Celebrating Valentine’s Day The Alternative Way at Trinity

Linda Ready reads her poem at the poem contest.

(Photo by Emily Bae)

By Emily Bae

Today is Valentine’s Day, the holiday that steals your heart. But it doesn’t have to.

“Valentine’s Day is such a hard, awkward time where singles don’t like the holiday and want people to come together,” said Alex Motter, sophomore majoring business analytical and technology, an editor of the Trinity Review, which hosted a love and anti-love poem contest on Friday.

Six students shared their poems, ranging from beautiful love stories to awkward Tinder stories to melancholy break up stories. Some of the poems were simply notes that the author would leave for themselves after their breakup, and others compared love to gum.

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.”

Philanthropy Week Encourages Students to Give Back

Peyton Wionzek, sophomore, visits with Trinity Student Ambassadors
 during the Tumbling Towers event. Trinity’s most famous landmark,
the towers, was funded by donors. (Photo by Paige Johnson)

By Paige Johnson

Trinity’s annual Philanthropy Week ends today with “Opportuni-Key,” where students can try their luck at opening a treasure chest with a key, picked from a pile of nearly 400. Only about five of them will work. Small Trinity gears, such as branded cups, bags, and other prizes are waiting in the chest.

Trinity University Student Ambassadors hosted the week to promote student philanthropy. Instead of soliciting donations, the theme of the event is “I Heart TU,” calling for students to pause and appreciate all that Trinity has to offer.

Bid Day 2018 Welcomes 200 New Members

New Members of Sigma Theta Tau with
orientation chair Yvette Pena
(Photo by Ruthie Rubin)

By Ruthie Rubin

Trinity’s Greek life welcomed nearly 200 new members on Friday’s Bid Day.

Bid Day is the day on which Trinity sororities and fraternities extend invitations or “bids” to their new members.

Among them were 129 new sorority members and 79 new fraternity members, who lined up at the Coates University Center to receive their bid cards from the Greek Council.

The Mini 2018 Features Seven Unique Art Pieces

Kristina Reinis explains her artwork to a visitor. 
(photo by Joy Yauger Camp)

By Joy Yauger Camp

Last week, 10 student artists at Trinity University debuted their artwork in a formal exhibition for the first time on campus, said Randy Wallace, 49, the acting Studio Manager here at Trinity University.

A competitively juried annual student exhibition, The Mini 2018 attracted more than 200 visitors on the opening night on Thursday at the Michael and Noémi Neidorff Art Gallery. Wallace said he was “thrilled about it.” He attributed the big turn out to the fact that the show is not a “cookie cutter show,” but showcased seven pieces of unique artwork.

Special Report: Field Geology in China, 2017

This video documents the Field Geology in China summer program, held in June 2017, in Guizhou and Yunnan. Dr. Dan Lehrmann, professor of geology at Trinity University, led the program, together with Dr. Josie Liu from Trinity and Dr. Thomas Adams from Witte Museum.

During the three-week journey, 12 Trinity students worked closely with 13 students from Guizhou University and Guizhou Normal University, led by Professor Youyi Yu, on field geology, research and cultural exchange.

The program was one of several Trinity University's faculty-led study abroad summer programs in 2017.

City Vista Set to House Trinity Students in the Fall

City Vista apartments sit right across the Trinity campus

By Elizabeth McEnrue & Abigail Tisdale

On the morning of January 18, Taylor Mobley ‘16, a current tenant of City Vista apartments, saw a post from Trinity’s Facebook page about its recent purchase of the complex she calls home.

“I saw the picture and even seeing the picture I said, there has to be another City Vista.They would not do this to me," said Mobley. "So I click on the link, and lo and behold, they bought my apartment complex!"

On that same morning, Trinity University students received an email from President Danny Anderson regarding the acquisition.