The Trinity Tripod

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Type Weekly student newspaper
Format Tabloid

Owner Trinity College
Editor Katy Nolin '08
Founded 1904
Headquarters Jackson Dormitory
Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut
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Website: www.trinitytripod.com

The Trinity Tripod is the primary student newspaper of Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Since Spring 2006 the Tripod has been arranged with six sections, in order, News, Opinions, Features, Arts, Announcements, and Sports. Each of those sections has two co-editors save Announcements which has one editor. A typical issue of the Tripod has 24 pages and is published weekly on Tuesdays when classes are in session.

The cover of the first issue of the Trinity Tripod
The cover of the first issue of the Trinity Tripod

[edit] History

The Trinity Tripod was first published by the students of Trinity College in 1904.

[edit] Alumni

Famous alumni include syndicated columnist George F. Will ’62, Jim Murray (sportswriter) ’43, and reporter William K. Marimow ’69 – all Pulitzer Prize winners.

Jim Wood recently made headlines, as he hit a solo home run to lead the Trinity Bantams Baseball Team to a 1-0 victory keeping their perfect season still intact

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