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Speaker causes controversy

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nVisiting lecturer on academic freedom challenges first amendment right, offends Ahlburg

by Pamela Torres

by Katie Bailey

Intern Editor-In-Chief

by Tommie Ethington

Managing Editor

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Ward Churchill, former professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, sparked discussion this week with inflammatory remarks directed at Dennis Ahlburg, president of Trinity University, during his lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The comments, which were included as part of Churchill’s discourse

on academic freedom for the International Studies Colloquium, accused Ahlburg of restricting his right to free speech. During the Q&A session, a heated exchange erupted between Churchill and Penelope Harley, Ahlburg’s wife.

Following the dispute, Harley left for her son’s soccer practice while Churchill shouted “Sieg Heil” and raised his arm in a Nazi salute.

Churchill’s comments stemmed from his lecture titled “The Myth of Academic Freedom: Observations in the Limits of Scholarly Discourse in the U.S.,” in which he discussed different topics like academic freedom, terrorism, the Patriot Act and the German Model.

However, it is the exchange that took place afterwards that has been the focus of discussion by Ahlburg, Harley and other members of the Trinity community. n

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Below, audience members listen to Ward Churchill, on right, present a lecture on academic speech, culminating in a tirade against President Ahlburg. photos by Aidan Kirksey

ASR raising activity fee

MOVING MUSIC Looking ahead to the concerts that the Trinity University Orchestra has in store for the semester.

n Student government starting the process to increase tuition, create more money to fund organizations

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by Rachel Puckett

scoring in soccer Both men and women’s soccer finish the regular season undefeated.

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Copyrighting copy laws nTrinity University reviews intellectual property laws to facilitate obtaining patents and understanding rights

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Trinity recently brought together faculty and staff from across several academic disciplines to form a working group that will explore and update the university’s intellectual property policy.

Although the working group is still in the preliminary stages of deciding what changes should take place in intellectual property, there’s general agreement among the members that the current policy is outdated

and needs to be expanded and clarified.

“Nothing is in shape yet, but I think that the direction is there,” said Deli Yang, professor of international business. “It’s good to have a new policy because the current one is dated, [and] the scope of the policy coverage is really narrow, so we really need to work on this so that students, faculty and staff members know what the Trinity University Intellectual Property policy means to them. I think it’s really important to get a new more detailed policy out there.”

The existing policy, according to Yang, leaves too much room for interpretation. Clarifying, updating and clearly defining the policy will minimize the potential for conflict that may arise from misinterpretation of the policy.

Intellectual property, in general terms, refers to “legal rights over the creations of the mind” as outlined in Yang’s book, “Understanding and Profiting From Intellectual Property.” She goes on to say that “the concept encompasses a wide range of rights, including the more conventional notions of patents, trademarks, industrial designs and utility models, as well as copyrights together with other forms, such as integrated circuits, business method patents and geographical indications.”

While the university may have a stake in the rights to research conducted on campus and possible patents that may arise from that research, the working group’s interests lie more in creating a policy that n

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Trinity University will officially begin the process of raising the student activity fee barring the approval of administration and a successful vote in the Association of Student Representatives Tuesday Nov. 8.

Students currently pay $90 a semester for the student activity fee as part of tuition, and this increase would raise that fee to $150 dollars a semester. Based on past budget requests, ASR estimates that this increase will raise the funding pool from $20,000 to $50,000 a semester.

This raise will impact the type and amount of proposals that ASR funds. The student activity fee funds the chartered organizations on campus such as Trinity Diversity Council and Greek Council as well as provides for the smaller groups on campus who make individual requests for funding.

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In Aransas County, near Corpus Christi, Judge William Adams is now under scrutiny by the local authorities because of a YouTube video that recently surfaced. The judge is seen cursing and spanking his daughter with a belt because she was visiting a site that he found disagreeable. The brutal video is quickly circulating the internet along with various anti-William Adams campaigns. At the time of press, he is still serving on the bench.

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The deadline for the super committee, the joint and bipartisan committee in charge of crafting a deficit reduction bill, is in three weeks. A lack of concrete details on the dealings of the super committee has many experts worried that the committee will not complete the necessary budget adjustments. A panel of budget experts came before the committee on Tuesday to recommend plans and to warn the committee that inaction or insufficient action can jeopardize the slow economy.

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Julian Assange, the mastermind behind Wikileaks, lost his appeal against his extradition from the U.K. to Sweden over allegations of rape and sexual assault.

Assange’s legal team is planning to bring the appeal to U.K.’s highest court, the Supreme Court. After the terrorist attacks in Europe, extraditions were expedited between the European countries. “That means it’s very, very difficult to resist extradition,” a BBC correspondent said.

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Correction In the graphic listing previous speakers who have visted Trinity University, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Salman Rushdie were incorrectly listed as being part of the Distinguished Lecture Series. Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell were featured guests for the 2010 and 2011 Cameron Lecture on Politics and Public Affairs, funded by Mrs. Flora C. Crichton. Salman Rushdie is part of the DeCoursey Lecture Series, funded by the late General Elbert DeCoursey and Mrs. DeCoursey.

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What other organizations are you involved in?

I am involved in research in the biology department as well as the Trinity swimming and diving team.

What are your goals for ASR?

As a whole organization, I wouldn’t say we have a specific goal; it is just to do our job as efficiently as possible and our job is to serve as a liaison between students and faculty and also appropriate student funds to the best of our ability.

Personally, I would like to foster greater student involvement in the Trinity community as well as compel Trinity to be a model community in San Antonio.

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

I think that the direction we are moving in with sustainability is something to be admired and I’m really looking forward to where this goes. I think we started something that will continue on beyond my tenure here.

I’m also proud of the way that we’ve managed the budget this year so far. I know we’ve had problems in years past, but I think we’re on track to finish the year well.

ASR Briefs Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers $548 Passed Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers requested money to provide food for the IEEE S-PAC Conference “Multi-level Marketing Yourself” that they are hosting on Nov. 17.

The event is free and open to the public.

In addition to approving this funding request, the senators also approved Ali Kimura as their internal communications coordinator.

A sizable portion of the meeting was spent discussing the student activity fee.

Specifically, the senators resolved technical issues that have arisen in the move to raise the fee. ASR ended its meeting with the senators providing reports on the various issues that they have taken on around campus. compiled by Rachel Puckett

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

I definitely think we should have more student appreciation related activities, maybe more concerts and of course, more free t-shirts – everyone loves free t-shirts— also a campus-wide carnival I think would be something that would be pretty cool. photo by Purushottam Shah compiled by Samantha Bos

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Eco-Screen part of move towards green campus n New installment of Eco-Screen in Northrup keeps university honest about waste and energy use at Trinity University

by Alecia Jarrett Reporter

Facility Services installed an Eco-Screen in the first-floor lobby of Northrup Hall yesterday in an effort to bridge the campus community with facts on the energy usage of the university’s buildings.

The Eco-Screen is a touchscreen monitor with several tabs, including electricity use, campus recycling and cooling systems, with the ability to compare energy consumption of facilities.

“We’re in the midst of trying to install electric sub-meters on virtually all buildings on campus and be able to access that information online, so we can see it from our office and manage that energy more efficiently and project energy savings,” said John Greene, director of Campus Planning and Sustainability.

“With this information we can target our efforts as far as energy conservation, and we can make better informed decisions of how we can save energy on our campus,” Greene said.

According to Greene, there is information about several buildings

online, but there are still questions about data accuracy and validity.

To help out with getting the touch-screen system off the ground is Sharon Curry, sustainability coordinator.

“So far, it’s just pretty pictures,” Curry said. “I’m helping work the kinks out with the vendor.”

Jonathon Loos, senior and former president of Students Organized for Sustainability, has been in communication with Curry about the Eco-Screen for almost two years.

“The Eco-Screen was an idea we first heard about when we were trying to expand our ideas of what could be done around here,” Loos said. “Other universities had information about the universities’ energy consumption and waste production. That sounded really neat.”

Loos feels that the transparency of the Eco-Screen parallels the transparency of the future Center for Sciences and Innovation classrooms.

“Students come face to face with things that are keeping them cool or warm or giving them water each day and making their lives suitable on campus, both in the classroom and in the dorm,” Loos said. “This gives a behind the curtain view of what’s going on and the resources that go into it.”

Loos also feels the current energy consumption information will make students realize their

responsibility for their “own little marks on the giant map of how much the university uses.”

The software fueling EcoScreen is Energy Reports by Automated Logic, according to Curry.

“We’re also working with a computer science class right now to do a graphic that shows water usage on campus,” Greene said.

He hopes the graphic will incorporate the 15 different water systems Trinity uses to illustrate the complexities.

Greene hopes to spark conversations across disciplines and “have an engineering science [professor] talk about the mechanical systems to the chemist,” as an example.

According to Greene, the information put into the public friendly Eco-Screen will be a collaboration across many departments on campus.

“That’s what the CSI project is all about, and water is something that everyone’s familiar with,” Greene said. “It’s a simple thing but very complex at the same time.”

The Center for Sciences and Innovation, currently in phase two, soon moving onto phase three in the spring, is being designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design guidelines.

“We’re going through the LEED certification process, and

photo by Aidan Kirksey

The new Eco-Screen is located inside the main lobby of Northrup and posts information about Trinity University’s energy use. we’re aiming for LEED Gold,” Greene said.

According to Greene, by being an energy saving building, it earns points, which are collected to go towards the Gold Award. Since this is a new building, the standards are established by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

For renovated buildings, such as Miller Residence Hall, LEED certification is based on energy saving improvements.

“ASHRAE has established a national baseline standard for designing science buildings,” Greene said. “Then LEED uses that calculation to determine how

many LEED points you are going to get for energy conservation and the building.”

With an estimate of saving 28 percent of energy compared to the baseline model, Trinity could receive a rebate from CPS Energy in the form of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

“The bottom line is the total energy used by the building is expected to be 28 percent less than the baseless model for similar sized science buildings around the country,” Greene said.

Greene said that Winn and Witt will “hopefully” be renovated next year as part of the move towards a greener campus.

Trinity Eco-Box

To contribute to Trinity University’s movement to be a more environmentally friendly campus, the Trinitonian will run a monthly update on Trinity’s power and water usage together with the university’s waste and recycled material in the Eco-Box series. For the first Eco-Box, the Trinitonian is presenting statistics on the university’s utilities and waste for the previous three years to provide a basis for the statistics that will be coming in future months.

The categories selected to be monitored include potable water (water clean enough to drink), recycled water and natural gas, which are all measured in ccf or 100 cubic feet, the standard American measurement for water and gas.

The electricity use is measured in KWh or kilo-watt hours, equal to 1000 watt-hours.

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Increased fee proposal in first drafts of approval

If [students] are looking for access to travel to conferences, or to have more concerts on campus, more weekend entertainment, if they have program ideas, then having a larger pool of money to choose from would be to their advantage, obviously.

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their advantage, obviously,” Tuttle said. The movement to increase the fee started after ASR members attended a summer student government conference in 2006 and realized that Trinity’s student activity fee was well below the average activity fee at peer institutions in the Associated Colleges of the South. The new amount is based on the average amount paid at these institutions.

Assuming that the current proposal receives approval from Mark Detterick, vice president for Finance and Administration, and from ASR senators, the proposal will then travel to the desk of Dennis Ahlburg, president of the university. The proposal will then go to the finance and property committee, and its last stop is the Board of Trustees who will vote on the proposal in February.

The changes that will go into effect if the proposal is approved reach farther than the actual fee.

The proposal will bring about a complete restructuring of funding allocations.

The biggest change involves athletics.

Currently, the university uses 23 percent of the student activity fee for noncollegiate athletics. Under the new proposal, ASR will absorb this cost and pay it directly.

According to Logan Walsh, president of ASR, having ASR fund all of recreational sports,

will result in fewer confusing fees.

Raphael Moffett, director of Campus and Community Involvement and ASR coadviser, elaborated on this change.

It will be nice because it allows us to think more about the quality of the event than the amount of money being spent.

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and an ASR co-advisor, feels that the increase sells itself.

If [students] are looking for access to travel to conferences, or to have more concerts on campus, more weekend entertainment, if they have program ideas, then having a larger pool of money to choose from would be to

Tim Ward

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“With this arrangement we just took it and put it all in one space, so it all falls under athletics—that’s rec sports, IMs, club sports and the different line items that go under that umbrella…it’s all going to stay in one pot, but its still paying for athletic expenditures,” Moffett said.

One of the side effects of this

arrangement involves the salary of Caroline Kenner, coordinator of intramurals and club sports.

Because Kenner’s salary is contained under the umbrella of athletic expenses, ASR had to decide if they would pay her salary out of the student activity fee or if they would let the administration handle paying her salary.

“It’s an awkward position for us because it’s like ASR is in charge of some employees.

There are some merit-based raises that the university gives them, and so it would be the university that decided to give them a merit-based raises, and we’d be expected to pay that,” Walsh explained.

In their most recent round of revisions, ASR voted to let the university pay Kenner’s salary.

Once all of the bumps have been resolved and the Board of Trustees approves the proposal, the student body can become involved with the project.

“The student body will have to vote on all constitutional changes which is a giant part of this process. Right now, the constitution outlines the funding process...and there aren’t any rules in there about how to do athletics,” Walsh said.

Walsh and ASR vice president, Tim Ward, already have plans to advertise for the

The student body will have to vote on all constitutional changes which is a giant part of this process. Right now, the constitution outlines the funding process...and there aren’t any rules in there about how to do athletics.

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Logan Walsh

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meeting and bolster student involvement.

Ultimately, all parties involved with the push to raise the student activity fee support the idea that there will be more money to fund student events.

Ward vocalizes the necessity of a raise in the student activity fee.

“It will be nice because it allows us to think more about the quality of the event than the amount of money being spent,” Ward said.

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Copyright goals include rights for students and faculty will help those conducting research to navigate the patent process and understand what their rights are.

“The university would be helping people; the university’s not trying to take everyone’s ideas,” said Bert Chandler, assistant professor of chemistry and chair of the intellectual property working group. “It does cost a lot of money to patent something, and the process itself is long and involved. Anything we can do to help people along the way within the university community, we’d like to be able to do it.”

The process of filing a patent with the U.S. patent office can take a couple of years and can cost around $20,000, most of which is in lawyer fees.

According to Chandler, the researcher must prove that the invention is novel in technology and that there is a market for it.

Lawyers file legal documents with the patent office, and the researcher must prove that the product is worth patenting.

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“I think that it’s important that we facilitate people who want to have their inventions turned into patents, but I also think it’s really important that we encourage intellectual creativity and innovation among faculty and students by giving them as many rights to their own work as possible,” said Jennifer Henderson, associate professor and chair of the department of communication.

Although the policy initially will focus on intellectual property as it applies to faculty, a long-term goal is to eventually extend these opportunities to students as well.

“Our long-term goal is to have a positive effect on students and provide an opportunity and place for students as an educational experience to be involved in the patent process,” Chandler said.

“If someone has an idea they want to patent, there’s at least a place they can go to find out more information.”

There is no specific time frame in place yet for when the policy will be completed and put in effect, but Chandler is hoping that they will have some of the basics done by early next semester.

“We want to make sure that everyone understands what we’re doing and that we’re not trying to take everyone’s ideas and give them to the university,” Chandler said. “We want to make sure people realize what the goals here are. That may take a little bit longer.”

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“I just felt that what he said was totally uncalled for and was actually very hypocritical, and this is what I led my comments with,” Harley said during a phone interview Thursday morning. “The most important message I wanted to get across was that in the first half of his presentation, which seemingly was all about the need for truth and evidence in legal cases having to do with academic freedom, it seemed extremely hypocritical that he launched into this unsubstantiated personal malice against Dennis that I knew was unfounded, with absolutely no evidence and with no regard for the truth.”

Ahlburg, who was in New York at the time of the event, was aware of Churchill’s controversial reputation but allowed for the lecture to proceed, citing his belief in free speech.

“I would never have invited him myself, I think he’s despicable,” Ahlburg said. “A faculty member invited him and I chose not to rescind the offer because I believe in free speech. I don’t believe you should give a free stage to people like Churchill…I don’t believe Ward Churchill is about free speech. I think he’s about his own public persona.”

Ahlburg’s connection with Churchill seemingly stems from their time spent at the University of Colorado Boulder. However, Ahlburg claims their interaction was virtually non-existent.

“The thing that’s most peculiar is that I’ve never met the man and all of the things that happened to him at Colorado preceded me, so the fact that he would think I would waste a nano-second of my time on him just shows how delusional he

is,” Ahlburg said. “I mean he has enough real enemies, he doesn’t have to make one up. I am not his enemy.”

Ahlburg also stated that the personal attacks wagered against him by Churchill were against the principles of academic discourse.

“His motus apprandi is if he can’t argue with you on the merits of the case, he will attack you personally,” Ahlburg said, before also addressing Churchill’s reference to Nazism. “What role does screaming ‘Sieg Heil,’ ‘Sieg Heil’ and giving a Nazi salute to anybody, what role does that play in the academic discourse? That is somebody who has lost their grip on reality and seems to have a mania for anything that has to do with Nazis, and at that point he should have been shown off campus.”

This is, in fact, not the first time that Churchill has garnered attention for his references to Nazism. In his essay, “Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens,” Churchill labeled victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, specifically the employees in the World Trade Center as “little Eichmanns.” This reference was made in connection to Adolf Eichmann, a mastermind behind the Holocaust.

Churchill claims that controversy surrounding this essay led to an unfounded investigation of academic misconduct, insisting that he would not have been under such scrutiny if not for his political views. He also claims that Ahlburg used this controversy as a means to persuade donors to withhold money from the College of Arts and Sciences and alternatively give to the Leeds School of Business, of which Ahlburg was the dean at the time.

“He told every one of those wealthy donors, corporate contributors, basically ‘Ward Churchill is in the College of Arts and Science [sic], you are committing money to that, withdraw it and give it to Leeds,’” Churchill said during the lecture.

Churchill also stated that he had alleged email documentation of Ahlburg using his name to raise money, but refused to provide these emails when contacted.

Churchill was also contacted by the Trinitonian for a phone interview about the series of events that took place Tuesday.

His response, via email, was as follows: “I’m not much interested in something focusing exclusively on 2 sentences lifted out of a 35 minute talk. If you’re inclined to do something with the real story with regard to Dennis Ahlberg [sic] -that Trinity’s board of trustees hired a guy rated 26th out of 27 deans at the University of Colorado in terms of administrative effectiveness to be your president -- let me know.

I’ll send you a copy of his UCB administrative evaluation and we can go from there.”

David Spener, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, initially proposed that Huesca invite Churchill to speak, viewing him as an appropriate candidate for this semester’s International Studies Colloquium topic, “Ten Years After: Enduring Impacts of 9/11.”

“In pursuit of intellectual debate and inquiry, hearing from him directly about his experiences, not necessarily in the interest of promoting his point of view, but rather allowing students to hear what he had to say, free from the filter of the media, and draw their

the children, usually between five and 12 years of age, and if one village is attacked, then they’ll alert another village so that they can prepare and the children can leave.”

The resurfacing of Invisible Children at Trinity is timely.

This is the weakest the Lord’s Resistance Army has been in years and is said to only have a few hundred active soldiers.

Additionally, the conflict has spread to neighboring countries.

Just a few weeks ago, on Oct. 14, President Obama called for the deployment of one hundred armed advisory troops to the region to assist the Ugandan government in seizing Joseph Kony and other LRA leaders.

These troops are intended to provide advice and information to Uganda and surrounding nations. The U.S. forces are prepared for combat if selfdefense calls for it. The purpose of these efforts is to protect citizens from the LRA and, ultimately, to end the conflict.

The international Invisible Children organization works “to stop the war in Uganda, mostly the use of the children being brainwashed as soldiers,” Wilkins said.

Violence between the LRA led by Joseph Kony and the government of Uganda has plagued the region for over 25 years. Many innocent victims have been trapped in this war, most notably, children. Boys have been forcibly enlisted in the LRA, constituting over ninety percent of the current troops in the rebel army. These child soldiers are desensitized to violence and trained to kill.

Girls are used as sex slaves or as brides for older rebel soldiers.

Trinity’s chapter of Invisible Children seeks to raise awareness and funding to support the mission of the larger organization.

“It’s very important to be aware of what’s happening in the world, and this is something really important. People are dying over this,” said Sara Stepanek, co-head of internal affairs for the Invisible Children chapter at Trinity.

The directorship of the Invisible Children project at Trinity realizes the importance of contributing, even though the scale is smaller. Last week, on Oct. 26, Invisible Children held a screening of an artistic documentary presenting the experiences of three young

own conclusions: That was the idea,” Spener said.

Leading up to Tuesday’s presentation, Spener required that students enrolled in his classes read Churchill’s controversial essay. It was Speners’comments relaying his students questions about the tone of the article and defense of Ahlburg that set the stage for the dispute between Harley and Churchill.

“As the person whose it was the original idea to invite you (Churchill) here and somebody who has had a lot of interactions with the president, I can only say, without a knowledge of things that have gone on in Colorado, that his willingness to have multiple points of view present on our campus and to promote them, in my experience at least, has been very strong,” Spener said to Churchill on Tuesday.

To this Churchill responded, “I’ve never met the guy, he did it all behind my back.”

It was at this point that Harley stood up, announcing she needed to leave in order to take her son to soccer practice. However, before exiting Harley offered up a defense of her husband.

Following a brief back-andforth, Harley left the room and two members of the crowd applauded.

These individuals have not yet been identified as members of the Trinity community.

Following the lecture, Spener said he did not expect the attack on Ahlburg and was appalled by Churchill’s treatment of Harley.

“That he would come and attack the president of the university and treat Penelope Harley, who is a friend of mine, in such a shabby way, not knowing her, having never met her, not being able to separate her from whatever potential conflict

he had with Dr. Ahlburg, I just think was absolutely unpardonable,” Spener said.

Regardless of the controversy, Huesca maintains that the lecture fit the parameters of the colloquium.

“The purpose of the colloquium is to provide a common experience for all students in the international studies major because there are seven concentrations and other than the colloquium, there is no shared experience,” Huesca said. “The shared experience is designed to give familiarization and exposure to all students to a wide range of topics that they may not otherwise get exposure to in their concentration. The topic this semester was examining the enduring impact of 9/11.

[Churchill’s] talk addressed the topic very precisely and in a provocative manner.”

Some students, including senior Katie Leonard, appreciate the discussions promoted by the lecture.

“I think that’s what being in college is about - being presented with various viewpoints and a lot of information and then being able to decide for yourself what you believe,” Leonard said, “I think that most people recognized that what he was saying was out of line, but I think that he did have several valid points that were overshadowed by how he presented them, which is a shame.”

Senior James Muela, however, felt that the lecture did not achieve its expected purpose.

“I was expecting him to defend himself or talk about academic freedom in general,” Muela said, “I was very impressed by how professionally Penelope defended her husband and the university.”

Invisible Children reappearance on TU’s campus

by Sana Husain Intern

Invisible Children, an organization under Trinity University Volunteer Action Community, has recently reemerged as an active studentled initiative. Headed by firstyear Avantika Krishna and her apprentices, Invisible Children started strong and continues to look promising as a result of the work and energy of the leadership team.

Trinity’s Invisible Children group is participating in the Frontline Tour through a project called the Early Warning Radio Network, the first step of the Invisible Children’s Protection Plan.

“The main goal is to raise money for a radio tower that will alert other villages,” said Emily Wilkins, secretary of the Invisible Children chapter at Trinity. “What the LRA does is come in at night and they take

I feel like a lot of people have heard about this for such a long time that they sort of think that it’s just done with now, thinking that ‘oh that same Invisible Children, is that really an issue anymore?’ But it is and people don’t realize that it’s still continuing.

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Brooke Griffis

Co-head of Internal Affairs for Invisible Children chapter at Trinity

American men as they learned about the conflict and the realities of life in Uganda firsthand. This documentary is what caused the initiation of the Invisible Children movement.

“We are enjoying an education,” Wilkins said. “We’re in a country that we don’t have to worry about things like this happening. We’re the perfect examples of people that can help,” “I feel like a lot of people have heard about this for such a long time that they sort of think that it’s just done with now, thinking that ‘oh that same Invisible Children, is that really an issue anymore?’ But it is and people don’t realize that it’s still continuing,” said Brooke Griffis, co-head of internal affairs at Trinity. “There’s a lot of work that’s been done, but still more work needs to be done.”

That is the motto of Invisible Children’s leadership team.

Their next event is a presentation by the Frontline Tour at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Fiesta Room. An individual from Uganda will speak about her experience during the war.

The lecture will begin with a short film about Tony, a boy from Uganda who inspired the movement. Merchandise to support Invisible Children will be sold. To get involved or to find out more, please contact Avantika Krishna at akrishna@ trinity.edu.

News

Trinitonian November 4, 2011

New loan options reduce hardship of paying debt President Barack Obama announced two initiatives Oct. 25 changing student loan options, potentially affecting 317 juniors and seniors who qualify for the loan reductions under the federal direct loan program. According to the plan, debt will be more manageable for approximately 1.6 million students across the nation.

One initiative introduced as the “Pay As You Earn� proposal will alter student payments under the income based repayment (IBR) system.

The other initiative established a special consolidation program for graduates who may benefit from consolidating FELP (Family Educational Loan Program) or FFEL (Federal Family Education Loans) with the government-funded and treasury-backed Direct Loan Program.

First years and sophomores are not likely to qualify since only the direct loan program was available after the 20102011 school year.

In an email correspondence, Glendi Gaddis, director of Financial Aid explained, “The ‘special’ consolidation loan initiative is something that currently enrolled students will be eligible to participate in but to be eligible a student must have loan debt under both the Federal Family Education Loan and the

Direct Loan programs. The FFEL Program was eliminated after the 2009-10 academic year so students who began at Trinity in the fall of 2010 and after will not have any FFEL loans.�

According to Gaddis, those who are most affected are recent graduates. “The new programs won’t impact students right now,�

Gaddis said. “It really has to do with borrowers who are in repayment, so borrowers who are not enrolled in school.�

The new “Pay As You Earn�

IBR option allows students to repay their loans based on a percentage of their income.

Borrowers make payments against their debt that are proportional to income. Before President Obama’s plan, the IBR payment amount was fixed at 15 percent of income until 2014, at which time the percentage would decrease to 10 percent. Now, the 10 percent payment ratio is available as soon as 2012. “The payment amount is tied to your income,� Gaddis said. “This is not something that immediately affects students, but will as soon as each student enters repayment.�

The Special Consolidation Program allows students with both Direct Loans and FFEL Loans the option of consolidating the separate debts into one repayment, which

decreases the risk of defaulting on either of the loans. Furthermore, the consolidated loan also touts a 0.5 percent reduction on the interest rate. The consolidation option begins in January 2012. “Specifically, qualified borrowers can expect a reduction of 0.25 percent for both Direct and FFEL Loans,�

Gaddis said. “The Department of Education will actually reach out to qualified borrowers in an effort to more directly involve borrowers in the program.�

Students should also be advised of the time-sensitive nature of these Executive Orders.

The IBR and consolidation options are only available between January 2012 and June 2012. Note that the June 2012 deadline covers students graduating this May. “There is a six-month window between January and June that students will have to take advantage of the options,� Gaddis said. “Students graduating within the June window are qualified.�

As an added benefit, the adoption of these plans will contribute to a general reduction of the national debt by directing more interest payments to the government instead of private lenders.

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How the loan options work according to the White House examples: “Pay As You Earnâ€? Proposal • Imagine a nurse who is earning $45,000 and has $60,000 in federal student loans. Under the standard repayment plan, her monthly repayment amount is $690. The currently available IBR plan would reduce her payment by $332 to $358. The ‘Pay As You Earn’ plan will reduce her payment by an additional $119 to $239 -- a total reduction of $451 a month.

Special Consolidation Program • Imagine a borrower about to enter repayment with

two $4,500 FFEL Stafford loans (at 6.0 percent) and a $5,500 Direct Stafford loan (at 4.5 percent). Under Standard Repayment, he will have to pay a total of $4,330 in interest until the loans are paid in full. If he consolidates his FFEL loans under this initiative he would save $376 in interest payments and make only one payment per month, instead of two.

For more information and to determine if one qualifies and would benefit from income-based repayment plans, go to http://www.whitehouse. gov/the-press-office/2011/10/25/fact-sheet-helpamericans-manage-student-loan-debt. compiled by Sam Bos, News editor

Bartending changes To encourage student groups to register events with Trinity University, students from within the organization may act as bartenders if they are at least 21 and are certified by the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission. Prior to this change in guidelines, student organizations had to find an outside bartender who was willing to serve alcohol at parties and prevent underage drinking.

According to David Tuttle, associate vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, the change in guidelines came about when students had a difficult time finding bartenders who would serve alcohol at their parties.

Tuttle said that allowing students to act as bartenders reflects Trinity University’s priority of keeping students safe.

Last year, the policy of barring students from serving alcohol to fellow members stemmed from concerns that students would feel undue pressure in serving alcohol to their peers, along with concerns of insurance covering the organizations. For organizations to be covered by the university’s insurance when they were holding events off campus, they had to do things “the right way,� according to Tuttle. “The right way to do things, according to the university, or a good risk management procedure, was to say you can’t use your own members as bartenders,� Tuttle said. “The Greek students came back to us and said, ‘that’s all good and fine, but we can’t find anybody outside of club members who want to take on this risk.’�

It was decided that the former guidelines regarding bartending hindered the groups from having responsible and safe parties and as a result, the university made the change in guidelines with the hope that student groups would register their organizations.

Brianna McGlamory, coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life, said that so far, the change in guidelines has positively affected student groups. “[The new policy] seems to be going wonderful right now,� McGlamory said. “More organizations are registering their parties, which is what we were hoping for.�

by Sam Bos, News editor

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Opinion

Churchill’s attacks distract campus discourse

Defining sustainability for this generation

by Jonathon Loos

Senior

Environmentalism is a tricky concept. It is a term that owns political, social and scientific connotations, all of which impart their own implications.

Depending on who you ask, you will get a variety of definitions for the idea.

In a formal definition, environmentalism could be considered the work and beliefs

Sustainability is not a liberal or conservative value, nor is it the rallying cry of a tree hugger. Sustainable practices are a human necessity.

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of an environmentalist, or “any person who advocates or works to protect the air, water,

years from now our descendants will be dealing with anything and everything we leave behind (or didn’t leave). This is where sustainability makes

During the past decade as we have grown up, most of us have been bombarded with a colorful array of conflicting statements, data sets, interpretations and reactions surrounding climate change.

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editorial

by Kim and Chiara Ferrari

animals, plants and other natural resources from pollution or its effects” (Thanks, dictionary. com).

Today however, I think that environmental concepts take on a much more personal meaning, a meaning which varies from one individual to the next. To me, environmentalism simply means awareness – being aware of your situation in the world and the ways in which you interact and influence it on local, regional and global levels.

It is a concept based strongly on reason.

We live in a world that is inherently limited. Since life on Earth has existed, all processes which have occurred, both living and non-living, have occurred using the same set of building blocks. Apart from input by the sun, the components of everything on the planet have been here since day one and have been structured and restructured countless times across geologic history. All this to say we live in a place where nothing is infinite except the energy from our local star.

By realizing this, a large part of the reason behind “environmentalism” makes itself clear. We need to behave as if we live in a limited environment, because we do. Two hundred

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its entrance. A relatively new concept, sustainability is aimed to allow humans to continue to thrive in a limited world and it is a focus of environmental work today.

Our generation has grown up differently than previous ones; we have been taught things indicative of our time.

The recent controversy over Trinity’s guest lecturer Ward Churchill was intensified due to a public confrontation between President Ahlburg’s wife Penelope Harley and the said speaker.

News of Harley walking out of Churchill’s lecture in reaction to his allegations against Ahlburg’s conduct as dean of the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business was on the front page of the Metro section of the San Antonio Express News on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Today it is the Trinitonian’s front page story.

As news of the dispute spreads, the main purpose of Churchill’s visit to Trinity is being overlooked. As the final lecturer for the International Studies Colloquium commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Churchill was invited in order to contribute his perspective – albeit a controversial one – to Trinity’s discourse on terrorism. Churchill’s lecture was titled “The Myth of Academic Freedom: Observations on the Limits of Scholarly Discourse in the United States,” and referenced the backlash he received following the publication of his controversial 2001 essay titled “Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens” (see “Speaker causes controversy” on front page).

In all of this commotion over who said what about whom, the glaring question is: why was Churchill invited to Trinity?

Out of all the possible speakers available, why choose someone so aggressively divisive? As students and journalists, we at the Trinitonian are the first people to stand up for freedom of speech, and we believe it is important to practice and even test the limits of freedom of speech. However, it is also in the best interest of society to employ reason in our campaigns. Although Churchill’s choice to give Harley a Nazi salute was constitutionally protected, it certainly undermined his argument.

It is hopefully not lost on anyone how groaningly ironic it is that Churchill chose to emulate the infamous, fascist Third Reich at an academic colloquium on terrorism. The true nature of academic freedom is the ability to present every angle and opinion on an issue in order to generate meaningful discourse.

Churchill’s implied name-calling and use of a symbol universally identified with tyranny is a perpetuation of hate rather than meaningful discussion.

It is surprising that someone who is supposedly passionate about academic freedom would choose to antagonize and dominate rather than collaborate with his dissenters. In fact, it is still unclear whether it is even fair to label Harley and Ahlburg his “dissenters,” since Churchill’s allegations against Ahlburg have yet to be substantiated.

Churchill declined our request for a phone interview and any documentation corroborating his claims against Ahlburg, replying by email that he was “not much interested in something focusing exclusively on 2 sentences lifted out of a 35 minute talk.” He did, however, offer to participate in an investigation of “the real story” on Ahlburg.

The real story here is that Trinity got duped. Instead of generating discussion in the spirit of academic freedom, Churchill strung a line for his dirty laundry. Perhaps it’s time that we draw the line between personal freedom and personal attacks.

Want to read more or voice your own opinion?

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Threats to freedom of conscience could have far-reaching consequences

Columnist

In my last column, I wrote about the troubles of Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian Christian who was sentenced to death for his faith. His fate is now in the hands of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

I also hinted in that column that freedom of conscience is starting to be undermined in this country.

Allow me to flesh out that little assertion.

One of the growing threats to

One of the growing threats to freedom of conscience is coming from groups that support certain population and sexual freedom agendas, specifically in the areas of abortion services and gay rights.

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freedom of conscience is coming from groups that support certain population and sexual freedom agendas, specifically in the areas of abortion services and gay rights. I realize, of course, that these topics are highly contested and controversial. It doesn’t take

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The assault on conscience has begun, led by various forces in government, academia and pressure groups.

worship. Apparently, adhering to the very principles that led to the creation of a religious group now make that group a danger to the tolerance agenda.

In the area of discrimination policies, the examples seem endless. Under the auspices of state laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender or marital status, private businesses are being sued over their refusal to support or participate in ceremonies that conflict with the owners’ religious beliefs.

Catholic adoption services have ended in Boston and Washington, D.C., because government mandates would have forced the organization to place children with homosexual couples. The result is one less provider of a basic social good. Students in counseling programs are being told to change their beliefs about homosexuality or risk expulsion.

Next on the chopping block may be foster parents and military

chaplains.

One final example of this movement occurred last month when the Department of Health and Human Services pulled a grant targeting sex trafficking from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops because the group did not provide the “fullrange” of services – abortion and contraception – to victims. So much for diversity of viewpoints, even in the provision of social goods.

Perhaps the clearest articulation of this attack comes from Chai R. Feldblum, President Obama’s appointee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She said, “There can be a conflict between religious liberty and sexual liberty, but in almost all cases the sexual liberty should win because that’s the only way that the dignity of gay people can be affirmed in any realistic manner.”

The options for those who are targeted are not pretty. They can conform, they can withdraw from the public square or they can engage in civil disobedience.

That last option is made explicit in the Manhattan Declaration, drafted two years ago (Google it), which affirms the right of religious freedom as “inherent in every human being, and knowable by all in the exercise of right reason.”

In 1785, James Madison wrote his “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments,” arguing against the establishment of religion. He spent several paragraphs outlining the damage that religious establishments can do to society, including prompting government to become

Meet the Press compiled by Tommie Ethington

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

I am able to take artistic license when designing graphics. I love when the editors give me a graphic assignment and then tell me to have fun with it. By doing that it allows me to make a really fun and interesting graphic.

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

The most interesting graphic assignment that I have had to do is the graphic about old TV shows that our generation used to watch when we were little, which is in this issue. It was fun getting to have a flashback of my favorite cartoons such as “Rugrats.”

What’s the best class you’ve taken at Trinity? Why?

Katie Browne ’12

2D/3D Design through the art department. It was a lot of fun completing all of the projects and seeing what everyone else came up with during the critiques.

oppressive to people who think differently. He also feared that if government could take action in the area of religion, it could take action in other areas, such as speech, press and assembly – all those First Amendment things.

The contemporary assault on conscience is a perverse inversion of this theme, for it is nothing less than an assault on those who think differently, supposedly the hallmark of the tolerance agenda.

And if government can violate freedom of conscience in this area, it won’t take long for the thought police to explore other targets of opportunity.

Like Youcef Nadarkhani, we may someday have to place our hope in the mercy of our own Supreme Leader.

The options for those who are targeted are not pretty.

They can conform, they can withdraw from the public square or they can engage in civil disobedience.

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by David Crockett

doctrinal principles of faith and practice for the organization, an issue we saw explode last year in the contretemps involving InterVarsity.At some universities, Christian organizations are being told they can’t require officers to lead Bible studies, prayer and

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From the Wild Frontier

a tremendous intellectual leap, however, to understand that some people believe abortion to be the deliberate taking of innocent human life. Similarly, many people oppose the effort to redefine the normative boundaries of sexual behavior.

These positions are intellectually defensible, for those who take the time to examine them. They are also matters of deep conviction.

But alas, the assault on conscience has begun, led by various forces in government, academia and pressure groups.

The most common threats come in the areas of health care, religious integrity and nondiscrimination policies.

In the area of healthcare, we are already seeing pharmacists being pressured to provide abortifacient forms of contraception. Academic programs have attempted to require participants to assist with abortions. A Catholic nurse at a New York hospital was told she could face disciplinary action if she refused to participate in an abortion procedure and several weeks ago a New Jersey hospital passed a policy that sought to force nurses to assist in abortions.

There are numerous stories of medical school students and residents who face pressure from their programs to participate in abortion-related training, and the current presidential administration has weakened conscience protections.

In the area of religious integrity, we are seeing more and more conflicts with the common sense notion that religious groups should be able to hire coreligionists*. This may involve a requirement to adhere to basic

*Coreligionists are defined as individuals of the same faith or religious backgrounds. n David Crockett is an

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Should nurses be required to assist in abortions?

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It’s that time of year again: registration is here All Day All Night

What is one item on your “bucket list”?

by Alli Day

Aaron Lawson Junior

“To lick Olivia Wilde...”

Addison Freeman Sophomore “To be a touring musician.”

Emily Jorgens First Year “To win the NCAA Div. III National Championship!”

Emma Baker Junior “To hike the Via Alpina from end to end.”

Tanner Wood Senior “To go base jumping.”

Jamie Banks First Year “To travel to all 50 states.”

Joey Lucci Sophomore “To embark on a cross-country tour on a motorcycle.”

Mike Mitchell Sophomore “To learn Spanish fluently.”

Shannon Baldwin Senior “To eat a whole carton of Blue Bell ice cream by myself.”

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Junior

It’s already November. Finally time for thick beards, Thanksgiving feasts, signs of the holidays and an extremely ridiculous schedule of essays, tests and group projects.

By now you’ve either fallen completely in love or hate with your classes, but regardless of how you feel about them, at this point full investment is a must until the end of the semester.

And naturally, among this hectic assortment of assignments and todos, the registrar’s office has an extra activity for us. That’s right, November means registration.

Traditionally, this tedious process begins with picking up one of those highly anticipated and extremely helpful white course catalogs placed all over campus. The day of their release closely resembles Christmas as the anticipation of the coming semester and the idea of trading in current classes for other ones makes students equally anxious and excited. Unfortunately, the grinches over in the registrar’s office have stripped you of that pleasure this year, forcing you to “go green” and download the PDF onto your already overloaded laptop. Despite this minor setback, the process and all of its accompanying thrill, disappointment and monotony continues to loom.

When it comes to registration, there are two types of people.

The first downloaded the course catalog within seconds of its online release. The second probably hasn’t looked at it and likely won’t until they are in their adviser’s

office. Nonetheless, you will eventually look at it. The annoying paradox of the entire situation is that no matter how much you plan (especially as an underclassman), the final schedule comes down to quick thinking in the heat of the actual registration slot. However, even with this truth in the back of your mind, you will continue to pour over the course descriptions for an obscene amount of time.

First there’s the list of common curriculum offerings with their vague section headings leaving you with little to no clue about what you are actually going to learn in the class, but you push through.

Now you have either a hastily scribbled list or an intricately highlighted spreadsheet with your common curriculum plans for the coming semester, perhaps even for all of your remaining semesters at TU. In this moment you’re feeling both accomplished and excited, somehow forgetting that there’s no way you will actually get into any of those classes, unless you plan on camping outside your professor’s office or somehow bribing him or her to let you into the class.

Once you have the common curriculum classes covered, you move onto the more important meat of your schedule—the major courses. This is where it gets a little bit complicated, seeing as you are attempting to complete three majors with two concentrations and two minors, none of which are related or overlap whatsoever.

You’re trying to be competitive in the job market, so naturally you are studying business, religion and classics, while dabbling in music and women and gender studies. After all, who wouldn’t want to hire you over your countless competitors with all of this miscellaneous knowledge?

Regardless, you continue to work

on your color-coded, option-rich schedule, back-up schedule and back up of your back-up schedule so that you can make your dream degree possible.

Your meeting with your adviser is next on your registration to-do list despite everything else you should be doing. Chances are, the meeting will only last four minutes. (At least it will if you’ve done your preparation ahead of time.) Otherwise, you will likely receive looks of disappointment and huffs of irritation as your adviser proceeds to do this work for you. Eventually, they’ll clear you for registration, whether it’s after a long discussion of whether or not they think you should take classes with certain professors or at all, or if they simply sign off on whatever you quickly read off to them.

Then comes the anticipation.

Eagerly, you will create your list on the TigerPaws server, so that the second your registration slot begins you can click “register” – otherwise those three seconds can be complete fate-changers, forcing you into the classes you’ve never heard of because no one takes them. Once this list is created, all you can do is wait. Hopefully you’ll get those classes, otherwise you are about to be reminded that you didn’t, because for the next four weeks all of your friends are going to ask you which classes you are taking next semester, striking that cord of resentment over and over.

Regardless of what happens, the good news is you can quickly replace any frustration caused by registration with the stress of the culminating semester and the excitement of November.

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Alli Day is a junior sociology major.

Aramark Gems Beyond the Menu P.O.D. Milkshake Machine The Trinitonian is proud to announce that we’ve done our homework in regards to the P.O.D. milkshake machine, and after a painstaking wait and private audience with Dining Services’ very own Miguel Ardid, the review is finally in.

Located towards the back of the P.O.D., the milkshake machine has been up and running for a little over a month now. Since its installation, it has experienced huge success, with popular milkshake flavors like Cookies ‘N Creme and Reeses Pieces selling out in under three days.

Those individuals wishing to beat the crowds should check in for new shipments on Mondays, Tuesdays and Friday.

All in all, there’s a little something for everyone. For you night owls or insomniacs, the mocha frappuccino has as much caffeine as a Red Bull, and for you health enthusiasts, you can check out the nutrition facts for every shake, smoothie or coffee drink offered just by tapping “More Info” on the touch-automated screen.

Finally, the machine is easy to operate and makes your treat easily customizable with the various thickness settings. It’s also magic as it cleans itself between each drink so you don’t have to worry about crosscontamination of sweets.

The Trinitonian took it one step further and took various candies from the candy bins and added it to the milkshake afterwards, creating a TriniFlurry of sorts. Trust me, you’ll want to try it. photo by Carly Cowen

text by Tommie Ethington

Opinion

by Margaret Browne

Junior

One of my greatest desires is to ingratiate myself upon a group of young Spaniards and be their token American friend, like a doted upon pet ferret who says “Howdy” for their pleasure.

On Saturday, I was certain I had found a way to make it happen; the Capea. Students leave the city to rassle in a ring with an adolescent bull in an amateur bullfight. It chases them, they sometimes jump over it, but mostly they get their rear ends handed to them by a bull with the eyes of a hell god.

Imagine the horrid creature that is the pubescent teenage human, and then imagine it in angry bull form.

That is what you willingly face at a Capea. And by willingly, I mean drunkenly because really the Capea is an all-day drinkathon.

It was the perfect opportunity to ensnare some Spaniards. Here is what transpired: 1. Go to the bus stop at 9:45 a.m. with four American friends: Nate, Jordan, Danny and Mac. We attempt small talk and are gently rebuffed.

2. On the bus I am the odd woman out, sitting alone. New best friend time!

3. New best friend is dressed like wolverine and also leaves immediately after sitting. I am a cockroach.

4. New new best friend acquired.

He informs us that instead of 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. , we return at 10 p.m. or later. We are in this for the long run.

5. Plus one beer and one large Sangria mixed in a trashcan, and every time I walk the rim of the

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junior English major.

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For instance, since first grade the term “endangered” has been associated with words like “panda,” “gorilla,” “rainforest” and “glacier.” Petroleum in our lifetime has always been paired with political struggle, environmental disaster and “pain at the pump.” Similarly, we have constantly been reminded that someone somewhere is

I recall hearing the first murmurs of climate change in the fifth grade. It was an emerging idea, one that was often derided as the face of faulty left-leaning outcries...Now climate change is taught as fact in all science classes I’ve taken at Trinity.

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living a difficult life due to the degradation of their land.

I recall hearing the first murmurs of climate change in the fifth grade. It was an emerging idea, one that was often derided as the face of faulty left-leaning outcries. That was ten years ago.

Now, climate change is taught as fact in all science classes I’ve taken at Trinity.

we live in a changing world? Or more importantly, do we really believe that our daily decisions influence our changing world?

Last year during Recyclemania (an international month-long recycling competition on university campuses) Trinity reported a cumulative recycle rate of 17 percent (the percent of waste that was recycled). Considering that most garbage bins around campus buildings have three recycle bins sitting adjacent to them, a 17 percent recycle rate simply doesn’t make sense.

However, when compared with its peer institutions, Trinity consistently ranks above average for many aspects of sustainability, such as CO2 emissions reduction, energy efficiency, LEED certification and even recycling.

During the past three Recyclemania years, Trinity has placed in the top three spots for recycling categories of aluminum, plastics and cardboard. So even though a 17 percent recycle rate is much below our potential, it is still an award-winning number. This returns us to the question of our current generation’s investment in environmental responsibility I think that a lot of what we see in being “green” is shrouded in trend and hampered by political overtones. Sustainability is not a liberal or conservative value, nor is it the rallying cry of a tree hugger. Sustainable practices are a human necessity. In our current

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bullring I secretly pretend I am a tightrope walker.

6. Watching people get mauled by bulls is hilarious.

7. Jordan, Mac and Danny enter the ring. Danny and Mac secure their masculinity by having their bodies romped by the bulls, resulting in their inability to walk properly.

8. Jordan secures nothing, prompting us to yell, “How big is your vagina?!” My brain says this is sexist, but my heart says it is semi-accurate.

9. Plus several hours, sausage and two more trash sangrias, and conversations are occurring between Spaniards and myself. I secure the friendship of two boys, but I’m too tired to keep up. Day drinking is hard work.

10. Men are peeing everywhere.

We’ve reached that point.

11. Plus a couple more hours and another trashgria. There’s a new bull in the ring. I feel the call of the wild and toss my jean jacket. “Margaret…where are you going…?”

12. I am in the ring, and the hell beast and I are looking into each other’s very souls.

13. The bull, who I am pretty sure we earlier christened Colonel Hanky Shakes, charges at and barely misses me when I sprint away and jump on top of a gate.

14. Cannot stop laughing. This has also been my reaction in car wrecks.

15. I get off the fence and see a cape nearby. Still laughing. Come and get it, Colonel.

16. With the footwork of a divine being, I face the bull and win.

17. I end the day with Spanish acquaintances, a victory to transcend all victories and a mild headache. Spain, I have arrived.

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I think that a lot of what we see in being “green” is shrouded in trend and hampered by political overtones.

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During the past decade as we have grown up, most of us have been bombarded with a colorful array of conflicting statements, data sets, interpretations and reactions surrounding climate change and environmental actions in general. Considering that the period of time between elementary school and college is highly transformative, I can’t help but question how this debate surrounding climate change has influenced our basic perceptions of it. Do we really believe that

time, where media, politics and commercialism all add their own agendas to environmentalism, it is important for us to remember the base line of the whole idea.

This baseline is that we live in a

minutes of moderate to vigorous activity most days of the week. So what does that mean for you when you barely have time to even think about a gym session? For starters, don’t think about crunching in all 60 minutes at once. Maybe it works better for you to take 20 minutes at three different times in the day and take a brisk walk or jog. That still counts and may even be more beneficial. Find other ways to put fitness into your day, e.g. take the stairs, park far away from your building or walk to campus in the first place. If you have an extended period of time you know you need to be seated, be sure to stand up at least once an hour, even if you do just that. If you are in a cram session, take a break just to walk outside and breathe in some fresh air. It will revive you in more ways than one.

Here are some tips for making fitness fun and working it into your routine: 1. Schedule it. Make it a priority in your day, just like you would lunch or a class.

2. Use the buddy system. Find a good friend to work out with.

You can help motivate each other and keep each other on task and committed.

3. Join an intramural or club sport. Have fun and be involved in the campus with a sport you played in high school or have just always wanted to try.

4. Utilize the on-campus resources. There are great facilities on campus: a fully equipped fitness center, indoor pool, tennis courts, etc. They are all there for you to use. Check out the class, pool and court schedule online to see what interests and works for you.

world with limits, and although humans have thrived until now paying minor attention to these limits, it is time to become more aware of our ecological situation

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Although humans have thrived until now paying minor attention to these limits, it is time to become more aware of our ecological situation in the world and to act within the natural boundaries that imparts.

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The bull, who I am pretty sure we earlier christened Colonel Hangy Shakes, charges at and barely misses me when I sprint away and jump on top of a gate.

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in the world and to act within the natural boundaries that imparts. This begins with each of us simply asking what makes sense in our daily actions, such as single-use disposable water bottles or a reusable one that will last for years. It’s really nothing showy, simply requiring awareness and a shift in habit.

The trendy part is completely optional. n Jonathon Loos is a senior

biology and environmental studies major. He is also a member of Students Organized for Sustainability on campus.

Interested in learning more about Trinity’s environmental efforts?

Turn to Page 3 and experience the Trinitonian’s new monthly feature, The Eco-Box, along with an article about a newly installed Eco-Screen in Northrup.

Exercise is crucial to students’ well-being Guest Column

by Angela Aladjem

Campus Nutritionist

Classes, three-hour labs, marathon study sessions at the library, phone calls to friends at home...what do all of these activities have in common?

Lengthy periods of time spent sitting. Did you know that sitting for longer than an hour at a time is detrimental to your health?

That’s right, just one hour. Current studies suggest that people who sit for at least four hours a day have an increased risk of heart disease.

The only way to counteract this is to, get ready, stand. So get up and MOVE.

Now there are plenty of excuses to not exercise...classes, social events, homework, part time job, etc. If you are part of a team sport, you get the time in at practice, but for the rest of the world, effort needs to be put forth.

Fitting in fitness is important for your health, both in the short and long term. Exercise is key for managing stress, good sleep patterns, maintaining your weight, keeping your heart and lungs strong, and it helps maintain bone mass. Plus, exercise decreases the risk of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. Aside from all those benefits, studies also show that students who log regular exercise during their week are more energized and perform better in classes.

The current recommendations for physical activity are for 60

5. Use community resources.

Across the street, the Tripoint YMCA offers a great Trinity student membership rate. They may have classes there that interest you more so than the ones on campus, and it may be more beneficial for you to space out away from where you work all day. There are also plenty of great parks and trails in the city to walk, run or bike. Schedule a weekend outing with your friends that will get you out and moving. Check out www.SaBalance.org, a website of San Antonio’s Fitness Council, for information on all things local and active. n Angela Aladjem is a registered dietician. To learn more about her involvement on campus e-mail healthnutrd@gmail.com

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Bassists at the University Symphony Fall Concert, Thursday, Nov. 3, in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall play “Nocturne” (from Incidental Music for A Midsummer Night Dream) by Mendelssohn. The symphonic wind ensemble will perform at 3 p.m., Nov. 6, in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall.

NSCS awarded Bronze Star in convention n Scholarly club is

recognized for going above and beyond national standards

by Lauren Wilks Reporter

Trinity’s chapter of the National Society for Collegiate Scholars became more distinguished recently when it received the Bronze Star award at last summer’s NSCS Convention in Puerto Rico. The recognition distinguishes the chapter as one that engages organized service

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Although the award only has symbolic meaning, it is still recognition of our efforts to promote service and scholarship on campus.”

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The next large ensemble performance of the semester will be the Trinity University Symphonic Wind Ensemble 3 p.m. Concert this coming Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall. Coordinating the 60-member wind and percussion ensemble is associate professor of music education James Worman.

“It is a little different in that we’re doing a piece that’s just been written,” Worman said. “Usually ensembles explore pieces that have been in the repertoire for years and years, but it is exciting to undertake something like this with no real point of reference on it. The piece itself is fairly challenging, and has been harder to get ready than most.”

The ensemble will be the premiere of a new work by Indian-American composer, Asha Srinivasan. Currently an assistant professor of music at Lawrence University, Srinivasan has been involved with music since she was six years old and draws her inspiration from her own Western musical training and Indian heritage. “[Srinivasan] is going to be present as a special guest for the concert, and her work is the centerpiece of the entire performance,” Worman said. “There will be an expert conducting one of the pieces, R. Mark Rogers. Additionally, we have invited University President Ahlburg, who was born in Australia, to come and celebrate his homeland with the works of Percy Grainger who is also a native to Australia.”

The wind ensemble, which is comprised of 60 members, is represented by students of more than 20 different majors and performs a variety of works, including traditional marches and distinctive contemporary pieces.

“To encourage composers to write new pieces for band, lots of organizations create consortiums with numerous colleges contributing to one project,” Worman said. “In this case, 10 campuses contributed money to put this piece together.

I was invited to be a part of this consortium, and because I am always looking for new and interesting pieces, I thought

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and other events are were beyond national standard requirements.

Chapter president, junior Miro

Getov, is proud of the work the chapter has done recently to attain this achievement.

“We are very happy to receive this award,” Getov said. “In fact, our historian, Puru Shah, was fortunate enough to receive it in person this summer during the NSCS Convention in Puerto Rico. Although the award only has symbolic meaning, it is still recognition of our efforts to promote service and scholarship on campus.”

The NSCS Convention in Puerto Rico was a unique experience aimed at uniting members from all over the nation to recognize each other’s strengths and allowed participating students to take part in various leadershiptraining opportunities.

“At first, I wondered what a conference full of academic geeks in a beachy town would entail,” Shah said. “When I got there, other participants confided that they had the same fear about other geeks being boring,” Shah said.

“The conference turned out to be a fun-filled experience with a good mix of leadership workshops, motivational speeches, dips at the beach and touring the famous pavements of Old San Juan.”

Shah believes the reason the chapter received the award at the convention was because of it’s active involvement in the community and engagement of members as leaders on campus.

He also noted that Trinity’s NSCS chapter is one of the most active honor societies on campus, conducting more activities intended to promote academics than others.

The chapter consists of about 300 students, 68 of whom were inducted in a recent ceremony, who range from sophomores to seniors.

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We are now determined to achieve the next level of distinction, which is a Silver Star award, and that will depend mainly on our events next semester.

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The group organizes regular service and academic events to encourage a dedication to scholarship on campus. The honor society invites academically driven first and second-year students to join the organization.

Students need to rank in the top 15 percent of their class to qualify.

Senior Dushyant Pattni, the

executive vice president who has been part of the organization since his sophomore year, first became an officer in fall 2009. He has seen firsthand the developing and escalating efforts of the organization in the past few years.

Pattni discussed different service events the club has organized in the past.

“Within the past year, we have organized several service events, including Graffiti Wipeout, a book drive to raise money for students in Africa, a cleanup of Brackenridge Park and volunteering at the American Heart Association walk,” Pattni said. “We have also hosted integrity week in an effort to promote integrity in academics, and all these events put together, plus the dedication of our members and officers has led to a Bronze Star award for NSCS.” The executive board and other members alike are excited about the positive acknowledgment associated with the Bronze Star award, and now the chapter looks ahead to attaining the next level of recognition.

“We are now determined to achieve the next level of distinction, which is a Silver Star award, and that will depend mainly on our events next semester, which include recruiting new members and Integrity week,” Getov said. “For the latter, we will come up with a creative

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Rubio’s music in Greek classic wins big coming musician makes a name for himself in the San Antonio theatre scene

by Maddie Rau Reporter

Senior Marcus Rubio, a music composition major, recently gained recognition this past October at the 21st annual Alamo Theatre Arts Council Globe Awards for his musical direction in the Trinity production of “The Bacchae,” which was performed last February at Trinity. Rubio won best original musical score for his work.

“The score is a mix of hiphop beats and glam rock with avant-garde instrumentation.

It’s basically a crazy hodgepodge of ideas,” Rubio said.

“I found out only a week before [the awards] that I had potentially been nominated, so it was unexpected and exciting.

I showed up to The Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, and all I knew was that ‘The Bacchae’ was winning for

something.”

The ATAC is a citywide non-profit organization that recognizes and celebrates achievements in production and performance of San Antonio theatre artists.

“I have been doing music all four years I’ve been at Trinity, and I was involved in the pit orchestra freshman year, but I hadn’t ever written the music for a play before,”

speech and drama, approached Rubio about pursuing the project.

“I wound up taking the gig and writing a bunch of songs for it,” Rubio said.

Writing songs for “The Bacchae” was just one step along the way to realizing his dream. Rubio described a pivotal moment in his life that caused him to realize he could make a career with his music.

“When I was 15, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to record an album, ‘My Head I showed Blew Up and Turned into the up to The Sky,’” Rubio said. “It was Charline not necessarily good, but it McCombs was a big deal for me because I learned so much about Empire Theatre, composing and songwriting and all I knew production. A well-known was that ‘The local musician took me on Bacchae’ was and charged a minimal rate for winning for recording session time to write something. and record a silly group of a 15 year-old boy might Marcus Rubio songs write. My mom paid for most Senior of it, and I used my allowance to help pay the rest.”

Rubio said that one of his favorite gigs he has done said Rubio. at Trinity is “The Bacchae,” It has always been a goal of adding that he is particularly Rubio’s to write a musical. His proud of his sonata. He enjoys dream became a reality when working with the human Kyle Gillette, professor of communication and theatre

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department, and he would not be opposed to doing another musical this school year.

“I play a bunch of different stuff, but guitar is my primary instrument because I’m more adept at that,” Rubio said. “I’d say I might be even better at working with electronic music programs on my laptop than guitar. That’s usually how I

generate a lot of my ideas.”

Rubio plans to continue pursuing music after he graduates. His aspirations include going to graduate school for composition or electronic composition of some kind. He is primarily considering schools on the east coast, such as Princeton, Brown and Brooklyn College.

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Trinity Registration Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts

by Katie Bailey Editor-In-Chief

Class registration starts Monday, Nov. 7 – as if you don’t have enough on your plate already. This, however, is something you definitely don’t want to rush.

The Trinitonian brainstormed some tips for making registration as smooth as possible so that you can ensure your ideal spring semester.  Make a spreadsheet.

Whatever your style – Excel, Word, paper and pen – lay out your game plan ahead of time.  Have multiple back-up plans.

There is always a chance that the class you wanted won’t be available when you go to register.

 Ask about reading lists.

If you’re on the fence about a class, go to the department office and ask for the list of required books. If the reading material doesn’t interest you, you might want to consider another class.  Identify registration time conflicts.

You might have to make some adjustments in your regular schedule for registration. If your registration time is during class, ask your professor if it’s alright for you to briefly leave class.

If you have an unavoidable conflict, have a friend register for you. If you have no friends, contact the registrar and try to reschedule (and get out more).

 Talk to professors in person.

It’s one thing to email professors and another to actually speak to them in person. It shows that you are committed to their class and are someone who is proactive, a quality that professors surely appreciate.  Don’t fear the waitlist.

Again, be proactive and talk to the professor in person.

Professors will be more willing to let you into their class if you make a positive first impression.

Also, realize that not all waitlists are created equal. Some professors offer electronic waitlists for their classes while others don’t. Even if the class you’re interested in does

not offer a waitlist, it is still a good idea to tell professors that you’re interested in their class. It is possible that someone will drop the class and a position will open.

(library fines are a common, easily forgettable hold), if your adviser has cleared you for registration and your registration time.  Use Express Registration ahead of time.

That way, the only thing you have to do on the day of your registration is click “submit.”

 Don’t annoy the registrar.

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that [Srinivasan’s] non-Western ideas and experiences with Indian music would bring a fresh voice to band.”

Worman added that the ensemble on Sunday will incorporate new, contemporary pieces with a unique angle that calls on all the different sections throughout the performance.

“There is nothing else like it, and while sometimes people aren’t quite sure if they like it or not at first, this is how any art moves forward,” Worman said. “When you say the word band, you first think marching or military. What I try to do with my programming is show as many different kinds of music that bands can play so people’s perceptions are broadened by what a band can be.

Ultimately, everyone has a shot at the

spotlight in this concert.”

Another upcoming musical highlight of the semester is the 18th annual Trinity University Christmas Concert on Friday, Dec. 2 in Laurie Auditorium. For this event, the Trinity Symphony Orchestra will team up with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Combined Choirs and Trinity Handbell Ensemble.

Music Professor Dr. Kenneth Greene, Conductor and director of the 60-member Trinity Symphony Orchestra, explained the event in more detail.

“This concert is free and open to the public, annually drawing over 2,000 audience members,” Greene said. “The program this year will feature the combined talents of nearly 200 of the University’s

singers and instrumentalists.”

Greene said the Christmas concert will include traditional holiday favorites such as “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Polar Express medley,” “For Unto Us a Child is Born from Handel’s Messiah,” “Greensleeves” and a festive arrangement of “Jingle Bells.”

“For this concert, the director of each ensemble jointly plans a completely new concert each year,” Greene said. “The only carryover is the traditional sing-a-long of ‘Joy to the World,’ which closes the concert. Each director decides upon the music by length, difficulty and aesthetic merit of each musical work, and how each contributes to the overall flow of the concert.

Additionally, each director also chooses pieces that will provide stimulating learning experiences for the students, with a balance among different styles of music.”

Sophomore Aaron Rosenblatt, a violinist in the symphony orchestra, described his excitement for the upcoming concert.

“I participated in it last year and it was a lot of fun—there was a great amount of public support,” Rosenblatt said. “It was also nice to play for a big audience, get the community involved and show everyone what we’ve been working on. Each year our repertoire is complete different in style and sound, which challenges our group in a different way.”

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by Katie Bailey Editor-In-Chief

Best-selling author and humorist David Sedaris visited Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 2 to read from his body of work and deliver his creative perspective on the peculiarities of life.

Sedaris, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and author of The New York Times Best Sellers “When You Are Engulfed in Flames,” “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,” “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” “Holidays on Ice” and “Naked” read from a collection of his old and new work as a part of a lecture series taking him to 41 cities in 42 days.

While Sedaris signed books before he spoke, a table selling his books was also giving away bookmarks made by his publisher Little, Brown and Company with different pictures of grotesquely decayed teeth.

Sedaris explained that he suggested that the company make the theme of the bookmarks gum disease, and upon seeing the rotting orifices decided to write about the nature of his healthcare in France, which was the first story he shared.

Sedaris said that one of the funniest and most insulting questions he has been asked by someone at a book signing is which picture of rotting teeth is his.

“One is meth mouth!”

Sedaris said.

Sedaris also read his essay “Standing By,” detailing the humors and horrors of air travel, a new essay titled “Atta Boy,” bemoaning today’s politically correct parenting to the corporal punishment of his own

childhood and from a collection of his diary entries written during his tour.

A skilled performer of his own work, Sedaris was well received by the audience, whose steady waves of laughter punctuated his reading.

At the end of his reading, Sedaris offered to give away one Dutch copy of, supposedly, one of his books at the book signing following the event, explaining that whenever his work is translated to another language he is sent copies.

“It’s in Dutch, so I have no idea which book it is,” Sedaris said.

Sedaris also recommended a book by writer and journalist Peter Hessler, titled “River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze,” reading an excerpt from the book detailing the propensity of Chinese drivers to honk their car horns, sometimes regardless of whether there is traffic. Sedaris praised Hessler’s openness and insight into Chinese culture and encouraged the audience to buy

“River Town” from his vendors after the event.

“I would buy this before I buy anything I’ve written. It’s a better book,” Sedaris said.

During the Q&A following Sedaris’ reading, a member of the audience remarked that his sister, Amy Sedaris, is well known for her voice acting in movies (“Shrek the Third,” “Chicken Little”), and wondered if he had ever considered doing voice-overs or acting. Sedaris praised his sister’s acting career but said that it wasn’t for him, claiming that he turned down an offer from Pixar to work on “The Incredibles.”

“I’m not an actor,” Sedaris said. “You always run the risk of becoming a personality rather than a writer.”

To close the evening, Sedaris shared his advice to young, aspiring writers.

“Write every single day,” Sedaris said, “and read everything you can get your hands on.”

Trinity honors two for fifty years of service n Cura, plumbing

supervisor, and Dominguez, senior grounds supervisor: Tigers for half a century

by Joe O’Connell Reporter

Plumbing supervisor Juan Cura and senior grounds supervisor Abram “June” Dominguez have been working at Trinity for over 50 years and were honored in early October at the annual Service Award ceremony.

Cura, a Lockhart, TX native, father to a daughter and three grown sons and grandfather to seven, moved to San Antonio at the age of three and started his first day at Trinity on August 29, 1961 working on the grounds crew for Facilities Services.

“I started doing grounds work then working the jackhammer,and then driving trucks,” he said. “Eventually I moved to plumbing.”

Then supervisor Eugene Ott, a New York master plumber, took Cura under his wing and taught him the trade. Cura gives a lot of credit to Ott for making him into who he is today. “[Ott] convinced me to be a plumber and taught me when I didn’t know how,” Cura said.

“He also taught me how to talk to people.”

Cura has enjoyed working at Trinity during his 50 years here, citing the friendliness of students, faculty and employees as a reason.

“Everybody here has been good to us, otherwise I wouldn’t have stayed here this long,” Cura said. “Sometimes when I go to a student’s room they’ll be so thankful and even apologize for calling.”

Assistant director of Building and Grounds Jim Baker said that working with Cura has been great because “(Cura) knows everything specific about his expertise.”

“Because of his tenure at Trinity, [Cura] has experienced every kind of facility problem,” Baker said.

“He never gets riled up or excited

2:30 p.m., Friday Ruth Taylor Theatre Building, Room 316

Palmer’s presentation examines prospects of an educational system designed to produce trained activists for social movements, such as the Occupy Wall Street movement. Sponsored by the department of human communication and theatre.

Facilities Services’ Customer Appreciation Day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday Prassel Lawn

Shake hands and thank the guy who unclogged your toilet last semester.

Enjoy some free barbeque, door prizes and live music.

8 p.m., Friday Miller Fountain

Never got a letter from Hogwarts on your 11th birthday? This will make up for it. Come enjoy “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Part One and Two. Other events include Harry Potterthemed costume contest and trivia bowl. Sponsored

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Plumbing supervisor Juan Cura has watched Trinity grow over the past 50 years. because, no matter the problem, he’s done it before.”

Dominguez, a San Antonio native, father to a daughter and two sons and a man who did not even attend high school, came to Trinity in the spring of 1958 and

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has also learned a lot during his 53 years here.

“I learned how to plant trees, water the grounds and about landscaping in general,” Dominguez said.

Dominguez said that Trinity is a “great place to work” and agreed with Cura that he wouldn’t have stayed at Trinity this long if the people here were not so good to him.

Dominguez is in charge of the grounds from Hildebrand to Mulberry and Stadium Drive to Shook and has seen the campus change over the years. He used to be in charge of hiring and most of the people that he brought on have remained at Trinity for 20 to 30 years.

Cura and Dominguez have experienced decades at Trinity and have watched hundreds of thousands of students pass through this campus. After experiencing so much, Cura has one piece of advice.

“Be yourself and wait for the right moment,” he said. “You can’t push things around. Wait for everything to fall into place.”

Rampage for Patient Safety 3 p.m. Sunday AT&T Center

Come out and enjoy a great afternoon of ice skating and Rampage hockey while supporting a great cause - the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School San Antonio Chapter. Free admission, luxury box seating, hot dog and a coke, prizes and more all for your $20 donation.

Sir Salman Rushdie 7:30 p.m., Monday Laurie Auditorium

Rushdie will present his lecture, titled, “Public Events, Private Lives: Literature and Politics in the Modern World.” The lecture is free and open to the public so get there early. compiled by Erica Jones

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Remember that show? An ode to ‘90s television ¡Viva! Brah

by Deanna Husting

Senior

I was born in May of 1990—so I am about as 90s as one can get. Growing up, my household was not one of those where television was off limits or Disney considered an abomination. I grew up in southern California—home of the entertainment business— watching “Rugrats,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” the classic Looney Tunes Cartoons with Bugs Bunny and Co. and “Power Rangers” (I have a brother close in age to me, who influenced a lot of what I watched, obviously).

Most of the shows on the air while we were growing up were cartoons about good guys beating the bad guys, like in “Captain Planet.” Cartoons were such an important part of our universe as children that we even memorized the theme songs. I would bet my paycheck for this week at the

Trinitonian that most of you can still recite the “Go, Go, Power Rangers” theme song and hum the tune from the opening credits of “Rugrats.” Most of the franchises mentioned have been turned into movies in order to capitalize on the success and wide audience range associated with the TV shows, but nothing beats the show itself.

I distinctly remember coming home from school every day at 4 p.m. and racing to the living room to watch “Sailor Moon” on Nickelodeon. Now I look back and have no idea why I was so enthralled with that show or how it became such an important part of my schedule. There will be occasions where I’m

with a group of people and we start reminiscing about old TV shows and somebody will bring up “Sailor Moon,” and it will amaze me

that there were other people out there who grew up with that show too.

Our generation loves reminiscing about TV from our

youth. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t miss “Boy Meets World” or who doesn’t watch “Full House” without mourning the fall of the Olsen twins. I start out most of these conversations with the phrase, “Aww, do you remember watching…” and end with “Good times.”

Every once and a while, I’ll be reading a magazine or watching a made-for-TV movie and see one of the stars of these ‘90s shows and marvel at what little most of them have done with their careers. Danielle Fishel (Topenga) now hosts “The Dish” on the style network, Ben Savage (Corey) is currently acting in small budget movies and perusing a political career and Rider Strong (Shawn) has been handed guest spots on television shows like “Castle.” And who even knows where the actors

from the “Power Rangers” or “Growing Pains” are?

These shows taught us lessons on life, relationships and the evils of this world—and they were highly entertaining.

Coming home from school and eating a snack while relaxing in front of the TV was a habit, not a rare treat. Now, I have to watch all my TV shows online because I’m never home to catch them live.

Yet, the shows on TV now just don’t have that playful magic that those in the ‘90s had. It’s just not the same anymore, but then again, the times are changing and kids just don’t watch TV like we used to. Why would they? I’m going to propose that “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” could kick “Hannah Montana’s” ass any time, because she was made with the spunk and gumption of the ‘90s—just like us.

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Going camping? Megan knows the top spots Lost Maples

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by Megan Hageney

Sophomore

It is that time of year again, when Trinity gets kind of boring. You are plagued by the monotony of your established routine and the best way to add spice to your life is to get off campus. If you’re looking to liven things up a little bit, get your “Into the Wild” on and go camping. Well, maybe you should not precisely emulate Christopher McCandless because it did not exactly turn out well for him. But what you should do is grab your besties along with s’more materials and check out these campsites near Trinity.

This campsite is one of the most gorgeous places in the Hill Country. I went here for Fall Break and I had an absolute blast. There are scenic hikes that vary in difficulty from “I can totally do this with my grandma” to ones that make you really reconsider your grilled cheese binges at Mabee—but who am I kidding? 2 hours away

Beach Camping in Corpus Christi

Beach camping is one of my absolute favorite things to do. There is nothing better than falling asleep in the sand and then waking up to a morning swim. Just a caveat to those students that live out of state: Texas has “unique” beaches. And by this, I mean that the water is not as blue as one might expect. 2 hours, 40 minutes away

Trinity’s Frolf Course

I know my whole introduction had to do with getting off campus, but this is the Enchanted Rock choice for you if you or If you are still in disbelief that there your posse do not have will no longer be any more Harry Potter access to a car because this movies filmed and you need a magic fix, is within walking distance. I then this is the place for you. The do not know if this is allowed, Tonkawa Indians that resided so you should probably check it in this area had a legend of “a out before you decide to pitch a pale man swallowed by a rock tent. It really is not that bad of an graphic by Katie Browne and reborn as one of their own.” idea, though. You would not have This man claims that the rocks were enchanted, thus to worry about starving to death or getting lost. And if explaining the campsite’s name. So you should visit this you are homesick you can just walk back to your dorm. beautiful place and maybe get magical powers of your I would just watch out for frolfers and packs of wild own. 1 hour, 40 minutes away dogs.

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O-REC Camping Tips

Be flexible. Some things will inevitably go wrong.

Bring PLENTY of water and be ready to access it.

Plan routes ahead of time.

Park rangers can be helpful.

Bring a first aid kit and know how to use it.

Check the weather and pack accordingly. compiled by Jessa Hutchins

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“Steve Jobs”: A biography worthy of its subject ¡Viva! Bro

by Brian Westfall

Junior

Grade: A Anyone barely reading this article because of a new game on their iPhone can attest to the impact that Apple, and its founding father Steve Jobs, has had on the world. From the personal computer industry, to music, gaming, tablets and retailing, Jobs has revolutionized the world with his brilliant, high-powered products based on simplicity.

But not much is known of the maverick from Cupertino.

Before his passing last month due to pancreatic cancer, Jobs led a quiet and private life – rarely

giving interviews or being seen beyond Apple press events.

Fortunately for Apple fanatics, the definitive Steve Jobs story has arrived on book shelves. Based on over 40 interviews with Jobs and more than 100 others with close friends, family, workers and rivals, Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson has chronicled Jobs’ life into one of the most entertaining and comprehensive biographies out there – appropriately titled “Steve Jobs.”

Although it is a hefty read (something that may fend off some busy Trinity students), I strongly encourage anyone who has followed Apple or Jobs to read this book. From Jobs’ own adoption as a child, his estranged daughter out of wedlock to the failure of NeXT, the book covers a wide variety of personal and business-related stories throughout the legend’s life in vivid detail. Not one stone is left unturned. If you have any

questions about Jobs, they will likely be answered by this book.

While some readers may not be as interested in the technical aspects of the book (there is a bit of nerd computer talk to understand; luckily I’m fluent), the retelling of Jobs’ story is as charismatic as the man himself.

Unlike his counterpart Bill Gates, the stoic and methodical figurehead of Microsoft, Jobs was a free spirit with a wild temper.

He could stare people down into doing anything he wanted, and he was often brutally honest and cold with even his own family. He cried, threw temper tantrums and stabbed more than a few people in the back.

But Jobs would just be a jerk if he didn’t get results – which was certainly not the case. His attention to detail and perfection, bestowed upon him by his adoptive father, would be the cornerstone of Apple along with Jobs’ Buddhist belief in the beauty of simplicity.

There are miserable lows (Jobs

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being kicked out of Apple) and historic highs (Jobs’ role at Pixar), and more than a few entertaining stories about Jobs’ drug use and rebellious attitude.

It is a shame that cancer took Jobs away from us so early, as his innovativeness could have changed a whole other industry, but at least with “Steve Jobs” I

feel that I have never understood the ins and outs of a business titan better.

To Jobs, an idea or product was either the greatest thing he had ever seen or the biggest piece of shit imaginable. After reading “Steve Jobs,” I can safely say that the book falls more into the former rather than the latter.

The ¡Viva! Events of the Week

The Editor’s Corner “Tower Heist”: Stiller’s latest film disappoints Diwali San Antonio Festival of Lights 2011 The annual Diwali festival at Hemisfair Park in downtown San Antonio offers live entertainment, Henna tattoos, gifts for purchase, authentic Indian cuisine and a laser light show.

5 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 5 Hemisfair Park

by Matt Kafoury Junior

Grade: C+ Opens Today “‘Ocean’s Eleven’ meets the Bernie Madoff scandal” appears to have been the pitch for “Tower Heist,” the latest film from director Brett Ratner (the “Rush Hour” trilogy).

Throw in a few likable actors and audiences will flock to the theaters, right? Honestly, that logic will probably work with this film, but those audiences will be sitting through one of the laziest comedies I’ve seen in a while.

The story goes as follows: a group of employees at a prestigious New York high-rise fall victim to a wealthy resident’s Ponzi scheme and attempt to rob him in order to settle the debt. It’s not a bad premise, but any potential is squandered by generic execution.

Ratner isn’t exactly known for intelligent filmmaking (he nearly destroyed the “X-Men” franchise with his brain-dead

final installment) and this film is no exception. “Tower Heist” isn’t funny enough to be a good comedy nor is it smart enough to be an exciting caper film.

Instead, we’re given a largely forgettable entry into both genres.

The root of the problem lies with the screenplay, written by a team of four people (a team of Ted Griffin, Jeff Nathanson, Bill Collage and Adam Cooper) who may be talented individually, but their voices become muddled when combined.

Ignoring the lack of comedic moments and the generic plotlines, the “Tower Heist” script doesn’t really have characters. It has broad, vaguely sympathetic outlines of characters, but none are anywhere near compelling enough to carry the movie.

I guess the writers expected the talented cast to fill in the gaps here, but the actors appear to be on auto-pilot, supplying the characters with nothing more than their usual quirks and mannerisms. Ben Stiller plays the lead character, but his performance isn’t notable for anything other than the bizarre, sporatic Boston accent that he occasionally adopts.

The rest of the characters range from boring to offensive due to the filmmakers’ blatant reliance on racial stereotypes.

I love that Gabourey Sidibe (“Precious”) is getting roles in such high profile blockbusters, but does she really need to play a Jamaican maid scavenging for a Green Card? Is her cringeworthy “Jamaican” accent supposed to amuse us? I’m not advocating forced political correctness, but the filmmakers provide no reason for playing into such tired clichés.

That’s not to say “Tower Heist” is completely without merit. I was amused by many moments and the plot isn’t overly predictable. Plus, I’ll never complain about having Alan Alda, Téa Leoni and Casey Affleck in a movie.

Their considerable talents just aren’t served well by the lazy screenplay and generic direction.

Likewise, when you put Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy in a movie together, you’re guaranteed a few genuinely funny moments. In “Tower Heist,” however, they’re too few and far between to justify the proceedings.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Parts One and Two at the Fountain Enjoy the final installments of the Harry Potter movie franchise at the Miller Fountain. Presented by the Student Programming Board.

8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Tonight at Miller Fountain

$100 REWARD Lost eyeglasses, black and green frame. Laurie Auditorium, Bob Gates evening lecture.

Sentimental value.

Return to Laurie Box Office.

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Discussing music with

Isaiah David Putnam

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This week’s selection: “Mylo Xyloto” by Coldplay, “HanDover” by Skinny Puppy, “Bad As Me” by Tom Waits In a recent interview, Coldplay’s vocalist Chris Martin admitted, “The way we differ from Radiohead…is that, at the end of the day, I’m still a slave to catchy songs.”

Not that such a statement is a huge shock.

When you hear a new Coldplay song, it’s like you’ve heard the song before. That’s not necessarily because it sounds like a past Coldplay song, but it’s probably because of what makes Coldplay so successful in general: they make melodies that the collective unconscious wants to hear.

Known for their ultra-catchy songs like “Yellow,” “The Scientist,” “Fix You” and “Viva La Vida,” their new album “Mylo Xyloto” (pronounced MY-low ZY-low-tow) is chock-full of them, especially “Paradise,” “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall,” “Don’t Let It Break Your Heart” and “Princess of China” (featuring Rihanna). With their

previous album “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” Coldplay got Brian Eno (ambient composer and U2’s default producer) to make their songs appear more innovative than their previous work. Eno’s experimentation (aka “enoxification”) is downplayed on “Mylo Xyloto”; at least Coldplay’s attempt at being related to Radiohead is less apparent. The tendency toward arena rock anthems as well as moderate innovation makes “Mylo Xyloto” everything you could want and expect from Coldplay.

Canadian group Skinny Puppy was essential to the rise of industrial rock back in the ‘80s; they could be considered the strongest influence on Nine Inch Nails and maybe Marilyn Manson. The group was among the first to use horror theatrics in live performance, a practice that would become

a staple of black metal within a few years of their formation (for example, vocalist Ogre might sometimes slit his throat onstage, or exploit his own drug addiction, or slice open and dissect a stuffed dog to raise awareness of animal rights or stage a mock execution of President George Bush Sr.). The group broke up in 1996, but made a comeback with the album “The Greater Wrong of the Right” (2004, this time bashing George Jr.). After featuring songs in some of the “Saw” movies, Skinny Puppy began to record an industrial noise album in the vein of Lou Reed’s “Metal Machine Music” (1975). Supposedly the only tracks left on “HanDover” from that original conception are “Noisex” and “Brownstone” (which involves a Lynchian horror plot). “Icktums” might be the only other song on the album completely appropriate for the gore film

industry. The rest of the album is rather beautiful and less aggressive than one might expect.

Tom Waits has made a career by sounding like an old man telling stories.

Now he is an old man telling stories. This year, Waits was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and his new album “Bad as Me” (an appropriate title for one who recently played the Devil in “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus,” 2009) is proof of his fame-worthiness. Anyone who loves Tom Waits knows what to expect from “Bad as Me”: an old and uniquely American sound, vaudeville theatrics and powerful lyrics: “You’re the head on the spear…the nail on the cross…the fly in my beer…the key that got lost…the letter from Jesus on the bathroom wall…mother superior in only a bra. You’re the same kind of bad as me.”

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

At the Movies

by Matt Kafoury ¡Viva! Editor

THIS WEEKEND’S TOP PICKS

THE GAMES WE PLAY

by Judson Rose

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“Call of Duty” and the stagnation of a genre

Margin Call

Directed by: J.C. Chandor Starring: Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto Chandor’s new thriller takes place over a 24-hour period, focusing on the key people at an investment bank during the early stages of a financial crisis.

The film has received largely positive reviews, particularly for its cast. Also starring Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore and Penn Badgley.

A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas Directed by: Todd Strauss-Schulson Starring: Kal Penn, John Cho The third installment of the popular stoner movie franchise is actually getting decent early buzz from critics (especially for a movie called “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas”). The story takes place six years after the second installment, as the main characters once again find themselves in (holidaythemed) jeopardy. Also starring Neil Patrick Harris.

“Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” One of my English professors once told me that some academic circles consider Ernest Hemingway to be one of the most damaging influences to English literature in recent memory—not because he wasn’t fantastic and groundbreaking, but because his style influenced writers and readers for so long that there was less room for innovation. I can’t speak to the truth of this statement, but I can speak to the validity of the idea of the detrimental influence that a resoundingly good idea can generate.

This is, in fact, why I and many other gamers find fault in the recent iterations of the “Call of Duty” franchise. Be you a veteran digital soldier or a complete non-participant in gaming, chances are you’ve at least heard of “Call of Duty”—and with good reason. The series was initially centered around World War II, as were many shooters at the time. Many gamers today think modern shooters are done to death (which they are), but the sheer volume of World War II games in the early 2000s was staggering.

Even so, the first three “Call of Duty” games managed to carve out a fair slice of sales amidst the crowded genre.

Then there was “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare,” a game that will likely resonate with hardcore gamers for years to come. It represented a leap forward in the industry and the genre—much like the first Halo game did—and introduced staples that appear in most shooters since.

Perhaps the greatest innovation it had to offer was its multiplayer perk system: rather than simply tallying your kill-to-death ratio, every action and kill players achieved netted them points that would level up their player rank, provide new equipment and unlock statistic-modifying “perks” with which players could personalize their character. This genius system added both a sense of progression and persistence to a genre that had largely never seen anything like it before; almost overnight, players were hooked.

Unfortunately, rather than using this unfathomable fame and popularity as license to push the envelope, developers Activision and Treyarch played it safe. Each subsequent release of the franchise features some relatively tweaked variant of “CoD 4: MW’s” perk system and has shifted its focus almost entirely to multiplayer. The first “Modern Warfare’s” single player campaign had some truly shocking and memorable moments, but as the series has aged (and developers have learned what makes them money), these moments are now few and far between. Furthermore, with modern shooters crowding store shelves, competing developers often go the “if you can’t beat them, emulate the hell out of them” route. What started out as an innovative leap has partially stagnated much of the genre and games in general. There are always more stories to be told and new ways to tell them; here’s hoping some developer out there is both bold and apt enough to leap forward from that dusty spot that “Call of Duty” and its many clones cling to.

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Swimming and diving opens season with a victory pg. 23: New football team to join the SCAC pg. 24: Volleyball preps for conference play pg. 25: Men’s soccer heads to conference championships pg. 26: Women’s soccer finishes season undefeated pg. 27: Students get physical in intramurals

This weekend 1:30 pm., Saturday, 11/5:

Football takes the field against Centre College in a fight for the SCAC title. This is the final home football game of the season.

Post Season Trinity volleyball, seeded fifth, will compete at 10 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 4, against Sewanee in the SCAC Championships in Jackson, Miss. Women’s soccer will play their first game in the SCAC Semifinal at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, in Birmingham, Ala. Men’s soccer will follow the women in the SCAC Semifinal at 5 p.m.

Next Saturday, Nov. 12, cross country will compete in the NCAA South/Southeast Regional at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin.

In The Spotlight Maddie Murphy Cross Country Murphy, a sophomore from Friendswood, won the individual title and carried the women’s team to the runnerup spot at the SCAC Cross Country Championships last weekend. She defeated the opposition with a new personal record of 22:08 in the 6k run.

Her win was the first title by a Trinity runner since Emily Daum in 2007.

Patrick Granchelli Football Granchelli, a junior running back from McAllen, was named SCAC Offensive Player of the Week after he led the Tigers with 166 rushing yards in their win against Birmingham Southern last Saturday. He also contributed 20 carries for 124 yards and two touchdowns.

Overall, Granchelli leads the undefeated Tigers with 602 rushing yards on 133 attempts and five touchdowns.

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Sophomore offensive lineman Jacob Salinas blocks for quarterback Nyk McKissic during Saturday’s game. With the help of his offensive line, Mckissic completed 13-21 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown.

Football remains on top with win over BSC n Another win keeps

Tigers on track as they turn their focus to Centre and the SCAC title

by Brooke Sanchez Reporter

The Tigers had a perfect record at stake last weekend in a conference match up against Birmingham-Southern, whose offense nears the top of the SCAC. They put on an exciting performance and defeated BSC 24-16. This improves the team’s record to 8-0 for the season and 4-0 in the SCAC.

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We started out fast, firing on all cylinders. We were clicking and wanted to hit them hard and fast. We wanted to score early to set the tone for the game.

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Patrick Granchelli

Junior running back

“It was probably the most exciting game all year because of what was on the line,” said sophomore defensive lineman Bradley Drenon. “Both teams were mentally and physically ready to play the game, and when you have two athletic teams, it comes down to who wants it more rather than who is better than whom.”

Junior kicker Garret Biel got the Tigers on the board early with a 34-yard field goal, and junior running back Patrick Granchelli had a 10-yard touchdown run to make the score 10-0 by the end of the first.

“We started out fast, firing on all cylinders,” Granchelli said.

“We were clicking and wanted to hit them hard and fast. We wanted to score early to set the tone for the game.”

Early in the second quarter, Birmingham-Southern scored a field goal to close the gap, but Granchelli responded with his second touchdown of the day on a 16-yard run towards the end of the period. Before halftime came, Birmingham-Southern squeezed in a touchdown to make it a 1710 game.

“When the second half rolled around, we realized that this was it. They still had a chance to win and they were still in it,” Drenon said. “We definitely needed to do everything that was necessary as far as preventing them from giving us an upset or surprising us.”

With increased intensity in the second half, junior quarterback Nyk McKissic had a 39-yard pass to senior wide receiver Jonathan Osei-Kuffour late in the third.

Birmingham-Southern then scored again with under five minutes left in the final quarter, but missed the extra point to keep the score at 24-16. With less than three minutes on the clock, one more opportunity arose for Birmingham-Southern.

Junior linebackers Phillip HinerLeamon and Nick Darling sacked the BSU quarterback for a loss of three yards, and then Darling intercepted a pass to solidify the Tiger win.

“It was a big win,” said assistant coach Jason Guthrie.

“The kids stepped up and finished 8-0. We’re proud of them and glad they took care of business.”

Birmingham-Southern had two weeks to prepare for and study the Tigers (a bye week prior to this game), but Trinity stuck to the game plan and outperformed them.

The offense continued to be successful by utilizing their strengths of running and passing when needed. They produced 348 yards of total offense in the game.

“One of the great things about our offense is that not much changes from week to week, yet they’re still successful,” Drenon said. “It’s just good, traditional, powerful football.”

Granchelli, who was named the SCAC Offensive Player of the Week, led the team in rushing with 124 yards on 20 carries.

McKissic completed 13-21 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown, while Osei-Kuffour had three receptions for 63 yards. Junior punter Kyle Trella, who was named the SCAC Special Teams Player of the Week, punted five times for 228 yards and currently holds the fifth-best average for punts in a single game.

“We had a pretty good showing,” Guthrie said. “I thought overall we were very solid. The offense works well because we have such a tremendous defense.

The offense is able to operate so successfully because of the defense’s performance and their ability to maintain explosive players.”

Along with the turnover at the end of the game, the defense was able to hold BirminghamSouthern’s offense to a season low.

“The defense is as solid as I’ve seen it,” Drenon said. “Because we’re so solid and believe in one

another and play as a unit, we were still able to overcome their attempts to defeat us.”

Junior defensive back Antonio Debouse led the Tigers in tackles with 11, while Drenon and senior defensive back Tyler Barrett each had eight. Darling, HinerLeamon and Drenon teamed up for a combined three sacks against Birmingham-Southern.

As the Tigers approach the final two games in the regular season, they continue to avoid complacency and work towards continual progression.

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One of the great things about our offense is that not much changes from week to week, yet they’re still successful. It’s just good, traditional, powerful football.

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Bradley Drenon

Sophomore defensive lineman

“We have to be consistent in our production,” Guthrie said.

“That’s the key. Our kids have been determined all year and this next game is for everything. It’s the final home game for Trinity University in the SCAC before the split. It’s not every day you get to host two undefeated teams with a conference championship on the line.”

The 13th-ranked Tigers will host Centre at 1:30 this Saturday, Nov. 5 for the SCAC title and an automatic NCAA playoff berth.

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Swimming and diving teams off to good start n First meet proves to be a success for

the Tigers

by Jessie Burch

Reporter

Trinity’s Swimming and Diving team opened the season last Saturday, Oct. 29, at home with a victory over Southwestern University.

In swimming, the women defeated Southwestern, racking in 157 points, compared to the Pirates’ 89, and then men finished 143-56. “[The Southwestern team] hasn’t been built up in the past few years, so it was a pretty friendly meet,” said Drew Cauthorn, senior co-captain who competed in the 100-meter butterfly and the relay. “We all knew who was going to win, but it was all very sportsmanly.”

Assistant swim coach Leta Gatton was pleased with everyone’s performance.

“There were a couple of standout swims, in particular Melanie Gustafson’s wins in the 200 Fly and 1000 FR, as well as Spencer Bard’s win in the 100 Fly,” Gatton said.

Cauthorn was also impressed by the performances of his teammates, on both the men and women’s sides.

“The freshman stepped up… they’ll give us a run for our money at the end of the year. No one did poorly,” Cauthorn said.

In nearly every event, a Tiger swimmer came out on top. First place finishes included, first year Stephen Culberson in the 200 backstroke, first year Kelly Holton in the 200 breast, junior captain Lisa Tucci in the 200 individual medley and junior Michael Brew in the 500 free, among several others.

Due to Southwestern’s lack of a diving team, Tiger Divers competed with a small group of male divers from University of the Incarnate Word. There were no diving competitors for the women. “[Regardless,] it was a good warm-up meet to get used to diving on a Saturday morning, performing with scores being thrown at us, and all that,” said junior diver Ruth Hahn.

Diving coach Stan Randall said, “The meet went

Photos by Christina Velasquez

(Left) Senior Kevin Martin executes his dive. Martin earned a score of 238.80 at the meet. (Right) Senior Zach Dielmann competes in the 100 meter backstroke, in which he took first place. very well for both diving teams, being the first meet to open the season.”

Sophomore Katie Sheldon also did well, with a win on the 1-meter, beating out All-American Ruth Hahn by less than one point.

“On the 3-meter, though, Ruth Hahn was in a league of her own. Although the divers did simple dives, the judges were scoring them as if they were the scores that they will need in February for conference,” Randall said.

Overall, the opening dual meet of the season was a real success and a good way to prepare for the rest of the season, mentally and physically.

“It was awesome seeing the first years get out there and really race. We are definitely excited,” Gatton said.

Next Saturday, Nov. 12, Swimming and Diving will compete in their first away meet at University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

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Southwestern commits to adding NCAA football and women’s lacrosse programs

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Cross country teams place at SCAC championships n Women take second

and men take fourth in conference tourney

by Adam Rauch

Intern

Southwestern University announced a plan to reinstate football and add women’s lacrosse earlier this week. The decision was made following generous donations from two former student athletes. Both sports will be played at the NCAA Division III level as members of the SCAC conference.

The new Pirate football team will start competition in the fall of 2013 and women’s lacrosse will begin play in the spring of 2014.

According to the National Football Foundation, Southwestern is among one of 16 schools set to launch football programs between 20122014. Birmingham Southern, another SCAC school, just recently added football in 2008 and has faired well since.

With the conference splitting up and very few football playing schools remaining, the announcement appears to be good news for Trinity in the long run. Southwestern is a rival in other sports and could prove to be one in football as well. Only time will tell.

By Megan Julian, Sports Editor

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The men’s and women’s cross country teams put up successful times Saturday, Oct. 29 at the SCAC Championships in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Running against stiff competition, the women found their way to the podium, placing second behind Centre. This was largely due to the exceptional day from sophomore team captain Maddie Murphy, who posted the best time of any woman in the field with a time of 22 minutes and seven seconds.

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I believe high mileage consistency and the individualized workouts created by the coaches have been the things that have helped me improve my performance and got me to that time this weekend.

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Maddie Murphy Sophomore

“Maddie ran a fabulous race.

She set the pace early and had a pack of four girls with her.

She just kept the pace fast and around the two-mile mark and broke away from the pack. She ran 30 seconds faster than her best time—on a fairly tough course. She ran with guts and confidence,” said head coach Jenny Breuer.

“I believe high mileage, consistency and the individualized workouts created by the coaches have been the things that have helped me improve my performance and got me to that time this weekend,” Murphy said.

Two other Trinity women placed in the top five as well, with sophomore Rosemary Steup placing fourth with a time of 22:24, and first year Michelle Oberndorf placing fifth with a time of 22:37 “I was very pleased on how well the teams ran at SCAC,” Breuer said. The women executed well and really gave everything they had in trying to beat Centre and Rhodes.

They were only 4 points behind Centre without our No. 4 runner Vanessa Moreno who is out with a stress fracture. All of the women stepped up and gave all they had.”

The Tiger men also ran diligently at the conference championships, winding up

with a fourth place finish. The Tiger men were led by junior team captain Sal Perdomo who placed seventh with a time of 26:42 and junior Pancho Escobedo who came in right after Perdomo in eighth, posting a time of 26:45.

“We had some really solid performances overall, but our competition was just better than us,” said Perdomo. “As far as my performance goes, I was not 100 percent satisfied because I know I should’ve beaten some of those runners in that race.

But overall, I ran a good race.”

The Tigers put on an impressive performance, but look to improve before regionals.

“The men were lead by Sal Perdomo and Pancho Escobedo and they both had top 10 finishes for the first time in their careers. We had a little gap at the three-four minute mark which should be remedied by next Saturday, but we still had many men run very fast races,” Breuer said.

Colorado College senior Jackson Breinard, who posted a time of 25:46, won the men’s race. Colorado College, Centre College, and Rhodes College placed first, second and third respectively.

While the SCAC Championships were a big stepping-stone for the Tigers this season, the upcoming N.C.A.A. Division III South/Southeast Regional Championships is an even bigger race with N.C.A.A. championship berths on the line. Coming off their impressive runs this past weekend, Perdomo and Murphy will be diligently preparing for the biggest event of the year so far.

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I just want everybody to set personal records and beat as many people as possible. I would like to see four or five all-region performances.

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Sal Perdomo

Junior

“For regionals, I will be trying to get a lot of sleep this next week, and then just prepare myself to be mentally strong for next Saturday,” Murphy said.

“I just want everybody to set personal records and beat as many people as possible.

I would like to see four or five all-region performances,” Perdomo said.

The South/Southeast Regionals will take place in Seguin, Texas on Nov. 12.

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Tigers split matches, prepare for conference tourney n Volleyball wins two of

four at final regular season tournament

by Chloe Pope-Levison

Intern

Despite losing their first two matches last weekend, the Tigers came back and won their last two regular season games, coming home 2-2 from the Southwestern Invitational in Georgetown.

“I think we did really well. We got a bumpy start, but our coach talked to us and really motivated us the second day,” said first-year middle blocker Maggie Emodi.

On Friday, Oct. 28, the Tigers lost 3-2 after winning the first two games against the University of Texas at Dallas.

“We didn’t even play very well, yet we were in that match,” said head coach Julie Jenkins. “It’s very disappointing after having a commanding lead and then losing it.”

Sophomore setter Maryn Swierc had 13 digs, three blocks and 46 assists, just three away from meeting her five-set season high of 49. Emodi led in blocks with six and hit .357 in the match, with 28 total attacks and a Tiger-best 15 kills.

Later that night, the Tigers lost 3-0 to NAIA member Texas Wesleyan University.

Junior outside hitter Madison McMahon hit .333 with seven kills and 18 total attacks, while Swierc had 19 assists and 11 digs.

Saturday, however, was a different story for this Tiger squad.

In the opening match on Saturday, the Tigers came back from a 0-2 deficit to defeat East Texas Baptist 3-2 in a grueling match.

The second match went to 33-35, and the fifth match, which usually goes to only 15 points, went 23-21.

“We wanted our revenge; we were sick of losing and knew what needed to be done,”

Photo by Purushottam Shah

The team goes in for a group celebration following a win earlier this season. The Tigers hope to be successful this weekend in Jackson at the SCAC Championships. said senior right side hitter Catharine Found.

Along with contributing nine digs and two aces, Swierc recorded a team season-high of 70 assists, tying her for second place in the Trinity single-match record book. Emodi recorded 27 kills, tying her for third on the all-time Trinity single-match list and hit .352 with 54 attacks.

In the afternoon, Trinity beat Clarkson 3-0. Trinity hit .342 against Clarkson, with 30 kills, five errors and 73 total attacks.

Unfortunately for the Tiger squad, in the

The Trinitonian Sports Staff wishes all the Tiger sports teams good luck this weekend in conference play and post-season tournaments.

We have enjoyed writing about your successes this fall season!

-Megan , Lydia, Brooke , Jessie and the interns

fifth match against East Texas Baptist, firstyear starter and reigning SCAC Volleyball Player of the Week Maggie Emodi injured her knee, putting her out for the rest of the season.

Consequently, in the week headed up to conference, the Tigers must once again handle lineup changes and learn to play with different people in new spots.

“We’re going to try to build on the momentum we’ve gained these last four or five weeks, be low error and very scrappy

and play with a lot of heart,” Jenkins said.

The Tigers, ranked fifth in the SCAC Tournament, will play No. 12 Sewanee at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 in Jackson, Miss. The winner of the tournament will receive a berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

“We know it’s going to be tough having to fight through all these matches, but we’ve played all the teams in the conference and we know what they’re going to do,” Emodi said.

“Everybody always brings out their best play against Trinity.”

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Behind the scenes: the world of sports journalism Staff Column

by Lydia Duncombe Sports Reporter

“No cheering in the press box or wearing your team’s colors. You are there to represent the people, not to cheer for your team.” This was said to a group of us ambitious sports writers by a retired sports journalist at a media convention I recently came back from. Do I agree with this statement? Not so much.

If a reporter doesn’t care about the team they are writing about it’s going to reflect in their writing.

There will be so much more emotion in a story if the reporter genuinely cares about the outcome of the game and happenings. Personally, if I’m at a game and “my team” scores a touchdown in the last 30 seconds of the game to clench the win, damn straight I will be on my feet cheering. Obviously consideration of who the audience reading the article is would have to be taken into consideration, but that doesn’t mean a reporter can’t show their support.

Another seminar I went to was titled “Traitor!”

That consisted of how sports journalists deal with sports scandal in their school. I scoffed a bit to myself as I walked into the seminar thinking, “This is going to be a joke for me. Since when did Trinity have any real sports scandal?” To my surprise, they did make good points that I could learn from.

Don’t try and be popular; rarely are things black and white, and you can’t be afraid to report on someone because they are your friend. All these are things they touched on when discussing sports scandal. I agree with all of them. Journalism is not a field for someone who cares what people think about them. We report the good and the bad and sometimes it hurts or offends people but it comes with the

territory. Also, sometimes things are not clearly good or bad. Sports scandal often involves a player or coach potentially getting kicked off the team or fired.

Basically having someone’s future in your hands is not an easy thing to cope with. It is, however, a necessity. It’s our job to tell the injustices all for the sake of making our school a better place.

My favorite speaker was Karen Crouse, a sports writer for the New York Times (basically one of my ultimate dream jobs). She had the incredible opportunity of being in China during the 2008 Olympics to cover Michael Phelps along with covering the New York Jets for three years. Man was this woman cool. She has had over 10 different jobs in sports writing over the years, which is no less than amazing. A person who has stuck with it for that long, moving from job to job, must really love what they do.

She had some of the most interesting stories and gave some of the most valuable lessons in sports writing. She told us to just observe people. Learn what makes the player’s tick. View an athlete as more than an athlete but as a person too. Do I know the soccer player running up and down the field has scored 10 goals this season? Yes. Do I know what his family is like or how he grew up? No. Those are where the real stories come from, the ones that go beyond a players ability. Don’t go into an interview just trying to get the latest gossip or scoop on someone; really learn their story first.

All of these things I learned at the conference are obviously extremely helpful to me, a future wannabe official sports reporter. However, all of these things can be turned into life lessons from which everyone can learn. Support what you’re passionate about no matter what. Don’t try and please everyone. Sometimes the truth can hurt a friend. Get to know a person beyond what you see.

Who knew it would be such a productive convention in which I would not only learn how to better my journalism skills but better my skills as a human being.

“What is freedom of expression?

Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.”

Photo by Beowulf Sheehan, PEN American Center

Trinity University’s DeCoursey Lecture Series presents

SALMAN RUSHDIE, Author Public Events, Private Lives: Literature and Politics in the Modern World Monday, November 7, 2011 7:30 p.m. in Laurie Auditorium Admission is free • No tickets required For more information about this or other events on the Trinity campus, visit www.trinity.edu and click on “News and Events.”

The DeCoursey Lecture Series is made possible by a gift from the late General Elbert DeCoursey and Mrs. Esther DeCoursey of San Antonio.

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It’s pretty exciting to conclude another year of conference without any blemishes. However, we don’t just want to win a conference title; we want to win a national title.

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Kelly Altman Assistant coach

Men’s soccer heads to conference tourney after undefeated season n Tigers finish the

regular season with two wins

by Lydia Duncombe Reporter

The men’s soccer team clinched the No. 1 seed going into the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Tournament after defeating Austin College and The University of Dallas this past weekend on Friday Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 30.

“We would have liked a better weekend with a better score than 2-1 for our final game,” said junior defender Denny Mask. “All in all, we went undefeated in the season and won every game in conference. It was better than it was worse because in the big scheme of things, we are undefeated, which is what matters.”

The Tigers shut out Austin College on Friday in a 4-0 win.

Senior midfielder Zach Garcia scored first with an assist by senior midfielder Andrew Soares. Senior forward Josh Adams scored the second goal, his fifteenth goal of the season, with an assist from senior forward Cameron Hogsett. Junior midfielder Raz Forsten scored the third goal with an assist from sophomore midfielder Yuri Ribeiro. The last goal was scored by a combination from sophomore midfielder Jeff Hayes and Ribeiro. Junior goalkeeper Tim Nelin accounted for three saves.

“It is a very difficult place to play in such a rural part of Texas. It’s hard to get up for games like that with the little crowds they have,” said assistant coach Kelly Altman.

“They have had a real rough season so their season was virtually over. We went in it looking to score three points and we got that.”

Trinity held out to win 2-1 in a tough game against the University of Dallas on Sunday. Senior defender Kyle Porter scored the first goal with an assist from Forsten. Dallas then evened the game with a goal from a penalty kick. Porter came back to score his first game winner of the season, assisted by junior midfielder Nima Naderi. Senior goalkeeper Jacob Truitt recorded three saves in the game.

“This game was closer than we would have hoped.

Kyle had a good goal to get us started. It took us awhile to score, then they got this unwarranted penalty kick and put it away, which was one of the only chances they had to shoot in the game,” Mask said.

“Overall though, we controlled the game. They had a fairly organized defense and we weren’t capitalizing on all of our chances like we usually do.

We would have liked to smash them; but we still won.”

The conference tournament holds high stakes and the team is making adjustments and preparing accordingly.

“We need to play better as a team. I think the game against the University of Dallas showed that we can’t easily win games unless we play to our full potential,” said sophomore midfielder Darren McAfee.

“When you have teams that are playing for something, they aren’t just going to give it up.

They are going to work really hard and usually pack it into the box, which makes it very difficult for us to play the way we want to.”

The winner of the tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs.

“We’ve now gone six seasons without losing a conference game, which is tied for the longest unbeaten run in the history of college soccer. We are sitting somewhere on 60 games without losing in conference,” Altman said. “It’s pretty exciting to conclude another year of conference without any blemishes. However, we don’t just want to win a conference title; we want to win a national title.”

Trinity does not have a game until Saturday, Nov. 5 because of their number one place going into the tournament. They will take on the winning team of the Friday game, Centre vs. Birmingham Southern. Oglethorpe, who is seated No. 2, will also play on Saturday against the winner of Southwestern vs. Colorado College. The championship game will be played on Sunday.

“We haven’t played Oglethorpe or Birmingham Southern yet, so they are kind of unknown entities Colorado College was also a decent game for us,” McAfee said. “It doesn’t really matter though, because we are going to have to

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Women finish regular season with perfect record n Final games earn

Tigers the No.1 seed in upcoming conference tournament

by Alex Milbert Intern

The women’s soccer team defeated the University of Dallas in overtime 1-0 last Sunday, Oct 30, bringing the Tigers to a perfect 18-0 as they closed out regular season play.

“Although we felt a bit frustrated about the lack of goals, offensively we created many scoring opportunities,” said sophomore defender Jennifer White.

The defense also stepped it up, keeping Dallas scoreless.

This victory marks the 15th shutout the Tigers have had this season. On average, this season the defense has allowed only 3.3. shots per game. Three Tigers: White, first year Kirby Peddicord and junior Lindsay Eurs each received the honor of being named SCAC Defensive Player of the Week during the season.

Given their successful season, the team is placed at the No.1 seed in the upcoming conference tournament.

“It’s exciting to be the top seed. Collectively, we worked very hard to achieve the top seed and it places us in a strategic position for the tournament,” White said.

The Tigers will have a first round bye and will take the time to prepare themselves for a game with either fourth-seeded Rhodes or fifth-seeded Hendrix College in the semifinals. Their hardest opponent will likely be secondseed Birmingham-Southern, who also has a first round bye.

“The interesting part of this

Photos by Purushottam Shah

First-Year foward Hannah Kuhl works her way around a Hendrix player at a home game two weeks ago. The Tigers could possibly take on Hendrix again in the second round of play at this weekend’s SCAC championship tournament. time of year: everything feels especially fragile and you have to make sure confidence doesn’t transform into complacency.

We can’t afford an off game, so we are having to refine our focus more than ever,” said senior foward Abby Loar.

Birmingham Southern was 10-4-2 for the season and finished second to Trinity at 6-11 in the SCAC standings.

“We need to come out strong in the first five minutes of the game, and we need to convert more scoring opportunities into goals,” White said of the possible matchup against the BSU Panthers.

But the competition does not stop there. The team ultimately hopes to make it past the SCAC tournament and into the NCAA Division III playoffs, where they have qualified six of the last seven

SCAC RANKINGS Find out where the Tigers stand at the end of regular season play

WOMEN’S SOCCER 1. Trinity 2. Birmingham Southern 3. Centre 4. Rhodes 5. Hendrix 6. Sewanee

7. Austin 8. Dallas 9. Southwestern 10. Millsaps 11. Oglethorpe

VOLLEYBALL 1. Southwestern 2. Colorado College 3. Austin 4. Birmingham Southern 5. Millsaps 6. Trinity

7. Centre 8. Hendrix 9. Dallas 10. Rhodes 11. Oglethorpe 12. Sewanee

MEN’S SOCCER 1. Trinity 2. Oglethorpe 3. Colorado Col. 4. Birmingham Southern 5. Centre 6. Southwestern

7. Rhodes 8. Sewanee 9. Hendrix 10. Dallas 11. Austin 12. Millsaps

years. They placed 16th overall and are really looking for an even better finish this year.

Loar, who is the Tiger’s leading scorer of the season, is looking forward to ending her career at Trinity on a high note.

The All-American has already set two Trinity records this past weekend with the most goals scored (54) and most points scored (141) in her career.

“At this point I’ve got my eyes set on bigger accolades. I’m hoping to bring home a national championship for the team that has so graciously helped me achieve some individual awards,” Loar said.

The SCAC tournament starts Friday, Nov. 4 and concludes Saturday, Nov. 5 in Birmingham, Alabama.

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graphics by Kaitlin Browne

It was announced earlier this week that the Florida Panthers’ left wing Tim Kennedy has been reassigned to the San Antonio Rampage (American Hockey League). Kennedy, who played in six games with the Panthers this season, averaged 11:47 in ice time and contributed one goal. The Rampage plays at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 against the Toronto Marlies at the AT&T Center.

The Texas Ranger’s Adrian Beltre won his third Gold Glove Award and received the Silver Slugger Award as the top offensive third baseman in the American League. Beltre also won the award last year and in 2004, when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Since Mark Teixiera in 2005, Beltre is the first Ranger to win a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger in the same season.

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The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers last Friday, Oct. 29 to win their eleventh World Series title. Although down three games to two going into game six, the Cardinal’s David Freese hit a solo home run in the eleventh inning to tie up the Series. Despite a 2-0 Ranger lead in the first inning of game seven, St. Louis came back to win 6-2.

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stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com Compiled by Chloe Pope-Levison, intern

Intramurals keep students active and involved n With the IM season

in full swing, students show off their skills

by Jessie Burch Reporter

Intramurals kicked—that is to say, pitched—off the year with a great season of softball and flag football, and as of this week is closing registration for the indoor soccer and sand volleyball teams.

“We’ve already had about 430 student participants this year,” said Caroline Keener, coordinator of intramurals, wellness and club sports. In a typical year, about 57 percent of the student body will participate.

Keener said she would like to see that percentage increase.

“It was sort of a struggle with the weather this year, because we couldn’t use the field because of the safety hazard after so much rain,” Keener said about the softball season.

As a result, the normal season was shortened as a result to a weekend tournament, but Keener said it appeared to be so popular that next year there may be a softball tournament instead of a full season.

One veteran Intramurals athlete said this has been a good year so far. Senior Trey Bush has participated in intramural sports since his freshman year—and not just in one or two: he plays them all!

In one of the pre-tournament softball games, Bush fractured his wrist while tripping over a second baseman.

“I’m a pitcher, and since you toss underhand, it didn’t pose too much of a problem,” Bush said.

This year the upperclassman team of which Bush was a part, “Off Constantly,” were the softball champions and are now competing in the playoffs for flag football.

Female flag football players get aggressive in pursuit of the ball during a match.

Another competitor in the flag football arena is Adrian Wackett, sophomore and Phi Sigma Chi intramural chair.

Wackett is confident that his teams in both men’s and corecreational flag football are seated to win the championships in the B league playoffs.

“It’s been good! We’ve had some close games, some not so close. We try not to take it too seriously,” Wackett said of their undefeated season.

Both Wackett and Bush are signed up for the upcoming sand volleyball intramural season.

“I’m looking forward to getting down and dirty in the sand,” said Wackett. He also noted that he will be playing

shirtless and has plans to institute the policy as a team rule.

Of course, that’s only one good reason to get involved in intramurals!

“It’s a lot of fun. The camaraderie that you build is really great—as is spending time with people you don’t normally get to see. I encourage everyone to play IMs,” Bush said.

Although the registration for sand volleyball and indoor soccer is officially closed, there are more upcoming sports seasons and two sporting events coming right up.

The annual Turkey Trot will be held on Nov. 16 and the three vs. three basketball tournament on the weekend of Nov. 6.

Photos by Diego De Paolo

IM.participant makes his way down the field with the ball, successfully avoiding his opponents.

The winner of the Turkey Trot’s jaunt around Trinity’s campus is awarded a frozen turkey—reason enough to train for a fun sporting event!

Trinity awaits with anticipation not only the upcoming sporting intramural season, but also the potential events and tournaments yet

unseen on campus.

“We’d love to get feedback and see what students would like to do in the future,” Keener said.

Some ideas circulating among friends like Michael Leach and Neffie Rodriguez include a Competitive Eating event or perhaps a Bocce Ball tournament.

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Photo by Purushottam Shah

Among the attendants of the men’s soccer game is a cute pooch that manages to distract some fans. The Tigers took the competition, beating Hendrix, 3-2.

Photo by Abhishek Chhetri

After weeks of practice, students perform their interpretation of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Photo by Christina Velasquez

Sophomore Melanie Gustafson takes first place in the 200-yard butterfly. Last year, Gustafson helped the women win their 8th consecutive SCAC team title with another impressive performance.

Photo by Kendra Moloney

Photo by Christina Velasquez

Five students shared their tales at the annual Scary Story Contest on Oct. 27.

Osman Umarji, a professor at the University of California, presents a lecture on “Women in Islam: Role and Rights” on Nov. 2.

Photo by Abhishek Chhetri

The crowd joins in on the fun at The Rocky Horror Picture Show, funded by the Department of Speech and Drama.

Photo by Abhishek Chhetri

Orchestra conductor, Ken Greene, leads the Trinity Symphony Orchestra in an exceptional performance.

Photo by Purushottam Shah

The Trinitones, Trinity’s student-run male a cappella group, perform every Friday in the Coates University Center.