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Sexual assault forum draws student groups On Oct. 28, SGA, students and the dean discussed intoxication vs. incapacitation by James Godfrey NEWS REPORTER The Student Government Association and the office of the dean of students held a forum to discuss the distinction between intoxication and incapacitation at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the Fiesta Room. The forum featured proposed statements from a number of student organizations which were used as points of discussion during the forum itself. “I’m interested to see what thoughts students will bring forward and what will come of the discussion,” said David Tuttle, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, before the forum.
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“There are a set of activities, a set of relationships, a set of demands that are being made, not in the context of a resistance to extremism, but in the context of the rough-and-tumble of everyday governance.”
At the end of WWI, the agreement of a unified Arab state was dead...these borders were ultimately arbitrarily drawn, but what is important is, because of the borders, there was an inherent instability in these states.”
“I thought it was essential to open up the conversation to the rest of the campus—to bring in others—because I know everyone has questions.”
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Habiba Noor, Tahir Naqvi and Sussan Siavoshi alongside students Lauren Schroeter, Andrew DuBois and Adam Lakani discuss the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in light of international attention. by Courtney Shikle NEWS REPORTER On Wednesday, Oct. 22, Trinity’s department of religion hosted a panel about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The panelists were Habiba Noor, visiting assistant professor of religion; Tahir Naqvi, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology and urban studies; and Sussan Siavoshi, chair and Una Chapman Cox distinguished professor of political science. photos by Sarah Thorne
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University spirit logo changes to refresh image following trademark issues with Detroit Tigers
New spirit logo aims to improve reflections of campus climate and continued marketing initiatives by Courtney Shikle
NEWS REPORTER Trinity University released the new spirit logo for varsity athletics on Friday, Oct. 24, which will replace the former Trinity spirit logo.
Trinity could not trademark the old logo due to similarities between it and the logo of the Detroit Tigers. “In 1913, Trinity University hosted the Detroit Tigers summer baseball camp. That is where the name ‘Tigers’ for Trinity came from,” said Charles White, vice president for information resources, marketing and communications. Later, when Trinity tried to trademark the spirit logo, the Detroit Tigers objected, saying it looked strikingly
similar to their own spirit logo. “The tiger is in a kind of downward, slinking stance and it is weaving its way through the letters, and the Detroit Tiger is doing a very similar pose,” said Jeanna Goodrich Balreira, associate director for creative services. “The interesting part of it is we never told them or reminded them that they had summer camp in 1913, assuming no one would be alive who would possibly remember that. So we continued to seek the trademark and deal with
their objections,” White said. However, about four years ago, someone created a Twitter account using the Trinity spirit logo. “We objected to the person using our logo because what they were doing was bashing Trinity. They had some issue with Trinity and they were angry about something. They kept making these crazy allegations and we wanted them to stop,” White said. But when the university tried to stop the person from using the logo, they found that it was not trademarked,
and they could not legally stop anyone from using it. “That is when we first realized we didn’t have a trademark, and we decided that we needed something that we could trademark,” White said. “Besides the fact that we could not get it trademarked, it is just a little bit outdated and way too complicated of a logo to serve simple, modern purposes that logos and graphics are serving nowadays,” Balreira said.
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Until recently, British pop musician Phil Collins was the owner of various Alamo relics. He turned over his private collection to the city of San Antonio on Oct. 25. The artifacts will be kept at the Gallagher House on Houston Street. Jerry Patterson, who is the state steward of the Alamo, will oversee the reception of these artifacts. Some of the historical relics include a fringed leather pouch and a gun used by Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie’s legendary knife, one of only four remaining rifles owned by Crockett and letters from William B. Travis. mysanantonio.com
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A shooting occurred at Marysville Pilchuck High School near Seattle on Oct. 25. Four were severely hurt and two, Zoe Galasso and Gia Soriano, were killed. The shooter was a boy named Jaylen Fryberg. Two of Fryberg’s victims were his cousins, Andrew Fryberg, 15, and Nate Hatch, 14. Both were shot in the head and are now in intensive care. A student at the school claimed that Fryberg shot at his friends, suggesting the attack was not random. After shooting several classmates, Fryberg then took his own life.
In 2007, Reyhaneh Jabbari, an Iranian woman, was sentenced to death for the murder of a man named Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security who hired 19-year-old Jabbari to design his office. The United Nations stated that he sexually assaulted her and she stabbed him. Jabbari was then put in solitary confinement without the ability to contact her family or a lawyer for two months. She was hanged on Oct. 25. Several rights groups have criticized Iran for the executions that have taken place following Hassan Rouhani in his first year as president.
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Concert for the Cure $1000 The concert will take place at Cowboys Dancehall. Gamma Chi Delta sorority, which hosts the event, has annually asked for sponsorships and co-sponsorship with other organizations on campus; this year they are asking for $1000 from each organization. This money can be raised by those organizations instead of having to rely on internal funds. The various organizations that donate will have their name on the back of the event’s T-shirts as well as on other promotional material. The money raised will go to Camp Discovery, an annual summer camp in Kerrville for Texas children affected by cancer. Approved The group whether certain positions were a conflict of interest with each other. They concluded
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In last week’s issue, in the story “Trinity continues strategic marketing with new features,” the original blog features undergraduate summer research. “The Trinity Perspective” was formed following the other blog’s success, spearheaded by Paige Roth, and is dedicated to reflecting perspectives of the Trinity community, not summer research. In the story, “Jewish Student Alliance builds sukkah on campus” JSA is incorrectly referred to as the Jewish Student Alliance, instead of the Jewish Student Association.
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University-held panel of professors and students discusses ISIS • continued from Page 1 DuBois defined the organization and established its goal. “ISIS is a Sunni extremist militant organization that is seeking to reestablish an Islamic caliphate in the Middle East,” DuBois said. DuBois explained that the group originated in the post2003 invasion of Iraq, when the regime of Saddam Hussein was toppled, which allowed Sunni militant extremist organizations to find “fertile recruiting ground to establish a new organization with fresh, new membership.” DuBois then outlined the conditions that allowed the Islamic State to gain power and showed a map that presented ISIS’s plan for expansion outside of Iraq and Syria. He ended his presentation with the background of the current leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and explained that ISIS is the most well-funded terrorist organization in history. “This is due to private donors from the Gulf Council or the gulf regional states such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; oil sales (from captured reserves from both the Syrian government on the black market and smuggled across international borders); and mafia-like extortion of local business owners for security fees,” DuBois said. Next, Noor began her presentation by saying that discussion of ISIS in the religion courses she teaches stimulated the idea for the panel. “I don’t know if it’s appropriate for us to just focus our religion course on this topic because it is an interdisciplinary issue,” Noor said. “I thought it was essential to open up the conversation to the rest of the campus—to bring in others—because I know everyone has questions.” She went on to say that the United States is officially at war with this organization, even though it may not feel like it to U.S. citizens, and then pointed out the problems of representation when talking about ISIS. “The Islamic State is the name they have given to themselves. This is important because when you are putting the word Islamic to the association, then you are creating some assumptions as to what Islam is, and to give them that name is to give them that identity,” Noor said. She pointed out that in some countries like France, the media has decided not to refer to the organization as ISIS. Instead, they are referred to as DAESH, which is the Arabic acronym that means “one who crushes something under foot.” According to Noor, it is seen as a derogatory term and the members of the organization do not appreciate it. “The Islamic State calls itself the Islamic State because it is how
they see themselves. It reflects more of their aspirations, less of a reality. It is a reflection of an aspiration,” Noor said. Noor also explained that the goal of the organization is to reestablish a caliphate and establish a strict Muslim society that is under Islamic law. However, Islamic law is very diverse, and the Islamic State’s particular version is quite narrow.
However, “At the end of WWI, the agreement of a unified Arab state was dead and what happened was that today’s Iraq went under the control of Great Britain and today’s Syria went under the control of France. These borders were ultimately arbitrarily drawn, but what is important is, because of the borders, there was an inherent instability in these states,” Siavoshi said.
it can happen because it’s already in charge of certain territories.” Naqvi followed with a presentation regarding the future of ISIS and the importance of infrastructure. He started with a story of shopkeepers in a territory controlled by ISIS who were protesting ISIS because the organization limited their use of electricity.
photo by Sarah Thorne Various professors and students of different disciplines gathered to provide context and opinions about ISIS on Oct. 22.
“Furthermore, they are very much inspired by early Muslim civilization and they are very much against Western secularism and even Arab nationalism,” Noor said. She also said that since the death of the prophet Muhammad, there has been dispute over leadership of the followers of Islam. “What ISIS does is it tries to create the imagined past that is ideal where the Muslims were guided under this one caliph that everyone accepted,” Noor said. In 1924, the Turkish president abolished the caliphate in an attempt to modernize and secularize Turkey. “This had an impact on Muslim populations worldwide, especially those living under colonial rule, particularly Muslims in British India and elsewhere. They saw the end of the caliphate as an assault on the Muslim world. Since then, there have been groups that have been seeking to revive the caliphate,” Noor said. She ended her presentation by pointing out that this is not universal and that a majority of Muslims would say that there is no point to restoring the caliphate. Siavoshi presented next and went farther back in history to argue that the creation of ISIS is not a unique phenomenon. She started with a recap of World War I and explained that the Ottoman Empire joined the Allied forces under the assumption of an Arab state at the end of the war.
She then pointed out the two catalysts that actualized the instability of this region from the 2003 invasion and protests in 2011. “One was a violent invasion of Iraq in 2003, which took care of a dictator but also led to a failed state. The other catalyst was 2011 in Syria, when the protests started that led ultimately to civil war and a failed state,” Siavoshi said.
“Islamic extremists have a tendency to try and defend their actions by utilizing specific passages in the Qur’an and hadiths but in reality, the actions they are defending coincide with the fact that they are not fully justified...”
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Siavoshi highlighted other points in history that showed that the creation of the Islamic State is not a unique phenomenon and ended by saying, “If ISIS is ever going to go [away], it has to be to the rejection of people who are under its control. That’s the only way
“This took ISIS by surprise from what I have read, and in a sense it was something new. It was not a resistance to their ideological claims nor was it a resistance to the moral authority, but rather it was something like a protest rooted in infrastructure and the everyday demands of life,” Naqvi said. He then pointed out that ISIS does seek to control and therefore aspires to govern territory. This means that there is mobilization on the ground and that ISIS sees itself as an administrative as much as an ideological body. “There are a set of activities, a set of relationships, a set of demands that are being made, not in the context of a resistance to extremism, but in the context of the ruff and tumble of everyday governance,” Naqvi said. “It tells us something important, the fact that ISIS is thinking like a state.” Naqvi then questioned how the U.S. should engage in a movement like this. “If we are to start thinking of ISIS as a state, I think it is crucial to not just think of the state as seizure of territory. There is something that happens after that. It is ongoing; it is already happening, and it does have to do with the stuff of everyday life, because when you protest for not doing a good job of governing, you’re recognizing someone as a state,” Naqvi said.
The panel presentations concluded with Schroeter and Lallani discussing a fatwa established by 126 individuals. A fatwa is a rule on Islamic law by a recognized authority. According to this fatwa, it is forbidden to kill innocents and emissaries. “It is unlawful to kill someone who does not pose a threat, yet ISIS kills many noncombatants and unarmed people,” Schroeter said. “Furthermore, they have made many headlines for killing journalists from multiple places in the world, and the fatwa states that journalists should be considered emissaries of truth.” The fatwa does justify the killing of non-Muslims, but “ISIS commits violence against Arab Christians and other people of the scripture, which according to the Qur’an, people of the book are to be protected,” Schroeter said. Lallani argued that ISIS is hypocritical. “Islamic extremists have a tendency to try and defend their actions by utilizing specific passages in the Qur’an and hadiths but in reality, the actions they are defending coincide with the fact that they are not fully justified because extremists fail to take into account the full context of the Qur’anic verses and hadiths,” Lallani said. The fatwa also states that women are to be treated equally, yet ISIS treats women as if they are prisoners and gives them very few rights. Lallani concluded by denouncing the leader of ISIS as a caliph. “The fatwa proclaims that it is forbidden in Islam to declare a caliphate without consensus from all Muslims, and al-Baghdadi has proclaimed himself as a caliph, which is not a valid point to establish himself as a caliph.” The panel discussion ended with a question-andanswer session with the audience. Noor, who organized the panel on her own initiative, felt that the panel was successful. “I think the panel was a success on many levels. The diversity of voices on the panel from the different political perspectives helped with what’s happening on the day-to-day understanding of the events,” Noor said. “I also think it was successful because it was so well attended without a great deal of publicity, and I think that really speaks to the students. I would have been happy if it had just been my two Qur’an classes and maybe a few other people, but I think it was pretty clear that most students just really wanted to know.”
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Trinity adopts new “modern” spirit logo for an updated university image following continued copyright concerns • continued from Page 1 “We wanted to make it modern and simple and give it more of a fierceness and competitive spirit that we could use across all platforms.” The new logo can easily be formatted to suit all organizations that utilize the logo. For example, each athletic team will be able to put the name of their sport under Trinity in the logo, according to Michelle Bartonico, associate director for marketing communications. The old logo uses “TU,” although the university is never officially referred to as such. “Trinity is not really known as ‘TU’ to a lot of our athletic competitors and a lot of our division associates, so we were able to instead move away from ‘TU’ and go back to ‘Trinity,’” Balreira said. “The logo will not ever be just the head and ‘TU’ because it does not say enough about us. It will always be the head and ‘Trinity’ or the head and ‘Trinity baseball’ or whichever sport,” Bartonico said.
The old logo also had an orange tiger, despite the fact that none of the school colors are orange. The new logo is maroon, white and gray, “so it is very Trinityesque,” Bartonico said. The new spirit logo is not solely for athletic purposes. “It is designed to show general school spirit and not just be a representation of our varsity sports, but be applicable in any kind of competitive or spirited nature, whether it’s at a varsity sporting event or at a theater event, or debate, or any other activities on campus where we can show school spirit,” Balreira said. Although the new spirit logo has been released, there is no set deadline for when everything must reflect the new logo. “There will be a progressive rollout and it will take us maybe through the year to get the new logo everywhere,” White said. “When things need to be reprinted, rebranded, redone, we will ask that they forgo the use of the old logo and that they use the new spirit logo in its place,” Balreira said.
There are some very large elements that need to be considered, such as the gym floor. “We are not ready to sand the gym floor yet, which has the old logo on it,” White said. “But I am hoping that it will happen this summer.” There is a set of guidelines to follow when an organization uses the new spirit logo that can be found on insidetrinity.edu so that the logo is used “effectively, with the brand in mind, representing Trinity in the best possible light,” Balreira said.
photos provided by Trinity University. Trinity’s new logo (above) has been adapted to better fit the university following copyright issues. The new tiger, unlike the previous spirit logo (left) features Trinity colors more predominatley with no orange and drops the ‘TU’ abbreviation in favor of just ‘Trinity’ — something designers sought when considering brand effects.
Coates gains large table while chairs arrive on the second floor of the library
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After a long wait, the tables and chairs for the second floor of the library have finally arrived. The furniture was ordered in early July and was supposed to arrive on campus before the start of the term, but the items did not arrive on campus until Oct. 13 due to problems with the seller. During the wait for the tables and chairs to arrive, the second floor remained empty, but it is now fully devoted to reading and studying. However, the new renovations are not yet complete. According to Diane Graves, reading lamps
are expected to arrive sometime next week. In accordance with a survey taken by Trinity students, the tables are large and provide students with the space to spread out their materials. Although no more new plans have been made, Graves has said that if the library receives more money, she would be open to considering more projects in the future to help Trinity’s students study more effectively. The furniture that used to occupy the second floor was donated to several service organizations.
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5 News Social organizations Various student groups continue variety of participate in forum covering philanthropy events intoxication vs. incapacitation theTrinitonian OCT.31.2014
Social fraternities and sororities push philanthropy and charity events further
by James Godfrey NEWS REPORTER There are 15 social fraternities and sororities on campus that organize and carry out dozens of philanthropy events and service projects throughout the year. These events help many people in need and provide students with an opportunity to do so in an organized manner. Some of the more recent events include Ignite the Night, which took place on Oct. 16, and G.I.V.E., which will take place Nov. 8. “These events range from weekly projects to large-scale funding events and anything in between,” said Briana McGlamory, coordinator for fraternity and sorority life. These 15 groups plan the majority of their service projects and events, but when an event is rather large, they turn to McGlamory for assistance. McGlamory also supervises registration of any events that involve alcohol. Excluding large events or parties, fraternities and sororities are left to their own accord. The Bengal Lancers, for example, have been working on a concert fundraising event for the past two years, a process that has been overseen by McGlamory. It will take place this spring. All events provide members of fraternities and sororities with the opportunity to acquire service hours, as each member must serve at least seven hours per semester. For an excellence rating for their fraternity or sorority, each member must serve 10 or more hours per semester. “Each member is required to do seven hours each semester,” McGlamory said. The minimum requirement of seven hours of service comes from one of the four pillars designated by the Greek Council to structure fraternity or sorority life. These pillars are leadership, camaraderie, scholarship and philanthropy. A record of the service hours completed by all fraternity and sorority members on campus is collected as part of the terms of the Standards of Excellence. Last year, 14,843 service hours were completed by all the members of these groups. There are fewer members of these organizations in the fall, which accounts for lower
numbers of service hours in that semester. Trinity achieved its fifth year on the President’s Higher Education Honor Roll, given to universities whose service hours reach exemplary status, in 2013. The listing for this year has not yet been released. “I’m extremely excited to expand profits to really help out our philanthropy even more next year,” said Allison Gipson, Alpha Chi Lambda’s external social chair. Ignite the Night is an event held by Alpha Chi Lambda in order to raise money for An Orphan’s Bright Star, which provides money to orphanages in Ukraine. It began four years ago, and this year the event raised $1,846.80 for the organization, with over 450 students joining the sorority at Club Rio to contribute money for the non-profit. Organizing this event involved a large amount of planning within the sorority, including coordinating with club owners about their policies and addressing risk management plans. G.I.V.E. stands for Get Into the Volunteer Experience and will be held Nov. 8. It is a volunteer day that allows anyone on campus to volunteer. Both Ignite the Night and G.I.V.E. are open to all students. “[Ignite the Night] has grown every year since it started concerning the number of participating students and money raised,” Gipson said. “The event was very successful this year.”
• continued from Page 1 The student groups selected to take part in the forum were the Student Conduct Board, Student Government Association, Residential Life student staff and Greek Council. The groups were contacted in early September and created individual statements of points they desired to discuss and their own conclusions on how to define intoxication and incapacitation. In addition to the selected student organizations, the forum was also open to members of the community to attend. Members of TUPD were present, as well as professors and other members of several departments, including Reverend Stephen Nickle. “We all agreed on the need for clarification,” said Student Conduct Board cochair Barbara Berkova. Tuttle began the forum by introducing the groups present. Each group then presented their findings, answered questions and engaged in discussion that developed from their statements. The goal of the forum, as defined by Tuttle at the beginning of the evening, was not to leave with a new policy crafted. Instead, the goal of the forum was to generate discussion and
establish ideas for future decisions. The forum spanned from 5:30 p.m. to almost 7 p.m, with much discussion involving the interest in defining the distinction between intoxication and incapacitation, as well as a conclusion among those who attended the forum that a definition of each condition might be distributed to students in the future, allowing them to better recognize these states.
“On the ground, we are really looking for [a definition] that you can remember.” John Peterson Greek Council Representative
Should this come to pass, there might also be scenarios included of a variety of situations which students can use to apply their knowledge and make decisions on what they ought to do in these hypothetical situations. Trinity University police chief Paul Chapa noted the complexity of cases and stressed the fact that even with a clear definition in place, there are many
factors to consider when investigating. After each group presented their own views on the subject, there was discussion between each group and those attending the forum, which lead to discoveries of overlapping ideas and differences between their statements, further contributing to the complexity of the discussion. “On the ground, we are really looking for [a definition] that you can remember,” said Greek Council representative John Peterson. The forum achieved its goal of inspiring an active discussion of the definitions of intoxication and incapacitation. The conclusion of the forum established the intent to go forward and better define what measures could be taken with regards to the definition within policy, as well as what information would be distributed. To many students and attendees of the forum, talking about a difficult subject is a crucial step in a complex and multi-faceted issue. “Striving to find a clear question [of intoxication versus incapacitation] is going to be limited,” said first year Caroline Grand. “I feel like we all came to the conclusion that we know it is a difficult subject.”
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The top five reasons you need to vote in this year’s election by Avantika Kristhna GUEST COLUMNIST It’s Halloween, so I’m supposed to tell a scary story, right? So I’ll share a fact I find particularly terrifying. This election, only about 3.4 percent of the eligible U.S. population will determine which party controls the United States Senate. That number of roughly 11 million people represents less than the population of Florida (Bloomberg Politics). It always surprises me when people tell me their votes do not matter. One of the most unique benefits of living in a democratic society is the right to vote; all of our voices combine to tell our leaders how we wish to be governed. But that can’t happen unless we USE those voices. Turnout for midterm elections hovers around 42 percent and is a shockingly low seven percent for local races, like those for City Council positions. That means a minority decides on the policies that will affect the majority. Those are scary numbers, but look at it this way: when so few people vote, your own vote matters that much more. Your vote is your voice. And I promise it makes a difference. Here are the top five reasons you should vote this election: 5. Here’s the funny thing
about politics: you can hate them and ignore them but you cannot escape them. The politicians you elect—by voting or by staying home— determine which policies take effect, covering everything from student loans and jobs to health care, water, transportation and more. The nuances of policy might bore you, but their effects certainly impact you. Our country is more divided than ever before, which makes it even more important to vote for individuals who are willing to shake hands across the aisle. 4. Changing state demographics mean less predictable results--and they’re changing drastically all over the country. California is projected to become a majority-minority state in this election, and Texas is slated to do the same in the near future. Changing demographics mean changing balances of power. Many races across the nation are tossups; your vote can make the difference. 3. The new Texas Voter I.D. laws (and other ones across various states) makes voting more difficult by requiring a Texas-issued photo I.D. or a U.S. passport to vote at the polls. This amounts to diminishing citizens’ rights to vote. Our forefathers fought against disenfranchisement; shouldn’t we continue to do so?
2. If you don’t voice your opinion, it will never be expressed. You have a unique opportunity to shape your community to your own vision; don’t give that up lightly. 1. If you don’t exercise your right to vote, you can’t complain. Don’t be a part of the problem; be a part of the solution. Everyone cares about something, whether it’s capping student loans or creating better policies for our returning veterans. The only way to effect tangible change is to make your voice heard; silencing yourself accomplishes nothing. It is truly a privilege to live in a democratic system that allows its citizens to voice their opinions. People in so many other countries must fight for this right; we are incredibly fortunate to be assured it, and I urge you to take advantage of that guarantee. When the political scene can change this quickly with so many opportunities to tip the balance, this isn’t the election to stay at home. The polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day. I hope to see you and your friends there! Avantika Krishna is a senior majoring in political science and human communication.
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Batman.
Jake Spitz Sophomore
A mermaid. Tarryn Pollard Senior
A black cat.
Poala Guiterrez First year
A domino. Angela Chen Senior
Harry from “Dumb and Dumber.” Frankie Arndt Junior
Lara Croft. Sarah Frangos First year
A robot. Doris Silverio Junior
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Opinion From the Wild Frontier
David Crockett, Professor It’s probably bad form to talk about elections on Halloween, and even worse form to talk about them before the results are known. But at this point the results are just a technicality. Come bedtime next Tuesday I have a high degree of confidence that we will see increased Republican majorities in the US House of Representatives, likely a small Republican majority in the Senate, and continued Republican dominance in Texas. Now, I know some readers are saying, “Hold on, Crockett. There are still several days to go. Where do you get off saying the race is over? People have plenty of time to be persuaded!” But the plain truth is that most people are already persuaded – and have been for quite some time. The reason I have such certainty about this is the nature of partisanship in America. Most Americans identify at least loosely with one of the two major parties. Yes, I know a lot of you CLAIM to be “independent” – but most independents are voters who ACT like reliable Republicans or Democrats, and true independents are typically less engaged in politics (and therefore irrelevant to this calculation). Now, if most of you act like partisans, most of you are not, in fact, that persuadable. We know that in presidential
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elections well over half the voters – sometimes as many as 70 percent – make up their minds who to vote for before the fall campaign season really begins. And that means that all the hullabaloo – the debates, the ads, the parsing over every spoken word or mistake – means nothing to a large percentage of the public who have made their decision. The truth is, I already know who I’m voting for in the 2016 presidential election. I just don’t know the person’s name. So, in Texas, it doesn’t matter how great a campaign Wendy Davis runs. Texas remains a red, conservative, Republican state. Something could certainly happen to upset the dynamic of that race, but that would have to be something on the order of video footage of Greg Abbott torturing cats, slapping little children, or worshipping Satan. Yes, I know – someday demographic changes will alter the partisan structure in Texas. But this day is not that day. Things are nearly as settled in the congressional races. Midterm elections almost always work against the president’s party in the House, for a variety of reasons. The political mad scientists who do elections forecasting predict Republicans will pick up half a dozen to a dozen seats in the House. If it’s a good night for the GOP, they could hit 245-250 seats, which would be their biggest majority since the 1920s. As for the Senate, Democrats have to defend more seats than Republicans – this is the cohort that took power in Obama’s first election victory in 2008 – and most of the contested races are in states that Romney
won, not Obama. Now, twice in a row the GOP has screwed up opportunities to take control of the Senate (recall Christine O’Donnell’s “I’m not a witch” campaign from 2010), and the party may again fail to achieve victory. But the forecasting wizards predict Republicans will likely get the six seats they need for Senate control, and perhaps a couple more. Why is this important? It means that after four years of relatively unproductive politics – we’ll get two more years of the same. If President Obama wants to end his presidency on a constructive note, he’ll have to cut deals with a GOP-run Congress – and that doesn’t seem very likely. The scariest part of this scenario is that it brings us right up to the start of the next presidential election cycle. We’re already in it, as a casual glance at the travel schedules of any number of politicians will demonstrate. We’ll have announced presidential candidates before spring break. As for the parties themselves, both have interesting obstacles in 2016. Democrats will try to win the presidency for a third consecutive term – not something accomplished since the 1980s. And for all their advantages in Senate races this year, Republicans will have to defend the large number of seats they won back in 2010. Hillary Clinton or Elizabeth Warren? Rand Paul or Ted Cruz? Let the games begin! Happy Halloween! David Crockett is a professor in the political science department.
Staff Column
Megan Reynolds, Columnist The other day, as I was diligently avoiding my homework, I watched a Buzzfeed video where guys tried on girls’ sexy Halloween costumes. The thing that struck me the most (besides how absolutely guys look in bra tops and tutu skirts) is that these guys realized just how absurd these costumes are in the first place. They looked at the packaging, then the skimpy costumes thrown inside and were baffled that anyone would actually wear something like this. Not only that, but that someone could wear this and seriously wear it specifically to be sexy Personally, I’ve never gone the way of a sexy Halloween costume because it can actually get cold in October in New Mexico (contrary to popular belief ). I always remember feeling upset that I had to cover up my costume with a heavy jacket that didn’t match the princess theme I was going for at all. I’ve also always preferred to go for something funny to something super revealing. I’ve just never felt like I wanted so many people to see so much of my body. Besides, isn’t someone wearing an illfitting tiger onesie so much more interesting than a sexy pirate? I’d like to think so. I like to use my costumes as more of conversation starters than anything. If I think someone else has a really clever or funny costume, a unique one that can’t be bought at some
cheap Halloween store, I immediately want to talk to that person. Isn’t that what you want your costume to do at a party, make it easier for you to meet someone new? The whole sexy costume just makes you look like a “try hard” in my opinion, like you need to wear something scandalous to get attention. Recently though, it seems as though companies are taking the whole idea of a sexy Halloween costume way too far. I saw an ad for a sexy Ebola nurse costume the other day and while I personally think that that is pretty hilarious, the idea that we could turn a fatal disease into a skimpy skirt and bra combo kind of disturbs me. Am I wrong in thinking that we maybe shouldn’t turn the Ebola epidemic into that kind of mockery? I understand that Halloween is a time for release, a time to pretend to be someone else, but do you really want to be the nurse that’s exposed to the Ebola virus? If I could be any one else for a night I sure wouldn’t choose that life. That life sounds really hard. I’d rather go back to my childhood costume ideas and pretend to be a princess. I think Kate Middleton had the right idea when she married into the royal family. Why can’t I be her? Overall, I think this whole idea of the sexy costume is completely ludicrous, but it’s also not up to me to decide what you wear. It’s your body. You can be whomever you want. Just know that I will probably be meeting the person in the funny mix of tiger print and shark fins pretending to be a tiger shark instead of the sexy firefighter. Megan Reynolds is a junior majoring in English.
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Inside look at the paper Staff Column Callum Squires, Columnist When you picked up this week’s lovingly crafted edition of the Trinitonian, did you think “I wonder how this got here?” Probably not. You’ve got far more important things to do, like moan about that midterm you just took or worry about your place in your athletic team or Greek organisation or despair at the thought of ANOTHER ‘Turkey Taco Bowl” for lunch from Mabee. But did you ever think about those people who, on top of ALL that usual studenty stuff that we all do, also put together a top quality newspaper every week? You really should be aware of how much time and effort people far more qualified than myself put in to making this wonderful piece of print media. So, in the interest of transparency and sharing knowledge, and because I found out that I had to write this article about 90 minutes before it was due and had no other ideas, here is what you’ve all been waiting for: a brief behind the scenes tour of the Trinitonian! I should also state that names will be left out of this article, to avoid any potential embarrassment for any of my fellow members of staff I reference and to give me plausible deniability about who I was talking about and hopefully will save me from getting fired. When I first got my job at the Trinitonian, I rejoiced. I realised that I’d finally found out where all the foul-mouthed Americans on campus had been hiding: The newsroom. There is not much of a filter on discussions that take place in the bowels of the CCI building that we call home. You will almost certainly find the editors storming around angrily. Stressing is the most important ability of any budding editor of our paper. Often they spend more time watching Grey’s Anatomy than doing anything else, while 16 half drunk bottles of coke zero located in the fridge (that strangely doesn’t look like a fridge) tells you just how indecisive they can be at times. And we love them for it. I love being told at the last minute to write a column. It keeps me on my toes. And my hands and knees as I slave away for these tyrannical beasts. I’m just kidding. Kinda. We have weekly meetings on Monday nights designed to drum up ideas for upcoming issues. These “story ideas meetings” consist of everyone pretending they’ve actually thought of story ideas by getting out their phones and reading their ideas off an imaginary list that they’ve just made up thirty second before the meeting. It’s a really good way to
practice your poker face, with section editors looking at you expectantly for some piece of journalistic genius, when all you have is the idea that we should write about “what happened this week.” Keep bullshitting guys! The famed Trinitonian quote wall is adorned with expletives and things that could never be allowed to be printed. Bragging is also highly encouraged. One member of staff this week publicly stated that she “didn’t need any erotica” (referring to literature of that kind) to have a fulfilling private life. We were all so proud and not at all weirded out by this statement. And, as is becoming a running theme, I find perfectly normal things I say and do all over this wall, simply because I’m not from America. Furthermore, copy editors constantly change my perfect English grammar to incorrect American grammar. Last week we had an argument over whether or not the word “rubbish” is a noun or an adjective. It’s both. It’s Rubbish that rubbish is so rubbish and like rubbish! (That is a sentence, cause I said so, don’t edit it out or I’ll come and angrily shout at you next Thursday whilst you’re trying to concentrate on the edit). The American language is being fiercely defended by your student newspaper. Don’t you worry your little heads. We won’t let the horrible English takeover. I promise. You just keep pronouncing your T’s like D’s. Wader. Budder. Kadie. Harry Podder. Yeehaw. So there you have it. The Trinitonian. What a majestic machine of journalistic independence. There are many other moving parts I don’t have the time or knowledge to cover here, but just assume that they are student run (for the most part) and defend the 1st amendment on a weekly basis. Yay for the Constitution! No, that wasn’t really relevant, but I know how much you guys love that piece of paper, so I figure I’ll try and reference it as much as possible to avoid any angry responses to anything else I say. But yeah, the Trinitonian is one big, dysfunctional, stressed but happy(ish) family. We hope you continue - or finally start - to enjoy the paper. If you have ANY complaints about this article or any part of the newspaper PLEASE send an angry letter to the editors. And if you don’t have any, make some up. They absolutely love responding to angry messages from our readers. Have a safe Halloween weekend, watch the men’s soccer team today at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. And remember that being sober at Club Rio is more fun than throwing up for four hours. Life advice! Callum Squires is a sophomore majoring in German studies.
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The HalloDo’s and Don’t’s by Sofia Villarreal A&E COLUMNIST
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by John Mendiola A&E COLUMNIST
I have a very strange relationship with horror games. It can be likened to the relationship between a person with a deadly peanut allergy and peanut butter if he or she just can’t stay away: it always ends tragically for them. I have had many nights during which I couldn’t fall asleep or I had to leave the lights on. I watch or read something related to horror and then I have to make sure I destroy the environment by turning on all the lights in the room I’m in, plus any adjacent rooms. I push myself against walls because, stupidly, I feel less vulnerable when my back is covered. There, I admitted it. I am pretty much a giant baby masquerading as a college student. Games today have been just as scary as those early games like Resident Evil, with characters that are basically squares attached together. Our mind is the scariest tool there is. A lot of people think that horror is defined by jump scares or scary-looking creatures, but all of those things are just a piece of the puzzle. The way to really get under people’s skin and disturb them is to mess with their minds. “P.T.” was this little-known demo that came out of the big gaming expo last summer. No one really paid attention to it until it started going viral because of how god-awfully terrifying it was. I think it validates my personal beliefs about horror. It all takes place in one hallway that you keep walking through over and
over again. Only minor things change every time, but it builds up until the player is completely on the edge of the seat. It was actually a demo for the new “Silent Hill” game, which has the potential to be the scariest piece of media ever. The newest iteration comes from the minds of Guillermo Del Toro and Hideo Kojima. If you don’t know either of them, you really owe it to yourself to check out Del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth” and Kojima’s “Metal Gear” series. They have disturbing, unorthodox, unsettling and beautiful imaginations. They are amazing creators because of the way they create a setting. It pulls the player, the watcher and the reader into the world and fully immerses them in it. The real world falls away. Think of “Amnesia: The Dark Descent” being played with the Oculus Rift. Now, remember that one water level that basically made every gamer poop in their pants. OK, now think about how much worse it would be to play that psychologically crippling water
level wearing the Oculus. The Oculus Rift is a virtualreality technology. I think it has the potential to really disrupt not only the entire gaming industry but also how we interact with digital worlds. It seems that Facebook feels the same way, too. This small company that has yet to release an official product was bought out by Mark Zuckerburg’s company for a cool $2 billion. I think this technology will change the world because of how immersive it can be. I have tried a very early version of the product, and that prototype already felt surreal. Putting them on truly feels like you are entering another world; I’ve never felt cognitive dissonance as strongly as I did then. When people in the real world were talking to me, my brain couldn’t understand because all it could see and feel was the game world I was in. It wasn’t even a particularly gripping setting since it was just a roller coaster in a medieval castle. Horror has a new name, and it’s immersion. Beware everyone with a heart condition and everyone who can’t sleep with the lights off.
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very much money, but in 1947, something changed. Their Frederic Wertham, a well-respected psychologist, published by Monica Clifford A&E COLUMNIST founder, Max Gaines, died in a boating accident and left “Seduction of the Innocent,” which purported that comics
The horror genre has been popular for hundreds of years, and in the 20th century, it has truly blossomed in all media. Horror films, horror literature, horror video games, horror TV shows...It’s all fair game! Comics, of course, have also lovingly embraced the genre with outstretched, undead arms. “The Walking Dead” has helped catapult Image Comics and revive (no pun intended) the zombie; “30 Days of Night” is a terrifying vampire series; “Swamp Thing” is...just crazy awesome. But, to be honest, my favorite horror comics are the old-school ones published by EC Comics in the 1950s. Comics have the reputation for being all about superheroes. I hope that in my column, I’ve managed to convince folks that this really couldn’t be further from the truth! There is nowhere that this is clearer than in the comics that were the most beloved during an incredible peak in their overall popularity. Educational Comics started as just that—comics that were written to teach kids about science, the Bible and history. A dull publishing company, it never made
the company to his son, William, who had hated his father and wanted nothing to do with comics. Forced to head his dad’s lame company, William grumbled and groaned— until he realized how cool comics had the potential to be. In the early 1950s, he launched a massive overhaul of the company, renamed it Entertaining Comics and released more than a dozen new titles, most of which were horror or crime. Ever heard of “Tales from the Crypt”? An EC title. Along with “The Vault of Horror,” “Crime SuspenStories,” “The Haunt of Fear” and “Shock SuspenStories,” it helped usher in a new era of comics. These titles initially focused more on the horrors humanity was capable of, although by the mid1950s they had come to include tales of ghouls, vampires and werewolves. Husbands murdered wives; lovers murdered lovers; friends murdered former friends. These comics strove to be creepy, gruesome and thoroughly terrifying, although for the most part they ended with a satisfying serving of poetic justice. Gaines hired the best writers and artists in the business, like Al Feldstein, Jack Davis and Wally Wood, and encouraged them to be creative and distinct in their style, something that other big publishers at the time actively discouraged. With graphic depictions of murder and death, sexual innuendos and creepy narration, EC became incredibly popular during a time in which comics themselves enjoyed extraordinary readership. But as the popularity of these stories increased, certain concerned citizens started to pay attention. In 1954,
were the biggest cause of modern juvenile delinquency. The panic was so intense, some cities began banning comic books and hosting public comic-book burnings. This got the attention of the federal government, which—through a Congressional hearing and federal investigation—effectively wrecked the reputation of comics. It was after this that comics publishers decided they needed to do something to save their industry. They formed the Comics Code Authority and decided they wouldn’t publish anything that wasn’t approved. They banned all violence and gore and any depictions of blood or death or drugs or sex—even certain words like “horror” and “terror” couldn’t be printed on the page. William Gaines refused to comply with the Code, and, subsequently, EC fell apart. He decided to turn his attention to a small publication one of his writers had begun called Mad Magazine. Meanwhile, comics entered the Silver Age, during which superheroes grew exponentially in popularity and the horror and crime comic was effectively and soundly forgotten. If that’s not a horror story, I don’t know what is. It does have a happy ending, though. EC Comics remains one of the most beloved (if defunct) publishers of the 20th century, in large part because of its incredible horror comics. Today, these stories have not been lost but are being republished in beautiful new editions that pay homage to these groundbreaking comics. I definitely recommend checking them out!
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Roommate Horror Stories After I hooked up with a guy, he entered the amount of time we had been having sex into an exercise app. He asked me, “so that was like 25 minutes, right?” I was so pissed that I said “Eh, let’s be honest and call it 20.”
Freshman year, I walked in on my roommate and her boyfriend having sex just about every other week. She refused to get my number and give me a heads-up for their sexual escapades, so I continued to interrupt midthrust. Not a pretty sight. Once, I walked in just in time to see my roommate take her mouth off of his penis and scream, “NO WAIT!”
My boyfriend and I had texted his roommate specifically saying we would be “using” the room until a certain time and he agreed to steer clear until then. But the suite thought it would be a great idea to pull a prank on us and, 10 minutes in, we could hear him putting the key in the door, one suitemate screaming and hitting the bathroom door, and the other suitemate screaming and hitting the balcony door. The roommate walked in on us completely naked and was appalled that we had already undressed because “don’t you have to, like, warm up first?” I may or may not be a guy. When a “friend” was getting a blowjob for the first time from an ex, the girlfriend started actually blowing said friend. Like a leaf blower. I guess because it’s a blowjob.
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1. “Tiptoe Through The Tulips” It’s happy. It’s weird. It’s creepy. Picture someone sneaking up behind you as it plays and you’ll see what I mean.
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6. “Tubular Bells (Exorcist Theme)” Of all the movie themes from horror films of years past, this is the one that, to this listener’s ear, remains as potently perturbing as it was when it first came out. Of course, Bernard Hermann’s “Psycho” theme is also freaky, but it’s this whirling, churning symphony of creepiness that unnerves me the most. I’ll have some pea soup with that. 8. “The Rainbow Connection” Okay, not scary at all, unless you’re one of those poor souls who find Kermit disturbing. (I’ve met these people. They exist.) But after all the above horror, you surely you deserve some positivity and sunshine! You know, once you’re done checking for serial killers hiding in your—wait, what’s that over there?! 7. “Let The Bodies Hit The Floor”
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My boyfriend and I have busy schedules, so we try to find time whenever my roommate is out to, y’know. One week, my roommate came back to the room unexpectedly. Two days in a row. Luckily I had locked the door, but my boyfriend flew to the bathroom and I hastily threw my clothes back on and made up a lie about “feeling sick.” She totally knew, though. The first time, she was super apologetic. The second time, she was pissed.
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4. ”I Know Where You Sleep” Emilie Autumn is a genre-straddling virtuoso who mines different types of music for pathos, comedy and, sometimes, sheer blistering fury. That’s the case with this song, which blends cabaret, electronica and metal to provide an electrifying freaky kissoff to one of Autumn’s former flames. If you’re Adele’s ex, you’re moved when she writes about you; if you’re Emilie’s ex, you wonder if you need to move to another country.
2. “Black Angels” Avant-garde composer George Crumb literally wrote this piece to experiment by “torturing” instruments; that is, pushing them to the point where they 5. “Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This” almost literally broke apart. The Eurythmics version is delicious The result may break YOU, dear synth cheesecake, a still-fresh slice of reader. ‘80s pop. But when Marilyn Manson got a hold of this song, he had other ideas. His cover song is like a lullaby that a demon would sing to his creepy spawn. If you want to feel fright, and fast, listen to this song. Or just, you know, look at a picture of Marilyn 3. “The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd” Manson. Yes, it’s from a Broadway show, but underestimate it at your own peril. When writing this “thriller musical,” composer Stephen Sondheim was heavily inspired by old horror movie scores, with their loud, dissonant, shrieking chords. This may be the only show tune that gives you nightmares, unless you have a weird, irrational fear of “The Sound of Music” or something.
Early into freshman year I was “hanging out” with a guy (we were clearly interested in each other) whom I’ll call Fred, and we came back to his room at, like, 2 a.m. to find his roommate having sex. Fred had a furious argument with his roommate for a good two minutes, then came back out to the hallway where I was awkwardly waiting. They agreed we’d give his roommate the room for another 10 minutes. Then Fred remembered we’d planned on watching TV, so he barged back into the room for his laptop. We sat in the hallway. Then followed an unbearable 10 minutes in which we could hear them screaming and humping through the thin walls of Witt. Finally, they finished; the girl fled (she specifically asked that we turn away so we couldn’t see who she was?); the roommate leered at me (asked Fred to “give him details later”) and left. We later learned he went to another girl’s room and spent the night. This story helped coin the phrase, among my friends, of “double dipping.”
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People can wear any costume they want, including sexy ones.
by Sarah Davis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER In college, when Halloween pops into our heads, we think of an entire weekend of endless parties with girls in revealing costumes. If anything, Halloween for us students is the holiday when we are expected to dress up and party just because we can. Every year, I scroll through my Facebook news feed and see pictures upon pictures of friends from all over wearing various costumes and attending parties. I always notice how most of the girls are wearing skimpy costumes that are sexier versions of normal costumes like Disney princesses or the typical nurse or policewoman costume. I am all for wearing whatever your heart desires and being confident and having fun. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks or what kind of critique you may get, because it’s your choice to show off your body or not. Women shouldn’t be judged and called degrading names simply because they like to be a little risque or wear a costume they think is fun and in which they feel confident. Should we not equally critique guys who wear costumes that don’t require shirts to show off their arms and six-pack? Good for you, both men and women, for having the courage to wear something a little sexy and revealing. It’s just as impressive to have perfect zombie-bride makeup like Cady Heron in “Mean Girls” as it is to have the confidence Elle Woods did in “Legally Blonde.” Yeah, OK, go ahead and wear a tiny sailor outfit or Disney princessturned-bad-girl costume, but do so in the appropriate setting. Don’t wear that kind of thing to class or when trick-or-treating with small children; save it for the weekend of partying. Whether you go for sexy or scary, risque or traditional, just have fun, be you and be safe.
Sexy costumes objectify women in a negative light. by Blake Keeling SENIOR, ENGLISH AND HISTORY MAJOR
Halloween costumes for women have always seemed to be a point of controversy, so the place of sexy Halloween costumes will always come up. I am very much an advocate of a woman having the right to wear what she wants to wear. It’s her body, and I have no say in the matter. For some reason, though, I draw the line at sexy Halloween costumes. It’s funny because at first I could not pinpoint why that bothered me in the slightest. There are some that don’t bother me, like witches with short skirts and full-leather cat costumes. Then I figured it out when I saw the picture of the sexy Elsa costume from the Disney movie “Frozen.” The objectification was not just of women, but of women role models to children, as well as women of a certain culture. If you Google “sexy Disney costumes” or “sexy cultural costumes” a million different hits assault your eyes like Snow White with a short skirt or a kimono costume that no longer bears any resemblance to the original. Suddenly, we are taking characters that have become role models for children and turning them into something to lust after. We then also take cultures other than our own and think it’s funny to make them more attractive and essentially wear something without realizing or respecting its original purpose. To top it all off, when Googling “sexy costumes,” I never added the word “women” or “female,” but all the images for what seemed like miles and miles of Internet pages were women. There are no real sexy costumes for men. Either we’re supposed to allow them to wear “regular costumes” or consider whatever they wear to be sexy anyway. Women can wear what they want, but, just remember, on Halloween, we still have to be socially conscious.
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photo by Eva Littman Members of the Swashbucklers gather in the Haunted Hall’s makeshift insane asylum after providing a night of frights for Trinity students last Saturday night on the second floor of Susanna Hall.
Haunted Hall welcomed 140 visitors, its largest turnout to date by Heather Bush CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER On Saturday, Oct. 25, residents of Susanna Hall, known as the Swashbucklers, hosted their annual Haunted Hall on the residence hall’s second floor. The event included a guided tour through a chain of rooms featuring different acts and scares. “I’ve helped with the construction of the hall for the
past three years, including this one,” said Dayton King, a senior. “Last year I helped build half of the hall, but I’m very honored that this year I get to be in charge of the entirety of the hall.” As the architect of Haunted Hall, King was responsible for gathering ideas from the community, deciding which ideas were feasible to put into action and then finding a cohesive way to connect the various rooms. “You can volunteer your room for the Haunted Hall, but we generally want rooms from the same floor because otherwise that gets awkward,” said Kelly Seeber, a senior. “Then we ask people to participate. This year I actually volunteered to run a room.”
Several hall members and friends of the hall residents dressed up as characters to act and scare those who visited the hall. Others helped with construction ideas, planning and set-up. “It’s a great activity because we also invite first years to help out who are friends with the hall, so it’s a nice way to recruit people to join the hall next year,” King said. Some members of the hall, like King, dressed as morticians and acted as tour guides for those who visited the Haunted Hall. “Your tour guide may accidentally lock you in, or something like that,” said Sarah Walters, a junior. “We should just hire less clumsy tour guides but, you know, what can you do?”
This year, Walters was in charge of organization, compiling supplies and dividing people into different roles. Everyone involved came together early Saturday morning and spent the day constructing the hall until just before the opening of the event. “It’s a really fun time because you go in and you’re not really sure what to expect,” Seeber said. “It’s scary, but it’s also really fun; we have no idea how certain rooms will go over and you have no idea which rooms people are actually going to be scared of.” Every year is different, but rooms have included Weeping Angels from the popular television show “Doctor Who,” an asylum, a crazy cat lady and a final zombie
scare. Members of the hall cover and remove furniture from the rooms, build props and visit local Halloween stores for supplies and costume materials. “Haunted Hall is reimbursed by SGA every year, which we’re really thankful for,” King said. “We try to keep the cost low and—as long as we maintain a decent attendance—we get our funding back. Every year we’ve actually had more attendees than the previous year.” The hall had 140 visitors this year, their largest turn-out to date. The Swashbucklers encourage Trinity students to come out for next year’s Haunted Hall and to consider joining the hall next year.
Smith wins scariest story, donates prize money to Trinity Review
Review, the winner. Smith’s story was about a troubled teenage kid with a horrible home life who loses his mind. The scariest part of the story was the creepy ending after the boy steals from a department store. “After he accidentally shoots the clerk in the department store, he starts running away but the language gets very confusing and has lots of dark imagery. I liked the image of him tugging at this guy’s skin while he was running and metaphorically shaving away his humanity until he was just blackened bones,” Smith said. According to Smith, she donated the $30 winnings back to the organization because she didn’t expect to win and is on The Trinity Review staff.
The event also featured a Halloween costume contest judged by The Trinity Review co-editors, Smith and senior Blake Keeling. The winner was dressed as a scary zombie and received a huge pot of candy. After the contests, there was an open mic during which students were encouraged to present original and nonoriginal work such as a favorite poem, story or song. “I think it’s a great way to share the talent in the Trinity community. It’s always really cool to hear the different stories people come up with and the different kinds of things people think are scary,” said Tarryn Pollard, event planning head of The Trinity Review.
The Trinity Review hosts annual Scary Story Contest by Sarah Davis CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER
photo by Sarah Thorne Senior Julia Smith, co-editor of The Trinity Review, reads her winning scary story.
Last Thursday, The Trinity Review hosted its annual Scary Story Contest with a cash prize and professors as judges. A total of six students entered the competition and presented original works. Kelly Carlisle, assistant professor of English, and Paul Myers, chair of computer science, judged the competition and named Julia Smith, senior and co-editor of The Trinity
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Filipino Student Association shares culture with Mabuhay Students put modern twist on traditional dances by Heather Bush CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER At 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Trinity’s Filipino Student Association will host Mabuhay—an event that combines cultural food and performance—in Laurie Auditorium. “Most of us here are FilipinoAmericans, so a lot of the times we try to showcase the Filipino-American aspect of our culture,” said Lawrence Pasaoa, a senior. “That involves kind of mixing in traditional dances with very modern dances.” The majority of the Mabuhay performances involve dancing, but singing performances are often included. Many of the dance styles are unique to the Filipino culture. “I’m choreographing a coconut dance,” Pasaoa said. “It’s a cultural dance, and we go by the name ‘Coco-Bros.’ I’m also dancing a Tinikling dance. It involves two bamboo poles that you clap together and you dodge them to the music. It’s kind of dangerous, but that adds to the thrill of it.” Pasaoa grew up learning and dancing the coconut dance, but only watched others— such as the Tinikling—being performed. Traditional dances in Trinity’s Mabuhay have provided first-hand dancing experience for other students as well. “I’m in a candle dance, where we balance one candle on our head and one in each hand while we dance. They aren’t real candles; Laurie probably wouldn’t stand for that,” said Tess MacApinlac, a senior. “But the traditional dance is with real candles or glasses of water, because that is equally challenging.” The word “mabuhay” means “to live” or “to thrive” in the Filipino language. The word is often used as a greeting, toast or welcome to others. “Our Mabuhay Festival at Trinity serves to do just that; we want to welcome the Trinity community to share in our Filipino-American heritage through our love for both performances and food, two things that tend to bring life to people around them,” Pasaoa said. Though the event is representative of the Filipino culture, Mabuhay welcomes students from all different backgrounds to participate in the performance. “I first became involved because I really love dancing, and they do so many different styles,” said Lucas Poliak, a senior. “I come from a Mexican cultural background, so I think it’s really cool to learn about other cultures.” see EVENT page 17
file photo The Coco-Bros. perform a dance routine at last year’s Mabuhay celebration. This year’s event will take place at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Laurie Auditorium.
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Pettigrew shares optimism for women in technology
photo by Eva Littman Erin Pettigrew, vice president for business development at Gawker Media, lectures on what she sees as an optimistic future for women in technology.
Confidence key for women to succeed in technology fields by Julia Elmore CAMPUS PULSE REPORTER The fifth lecture in Trinity’s Women and Technology series was held on Monday and featured Erin Pettigrew, who works as the vice president for business development at Gawker Media. Pettigrew’s lecture focused on optimism for the future of women in technology. Pettigrew, a political science major, talked about the wide availability of opportunities for women in careers in technology, even if they do not have a computer science degree. “There is so much opportunity and so much public excitement for women pursuing careers in technology right now,” Pettigrew said. “There are opportunities for all kinds of other people (besides computer science majors), like journalism, marketing, business majors and more.” Rather than focusing on the problems that women in technology fields face, Pettigrew briefly addressed these topics, then focused on reasons for optimism. She gave examples of female CEOs of major technology-related companies such as Facebook and Pinterest. “Women are making it. Women are pushing forward,” Pettigrew said. “There has never been a better time to talk about women in technology or women in the workplace. People are taking notice.” Confidence in one’s abilities was also a point of discussion. Pettigrew says that more young women need to gain confidence. “I see women everyday who say ‘I can’t’ or ‘I shouldn’t be
doing this.’ I say you absolutely can and you should,” Pettigrew said. Students in attendance responded to the lecture with appreciation for Pettigrew’s presentation.
“I hope the discourse changes to ‘how do we move forward’ rather than ‘how did we get here?’”
Erin Pettigrew Vice President for Business Development at Gawker Media “It seemed more optimistic,” said Noemi Rengel, a senior. “I like how she outlined the issues. She talked a lot about confidence, which I hadn’t really thought about. It was refreshing.” Junior Chris Garagiola appreciated that Pettigrew provided potential solutions to the problems that are often discussed in relation to women and technology. “I thought it was very informative about the issue,” Garagiola said. “She had the right idea about the struggles and pointed out solutions and things I hadn’t thought of before.” Pettigrew closed with her perspective on the future for women in technology and the workplace. “There is so much research on challenges that women face,” Pettigrew said. “I hope the discourse changes to ‘how do we move forward’ rather than ‘how did we get here?’” The final lecture in the series will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, in the Fiesta Room. Amy McDonald Sandjideh, a program manager at Google, will be speaking.
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November Calendar Saturday, November 1 7 p.m. Skyline Room
Skyline Swing
Every first Saturday of the month, the Jim Cullum Jazz Band performs swing music. Get there early for dance lessons. The event is free for all Trinity students. 7 p.m. Stieren Theater
Stieren Arts Enrichment Series: Virgil C. Johnson
Virgil C. Johnson, professor emeritus at Northwestern University and a professional costume designer, will discuss costume history in a presentation titled “Creating Illusion on the Stage: Re-imagining Costume History without using Wikipedia.” 7:30 p.m. Laurie Auditorium
Mabuhay Festival
Hosted by the Filipino Student Association, this event will feature singing and dancing performances, and free Filipino food will be served afterwards.
Saturday, November 8
thursday, November 13
Stieren Arts Enrichment Series: New York Polyphony
McNay Second Thursdays
7:30 p.m. Parker Chapel
Hailed as one of the top vocal ensembles in the world with a Grammy nomination to prove it, New York Polyphony will perform a wide range of musical genres, from medieval melodies to contemporary selections.
Rooftopalooza
The student band The Daytrippers will host a night of musical performances. The event is free, and snacks will be provided.
Sunday, November 9
3 p.m. Ruth Taylor Recital Hall
Fall Jazz Ensemble Concert
Martin Roemisch will direct the jazz ensemble in its fall concert.
7:30 p.m. Parker Chapel
Organ Recital Series
Organist Christopher Houlihan will make his San Antonio and Trinity debut with his performance for the Margarite B. Parker Chapel Organ Recital Series.
wednesday, November 12 7:30 p.m. Fiesta Room
Lennox Seminar Series
Amy McDonald Sandjideh, a technical program manager for Google, will be the final speaker for the Lennox Seminar Lecture Series on Women and Technology. Before joining Google, Sandjideh managed the animation technology at DreamWorks Animation, including work on “Shrek” and “How to Train Your Dragon.” Sandjideh was also a founding member of Tulane University’s Women in Science club.
Friday, November 7 7:30 p.m. Ruth Taylor Recital Hall
Steinway Dedication and Inaugural Concert
Music professors David Heller and Carolyn True will hold a performance to celebrate Trinity’s distinction as an “All-Steinway school.”
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Head out to the McNay for the last Second Thursday of the year. The event is free, and there will be a local DJ, San Antonio food trucks and beer courtesy of Crispin Ciders.
9:10 p.m. McLean Residence Hall Roof
Tuesday, November 11
Monday, November 3
6 p.m. McNay Museum Grounds
5:30 p.m. Holt Center
An Evening with Rebecca Solnit
Historian and activist Rebecca Solnit will discuss the ideas of her new book, “The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness,” which was published by Trinity University Press. The event will begin with a wine reception followed by Solnit’s lecture at 6:30 with a Q&A and book signing to follow. The event is free and open to the public. 7:30 p.m. Laurie Auditorium
Distinguished Lecture Series: David Brooks
David Brooks is a biweekly op-ed columnist for The New York Times and a regular analyst on PBS’ “Newshour” and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” He also authored the best seller “The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement.”
friday, November 14
8 p.m. Stieren Theater
Opening night of “Our Country’s Good”
For its second production of the season, Trinity Theatre presents “Our Country’s Good,” a play by Timberlake Wertenbaker. The play is directed by Stacey Connelly and will feature costume designs by Stieren guest artist Virgil C. Johnson. The play follows the First Fleet’s military officers and convicts as the first Western settlers in Australia. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, Trinity faculty and alumni; and $6 for students. The play will run through Saturday, Nov. 22.
Sunday, November 16
3 p.m. Ruth Taylor Recital Hall
Rosalind Phillips Vocal Competition
The annual Rosalind Phillips Vocal Competition for Trinity student singers was established in honor of professor emeritus Rosalind Phillips, who passed away in 2009. Phillips joined the music faculty at Trinity University in 1961 where she taught voice until her retirement in 1989. The Rosalind Phillips Vocal Competition honors outstanding Trinity vocal students with scholarship awards and the opportunity to perform with the Trinity Symphony Orchestra. The recital is free and open to the public.
tuesday, November 18 7:30 p.m. Ruth Taylor Recital Hall
Trinity Electronic Music Studio Fall Recital Under the direction of Brian Bondari, the recital will feature various student works, all composed in the past six months, under the name “Random Electrons.”
Sunday, November 23
3 p.m. Ruth Taylor Recital Hall
Fall Violin Studio Recital
Students, accompanied by Faith DeBow on piano, will perform solo works as well as small ensemble pieces. The recital is free and open to the public.
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Contestants showcase vocal skills at Trinity Idol Senior Reagan Wilkins wins competition with performance of original song by Kenneth Caruthers CAMPUS PULSE EDITOR From gospel music to an acoustic version of a T-Pain song, Trinity Idol had it all this year. The annual event, hosted by Mu Phi Epsilon, was held on Wednesday night in Laurie Auditorium. The contest featured 10 students and was judged by Gary Seighman, assistant professor of music; David Rando, associate professor of English; and junior Jonathan Martinez. The competition gave students the opportunity to get out of their comfort zone with their performance. “It was really fun. I actually hadn’t performed since high school, so it was really nice to get back up on stage and experience that feeling. We’ve been working on it for a long time, so it was nice to see it come together as a final picture,” said sophomore Phillip Lopez, who accompanied sophomore Frank Ashford on guitar for
their version of “Buy U a Drank.” Senior Lauren York, the runner-up of Trinity Idol, was happy that she was able to overcome her nerves and perform in her last Trinity Idol. “It’s always nerve-racking being on stage, so I expected the nerves. What I didn’t expect was that I didn’t even open my eyes until two minutes into my song,” York said. “I performed in Trinity Idol freshman year, but I didn’t have the guts to do it again until this year and I’m glad I did.” For her song selection, York chose “Lego House” by Ed Sheeran. “I initially fell in love with the song because of its phrasing and melody, and then I realized I can relate extremely well to the lyrics. It’s a wonderfully written song,” York said. After being selected as one of the top three performers by the judges, students in the audience voted senior Reagan Wilkins as this year’s Trinity Idol. For his performance, Wilkins sang an original song he wrote called “Figure You Out.” “The song is just sort of about people in general just being hard to figure out,” Wilkins said.
Six students tell haunted tales • continued from page 13 This long-standing traditional event is usually held in the Tigers’ Den; however, that space is no longer used for hosting events. The staff expressed sorrow over using the Skyline Room instead because they preferred the eerie vibe made possible by the lack of windows in the Tigers’ Den. The Trinity Review is a literary magazine, published annually, featuring works from the Trinity community. It is a compilation of short stories, poems, photography and visual art, intended to showcase students’s talents.
“I think everybody who writes something wants it to be shared, in a way, and wants it to be acknowledged. I think it’s important so people can get their creativity out and share it with people who are actually interested,” Keeling said. Pollard, who won the scary story contest last year, added, “It encourages people to write and get their writing out there, which is really the point of The Trinity Review: to get Trinity writing out there.” Submissions for the magazine open in November, and The Trinity Review will host their first ever holiday party in December with a similar open mic format.
Event celebrates Filipino culture • continued from page 14 This year’s Mabuhay will feature many students who are participating in the event for the first time. Most students who perform tend to return for the following years. “Just getting to know the people—the seniors, juniors and everyone who was involved—they all really loved it and I really got to love it,” MacApinlac said. “So they asked me if I wanted to be an officer and I said yes. I’ve been a part of Mabuhay ever since.” As president of FSA, MacApinlac worked with
her team of officers to put on this year’s Mabuhay, the organization’s biggest event. Previously, Mabuhay was held in the spring. However, with October being Filipino Heritage Month, FSA decided to move the event to the fall this year. “I’m inviting everyone to come dance and participate,” Poliak said. “Everyone should come and try it out; you don’t even have to be a good dancer. There really is something for everyone.” Mabuhay is a free event and is open to the Trinity community.
photo by Michael Miller, intern Senior Reagan Wilkins performs his original song “Figure You Out” Wednesday night in Laurie Auditorium for Trinity Idol.
Wilkins also performed in last year’s Trinity Idol. He considers it a great honor to be chosen as the winner of this year’s competition.
“This is pretty exciting... just pretty darn exciting. It’s such an amazing feeling. I came in just wanting to do the best I could and play as
well as I could,” Wilkins said. “It’s a real honor to have been selected for the contest in the first place, and I feel especially honored to have won.”
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John Mendiola, A&E Writer When I first heard about the “Paranautical Activity” controversy, I immediately thought about how stupid the game’s creator was. Here’s a quick summary. Code Avarice is a small sixperson game studio that slaved over its game for years. It managed to get through Steam’s Greenlight program, which is basically a competition against hundreds of other small, indie game producers. “Paranautical Activity” finally managed to get on Steam, the biggest PC platform. Then, one of the developers, Mike Maulbeck, decided to send a death threat to Gabe Newell, the co-founder of Valve (which owns Steam); Valve proceeded to pull the game from the store after one day of release. Steam allows a single client to house all games, and offers plenty of sales to entice the PC gamer. Because of these things, Steam
has become so popular that it has effectively monopolized the industry for PC games. EA, Blizzard and Minecraft are the only companies that have managed to survive by pulling their games from Steam. They can do that because their games will sell no matter what. Every other developer is out of luck if they want a viable nonSteam platform. The team’s dreams and livelihoods depended on this game. I hate to be callous about death threats but people on the Internet get death threats all the time— gamers, artists, reviewers, YouTube stars. I am not defending death threats in any way—they are always awful and should never be directed towards anyone— but the blood, sweat and tears of a group of people should not be thrown out of the window because of a tweet. I care less about this specific incident and more about the bigger picture. It is slightly worrying that the only pushback I have seen from Steam is from a handful of developers like
Randy Pitchford, founder of Gearbox Software. Just two years ago, Gearbox put out “Borderlands 2” on the PC that worked with Steamspecific features thus making it exclusive to that platform. Even Pitchford, who said that Steam will be a problem, I guess had to go back on his word since Steam sells.
“Ultimately, I think every PC gamer should be wary with a company that is ultimately looking out for itself.”
Valve is a notoriously difficult company to communicate with. It was
understandable when it was just a video game developer, but they now provide a service to thousands of consumers so they have to be responsive and receptive. There are a lot of whatifs, but there shouldn’t be so many scary whatifs. Having your entire collection of PC games at the whim of some random company. is terrifying. The lack of transparency and due process with the decision regarding “Paranautical Activity” is worrisome. Valve is the judge, jury and executioner in this realm. More people will use Steam. I personally will keep using Steam because it is just so convenient and I already
have a huge stack of games on there. That said, I have now started to buy my new games via other platforms or, better yet, straight from the game developers. Valve has created an extremely competent service with their Steam program, and their position in the industry. However, they are now openly misusing that position. Ultimately, I think every PC gamer should be wary and with a company that is ultimately looking out for itself. We should hold Valve to a higher standard because ultimately we— especially our wallets— wield the power.
“Party Down” with the coolest show you don’t know about The cancelled TV show is our generation’s martyr: beloved, courageous, inventive, but taken from us much too soon. The level of coolness associated with watching these gone-too-soon shows is only growing, too. There are dozens of popular examples of this: you’re considered a square if you haven’t watched all eighteen episodes of “Freaks and Geeks,” the high school drama from the early 2000’s that featured literally everyone who’s famous now. You’re way, way behind if you haven’t plowed through the first three seasons of “Arrested Development,” the cult comedy about a dysfunctional family that also features some
pretty famous, heavy-hitting comedians. And you’re downright crazy if you haven’t binge-watched the mere fourteen episodes of “Firefly,” Joss Whedon’s shortlived space cowboy show. Lucky for you, if you haven’t seen any of those, they are all on Netflix now! But for this article, I want to talk about one that hasn’t gotten the attention those other three have, although it more than deserves it; I think it’s arguably the best of the four, even though it runs in a similar vein as AD. “Party Down” ran for two seasons on Starz. Ten episodes a season. Twenty episodes total. Yet it manages to be one of the greatest comedy shows I have ever seen. Starz? I don’t know about you, but I’d never heard of it until I watched this show.
The show centers around Party Down Catering, a catering company based in Los Angeles. The first episode introduces us to a catering team we’ll come to know well, led by sycophantic, hardass Ron (played by the brilliantly funny Ken Marino). Oh, and Ron has some sidekicks as well: aspiring actor and emo singer Kyle (Ryan Hansen, also amazing), aspiring comedian Casey (Lizzy Caplan, one of the funniest women of our time), aging actress Constance (a silly Jane Lynch) and aspiring “hard sci-fi” screenwriter and misogynistic nerd Roman (the always perfect Martin Starr). Finally, there’s a new guy, named Henry (played by a pre-”Parks” Adam Scott) who’s failed as an actor and just needs a crummy job. Each episode is named after the event that the “Party Down”
crew is catering. Rarely do they cater a typical party or event— an old people singles mixer, a porn awards after party, a party celebrating a Russian gangster’s acquittal for murder, a wealthy preschool auction and Steve Guttenberg’s birthday. At these parties, outrageous things happen. Amazing cameos (J.K. Simmons! Kristen Bell! Andre Royo! Christopher MintzPlasse! Even more!), crazy plot twists and silly payoffs are the norm on this show. This show has incredibly clever humor. It’s sarcastic, dry and offbeat, just like the catering employees themselves. But there’s something more to this show; it’s not merely a comedy romp. It’s actually quite a bit sadder. It tells how awful and frustrating it is to be someone trying to “make it” in Hollywood. It shows us
that the superficiality and the risks involved can really defeat people. It portrays the excitement an aspiring actor can have in being cast as an extra in a crappy TV show. Most of all, it manages to convey the very real struggles associated with trying to achieve your dreams, to which I think we can all relate. It’s my belief that the best stories in popular culture are those that make us laugh and teach us something, too. “Party Down” is an excellent example of this. If you fall in love with the show, I recommend checking out other shows that feature pretty much all the same actors, such as “Burning Love” and “The League.” The world of underground comedy is exciting, and “Party Down” is a great introductionto the genre and its greatest talents.
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Pictured above is Tennessee Williams, one of the great talents of American theatre. To his right is the text of “The Glass Menagerie”’s opening lines, which introduce the show’s “memory” concept. photo by Sarah Thorne
you can learn about Diwali by watching traditional and modern Indian and Bollywood dances. Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is one of the largest Hindu holidays , usually lasting for five days. While we can’t have a weeklong festival at Trinity, the Hindu Student Association and the Asian Subcontinental Association will showcase this celebration with a dance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 in Laurie, along with free Indian food after the show. Diwali is always a great chance to watch some talented Tigers showcase their abilites, and, this year, even more Trinity students will participate in this thrilling event; the sororities Gamma Chi Delta and Alpha Chi Lambda will be featured in a joint dance performance. Just before reading days begin, LoonE Crew, Trinity’s
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A diverse community on campus is great for a lot of reasons, but I am most excited about the fact that we students get to put on some pretty great dance shows. This November kicks off a wide range of dance performances for the Trinity masses to enjoy. These shows are pretty unique since they are put on by students, for students. Our peers choreograph, dance, eat and repeat throughout the semester to bring you the best showcase. And what better way to have a taste of the diverse cultures and passions (literally a taste, since most of these performances offer free food afterwards) than a dance showcase? Starting the season of dance is Mabuhay at 7:30
p.m. tomorrow in Laurie Auditorium.Brought to you by the Filipino Student Association (FSA), this performance is a showcase of Filipino culture through traditional dances like the umbrella dance, Tinikling and the candle dance. At Mabuhay, The Coco Bros, an all-male dance group that dances with coconuts strapped to various body parts, will showcase traditional Filipino dance with modern music and plenty of sass. I hear that they are available for weddings, bachelorette parties and more. During the show, there will be a raffle to win one of the Mabuhay tanks designed by art major Nancy Lee, and after the show, stick around for some traditional Filipino food. A week after you’ve been educated in Filipino culture,
one and only hip-hop dance crew, will host their annual showcase at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8 in Laurie. This is perhaps the most NSFW (not safe for work) dance performance of the year. You can anticipate thugnasty-gangsta-rap and plenty of skilled booty shaking. Hands down, this dance showcase will most likely contain the most pelvic thrusts and twerking. For some previews of the December showcase, you can see LoonE Crew’s featured dance numbers in both Mabuhay and Diwali. If I were to rate the performances on a scale of most restrained/cultured fun to most explicit fun, it would go like this: Diwali would win for most traditional dance style, Mabuhay is the nice medium ground for mixing hip-hop and traditional
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dances, so these have culture on their sides. Unless you consider A$AP Rocky culture, LoonE falls on the uncensored fun spectrum. If you like what you see in these performances, you too can be a dancing queen or king in the spring by participating in the annual student dance showcase, Momentum. Auditions are held in early January, and those interested in choreographing should have material ready to show the judges by early December By judges, I mean the Momentum Producers, who are students. Before you look that far ahead, just know that at the end of this semester, you will be extremely sleep-deprived and over-caffeinated as a result of finals, but if you attend all three shows, you will also be that much more #cultured.
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Dressing through the decades with a fashion expert Last week, I decided to do celebrate my love of vintage clothes and the varied style of the twentieth century by doing something I’d done before: I dressed up in the style of a different decade each day. I did 1920s Monday, 1950s Tuesday, 1970s Wednesday, 1980s Thursday and 1960s Friday! It was a lot of fun, and I received a lot of positive feedback for it. Many folks enjoyed guessing which decade I was each day, and I spent a lot of time and care creating as authentic a look as I could. Since I own a lot of vintage clothes from all decades, I managed to wear something that was actually from the decade represented (with the exception of the 1920s—clothes from that era really don’t exist anymore, except in museums). All of this got me thinking. What styles and signature pieces are my favorites from each decade? I’ll attempt to answer this question below. 1920s: Scalloped hemlines As someone who loves emphasizing her waist, I can’t say I’m in love with the dropwaist dress, but I am a sucker for elaborate embroidery, and this was a period of exponential growth in the popularity and intricacy of beading and embroidery. I love that the emphasis in this period was less on the shape or general construction of the garment than on the details.
1930s: Butterfly sleeves. I love this style, and it’s so unmistakably 30s! The 1920s had more of a boyish vibe, and this contrasted with the 30s emphasis on delicate and “feminine” things. These sleeves are very comfortable to wear, and they’re oh-so-pretty.
1940s: The introduction of menswear for women. Many people thank Diane Keaton for this look (and she certainly deserves credit for revitalizing it in “Annie Hall”), but it originated here in the forties! The dark, smoky greens, blues, browns and grays that had always been a part of men’s closets made their way into popular women’s style. We can also thank the 1940s for women’s blazers, slim slacks and the popularity of the color red! 1950s: The swing skirt. The ‘50s are one of my favorite eras of style, so it’s hard to pick one thing. But the swing skirt is so terrific and so signature! The volume, the shape and the flow of a big, curvy swing skirt reflected the return to the “traditional” woman’s shape: a curvy, child-bearing housewife. At the same time, it can reflect the youthfulness and carefree sentiments of a schoolgirl. It works on so many levels! 1960s: the mini dress. Again, so much to love about the ’60s. What an absolutely fascinating decade, right? Sandwiched between the conservative, structured fifties and the loose, flowy seventies, the sixties mark a beautiful transition that should be celebrated in its own right. The mini dress is probably my favorite invention of the decade, although the popularization of plaids and the experimentation in color are also pretty commendable. The mini dress—sometimes long-sleeved, sometimes tight, but always super short—represents one word that can sum up a lot of the decade: liberation!
1970s: The maxi dress. Bizarre, I know, to choose the mini dress for one decade and the maxi for another, since they seem to be complete opposites. Hemlines rose and fell over the previous decades, but they had never reached floor length until now. This was another kind of liberation as the style of the hippies merged with that of glam rockers and disco to form a new, free-flowing style reminiscent of the prairie. 1980s: The day dress. I love the casual dress, and so many of the dresses I have from this era are just that: sweet, simple and easy to wear without looking too dressed up! But above all, my favorite thing about the 1980s is that this was a decade when designers really started echoing trends from decades before—so you get dresses that are “‘80s does ‘50s,” or skirts that are “‘80s does ‘20s.” I love that we really began worshipping the history of clothes during this period—because I can assure you that we still do. Just look at these trends. Peplum? Started in the 1940s. Lacy tops? 1920s. The romper? 1950s. Even if all of your clothes are from Forever 21 or H&M, it’s incredible how much modern styles borrow from the past. So it’s always valuable to know history!
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A&E Roundtable: What movie makes you cry every time? Depending on the day, almost any film can reduce me to tears. But the one film that can reduce me to tears on ANY DAY is “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” During the entire half-hour finale, I always wind up crying enough tears to fill the waterway leading to the Grey Havens. “Inception“ also somehow does the trick, because watching Leonardo DiCapro travel through time does something to my feels. Mason Walker, A&E Writer
I know that I am not exactly the picturesque image of a “man” but I would like to think that I don’t cry at the movies too often. Movies based on animals never seem to have any hold over me. I have come to realize recently that my emotions—maybe a reflection of who I am?—in the cinemas are tied very closely to movies that deal with families. Two movies that I have seen somewhat recently are “Warrior” and “17 Again.” The ending of “Warrior” and the series of events near the end in “17 Again” never fail to elicit some tears from my eyes. Brothers getting together after being apart as children, a husband sacrificing his dreams for his families and other examples of “love” in movies gets me “peelin’ dem onions.” John Mendiola, A&E Writer
Most sappy tearjerkers don’t faze me. I don’t have any problems not crying while I watch a movie. In fact, I probably don’t cry enough in reaction to sad films to be considered normal, but the one film that makes me cry every time is “Steel Magnolias.” Why my mother thought it would be fun for me me to watch this as a young child, I’m not sure, but it definitely gets me every single time. I am probably emotionally scarred from the first viewing experience. Every time I watch it, despite knowing exactly what’s going to happen, I cry like a baby, and it’s really embarrassing—which is why I only watch it with people who have already seen me cry. Sofia Villarreal, A&E Columnist
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photos by Jordan Leeper Trinity swimmers compete in a relay at the first home meet of the season afainst UT-Permian Basin (top). Senior Stephen Culberson won the 100 yard freestlye with a time of 47.64 seconds (bottom).
Men and women’s swimming teams defeats D-II team, University of Texas, Permian Basin by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER
On Oct. 25, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept Division II University of TexasPermian Basin in their home opener. The Tiger women won 12 events, earning them a score of 190-86. The men won eight events to finish with a 141-121 win over UTPermian Basin. “I think we’ve got a good team back from a year ago, and we’ve got some good first years that are going to make things interesting,” said head swimming coach John Ryan. Kari Wilkins won both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.14) and the 200 breaststroke (2:36.19). Thea Hesson also won two events. She placed first in the 100 backstroke (1:02.46) and the 200 backstroke (2:13.43) Also contributing to the Tigers’ win were Lindsay
Hagmann, who won the 50 freestyle (25.25); Lydia Jones, who won the 200 freestyle (1:58.97); Lauren Cuda, who won the 200 individual medley (2:18.55); and Bethany Rysak, who won the 500 freestyle (5:20.51). Trinity also won two of their women’s relay races. The team of Jones, Kelly Holton, Becca Bond and Hagmann won the 200 medley relay (1:53.11). They also won the 400 freestyle relay (3:43.97) with the team of Rysak, Hagmann, Kate Bommer and Jones. “I especially think that our relays proved that we are able to work together, and the fact that we had wins in the relays shows that the team is doing really well,” Bond said. “It shows that everyone is ready to race and that we are really strong early in the season.” On the men’s side, Andrew Thiesse won three events this weekend, capturing titles in the 200 freestyle (1:46.23), the 500 freestyle (4:53.55) and the 200 individual medley (2:03.58). “I am very proud of my performance in the meet, but more so in the performance of the team,” Thiesse said. “The team did a good job of
picking each other up when people were down.” Stephen Culberson won the 100 freestyle (47.64), an event for which he won the national title last season. Adam Thomas won the 50 freestyle (22,37), Brandon Tunon won the 100 butterfly (53.14), and Spencer Adickes won the 200 backstroke (2:02.76). The men also earned a relay win in the 400 freestyle (3:14.61) with the team of Thomas, Culberson, Gordon Allan and Isaac Johnson. “In the end, we like the competitiveness, and liked the way that these guys closed out the meet,” Ryan said. “We were down pretty good at one point there, so the comeback was good to see. They really rallied and swam tough.” The diving team competed in intrasquad competition this weekend because UTPermian Basin doesn’t have a diving program. Sarah Mrkonich won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. She scored a 219.55 on the low board and she posted a score of 239.85 on the high board. The next meet is on Nov. 7 at the University of the Incarnate Word.
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Women’s soccer continues on unbeaten streak Tigers beat Austin College and the University of Dallas in past weekend of conference play by Alyssa Tayrien SPORTS REPORTER
photos by Eva Littman First year Hannah Booher controls the ball as Kimberly Polasek follows her (top). Senior Emily Jorgens dribbles the ball against the University of Dallas (bottom).
Trinity women’s soccer started out another successful weekend on Friday evening in a home matchup against the Austin College Kangaroos. The action began early as All-American tag-team Kelsey Falcone and Emily Jorgens combined for the first goal after less than two minutes of game time. Falcone took advantage of the Tigers’ quick offense and put one into the back of the net off of an assist from Jorgens. In a quick turnaround, Jorgens followed her assist with a goal of her own, after junior Maggie Olvera provided the first of three assists during the game. Olvera not only gave assists but also scored in the first half, bringing the score to 3-0. Before the first 45 minutes were up, Jorgens and Falcone scored back-toback goals at the end of the first half, leaving the score 5-0, Tigers. The Tigers’ offensive game continued into the second half. Sophomore Jordan Leeper scored less than two minutes in, off of an assist from Jorgens. Leeper scored and turned around to give an assist to Falcone, who made her third goal of the evening and 14th of the season. “I think the biggest component [of the team’s success] is our commitment
to a common goal. Every single one of the girls has a commitment to each other and to our ultimate goal of a national championship,” Falcone said. Seniors Kirby Peddicord and Hannah Kuhl each contributed to the Tiger win as well, with an assist to first year Hannah Booher. Then, in the 87th minute, Abby Tisdale swooped in to finish the scoring at 9-0, Tigers. During the game, Austin College had zero shots on goal. Goalkeepers Devan Osegueda, Lauren Goldberg and Kalli Douma, did not need to make a single save during the game. Friday marked the second victory for Trinity women’s soccer over Austin College this season and allowed the women to secure the top seed in SCAC conference. The women continued their successful streak on Sunday against the University of Dallas Crusaders. The Crusaders and the Tigers also played earlier this season, but Trinity did not give up the win. Within the first three minutes of play, Jorgens scored a solo goal—an indicator for how the rest of the game would go. Jorgens’s goal was followed by a shot from Olvera. Olvera’s first point was scored off of an assist from Falcone, who now has 13 assists this season. A mere 10 minutes into the second half, Olvera scored again, thanks to Falcone and junior Kimberly Polasek. Less than five minutes later, Jorgens fired her second goal of the match. Jorgens made Trinity history coming out of this
weekend with all new career highs: 57 goals, 82 assists and 196 points. Falcone also became the second player in school history (joining Jorgens) to record over 40 goals in addition to 40 assists in her career. The game concluded with three more Tiger goals and none for the Dallas Crusaders. Thanks to Trinity goalkeepers Osegueda, who made one save in the first half, Janie Thompson and Lauren Goldberg, who made one save in the second half, the Tigers successfully kept the University of Dallas out of the net. First year Colleen Markey received well-placed assists from Olvera and Polasek to land the second goal of the second half. Markey was followed by a solo shot from Tierney Thomison in the 72nd minute. Thomison also helped with the final goal by serving an assist to Allison Carter, who brought the final score to 7-0, Tigers. “It’s always easier to play at home. We love the support that comes with our home field. But regardless of where we are, we approach each game with the mentality to play our best,” Markey said. Sunday’s game marked the Tigers’ 16th consecutive win, and they remain undefeated in conference and stand with a 17-0-1 overall record. “Every girl knows that every game is important, and we want to treat each match like a playoff game,” said head coach Lance Key. The final conference match will is against Southwestern University at 7 p.m. on Friday at home, and the seniors will be honored before the game.
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Men’s soccer remains undefeated in SCAC play Trinity men beat Austin and Dallas while at home by Alyssa Tayrien SPORTS REPORTER
Trinity men’s soccer opened last weekend with a Friday game against the Austin College Kangaroos for the second time this season. The previous match in September concluded with a 7-0 win for the Tigers. The game began with heavy defense from both sides. The lone goal during the first half came from senior Johnny Lawson after an assist from sophomore Zac Treu. The next goal did not occur until the 63rd minute of play when sophomore Callum Squires combined with senior Victor Araujo to land a shot in the back of the net. This marked Araujo’s team-leading record of eight assists this season. Immediately following Squires’ shot, Lawson scored for the second time in the 72nd minute after an assist from Roberto Camargo. “Coach always says that the best way to capitalize is by scoring early, so that’s what we did. If we do our job on the field every day, then we will get the job done and walk away with a win. When we work together, we finish with
the best result,” Lawson said. The second half concluded after goals from Araujo, Murray Fraser and a final shot by Todd Edwards, bringing the final count to seven for the Tigers. “Teamwork was a very important factor in the games this weekend,” Edwards said. “We were able to communicate effectively throughout the game, which greatly aided in our ability to perform. Without the teamwork, we never would have been able raise our scores to such high numbers.” Austin College recorded three shots on goal, while Tiger goalkeeper Matt Cardone made three successful saves before Chad Margotta relieved him. Friday’s game finished with a score of 7-0, Tigers, who had a day of rest before Sunday’s match against the University of Dallas Crusaders. The first 10 minutes of play showcased strong defense from both sides. In the 11th minute, sophomore Zacharias Edholm made his ninth goal of the season and broke through the Crusaders’ defenses by scoring off of an assist from senior Simon Uribe. The Tigers quickly regained possession of the ball and Edholm provided an assist for Lawson, who then scored his third goal of the weekend.
First year Dylan Blumberg finished the first half from an assist by Brent Mandelkorn and brought the score to 3-0, Tigers. “[The team] plays with a winning mentality. [They] make sure to take it to every opponent and always compete at the maximum level, regardless of whether the field is filled with subs or starters. Because [the] team is so deep, the level of play never drops,” Mandelkorn said. The second half featured one goal for the Tigers by senior Claudio Calistri after a well-placed assist from Daniel Ruano. Due to two saves by Cardone, who was later replaced with Chad Margotta and Todd Whitaker, the Crusaders finished the game with a score of zero. After this 4-0 win, the Tigers have an overall record of 17-1-0 and 13-0-0 in conference play. This weekend, the soccer team will play the final games of the regular season, beginning with a match against Southwestern at 5 p.m. tonight on McGinlay Field and finishing against UC-Santa Cruz at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Before Sunday’s match begins, the team will honor their seniors in a short ceremony on McGinlay Field.
photos by Eva Littman Senior Zac Treu dribbles the ball against Dallas (bottom). Senior Tom Carwile volleys the ball during the game (top). The Tigers ended up winning the game 4-0, which marked their 17th win of the season.
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22nd-ranked Tigers beat eighth ranked Colorado College to sit at number position one in SCAC Volleyball goes unbeaten during past SCAC divisional after winning all four of their games by Sarah Farrell SPORTS REPORTER
On Oct. 25-26, the Trinity women’s volleyball team played in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference divisional in Seguin, Texas. They finished conference competition in dominant fashion without dropping a set in the four matches they played during the weekend. “We try to respect every opponent that we have and know that anyone is capable of beating us and use that to play as hard as we can against every team,” said senior middle blocker Erin
Cusenbary. “I think it was a really great defensive effort, and everyone brought their A-game. We were all ready to play and fired up.” On Oct. 25, the team opened the weekend with a straightforward 25-11, 25-22, 25-17 win against Centenary College. The sophomores had a strong performance in the match. Setter Erika Edrington had 19 assists, defensive specialist Abby Seamster had 12 digs and four service aces and right side Katie Gillis led the team with nine kills. The women then swept the University of Dallas 25-17, 25-10, 25-22 in the afternoon match. The seniors had a strong match against the University of Dallas. Cusenbary had 17 kills on 25 attacks, with four blocks and a .640 hitting percentage in the match.
The studs, duds and sleepers of Fantasy Basketball by Stephen Mason SPORTS REPORTER
After months of waiting for the start of the NBA regular season is finally here. This means guys and girls from all corners of Trinity are looking for the best players to pick in their fantasy drafts. I have picked my choices for the dud, stud and sleeper of this season to help people pick the right players. DUD: Dallas Mavericks center Tyson Chandler. “In my opinion, the offseason addition of Tyson Chandler puts the Mavs back in championship territory,” said sophomore Daylon Gordon. Chandler is an above average NBA center whose rim protection abilities will pay dividends when dueling against the Western Conference Elite. Chandler currently plays with fringe superstars Monte Ellis, and Chandler Parsons, who need the ball in their hands to make plays, and that means less touches per game for Chandler. With these factors coming into play, I predict Chandler will have a sub-par season in terms of fantasy basketball. STUD: Miami Heat Power Forward Chris Bosh. “With the heartbreaking offseason departure of NBA superstar Lebron James there is a major talent void to be filled. I think Bosh will
have a great fantasy year,” said sophomore Khambrel Roach. Lebron averaged 28.2 PPG during the NBA finals last year. His homeward bound departure will undoubtedly leave a huge scoring void that will need to be filled. Guard Dwayne Wade is still fighting a losing battle with Father Time and will undoubtedly miss many games over the course of the season. This leaves a lot of room for an All-Star player like Chris Bosh to put up huge fantasy numbers in the coming season. Last but not least is Chicago Bull’s Sleeper Jimmy “Buckets” Butler. “I think with the return of AllStar point guard Derrick Rose, Jimmy is prime for a breakout season, “said sophomore James Mach. Last season was Butler’s first season as an NBA starter. He was a great defensive player and an average offensive player. With Rose returning to rare form, and the offseason acquisition of center Paul Gasol, Butler should be primed for a big year with the Bulls. Sites such as ESPN Fantasy Sports, NBA.com, CBSSports.com and Yahoo! Fantasy Sports offer leagues for interested parties to join and compete in. The NBA regular season goes from now until April 15, 2015.
Cusenbary also recorded her 500th career block in the match. According to head coach Julie Jenkins, only two other Trinity volleyball players in the history of the program have reached that mark. Outside hitter Maggie Emodi had a double-double with 18 kills on 31 total attacks, 15 digs and a hitting percentage of .548. Outside hitter Layne Hubbard had three kills along with 14 digs. “I thought both as a team as well as individually our defense was better than it had been up to this point. We had been working really hard on broadening our range of motion on defense in practice and it clearly worked for us,” Hubbard said. On Oct. 26, the volleyball players opened the day with a dominant sweep 25-23,
25-21, 25-17 against No. 8 Colorado College. “That was a good, balanced offensive match,” Jenkins said. “The bottom line in that Colorado College match is that we came out serving aggressive, we were confident passing, and we didn’t let any tough serves shake our nerves.” Emodi had a double-double in the match with 14 kills and 16 digs. Hubbard also had a double-double with 11 kills and 18 digs. Cusenbary had eight kills, two errors and 19 total attacks with a hitting percentage of .316. Edrington had a doubledouble as well with 32 assists and 15 digs in the match. They finished off the weekend beating Austin College 25-21, 25-16, 25-15. The Tigers hit .350 as team in the match with Cusenbary leading the way hitting .500.
She also had 13 kills, three errors and 20 total attacks in the match. For the weekend, she averaged a hitting percentage of .515 and was named SCAC Offensive Player of the Week. Senior right side Bridget Bohman also played a big role, hitting .412 with eight kills, one error and 17 total attacks. The Tigers now stand with a record of 24-8 and 13-1 in conference. They finish in first place going into the conference tournament which is on Nov. 7 in Sherman, Texas. The Tigers will now host the Trinity National Invitational. At 6 p.m today, they play against fourth-ranked Wittenberg University (Ohio). At 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, they face Randolph-Macon (Va.) and at 2:30 p.m. they play HardinSimmons (Texas).
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TUVAC‘15 Directorship Elections
Applications available at tirinity.edu/tuvac Applications due November 14 Elections November 17 at 9pm in the Waxahachie Room
Positions available: Director of Administration Director of Programs Director of Finance Director of Special Initiatives Director of Public Relations
Any questions, email tuvac@trinity.edu
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