CHARLES TUCKWELL ’18 CONTRIBUTING WRITER Cars at Trinity are too big. Parking spots at Trinity are also too big. The result is a true calamity limited parking on campus. Where I come from, a carpark is like a tin of sardines. Everyone’s packed in tightly and no one wants to be there. And this is how they should be, a… Continue Reading
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Category Archives: OPINIONS
The Juul Culture at Trinity May Become Harmful
KATHERINE HOLMAN ’20 CONTRIBUTING WRITER One beautiful summer day, I was making the trek to Cape Cod, Massachusetts with one of my friends. We had Spotify blasting as we were stuck in Cape Cod bumper-to-bumper traffic; remaining that way for the next hour. All of a sudden, in the car next to us, we spot… Continue Reading
Want to Chat in the Library? Don’t Even Think About It.
CHARLES TUCKWELL ’18 CONTRIBUTING WRITER People who do not stop talking in the library should be kicked out and suspended from the library for ten days. These chin-wagging hyenas are a curse on the Raether Library and need to be dealt with immediately. Now, most of you reading this will readily acknowledge that the Library… Continue Reading
Satirical Savery: Make Spring Weekend Great Again!
HUNTER SAVERY ’20 OPINION EDITOR Another Spring Weekend has come to a close, and all of the classics were present: darties, concerts from almost notable artists, destruction of property, and of course the cancellation of a controversial headliner. Last year, I wrote that Spring Weekend was not wild enough, this year I am more convinced… Continue Reading
Course Selection Process Causes Unnecessary Stress
KATIE CORT ’19 CONTRIBUTING WRITER The day of course selection I was home, snuggled in my bed. I set my alarm for 6:50 AM on the dot, knowing I would definitely need a few extra minutes to pull out my laptop and get everything loaded up. When the time came and my alarm went off,… Continue Reading
Spring Weekend Selection Process: Time for Reform
NOAH KOEPPEL ’18 CONTRIBUTING WRITER For the second time in three years, a lack of transparency and sense of uncertainty regarding the school’s spring weekend concert has permeated campus conversations. What was once a staple of Trinity’s social calendar and a selling point to lure prospective students during tours and admissions events has turned into… Continue Reading
Gym Etiquette Vital for the Well-Being of Ferris
JAMES CALABRESI ’20 STAFF WRITER It is with a drooping sadness that I set out to right the wrongs of a particular aspect of gym etiquette that I believe has been overlooked for too long by frequent Ferris visitors. I am talking about the inconveniencing practice of wrapping the emergency stop line around the treadmill… Continue Reading
Brew Club Meets More than Student Government
TAYLOR OGAN ’18 CONTRIBUTING WRITER I am not on the Student Government Association (SGA), and have never thought about joining. I am approaching this as an outsider. As my time at Trinity comes to an end, I recently have been thinking about what progress Trinity students have made in the past four years, and… Continue Reading
Sustainability Needs To Be a Lifestyle at Trinity
KAY MALONEY ’20 CONTRIBUTING WRITER It is crucial that at Trinity, we strive to educate and help students create programs that propel sustainability to the forefront of Trinity’s agenda. While it is true that Trinity has many effective sustainable initiatives in place, its goals remain vague and do not promise imminent change. In today’s political… Continue Reading
“March for Our Lives” Ignores Oppressed Groups
KABELO MOTSOENENG ’20 CONTRIBUTING WRITER When movements are meant to change the status quo, some perpetuate it. This is true for March for Our Lives. When left-wing media flooded the internet with affirming coverage and images for this march, I was greatly unsettled. It is unsettling to witness the world tokenize trauma for their political… Continue Reading
