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Hindu festival Diwali makes return to Laurie
Asian Subcontental Association and Hindu Student Union host Festival of Lights.
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Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream Explore the pros and cons of the Sand Man Comic Book Series.
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Cross country captures SCAC conference titles Men’s and women’s teams win back-to-back championships.
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Mikaela McDonald introduces proposal for the Association of Student Representatives by Carlos Anchondo NEWS EDITOR The Association of Student Representatives (ASR) is attempting to change its name to the Student Government Association of Trinity University (SGA). Sophomore senator Mikaela McDonald introduced the amendment during the ASR meeting on Sept. 3. McDonald said that she cannot take complete credit for the new name. “The name was actually Justin Adler’s idea, but I took the necessary steps to submit a proposal and get it done,” McDonald said. “I believe that the name change is something that needs to happen.” Smith said that this amendment, if it passes, will be be a positive addition to the constitution. “The name ‘Student Government Association’ leaves no room for question regarding the function of the group like ‘Association of Student Representatives’ does,” Smith said. In order to successfully amend the constitution,
the majority of the student senate must first vote in favor of the amendment. Next, the amendment is taken to the student body to be voted on during elections. According to senior senator Megan Smith, the majority of senators are in favor of the change. “This name better expresses the mission of the governing group of the student body,” Smith said through email correspondence. McDonald agreed and said that changing the name of ASR will eliminate ambiguity regarding both the name and purpose of the organization. “During my previous two terms in ASR, I’ve noticed that the majority of the student body either doesn’t know what ASR stands for, or they aren’t even sure what ASR does,” McDonald said through email. “For instance, during the Student Involvement Fair, I stood behind the ASR table and not a single first year knew that ASR is Trinity’s student government.” Sophomore senator Sarah Perkins, who is currently on a leave of absence with ASR due to her involvement with the production “Pippin,” agreed with Smith and said that the majority of senators found the amendment “very logical.”
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Fretwork crosses the pond to perform in Ruth Taylor
photo by Anh-Viet Dinh On Nov. 5, the London-based chamber ensemble known as Fretwork was invited onto campus as a part of the Stieren Arts Enrichment Series. The enemble performed a series of pieces including John Dowland’s famous “Lachrimae of 1604” to celebrate the composer’s 450th anniversary of birth.
Chi Delta Tau partners with Yellow Cab
Expanding on an earlier program set up between Trinity University and Yellow Cab San Antonio, the University officially offers a safe way for students to travel around San Antonio using prepaid cards to pay in Yellow Cabs. The cards are sponsored by the Chi Delta Tau fraternity, who originally began work with Dean Tuttle
and Yellow Cab to design the program. The Tiger Taxi Cards, which are prepaid cards students and parents can purchase online and load with money for future use, are specific to Trinity University. The new card program has only been in use for the past six months. “The main focus of the program is to ensure that students always have a safe way to get back to their dorm, house, apartment and the like,” said Chi Delta Tau president Erik LongGoheen. The cards can be purchased on the Trinity website by students and parents. If parents order the card, it will then be shipped to the student’s oncampus mailbox. The card can be used for any taxi ride in a
Yellow Cab taxi as long as there is still credit on the card. The Delts’ main goal for the program is to provide students with access to reliable, safe transportation. This also allows for parents to designate money that will go to a specific purpose and reassure them, knowing that their student has a means to travel safely if needed. The cards can be used anywhere within the San Antonio area. “Trinity has been very proactive and progressive in attending to the needs of their students,” said Yellow Cab special promotions leader Chris Coleman. “Dean Tuttle and the Delts’ contributions have been a big component.”
organization or to United Way, in general, who would then decide where it would be placed. “This is the opportunity for Trinity to show the community who we are,” Schweitzer said. “It’s a good thing to do and it’s the right thing to do: to improve the quality for the people of San Antonio.” Trinity president Dennis Ahlburg explained the bigger picture of participating in the United Way campaign. “The goal is to underline the fact that Trinity isn’t just located in San Antonio, but it is also a part of the community and that most
of the people in Trinity are fortunate in life,” Ahlburg said. “The whole point of us participating is to help our fellow San Antonians.” Ahlburg explained that the faculty has a competition regarding who could raise the most money within their department. “It’s called the Giving Cup and it’s to get 100 percent participation in the department,” Ahlburg said. “The whole thing is to have fun and for people to be with each other and give.” Schweitzer explained that, this year it was a close call between Trinity University Police Department (TUPD)
and Conference and Special Programs, but, ultimately, Conference and Special Programs triumphed. Schweitzer explained the contribution HOPE Hall made to the United Way Campaign. HOPE Hall’s method to raise money involved going canvassing through residence halls, an event thus referred to as a “dorm storm.” “I must reach out HOPE Hall,” Schweitzer said. “They raised a thousand dollars and the president said he would match that dollar-for-dollar.”
Tiger Taxi Cards are available for purchase and are meant to ensure student safety by James Godfrey NEWS INTERN
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$66,000 fundraised through United Way campaign “Dorm storm” at Trinity contributes just over $900 in collections to overall total
by Aynav Leibowitz NEWS REPORTER Trinity University’s most recent United Way campaign, held during the month of October, raised over $66,000 for United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County. “It was successful because so many people opened their hearts to help other people,”
said Sharon Schweitzer assistant vice president for external relations. United Way will donate this money to 135 programs at 62 agencies. The programs include the American Red Cross, Big Brother Big Sisters of South Texas, Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, Children’s Shelter, Jewish Family Services of San Antonio and The Salvation Army. Some organizations use volunteers pulled from the Trinity community, such as Seton Home and SAMMinistries. Each donor had the option to choose whether their donation went to a specific
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