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.

Immigrant Lawyer Discusses Issues with U.S. Immigration System

Erica Schommer gives a lecture on representing immigrants
in Texas (photo by Nick Smetzer)

By Nick Smetzer

The immigration systems in the United States is laden with various problems, from historical bias to contemporary challenges, immigrant lawyer Erica Schommer told an audience at Trinity University on Wednesday.

Schommer said the U.S. has a “history of exclusionary motives,” which has contributed to the shaping of the nation’s immigration policy and its flaws. She outlined how politics and policy were once used against immigrating Catholics, Asians and Jews, before recent political discourse turned towards demonizing immigrants from Mexico and Central America.

Growing Greener Generations, Trinity Embraces Change

By Robert Smith

The Trinity University Community Garden outside the Storch building may not seem fancy, but has a significant purpose.

The garden is just one of the projects that are in the work as Trinity University embraces changes that would allow the university to run and grow in a more environmental friendly and sustainable way.

The garden has seen tremendous growth in past years, both in plants and popularity. “Other colleges and universities have begun to make use of urban space in the interest of sustainability and energy saving practices,” says garden director and senior student Nathan King. “We hope to use the garden as a vehicle to bring sustainability to the forefront.”