Thursday, March 8, 2018
City Councilman Discusses Challenges Facing the City at Trinity
San Antonio City Councilman Roberto Treviño (right)
speaks with Robert Rivard. (Photo by Paige Johnson)
By Paige Johnson
San Antonio is facing a $985 million sidewalk problem, said City Councilman Roberto Treviño at Trinity University Tuesday.
Treviño spoke with Robert Rivard, publisher of The Rivard Report, at a Conversations with the Council event. About 60 San Antonio residents and Trinity students came to hear the conversation and ask questions.
Treviño’s main points: innovation and balance. “You can’t ask or request for innovation, you’ve got to demand it,” Treviño said of the issues facing San Antonio.
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| San Antonio City Councilman Roberto Treviño (right) speaks with Robert Rivard. (Photo by Paige Johnson) |
By Paige Johnson
San Antonio is facing a $985 million sidewalk problem, said City Councilman Roberto Treviño at Trinity University Tuesday.
Treviño spoke with Robert Rivard, publisher of The Rivard Report, at a Conversations with the Council event. About 60 San Antonio residents and Trinity students came to hear the conversation and ask questions.
Treviño’s main points: innovation and balance. “You can’t ask or request for innovation, you’ve got to demand it,” Treviño said of the issues facing San Antonio.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Trinity University’s First Dance Marathon Raised Thousands
SGA President Amulya Deva (holding the microphone)
and the rest of the Executive Board revealing the amount raised
up until the end of the event (photo courtesy of Allison Wolff).
By Victoria Abad
Webster Gym became a rave floor as Trinity students danced to celebrate about $7,300 raised for the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio on Saturday. About 100 Trinity students and families of children patients danced in TigerThon, Trinity University’s first Dance Marathon.
From 5 p.m. through 9 p.m., students kept busy with dance, competitions, games, and more dancing. Loon-E Crew and Momentum choreographers were among the dancers. As was 7-year-old Jagger, who has been cancer free for 13 months. He taught the crowd his dance moves.
Throughout the night, donations came through the Children's Miracle Network website and donation websites set up for each participating team. Various Trinity student organizations, such as the Student Government Association, registered to become fund raising teams.
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| SGA President Amulya Deva (holding the microphone) and the rest of the Executive Board revealing the amount raised up until the end of the event (photo courtesy of Allison Wolff). |
By Victoria Abad
Webster Gym became a rave floor as Trinity students danced to celebrate about $7,300 raised for the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio on Saturday. About 100 Trinity students and families of children patients danced in TigerThon, Trinity University’s first Dance Marathon.
From 5 p.m. through 9 p.m., students kept busy with dance, competitions, games, and more dancing. Loon-E Crew and Momentum choreographers were among the dancers. As was 7-year-old Jagger, who has been cancer free for 13 months. He taught the crowd his dance moves.
Throughout the night, donations came through the Children's Miracle Network website and donation websites set up for each participating team. Various Trinity student organizations, such as the Student Government Association, registered to become fund raising teams.
Friday, February 23, 2018
Leigh Anne Tuohy Speaks at Event in San Antonio
Leigh Anne Tuohy speaks at the Mums and Mimosas event yesterday.
(Photos by Lauren Bagg)
By Lauren Bagg
Leigh Anne Tuohy, the lead character played by Sandra Bullock in the movie “The Blind Side,” was the featured speaker yesterday at the ninth annual Mums and Mimosas luncheon.
Around 600 guests gathered in the Witte Museum to hear Tuohy’s speech while celebrating the work done by Good Samaritan Community Services.
Tuohy, who lives in Memphis, Tennessee, spoke about miracles and how it just takes one act of kindness to change someone’s life. Michael Oher, her son, “was deemed 100% valueless by society,” she said. When she turned the car around to talk to Michael for the first time, she decided she wanted to take him shopping. Read more »
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| Leigh Anne Tuohy speaks at the Mums and Mimosas event yesterday. (Photos by Lauren Bagg) |
Leigh Anne Tuohy, the lead character played by Sandra Bullock in the movie “The Blind Side,” was the featured speaker yesterday at the ninth annual Mums and Mimosas luncheon.
Around 600 guests gathered in the Witte Museum to hear Tuohy’s speech while celebrating the work done by Good Samaritan Community Services.
Tuohy, who lives in Memphis, Tennessee, spoke about miracles and how it just takes one act of kindness to change someone’s life. Michael Oher, her son, “was deemed 100% valueless by society,” she said. When she turned the car around to talk to Michael for the first time, she decided she wanted to take him shopping. Read more »
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Beto O’Rourke Attracts Hundreds to Town Hall Meeting on San Antonio South Side
Beto O'Rourke spoke at a town hall in San Antonio.
(Photo by David Smith)
By David Smith
Hundreds of San Antonio residents and Texans, including several Trinity students, packed into a community center on Monday on South Side San Antonio to meet Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke, who is running for U.S. Senate.
Texas state Rep. Diego Bernal introduced O’Rourke, touching upon the challenges of the upcoming election, defeating current U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and frustrations people felt toward the Trump administration. The audience stood up with applause as Bernal welcomed O’Rourke to the stage.
In his talk, O’Rourke addressed the frustrations of Texans from across the state, on issues from inadequate school funding to lack of healthcare. An El Paso native, O’Rourke did not support Trump’s wall plan. He said that future generations would be appalled that time was spent even in discussion of such a thing. Read more »
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Beto O'Rourke spoke at a town hall in San Antonio.
(Photo by David Smith)
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Texas state Rep. Diego Bernal introduced O’Rourke, touching upon the challenges of the upcoming election, defeating current U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and frustrations people felt toward the Trump administration. The audience stood up with applause as Bernal welcomed O’Rourke to the stage.
In his talk, O’Rourke addressed the frustrations of Texans from across the state, on issues from inadequate school funding to lack of healthcare. An El Paso native, O’Rourke did not support Trump’s wall plan. He said that future generations would be appalled that time was spent even in discussion of such a thing. Read more »
Monday, February 12, 2018
River Walk Royal Masquerade Gala Raises Money for Scholarships
Guests enjoy games at the gala.
(Photo courtesy of Victor Blanco)
By Sophia Scearce
Elegant floor length gowns and intricate Mardi Gras masks dazzled the Wyndham Garden at the River Walk Friday night, as around 300 people attended the first ever River Walk Royal Masquerade Gala.
“People got really creative with them, and some went above and beyond with hats, wigs, and even colored contacts,” said photographer Victor Blanco.
The gala was hosted by the San Antonio River Walk Association, which works to protect, promote and preserve the River Walk. The night’s festivities featured live music, casino games, and the association’s first ever online silent auction for its newly formed non-profit called “Friends of the River Walk.”
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| Guests enjoy games at the gala. (Photo courtesy of Victor Blanco) |
Elegant floor length gowns and intricate Mardi Gras masks dazzled the Wyndham Garden at the River Walk Friday night, as around 300 people attended the first ever River Walk Royal Masquerade Gala.
“People got really creative with them, and some went above and beyond with hats, wigs, and even colored contacts,” said photographer Victor Blanco.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Symposium Addresses and Encourages Civic Engagement
An audience member asks a question at the
Civic Engagement Symposium on Monday
Photo by Johnna Guillerman
By Matt Barnes and Johnna Guillerman
Five panelists discussed voter rights and civic education in the Pearl Stable Monday night, at a symposium organized by Trinity’s political themed online magazine, The Contemporary.
The panel consisted of Marisa B. Perez-Diaz, Texas State Board of Education member, Jason Stanford, communications director for the mayor of Austin, Juany Torrez, founder of Organize SA, H. Drew Galloway, the executive director of MOVE San Antonio, a voting recruitment organization, and George Rodriguez, a conservative activist who worked for the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations.
Benjamin Collinger, Trinity sophomore and the Executive Director of The Contemporary, introduced the panel with a brief statement, “We need the mobilization of millennials to represent us in this era of political polarization. We are gradually building a movement.”
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| An audience member asks a question at the Civic Engagement Symposium on Monday Photo by Johnna Guillerman |
Five panelists discussed voter rights and civic education in the Pearl Stable Monday night, at a symposium organized by Trinity’s political themed online magazine, The Contemporary.
The panel consisted of Marisa B. Perez-Diaz, Texas State Board of Education member, Jason Stanford, communications director for the mayor of Austin, Juany Torrez, founder of Organize SA, H. Drew Galloway, the executive director of MOVE San Antonio, a voting recruitment organization, and George Rodriguez, a conservative activist who worked for the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations.
Benjamin Collinger, Trinity sophomore and the Executive Director of The Contemporary, introduced the panel with a brief statement, “We need the mobilization of millennials to represent us in this era of political polarization. We are gradually building a movement.”
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Dinesh D'Souza Visit Stirs Controversy at Trinity
By Andrea Acevedo
Around 1,500 people, mostly San Antonio residents and some Trinity students, filled Laurie Auditorium Tuesday night to hear political commentator Dinesh D’Souza.
D’Souza, who received a standing ovation as he walked in Tuesday night, spoke on the history of the Democratic Party, on his relief of having Trump as president, and criticized the values of modern day Democrats.
D'Souza's visit was quite controversial among Trinity's students. After the lecture, many of the students lined up to ask questions countering some of D’Souza's viewpoints.
By Andrea Acevedo
Around 1,500 people, mostly San Antonio residents and some Trinity students, filled Laurie Auditorium Tuesday night to hear political commentator Dinesh D’Souza.
D’Souza, who received a standing ovation as he walked in Tuesday night, spoke on the history of the Democratic Party, on his relief of having Trump as president, and criticized the values of modern day Democrats.
D'Souza's visit was quite controversial among Trinity's students. After the lecture, many of the students lined up to ask questions countering some of D’Souza's viewpoints.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
7-Eleven Targets Millennials in New Business Strategy
7-Eleven CEO Joe DePinto speaks about millennial marketing trends
at the company conference in early February
Photo by Abby Tisdale
By Abby Tisdale
Earlier this month, more than 7,000 employees, franchisees and executives of 7-Eleven gathered at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas for the company’s annual conference, 7-Eleven Experience (7EE). At the conference, they discussed their business agenda for 2017, and targeting millennials is one of the topics.
CEO of 7-Eleven, Inc., Joe DePinto, said one of the strategies the company will use to attract millennials is the idea of “eating differently." By eating differently, millennials are looking to spend more of their money on eating food out of home, with healthier, fresher options.
The franchise has provided fresher, healthier food options, including salads, pastas, sandwiches, and cut fruits and vegetables in stores nationwide to attract millennials consumers.
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| 7-Eleven CEO Joe DePinto speaks about millennial marketing trends at the company conference in early February Photo by Abby Tisdale |
Earlier this month, more than 7,000 employees, franchisees and executives of 7-Eleven gathered at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas for the company’s annual conference, 7-Eleven Experience (7EE). At the conference, they discussed their business agenda for 2017, and targeting millennials is one of the topics.
CEO of 7-Eleven, Inc., Joe DePinto, said one of the strategies the company will use to attract millennials is the idea of “eating differently." By eating differently, millennials are looking to spend more of their money on eating food out of home, with healthier, fresher options.
The franchise has provided fresher, healthier food options, including salads, pastas, sandwiches, and cut fruits and vegetables in stores nationwide to attract millennials consumers.
CEO of 7-Eleven, Inc., Joe DePinto, said one of the strategies the company will use to attract millennials is the idea of “eating differently." By eating differently, millennials are looking to spend more of their money on eating food out of home, with healthier, fresher options.
The franchise has provided fresher, healthier food options, including salads, pastas, sandwiches, and cut fruits and vegetables in stores nationwide to attract millennials consumers.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Historian Douglas Brinkley Discusses Trump’s Environmental Stance
Douglas Brinkley addresses the crowd during
the discussion following his lecture
Photo by Katie Welch
By Katie Welch
Last night, Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University and CNN commentator, shared with people in San Antonio his outlook for the national park system under the Trump administration, during a lecture at Trinity University.
Brinkley, who authored several books about American political and environmental history, came to Trinity's campus to talk about Theodore Roosevelt and the history of environmental conservation in the United States.
In front of a crowd of over 150 people, most of whom were members of the general public, Brinkley's talk focused on Roosevelt's legacy and his protection of national parks. Read more »
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Douglas Brinkley addresses the crowd during
the discussion following his lecture
Photo by Katie Welch
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Last night, Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University and CNN commentator, shared with people in San Antonio his outlook for the national park system under the Trump administration, during a lecture at Trinity University.
Brinkley, who authored several books about American political and environmental history, came to Trinity's campus to talk about Theodore Roosevelt and the history of environmental conservation in the United States.
In front of a crowd of over 150 people, most of whom were members of the general public, Brinkley's talk focused on Roosevelt's legacy and his protection of national parks. Read more »
University Students Unsatisfied with Mayoral Election Town Hall
Manuel Medina (left), Ron Nirenberg and Mayor Ivy Taylor at the town hall
Photo by Andrea Acevedo
By Andrea Acevedo
Better public transportation, lower homelessness rates, and representing the interests of the San Antonio people were promised Tuesday night at a mayoral town hall debate. Yet for college students, the event left much to be desired.
The town hall was hosted by the Rivard Report, a local nonprofit online news organization. San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor and her mayoral election challengers, city councilman Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman Manuel Medina, participated in the debate.
A handful of college students joined about 150 community members in the low lit Pearl Stable, hoping to get better insight on the city politics. Zabdi Salazar, sophomore business major at Trinity University, is from Austin. “While this does not have a direct effect on me right now, if I ever choose to stay in San Antonio, it will be important to be informed,” she said. “I think that undergraduates need to be involved in these sorts of events because right now it is the older populations that mostly come to these events.”
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| Manuel Medina (left), Ron Nirenberg and Mayor Ivy Taylor at the town hall Photo by Andrea Acevedo |
By Andrea Acevedo
Better public transportation, lower homelessness rates, and representing the interests of the San Antonio people were promised Tuesday night at a mayoral town hall debate. Yet for college students, the event left much to be desired.
The town hall was hosted by the Rivard Report, a local nonprofit online news organization. San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor and her mayoral election challengers, city councilman Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman Manuel Medina, participated in the debate.
A handful of college students joined about 150 community members in the low lit Pearl Stable, hoping to get better insight on the city politics. Zabdi Salazar, sophomore business major at Trinity University, is from Austin. “While this does not have a direct effect on me right now, if I ever choose to stay in San Antonio, it will be important to be informed,” she said. “I think that undergraduates need to be involved in these sorts of events because right now it is the older populations that mostly come to these events.”
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Michele Norris Talks about the Race Card Project at Trinity
Michele Norris on race and identity
Photos by Emma Lucero
By Emma Lucero
Renowned journalist Michele Norris gave a public speech about the Race Card Project yesterday at Laurie Auditorium, which attracted hundreds of Trinity students and San Antonio residents.
Norris, a former host of the NPR program " All Things Considered," founded this project in 2010. She printed postcards asking people to discuss, in six words, their opinion or experience about race. She left the postcards everywhere she travels, from hotels to airports. People started mailing the postcards back to her, telling their stories related to race.
All cards are archived, and some are displayed on the website. The website also has a section where people can include the backstory for their six words. Norris believes that “in six words, people can share a lot of depth.
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| Michele Norris on race and identity Photos by Emma Lucero |
By Emma Lucero
Norris, a former host of the NPR program " All Things Considered," founded this project in 2010. She printed postcards asking people to discuss, in six words, their opinion or experience about race. She left the postcards everywhere she travels, from hotels to airports. People started mailing the postcards back to her, telling their stories related to race.
All cards are archived, and some are displayed on the website. The website also has a section where people can include the backstory for their six words. Norris believes that “in six words, people can share a lot of depth.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
David Cameron Conveys Message of Optimism During Speech at Trinity
By Matt Barnes
There was an aura of excitement in Laurie Auditorium last evening as an estimated 2,500 people attended David Cameron’s lecture. Cameron served as the prime minister to the United Kingdom from 2010 until his resignation in 2016.
The primary message of Cameron’s talk of about 45 minutes was optimism. “The theme for tonight is: ‘Where do we go from here?' And to answer that, we must ask ourselves: 'How did we get here'?,” he said at the beginning of his speech. The rest of his speech delivered a rather bright outlook on the future of the United States and Great Britain, a future largely dependent on a better understanding of the current unease of globalization and what lies ahead.
By Matt Barnes
There was an aura of excitement in Laurie Auditorium last evening as an estimated 2,500 people attended David Cameron’s lecture. Cameron served as the prime minister to the United Kingdom from 2010 until his resignation in 2016.
There was an aura of excitement in Laurie Auditorium last evening as an estimated 2,500 people attended David Cameron’s lecture. Cameron served as the prime minister to the United Kingdom from 2010 until his resignation in 2016.
The primary message of Cameron’s talk of about 45 minutes was optimism. “The theme for tonight is: ‘Where do we go from here?' And to answer that, we must ask ourselves: 'How did we get here'?,” he said at the beginning of his speech. The rest of his speech delivered a rather bright outlook on the future of the United States and Great Britain, a future largely dependent on a better understanding of the current unease of globalization and what lies ahead.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
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.
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| Aaron Einhouse performs at Concert for the Cure. Photo courtesy of Phillip Lopez |
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.
Monday, January 23, 2017
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.”
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| 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 |
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.”
Thursday, January 19, 2017
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.
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| Trinity Univesity participates in the MLK March Photo 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.
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Empowering Women at Trinity and Beyond: A look Inside the Women Ambassadors Forum
By Dana McLaughlin
Ingrid Harb walked across the stage amid cheers and applauses at today's Trinity Univeristy Spring 2016 Commencement. She is graduating with a bachelor's degree in international business and marketing. However, Harb’s legacy on the Trinity campus will last long after her graduation.
Harb is the co-founder and CEO of a now international organization called Women Ambassadors Forum (WAF), which hosts an annual conference that brings female leaders from various fields to interact with aspiring young women, mostly college students, from around the world.
The inaugural WAF was held last July, when 30 young women from universities across the U.S. and Mexico gathered for five days at Trinity University.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Women Leaders Share Success Stories at Annual Women’s Leadership Summit
By Amy Drozdiak
Three renowned female leaders formed a panel at the annual Women's Leadership Summit, held at Trinity University on Saturday, to share their experiences of achieving success being successful in prominent positions of leadership.
At the panel were State Representative Ina Minjarez, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of CST Brands, Kim Lubel, and president of H-E-B San Antonio/West Division, Suzanne Wade. The discussion was moderated by Trinity alum Trish DeBerry, CEO of The DeBerry Group.
All three women leading the panel discussion work in traditionally male-dominated industries: oil & gas, politics, and retail operations management. Read more »
By Amy Drozdiak
Three renowned female leaders formed a panel at the annual Women's Leadership Summit, held at Trinity University on Saturday, to share their experiences of achieving success being successful in prominent positions of leadership.
At the panel were State Representative Ina Minjarez, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of CST Brands, Kim Lubel, and president of H-E-B San Antonio/West Division, Suzanne Wade. The discussion was moderated by Trinity alum Trish DeBerry, CEO of The DeBerry Group.
All three women leading the panel discussion work in traditionally male-dominated industries: oil & gas, politics, and retail operations management. Read more »
Three renowned female leaders formed a panel at the annual Women's Leadership Summit, held at Trinity University on Saturday, to share their experiences of achieving success being successful in prominent positions of leadership.
At the panel were State Representative Ina Minjarez, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of CST Brands, Kim Lubel, and president of H-E-B San Antonio/West Division, Suzanne Wade. The discussion was moderated by Trinity alum Trish DeBerry, CEO of The DeBerry Group.
All three women leading the panel discussion work in traditionally male-dominated industries: oil & gas, politics, and retail operations management. Read more »
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
KRTU Spring Membership Drive a Success
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| J.J. Lopez, KRTU general manager, in his office Photo by Juan Pineda |
Trinity’s jazz station 91.7 KRTU raised approximate $78,000 by the end of their spring membership drive on-air campaign that ended on Friday, surpassing their $75,000 goal.
“We definitely exceeded our expectations," said J.J. Lopez, the general manager of KRTU. The station is poised to raise another $10,000 during the post-drive to reach the overall spring fundraising goal of $85,000. The week-long on air membership drive contributed about 45% toward that goal.
“All this money goes directly into operations which include staff salary, production and operation costs,” Lopez added. Read more »
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Live Coverage of KRTU Spring Fund Drive
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| KRTU station manager JJ Lopez makes online announcements during the fund drive Photo by Amy Drozdiak |
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Jeanette Reynolds, the director of development
at KRTU receives a donor phone call.
Photo by Abby Stigler
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11:16 a.m.
The money raised helps to cover royalty fees, streaming fees, operational costs, and staff and intern salaries. The money allows the station to provide quality jazz music 24/7 to its San Antonio community listeners. The funds will also support their switch to a radio tower that can broadcast music at a greater frequency, and have wider range of service, extending to listeners in Boerne and New Braunfels.
--Amy Drozdiak
11:06 a.m.
The spring membership drive at KRTU, Trinity University's nonprofit radio station, has reached 95% of its funding raising goal.
--Haylee Rodriguez
11:05 a.m.
Tomorrow is the last day of KRTU’s biggest event: the spring membership drive, which started on Friday. Their interns, volunteers and staff are working diligently to receive donations through phone calls and the internet. They have been receiving donations from all over the US. Annual membership starts at $60. It is $40 for seniors and $25 for students.
--Taylor Shelgren Read more »
11:06 a.m.
The spring membership drive at KRTU, Trinity University's nonprofit radio station, has reached 95% of its funding raising goal.
--Haylee Rodriguez
11:05 a.m.
Tomorrow is the last day of KRTU’s biggest event: the spring membership drive, which started on Friday. Their interns, volunteers and staff are working diligently to receive donations through phone calls and the internet. They have been receiving donations from all over the US. Annual membership starts at $60. It is $40 for seniors and $25 for students.
--Taylor Shelgren Read more »
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Organizations Present Opportunities for Gap Year
The panelists give students information about their
organization (from left to right Jennifer Rodriguez,
Brendan Cavanagh, Melissa Cano and Sarah Ramos)
Photo by Katie Ramirez
By Carlos Ealy
Representatives from several well-known organizations met with Trinity students to talk about potential gap year opportunities on Friday at the Coates University Center.
City Year, Peace Corps, Teach for America, and TU College Advising Corps joined the Gap Year Service Panel, sponsored by Trinity’s Center for Experiential Learning & Career Success and Trinity University Volunteer Action Community, as part of the Lunch and Learn series.
These organizations provide community service opportunities for students who what to take a gap year, or a year off from school to do something else. About 20 students attended the meeting.
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| The panelists give students information about their organization (from left to right Jennifer Rodriguez, Brendan Cavanagh, Melissa Cano and Sarah Ramos) Photo by Katie Ramirez |
Representatives from several well-known organizations met with Trinity students to talk about potential gap year opportunities on Friday at the Coates University Center.
City Year, Peace Corps, Teach for America, and TU College Advising Corps joined the Gap Year Service Panel, sponsored by Trinity’s Center for Experiential Learning & Career Success and Trinity University Volunteer Action Community, as part of the Lunch and Learn series.
These organizations provide community service opportunities for students who what to take a gap year, or a year off from school to do something else. About 20 students attended the meeting.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
College Students Spending Spring Break Exploring Social Injustice and Racial Reconciliation
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| SAUP students in the Fellowship Hall Photos by Nancy Li |
More than 100 college students from around Texas and beyond spent their Spring Break living in Highland Terrace Outreach Center, a church on the Southeast side of San Antonio, to learn about social justice issues in the context of the Christian gospel. One of these issues, racism, emotionally touched many.
“Race has been used to devalue people in the name of God,” Ryan Cook, a staff volunteer with the San Antonio Urban Project (SAUP) and a Trinity University alumnus, told 130 college students from Texas Women’s University, Texas Southern University, University of Oklahoma, Trinity University and other colleges on March 12, the first day of a seven-day missions project.
Cook shared his personal stories as a black man, including people telling him how he spoke well for a black man or when one of his coworkers looked at him and said that he could act out Ben Carson in a skit held among colleagues.
Read more »
Monday, February 29, 2016
Ted Cruz Visits San Antonio Right Before Super Tuesday
More than 1500 people gather in the Shrine Auditorium in San Antonio for a Ted Cruz rally on Monday
Photos by Robert Smith
By Robert Smith
Over 1500 people packed the Shrine Auditorium near Stone Oak Monday afternoon during a rally for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz.
Just one day before the Super Tuesday, Cruz is visiting Texas’ major cities in a last minute attempt to sway voters. With his wife Heidi and two daughters next to him, Cruz took the stage to a standing ovation and patriotic country music.
“This election is going to focus on three issues: jobs, freedom, and security,” Cruz told the supporters. “The heart of our economy is small business; you wanna hammer the economy you hammer small businesses. You wanna lift the economy then have the federal government lift their boots of the necks of small businesses.” Read more »
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| More than 1500 people gather in the Shrine Auditorium in San Antonio for a Ted Cruz rally on Monday Photos by Robert Smith |
By Robert Smith
Over 1500 people packed the Shrine Auditorium near Stone Oak Monday afternoon during a rally for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz.
Just one day before the Super Tuesday, Cruz is visiting Texas’ major cities in a last minute attempt to sway voters. With his wife Heidi and two daughters next to him, Cruz took the stage to a standing ovation and patriotic country music.
“This election is going to focus on three issues: jobs, freedom, and security,” Cruz told the supporters. “The heart of our economy is small business; you wanna hammer the economy you hammer small businesses. You wanna lift the economy then have the federal government lift their boots of the necks of small businesses.” Read more »
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Trinity University President Leads Day of Service
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| Volunteers at Lamar Elementary School Photos by Sara McCarty |
Dr. Danny Anderson, Trinity University’s new president, spent Saturday morning raking leaves and helping with landscaping at Lamar Elementary School, as part of the Trinity Gives Back community service day.
Instead of his normal attire of suit, Anderson was wearing jeans and the "uniform" of the day, a maroon Trinity Gives Back T-shirt. As soon as he arrived at the elementary school, he went straight for the gardening gloves and began raking.
Lamar Elementary, which is in Trinity’s neighborhood, is one of a dozen locations around San Antonio where volunteers, including Trinity students, faculty, staff and alumni, spent the day doing various community services.
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Volunteers Gave Providence Place a Makeover
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Trinity University President Danny Anderson
rallies the troops on Saturday morning
Photos by Abby Stigler
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It was with groggy eyes and breakfast taco filled stomachs that 500 Trinity volunteers gathered in the Bell Center yesterday at 7:30 a.m. to kick off the President’s Day of Service.
Busses carted off volunteers in big and small groups, ranging from 8 to 85 people each, to various sites across San Antonio, including Daily Bread Ministries, San Antonio Food Bank, Haven for Hope, and several others, where students, professors, and community members were geared up to help places in need.
Among them were 50 volunteers who came to Providence Place, a non-profit organization that provides an educational center for people with disabilities as well as a service that helps pregnant women who do not wish to keep their baby find adoption families.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Concert for the Cure Threw Its 11th Annual Party
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Aaron Einhouse, singer-songwriter from Austin,
Texas, opens Saturday's concert.
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By Taylor Shelgren
More than 200 Trinity University students gathered at Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio, where singer-songwriter Aaron Einhouse opened the 11th annual Concert for the Cure on Saturday.
The crowd two stepped in cowboy boots to the music, which also included a performance by country singer Roger Creager. Members of Gamma Chi Delta, the Trinity sorority that started this concert, all donned their green jersey. Read more »
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