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CAMP students at an event held at the Grotto in an undated photo from the SEU Archives
St. Edward’s University remains committed to mission despite loss of Hispanic-Serving Institution funding
Nicole Williams-Quezada, Co-Editor-In-Chief • September 11, 2025

The U.S Department of Education announced Wednesday that it will eliminate $350 million in federal grants to Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs),...

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St. Edward’s University disputes former student’s mold exposure lawsuit
St. Edward’s University disputes former student’s mold exposure lawsuit
Nicole Williams-Quezada, Co-Editor-In-Chief • September 17, 2025
Q&A: ‘Ask the dean’ with dean Alexis Stokes from the Bill Munday School of Business
Q&A: ‘Ask the dean’ with dean Alexis Stokes from the Bill Munday School of Business
Sophia Montalvo, Intern • September 17, 2025
Laurie Cook Heffron is an Associate Professor with academic expertise in topics such as forced migration, sexual and domestic violence, human trafficking. Her research comes from her direct experience in working with those affected.
Professor receives state award for ‘Social Worker of the Year’
Zemira Recio, Life and Arts Editor • September 16, 2025
Students learn nixtamalization as Cherokee partners share traditional food science
Students learn nixtamalization as Cherokee partners share traditional food science
Nicole Williams-Quezada, Co-Editor-In-Chief • September 4, 2025
Candles are an important component of the ceremony, symbolizing the virtues of the nursing profession. Graduates light each other's candles as they recite the Nightingale Pledge.
Inaugural pinning ceremony marks milestone for St. Edward’s School of Health Sciences
Enrique Rivas Carbajal, Staff Writer • August 28, 2025
Sports
The flag football game warmup on the soccer field after the showcase. Players came from a variety of places, like club sports team members, visitors to the showcase, and even RecWell employees.
Recreation and Wellness hosts club sports showcase, first flag football game on hilltop
Mae Hernandez, Reporter • September 17, 2025
Shunji Watanabe and Arthur Souza embrace after Watanabe’s goal in the second half. Both players are graduate students spending their last few years of eligibility on the hilltop. Souza redshirted his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and Shunji spent his sophomore year at SEU, his first in the U.S., on the club soccer team.
Men’s soccer team fights for A 3-3 draw with Fort Lewis
Lauren Saman, Reporter • September 17, 2025
Located in the RAC, the “Live Well SEU” logo shows the university’s commitment to student wellness. “We’re not just talking performance—we’re talking pressure, perfectionism, and navigating failure,” Kuchar said. “This work supports both well-being and athletic success.”
Supporting athletes as a whole: mental health resources for basketball players at St. Edward’s University
Michaela Fallon, Reporter • May 15, 2025
Corey Miller, now associate head coach for the men’s soccer team, brings experience and dedication to the team’s leadership. Miller has been on the hilltop since 2017 and has helped head coach Brian Young develop a multitude of players throughout the years, find a place among the top teams in the Lone Star Conference and rebuild from the ground up since the team’s reinstatement in the 2023 season.
Corey Miller earns promotion from men’s soccer assistant coach to associate head coach
Enrique Rivas Carbajal, Intern • April 28, 2025
Senior infielder Josh Graham prepares to toss the ball to the second baseman. Graham, along with senior infielder Carlo Figueroa, was responsible for creating a 7-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning after a pinch hit.
Hilltopper baseball completes Saturday sweep over Dustdevils with 9-2 win
Jack Connolly, Staff Writer • April 20, 2025
Life And Arts
Many attendees showed up and showed out in fabulous bat-themed outfits and costumes. The event really encouraged people to get creative with their attire, whether they were planning to partake in the costume contest, or just wanted to get more in the spirit of the festivities.
Austin takes flight: Bat Fest 2025 celebrates its 19th edition
Sofia Benitez and Sven Htut • September 16, 2025

On Sep. 6, Austin hosted the iconic annual Bat Fest, a festival organized in honor of the 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that inhabit underneath...

Director Zack Cregger’s second horror film hit the screens on August 8, 2025. With a stellar cast, wicked film score and haunting storyline, “Weapons” has received much acclaim from viewers and critics alike. Pictured above is a “Weapons” movie poster shown at Alamo Drafthouse at Lakeline Mall in Austin.
REVIEW: ‘Weapons’ further cements Zack Cregger’s unique horror legacy
Jesus Sanchez, Reporter • September 16, 2025
Purple is a recurring motif within the film, primarily in relation to the bodily functions of the unicorn. Unicorn blood oozes purple from their white bodies. In one moment of the film they show a filet of deep-purple unicorn meat, and the grinded up particles of the unicorn also have a purple quality. Interestingly, purple was often associated with royalty – which may play into the movie’s own commentary on class and the quest for wealth contemporarily and historically.
REVIEW: The chimerical nature of colonial and class critical cinema
Tate Burchfield, Viewpoints Editor • May 5, 2025
Jason Schneiderman reads from his collection. Despite the atmosphere of the event, he kept his own demeanor casual and fun, cracking jokes between poems and engaging the audience.
Poetry can be a window to the soul, or give it wings to fly, for this well-read poet
Max Hoelker, Copy Editor • April 19, 2025
Two students were honored at St. Edward’s University in the School of Health Sciences’ first ever nursing pinning ceremony Aug. 18 at Jones Auditorium. Hailey Hibbs and Elyse Wick, who will graduate in December, represent the inaugural Class of 2025 cohort.
Viewpoints
In 2020, the Munday Library made the shift from physical books to a mostly online collection of materials and databases. This year, a collection of hardcopies has been reintroduced along with changes in the library space itself. Going back to physical books enriches students' experience and brings new meaning and purpose to the space.
OPINION: The best way to take a step forward is to take a step back to physical books
Alexa Guzman, Reporter • September 17, 2025

The recent reintroduction of physical books into our campus library represents a meaningful and essential development. In an era overwhelmingly...

A new layout at the Topper Eats salad bar, open from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The extended hours allow students to grab food whenever they need it during the day, an improvement from the previous hours that shut down for transition periods.
OPINION: Changes to dining on campus – for worse or for better? Coming up short
Mary Buckley, Reporter • September 15, 2025
The article by Devita Bishundat, Daviree Velazquez Phillip and Willie Gore presents the foundation for the concept of critical hope. Now, more than ever, that approach should serve as a guiding light for journalism and for a more positive and hopeful perspective in life.
OPINION: Critical hope is the first hope toward radical change
Lola Claire, Editor-In-Chief • May 28, 2025
The new routes include many small scale bus stops, but also larger projects, including a future park-and-ride station in Goodnight Ranch. Park-and-rides allow for citizens to park their car and then traverse via other transportation methods to solve the issue of parking in the city, as well as the issue of walking to a bus stop.
SOLUTIONS OPINION: Project Connect makes first stop at solving Austin’s ails
Tate Burchfield, Viewpoints Editor • May 28, 2025
TribFest November 13 to 15, tickets on sale now
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Two students were honored at St. Edward’s University in the School of Health Sciences’ first ever nursing pinning ceremony Aug. 18 at Jones Auditorium. Hailey Hibbs and Elyse Wick, who will graduate in December, represent the inaugural Class of 2025 cohort.