The 65th annual Trinity College Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday, December 8, 2024, a service that was offered as a shared moment of comfort and hope.

A PDF of the order of service is available here: https://www.trincoll.edu/spiritualandreligiouslife/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2024/11/Lessons-and-Carols-Program-2024-for-web.pdf

The festivals, offered at two times, featured the Chapel Singers; Trinity College Gospel Choir; Ellen Dickinson, college carillonist; Elijah Morris ’28, organ; Madison Thompson ’25, organ; Chris Yi ’26, organ; Christopher Houlihan ’09, John Rose Distinguished College Organist, Director of Chapel Music, and Artist-in-Residence; The Very Rev. Marcus George Halley, chaplain to the college; and The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens, Bishop Suffragan, The Episcopal Church in Connecticut.

Fourth Lesson—Read by a member of the faculty or staff

Bidding Prayer—The Very Rev. Marcus George Halley

La vierge et l’enfant, from La Nativité du Seigneur, Olivier Messiaen—Elijah Morris ’28, organ

In Dulci Jubilo, Cecilia McDowall—The Chapel Singers

Carol: 'There were shepherds...' and 'Glory to God' from Messiah, G. F. Handel—The Chapel Singers, Sydney Yu ’25 and Kathleen Casey ’25, soloists

Blessing—The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens

The Sectionals are here. In roughly 30-hours, we will have our national semifinals set. However, there will be some great hoops to watch.

Tune into Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com on Thursday as we talk chat with many of the teams hoping to still be in the dance next week. What challenges are they facing? What do they think will need to happen for them to clinch trips to Ft. Wayne and Salem?

And we take a look back to one of the tougher moments on Hoopsville, five years ago when the DIII tournaments shutdown with no champions crowned.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:
- Ron Rose, No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan men's coach
- Sydney Jones, No. 2 Bowdoin women's senior guard
- AB Holsinger & Shinya Lee, No. 10 Gettysburg junior guard & senior forward
- James Cosgrove, No. 4 Trinity (Conn.) men's coach
- Adam Brazil & Caleb Kimbrough, No. 10 Hampden-Sydney senior guard & men's coach
- Kaci Kranson & Ben O'Brien, No. 3 Scranton junior guard & women's coach

22.13: Hoops Hopes

Recorded April 9th, 2025.

A discussion between Prof Chris Morash (English) and Dr Mark O'Connell (Author and Rooney Writer Fellow, Trinity Long Room Hub) organised by the Library of Trinity College Dublin.

Professor Chris Morash, Trinity’s Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing, and prize-winning author Dr Mark O’Connell  discuss on the writing of John Banville. This event coincides with the inclusion of works from Banville’s archive, housed in Trinity, in the current exhibition in the Old Library Long Room. On display in the exhibition is the manuscript draft of The Singularities (2022), which – differing from the published text - concludes with the line “at the last inscribe a full, and infinitely full, full stop.”

Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

An Infinitely Full Stop: Mark O’Connell and Chris Morash Discuss John Banville’s Writing

Recorded March 25th, 2025.

A lecture by Dr James Wood (University of East Anglia) as part of the English Staff-Postgraduate Seminar Series.

English Staff-Postgraduate Seminar Series is a fortnightly meeting which has been integral to the School of English research community since the 1990s. The aim of the seminar series is to provide a relaxed and convivial atmosphere for staff and students to present their research to their peers. The series also welcomes distinguished guest lecturers from the academic community outside Trinity College to present on their work. It is a fantastic opportunity to share ideas and engage with the diverse research taking place within the School. 

Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

Richard Steele and the Uses of Deference

The 23rd season of Hoopsville is here. There is a lot to catch up on since champions were crowned in March: coaching changes, program closures, rule changes, much more. All ahead of another unique season coming to DIII. And with a new season comes singificant changes to Hoopsville as well.

Monday's as we talk to both defending champions and preseason top picks along with programs that could change how some conference races end up. We will try (try being the opperative word) to catch up on everything since March. We also rant on scheduling while preparing for the season ahead. 

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:
- Meg Barber, No. 1 NYU women's coach
- James Cosgrove, No. 1 Trinity (Conn.) men's coach
- Marcus Kahn, No. 15 Mary Washington men's coach
- Beth Andrews, No. 14 John Carroll women's coach

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com from the WBCA Studios.sp[oD

23.1: 23rd Season Debut

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Academic lectures/discussions, as well as music and original podcast programming.  Produced by Trinity College Communications, with additional technical support from MTS and The Mill.  

This is a show dedicated to Division III basketball called Hoopsville. It is the only show of it's kind in the world. We cover the biggest NCAA division with the most teams (well over 850 men and women combined) in the country each week with weekly or twice-weekly content. Stay tuned throughout the season and through the championships in mid-March.

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