Trinity Steps Up Efforts Toward A More Diverse Campus

By Alex Gereda-Gordon

Arianna Siddiqui, a sophomore who is a Muslim, still remembers an episode happening just two weeks after she started at Trinity. A fellow student asked her how she could be part of "a religion filled with child rapists." Siddiqui was very upset and frustrated by such an anti-Muslim comment.

Along with Siddiqui, other students and staff are aware of the many challenges facing minorities on campus. Many believe that Trinity could do better at creating a more positive, diverse campus.

Trinity Holds Vigil for Christchurch Victims

Members of the Trinity community gather at the 

Murchison Bell Tower for the vigil (photo by Jillian Cready)

By Jillian Cready

About 100 Trinity University students, faculty, and staff gathered at the Murchison Bell Tower on Wednesday for a vigil to honor the 50 lives lost last Friday at the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Center in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Trinity’s Chaplain Alex Serna-Wallender and a few faculty and staff members, including Trinity’s Director for Diversion and Inclusion Alli Roman, started the vigil by speaking about how this tragedy affected Muslims worldwide. Members of Trinity’s Muslim Student Association read a few phrases from the Quran and reflected on how death is understood in the Muslim community.

SGA Discusses Funding and Bringing Scooters to Campus

By Makenna Bentley and Samuel McWhorter

SGA did not approve funding for the Henna Night, for now, but pushed forward the discussion of bringing Trinity branded scooters to campus.

At the SGA meeting on Wednesday, Muslim Student Association (MSA) presented proposal for funding for the annual Henna Night, featuring performances, traditional costumes fashion show, and free food.

Maggie Cheatham, senior Psychology and Art major, was a volunteer for last years fashion show. “Each piece in the show was more beautiful than the next. I had a wonderful opportunity to wear a hand sewn piece from Nigeria,” she said.

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".