TrinTalk

I noticed a lot of questions flocking into the Anonymous Confession Board regarding what to expect at Trinity, what to bring, etc. I had been planning on doing a “prepping” for college series to help new students learn from our mistakes, and at the same time help returning students remember things that might have been forgotten…again. I’ll do four questions a post, feel free to respond in the comments with questions you’d like to see in a future post, or with any questions about the answers.

1. Is the Trinity health plan really useful?

It is if you currently don’t have health care. Trinity requires that every student have health insurance and while most kids do, those that don’t have a low-cost insurance plan that is also pretty comprehensive from what I remember. It’s something that your parents would know more about, and probably something to consider.

2. Is diversity a huge issue at Trinity? As in, is segregation by background that apparent?

As a freshman last year I didn’t notice any intentional segregation based on race or economic class. Sure there were clicks, often times people of the same economic class or ethnicity, but that generally tends to be natural in my opinion. Of course, this is looking at it from the perspective of a white male, so others on campus might see things differently. I don’t think it’s anything to be concerned about, if you look and scrutinize the social culture at Trinity who knows, maybe you’ll see something you don’t like. John Poleto ‘11 agrees saying:

“Just because there may exist different groups based on race or class, it doesn’t mean that people are working to perpetuate existing racial or socioeconomic divisions; these probably just exist because people with common backgrounds tend to gravitate towards each other and form groups.”

Also check out the ongoing discussion about Racial/Class Divide at the Anonymous Confession Board.
3. Meal plans, should we trust that the quality of what we were fed during Registration weekend, will always be offered?

Ha! Food tends to get better on occasions that involve prospective students/potential donors, it’s the sad truth. As far as meal plans go, get flex either option, but flex none the less. I found that I usually didn’t spend all my meals on the 19-flex plan, and could have easily gotten away with 17-flex. Having the option of going somewhere other than Mather is so nice though, because the food isn’t always the best and there are usually huge lines.

Unlike “New” Mather it looks as though Jarvis and Seabury will be right on time to open when we go to move in this fall, a huge relief for those of us living there in the fall. The Hartford Courant is currently running a great article on the renovations Jarvis just went through, as well as a brief history of the building and its significance.

Thanks to this poster at the TrinTalk ACB for the link to the article!

Our beloved Trinity College isn’t the only new appearance on Facebook, the lovable President Jimmy Jones now has his very own Facebook Page as well. I’m not sure if this is a Trinity Communications endeavor again (props if it is) or if it’s a student, either way it’s entertaining at the least.