Homecoming on the Hilltop

Gracie Watt, Photo Editor|February 25, 2022

Topper poses alongside the Spring 2022 Royal Homecoming Court, with Royal’s Mary Elizabeth Buckle and Jae De Leon. Voting for this year’s Homecoming Royals will be open on Collegiatelink until midnight on Oct. 26.

Homecoming weekend at St. Edward’s University was one to remember. Events like Casino Night, held on St. Andre Lawn, allowed students the chance to dance and try their hand at popular casino games with special prizes. The Topper Cup was also presented to a group of students that won a variety of creative and sporting challenges throughout the week. The group called “Don’t Holy Cross Us” was awarded with a big trophy and celebratory cheers. The tailgate gave alumni and students the opportunity to bond and learn about clubs on campus. A parade and the exciting basketball games wrapped up a successful weekend on the Hilltop.

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The members of BSA attending the event took great pains to ensure everyone felt welcome and comfortable. They spoke to those passing by the table and encouraged them to participate, and when people arrived to paint they gathered all the necessary materials.

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“As photo majors, we spend most of our undergraduate career preparing for this show,” Ariah Abla said. “As a photography and religious study major, making work that was worthy of being put on a wall and that combined my two lives was important for me; it was a mark in my personal journey and also a celebration of what it means to be alive.”

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Halfway through the march, students had the opportunity to show their support by writing messages of empowerment to survivors. The notes were hung in a tree outside of Trustee Hall as a visible sign of solidarity.

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Emily Nichols, the vice president of PRIDE, said the event was for “queer adults who didn’t get to experience prom or who didn’t get to experience prom as themselves.”

Students get their groove on at PRIDE club’s first Queer Prom

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