Senior Colin Serkowski helps take the Tigers baseball team into the semi finals, placing 3rd in DIII nationals, the College World Series.
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First years to begin Pathways curriculum New program to take place for incoming class, will include the first year experience BY JAMES GODFREY
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The Pathways curriculum, in design for the past three and a half years, has been implemented for the first time with first year students this semester. The curriculum requires students follow six pathways to complete their education at the university, with a number of additional options relating to second majors, minors and experiential learning. The curriculum is required of all first year students, though sophomores and upperclassmen have the
opportunity to use the pathways curriculum instead of the past common curriculum system to complete their education at the university if they choose to do so. “Our faculty has done an amazing job over the past year and a half to complete the new curriculum,” associate vice president for academic affairs and associate professor of English Duane Coltharp said. “Starting a curriculum from scratch gives everyone the opportunity to step back and view the big picture.” The requirements for the new curriculum were approved in late January of 2014. Following this approval, faculty began the process of populating these requirements with new courses and revised courses that existed from the prior common curriculum. The first of the six requirements for the new
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collective effort I have participated in at Trinity,” coordinator of the first year experience and associate professor of English Willis Salomon said. “[Knowing] we could and should channel that talent [on the faculty] into a new, interdisciplinary curriculum was both exciting and daunting.” New courses were created and prior existing courses were revised in order to fulfill the requirements for the new pathways. Though some new courses will be available to students who entered the university earlier and function beneath the common curriculum system, not all of them will be made available unless these students convert to the Pathways curriculum. In addition to this, some courses within both systems have been shifted from three hours to four
hours. Salomon said that, for the English department, these longer credit hours will allow for more research and extended writing projects. These extended hours have caused some discussion among students seeking to complete their majors without being charged for exceeding 18 hours a semester, and this matter is still in discussion. “Teaching and refining this curriculum will be both exciting and rewarding,” Salomon said. As this semester marks the first time the new curriculum has been implemented, adjustments and revisions will be made to the curriculum as needed moving forward. “The faculty commitment to the new curriculum has been outstanding,” Coltharp said. “We have an excellent opportunity for faculty to rethink and step back.”
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New rideshare program arrives at Trinity University BY JESSICA LUHRMAN
NEWS REPORTER On August 24, 2015, Trinity announced a partnership with Zipcar, a car sharing service now available to students, faculty and staff. Zipcar is replacing the former Hertz on Demand car sharing service that was removed from campus in the spring. According to David Tuttle, dean of students and associate vice president for student affairs, the Hertz rental program was removed from campus due to national issues with the program.
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“The program collapsed nationally, so I think it was well intentioned and well designed, but it just wasn’t resourced properly. Hertz decided to pull the plug on the program all together,” Tuttle said. Hertz on Demand was unpopular among the student body according to Adam Mueller, vice president of Student Government Association. “I think the big thing with Hertz was that no one was using it and they changed their price- raising it,” Mueller said. “It didn’t make any sense to the university to keep it going.” Tuttle announced in an email to the Trinity
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campus on March 14 that Hertz on Demand would be leaving campus. A few students responded in disapproval with the removal of Hertz on Demand, according to Tuttle. “A couple of students responded saying, ‘Well this is inconvenient for me because I’ve been counting on that program.’ We reached out to Zipcar and were able to have them come to our campus,” Tuttle said. “It offers a similar service it’s an affordable, short-term, online car rental for people that are 18 and over who otherwise couldn’t get cars.” SEE ZIPCAR PAGE 5
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New faculty to campus excited for coming year Staff members look forward to creating change for the university BY JAMES GODFREY
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The university welcomes several new individuals to campus this year, including president Danny Anderson, vice president for advancement and alumni relations Michael Bacon, Greek life coordinator Jeremy Allens and wellness coordinator Katherine Hewitt. Anderson is the 19th president of the university. He began serving as president of the university May 29 of this year. He was born in Houston and, before coming to the university, served as the dean of students of liberal arts and sciences at the University of Kansas. Anderson notes that he has a love for Spanish literature, especially the works of Juan Rulfo, and he looks forward to getting to know the stories of those at the university. SEE NEW HIRES PAGE 3
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Wednesday, August 26, the Boerne Police Department took into custody two suspects involved in a bank robbery at a credit union. Officials arrived after a robbery was reported at 2 p.m. and obtained a description of the suspect and vehicle used, which was later spotted at an HEB in Boerne, where a Kendall County Deputy and DPS trooper detained two individuals. One was arrested with the other suspect taken into custody.
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Around 50 people were found dead in the hold of a boat off the coast of Libya, after being intercepted by the Swedish coastguard. The deaths were likely caused by asphyxiation according to the Italian media reports. The individuals were a part of numerous other migrants who have recently died after setting sail from Libya. The Swedish boat, the Poseidon, rescued around 430 people, and is part of the EU’s Frontex border agency. The rescue operation is one of 10 such missions taking place in the waters off Libya, according to the Italian coastguard. bbc.com
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mysa.com Early morning, at 6:45 Wednesday August 26, during a live broadcast by WDBJ-TV, reporter Alison Parker, 24, and photographer Adam Ward, 27 were shot and killed by Vester L. Flanagan II, known on the air as Bryce Williams near Moneta, Virginia. Williams, a former WDBJ reporter reportedly sent a fax to the station two hours prior to the shooting, citing racism and the South Carolina church shooting as tipping points for him and the incident, and was noted by the station to have been terminated a year after his hiring. Williams was later tracked down by police and after driving his car off the road, was found dead by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. cnn.com
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New success center opens on campus BY ALEXANDRA URI
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This fall, Trinity students will be able to access the new Student Success Center. The center allows students to achieve their full potential both in and out of the classroom. “The Student Success Center is here to help students to realize their fullest potential,” said Stacy Davidson, director for academic success. The Student Success center will help students with time management skills, study skills, note taking skills and test taking strategies. This can be done through one-on-one academic coaching or through workshops
set up through the center. “We are going to be offering workshops starting around mid-September. That’s when students start to find that ‘Hmm, I’m doing great but I might need a little help’ or ‘I’m not doing so great and I need a lot of help’,” Davidson said. Before the implementation of the center, academic affairs and student affairs were handled as separate departments. “In the past we carved up the world so that there were student affair parts of the university and academic affair parts. You went to one place if it was dealing with your student life and you went to another place if it was dealing with the academic side and courses,” said Danny Anderson, president of the university. However, many in Trinity’s administration recognize that student affairs and academic affairs have influence on each other.
“From a student point of view you do not divide you experience into those two categories,” Anderson said. The Student Success Center hopes to change the thinking that student affairs don’t have an effect on a student’s academic success. “When I was in graduate school getting my Master’s degree in college student personnel, which is what prepares you to work as a college administrator, they were very clear that academic affairs and student affairs really don’t understand each other, and they don’t have any relationship with each other, which is a real disservice to the student,” Davidson said. “Those personal things that student affairs deal with, all [of ] that impacts you directly in the classroom. You can’t separate the two.” The Student Success Center was created as part of the Trinity Tomorrow Strategic
Plan, a ten-year program for moving the university forward. The newest step in implementation includes two
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other centers: the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Success and the Center for International Citizenship. According to the Trinity University website, all three
centers “enhance its exceptional student-focused resources and academic opportunities.” These centers provide students with new ways to reach their academic goals. The Student Success Center focuses on classroom aid while the other two have separate areas of focus that all contribute to a student’s overall success. “The Student Success Center is really exciting because for years, students and parents have said, ‘I need tutoring help, I need advising help, supplemental advising help,’ things like that, and there’s no place to go to. And the response has been go to your professor. That just doesn’t cut it anymore,” said David Tuttle, associate vice president and dean of students. Students looking for help from the Student Success Center can go to room 330F in Coates Library or can call or email Stacy Davidson.
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“I want to be open, to try to take in lots of opportunities,” Anderson said. “Leaders must learn [and] do what others do.” Bacon graduated from Trinity in 1989 and maintained contact with the faculty and staff at the university following graduation. After graduating, Bacon went on to work with fundraising for Kenyon College before founding Bacon Lee & Associates. Throughout his career working in fundraising and external relations, Bacon has worked with 250 non-profits in San Antonio alone. He explains his inspirations are his faith, wife and two children. “I love this place. I’ll have a relationship with this place whether I have this job or not,” Bacon said. Allens has entered the position of
Greek life coordinator within Student Involvement. Allens graduated from Trinity in 2007 before going on to receive his J.D. from the University of Missouri. Allens encourages students to be involved and contact him and reminds students that Student Involvement hosts milk and cookies every Thursday at 3:30 p.m. “Student involvement really tries to push students to be involved more,” Allens said. “I’m excited to be back.” Hewitt is serving in the position of wellness coordinator, part of the new department Wellness Services. The aim of this department is to aid students in understanding the connection between their academic performance, wellness and safety. Hewitt has already organized interaction between Wellness Services and several other programs on campus in order to encourage lifelong student
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wellness. She will be working with Health Services, Pizza and Pleasure and more on campus to create new programs or further develop initiatives oriented to aid student health.
“A big part of public health is advocacy,” Hewitt said. “I’m really eager to interact with students and [Residential Life] members.”
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Study abroad programs led by Trinity faculty will be increasing over time, according to Katsuo Nishikawa, associate professor of political science and director of the Center for International
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Citizenship. The decision to create more faculty-led international programs is connected to the university’s strategic plan in accordance with the goals of the Center for International Citizenship. Gary Logan, vice president for finance
and administration, explains that facultyled programs will mean better quality study abroad programs for students. “We’re trying to grow our faculty owned and faculty led programs. We think we can enhance quality by doing that. We believe in the quality of our own faculty and our own programs,” said Logan. The Center for International Citizenship was created to provide students with a global experience both at Trinity and abroad. “The Center for International Citizenship’s mandate is to prepare students for a globalized world,” said Nishikawa. “We satisfy that charge by doing two things: sending Trinity students abroad and bringing international students to Trinity.” Pathways, the new curriculum for incoming students and current first years, will likely have more faculty-led programs that are built into the curriculum, according to Nishikawa. “With Pathways, there will be classes that take the class takes you abroad. For example Rosa Aloisi’s class on the Hague, you have part of the semester here and then you also go abroad,” said Nishikawa. “It fulfills specific things from the curriculum.” Nishikawa hopes to make faculty-led study abroad programs financially accessible to more students. “One of the issues right now is that it’s a little expensive. One of my goals as director is to make faculty-led programs accessible to every student. Trinity students will pay their tuition to Trinity like they’re taking a normal semester,” said Nishikawa. Nishikawa noted that the more facultyled programs will be added in the future beginning with the programs that have the highest demand for students. “On the works are a European—semester long program that may not be based in one
country, but that travels, or a Japan semester long program. We’re gradually building as we see demand for them,” said Nishikawa. The Center for International Citizenship will be expanding two faculty-led programs, Shanghai Summer Program in China and the Madrid Internship Program in Spain, to a full semester in 2016. A new faculty-led program
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called Sports in London, for sports management students will be available in the spring of 2016. Nishikawa further explained that the Center for International Citizenship will be monitoring the faculty-led programs and will adjust accordingly if there are any negative effects. “All of this is in beta mode. If we see that there are negative outcomes that we did not anticipate, we will adjust accordingly. Our goal is to get as many students abroad as possible. We don’t skimp on student’s education. We strongly believe in the power of the study abroad programs,” said Nishikawa.
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Trinity faculty and students continue to work together towards sexual assault awareness BY ALEXANDRA URI
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The Coalition for Respect completed its first full year of working with Trinity University last year. According to the Trinity University Sexual Assault web page, the Coalition for Respect is “a committee of staff, faculty, and students” that “meets every semester to review the campus
climate with respect to sexual misconduct. This group focuses specifically on compliance, policy, prevention and education, and advocacy.” The coalition highlights that sexual misconduct is a community-centered issue and the diversity seen in the coalition reflects that. “The whole idea of the coalition is to give broad-based community involvement in this issue rather than to have students view this as an administration issue, because it’s not,” said David Tuttle, associate vice president and dean of students. “This is a community issue, and I think having this coalition really reinforced that it is a community issue.” The coalition includes three subcommittees, and each holds different responsibilities. “There’s Compliance, which works to make sure that we’re up-to-date with the legislation.
There’s the Policy committee, which continues to revise and develop policy to make sure we’re current, but that it’s clear and students have input on the policy. And then the third subcommittee, that Sheryl Tynes leads up, is the Education and Prevention committee. That’s probably the most important subcommittee. They do the events and programs,” Tuttle said. Last year the Education and Prevention committee put on events such as the Bystander Action NSO program, the Keith Edwards talk and the Spring Break Nacho Hour, among other events. Currently there are no speakers or activities set up by the Education and Prevention committee for the fall semester. However, students are encouraged to attend the meetings put on every three weeks to bring new ideas. “If we do something, we’d probably do it again in early spring semester. We don’t have anything specific set up
in the fall. But we did put magnets in the residence halls this year, and we’re open,” said Sheryl Tynes, associate vice president for academic affairs and professor of sociology. The coalition also put out an annual report addressing the activities of the organization and the cases that were handled over the past year. The 2014-2015 report can be found on the Coalition for Respect Trinity University Facebook page. “It reported on policies. It reported on programs that were done and it reflected the cases that were handled judicially,” Tuttle said. Students and faculty interested in being involved with the Coalition for Respect should follow the group’s Facebook page for updates on meetings. Students should also expect an email regarding sexual misconduct in the first few weeks of school. “The more that we have people involved from different areas, the more perspectives we have, the better,” Tuttle said.
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Zipcar unveils at Trinity campus for students; replaces old Hertz Rental On Demand program
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Tuttle noted that Zipcar is intended to fill the void that Hertz on Demand left. Trinity has two Zipcar vehicles available for use, a Ford Focus and a Ford Escape, located near Mabee dining hall. Katelyn Chesley, public relations specialist for Zipcar, explains the process for using Zipcar. “You just sign up online, you get your Zipcard in the mail a few
days later, then you reserve a car on the app, online or the phone,” said Chesley. “After you make your reservation, you just walk up to the car and tap your Zipcard on the windshield and the door unlocks and then you just get in and go.” The rates for Zipcar were announced in a press release issued on Wednesday, August 24 stating, “This year, Trinity University members can join for $15, with rates for Zipcar vehicles on campus starting as low as $7.50 per hour and $69 per day. After the first year, members will pay an annual membership fee of $25.” Furthermore, the press release states, “Gas, insurance, and up to
Counseling Services moves to across campus BY ALEXANDRA URI
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This June, Counseling Services made the move to the Halsell Center from Coates University Center. The move was a result of a need for space after several other big moves this past summer. “With the Trinity Tomorrow Strategic Plan, the university wanted to create space for the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Success, to put all of those folks involved in that all in one location,” said Richard Reams, associate director of counseling services. While the move places counseling services further from the residential halls, it comes with some benefits. “It’s as far from dorms as you can get, but I like to tell people we are worth the walk,” Reams said. “We are close to classrooms, and so perhaps when students make appointments, they might want to do so in between classes. It does give them more privacy perhaps than our old location.” Despite the recent move, the location at Halsell is not set to last. “This is a temporary location. We expect to be here, we’re told, a year and a half to two years. We are hoping to get back into Coates University Center somewhere,” Reams said. Counseling services provides Trinity students a place to go if they are struggling with depression, anxiety, stress or just need to talk. According to the Trinity University website, Counseling Services “compassionately provides assistance at no cost to Trinity students and those who care about them.” “It can be nice talking to someone you don’t have to live with,” Reams said. “You don’t have to worry that you’re going to worry your parents.” Counseling Services has walk in hours Monday through Friday between 3 and 4:30 p.m. on a first-come-first-seen basis. Appointments can also be made in person in Halsell 201 or by calling (210) 999-7411.
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Chesley noted that Zipcar asks for riders to fill the gas tank to a quarter of a tank after each ride.
Riders do not have to pay for gas out of pocket. Instead, the price of gas is factored into the rate and provided to the rider with a prepaid gas card. Ride sharing is increasing outside of Trinity as well. The city of San Antonio announced on August 7 that Lyft, national a ride sharing program, will be returning to the city according to the San Antonio Express News. Lyft will be undergoing a nine month pilot program monitored by the city of San Antonio. Uber did not agree to the terms of the pilot program. Dzung Vu, junior and accounting major, describes how the rise of ride sharing is beneficial for international students. “Lyft coming to San Antonio is
awesome. Ride sharing is a really nice service to have. If you want to have a car, you have to buy one and it’s really expensive,” said Vu. “And considering we’re international students, our insurance is going to be really, really high. So I think ride sharing is much better.” Tuttle noted that he is optimistic about the success of Zipcar on campus and wants students to have transportation options. “Students can use Lyft, B-Cycle, Zipcar, or the busline. As long as they have options for things that are convenient for them. I think for our international students and students out of state, or any student that doesn’t have a car here, [Zipcar] is very reasonable,” said Tuttle.
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I title these columns, “The Short List,” because my subject in each will be something that’s in my thoughts or among my concerns and irritations at the time I compose the piece. At this initial writing for the start of the fall semester 2015, I recall the words of a longtime colleague, friend and mentor, the late Bruce Thomas. Some of you recognize the name as that of a campus building and others as a scholar and administrator who contributed mightily to the direction and successes of Trinity University. One of Bruce’s philosophical observations was, “Working on a college
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campus is the best job in the world because you get to start all over each semester; you have a new beginning.” Since I share and cherish that belief, you can imagine my pleasure in reading the letter of welcome in which our new president, Danny Anderson, wrote of being “energized” by the start of the new academic year after nearly 30 years of working on college campuses. I, too, eagerly, even enthusiastically, welcome and prepare for the opening of a new school year. I quit going barefoot – which, perhaps, I should have done in July when a pedicurist asked,
“You walk outside?” as she removed mud from between my toes, started lathering on the Dior flawless perfection fusion make-up and straightened out my closet, moving the “Life is Good” tees to the back and pulling the colorful Chico’s frocks forward. I even polished my sandals since I now eschew heels. Frantically, I try to finish Cornwell’s Flesh and Blood: A Scarpetta Novel so I can review the first texts I will teach this fall: Morrison’s Home, Sandford’s Shock Wave and Viramontes’ The Moth & Other Stories. I locate the instruction manual so I can set the alarm on my
bedside clock radio, stock up on slices of Coleen Grissom t u r k e y a n d The Short List cheese, as well as some trail mix, for my lunches at my desk. There’s no need to inform the “beasts of Boerne,” my animal companions, of the approaching new semester. If you know cats and dogs, you know that they know when change is coming. As I prepare and endeavor to perfect my syllabi, I note the distracting times of the fall term—the holidays, parental weekends, athletic competitions,
Ho w e v e r, Ba i l e y Loverin is a college student w h o JEFF SULLIVAN advocates for trigger My Perspective warnings in her New York Times opinion piece “Trigger Warnings Encourage Free Thought and Debate.” The title essentially sums up her argument for the work. She states that students learn nothing if subject matter presented causes them to relive personal traumatic experiences, thus causing them to shut down from the instruction presented. Through trigger warnings, individuals could better prepare for the possibility of a very uncomfortable discussion without stopping it all together. It seems that both sides want to accomplish a similar goal: the creation of enriching educational environments. Lukianoff and Haidt fear that critical thinking will be significantly harder to teach if professors withhold information due to subjective emotional responses. Loverin believes that student’s emotional responses to some information are valid and ought not to be ignored. I share the belief that teaching students to think
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critically is one of the most valuable aspects of a college education. In my studies, it is integral to understanding global politics as well as works of literature. While academically beneficial, critical thinking also helps me question personal choices and preconceived notions of how the world seems to me. With that being said, thinking critically comes at a cost. People are presented with information that could make them uncomfortable because it is uncomfortable. It’s not necessarily pleasant to learn about social injustices and world atrocities. It takes people out of their pre-established comfort zones, a necessary but difficult process. There are also those college students who have experienced traumatic events that others have only read about. For those who’ve been subjected to trauma, the process may be even more daunting. If a student does have a serious emotional reaction to information presented or discussed, then that’s their reaction. The feelings they feel are valid and are not to be lightly dismissed as a weakness or failure to learn. Jeff Sullivan is a junior political science major with a minor in English.
musical and theatrical performances—that could pull students from the mesmerizing texts I teach. I try to pace the readings without being baffled, as well as offended, that some aspects of their lives interest my students more than my classes do. (I do, however, find this bizarre.) I’ve decided not to try to offer much advice at the start of this new year though Lord knows I have many suggestions and cautions at my fingertips. Let me merely remind anyone reading this: Trinity focuses much more than many universities on encouraging and assisting each individual in achieving her/his
full potential. Caring, informed faculty and staff abound here, and I urge you to make your new beginning more successful by taking advantage of all the assistance available. In fact, the silly, wasteful choice would be to ignore it, since it comes with the tuition. As we start the 20152016 academic year, how about we all just ask ourselves this beautiful, provocative question from the poet, Mary Oliver, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Coleen Grissom is a professor of English.
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Can we talk about this? How do you learn? As a student of the humanities my answer is almost always discussion. Having unthought-of ideas presented to me by friends, fellow students and professors is near paramount to my education. Without new ideas and perspectives on important worldly topics like books, love and techno goth culture, how would my understanding of the world grow? Quite simply, I don’t think it would. So when Atlantic writers Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt asserted that they believe college campuses are at risk of having open discussion muzzled in their article “The Coddling of the American Mind,” I took notice. The authors speculate that the implementation of “trigger warnings” are detrimental to college students’ education and mental health. Trigger warnings are described in the piece as alerts issued by professors to students prior to assigned course readings or lectures that could evoke feelings of discomfort or emotional distress in students. It is Lukianoff and Haidt’s shared belief that shielding students from uncomfortable realities and opinions fails to teach them some of college’s most valued lessons; among them is the ability to think critically.
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Some of my most recent writing explored the significance of tattoos. I am perfectly aware that pop culture and COURTNEY JUSTUS others’ opinions Turquoise Verses often make a big difference in how we perceive tattoos. I keep going back, however, to the idea that we need to find our own interpretations whenever we see tattoos and stay more true to individual ideas than stretched-out, sometimes overblown stories. Ever since I was in high school I have thought about getting a tattoo. Nothing huge or complicated, just one or two small symbols, like birds or stars. I think about these symbols and what they mean to me as a person, and then wonder how often the physical pain of getting a tattoo reaches the same degree of emotional significance that the tattoo holds. Since I still have not gotten one, I can only imagine the pain from stories told by friends and family. I remember the first time I met a friend with a tattoo. He got it in memory of his best friend, who died tragically at a very young age. For a while, I didn’t think about how much it must have hurt for him to get the tattoo. He rarely talked about it, and when he did, it was in a very calm manner that made me curious. I sometimes thought about the pain of losing someone so close to you, but it was hard for me to relate to it.
Although my grandfather had died, I only experienced a brief bout of grief, since he lived far away and I had not seen him in over a year. And while I had lost friendships, none were lost because of death. Honestly it wasn’t until a few months ago, when Trinity’s own Dr. Kearl passed away, that I began to see the world differently. I was beginning to understand people’s reactions to death and tragedy. I learned about a different kind of pain and saw myself changing as a result. Though it’s hard to admit, before I was ignorant of how death continues to affect people long after it happens. Even with all the movies I had seen and the books I had read, I still didn’t fully understand until I was experiencing the ripples of tragedy in the flesh. I saw myself wanting tattoos on my arm, knowing I did not have the courage to get them. Thinking about Kearl’s death isn’t as hard now. I still get a little emotional when I tell people about my experience, but I’ve healed and grown quite a bit. Even though I didn’t know him especially well, I found that my experience allowed me to finally understand a darker side of life. I know now that I will never view tragedy and tattoos in the same way again. I look at my reflection and see someone understanding and courageous, without tattoos, but knowing that I have the courage to get them. Courtney Justus is a sophomore English and philosophy major with a minor in creative writing.
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Returning to Trinity It’s a strange thing to be back at Trinity University. I graduated in 2006 majoring in English and Religion. Returning as a professor of religion almost a decade later makes me feel nostalgic. It also makes me feel old. I stayed in touch with my friends working as faculty and staff members while I was away, but it’s still striking to see how much has changed on campus since I was a student here. It’s even more remarkable, however, to see how much things have stayed the same. One of the things that hasn’t changed is the Trinity tradition of putting students first. New faculty — including myself — just completed an orientation that focused primarily on helping new professors get ready to teach in the classroom. We attended intensive workshops that were led by several of the best teaching professors on campus, and they shared their guidance on how to succeed in the classroom. The fact that teaching students was made the university’s top priority for new faculty reminded me how unique Trinity is in its commitment to putting student education before all else. Another thing I could always rely on as a student was hearing other students complain about
climbing up Cardiac Hill in order to get to upper campus for classes. I thought it was an absurd complaint then, it’s really not that far. Having spent the last nine years living in the Northeast without a car, I find it even more absurd. I’m a bit older and find new ways to injure myself doing routine activities, but I can still manage walking across Trinity’s campus just fine. I won’t take any complaints seriously from someone born after 1990. As a student here at Trinity, I loved being in the heart of San Antonio and having access to its rich multiculturalism. I learned so much from engaging with unfamiliar communities, and this helped open my mind and shape the person I am today. It was a powerful experience that challenged me to grow as a person, and I hope you all will do the same. Speaking of challenging experiences, can I tell you one more thing that hasn’t changed? Dave Tuttle’s embarrassing sense of humor. I had to listen to him the other day and had immediate flashbacks to when I was a student. The struggle is real, people. Let me close with an observation that has meant the most to me in my return to
Trinity. As I walk around campus, I have been astounded by how m a n y SIRAM JEET SINGH smiling faces Guest Column I recognize. There have been dozens of people on faculty and staff who have continued in their roles over the past decade. Their commitment to serving Trinity University, and especially its students, is truly remarkable. Their continued service to Trinity illustrates how special our university is, and it is this continuity that has helped Trinity to remain successful through growth and change. More than anything else, seeing these colleagues and friends makes me deeply grateful to be a part of this community. I grew and matured immensely as a student here through their instruction, service and mentorship, and I encourage each of you to do the same. After all, it’s the people of Trinity University that make it such an incredible institution. Simran Jeet Singh is an assistant professor of religion and Trinity alum.
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The danger of the practice While we had initially intended to tackle the notion of political correctness and the trend on college campuses in dropping the label “freshman” for “first years” (we’re looking at you Trinity), the shocking and disturbing news of the deaths of two WDBJ reporters in Virginia quickly jerked us back into the harsh reality outside of our own university bubble. The brutal shooting left us speechless and deeply saddened; it is with heavy hearts that our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. While recent events like Charlie Hebdo have reminded us the danger of the practice, no one thinks, as a journalist covering a story out of western Virginia, that they will be gunned down in the streets while doing what they love. Attacks on newspapers and journalists are often perpetrated in the name of various values and beliefs (notably religion and race), but the attack Wednesday rings even more hollow and meaningless; as journalists ourselves, and within our ranks a fellow Virginian, the attack hits us at our cores. With our heads and hearts weighed down with grief, we can only look upon ourselves, and must begin to evaluate the desire and strength of our own convictions in being journalists. Criticisms of our society’s media and its effectiveness, saturation and transparency aside, to be a journalist reflects a fundamental desire to seek the truth and report it, to be a bastion of the first amendment and to be, at our best, a voice for the voiceless. Words cannot begin to explain the sadness which with we received the news. And yet while the attack brings with it grief, pain and suffering it fuels in us the pride and conviction to be the best journalists and truth seekers we can be, not only in our practice but also in our everyday lives. To take the lives of those who are simply striving to live their lives and do what they love is beyond cowardly; it’s downright reprehensible. And it’s for that reason that in this editorial, so far, and for the rest of its duration, we will withhold the name of the killer. Instead, we will celebrate the all too short lives of the victims, reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. Often times, in cases past and likely cases near, the reporting
of the killer takes precedent over the victims. While it is important to analyze and explore the underlying issues in such attacks, the killer him or herself is often the focus, with, in this case, fellow journalists searching for cause, motive or background on the individual. While it is within reason to search for a cause in such a meaningless killing, the time to do so is not now. We should instead focus not on those who pulled the trigger, but think about and grieve for the victims, their families and their fellow colleagues. As time elapsed it became increasingly evident that the focus was strictly on the killer, notably on sites like CNN and the New York Times, with his name smeared across headlines and taking up the focus of the first half of almost every article. A brief look into other non-American sites like BBC showed a stark contrast, with headlines and descriptions lacking any names at all. And while it is hard to criticize publications like these for simply tending to their readers desire for quick and comprehensive information, the concern comes with how quickly we seem to forget the realness of the story; that two journalists, age 24 and 27 were murdered and will never get a chance to report, live, laugh or love anymore. We aren’t asking that American media and news refrain from publishing such killers’ names or photos (we ourselves did it in our short news brief on page 2); we are simply asking that those with even a shred of empathy not sensationalize what isn’t important here. We all agree that such killings, and those responsible for them, are reprehensible. That itself is enough time spent dwelling on the killers. We can hold meaningful conversations on how they got their weapons or their mental health status without stooping to be slaves to our desire for a catchy headline and the most views. Doing so sees the victims fade into obscurity when we should be working to help cherish their lives and rebuild broken communities the best we can. We here at the Trinitonian remain dedicated and steadfast to our passion for journalism and, again, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and everyone affected by this tragedy.
It was about a month ago and just a mile or so from campus that five Trinity freshman were involved in a very serious one car accident. I ought to know, as my daughter, Sarah Billman, was in the backseat of that car. They were doing what teenagers do: enjoying each other’s company, living in the moment and seeking the thrills of life. Circumstances were far from kind on that night. One student, Corey Byrnes, died at the scene and two others were gravely injured and are still far from recovered. What to make of this? We have all “thrown caution to the wind” at one time or another, in one-way or another. Why on that night did it have to end in tragedy? Sorry, I have no answer. I do want to speak about what I do know. First, the sentiments that follow are mine but are echoed by all the families directly involved. What I know for sure is that five families, in an instant, had their world rocked. In one case, there was an irreplaceable loss and for the others, varying degrees of physical pain, emotional misery, shock, loss and a continued sense of uncertainty and (to be honest) guilt about the “how, why, who and what.” What I also know for sure is that these families have pulled together, supported one another and have tried to shoulder each other’s pain. What I didn’t see coming (and this is really why I am writing today) is that we had no idea how much care and comfort we would receive from Trinity. At the top of a pyramid of support was Dean Tuttle. In the middle of the night he held my daughter’s hand as the ER team worked on her. His calm voice steadied us and provided regular updates as my wife and I raced to the hospital from Plano. He juggled the different concerns of five families, the media, the police and hospital personnel. If this was new territory for him (and I hope and believe it was), it didn’t show. Sunday night bled into Monday morning and beyond. The dean kept going. Also, residential life coordinator Rachel Boaz (who also hadn’t seen any sleep) helped coordinate things for all of us. We
would be at the hospital nearly nonstop for days to come and we had arrived with the shirts on our backs and nearly nothing else. Soon we met Leni Kirkman, the Vice President of patient relations for the University (hospital) Health System. Guess what? Leni is a proud Trinity alumna and like so many others was on call for us “24/7” while treating us like VIPs. Dr. Richard Reams, a Trinity counselor, met with us at the hospital and lead a helpful family get together. Clergy was also available and was supportive yet never intrusive. Campus housing was offered and utilized. This grand home became a base of support as numerous alumni families, lead by resident life director Wanda Olson, brought homemade meals and all kinds of delicious treats. Offers were made to help with everything from airport transportation to laundry. Academic concerns surfaced as the medical situation stabilized for our daughter. There were a million questions such as: How do “incomplete” grades work? Fortunately, Dr. Sheryl Tynes, vice president for academic affairs, had a million answers. She met with us on short notice on a day I bet she wouldn’t have been on campus. Together we mapped out a general academic plan that Sarah presented to her professors who then made generous accommodations for completion of her work, balanced with the academic standards of the university. Finally, the student body at large forms the base of the pyramid of support. The entire mood on campus reflected a sense of loss. Soon heartfelt messages of support from friends and strangers alike were on display in the dorm rooms and at the library. I expected a few dozen people to attend the memorial service; after all it was a busy Monday for students with the end of the semester approaching. My estimate was off. The chapel was full. Full of students. Full of love and support. Once again I underestimated this special community that is Trinity University. To be part of it is to be very lucky indeed. -Dave and Sheryl Billman
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Dispersed tiger figures sought, gathered by many; Collection to be used as exhibit of Trinity pride BY NIPUNI GOMES PULSE REPORTER Tigers, tigers burning bright in the campus of the night. Who stilled Adkins’ hand and eye, and lost thy fearful symmetry? —From “The Tyger Menagerie” by Robert Blystone, Aug. 2015 (With inspiration from William Blake’s poem, “The Tyger”) These days, students passing David Tuttle’s office, will notice a collection of curious-looking tigers of all shapes and sizes sitting at the
right side of the room. When asked what its all about, the dean shared a delightful story. “One of my mentors when I first came here, Thurman Adkins—he worked here for thirty years or so—was in charge of the Coates Center, called the Student Union at the time,” said David Tuttle. “Every time he went out of town or to different places, if he would find ceramic tigers, he would buy them and he would put them in a display case down in the Tigers’ Den. He probably collected about 90 ceramic tigers over the years.”
Tuttle says that during renovations in the Coates University Center, the tiger collection was dispersed and individual tigers were taken as decorations for homes and offices of people involved on campus. “When I told him that they had been dispersed, I could see the disappointment in his eyes. It had always kind of rubbed me the wrong way that [the tigers] had been distributed, but it just wasn’t my area, so it wasn’t anything I had any say on,” Tuttle said. “I could see he was a little disappointed, but he isn’t the kind of guy who would say anything. So I
thought, ‘You know, I’m going to see if I can try to recollect those ceramic tigers.’” With this mission in mind and an increasing push for Tiger Pride, Tuttle sought to collect the tigers that had been dispersed and asked for their return. “The response has been phenomenal; we’ve probably got half the collection back. It was kind of awkward to ask people to give them back, but most people have risen to the call and they’ve returned them to us,” Tuttle said. “I think there are places that we could display these as a collection,
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Tigers of all shapes, sizes, and mediums are being collected in David Tuttle’s office. The Tiger collection was originally started by Thurman Adkin and consisted of about 90 tigers.
JOIN THE CLUB Student clubs, activities and organizations promote on-campus involvement BY EMILY ELLIOTT PULSE REPORTER Whether you’re a new student on campus or a returning student preparing for another year of college, one of the things you’re focused on is building relationships. For some people, a new school year means fresh opportunities to create connections with other people. For others, this school year is about strengthening the bonds you’ve already made. One of the best ways to continue seeking connections on campus is to get involved. Trinity offers an abundance of organizations for
students to join that offer countless chances to build relationships. For some, Greek life is the source of their best relationships. “I decided to rush because Greek life is something that really appealed to me,” said Kendall Hayes, sophomore and Chi Beta Epsilon member. “Whether it was on or off campus, each sorority has a spirited presence and wonderful individuals. I wanted to be a part of that.” Greek life also offers different ways for members to strengthen a variety of skills. “My favorite part about being in a sorority is that you can make sorority life the way you want it. If you want to focus on service, you can. If you want to socialize, you can. If you want to work on your leadership skills, you can. Greek life is so diverse in that sense,” said Hayes. Even if Greek life doesn’t feel
right for you, Trinity is home to several co-ed fraternities, such as the service group Alpha Phi Omega. “APO does not go through the traditional bidding process that social fraternities go through. It is open for whoever wishes to join. Many of APO’s social events normally take place in the form of service projects or fellowships, which are casual get-togethers with your fellow brothers,” said sophomore Alec Ebersole. Many students join clubs like APO because they offer the same opportunities as social fraternities without as many social commitments. “I would recommend APO to anyone that is open to the idea of leadership and community services and anyone who enjoys giving back to the community. It is great to meet people from all over campus who are kind, warm, open and
social,” said Ebersole. Other students find that being involved with athletic organizations is a good opportunity to make friendships. “Last year, I played goalkeeper in both an indoor and outdoor intramural soccer team. I had a really fun time last year. I met some upperclassmen who I would not have likely met at another time,” said Dakota Grusak, sophomore. Many find intramural sports appealing as they offer students an opportunity to be athletic and have fun without the expectations of playing competitively. “I think intramural sports would be very good for anyone who played in high school but did not want to devote the time necessary to play on the school team. Being athletic isn’t required, but I do think some previous knowledge of the sport is required to have a good time,” said Grusak. Some students may also believe that being active in a religious organization, such as InterVarsity, is important.
and that would be really cool.” Why would someone invest so much time and energy into compiling a collection of tiger replicas? What was the purpose behind all of this? That is best answered by Adkins himself, in an afternoon phone call to his residence: “Well, I think it goes back to the fact that Trinity students for years have complained about there not being a lot of school spirit,” Adkins said. “So I thought, ‘Well, okay, we had developed the Tigers’ Den in the west wing of The Coates Center, and it would be maybe appropriate to have a collection of tigers there.” Adkins set out to collect replicas of Trinity’s mascot himself, and also received contributions from others. “So I started acquiring some on vacations and all. Some [were] an inch tall up to maybe two feet, and then we had a number of paintings that were not included in the collection but nevertheless had been acquired and were hung around the building and so forth,” Adkins said. “ Here and there, people made contributions to the collection.” Adkins remembers one tiger in particular given by a noteworthy member of the Trinity community. “To me, the most valuable, maybe not in terms of dollars but probably the most meaningful to me was a crystal tiger given to us by Mrs. [Elizabeth Huth] Coates, who heard what we were doing and found this tiger, bought it, and gave it to the collection.” Although the collection does not necessarily highlight Trinity being set apart for its SEE TIGERS PAGE 11
“I think it’s valuable to participate in religious organizations because our world is filled with religious people, and it’s essential to learn about their different beliefs,” said Douglas Steinman, senior. Many find religious organizations to be appealing because of the great support they offer. “I think InterVarsity has provided me with a strong community of people who truly care about me. We have fun together, but this is also a community that has challenged me to grow significantly in my time at Trinity. Loving someone well doesn’t just mean having fun hanging out together, but it also means walking together through tough life changes. In InterVarsity I have found great friends and also amazing mentors, and I bet other religious organizations could say the same,” said Steinman. No matter what type of organization students find most appealing, there is sure to be something for everyone at Trinity. SEE CLUB PAGE 11
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academic prominence, Adkins says it shows that the Tigers are set apart in another way. “Some people of course in an academic institution would say, ‘That’s dumb; why would you do anything like that? Why not emphasize something academic?’ There’s plenty of people emphasizing academic things, but also there are times when students have felt like there’s not enough selfidentity among Trinity students. There’s a place for people being proud of being Trinity students, to be proud of Trinitonians. It seemed like every class came in and kind of thrashed around figuring out who they were, and the school wasn’t doing a really good job of helping [them] understand something of what it meant to be Trinity students and some of the things we had in common and some of the importance of our history. It was just kind of a small part of trying to build this feeling of commonality among Trinitonians.” As a final thought, Adkins notes that such a collection of tigers could be as important to school pride as the athletic trophies we have acquired over the years. “Athletic trophies are important, but they’re cheap. They’re not important because they cost a lot of money, they’re important because of what they symbolize. David decided to work on this, and I think it can be important, and I think if people know what’s going on about it, they can add to it.” According to lists hand-written by Adkins himself, which are now stored in the Special Collections section of Coates Library, there are a total of 135 tigers, acquired from 1970 to 1987 from all over the world, including Italy, Japan, China, India, England, Taiwan, Uruguay, Sweden, Mexico, Germany, Austria and the United States. The collection contained not only three-dimensional tiger replicas but also paintings and pictures from newspapers and magazines, all of which can be found today in Special Collections. A 1985 Trinitonian article written by a student named David Kerr lists different mediums that compose the tigers. “The substance and being of collectors are reflected in their assemblages. To disperse the collection is to disassemble the being and substance of the departed,” writes Robert Blystone in his essay The Tyger Menagerie. “Thurman spent a third of a century
at Trinity as the glue between students, staff, faculty, alumni and administration. Thurman was part booster, part voice of reason and perhaps part cheerleader as well. During those years he assembled a notable collection of tiger artifacts. These objets d’art were comprised of all manner of media: ceramics, paint and canvas, wood, framed photographs, fiber, cloth, plastic, plaques and more. Many of the objects were donations, gifts and remembrances given to the school as much as to Thurman. Thurman Adkins became the Trinitonian curator of 33 years of history. When Thurman reached retirement, like the director of the Smithsonian, he left the collection behind. Unlike the Smithsonian, the collection dispersed. Dribs and drabs went hither and yon. Trinity curio receivers retired or transitioned as the Thurman glue no longer held the collection together.” Tuttle stresses the importance of this collection and what it means to the Trinity community. “The fact that we had a staff member here that took his own time, his own money, to put this collection together reinforces just how much our faculty, staff and students care about this institution.” Tuttle said. “There’s just something about this place that’s intangible that led him to beginning that collection; something about this place that’s intangible that people opened up their hearts to return the tigers. You could read a lot of things into [the collection]: the tigers are all different sizes and shapes and types. Just like our Tiger community.” In true Trinity fashion, Blystone compares the effort to a physical reaction one would study in a science class. “Where is Thurman Adkins’ collection of Trinity tiger memorabilia? The kinetics of dispersal have been operating for [many] years now,” Blystone said. “The molecular elements of the collection have diffused over some distance and entropy maximized. David Tuttle is addressing several laws of thermodynamics; changing entropy and enthalpy levels and reassembling the tiger collection. The tiger collection has utility after all. I wish the effort good fortune.” The collection will be displayed in the Coates Center upon the return of each tiger. “After we do some changes in the Coates Center related to the Centers, we’ll put them somewhere prominent where it can help stoke that Trinity Pride, that Tiger Pride.”
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The dispersed tigers figurines are currently being collected in Dean David Tuttle’s office in Coates.
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Keeping the faith Organizations allow students to maintain, explore religion BY NIPUNI GOMES PULSE REPORTER
Trinity University is home to over 2,000 undergraduate students from all over the world that come from a wide variety of religious and cultural backgrounds. Students wishing to maintain or explore religions have many options through both the university, and around the city of San Antonio. Trinity’s web page on spiritual life explains that “the mission of the chaplaincy is to lead those who follow Christ, to support those of every faith, and to serve all who call Trinity home.” Reverend Stephen Nickle, uni versity chaplain and sixteen-year
member of the Trinity community, wholeheartedly agrees. “Of course, I know my own tradition, Christianity, best and I can’t be Imam to the Muslims, I can’t be Rabbi to the Jewish students, [and so forth] but I can help out. I can encourage leaders in those groups to do planning, to be thinking about programming they want to do, to help find resources to make different things happen,” Nickel said. There are a number of places in San Antonio available for worship of different faiths, Nickle points out. “There’s Temple Bethel, that’s just a couple blocks away. There’s a Hindu temple up towards Austin. In this University Presbyterian Church, here on the corner of Bushnell and Shook, [there is] an educational initiative called the Source of Light Center, the SOUL center, and they’ll frequently do interfaith kinds of things, and the Mennonite
Church [of San Antonio] down St. Mary’s has a Peace Center there and that organization does a lot of interfaith kinds of things. There is also the Sikh Research Center.” So, what does Trinity do to help students of other faiths practice their beliefs? “Some logistical kinds of things,” says Nickle. “We have an interfaith prayer space right here in Parker Chapel. It mostly has been used by Muslim Student Association for congregational prayer on Fridays but also some other groups and just individuals will come and hang out there as well.” Senior Sarah Friedlander, a member of the Jewish Student Association (JSA), appreciates Trinity’s support of their organization. “We have a lot of support from Dean Tuttle and Aramark, especially during Passover, which is the holiday that you can’t eat
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anything with gluten or flour that’s risen, and it lasts eight days,” Friedlander said. “I think they have been working with the president of the JSA to kind of meal-plan for that week, and they are also really supportive in figuring out how to make the traditional Jewish foods that they serve at the Seder. So I do feel like we have a lot of support from the University.” Nickle assures that he does his best to make all students feel included, even in predominantly Christian environments. “I am a voice at university-wide gatherings: opening convocation, graduation, commencement— things like that. I try and nurture a hospitality to all perspectives, so I will lead prayers that I think are accessible to multiple religious traditions. We’ve got the rich pluralism at Trinity that you see in the broader culture, and that’s a huge asset.” Similarly, InterVarsity, an on campus Christian organization, seeks to include anyone interested in exploring a different faith, even if they do not necessarily share the same beliefs as the organization.
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“Anybody is welcome in InterVarsity, even if they’re not Christian,” said senior, Nancy Li. “We love for people of other faiths to come and hear what they have to say about things. We also like to do things that involve food, fun, and community.” The reverend also has an important message for the LGBTQ community of Trinity University. “Trinity University does not discriminate based on sexual orientation, and so in a sense it’s saying that’s a non-issue and in another sense it’s saying ‘It is an issue culturally and we stand with you.’ So there’s a solidarity there, and I am in a very similar place. I’m not sure I see sexual orientation as a central tenet of faithful response to God.” Anybody who is interested in learning more about places of worship in San Antonio can visit the “spiritual life” web page in the Trinity website. For religious student organizations, visit the “Student Organizations” page in Trinity’s site to find a link to the complete list of student organizations as of 2015.
Professors promoted, receive tenure BY EMILY ELLIOTT PULSE REPORTER
Trinity recently released the names of nineteen faculty members who have been awarded tenure or earned a promotion from associate professor to professor. These distinctions come after lengthy trials, piles of paperwork and serious deliberation by an executive board. These accomplishments are an important part of a professor’s career. Tenure is a status bestowed upon professors by the university that allows them to extend their abilities and expand the capacity they have in research and classroom settings. “Professors who have earned tenure have proved themselves valuable, integral members of the Trinity community. Tenure means that the university wants to keep a professor on the faculty and continue investing in her work as a teacher and scholar,” said Nicole Marafioti, associate professor of history and co-chair of the medieval and Renaissance studies program. Having taught at Trinity since 2009, Marafioti knew the advantages of earning tenure, and began to pursue it right away. “I’ve been working toward tenure since the day I arrived at Trinity! It’s an enormous honor to be granted tenure and promoted to associate professor,” Marafioti said. “I’ve dedicated myself to becoming the best teacher and scholar I can be, so I’m thrilled that my effort and hard work have been recognized with this promotion.” Once earning tenure, however, work all but slows down. Since publishing two books in the last year, Marafioti continues to examine materials for her next publication. SEE PROMOTIONS PAGE 13
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Fulbright scholars experience San Antonio, call Trinity home
German guests study, live at Trinity BY NIPUNI GOMES
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This semester Trinity will be hosting a group of German students as part of the Discover America Via San Antonio program. “With the support and cooperation of the German-American Fulbright Commission TU will host 20 German university students for DASA from August 17-September 5. DASA has three main elements: inclusion of the Germans in International Student Orientation and New Student Orientation, an ESL-type customized course, titled ‘American Society and Culture,’ and enrollment in a bona fide TU course, ‘Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Social Entrepreneurship.’ The visitors will be housed in TU dorms with resident mentors,” said Peter O’Brien, professor of political science and coordinator of the program. Current Trinity upperclassman probably cannot recall something
like this ever happening at Trinity before. So, how did this all come about? “A Fulbright is an exchange between United States and all kinds of different countries. In fact, all the countries with which the United States has formal diplomatic relations,” O’Brien said. The students found out about the DASA program in a number of different ways, including from their high schools and families. When asked why they became interested in the program and why they wanted to come to the United States, answers varied. “I was thinking about studying in the US for my master’s [degree], since the US is really good in psychology and that’s what I want to do,” said Winuss Mohtezebsade, from Hesse. “I [also] wanted to see how college life is in the U.S. and if it was the right thing for me.” “The main reason why I wanted to participate in this program is that our main topic is Social Entrepreneurship, and I’m planning to go [into a] career in that field,” said Nadiya Taghipour,
from Cologne. “So I thought it would be a good experience to be in a country like this, because social entrepreneurship is also very strong here in the US.” “First of all, I wanted to come to the US because I wanted to gain some experiences, to experience campus life in the US, and I’m really interested in spending the semester abroad. And I also want to study in an English-speaking country, especially in the US, and I also want to improve my language skills,” said Mohammad Khanjar, from Berlin. “I’m also here to decrease prejudice,” Laabich said, “because I’m originally Moroccan and the whole Arabic world often [is subject to] prejudice, and I want to decrease that through being here.” Since it is many of the students’ first time coming to the U.S., they looked forward to a variety of things: “What I was most looking forward to was actually college life in the U.S., because it’s so different from what we experience in Germany,” said Hayam Mohseni,
from Munich. “In Germany, [there are] not [usually] campus universities, most times, and it’s just a completely different experience in what you’re involved in, what you’re doing in classes.” “I was really looking forward to Reese’s Peanut Butter cups,” Laßmann said. “I was also really looking forward to just generally meeting people from America and getting to know their mentality and like just seeing it firsthand. I wanted to talk to people who experienced a completely different environment than [the one] I grew up in, so that was really exciting.” Coming to the US, they were in for a great many surprises. Things did not always go as the students had expected, but most of the time, they agree, it was for the better. “I wasn’t expecting that the Spanish culture, or the Mexican culture, would be so integrated in the American culture or of San Antonio. I thought about the stereotypes like the cowboys, and a lot of barbecue, but it’s actually more Mexican food that we eat than barbecue or something like
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last year, Marafioti continues to examine materials for her next publication. “My research focuses on Anglo-Saxon English history, the period between 500 and 1066 CE. I’m looking forward to starting my next book,” Marafioti said. “My work on Anglo-Saxon punishment has led to some fascinating questions about how medieval lawmakers addressed wrongdoing in their Christian kingdoms.” After earning this promotion, associate professors can then begin working on earning their next promotion to professor. J. Charlene Davis, professor of marketing and chair of the business administration department elaborates on the distinction between tenure and promotion to professor. “The biggest difference between being an associate professor with tenure and a full professor is that, for many groups, expectations for scholarly productivity
are higher, and expectations for taking on leadership roles as they relate to service and being part of the campus community are also greater,” Davis said. As laborious and intense as these processes may sound, many professors view them as fulfilling experiences. “The entire process of review is, to me, one of the strengths of academic life. It’s a self-evaluation.” Davis said. “We have lots of opportunities to reflect and think, rather than just dealing with day-to-day business. It’s illuminating to go back and see some of the patterns that have emerged, whether it’s the first year I taught or the 18th.” As many university professors work to achieve these honors, they are able to adjust the manner in which they approach research or their lessons to the advantage of their students. Trinity University continues to grant these promotions to its professors, in hopes of improving the quality of the university for professors and students alike.
that. That’s really interesting,” Taghipour said. “I never expected that they [would be as] friendly and polite as they are, even when it comes to paying or going out with friends, and you’re going to eat, they don’t separate it,” said Taghipour. “That’s our experience [in Germany], and I never thought that [Americans] would be so different and similar to Middle Eastern culture.” “When I was in Germany, I did already know that sports are popular in the US, especially in the universities and colleges, but when I arrived here I was like, ‘Wow, everyone is an athlete, everyone loves sports!’” Dogan said. The students even discovered some unexpected, unique surprises. “Bathrooms here are really different, like the way they’re built. When you look at the doors, in Germany you have more really closed stalls that are like, really private, but these are more or less open, so [that’s] kind of uncomfortable for me, I guess,” Mohseni said. see FULBRIGHT page 14
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“Also, tap water tastes different here than in Germany.” “I’m surprised about the relationship between students and professors, because [professors] are
very nice, very friendly to the students, and in Germany there’s much more distance between the students and the professors,” said Anojan Selvalingam, from Nuremberg. Regarding what they like most about San Antonio, the group
rapidly comes to a consensus: the people. “I like the people most here because they’re so friendly and so nice, and even if you don’t know the person, they just come and talk to you and get like really close and, for example [one] night, some of
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20 German Fulbright students will be studying at Trinity and living on campus through September 5.
us went out with [some] students. We didnt know them before, and it was just awesome sitting around talking to them because people are like really, really nice here,” said Mohtezebsade. They also said that they enjoy the laid back demeanor and sense of humor they have seen in the people of San Antonio and at Trinity. “Just the fact that you can just strike up a conversation with almost anyone is really cool,” said Laßmann. “And then it’s also that the people here seem to have a really cool sense of humor, so you can basically just joke around with them, and you can’t do that as easily in Germany.” Lastly, the students recalled the differences between universities in the U.S. and those in Germany. “I think the big difference is that in university in the U.S., you have campus life that you don’t have in Germany,” said Taghipour. “[There] you have only the buildings where you have your classes and you go there and maybe you have buildings for sports, but it isn’t a whole environment for campus life, and that is very good because you have this team spirit
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here, and you have the feeling that you belong together, and in Germany it isn’t like this. You go to the classes and when you go out you’re on the street or in a city, but not in the university anymore.” “I think that what’s also really different is that in Germany, you choose your university based on the subject you want to study,” Laßmann said. “You already know what you’re going to major in, basically, or the equivalent of major, and in here you choose your university because of the university, and then in the university you have like two years of orientation until you really have to decide what you want to study. That is a huge difference, like two years to decide that we don’t have.” “One thing different between American and German universities is that German universities are for free, we have nothing — almost nothing — to pay for,” Selvalingam said. “And yes that’s a big point of German universities, but it’s also a bad point because the buildings are not so modern like [they are] here, and the equipment is not as good as here in America and American universities.”
Campus positions available Departments accepting applications for student workers BY JULIA ELMORE PULSE EDITOR
Friday, Aug. 28th Doors open 6 pm Baseball Field Must show Trinity ID No bags or purses allowed
Free time, sleeping late and home cooked meals are a few things students enjoy during summer and then miss when school starts. Among this list of underappreciated summer luxuries is the consistent income of a summer job. To maintain an income to supplement weekend activities or just to get more involved at Trinity, students can apply for a variety of on-campus jobs. “Just about all the departments have student workers,” said Maria Soto, human resources coordinator. “The jobs are mostly clerical in all the departments, [including] art and art history, alumni relations, the business office and education.” Students employed by the university work 10 hours per week. Soto says these jobs help students develop skills they can use in the future. “They get some knowledge of the corporate world that they can take with them, depending on what area they will be pursuing,” Soto said. Students of any class year can apply for jobs. Some require specific skills; however, others do not. Once hired, students must fill out an I-9 and W-4 form. Positions are posted on the human resources website, and students interested in applying should visit inside.trinity.edu/ human-resources/employmentopportunities/student-positions.
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Misogyny, dinosaurs and the deep South: a summer full of pop culture controversies
While we were off enjoying our summer doing whatever normal people do during summer break, the media and the Internet were having their cake and eating it too by creating controversy and overanalyzing why pop culture highlights the evils of society. So whether you were binge watching Friends or being guided up Mount Everest by a kind Sherpa, here is a brief overview of the controversies that have been surrounding the entertainment world this summer so you can sound smart with your friends. Heads up, there were a lot of feminist issues. Meninists beware, you might be angry by what follows, although your existence angers me, so fair is fair.
Television As always, Game of Thrones is at the center of entertainment controversy this summer. As any adaptation of a book is bound to do, the show deviates occasionally from its source texts. And while that does annoy most loyal fans, it was not until Sansa was raped on the show (which does not happen in the
book series) that people caused a lot of ruckus on the Internet about the needless violence against women that the show portrays. Of course, defenders of the violence popped up as well, saying things such as, “But back in those days…” Helpful news to those people: Game of Thrones is not set in an actual historical time period, it’s a fantasy, and even if it were, that does not mean that there should be so many examples of gratuitous violence against women. End of story. That’s my take at least.
Movies Hollywood thrives on controversy, especially when it concerns gender issues. Female stars are still paid a fraction of what their male counterpoints earn and typically are stuck with the “girlfriend role” instead of starring in their own blockbusters. Some claim that this summer’s Jurassic World was just the latest in a long line of movies with this problem: Bryce Dallas Howard’s character ran around in high heels, went to Chris Pratt’s character for help and was deemed “odd” for her decision to focus more on her career than on starting a family. Despite this controversy, I honestly saw Jurassic World as an excellent example of how Hollywood is heading into the right direction when it comes to gender issues. Bryce Dallas Howard, in the end, was the
one who [spoiler alert] had the genius idea to release the T-Rex to fight the big, bad geneticallymodified monstrosity that was the main antagonist of the film. Chris Pratt was the eyecandy this time around (and pretty damn fine at it I must say, but I digress), and Howard’s character had the main story arc. What did bother me about the film was the press surrounding it. The studio focused the marketing around Pratt, so he was seen in more of the advertisements and talk show spots and he probably got paid more too. Little steps, I guess.
Sansa Stark, a T-Rex and Harper Lee’s new novel bathe in a cosmo after a long summer of being offensive.
to her hometown, even though it was actually written before Mockingbird. And because many things in the new book were not mentioned in Mockingbird, the public lost their silly little minds. Specifically, readers found out that everyone’s favorite literary hero (and the man Gregory Peck convinced me would be my future husband), Atticus Finch, was against the destruction of segregation and is hinted at being a member of a group similar to the KKK. I KNOW! HOW DARE A FICTIONAL CHARACTER HAVE MORAL FLAWS?! I’m pretty sure a #notmyAtticus hashtag was popular on the Twitter, but I’m too lazy and lame to see if that’s true. Regardless, characters are a lot like people: they change and are mostly assholes, and that makes them all the more interesting to observe.
Books The literary world had its first pop culture controversy in what seems like a decade, when “Go Set a Watchman” was announced and released. While many (including myself) find the publisher’s acquisition of Harper Lee’s manuscript to be questionable at best due to the author’s health and age, the biggest source of controversy came directly from the content of the new novel. It serves as a companion to the famous “To Kill a Mockingbird”, taking place when Scout is an adult returning
Just the tips: An A+ guide to a great first semester studying still requires actual effort in and of itself.
Take more notes on paper
Whether it’s hitting the books early or learning Swedish so you can decipher Ikea instructions, it’s never too early to start studying. But for most first years (and I know this was true for me), there is a huge and startling difference between high school days of skimming and my-books-weighmore-than-I-do college studying. With this in mind, here are a few tips to help you make the most of your nose-in-the-book hours. The first reminder, of course, is that studying is hard. So remember that while these tips will minimize your effort, the
The obvious reason to avoid using your laptop to take notes is that it is extremely easy to multitask (read: use any number of social networking sites) while sitting in class, but the pen might be mightier than the computer for another reason: students who type notes tend to type fast enough to transcribe them. In other words, it is easier to write down what a professor says verbatim when you are typing, and this simply doesn’t trigger learning as well as using a pen and paper. When I physically write notes down, I can’t write fast enough to catch every word, which means I have to put concepts into my own words. Neurologists have a word for internalizing concepts, encoding, and the better a student encodes information, the
better that student retains that information in a meaningful way. Two 2014 studies by Princeton psychology professor Pam Mueller and UCLA psychology professor Daniel Oppenheimer test the quantitative difference between handwritten and laptop notes. In Mueller’s study, researchers found that longhand notetakers scored significantly better on conceptual memory tasks than the laptop notetakers when tested after viewing an informative lecture. Oppenheimer’s study on the same subject attempted to control for verbatim transcription. The study found that even when laptop notetakers were warned about transcription and encouraged to write notes in their own words, longhand notetakers still scored higher on conceptual memory tasks (i.e. critical thinking questions, not fact-retention questions).
In addition, the second study found that, unsurprisingly, longhand notetakers wrote fewer overall words and further analysis found lower word count was predictive of higher scores, suggesting that concise, thoughtful notes were more valuable than high-volume transcriptive notes. In conclusion: type less, think more, and write with a pen! Take an active study break If the study material makes you want to scream and run away, neurologist Lukasz Konopka suggests you shouldn’t resist the urge (well, at least the bit about running) in his 2015 article “How Exercise Influences the Brain: a Neuroscience Perspective.” One reason aerobic exercise is thought to improve cognition is that it causes the release of the biochemical molecule BDNF (Brain Derived Growth Factor),
which increases the proliferation of new neurons up top (that’s good!). In addition, aerobic exercise increases brain perfusion, which after some intense Googling, I learned means the speed at which the body delivers blood to specific sites, in this case the brain. Faster brain blood delivery roughly equates to better neuroplasticity, which helps your ability to flexibly absorb and adapt to new information. This enhances your brain so you can prepare for that Psycho-Calculus 8 test you’ve been dreading. So after cramming your brain for a while, get your nose out of the book, and start sprinting! Hopefully these two study tips are simple enough to implement soon, but the best thing you can do for your study life is to start buying books now and get a head start before the crushing
workload hits. Good luck!
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Apps to help you be less broke We all know how it goes. When you ended last year with only 25 cents and a crumpled up Whataburger coupon to your name, you told yourself you were going to do better. You promised yourself that you would get a job, save all summer and remember to budget your expenses next time. Now summer has come and gone, and you’re beginning to remember just how hard it is to save money between buying textbooks and paying for your own Netflix subscription. On the off chance that you can’t talk your parents into giving you their credit cards, here are a few free apps to keep you from going into the red: Shopkick For those who just can’t curb their shopaholic tendencies,
Shopkick can at least reward them. This app gives its users “kicks,” or points for going into certain stores, and sometimes for even scanning a particular item you find. After earning a certain number of “kicks” users receive a gift card of their choosing as a reward, such as $10 to spend at Best Buy or $5 to spend at Starbucks. Every little bit helps! Krazy Koupon Lady Whether or not you’ve figured out how to create a budget, Krazy Koupon Lady can help users find the deals. This app allows users to choose some of their favorite stores, and then updates you on current promotions and discounts. The app also gives its users access to coupons and free tips on how to save money while shopping. While the selection of stores within this app is more limited, it’s a great way to find deals, especially for college students just beginning to shop on their own dime. Chegg: Textbook Rentals Use this app to reduce the size of the hole left in your wallet
(and heart) while shopping for textbooks. This handy app allows students to find textbooks at a better price than many bookstores. For books over $85, they also offer discount codes for free shipping. (Be sure to double check online though, to make sure you’re getting the best deal!) Other features include online tutors and a database of solutions to your textbook’s practice problems. Gympact Too busy lifting to get a parttime job? Get rewarded for going to the gym! This app literally pays you to make gains. Register on the app, and then make a “pact” as to how many times you want to go to the gym a week. If you fulfill your goal, you earn money! However, there’s a catch. If you fail to make your goal, you have to pay money for each day you missed. (How much are you willing to bet?) Gympact provides great motivation to get in shape and stick to your fitness goals, but it may not be for those
respectively—the tracks, “Owner of the Lonely Heart,” and, “Roundabout.” These songs brought the energy of the theatre to a head, with, “Roundabout,” especially showcasing the fantastic abilities of the band. Drummer Alan White provided stellar drumming from
The Majestic Theatre allowed audience members to step back into an earlier era of rock music in a stunning, elaborate venue while hosting bands Yes and Toto on Wednesday evening. Toto took the stage at 7:30 p.m. and played a set lasting an hour and a half that spanned their 38 year career. The stage was set for Toto with nine talented musicians scattered across the stage—two percussionists, Keith Carlock on a traditional drum kit and Lenny Castro behind an array of hand drums with other percussion instruments arrayed behind him. Founding member David Paich manned a keyboard on the left side of the stage, with Steve Porcaro facing him on the stage on a synthesizer. The center of the stage was filled by bassist David Hungate, singer Joseph Williams and guitarist Steve Lukather. Lukather was energetic and traveled across the stage throughout the evening, clad in a long-sleeved shirt and patchwork pants made with pale rose, white, lavender and peach pants with patterns across them which ended at the ankles of dark blue shoes. Colors came through in his playing as well, as Lukather played shining guitar solos throughout the evening. This concert exhibited a lost art of rock music today: the extended guitar solo. Lukather, making a nod back to inspirations Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix, took advantage of several moments during the Toto set during which he was allowed time to play solos. The energy in the venue rose during crowd favorite, “Rosanna,” which inspired much of the theatre to sing. Toto ended their extended set with well-known track, “Africa,” which featured a drum solo from Castro on the hand drums. The Toto set showed that the band has maintained their energy throughout the years, and they
have an amazing command over layers. Yes took the stage close to 9:40 p.m., opening their set with a dedication to recently deceased founding bassist Chris Squire. Squire was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia earlier this year, which prompted the band to continue their tour with bassist Billy Sherwood. Yes’ song “Onward,” from their ninth studio album Tormato, accompanied the tribute to Squire, ending with the lyric, “Onward through the night of my life!” The song was penned by Squire in 1978. Yes opened with, “Don’t Kill the Whale,” another song from their Tormato record, which was brought to life by the airy vocal harmonies between Sherwood and singer Jon Davidson. Sherwood shared a similar commanding bass tone with Squire, made up of biting highs and a deep tone. The second track played by the band, titled, “Tempus Fugit,” seemed to welcome the audience with the lyrics, “It’s so good to be near you and the feeling you give me makes me want to be with you from the moment you tell me yes!” Guitarist Steve Howe provided his fantastic skills as a multi-instrumentalists, playing several guitars throughout the evening as well as a laud (an instrument similar to the mandolin) on their sixth track for the evening, crowd favorite, “I’ve Seen All Good People.” Whereas Toto had several moments during their set dedicated to decadent guitar solos from Lukather, Yes balanced their set more evenly through solo moments for the various musicians on stage. Yes’ set also seemed to focus strongly on themes of being together and with the audience, featuring lyrics such as those from “Tempus Fugit,” as well as lyrics from, “I’ve Seen All Good People,” which encourage the listener not to, “surround yourself with yourself.” One of the musical highlights of the evening was the bridge within, “Siberian Khatru,” which featured a beautiful passage that made the theatre and audience feel suspended, and stood out among the great energy of their set. The show ended with two wellknown songs from Yes’ 1983 album, “90125” and 1971 album, “Fragile,”
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behind his kit, while keyboardist Geoff Downes provided flowing melodies to link the songs together. Following an energetic, shining performance of these final songs, the band left the stage to a standing ovation from the audience.
later for an encore, “Starship Trooper,” with Davidson singing, “As I see a new day in me, I can also show it you and you may follow.” Surely, the audience already had, welcomed back to a stunning age of progressive rock, if only for the evening.
Not in ‘Africa’ anymore: Yes and Toto concert review Yes returned the stage not a moment
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Roundtable: What we binge-watched this summer
Grace’s Weekend Picks Friday 8/28 The End of the Tour (Rated R) Where: Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro When: Showtimes available online Price: $9.50 per ticket There are not many places in San Antonio to see smaller art flicks, and consequently I don’t go to as many as I would like. So when “The End of the Tour” came out, I was thrilled to learn that it was playing in town. Located under a mall, the Santikos Bijou theater is a little hidden, but it’s definitely worth the drive to see Jason Segal and Jesse Eisenberg in this 106 min drama. “The End of the Tour” tells the story
of the five-day interview of author David Foster Wallace (Segal) by Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky (Eisenberg). Although the interview was never published, the film is based on Lipsky’s memoir of the experience, which was published following Wallace’s suicide in 2008. Adapted for the big screen by Donald Margulies and directed by James Ponsoldt, “The End of the Tour” is rated R for language and some sexual references.
T-Pain Where: Trinity Baseball fields When: 8 p.m. Price: Free
secured what should be a fun-as-hell show. T-Pain will walk the Trinity grounds today and perform on the baseball field at 8 p.m. No matter if you are a first-year or a senior, come and celebrate the start of school, and enjoy this free show. Tiger Card required to enter.
and the Alamo City Comic Con — celebrates the art of local SA comic artists. The series showcases pieces created by featured artists at several library branches throughout the city. Running up to and through the convention, the series will host multiple receptions to honor the artists throughout the fall semester. Saturday is a special Saturday 8/29 overlap of exhibit openings and two receptions will I“ llustrator Series” hosted by San Antonio be held to honor artists Alfredo “Freddie” Lopez Public Libraries Jr. and Mike Fisher. Fisher will host a presentation at Where: Cody the Cody Library at 2 p.m., Library Branch, and the Forest Hills branch Forest Hills Library will host a reception for Branch Lopez, also at 2 p.m. When: 2 p.m. Price: Free
The annual Trinity Welcome Week Concert The Illustrator Series — guest was up in the air for a partnership between the a while, but the Student San Antonio Public Library Programming Board
Birdcloud
Where: 502 Bar When: 9-11:45
Price: $5 Age: 21+ Birdcloud is comprised of modern country musicians Jasmin Kaset and Makenzie Green. Following their introduction in 2009, these two have spent their time on the road writing music “about what Sarah Palin deemed ‘the real America.’” Featuring characters that depict a realistic picture of American youth, listening to Birdcloud’s music has been described as “the simultaneous urge to laugh, vomit and maybe break down and cry a little at how familiar and sad and true it all is.” The award winning duo brings its raucous act to San Antonio based 502 Bar this Saturday, doors at 9 p.m.
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ATHLETE INSPIRATION “You’re playing a game, whether it’s Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It’s impossible to do well unless you’re having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there’s pressure. But I just look at it as fun.” Derek Jeter
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with a 3-1 win over Texas Lutheran University in their first game on Friday, May 1. The Bulldogs scored in the bottom of the first inning, and 1-0 remained the scoreline until the eighth inning. In the top of the eighth inning, the Tigers began their comeback from behind with a single run. Then in the BY CLAIRE HOOBLER-CURTIS top ninth inning, the team secured the MANAGING EDITOR Hard work, perseverance and dedication victory with two more runs. On Saturday, May 2, their title run paid off for the Trinity baseball team as was put in jeopardy after a 3-2 loss in they completed a historical season for the tenth inning to Centenary College, the team, ending with a third place finish bumping the Tigers to the elimination in the NCAA DIII World Series. However, it was not an easy path to bracket for their third tournament game. the NCAA playoffs, let alone a Southern In the elimination game on Sunday, May Collegiate Athletic Conference title. The 3, the Tigers defeated Texas Lutheran University, lifting them into the SCAC Tigers headed into the championship final SCAC championships against Centenary. with a conference In the SCAC There were people record of 13-5 and championship, the an overall record of from 30 years ago Tigers were able to 29-11, which seeded from Trinity that were capture the trophy them third out of with back-to-back the four teams in the reaching out to all of wins over Centenary. tournament. us, congratulating us, The two games were For the Tigers, this on Sunday, was not the most so that kind of showed played May 3 with the welcome record us it was a big deal. Tigers winning the after suffering some first game 6-4 and unexpected losses. sweeping the second “It was probably the Drew Butler game 10-0. worst case scenario. Catcher Thanks to the We lost a lot of Tigers’ successful series that we didn’t claim of a third consecutive SCAC expect to lose, played crappy, were third title, the team earned a spot in the in conference at the end of the year NCAA playoffs for the sixth year in a and actually had to battle to make the row. Though they were heading into the conference tournament, which is not normal for us,” said Drew Butler senior NCAA regional tournament, the Tigers had never captured the title in their ten catcher. However, thanks to their perseverance, appearances during the 17-year tenure the Tigers were able to overcome a shaky of head coach, Tim Scannell. After securing a bid to the NCAA start to the season and earn another West Regionals, the Tigers only had SCAC title. “We knew we had talented players and one goal in sight. had our ups and downs over the year, “Heading into Regionals, I and it really came down to focus. We think it’s safe to say that our took some games off when we didn’t one goal was simply to win play as focused as we should have, but it and advance to the World once we got into conference, the guys Series. We weren’t going to be kind of flipped a switch and got going satisfied with anything less,” from there,” said Kevin Clements said senior second baseman, assistant coach. Colin Serkowski. The Tigers, who won the two previous The Tigers kicked off their SCAC titles, got off on the right track bid to win regionals with a
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5-1 victory over reigning champions Linfield College. They then followed that up with a 5-3 win over Millsaps. In their third game against La Verne, the Tigers completed a comeback in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Tigers were down 4-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth but then managed to score five runs to lift them over La Verne with a 7-4 win, earning them a spot in the regional final against Linfield. During two of the last three years, the Tigers made it to the regional finals and then fallen to Linfield. Yet, this year the Tigers were able to overcome the Wildcats and get a 7-3 win after scoring five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. This win led them to their first regional title and bid to the NCAA DIII W o r l d Championships.
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“It was kind of surreal having been to the last game so many times and coming up short. Finally getting over that hump and getting to the World Series kind of opened the door to hopefully make it easier to get back,” Clements said. The win was a historic one for the Tiger program, having never nabbed the regional trophy before. “It didn’t really sink in until the bus ride home, and we were celebrating and looking at our phones and seeing tweets from people we didn’t know and messages congratulating us,” Butler said. “There were people from 30 years ago from Trinity that were reaching out to all of us, congratulating us, so that kind of showed us it was a big deal.” The Tigers opened their inaugural world series appearance with a 9-7 loss against Emory University. They then bounced back with three consecutive wins against Sailsbury (9-1), Emory (101) and Wis.-La Crosse (16-6). In the semi-final game the Tigers faced off against Wis.-La Crosse again but were unable to come away with the v i c t o r y, and they w e r e defeated 1 0 - 7 , ending their W o r l d Series run. The Tigers ended their first World Series appearance with a third place finish overall. “We came out a bit shaky our first game, probably some nerves that got to us. We battled resiliently to win three elimination games in a row, before losing in the National Semifinals. Obviously we had our sights on winning the whole thing, but we can’t be mad with the way we fought and held our own on the biggest stage,” Serkowski said. The Tigers are ready to come back next season and have their sights on big things once again. “We have so much more to look forward to now after having been there,” Butler said. “It was a tough way to go out, but at the end of the day we got third in the college nation. [Next year] should be good. I think we can be even better than we were last year.”
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The Tiger swimming and diving teams strive to capture another conference title this year BY SARAH PRICE
SPORT REPORTER The Tiger swimming and diving teams have had many successful seasons and hope to continue the tradition this year. Last year the women’s team won their 12th conference championship and the men’s team won their fourth conference championship. The team also sent eight swimmers and two divers to nationals, the most they have ever sent, and also placed in the top 25 teams for the second year in a row. It has not always been so easy for the team, however. Two years ago their coach had to undergo emergency eye surgery, and he consequently missed most of the season. Lindsey Ulin, a senior swimming the 50 and 100 meter freestyle, spoke on how the team came together. “Everyone stepped up,” Ulin said. “We went on to bring home the conference title.” The team is bringing in new assistant coach Scott Trumpeter from San Antonio, who swam for the University of Texas and coached at the University of the Incarnate Word. “A lot of us are looking forward to learning from what Scott, our new assistant coach, has to offer,” said Charles Clark, a sophomore
swimming the 100 meter backstroke and the 200 meter butterfly. A strong team dynamic has always been a staple for the Trinity program. “The team is like one big family,” Ulin said. Bethany Rysak, entering her second year at Trinity, speaks on her perspective of the team atmosphere: “It’s a very diverse group of people who wouldn’t hesitate to go out on a limb for each other.” The team even has some pre-game rituals that help them get pumped for the meet. The cheer is led by Tom Jones, a senior on the team who also plays football at Trinity. The cheer starts with Tom saying, “Hey Tigers! Y’all ready to throw down?” while the team replies with, “You know! You know!” “The energy this cheer brings to the team really helps us get hyped and focused for the meet,” Jones said. The seniors this year are ready to step up and lead the team to more championships. “The team took a huge hit when we graduated our three senior sprinters Stephen Culberson, Adam Thomas and Kevin Thomas,” said senior Andrew Thiesse, who swims the 500 meter freestyle and 200 meter backstroke. Being a senior leader isn’t just about what happens in the water. Part of the team dynamic is having the upperclassmen help the freshman with classes and school to take some stress off of them. “I am just glad that I have the opportunity to return the favor for the incoming freshman,” Thiesse said.
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Swimming toward a splashing success
Trinity swim team starts their captain-led practices in the outdoor pool to prepare for the season.
The team strives to keep everyone on the same level by treating everyone equally and having good team support. “Our team has always had a philosophy of everyone leading by example and being there to help our new swimmers, regardless of age,” Ulin said. The team has high hopes for the season and wants to bring home another conference championship. ”We are looking pretty good this season, with ten incoming freshman swimmers and one diver,” Ulin said, additionally citing “three surprise returners who will add depth to our roster.” Rysak is also excited about the season and possibility of bringing home another trophy. “I can’t help but be excited about the chance of
possibly putting a 13th straight conference title under our belts,” said Rysak. To be able to achieve their goals, the team will need to focus on key goals during the season. “Our victories will come from being more competitive with each other,” Thiesse said. “We have a very talented team this year and it looks like it will be a very successful season if we practice well and race each other throughout the season.” With encouraging thoughts from seniors and returners, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hope to have another successful season. The teams kick off their season with a home meet this October. You can follow the team on Twitter @TWMSD for updates and details about meets and results.
BY CALLUM SQUIRES
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No, it’s not the NFL. No, it’s not the NBA. No, it’s not MLB, and no, it’s certainly not the NHL... So what is the greatest sports league in the world? Easy. The Barclays Premier League. Some might dispute that socc... No, this is my column, we do this my way... FOOTBALL is the greatest sport in the world, but in terms of ultimate skill, competitive nature and sheer unpredictability, the Premier League eclipses all others. I was delighted when I was asked to write this column. I’ve finally been given a platform to talk about my most favourite thing in the world. So, here we are. Let’s have a look at this year’s Barclays Premier League and what lies ahead. Top Four: Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal Sorry to be predictable and boring, but these four are pretty much enshrined in the top four spaces in my mind. Liverpool has strengthened with the addition of Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim, and with Philippe Coutinho in sparkling form already, they may push Arsenal for fourth place, but Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Özil and Santi Cazorla’s creativity in attack should see the Gunners remain in their Champions League position. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could have a real breakout year if he’s given the chance, but Arsenal’s Achilles heel will always be their back four. The addition of Petr Cech will save them some points, as he did versus Liverpool this past Monday, but defensively they’re just too fragile to crack the top four. Man United has improved on last year’s performance, and despite lacking a goal threat in their first few games, once new signings bed into the team (Memphis, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin) and with manager Louis Van Gaal in his second season, United should push the top two a lot closer than they did last season. However I think
the title race will, sadly, be a two horse race between the two blue powerhouses of Chelsea and Man City. The strength and depth in these two squads is just unmatched by anyone else in the league. In the end, I’ve learned never to bet against Jose Mourinho. He just proves you wrong whenever you do. It’ll be close, but Chelsea will beat out Man City and claim back to back titles. Relegation: Aston Villa, Norwich, Sunderland For Villa and Sunderland, this is long overdue. They’ve been poor teams for many seasons now, only just steering clear of relegation on a number of occasions. Dick Advocaat’s great escape with the Mackems last year was incredible, but I feel like this year, they’re just too average across the board. Without much additional strength coming in, Sunderland appears doomed. Only a career year from Jermaine Defoe would give them any chance of survival. Aston Villa, despite Tim Sherwood’s tactical revolution, are once again just not that impressive. Jack Grealish is the bright light in a sea of darkness, and newsigning Rudy Gestede might chip in with a few headed goals, but the loss of both Christian Benteke to Liverpool and Fabian Delph to Man City leads me to feel like they’re really under the cosh at Villa Park. And Norwich? Norwich are a yo-yo team. They go down, they come back up and then they go down again. It’s just what they do. Expect no different this time around. Surprise Packages: Stoke, Watford, West Ham Stoke are having a little Catalan revolution, leading to them being dubbed “Stokalona,” owing to them now boasting more Champions League winners than any other Premier League team. Bojan Krkic, Xherdan Shaqiri, Marco Van Ginkel, Joselu and Marko Arnautovic are are superstar players that will catapult Stoke into the top 6 or 7
for the first time in their history. Brilliant signings by Mark Hughes. West Ham signed well too, with Dimitri Payet already showing his class in the Hammers 2-0 win over Arsenal on opening weekend. The Hammers will also break the top 10 comfortably and push for the Europa League spots. However, the most interesting of all the surprises will be made by the Hornets of Watford FC. It’s been almost a decade since Watford were in the big league, but they’ve signed impressive players (Miguel Layun, Valon Behrami), and with a very good opening performance against Everton being followed by two 0-0 draws, Watford are unbeaten in three games. It’ll be tough, but the Hornets should be able to avoid relegation and survive for another season in the Premier League. Disappointments: Tottenham, Everton, Newcastle These three clubs are not necessarily disappointments, but they should all do better than they will considering their stature and the players in their squads. Everton will really need to hang onto centre back John Stones and keep feeding Romelu Lukaku up front until he becomes the goal machine he can be. Ross Barkley is the real highlight of the team, but I’m not sure they’re mentally strong enough to challenge the top four like they really should. Tottenham, on the other hand, just never seem to quite get it together when it matters. Harry Kane is going to suffer second season syndrome and struggle to reproduce his flying performances from last season. Christian Eriksen is their big hope, but they won’t have enough quality to usurp their North London rivals. Newcastle has improved as well. Giorginio Wijnaldum is a fantastic signing from Holland, and Aleksandar Mitrovic, the big Serbian striker, will score some goals as well. Steve McLaren’s revolution on Tyneside may have to wait another year to really catapult themselves back to success.
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Premier league predictions Athlete Spotlight Andrew Thiesse
Senior 500 freestyle, 200 backstroke Hometown: Williamsburg, Virginia What is your favorite Trinity memory? Every year the guys’ team goes to the zoo during our last week of winter training. It is a great team bonding experience despite being worn out from our doubles over winter break. What are your plans after graduation? Hopefully I’ll find a job in one of the big cities in Texas. Do you wear fuzzy socks? This is actually something that I wear quite often. It doesn’t always have to be fuzzy socks, but I have this weird thing where I don’t like to sleep barefoot. So fuzzy socks are usually my go-to for wintertime sleeping.
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Fantasy football 101: do’s and dont’s BY CLINT SCHROEDER
SPORTS REPORTER
Players to avoid:
Quarterback: Jay Cutler — CHI: He turns the ball over too much and gets most of the blame for the inefficiencies of the Chicago offense. It has been debated as to whether or not he quit on the Bears in their NFC championship game last season. A player like this is not worth drafting. Robert Griffin III — WAS: Griffin is a talented player that is, unfortunately, frequently injured. The head coach does not seem to respect him as a player, and as a result this reduces his fantasy value. Running back: Darren McFadden — DAL: McFadden is a player who is frequently injured, and he has big shoes to fill in the form of DeMarco Murray. Cowboy fans will have a hard time adjusting to the drop in production of the running back position. McFadden is an early candidate of mine to lose his starting job as the season goes along. Jonathon Stewart — CAR: Cam Newton, the Carolina quarterback, had more rushing touchdowns than Stewart last season. With a weak offensive line, Stewart will have a hard time finding running room this season. Wide receiver: Keenan Allen — SD: I don’t hate the Chargers, but I hate how inconsistent Allen was for my fantasy team last season. His yardage totals were down and he only had a few games last season that were worthy of being in a starting lineup.
With the second round of preseason games wrapped up, fantasy football fans are flocking to their draft rooms, hoping to catch a glimpse of something that no one else in the league has: a hidden gem. Stars drafted in the first couple of rounds will always perform on game day, but what makes or breaks a team is the players drafted in the later rounds of the draft, the always-coveted sleeper picks. Some fantasy owners rely on others to make a mistake in the draft room and then they pounce on the player they have been waiting for to be available, but with this list of players, you won’t have to wait for someone to make a fatal error and draft an oft-injured player. My recommendations for a good draft are to go in with a plan and follow it. Draft two solid defenses so you can rotate between the two, depending on their opponents. Drafting favorite players will only get you so far. There has to be a time where hometown allegiances fade and you draft an arch rival’s player.
He is their number one receiver, but he needs to be more consistent before I even consider adding him to my roster. Torrey Smith — SF: Smith is one of the elite deep threat receivers in the game, a fact that has some fantasy appeal, but at times he has trouble getting separation and the difference in offensive production between the Ravens and the 49ers drastically hurts his fantasy value. Tight end: Julius Thomas — JAC: With Peyton Manning no longer throwing him the football, I don’t see him getting close to the fantasy value he had when he was a member of the Broncos. If you can draft him in a later round, he may be worth a pick, but the Jaguars’ offense has been anything but impressive in recent memory, so I’d recommend staying away from drafting him. Defense: Browns — DEF: Sorry Browns fans, but when you play in a division with three perennial playoff contenders, I can’t trust your defense to get me positive points. Kicker: Garrett Hartley — PIT: Hartley was a good kicker for the Saints, but he is now moving to Heinz field which is one of the most difficult kicking environments in the NFL. There are a lot of good kickers in the NFL; I’d stay away from Hartley because he is unproven in the tough kicking conditions of Pittsburgh.
Players to draft:
Quarterback: Ben Roethlisberger — PIT: As a Ravens fan, it pains me to say it, but Big Ben is the epitome of consistency in Pittsburgh. With a strong offense and his ability to play through pain, Big Ben is a low-risk, highreward player. Teddy Bridgewater — MIN: Bridgewater received a great gift this offseason in the form of wide receiver Mike Wallace. Given the talent of Wallace and running back Adrian Peterson, the Vikings will have a very potent offense that can catapult Bridgewater from being a second quarterback on most fantasy teams into a starter. Running back: Matt Forte — CHI: One of the most undervalued superstars, Forte has year in and year out been one of the best fantasy running backs. If you have the chance to get him out of the top five players drafted, do it. You won’t be disappointed. Todd Gurley — STL: Gurley will be a workhorse back for St. Louis, and if he can stay healthy, he will be a favorite for rookie of the year. I’m willing to overlook the injury that he suffered while at the University of Georgia and I’m betting that he will be one of the top performing running backs in both the NFL and fantasy football this season. Wide receiver: Mike Wallace — MIN: With Wallace coming to Minnesota, the Vikings now have a deep threat that they haven’t had
since Percy Harvin left for Seattle. Wallace is a talented player and having one of the best running backs in the game in the same backfield will allow Wallace to find more opportunities to get open. Mike Evans — TB: With Jameis Winston now throwing the ball, expect the production of Evans to explode. He was a stud in college, and he performed as a top receiver last season. With a better quarterback, the sky’s the limit for Evans — if he can stay healthy. Tight end: Jason Witten — DAL: Consistency is a key aspect of fantasy football and Witten has been a very consistent player throughout his career. With DeMarco Murray gone, expect Witten to have more targets come his way. Defense: Ravens — DEF: I’m a little concerned about their secondary, but year in and year out they are always a top performing fantasy defense. Texans — DEF: Two words. J.J. Watt. One player shouldn’t be able to make that much of a difference, but he completely dominated the opposition last season. If you can draft both of these defenses, you won’t have to worry about picking up a defense week to week. Kicker: Justin Tucker — BAL: He is the most accurate kicker of all time. The Ravens score a lot and Tucker has two of the longest legs in the league. I may be biased, but the stats speak for themselves.
BY NKOLI NWEKE
SPORTS REPORTER As the new season approaches for the women’s soccer team, they welcome a new member to the group: assistant coach Chelsea Frye, who will be aiding head coach Lance Key in his 12th season for the Tigers. With a bachelor’s degree from Wartburg College in psychology and fitness management with an emphasis on teaching and coaching, Frye will be a great addition to the powerhouse team. For this coming season, with the nationals tournament on their to-do list for the year, Frye will be quite the helping hand with her background in coaching collegiate teams from her hometown at Wartburg. She also was the head coach of Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Iowa since 2013. “I started coaching as soon as I graduated in 2012 with
collegiate teams, so this would be the second team I’ve coach for,” Frye said. “I also coached a high school team back in Iowa as well. I’ve been coaching for 4 years on the collegiate level.” Coming all the way from a small town in Iowa, Frye explained that she knew a little about what Trinity was about. Transitioning from her old stomping grounds did not seem like too much of a hassle for this coach, as she explains that the school she previously assisted had very similar views to Trinity. “I’ve known of Trinity when it came to soccer, but never thought that I would come to Texas,” Frye said. “My old boss gave me words of encouragement to apply, and it worked out! ... I love it here so far. It feels like a home away from home, and the institution that I was at before this has very similar cultures and philosophies, so coming
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here was a nice transition from where I was before.” Frye is well equipped when it comes to knowing the ins and outs of the soccer field, playing forward for most of her career she was an Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree from 2008 to 2011, playing in 84 games and scoring 44 goals. “I’ve been playing basically since I could walk. I played club, high school and college, and now I’m coaching,” Frye said.
After the first scrimmage for the Tigers last week, which had a big turnout, Frye and head coach Lance Key seemed very optimistic about what the season had in store. She pointed out that there were good and bad things that the coaches noticed, but nothing that couldn’t be fixed in practice. Overall, from what was seen thus far by both coaches, there are some high hopes for the girl’s soccer team’s upcoming season.
Hidden gems:
Quarterback: Sam Bradford — PHI: With Chip Kelly as coach, I believe Bradford will finally live up to his expected potential when the Rams drafted him 1st overall. If he can stay healthy, Bradford could be a fantasy commodity. Brian Hoyer — HOU: Hoyer looked like the quarterback of the future for the Browns, but then they drafted Johnny Manziel and Hoyer was out of the job. Hoyer played well in the defensively sound AFC North and I believe the Texans have found their franchise quarterback, and that I have found you your backup quarterback for your fantasy team. Running back: Doug Martin — TB: With Winston as the quarterback and a more solid offensive line, I believe Martin can be relevant in fantasy again. Ameer Abdullah — DET: Abdullah was a very dominant college runner. He should have high upside for the Lions and could push himself into a starter role. Stash him in your bench if you can. Wide receiver: Davante Adams — GB: With the injury to Jordy Nelson, expect Randall Cobb and Adams to be more involved in the passing attack. Eddie Lacy could steal some touches as well, so keep an eye on this situation to see how the third preseason game goes and if it is any indication on who will be getting more touches in Green Bay. Nelson Agholor — PHI: Agholor will be the number two receiver in Philadelphia and he has put up a very impressive camp this far. A lot of people are high on him right now because of his tendency to make big plays out of nothing. Keep an eye out on him because he may be the next breakout star. Tight end: Maxx Williams — Right now Crockett Gilmore is the starter for the Ravens with the Dennis Pitta injury. It is unclear as to whether or not Pitta will play again. Williams is a stud from the University of Minnesota that has the potential to be the offensive rookie of the year if he can win the starting job. He may not be worth a draft pick at this time, but come week four, he could very easily be one of the top scoring tight ends in the league.
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Last Friday night, Trinity’s Class of 2019 was trained in bystander intervention, a program endorsed by the White House and lauded as an effective prevention vehicle by Title IX to stop sexual assault, relationship violence, alcohol poisoning, drunk driving, and more. Research at Trinity conducted in May 2015 showed that 85% of our students reported stepping up to problems that they noticed during the 2014-2015 academic year. Look at these impressive examples of how the Classes of 2017 and 2018 stepped up after having been trained in bystander intervention during their New Student Orientation: “One of my really close friends was overdoing it one night at a party. I stepped in and took her drink away from her. Though at the time she was pretty mad at me, she thanked me later because she knew she had gone too far.” 2
“My female friend was drunk at a party and there was a guy there that tried to take advantage of her sexually so I intervened and claimed that she needed to go to get something, so I drove her home.” 3
“My friend was drunk at a frat party and a guy was trying to take advantage of her and give her more alcohol to take her home. I took her away from him and brought us back to campus in a taxi.” 3
“A girl in my hall was being physically assaulted and I heard the commotion and protected her while scaring the other person off.”
“I was the DD. When it was time to go, some of my drunk friends said they weren't ready to leave and that this other guy was going to drive them home. I tracked down this guy and he was drunk too, so I told my friends he wouldn't be taking anyone home tonight. Making several trips, I took my friends, that guy, and several others home who ended up needing a ride just to make sure everyone got back safely and didn't drink and drive.” “I called for help under the responsible friend policy and waited at the hospital with my friend.” 2
1. Responsible Friend Policy: “When a student contacts University officials or other helping professionals out of concern for another student’s health and safety, none of the students present (including the intoxicated student) will be considered for alcohol policy violations for that specific incident.”
“I encouraged my friends to slow down on their drinking. Once it actually hit them that they had drank too much, I took them back to their rooms and made sure they were okay. I helped them throw up, fed them crackers, and made them drink a lot of water.” 2 “A friend was at a party, and she quickly became very intoxicated. My group of friends had to pull her away from a guy multiple times and ended up leaving the party for her safety.” 3
2. Signs of alcohol poisoning: PUBS: Puking, Unconscious (or semi-conscious), Breathing (slow or irregular), Skin (cold, clammy, pale, or blue)
3. Sexual assault: “A person is incapacitated and cannot consent if that person has no control of his or her motor skills; is unable to understand what is happening; is intoxicated to the point of a potential black out; or is asleep, or unconscious for any reason, including voluntary or involuntary use of alcohol or drugs.”
HOW TO STEP UP: DIRECT! : Speak directly to the people in the sketchy situation. DELEGATE! : Involve other friends in your effort to help or call TUPD if the situation is dangerous. DISTRACT! : Do anything you can think of to interfere with a bad situation that’s unfolding.
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Class Marshals and Alumni Sponsors welcome back), Trinity Tigers! We are thrilled to have your smiling WELCOME (and faces back on campus. We are here to guide you through your four years
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VP Strategic Communication & Patient Relations, University Health System leni.kirkman@uhs-sa.com
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