Trinity College, through the Office of Community Relations, sponsored a little league team in Mayor Mike Peters Little League for the past three seasons. This year’s team, made up of 16 players from the Hartford area, finished with a 5-6 record. Trinity played an instrumental role in revitalizing the Mayor Mike League after it had been defunct for many years. Trinity recently hosted the team and their families for its annual banquet which was held July 7th in the Vernon Social Center. Each player received a team trophy and a special book about the City of Hartford.

In the above photo, Matt Bermudez ’09 works with physics professor David Branning to collect a sample of 17 million polarization measurements on single photons. Each photon was prepared in a quantum superposition state of Horizontal (H) and Vertical (V) polarization, and then measured, with a polarizer and detectors, to be either H- or V-polarized. The sequence of H-V outcomes, which is predicted to be random by quantum mechanics, were then subjected to fifteen tests developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for computer-based random-number generators. Branning is now working on a follow-up to this project with other students.  The results will be published in the September issue of the Journal of the Optical Society of America.

Dr. William Johnson, Professor of Geology at the University of Kansas, Michelle Payton ’12 and Giuliani Lopez ’11, environmental studies majors at Trinity, analyze the magnetic properties of soils at the Konza Prairie, a long-term ecological research station in central Kansas.  The priority of their research is to strengthen the understanding of the processes that affect the magnetic (and non-magnetic) properties of modern and buried soils, which is an important step in using soils as reliable recorders of past climate.  The team analyzes the magnetic properties of soils that have experienced a range of prescribed burns for more than 20 years in order to quantify the effect of prairie-fires on soils.

Konza Prairie is located in the Flint Hills of Kansas, a plateau dissected by small streams,
creating a landscape characterized by broad, flat-topped ridges. 
Photos by Christoph Geiss, Associate Professor of Physics and Environmental Science at Trinity 

Trinity students in the China Summer Study Program stand in front of MTD (Suzhou) Corp. managed by Charles Moll ’93 (Asian Studies Major) in Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Moll is the General Manager of this 200 person factory that makes lawn mowers, edgers, tillers, and snow blowers for the China market, the U.S. market, Australia, and Europe. Moll gave Trinity students a presentation on his experience and a tour of his factory and company.

Pooja Shakya ’11 won the Best Undergraduate Poster Award at the North Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (NAC SETAC) annual meeting, on June 3-4, 2010.  The title of Shakya’s poster was: “Synergism and Antagonism in Toxicity of Mixtures of Pharmaceuticals to Daphnia Magna.”

The awardees in the photo (left to right): Sara Collins (Best Overall Platform Presentation), Cynthia Kendall McKenzie (Best 1st Time Platform Presentation), Pooja Shakya (Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation), Victoria Paris Sacks (Best Overall Poster Presentation). 

Photo courtesy of  www.nacsetac.org

The Trinity men’s squash team was honored by the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park after the team won it’s record 12th consecutive College Squash Association (CSA) National Team Championship crown this year.   Trinity finished the 2009-10 season with its 12th straight perfect season at 22-0 and captured its fourth consecutive New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship title, and its 13th straight Intercollegiate Squash Association Dual Match title.  The Bantams, coached by Paul Assaiante (16th Season), extended the longest known winning streak in the history of intercollegiate varsity sports to 224 triumphs in a row.  (photo courtesy of Joey Roberts ’11)

Berimbrown, Brazil’s 10-member Afro-fusion band, headlined the fourth annual Samba Fest at Trinity College, as part of the group’s North American debut.  Despite rain forcing the event indoors to the Koeppel Community Sports Center, that did not get in the way of a day of dynamic music and festivity.  The event continues to gain popularity around the city of Hartford, as evidenced by another strong turnout from the community.  (photo by Zach Epstein ’10)

 
The evolution of the female Bantam began 40 years ago, when Trinity allowed its first female students.  The athletic programs for women’s sports have flourished since, winning league titles, and performing on a national stage in several sports, including two National Championships apiece in both women’s squash and women’s crew.  For the Trinity athletics page, visit: athletics.trincoll.edu. 

Cotdell Tunin was one of many local middle school students at the Washington Room in Mather Hall for the SPS Second Annual Physics Fair at Trinity College this spring.  Each student presented their physics experiment to a panel of judges. The top projects were awarded with high quality prizes, including a high powered refracting telescope.  (Photo by Zach Epstein ’10)

This music slideshow includes photos by Nick Lacy, with music sung by the 1991 Chapel Singers and written by Robert Edward Smith, Composer in Residence at Trinity, celebrating his 30th year at the College.  The piece is entitled, “Blessed City, Heavenly Salem.”  The Chapel Singers will perform from 11:30 a.m. to noon on Sat., May 22, 2010 as a Commencement weekend event.

The prestigious Trinity College Chapel Singers, which formed in 1824, is the oldest student group on campus.  The diverse collection of undergraduate students, directed by John Rose, performs regularly at campus events, has performed around the world, including in England, Italy, San Francisco, and the United States Virgin Islands.  In addition, the group will be traveling to perform in Montreal and Quebec City on May 24.