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 Faculty and Students Debate Activity Blocks

Dr. Sheryl Tynes

Photo by Nancy Li

By Nancy Li 

Every semester, professors and students witness over-involvement and burnout among students here at Trinity.

Mark Lewis, a professor in the Computer Science department, has seen these problems starting from many students’ first year. Some young freshman, seeing that they spend only 15 hours per week in class, decide to sign up for multiple organizations. Many of them later see extracurricular activities and academic commitments clash.

By the time they realized that they didn’t have a lot of free time, they would end up being in a bad position “because they over committed their time,” says Lewis.