Trinity Banter | Site-Wide Activity https://commons.trincoll.edu/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:29:28 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 6a5bf4b08dd3ca0f1bd7f4f6b5e918ba Watkinson wrote a new post, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Alden R. Gordon ’69 donates his faculty papers and alumni memorabilia to the Trinity College Archives, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2399 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:30:33 -0400 Alden Rand Gordon, member of the Trinity class of 1969 and Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts, Emeritus, has recently donated his collection of faculty papers and alumni memorabilia to the […]

]]> 2c4466308ac867dbf9a4ecbff0750c02 nturner wrote a new post, Upcoming Classics Courses for Next Semester and Summer, on the site Trinity College Classical Studies Department https://commons.trincoll.edu/classics/?p=833 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:45:52 -0400

]]> 1dbbe1692529e7eec6ec8ac92e58a4be Watkinson wrote a new post, Trinity’s FIRST Microcomputer: New Exhibit in Lobby of MECC, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2374 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:44:56 -0400 Earlier this month, on March 10, 2026, a new exhibit was installed in the ground-floor lobby at the eastern end of the Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science (MECC) building on Trinity College’s campus. […]

]]> e2737522df8c042f0734c92b147721e4 Watkinson wrote a new post, Watkinson Library Acquires Five New Artists’ Books, Courtesy of Booklyn, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2371 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:37:13 -0400 by Casey Machenheimer, Special Collections and Archives Librarian for Public Services, Research, and Outreach

The Watkinson Library has acquired five new artists’ books, courtesy of the artist-run n […]

]]> 0e75082e1eb252f46a70576b1bd7c92f Watkinson wrote a new post, Making the Box: Trinity Students Design Building Models, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2366 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:37:12 -0400 The Scheuch Atrium in the Raether Library currently features a new exhibit comprised largely of models built by students taking courses on architecture.

“Making the Box” Exhibit, Scheuch Atrium Exhibit Cas […]

]]> 267d9e531b0d21f966d945c5f438d575 Watkinson wrote a new post, On the Anniversary of the Great Blizzard: March 12-14, 1888, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2360 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:06:15 -0400 By Amanda M.B. Matava, Digital Archivist

The Great Blizzard of 1888 (sometimes called the “Great White Hurricane”) was one of the deadliest and most unusual snowstorms in American history. It also has the cur […]

]]> c591dad08eb7422df44f229bbd8b423e nturner wrote a new post, Dr. Megan Crutcher Gives Presentation on Maritime Archaeology in Liberia, on the site Trinity College Classical Studies Department https://commons.trincoll.edu/classics/?p=829 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:15:17 -0500 Liberia is primarily known as the first African nation to free itself from colonization, but in Dr. Crutcher’s presentation on February 26th, she discussed in depth how modern cargo ship wrecks and ghost ships can […]

]]> 9a6cbcd20f8b7384c726a09cf4e1c004 Dave wrote a new post, Join us for the 2026 Day of Digital Scholarship!, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2356 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:55:16 -0500 The annual Day of Digital Scholarship is an open-house-style symposium that highlights a variety of digital works and applications including podcasts, films, digital exhibits, StoryMaps, 3-D printing, robotics, […]

]]> 78a12fd87dd4bd8c5916712f8b9ab139 rberanis wrote a new post, There’s More Help Here Than You Think , on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2354 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:00:14 -0500 When students struggle it’s not because they aren’t capable; it’s because they try to figure everything out alone. Trinity has a wide range of resources in place to support you in a variety of areas inclu […]

]]> 78a12fd87dd4bd8c5916712f8b9ab139 rberanis wrote a new post, There’s More Help Here Than You Think , on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3437 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:00:14 -0500 When students struggle it’s not because they aren’t capable; it’s because they try to figure everything out alone. Trinity has a wide range of resources in place to support you in a variety of areas inclu […]

]]> 31866617489ca7d9a046dabed4358791 Watkinson wrote a new post, Preserving/Conserving the Past, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2347 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:35:45 -0500 By Eric Johnson-DeBaufre, Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian

Visitors to Watkinson Library occasionally ask us what we do to keep our materials in good condition. Our usual answer is that we […]

]]> 96e8e1614114b2cef47afa491448d435 nturner wrote a new post, Doctor Emily Brown Presents on Urban vs Rural Life in the Roman Empire, on the site Trinity College Classical Studies Department https://commons.trincoll.edu/classics/?p=826 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:47:26 -0500 Professor Brown, a visiting assistant professor in the Classical Studies department, gave a talk at the Society for Classical Studies’ 157th annual meeting in San Francisco, CA, in January. Professor Brown spoke […]

]]> 6ee0f221a2ce6c4106c3be11dfcbda72 Amy Harrell wrote a new post, Highlights from Banned Books Week 2025, on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3425 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:10:29 -0500 Banned Books Week is one of those moments when libraries are invited to highlight the values at the core of our work. This year, the Libraries and Digital Learning team embraced that opportunity. Over the course […]

]]> 276adb65acfdf48b5d420b536f9318f2 David Chappell wrote a new post, Words Without Burden: The Cosmonaut Ludmila Recording and its Misinterpretation, on the site Eclectic https://commons.trincoll.edu/eclectic/?p=466 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:50:13 -0500 The so-called Cosmonaut Ludmila recording is of a series of radio transmissions intercepted by the Judica-Cordiglia brothers in May of 1961 on a channel which they believed was used by the Soviet space program. […]

[audio src="http://media.libsyn.com/media/skeptoid/mc_woman.mp3"]

]]> d199bd3040651fb316f7dd9ac132108b rberanis wrote a new post, Free Speech and the Power of Expression, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2338 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:32:00 -0500 What does it mean to speak freely, and who gets to decide where the limits lie? This month’s library display explores the evolving story of free speech through history, activism, media, and higher education. F […]

]]> d199bd3040651fb316f7dd9ac132108b rberanis wrote a new post, Free Speech and the Power of Expression, on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3409 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:32:00 -0500 What does it mean to speak freely, and who gets to decide where the limits lie? This month’s library display explores the evolving story of free speech through history, activism, media, and higher education. F […]

]]> c9951c806488113e155639a27175b809 rberanis wrote a new post, Student Learning with AI at Trinity, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News http://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2335 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:13:02 -0400 College isn’t just about memorizing facts, it’s about learning to ask better questions, consider different viewpoints, and connect ideas in new ways. Now that artificial intelligence is becoming part of how we lea […]

]]> f515f1bb7de638bb89a36295fdb74670 rberanis wrote a new post, Student Learning with AI at Trinity, on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3403 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:13:02 -0400 College isn’t just about memorizing facts, it’s about learning to ask better questions, consider different viewpoints, and connect ideas in new ways. Now that artificial intelligence is becoming part of how we lea […]

]]> aa816aa7d8a34999b1cedabd0d6d55d6 David Chappell commented on the post, Nessus in the Role of a Tease, on the site Eclectic https://commons.trincoll.edu/eclectic/nessus-in-the-role-of-a-tease/#comment-12246 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:28:51 -0400 Nessus has done it again. They have confused two Internet Software Consortium projects. One of the Nessus plugins is supposed to make sure the BIND DNS server on Debian is at at least version 9.16.27-1~deb11u1, […]

]]> 263bf24d218b412f307e0490d8cc5f05 Dave wrote a new post, Undefined pop up error in Moodle, on the site Moodle Resource Center https://commons.trincoll.edu/moodle/?p=2263 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:52:12 -0400 Moodle and TCOnline don’t play well together when you have tabs open for both at the same time. We are still investigating but here is what we can share.

The issue presents itself in a few different […]

]]> ec6a09a802b28229b04eefa48acb8f2f rberanis wrote a new post, More Than Just a Display, Celebrating the Freedom to Read, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2333 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:55:12 -0400 Banned Books Week is here, and this year we’re taking it to the next level. The library team has put together a big, bold display and a full week of events to celebrate the freedom to read and to explore s […]

]]> 24b57718e69585fec554ee5123192347 rberanis wrote a new post, More Than Just a Display, Celebrating the Freedom to Read, on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3385 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:55:12 -0400 Banned Books Week is here, and this year we’re taking it to the next level. The library team has put together a big, bold display and a full week of events to celebrate the freedom to read and to explore s […]

]]> a98c8981e22cfd9a00f311d38dadfd1f David Chappell wrote a new post, Every Sound Soon Dies, on the site Eclectic https://commons.trincoll.edu/eclectic/?p=458 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:34:02 -0400 Since my previous article on Marconi I have tracked down the source of the extraordinary assertion made in the Provincetown Independent that the radio pioneer believed “sound never disappears from Earth”.i All […]

]]> dba86689a4bf9f31053cfd8c3b365515 rberanis wrote a new post, Semester in Motion: Explore Helpful Resources on Level A, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2331 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:00:13 -0400 The semester is well underway, and now’s a great time to pause, catch your breath, and see what Trinity College Library has to offer. Our “Back to School” book display on Level A is packed with resources to help […]

]]> dba86689a4bf9f31053cfd8c3b365515 rberanis wrote a new post, Semester in Motion: Explore Helpful Resources on Level A, on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3378 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:00:13 -0400 The semester is well underway, and now’s a great time to pause, catch your breath, and see what Trinity College Library has to offer. Our “Back to School” book display on Level A is packed with resources to help […]

]]> 490986c33a68d8bfc5a96e55dd1ce147 Sheila Reagan wrote a new post, Adding an External Tool in Moodle 4.5, on the site Moodle Resource Center https://commons.trincoll.edu/moodle/?p=2255 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:24:57 -0400 Since updating to Moodle 4.5, adding an external tool has changed slightly. To add a tool not shown in the “Add an activity or resource” menu, navigate to “More” on the blue bar of options and select LTI […]

]]> c861ed88a6829d3787c3bdb63863fee6 David Chappell wrote a new post, Nessus in the Role of a Tease, on the site Eclectic https://commons.trincoll.edu/eclectic/?p=490 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:04:11 -0400 Nessus is a security scanner sold by a company called Tenable. It runs through a customer’s network checking to see whether the computers have any known defects which could undermine their […]

]]> 3cb491dd83267c022b16e583b72192a1 Matthew Ouimette wrote a new post, Downloading Course Files, on the site Moodle Resource Center https://commons.trincoll.edu/moodle/?p=2250 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:48:20 -0400 Using the Folder Resource to Store Course Files
 While Moodle doesn’t have a course-wide “Files” area or “Download All Files” button, the Folder resource gives you the next best thing: a single place per week (o […]

]]> db8ee3fe744c708b6928aeceda589d7a Dave wrote a new post, What's New in Moodle 4.5, on the site Moodle Resource Center https://commons.trincoll.edu/moodle/?p=2240 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:45:04 -0400 We’re excited to announce that our Moodle learning management system will soon be updated from version 4.1 to 4.5. While this new release brings meaningful improvements to the user experience, teaching w […]

]]> 621a66b20b15eb0b5841024343bdf6a1 Watkinson wrote a new post, Breaking the Box: Trinity Students Design an Addition to the Raether Library, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2326 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:23:58 -0400 What does the library of the future look like? In spring 2025, Visiting Professor of Practice Rob Rothblatt, known for his lead role in designing the Sacramento Kings’ arena Golden1, taught the “Elements of Arc […]

]]> 78f6e66619ef0ada06ebf696d700197b Luis Martinez wrote a new post, Spencer Rooney '27 Selected as The 2025 Trigg Summer Research Fellow, on the site Martinez Lab https://commons.trincoll.edu/martinez-lab/?p=636 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:59:24 -0400 Congratulations to Spencer on being named this year’s awardee! The Trigg Summer Research Fellow is selected from amongst the students conducting summer research with a Trinity faculty member. Thanks to Dr. Michael […]

]]> beb813b27e21296d269c54e578d1606b Luis Martinez wrote a new post, Aili Ramsden '25 Awarded Fulbright to Attend Maastricht University, on the site Martinez Lab https://commons.trincoll.edu/martinez-lab/?p=634 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:45:43 -0400 Congratulations to Aili on receiving the fulbright! A writeup discussing her award as well as her time at Trinity can be found here:

P.S., the Stroopwafels didn’t last very long, so please send more!

 

]]> 91699e8f961507d121cdbf37053ad705 rberanis wrote a new post, Summer Fun: Find Your Next Adventure in the Library , on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2321 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:58:34 -0400 Summer on campus has a rhythm of its own… slower mornings, golden afternoons, and a little more room to breathe between responsibilities. Whether you’re here for research, working a campus job, or just passing thr […]

]]> c19f9398882dc58ac3efd0dd2fbe72ea rberanis wrote a new post, Summer Fun: Find Your Next Adventure in the Library , on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3370 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:58:34 -0400 Summer on campus has a rhythm of its own… slower mornings, golden afternoons, and a little more room to breathe between responsibilities. Whether you’re here for research, working a campus job, or just passing t […]

]]> f678d31ce8e9aa641f3d3b3f0dc9dbf8 David Chappell commented on the post, ChatGPT Hallucinates about Newton’s Faith, on the site Eclectic https://commons.trincoll.edu/eclectic/chatgpt-hallucinates-about-newtons-faith/#comment-11627 Mon, 19 May 2025 13:38:29 -0400 I think that is a function of the training data. Better understandings of the history and philosophy of science are starting to spread out of academia. But the simplistic narratives of Whig historiography which […]

]]> d5d1e44fad5752b759032b0d070888dd Watkinson wrote a new post, “For the love of postage – write”:  I Found it at the Watkinson!, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2315 Fri, 09 May 2025 14:52:53 -0400 by Emma Markowski ’25, student assistant at the Watkinson Library

The Watkinson recently received a new accession that contained the letters of a young World War I soldier, Edward Bulkeley Van Zile, writing t […]

]]> 6ae73253cb6217bc4268687d6e379792 Watkinson wrote a new post, Made by Hand: Labor, Craft, and the Quiet Power of Resistance, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2313 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:50:40 -0400 An Exhibit in the Watkinson Library, curated by Christina Bleyer

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi

In an era obsessed with speed, disposability, and mass production, Made by Hand […]

]]> 3b1d43a871de84591e02e818aee98f3c Watkinson wrote a new post, Watkinson Acquires Four New Artists’ Books, Courtesy of Booklyn, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2100 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:59:49 -0500 The Watkinson Library has acquired four new artists’ books, courtesy of the artist-run non-profit, Booklyn.

the things we take (and the things we couldn’t) by Gino Romero, Brooklyn, NY

This boo […]

]]> 7e2db39c729c8c74e86b04167a5b4642 Joelle Thomas wrote a new post, Join us for the 2025 Day of Digital Scholarship!, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2098 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:00:26 -0500 The Day of Digital Scholarship is a yearly event that highlights the work Trinity students, faculty, and staff have made with digital software or tools. This open-house-style symposium highlights a variety o […]

]]> ef8134d30757fdff2c76a0ba03bd2f73 Watkinson wrote a new post, Witness to History: Gladys Gage and the Internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2089 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:00:00 -0500 Just over 83 years ago, on December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the U.S. port at Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i, drawing the previously neutral United States into joining the side of the Allies in World W […]

]]> ad658168a2050fc2ecea6728cde8416c Amanda Matava wrote a new post, Trinity Launches New Digital Repository, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2086 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:46:16 -0500 The Trinity Library recently announced the new Digital Repository, a site in JSTOR which houses and provides access to scholarly and creative works by Trinity College community members and digitized materials from […]

]]> ad658168a2050fc2ecea6728cde8416c Amanda Matava wrote a new post, Trinity Launches New Digital Repository, on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3344 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:46:16 -0500 The Trinity Library recently announced the new Digital Repository, a site in JSTOR which houses and provides access to scholarly and creative works by Trinity College community members and digitized materials from […]

]]> 406a26837000289ea81218651dcb3423 Watkinson wrote a new post, Former USAID editor graduated with Trinity Class of 1964, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2083 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:49:03 -0500 Between 2002 and 2012, Ben Barber ’64 served as senior writer, photographer and editor for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He was in charge of the production of the magazine F […]

]]> f45e3d52d0b45be0a375aab51e056a81 Amy Harrell wrote a new post, AI-Based Library Research Tools, on the site Libraries & Digital Learning https://commons.trincoll.edu/library/?p=3340 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:00:19 -0500 There are many AI-based tools under constant development that can help you locate, understand, and/or summarize research literature. A non-exhaustive list would include: Semantic Scholar, Elicit, Research Rabbit, […]

]]> 5f7b08548e70a0af8da3586947c9df35 Dave wrote a new post, WITT 2025: Making AI Work for You and Your Students, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2075 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:58:45 -0500 Save the Date 1/16/25 – Winter Institute on Teaching with Technology: Making AI Work for You and Your Students  

Are you curious about the AI landscape and what AI can do for you and your stu […]

]]> 1f6489fe5d7df623bf5b398d07662bfd Matt Ouimette wrote a new post, Using AI as a Study Partner, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2072 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:20:41 -0500 Finals week is here and we know what that means: caffeine, all-nighters, and endless to-do lists. But what if you could have a personal assistant to help you study smarter, not harder? AI tools like Notebook LM, […]

]]> b21fa545287568726e2ffd2452e6cbde Watkinson wrote a new post, David Spicer & His Passion for Organ Music, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2068 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:51:48 -0500 David Spicer’s annotations on Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” Op. 123

by Emma Markowski ’25, student assistant at the Watkinson Library 

Carefully curated scrapbooks, boxes filled with sheets of organ musi […]

]]> 5282a090d19b1b65b866bced16e7e97c David Chappell wrote a new post, ChatGPT Hallucinates about Newton’s Faith, on the site Eclectic https://commons.trincoll.edu/eclectic/?p=469 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:36:59 -0500 We can learn much about how ChatGPT works from a single question. This question was posed to ChatGPT 3.5 on February 13, 2023.

Question

Why didn’t Newton accept the Trinity?

ChatGPT’s A […]

]]> 0e8e14ee00f72fc924c40d4c568d45fc Dave wrote a new post, Research Computing @ Trinity, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2066 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:41:38 -0500 Research Computing is a more general term for what is commonly called High Performance Computing (HPC). Research Computing comes in many forms in pretty much every discipline. The scale of computing needs can […]

]]> db7efe760f6eb0d91f46a7b3377c0c91 Amy Harrell wrote a new post, Trinity now has access to the Hartford Courant website, on the site Library & Information Technology Services News https://commons.trincoll.edu/isnews/?p=2061 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:19:18 -0500 Trinity users can now access the entire Hartford Courant website for free. Just go to  https://courseguides.trincoll.edu/courantsite  and select “Anonymous Access 24h” from the welcome page.
To access the Coura […]

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