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The Student News Site of St. Edward's University

Hilltop Views
The Student News Site of St. Edward's University

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The Monarchs on the Hilltop website has a dedicated section listing all the resources currently available on campus for undocumented Hilltoppers.
‘La raza siempre ayuda a la raza’: St. Edward’s University responds to shifting immigration enforcement on campus
Gabrielle Caumon and Nicole Williams-Quezada • March 14, 2025

Uncertainty became the new normal with shifts in federal policy regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on college campuses beginning...

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SGA candidates for senate, vice president and president discuss their visions for campus improvement during the debate, discussing student organization funding, dining hall concerns and shared governance. Voting is open until April 2 at 8 p.m.
Student Government Association candidates debate on key issues ahead of election
Magnolia Westfall, Intern • April 2, 2025
Students watching the SGA funding requests during the meeting. Meetings are every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the St. Andre Multipurpose room.
Weekly SGA senate brief: March 26, 2025
Magnolia Westfall, Intern • April 1, 2025
Doug Martin of the Cherokee culture group (left) gestures while speaking with Roy Johnson, campus sustainability coordinator and arborist, at the Cherokee corn celebration on March 8.
Cherokee corn celebration brings Indigenous culture to the campus garden, food forest
Nicole Williams-Quezada, Staff Writer • March 24, 2025
Molly McPherson shares insights into her PR job in crisis communication with St. Edward’s faculty and students. “You have to have thick skin. You have to have integrity. You have to have character.”
Fear, Fallout and Fixes: Molly McPherson breaks down crisis communication strategy
Michaela Fallon, Reporter • March 24, 2025
President Montserrat Fuentes gave her annual University Address at the Student Government Association meeting.
Weekly SGA senate brief: March 12, 2025
Magnolia Westfall, Intern • March 24, 2025
Sports
After previously beating her own 6K record and 3K record, Junior Mia Rivera beats her third race record with the 5K. "It’s a huge mental battle, especially with the distance," Rivera said. "I raced for time, not position, and was able to achieve an amazing PR and a new school record."
Long-distance runners showcase strength and determination at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational
Michaela Fallon, Reporter • April 1, 2025
Kobe Jaramillo is 7-0 on the season in ten starts. He is among the Lone Star Conference leaders in a number of statistical categories: first in strikeouts (75), innings pitched (75.0), second in opposing batting average (.205) and third in earned run average (2.57).
Lubbock Christian thumps St. Edward’s in series opener
Jack Connolly, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025
Junior Jamison Kay led the Hilltoppers, ending the game with 22 points and eight rebounds; three offensive and five defensive.
St. Edward’s men’s basketball team falls to Midwestern State University in the NCAA DII tournament
Michaela Fallon, Reporter • March 27, 2025
Gavino Ramos’ college career is coming to a close. The senior guard average 14.1 points, 4.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game in his last season. Early in January, Ramos reached the 1000-point mark in his career at the hilltop, a milestone that is a reflection of his impact and dedication to the program.
Leading by example, leaving a legacy: Senior Gavino Ramos reflects on his time at St. Edward’s
Michaela Fallon, Reporter • March 27, 2025
Kobe Jaramillo has shined in his first half of the season as in his first year as a HIlltopper. He is 5-0 on the season and leads the LSC in strikeouts with 48.
Kobe Jaramillo’s strong start on the hilltop ties back to relationship with Coach Flores
Jack Connolly, Staff Writer • March 13, 2025
Life And Arts
Suzanne Collins’ “Sunrise on the Reaping” broke my heart in the best way possible. The series never fails to live up to my expectations.
REVIEW: The newest addition to The Hunger Games series is everything I wanted and more
Hailey Womack, News Editor • April 4, 2025

The latest installment in proclaimed author Suzanne Collins’ book series, “The Hunger Games,” was released earlier this month. After the...

Elephant Revival playing Old Settler’s Music Festival in 2023
Old Settlers Music Festival brings Americana music back this spring
Marlee Claes, Reporter • April 3, 2025
Senior Marie Ritchie on the Mary Moody Northen Theatre’s set of “Walden (remix)” during tech rehearsal.
MMNT’s next play unveils urgent realities of climate change, social justice, uncertainty of our future
Gabrielle Caumon, Life & Arts Editor • April 2, 2025
The samba dancers, in brilliant blue regalia, take center stage of Ragsdale Lawn. samba is very rhythmic, and moves to a heavy drum beat. There are many variations of samba, but the dancers did not specify which style they used.
A microcosm of Latin America’s spring festival comes to the hilltop
Max Hoelker, Copy Editor • March 27, 2025
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SXSW held an early screening for the new movie “The Rivals of Amziah Kings” for TV & Film 2025 attendees. Matthew McConaughey will star alongside Angelina LookingGlass, Kurt Russel and Cole Sprouse.
OPINION: What does SXSW represent for the City of Austin?
Enrique Rivas Carbajal, Intern • March 31, 2025

South by Southwest (SXSW) came back to Austin from March 7-15. SXSW is an annual convention and festival held in Austin since 1987. The festival...

School vouchers and other changes to public education have been offered as saviors to the faltering government institution. However, the efficacy of such changes is not as certain as current legislators would want you to believe.
OPINION: School vouchers are not the life raft we need to save K-12 education.
Nik Machado, Reporter • March 31, 2025
St. Edwards’s and multiple universities across Austin have already sent out alerts about the measles outbreak. Texas State University and The University of Texas at San Antonio have reported an individual with measles toured their campus back in February.
OPINION: What do we know about measles and what should we do about it?
Enrique Rivas Carbajal, Intern • March 31, 2025
These three delectable(?) cheeses are from a variety of places and have a wide range of applicability and deliciousness(?). I won’t say they’re all good (because they’re not) but we’ve definitely got an interesting triad this week.
COLUMN: The best (and worst) so far, I’m afraid
Max Hoelker, Copy Editor • March 27, 2025
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