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

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

Hilltop Views
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
A student-led petition and protest led the Faculty Senate to pass a motion for a vote of no confidence in President Fuentes. The vote is expected to advance to the Collegium, which consists of all faculty who teach two or more classes this semester.

Board of Trustees meets with subcommittee of Faculty Senate in act of shared governance

Sienna Wight, Viewpoints Editor
March 27, 2024
Epau giving his speech on the final day of Convocation. From Uganda, Epau attended Holy Cross Lake View Secondary School in Jinja, Uganda before coming to St. Edward's. He is the first Ugandan Moreau Scholar to come to SEU.

St. Edward’s University hosts Convocation 2024, brings educators from across the world to remember, create hope

Max Hoelker, Copy Editor
March 4, 2024
Students gather on the university Seal with signs displaying call to actions. Students dance around to pop music in rainbow attire as they await the results of today's Faculty Senate meeting.

Faculty Senate moves for no confidence in St. Edward’s University president

Claire Lawrence, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2024
Associate Professor of Social Work Adam McCormick, Ph.D, speaks to students at the protest on Feb. 27 outside of Ragsdale. Students protested for nearly eight hours on the university’s Seal in response to the Pride flag being removed from the campus coffee shop last semester.

Successive student-led protest calls for no confidence vote by faculty

Claire Lawrence and Hailey Womack
February 29, 2024
"It is definitely upsetting to know that they took down the flag and no matter how much we speak about wanting it back, they’re just not listening and also try to sweep it under the rug like it is not happening," junior Yaleet Reyes said.

Students host day-long peaceful protest for Pride flag removal on university Seal

Chloe Almendarez and Gabrielle Caumon
February 27, 2024
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