award Foundation’s website. Professors and students alike are excited for Goodman’s lecture. Robert Huesca, director of international programs and professor of communication, spoke of his excitement for Goodman’s appearance at Trinity. He encouraged students to attend and praised Goodman for what she has achieved in her career. “She is one of the nation’s top independent journalists, a real model of intelligence, tenacity and innovativeness,” Huesca said. “Her interview with Bill Clinton is one of the most mesmerizing moments of live journalism ever recorded.” see GOODMAN page 10
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Debate team returns successfully from year’s first major tournament Next competition to take place this weekend in Ogden, Utah by Julia Elmore CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER Last week, the debate team returned from a successful first major tournament of the year. The tournament was hosted by Georgia State University and included over 100 teams from dozens of schools around the country. “Our top team had a strong finish at 25th,” said William Mosley-Jensen, director of debate, in an interview via email. “Over the course of the weekend, our squad of 12 debaters defeated teams
from Harvard, Northwestern, Emory, Michigan State and Wake Forest University (among others).” That top team, consisting of juniors Nathan Rothenbaum and Maggie Solice, was competing in the open division of the tournament against 112 teams from 37 Division I schools. They competed in a style of debate that is recognized as the most academically rigorous form of debating. Rothenbaum was also ranked 19th individually out of a field of 224 competitors. “I knew that we would do well because, as a team, we had conducted thousands of hours of research to prepare, and we have amazing coaches,” Solice said. “We’ve spent literally the past two months researching
the topic and reading hundreds of academic articles,” Rothenbaum said.
“We have a young team and have been working hard on our current topic since July. We think the team is really ripe for a revival.”
William MosleyJensen Assistant Professor of Human Communication and Theatre and Director of Debate This research process started well before the year began.
“Preparing for a tournament begins in the summer when we first get our topic,” Solice said. “The research is basically the equivalent of writing a term paper every two weeks.” This year’s topics of debate include the costs and benefits of legalization of controversial activities. “The resolution is about legalizing one or more of the topics on a list, including marijuana, physician-assisted suicide, online gambling and organ sales,” Rothenbaum said. The debate team will compete in its next competition this weekend in Ogden, Utah. The tournament was very selective. “It is a closed tournament that only invites a select group of approximately 32 nationally competitive teams,” Solice said.
The debate team looks forward to more success in this year.
“The research is basically the equivalent of writing a term paper every two weeks.”
Maggie Solice Junior Debate Team Member “I am really excited for the team prospects,” MosleyJensen said. “We have a young team and have been working hard on our current topic since July. We think the team is really ripe for a revival.”
Klawe speaks on getting women involved in technology Harvey Mudd College president shares advice on how to diversify STEM courses by Davis Mathis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER Maria Klawe, the president of Harvey Mudd College, has spent the majority of her life trying to recruit more women into technology-related fields. Through her research at various universities, Klawe has developed several programs to bring in and retain more females in the sciences. Klawe believes that diversity is vital in the workplace and that recruitment must not stop with females, but should encourage diversity of race and sexuality as well. Klawe stressed the importance of tech jobs in the future and thinks diversity will play an important role in solving problems effectively. “Virtually every problem that faces the world today— IT, computing is going to be a part of the solution. It’s not going to be the whole solution by any means, but it’s going to be part of it,” Klawe said. “If you don’t have diverse teams working on solutions, the solutions are going to be way worse.” Students from various disciplines attended the lecture and they stayed well after to ask questions and discuss some of the issues she touched on. Junior Chandler Grace was very impressed with Klawe and the work she has done. “As someone who has done engineering and computer science for 16 years and then promptly got out of it once I got to college, I would certainly say this is worthwhile and interesting to look at from an academic side,” Grace said.
Klawe discussed the various ways she and others have worked to change the culture of computer science in order to attract and retain more females in the field. Most of this work began at other universities, but Klawe has continued it in her current position. Her goal is to make Harvey Mudd College an example to all schools who want to get more women involved in computer science and other technology-related fields.
“If you don’t have diverse teams working on solutions, the solutions are going to be way worse.”
Maria Klawe President of Harvey Mudd College One of the many things the computer science department at Harvey Mudd did was make the introduction to computer science courses less intimidating for beginners, and add various levels based on student experience. “We changed our introduction to computer science courses to have a section for people with no prior knowledge, one with some prior knowledge and those that have spent way too much time programming in order to not intimidate our newer students,” Klawe said. Junior Natalie Seitzman was also impressed with the lecture and the way Klawe has approached the technology gender gap and worked towards finding a solution. She believes that Klawe is working for the good of the
photo by Sarah Thorne Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College, prepares to answer sophomore Kylie Moden’s question at the Lennox seminar.
sciences and hopes she will continue to bring diversity more to the forefront. “I really enjoyed it. I thought she was a very exciting speaker,” Seitzman said. “It’s very inspiring to see a president put in all this work and have results.” Klawe has spent much of her professional life working towards increasing diversity in technology and says it has been a passion of hers since she was 17. Since she has become president of Harvey Mudd College, the number of female students attending Harvey Mudd has increased by 15 percent and the college recently graduated an engineering class that was more than 50 percent female—a first for the college. She has gained national recognition for her work and hopes to inspire others to follow hers and other examples to increase diversity in technology industries.
Goodman will discuss the role of independent media • continued from page 9 Huesca is not the only person that is excited for Goodman’s lecture. Sophomore Bailee Manzer only recently heard of Goodman, but in the short time she has been familiar with her, she has acquired a massive respect and admiration for her work and achievements in her field. She will be attending the lecture and is interested in what Goodman has to say. “My mom called me and told me that I should see the lecture coming up from this woman I had never heard of before,” Manzer said. “I did a little research and she seemed interesting, so I listened to some of her work and just fell in love. Students will truly understand
the importance of journalism after listening to her.” In addition to her lecture, Goodman will have a studentonly meeting at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday in Storch 113. Goodman will be filming her show, “Democracy Now!,” in Trinity’s TigerTV live studio on Wednesday morning. It is currently possible that Trinity community members will be allowed to attend the live filming. “I think it’s a really unique opportunity to work with someone who is in broadcast journalism,” said junior Davis Alcorn, TigerTV station programming manager. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with someone who is so established in the field.”
October Friday, October 10
Friday, October 3
Tuesday, October 21
Fiesta Room 7:30 p.m.
Stieren Theatre 8 p.m.
Parker Chapel 7:30 p.m.
Opening night of “The Glass Menagerie” Kyle
Lennox Seminar Series — Kimberly Hambuchen,
Fall Choral Concert — Gary Seighman will
Gillette directs this classic play by Tennesse
a robotics engineer in the Software, Robotics
conduct the Trinity choir in its fall concert.
Williams to kick off the 2014-2015 Trinity
and Simulation division at NASA Johnson Space
theatre season.
Wednesday, October 22
Center, develops methods for remote supervision
Laurie Auditorium 8 a.m.
of space robots. She currently oversees NASA JSC’s
Saturday, October 4
participation in the collaboration of the Robot
Skyline Room 7 p.m.
Fall Career Fair — Bring your resume and meet
Operations Portal (ROP), seeking to provide non-
Skyline Swing — Every first Saturday of the
expert, web-based interfaces for operating
month, the Jim Cullum Jazz Band performs
with potential employers for possible job opportunities and internships.
remote robots unavailable to the greater
swing music, perfect for dancing. The event
Thursday, October 23
public.
is free for all Trinity students.
Ruth Taylor Recital Hall 7:30 p.m.
Friday,
Monday, October 6 Laurie Auditorium 7:30 p.m. Hudson Taylor lecture: “Allyship: Becoming a
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Trinity Symphony Orchestra Concert — John Thornton will
Richardson Comm Center 5 p.m. Department of Communication Alumni Wine and
conduct the Trinity Symphony Orchestra in its fall concert.
Cheese Reception. Join communication faculty
Champion for Inclusion.” Hudson Taylor formed
and students for an opportunity to connect with
Athlete Ally, a nonprofit sports organization
Trinity communication alumni.
that calls for respect and inclusions at every athletic level.
Monday, October 13
Sunday, October 26 Ruth Taylor Recital Hall 3 p.m. Trinity Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert— James Worman will conduct the Trinity
Ruth Taylor Recital Hall 8 p.m.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble in its fall concert.
Stieren Theater 7:30 p.m.
An evening of Reading and Conversation with
Sunday, October 26
Maverick Lecture Series with Amy Goodman,
professor of creative writing at NYU.
Tuesday, October 7
Zadie Smith, an award-winning British novelist and
an award-winning journalist and host of “Democracy Now!” Goodman’s lecture is called “Independent Media in a Time of War and Elections.”
Fiesta Room 7:30 p.m.
Media, helped grow the company’s reader
in a Young Women Programmers Panel.
The chamber music recital will feature Soo Hong Kim, soprano; Sarah Holman, alto; Andres Blosser, tenor; Chia-wei Lee, baritone;
Lennox Seminar Series — Erin Pettigrew, vice president for business development for Gawker
Lennox Seminar Series — Amara Keller ‘12, Patt Wolf ‘13
Tuesday, October 7
Ruth Taylor Recital Hall 3 p.m.
Monday, October 13
and Aly Miller ‘12. These three Trinity alumnae will take part
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base. Pettigrew’s lecture is titled “Women in Technology: A Firsthand Look at How We’re Making it.”
Tuesday, October 14 Ruth Taylor Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. “Strange Bedfellows: The Violin in Unusual Ensemble Settings.”
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Trinity theatre opens season with “The Glass Menagerie” Play by Tennessee Williams explores selective process of remembering by Heather Bush CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER On Friday, Oct. 3, Trinity theatre will open its season with Tennessee Williams’s “The Glass Menagerie,” directed by Kyle Gillette, associate professor of human communication and theatre. “I was always really attracted to the way ‘The Glass Menagerie’ deals with memory and how it explores the texture of memory,” Gillette said. “It addresses the way that we remember things from our past and how that memory can warp and change based on how we feel about it.” The play centers on the memories of the narrator, Tom Wingfield, as he recounts events that occurred between his mother Amanda, his sister Laura and himself. Apart from the Wingfield family, only one other character, Jim, appears throughout the play. “It’s been really different just having the four of us because it always feels so quiet,” said Tristan Harness, a first year. “I’m used to casts of 45 or 50 people and here we are in this really emotionally exhausting, intense play and it’s only the four of us.”
According to Harness, working with a small cast has provided new challenges, and she loves how close the group has become. A smaller cast has allowed the actors to delve deeper into their characters and explore how they relate with one another in the context of Tom’s memories. “The designers, cast and I did an exercise where we each had to remember and describe a room from our childhood to notice when memories would end, and that translated into a very spare set where walls are missing and only the important objects are there,” Gillette said. Some of the major objects present in the set include the figures from Laura’s glass menagerie. As the play’s name implies, these objects become an important symbol. Timothy Francis, lighting designer and technical director, worked with a group of students to create a certain quality in these small figures. “The lighting really highlights Laura’s intimacy with her collection,” Francis said. “It’s her place of escape, and her interaction with the figurines combined with the lighting helps to reinforce how much that is her own little private world.” In addition to the unique lighting, Gillette also incorporated some new exercises into the cast’s rehearsals. “Kyle brought his dog to rehearsal one day and we had
photos by Sarah Thorne (Above): First year Tristan Harness takes a phone call during the rehearsal of “The Glass Menagerie.” (Below): Junior Sarah Tipton plays the role of Laura Wingfield, a character whose collection of glass figurines plays a big part of the story.
to try to get her attention for one of the scenes,” Harness said. “We had to find things that she was interested in and play with them, kind of like how you would use your props on stage to try to captivate an audience.” Harness is looking forward to seeing how audiences react to the play’s more comedic moments. “I’m excited for when people are going to laugh; I know it’s a really intense play and it’s going to be sad, but there are some funny moments and I’m excited to hear how the audience reacts to them,” Harness said. “The Glass Menagerie” will run Oct. 3-5 and Oct. 8-11 in Stieren Theatre. Curtain times are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday and 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.
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I am not a foodie. I admit that right now. To be fair, I don’t know very many people who would even call themselves that. I would like to think that college kids—people who usually do not have a reliable, full-time job that affords them a large disposable income—cannot go out to eat at fancy restaurants all the time. Personally, I don’t really hate McDonald’s, and I might even go so far as to say that, yes, I even like it. Don’t worry, I won’t be talking about the best McDonald’s around town. Though, now that I think about it, that does sound like a great idea for an article… But what I’m really here to write about today are a couple of trendy restaurants opening up that you may not have known about. Both gained their reputation in other cities or states, and both are coming to San Antonio.
Torchy’s Tacos
Torchy’s Tacos is opening a location at Lincoln Heights (near the Quarry). It is hugely popular in Austin, Dallas and Houston, and it is finally coming to our fair city. Since we do live in San Antonio, it’s a bit surprising that we’re getting one, since we are not lacking in restaurants that serve tacos. If you’re tired of the usual places like Chipotle or Freebirds, Torchy’s Tacos offers something different to fill your generic and inauthentic Mexican cuisine needs. While I haven’t had too much Torchy’s experience, one of my close friends says that just about every dish is tasty. They even do great renditions of simple things like the potato, egg and cheese taco. Because of “the potato, the egg and, well, the cheese.” The most popular item, judging by my very unscientific methods, is something called the trailer park taco. It is a combination of fried chicken, green chilies, lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese. You can even get it “trashy,” which means they take out the lettuce and put in queso. As you can see, the Austin vibe really shows. How can you not graphic by Samantha Skory love how trendy and hip this place is?
So. It’s finally happened. Fox has announced they’re going to make a Deadpool movie. Its release date is supposedly February 12, 2016. No other details have been confirmed, although there are rumors about the script writer and the lead actor (it’d better freaking be Ryan Reynolds, who, if you didn’t know, portrayed him in that cinematic masterpiece, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”). Also, it has to be rated R. Please? Naturally, I’m stoked. I love Deadpool, and I know he has only grown exponentially in popularity in the years since I discovered him in an Ultimate X-Men comic. However, when I mentioned to our Editor in Chief that I wanted to write an article about him, I came to a realization: a substantial portion of the population has no idea who or what “Deadpool” is.
So this article is a twoparter: I’ll give a backstory of Deadpool, then I’ll talk about the “Deadpool by Joe Kelly Omnibus,” which came out last year. So. Deadpool. First of all, he’s a person named Wade Wilson. He was afflicted by a horrible cancer and, faced with death, was given a chance at new life through the infamous Weapon X program, which left Deadpool with amazing regenerative abilities (he can regrow severed body parts) and an immensely accelerated healing factor,. This experience also left him with pyschological wounds. Don’t ask him about it. Deadpool is a mercenary and assassin first and foremost. This makes him not quite a bad guy, but not quite a good guy either. He’s fascinatingly ambiguous. Another quality that draws people to Deadpool is his characteristic humor. He peppers his overabundance of dialogue with pop-culture references, hilarious quips
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In-N-Out Burger
In-N-Out is much celebrated by people from California, the home state of the chain. It almost seems to be a requisite for California natives, which is almost ridiculous. I get it, it’s great, whatever. Anyone with an opinion on this restaurant says that In-N-Out is the best fastfood burger and that “you have try the animal-style fries” (that’s extra sauce, grilled onions and lots of cheese on top of a basket of fries). There are currently plans for two new locations here in San Antonio, and while I definitely want to visit this place every once in awhile, I cannot get all that excited about it. Still, I’ll admit that putting an In-N-Out here makes sense. California is hemorrhaging people into Texas and our state’s cities are booming, so Texas is a good jumping point for In-N-Out. The entire aesthetic reminds me of the ‘50s, which I love. It does feel weirdly like entering a time machine. There was a guy in a Scooby-Doo van and a girl who looked like Jacqueline Crowley. It might be more of an Austin thing, but I imagine that In-N-Out will also be quite popular with certain demographics here in SA.
The Pearl
I am being somewhat pretentious by talking about “trendy and hip” restaurants that originated in other places, so I also wanted to wrap up by mentioning one trendy option that started right here in San Antonio: the Pearl. I am sure you have heard of this place but my god, it is just cool. I knew of the place during the day because of the Saturday morning’s Farmer’s Market. The CIA, yes that CIA, is stationed around that area and a number of restaurants hire the talented CIA students. Also, if you didn’t know, this CIA is The Culinary Institute of America. I recently went to the Granary and I was incredibly uncomfortable, out-ofplace and uncouth. I loved it though. Even as a non-foodie, I can tell you that this place is worth a try. In honor of their new location in San Antonio, Torchy’s has refashioned their logo so that it features our own A&E writer/ resident model, John Mendiola.
and clever insults, and he shamelessly hits on every woman he meets. He also loves chimichangas and pranking people, and he’s known for his ability to break the fourth wall (in the sense that Deadpool knows he’s in a comic and often makes references to this fact, either by addressing the reader directly or any other generally meta act). Now, I’ve found that most people love the character without having read a Deadpool comic, whether they know him from video games, Tumblr or something else. If that’s you, you don’t know what you’re missing! So here’s where the aforementioned “Omnibus” comes in. If you try to find what most people agree to be “the definitive Deadpool,” you’ll be overwhelmingly led to Joe Kelly, the first writer on a “Deadpool” ongoing title. His run began in 1997 and lasted until issue 33. The best way to read his stuff is to buy the “Deadpool by Joe
Kelly Omnibus,” which contains his entire run. Warning: this book does clock in at a staggering 1,160 pages, so don’t expect to finish it in a day. But little by little, issue by issue, this book is worth the $70 you can get it for on Amazon. Within these pages, you’ll meet the real Deadpool, the original “Merc with a Mouth.” But what’s truly great about this collection is that if you loved Deadpool before, you’ll learn to understand him even better and hopefully have more complicated feelings towards him (respect, even?). Y’see, not to spoil anything, but an ongoing storyline in this omnibus is that Deadpool is destined to (possibly) save the world. In this storyline, woman from the future is determined to get him in shape in order to be a hero instead of the immature, jokey murderer he’s always been. But Deadpool isn’t sure he wants to BE a hero.
In an age where the antihero is the hippest character on TV dramas, Deadpool manages to be a totally unique character. I love Deadpool because he’s funny, but more so because I think he is a fascinating guy, and Joe Kelly absolutely nails him. If you’re interested in a very intelligent, philosophical comic, this isn’t quite it, but you aren’t far off! Joe Kelly has crafted a story which manages to be both morose and hysterical. It’s a combination that I love in art; when something can make me laugh and also question existence. Overall, Deadpool manages to be so much more than just a silly assassin designed to entertain. (And if you’re still skeptical of how funny a superhero comic can be, read Deadpool #11, where ‘Pool and Blind Al get transported into a SpiderMan comic from the late 1960s. It’s comic gold—pun intended. I think Deadpool would be proud.)
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magazines, etc. on social media, versions of “Who Wore What Where” during NYFW spammed your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds. But it wasn’t always like this. You could say that Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of the American edition of “Vogue,” helped push this trend along. As the new head of “Vogue,” she published celebrities rather than models on the front cover. While this wasn’t a totally new concept, it had only been done occasionally in the past. Now, almost every issue of “Vogue” and other magazines host the latest celebrity “it”girl, and she is usually an actress. You might see a fashion model on the cover of the September issue, but, really, aren’t models celebrities, too? The line between celebrity and model has been blurred— can you say Kendall “just Kendall now” Jenner? As some of the latest and greatest celebrities, fashion models are trendsetters. Everyone wants to be Cara Delevingne’s new BFF, and it helps that we can follow her every move on Instagram. In this sense, we do arguably
follow celebrity trends more than the fashion itself, which is aided by social media. We all want purple hair because it looked great on Nicole Richie and Kylie Jenner, so why not us, too? There has also been another, more recent shift regarding where and who we get some of our outfit inspiration from. Along with Cara and Kendall’s cool style, the fashion industry now pays attention to the notso-average consumer. Having enviable “street style” is the equivalent of owning the latest designer threads. Well- known bloggers such as Chiara Ferragni (also known as “the blonde salad”) hold their own in the industry as fashion icons, and some become so prominent that they collaborate with major designers, and the fashion consuming masses adore them. Essentially, fashion tells us what we value in appearances at a certain moment in time. Right now, the trends indicate that we love appearing as if we are above actually caring what we look like. In this strange era, it seems like
looking unfashioned is now a kind of style all its own. I’m generalizing, of course: everyone has their own unique style that conveys a lot of different things, but the “in” thing to wear right now, especially in a college campus setting, is an oxymoronic wellput-together afterthought of an outfit. Most of our clothes, according to fashion icons, bloggers and the latest street-style “it” girls, must look equal parts chic, laid back, distressed and casual. In this day and age, fashion in pop culture is this amalgamation of the approachably unattainable. Ultimately, as so many magazines, models and movie stars show us, today’s style is, at heart, a kind of paradox. You want perfectly mussed hair, makeup that looks like you’re not wearing any and maybe some clothes that say “it’s expensive to look homeless.” But in the end, even this messiness is just another construction, just another in a series of trends. Just remember this hashtag: #nobodywakesuplikethat.
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The fashion magazine is the paradigm of fashion in pop culture. It literally sets the bar for what we will wear for years to come. When you read these magazines, the fashion is painted as this unattainable style, this thing that only celebrities, models and editors of fashion magazines possess. I wholeheartedly agree that the stuff in “Vogue” is mostly impractical and out-of-thisworld-weird, but I still buy the magazine and I love looking at the fashion spreads. The stuff that most people (even celebrities) actually wear is like a watered-down, simplified and more functional version of the stuff in these spreads, and that’s why these magazines are still cool. In today’s pop culture, fashion and celebrity go hand in hand. When I was at New York Fashion Week, half of the fun was seeing what everyone in attendance wore. And if you follow the right people,
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by Mason Walker A&E EDITOR I’m here to report a scandal on our campus. No, not one related to administration, construction, or even copulation. The scandal is this: Trinity is not doing enough to promote the upcoming appearance of author Zadie Smith, a Great Author with a capital G and a capital A who is giving a reading on our campus. Oh yes, we’ve hung up the customary little posters and such, but when the best European novelist of the new millennium is coming to call, we should be doing more. Hiring a plane to do some skywriting would be a start. Now, a learned, skeptical Trinity student like yourself is right to ask: OK, what makes her so great? Why is this “Mrs. Smith Comes To Trinity” thing such a big deal? Well, the first thing to know is that, all hoity-toity literary
hullaboo aside, the lady’s just a damn good storyteller. Yes, you’ll laugh. Yes, you’ll cry. Yes, you’ll feel your heart expand to make room for a new world. The singular voice in which Smith tells those stories is also key to her genius. Born to a Jamaican mother and English father, she spent her formative decades grooving to Aretha Franklin and Billie Holliday while also studying the classics of English literature. That blend of classical literary refinement and raw, rhythmic feeling shows up beautifully in Smith’s prose style. Just look at this: “It is never really very cold in England. It is drizzly, and the wind will blow; hail happens, and there is a breed of Tuesday in January in which time creeps and no light comes and the air is full of water and nobody really loves anybody, but still a decent jumper and a waxen jacket lined with wool is sufficient for every weather England’s got to give.”
Now, there’s a description with the deceptively simple soulfulness of a good pop song (“Nobody really loves anybody”) and the ornately insightful vocabulary of a Jane Austen novel (“a waxen jacket lined with wool is sufficient”). You’ll find more examples of her well-blended wisdom further down the page.
“Smith shows us how, amidst all our differences, there is the possibility for tenuous yet beautiful connection.”
And now, with the remaining words allotted me, I’ll turn to that which seals Smith’s reputation as not just a good author, but a Great One. According to Matthew Arnold, our best authors are those that have “risen to the
comprehension of their age” —that is, the ones who can, in addition to entertaining us, give us essential insights about the time we’re living in. Zadie Smith certainly qualifies. She often depicts characters of radically difference races, religions or sexual identities who crisscross in unexpected ways as they navigate the color and chaos of 21st century Britain— the Bangladeshi Iqbals and Cambridge-bred Chalfens in “White Teeth,” the fiercely secularized Howard Belsey and the devout Monty Kipps in my personal favorite, “On Beauty.” It’s not just that Smith makes these characters sing in dialects both totally authentic and completely distinct from her own. It’s that she brings them together in ways that show us something about how to make room for diversity in a civilization that has often been diametrically opposed to it.
Better yet, she does it without any dishonest preaching about how “we’re all in this together.” Smith knows that some gaps aren’t made for filling, and some bridges aren’t ready for building. But, like her literary hero E.M. Forster, Smith shows us how, amidst all our differences, there is the possibility for tenuous yet beautiful connection. With that in mind, you’d do very well to connect yourself to Zadie Smith, and to her work. If you have the time, try to get through one of her big, rich novels before she comes later this month. For a shorter introduction, check out one of her essays, such as “Generation Why” or “Smith Family Christmas.” Or just open one of her books to a page—any page. That’ll give you a taste of her voice, and of why it’s so damn exciting to have that voice speaking in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall at 8 pm on October 13th.
Zadie’s Wit and Wisdom “Greeting cards routinely tell us everybody deserves love. Everybody deserves clean water. Not everybody deserves love all the time.”
“To tell tall tales.... would be to spread the myth, the wicked lie, that the past is always tense and the future, perfect.”
“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”
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A&E ROUNDTABLE: What’s your pop-culture guilty pleasure? If had to pick a guilty pleasure, I’d say “24.” The political views of this show are so contrary to my own, yet I find myself persuaded as I watch Jack Bauer bite off a terrorist’s ear or punch a woman in the face...because he has to know WHERE THE BOMB IS or WHERE THE EVIDENCE IS or WHERE THE (fill in the blank) IS. Also, he is never, ever wrong. I’ve watched the whole thing through more than twice, and while I don’t feel “guilty,” per se, I do have to admit this show is a little...silly, to say the least. Monica Clifford, A&E Writer
This is a tough roundtable because frankly I do not have too many guilty pleasures. No one should feel guilty about what gives them enjoyment unless you enjoy punching your spouse in the face or spreading ebola. (Look at how relevant my jokes are!) I want to take the time to talk about my love for fantasy books. While some consider these kind of books to be “guilty pleasures” In my clearly objective frame of my mind, I just wish some people did not view it as just “genre fiction” and it was not such a niche fiction. “Game of Thrones” should not be the exception.. Fantasy books are full of imaginative plots and ideas that can make life both deeper and fuller. John Mendiola, A&E Writer
Hello, my name is Sofia and I am a pinaholic. Pinterest is my social media guilty pleasure. More specifically, I enjoy the terribly basic and cheesy “Humor” category on this site far more than I should, and I use it procrastinate like no other. Countless hours that should have been dedicated to studying have instead been channeled into building my 27 boards hosting pins of clothes, shoes, dumb GIFs and the occasional makeup tutorial that I will never watch. I am addicted to this site. Although I have gotten better at budgeting the time I spend on it, my roommate and I still have full-on conversations via e-cards we find in the “Humor” section while we are in the same room. Sofia Villarreal, A&E Columnist
I have more guilty pleasures than an aspiring arts critic should. No one extolling the virtues of visionary art should light up when a Tom-Cruiserunning-from-explosions flick is on, or when Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” is playing. But I do. However, the worst of all my guilty pleasures is surely “Norbit,” the staggeringly offensive, titanically unfunny Eddie Murphy flick that’s always on TNT when I have two hours to spare. You’d think that seeing Mr. Murphy make farting jokes and get hit by a whaling harpoon while in drag would only be funny once, if even that many times. You’d be right. But each time, I delight in being wrong. Mason Walker, A&E Editor
QUOTES OF THE WEEK: Thoughts on “Good Taste” “Taste is the best judge. It is rare. Art only addresses itself to an excessively small number of individuals.” -Paul Cezanne
IGN’S Top 10 Guilty Pleasure Films
10. “Teen Wolf” (1985) 9. “Waterworld” (1995)
8. “Tango and Cash” (1989)
7. “Snakes on a Plane”
“Nobody ever lost a buck underestimating the taste of the American public.” -H.L. Mencken
(2006) 6.
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5. “Wild Things” (1998) 4. “Jason X” (2001)
“Tell me what you like and I’ll tell you what you are.” -John Ruskin “Sometimes it’s more important to be human than to have good taste.” -Bertolt Brecht
3. “House of the Dead” (2003)
2. “Showgirls” (1995)
1. “Deep Blue Sea” (1999)
compiled from IGN.com
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Trinity soccer teams ranked No. 3 in the nation
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Tigers undefeated in SCAC after 6-0 and 7-0 shutouts by Stephen Mason
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Trinity men’s soccer team increased their overall record to 9-1-0 after a win over Schreiner last Friday. The Tigers remain undefeated in conference play with a record of 4-0-0. The Tigers started off the game with a goal from senior Johnny Lawson in the third minute. First year Brent Mandelkorn added two more goals in the 11th and 16th minutes of the match, bringing the score to 3-0. Sophomore Callum Squires capped off the first half with a goal in the 32nd minute of the first half, bringing the score to 4-0 at the half. Junior Victor Araujo kicked off the second half with two goals in the first six minutes of the half, bringing the lead to 6-0. First year Nate Dauphin scored the final goal of the match on a long-range shot to bring the final score to 7-0 in favor of the Tigers.
“The Schreiner result was a good result. We scored some great goals in the second half, but the best thing about that game was how quickly we started. We started off very strong, and were very dynamic from the kickoff,” said assistant coach Edward Cartee. On Monday night, head coach Paul McGinlay led the Tigers to a 1-0 victory over Texas Lutheran University. This win was McGinlay’s 400th win since taking over the team in 1991. McGinlay entered this season with the highest winning percentage of any men’s soccer coach in the NCAA and led the Tigers to a National Championship in 2003. The game was close throughout regulation. “It was a close game and a nice goal from my teammate Emmanuel [Raranje],” said senior Simon Uribe The only scoring play in the 400th win came from Raranje in the 31th minute. “It was a tough game, but we worked hard and got the win,” said senior Roberto Camaro. The Tigers play again at 6 p.m. tonight at home against Centenary.
Women’s soccer team defeats Schreiner and TLU by Alyssa Tayrien SPORTS REPORTER The Trinity women’s soccer completed another successful weekend, from Friday Sept. 26, to Sunday, Sept. 28. The Tigers opened play on Friday evening with a match against Schreiner University. Playing through the rain, No. 3-ranked Trinity struck first in the 5th minute as senior Kelsey Falcone delivered a wellplaced assist to senior Emily Jorgens, who scored. The second half featured another assist from Falcone to junior Maggie Olvera, bringing the score to 2-0. Two minutes later, Falcone scored again with a goal. Before the final whistle, sophomore Jordan Leeper scored. Tiger goalkeepers Lauren Goldberg and Janie Thompson combined to shutout Schreiner 4-0. “[The team has] a great core of goalies and defenders led by our seniors. There’s a lot of pride in helping them
shutout the other team and not allow them any shots on goal,” Leeper said. On Sunday afternoon, the Tigers traveled down the road to Seguin to play against Texas Lutheran. Due to rain damage, the team was forced to play at Seguin instead of hosting the game as planned. Trinity had a fast start to the game going up 2-0 early in the game. First year Amanda Boe scored off an assist from first years Colleen Markey and Meredith Licata in the 3rd minute. Two minutes later, the Tigers scored a second goal after Falcone assisted Jorgens who scored. Before the end of the half, Jorgens provided another assist, this time to Leeper, who scored for the second time this weekend. “With all the new players, our coaches have been trying new combinations to figure out who will benefit the team best in different places,” Leeper explained. “I felt like this weekend we developed a better rhythm.” Continuing the offensive, sophomore Nicole Gardini netted a goal, bringing the score to 4-0. With 30
seconds left in the first half, senior Hannah Kuhl scored to put the Tigers ahead, 5-0. The second half featured an improved defensive performance by Texas Lutheran, holding the Tigers to only one goal. Licata scored the final goal in the last 40 seconds of the game. Goalkeepers Lauren Goldberg and Devan Osegueda combined for another Tiger shutout victory, defeating Texas Lutheran 6-0. “I think it’s really important that [the team is] always improving,” Falcone said. “We definitely saw improvements from last weekend and still have aspects we need to build on for the future.” Echoing the captain’s statements, head coach Lance Key said, “We are really committed to a process…It’s everyday— it’s making the decision everyday during training to be outstanding.” The Tigers finished the weekend with an overall record of 9-0-1, with and 4-0-0 SCAC record. They continue the season at 8 p.m. tonight. against Centenary (La.). at home.
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Tigers suffer third loss of season after falling to Pacific Lutheran in fourth game of the season by Stephen Mason
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The Trinity Tigers season record fell to 1-3 after a defeat at the hands of Pacific Lutheran University (Wash.). The Tigers lost 38-14 to the No. 14 ranked Lutes last Saturday. The two teams kicked off the game trading touchdowns in the first, quarter. Although the Lutes scored first the Tigers quickly answered with a touchdown drive of their own. At the end of the first quarter the Lutes went on a 78-yard touchdown drive to take a 14-7 lead going into the second quarter. In the second quarter, the Lutes outscored the Tigers 14-7 bringing the score to 28-14 going into halftime. “The game started off really well, but we have to do a better job finishing,” said first year Jordan Williams. In the second half the Lutes scored a touchdown and field goal to finish off the game and bring the final score to 38-14.
Leading the offense was junior running back Travis Williams, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns. Senior quarterback Mason Blaschke threw for 58 yards and rushed for 40 yards on the day. The Tigers forced three turnovers during the game against the Lutes. Junior Camden Joubert led the defense and recorded nine solo tackles. Sophomore linebacker Julian Turner, and senior Jai Boatman both picked up eight tackles on the day. Senior linebacker Connor Yorloff and junior linebacker Caleb Green both picked up interceptions, and sophomore defensive Brad Hood recovered a fumble. Senior wide receiver Matthew Kennemer came close to setting a school record for single game kick return yards. Kennemer returned for 181 yards on only five returns during the game. “Our kickoff return unit gave us good field position all night long. As a team we need to execute and play with the same passion within the confines of the schemes,“ said assistant coach Paul Michalak. At 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4 the Tigers travel to Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) to play the Cowboys.
photo by Mary Vanderbloemen . Senior wide receiver Matt Kennemer runs with the ball (left). Senior quarterback Mason Blaschke carries the ball during the Trinity’ loss to Pacific Lutheran, 38-14, on Sept. 27 at home (right).
Trinity men’s tennis takes singles and doubles titles at ITA Southwest Regional Tournament Junior Adam Krull wins singles title while seniors Jordan Mayer and Aaron Skinner win doubles by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER
The Trinity men’s tennis team competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southwest Regional Tournament from Sept. 26-29 in Tyler, Texas. They were dominant in every draw, with all of the finalists in “A” doubles and singles coming from Trinity. All three players that advanced to the National
Small College Championships Oct. 9-12 in Sumter, S.C. after regionals were in Tyler, Tex. “Our goal is to always get somebody out either in singles or doubles, and we feel like we have the strength in our roster to do that,” said head coach Russell McMindes. In singles, junior Adam Krull came away with the victory, beating No. 8 Casjen Rico of McMurry University 6-2, 6-2 to advance. “My goal was to play an aggressive style of tennis and put myself in a position to go far in the tournament in singles and doubles,” Krull said. In doubles, No. 4 seniors Aaron Skinner and Jordan Mayer defeated their
teammates, juniors Paxton Deuel and Krull, 3-6, 6-2, 1412, to advance as well. “I think everyone performed really well… everyone won matches, we had a couple upsets, we took out a couple of seeds—which was good,” said sophomore Clayton Niess. Going into the weekend, Trinity had the top five seeds in the “A” singles draw. Deuel, the top seed, was the defending champion of last year’s tournament. Deuel cruised into the semifinals—dropping only 3 games—where he faced Rico, and fell 2-6, 3-6. Krull dropped five games on his way to the semifinals, where he defeated No. 2
Skinner 6-2, 6-3 in an allTrinity semifinal. “The early rounds I had the opportunity to kind of work on my game a little bit, and I was using the early rounds to prepare for the tougher opponents I knew I’d be facing later in the tournament,” Krull said. The big upset this weekend was on the doubles side in the first round. The team of junior Connor Dunn and senior Pablo Diaz Boom upset the top seeds Harry Kelleher and Chris Wootton of UTTyler 8-2. On Monday, the doubles final was contested, and it was another all-Trinity affair. The second seeds Deuel and Krull blanked Gabriel Aboitz
and Rico from McMurry 8-0 in their semifinal. On the other side of the draw, No. 4 Skinner and Mayer narrowly beat teammates senior Charlie Curtis and Niess 9-7 to make it to the final. McMindes believes the number of top finishers that his team had this weekend says a lot about the team as a whole. “It tells me we’ve got a lot of depth, and we have guys that are very strong and capable of great things,” McMindes said. The spring season for the Tigers begins Friday, Feb. 6, at the Abilene Christian University indoors in Abilene, Texas.
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Volleyball goes 3-1 at SCAC divisional weekend Tigers drop first game then win next three in second weekend conference by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER The Tigers went 3-1 last weekend when they competed in Shreveport, La. at in the Southern Collegiate Athletic (SCAC) Conference divisional. They opened the weekend last Saturday, Sept. 26, splitting their first two matches against Colorado College and the University of Dallas. Their seven-game winning streak was broken in a loss to No. 11 Colorado College. The final score was 25-22, 15-25, 25-21, 20-25, 14-16.
“Colorado College did not earn that win, we gave it away. If you looked at the box score, you’d think there was no way Colorado College won the match; we hit .237, Colorado College hit .148,” said head coach Julie Jenkins. “The bottom line is that we absolutely gave it away; we beat ourselves. Junior defensive specialist Shannon Courtney led the team in digs with 24. Sophomore setter Erika Edrington was the match assist leader, with 25 assists and 11 digs. Senior outside hitter/middle blocker Maggie Emodi recorded a double in the match, with 14 kills, 14 digs and a matchleading five blocks. “Colorado was kind of a wake-up call for us,” Emodi said. “We realized that not everything will come easy
and no matter how talented we are, we still need to work hard for every point.” Later that day, they took on Dallas and came back strong after dropping the first two sets to win 22-25, 19-25, 2523, 25-12, 15-5. Emodi exploded with 19 kills and 23 digs. She also had a hitting percentage of .319 with 47 total attacks and seven blocked shots. “This is a match where our team earned their win,” Jenkins said “They made a real statement in the fifth game winning 15-5.” Sunday they played the host school—Centenary College—and swept them 25-20, 25-12, 25-22. Edrington posted 18 assists in the match along with six digs. Senior outside hitter Layne Hubbard fired in five service aces in two
sets worth of work. Firstyear outside hitter Kirby Smith led the team in kills with seven in the match. The Tigers then finished off the weekend with a close five-set win against Austin College. After going up 2-0 early, they dropped the next two sets and had to battle in the fifth to come away with the win 25-13, 25-13, 24-26, 2225, 15-12. Hubbard hit .302 against Austin College with 17 kills, 43 total attacks and 15 digs to finish with a doubledouble in the match. Emodi also hit a double-double with 10 kills and 15 digs. “We were pleased to have won three of the games this weekend, but we were pretty disappointed by our loss,” said senior middle blocker Erin Cusenbary. “I think it
just speaks to the depth and talent in our conference.” The Tigers played again on Oct. 2, at home, against Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas). After winning the two sets 25-15 and 22-25 respectively, they lost the third set 25-22, and then won the fourth set 32-30 for the match victory. The Tigers are tied for first in the conference with Southwestern and Colorado College with a record of 6-1. The Tigers have won 10 of their last 11 matches with their only loss coming against Colorado College. The Tigers are now ranked No. 14 in the AVCA poll and do not have any games this weekend. Their next match will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, when they will travel to Austin to play Concordia University.
Upcoming Events Oct. 3 Men’s Soccer home at 6 p.m. Women’s Soccer home at 8 p.m.
Oct. 4 Cross Country away at 9:45 a.m. Football away at 1 p.m.
Oct. 5 Men’s Soccer home at 12 p.m.
Oct. 6 Women’s Soccer home at 7 p.m.
Oct. 8 Volleyball away at 6 p.m.
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Photo of the Week
photo by Sarah Thorne Juniors Sarah Tipton, Dallas Akins and first year Tristan Harness preform in the four character play, “The Glass Menagerie� by Tennessee Williams. The play opens today, Oct. 3, in the Stieren Theatre.