Dancers, Choreographers Enthusiastic at the 2017 Momentum Auditions

The hip hop leg of the audition
Photo by Joel Kumahata

By Joel Kumahata

Dozens of students were anxiously finishing their breakfasts and chatting about their excitement at the Mabee dining hall on Saturday morning. In a few minutes, they would make their way to the Bell Center to audition for the 2017 production of Momentum, the Trinity University student-run dance show.

Nearly 60 students made the trek through the construction surrounding the building to arrive at the dance studio. There, they faced 17 choreographers, who would decide the dancers for the various routines planned for the production. The routines range from a narrative piece stylistically depicting an abusive relationship by Samuel Simoneau and Emily Taylor, to a Chinese fan dance by Natasha Muppala.

The auditioners had different dancing styles, but one thing in common: enthusiasm.

Delta Sigma Pi Trinity Chapter Hosts Empowering Leadership Conference

By Abby Tisdale

More than 100 people showed up Saturday morning to attend the Empowering Leadership Conference in the Dicke Smith Art Building, held by Trinity University’s Pi Omega chapter of Delta Sigma Pi.

Students participate in an Empowering Leadership workshop.
All photos courtesy of Musanna Al-Muntasir

Beginning at 8:30 a.m., students, all in their business attire, networked over coffee and a continental breakfast with representatives from different companies.

After breakfast, Mark Rose, chief investment officer of the Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., gave the keynote presentation.

Concert for the Cure Had New Venue and New Lineup This Year

Aaron Einhouse performs
at Concert for the Cure. Photo courtesy of Phillip Lopez

By Elizabeth McEnrue

A massive charter bus full of students dressed to the nines left Trinity’s dormitory to go to Gamma Chi Delta’s 12th annual Concert for the Cure on Saturday night. Students’ chatters mixed with the hum of the air conditioning to form the soundtrack for the ride.  

Around 400 Trinity students attended the benefit, held at a new venue, The Well, a dance hall with a restaurant and bar about a 20-minute drive northwest of Trinity. The event left its usual venue, Cowboys Dance Hall, because the property was facing foreclosure, said Hilary Hoffman, senior communication major and this year’s concert chair for Gamma Chi Delta.

Organized by the Trinity sorority, Concert for the Cure is the culmination of a variety of fundraising events held to benefit Camp Discovery, a summer camp dedicated to providing the normal summer camp experience to kids affected by cancer.

Trinity Students Joined Women’s March in Austin

Trinity University students Bridget Bey,
Sarah Collins (front, left to right)
and Kate Walls, Lavanya Hospeti
(back, left to right ) at the march.
Photos by Carlie McCrory

By Carlie McCrory

Several Trinity women joined over 35,000 others in Austin on Saturday in one of many marches around the nation and world advocating for women’s rights, one day after the inauguration of the president.

They gathered at the State Capitol at noon and made a one and half mile loop through Austin. After the march, the Trinity students, along with thousands of protesters, congregated below the Capitol steps to hear speeches from Texas Rep. Senfronia Thompson and former Sen. Wendy Davis, as well as performances of singer/songwriter Gina Chavez, and many others.

Lavanya Hospeti, a junior sociology major, drove more than 80 miles to Austin with five other Trinity women to join the march, organized to send the message that "women's rights are human rights." She was excited to be part of the cause. “We need to show support for [marginalized individuals] and not stand idly by as people’s freedoms get taken away.”

Trinity Students Voice Uneasiness, Concern and Hope at Inauguration Day Peace Rally

Freshmen Chiara Pride (left) and Quinn Bender (right), 

hold their handmade signs

Photo by Katie Welch

By Katie Welch

Armed with handmade signs and messages of equality, a crowd of more than 60 students and faculty gathered outside the CSI building on Friday afternoon for a peace rally, right after the sworn in of the 45th President, Donald Trump.

Many in the crowd expressed uneasiness about the inauguration. "I'm kind of mad," said Manveena Singh, a freshman studying business administration. "The feeling was completely off and different. There wasn't a sense of pride like previous years." Some students held small, colorful signs with anti-Trump messages, such as "There will be hell toupée" or "Make America Mexico Again".

Trinity University Marches for MLK Day

Trinity Univesity participates in the MLK March
Photo by Taylor Moser

By Taylor Moser

More than 300 Trinity students gathered at the Bell Center on Monday morning to march down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

The gathering started at 8:30. Upon arrival, each student received a grey shirt bearing a quote from Dr. King: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

Trinity University President Danny Anderson led the pack. "The MLK march in San Antonio is a great show of community commitment on behalf of Trinity University,” he said.