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The Student News Site of St. Edward's University

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

Hilltop Views
Junior Joseph Gould completed a 10-week internship with the U.S. Forest Service at the San Juan National Forest, located in Durango, Colorado. “(My internship) was an adventure that I will think about for the rest of my life,” Gould said. “It’s incredibly amazing being able to say, 'Yeah, I climbed up to 12,500 feet.' I got to bathe in a waterfall, even if it was freezing cold. I lived out in the wilderness for six days, saw moose. Just things I never really expected to do.”

Federal grants, experiential learning drive student success at St. Edward’s University

Dalia Zamora and Nicole Williams-Quezada
February 19, 2025
The speakers from the grand opening ceremony gathered around the navy blue ribbon as Fuentes prepared to cut it and officially open the school.

St. Edward’s ushers in new vision of university through opening of the School of Health Sciences

Lola Claire and Hailey Womack
February 3, 2025
Students can find the Smartsheet form by typing in “name change” in the myHilltop search bar. The icon labeled “Student Chosen First Name Change Submission Form” takes students to the Smartsheet portal to fill it out.

Office of Student Belonging and Inclusive Excellence implements chosen name system for students

Zemira Recio, Staff Writer
January 22, 2025
The St. Edward’s northbound bus stop is one of two stops on South Congress next to campus. The stop serves the 1, 10 and 801 CapMetro lines which brings passengers up South Congress to Republic Square. Students who live on campus receive “free” bus passes, which shifts the costs of a ride onto the university.

St. Edward’s and H-E-B plant 17 trees around South Congress bus stop to create shade, conduct research on tree health

Tate Burchfield, Viewpoints Editor
November 12, 2024
“Get out there and vote,” Westfall said. “Make sure your vote is educated and that you align with the beliefs of the person you are voting for. Just think about the impact that vote could have. It might seem arbitrary or minuscule, but at the end of the day, it’s the least you can do.”

A lot on the line in upcoming presidential election, students say

Gabrielle Caumon, Life & Arts Editor
October 29, 2024
Roy Johnson, campus arborist and sustainability coordinator, works alongside the volunteers to get the food forest ready for the winter cover crops. “I'm hoping that even if they're just volunteering per requirement or other reason, that at least some of them get inspired to get more invested and come back,” Johnson said.

Campus food forest fosters community, offers number of opportunities through regenerative agriculture

Dalia Zamora, Copy Editor
October 24, 2024
“I know they don't give a damn about me,” Ramon Curry (left) said. “I'm like a spider. You ain't never heard nobody say, ‘Hey, anybody see a spider?’ What are they gonna do about it? Step on it because nobody gives a damn about you stepping on a spider. I'm a spider. I understand that. But you, you are not a spider. You are a Pomeranian. They care about (you). This is why your voice can become important, right? Because they care about you. So you can be the ones that say, ‘We got to care about the spider too.’ Don’t just step on the spider. Because spiders got a purpose – I got a purpose too.”

Formerly incarcerated man shares his dehumanizing experience in prison, condemning guard violence, cell conditions

Gabrielle Caumon, Life & Arts Editor
October 7, 2024
Vice President of Student Affairs and Administration Lisa Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., (left) with SGA President Mikayla Pastrano by the foliage outside Main Building on campus. The two have worked together to emphasize the importance of voting, and how to become registered to vote on campus.

Voting polls on campus allows students to be involved in upcoming 2024 presidential election

Raveena Devjee, Intern
September 23, 2024
Student Government Association President Mikayla Pastrano and Vice President Austin Lane are excited for the upcoming year and look forward to building their administration.

Student Government Association update: Hear about what to expect in the upcoming year

Magnolia Westfall, Reporter
September 9, 2024
Erica Zamora, director of the Office of Student Belonging and Inclusive Excellence (OSBIE), poses in front of their new welcome sign in the office. Zamora said the decal is meant to “evoke a sense of belonging” for any student – their home is on the hilltop.

Inclusive Symbols Task Force initiates gender-inclusive housing on campus

Hailey Womack, News Editor
August 27, 2024
A vote of no confidence against university president Montserrat Fuentes took place last week with a 61% majority. The Board of Trustees has since responded to this vote reaffirming their confidence in President Fuentes' leadership.

Tenured, tenure-track faculty vote no confidence in university president

Claire Lawrence, Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2024
The university's forensic science program has been working toward the American Academy of Forensic Science’s accreditation for a decade. Eight days before a scheduled site visit from the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission, the programs accreditation application was pulled after not receiving approval from the Board of Trustees as a next step in the process.

Students express worry, disappointment over halt in forensic science accreditation process

Hailey Womack, News Editor
April 19, 2024
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