Comment Policy

Hilltop Views serves as the voice of St. Edward’s University’s students and as a forum for discussion for the SEU community. In order to foster community, we encourage open discussion on some stories and consider it an important element of the work we do.

We ask that you remain civil by following our guidelines. If your comment violates any of the following guidelines, your comment will not be published.

• Hilltop Views has a zero tolerance policy for hate speech of any kind. Comments that express prejudice against a particular group — especially on the basis of race, religion or sexual orientation — will not be tolerated. Violations of this guideline may result in an immediate ban from making future comments on our site.
• Do not resort to violent or personal attacks, especially those that include foul language. You can disagree with a story, but libel and defamation will not be tolerated. 
• Spam comments will not be published and may result in an immediate ban from making future comments on our site.
• Maintain privacy. Do not comment yours or anyone’s personal information.

If a comment is determined to have violated the guidelines listed above, it will not be published. 

We encourage you to follow our guidelines and engage in productive conversations revolving around our stories. Please refer to our Media & Ethics Policy on our website for more information.

Thank you.