Tag: opinion
Adam Kissel: Trump’s Backdoor Into Trinity
Felix Thompson ’24 Alum Contributor This fall, Trinity welcomed the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy Fellow Adam Kissel to the faculty. Given the current […]
The Cause of the College Mental Health Crisis
Lilly Trow ‘29 Contributing Writer College has always been a place where students learn, work towards their goals, and make friends for life. As amazing […]
Performative Men: A Crisis or a Creation?
Alex Gervais ’28 Executive Opinion and Design Editor Selvedge denim, matcha, “East of Eden,” Labubus; it seems that the idea of the performative man has […]
Letter to the Editor: In Response to Gervais – No Ideological Purges at Trinity
Dear Editor, Free speech on campus is facing its most serious test in decades. The recent killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, gunned down while […]
Letter to the Editor: In Response to “Who Do We Want to Be?” – Eric Stoykovich
Dear Editor, With its 120+ year history, the Trinity Tripod has gone through many editors and nearly as many editorial practices. Its current mission statement […]
Letter to the Editor: In Response to “Who Do We Want to Be?” – Dan Lugo
Dear Editor, Since beginning my tenure as President here at Trinity on July 1, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing so many “firsts”. My first […]
Thoughts on the Life and Death of Charlie Kirk
Eric Johnson-DeBaufre Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian They will say it is too soon. (They are already saying it). They will say that instead […]
Food as Elitism at Trinity: A Freshman’s Dining Perspective
Leon Hu ‘29 Contributing Writer Homesickness, living independently, higher workload, roommate issues—the list of college culture shocks is nearly infinite. However, as one of the […]
Violence Begets Violence: Our Twisted Politics
Alex Gervais ’28 Executive Opinion and Design Editor On the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 10, conservative activist and debater Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking […]
The Hustle Mentality: Why Trinity First-Years Need To Learn the Power of “No”
Kashmala Khan ’29 Contributing Writer The biggest lie sold to first-years at Trinity isn’t that Mather food will grow on you; it’s that you should […]