Women’s volleyball and basketball’s 2024-25 season marks the 50th anniversary of the programs on the hilltop. Both sports were introduced in 1974, along with women’s tennis — which ceased to exist due to the COVID-19 pandemic — just two…
The St. Edward’s (SEU) men’s soccer team and the Oklahoma Christian University (OCU) Eagles both came into the Oct. 23 game trending in opposite directions. OCU was on a three game losing streak and SEU was 3-1-2 in their last six matches.…
In the dugout during baseball games, on the sidelines of soccer matches and trackside at cross-country meets, Maria Jose “Majo” Gonzalez has become a fixture of St. Edward’s University athletics. As the lead photography intern for the…
Coming to Japan has been a dream come true for me. I’ve been waiting for this study abroad semester since my sophomore year of high school. I thought I’d be prepared. I thought that my four semesters of college-level Japanese would have me…
Under the Texas heat, the women’s soccer team played against the Texas A&M International Dustdevils and secured a 2-0 win. The Hilltoppers had a total of 13 shots on goal, while the Dustdevils only had 5, leaving St. Edward’s fans…
Toxic masculinity has been a hot topic in recent years. Nowadays, machismo culture and the “toxic” elements of masculinity are widely acknowledged by the community. Last Thursday, students jumped at the opportunity to attend SEU Social…
The women’s club basketball team faced off against Northwest Vista College (NVC) on Oct. 23. There was a definite advantage for NVC, as their bench was essentially triple the amount of players as SEU, which has seven players. The…
As the presidential election nears, young voters are preparing to head to the polls and make their voices heard on Nov. 5. In recent months, student protests over the war in Gaza have erupted on college campuses. At St. Edward’s University…
The St. Edward’s women’s soccer team took to the field on a cool, sunny day in their home match against the Midwestern State University Mustangs. In front of a crowd of supporters from both teams, the Hilltoppers pulled off a narrow 1-0…
Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and director Ali Abbasi have teamed up to create a semi-biographical drama about former President and real-estate mogul Donald Trump. In “The Apprentice,” a fictionalized and dramatized tale of the…
The first episodes of a new FX comedy series, “English Teacher,” premiered in early September. The show follows an amusing ensemble of educators at a public high school in Austin, Texas, and highlights the complexities, challenges and…
The Kozmetsky Center hosted Constitutional scholar Kim Wehle as a guest speaker for a town hall where attendees asked about democracy outside the Carriage House. Kozmetsky brought Wehle, who traveled from her residence in Washington D.C.,…
Here’s what happened at the Student Government Association’s Formal Senate Meeting on Oct. 16, 2024: Executive report President Mikayla Pastrano reiterated applications for senator and external affairs are still open in Collegiate Link on…
From zombie land to a productive field, the St. Edward’s food forest has grown into a hidden oasis on campus behind Teresa Hall. The vision of a food forest started years before plans were solidified. Our campus arborist and sustainability…
When Brat Summer came to a close, it opened a door for a new Charli XCX-related phenomenon: Sweat Tour. Charli XCX, along with Troye Sivan, kicked off their joint tour in September with promises of a club night experience that exudes “brat…
The Ballroom Extravaganza, or in other words, drag show, was held last week in honor of Pride Week here on campus. This event was put on by SEU Pride and the Trans Wellness Organization (TWO). St. Edward’s prides itself on being an…
In the heart of the Texas Hill Country, the sprawling 1,000-acre Spicewood Ranch is serving as a living laboratory for vital ecological research. Spicewood Ranch, located just outside of Austin, has been owned and operated by Chris Harte…
As you make your way deeper into the gallery of our campus’ Fine Arts Building, 12 scrolls unfurl from the ceiling to the floor, each overlapping the next as the image slowly comes into view. A life-sized drawing of a neighborhood torn…
In Huancayo, Peru, a city of 122,000 nestled in the Andes, stray dogs roam freely. This scene, common throughout much of Latin America, stands in stark contrast to the pristine streets of many American cities. But the absence of visible…
The St. Edward’s University Programming Board (UPB) provided students with the opportunity to attend the Texas State Fair in Dallas on Oct. 12. During the week of Sept. 30, UPB members tabled outside of Ragsdale Center to sell discounted…
The Kozmetsky Center hosted a panel on voting registration and politics entitled “Your Vote Matters” in front of the St. Edward’s bookstore. The event brought together voices from a spectrum of partisan political organizations to answer…
This year’s hurricane season has left the southeastern United States devastated. Hurricanes Helene and Milton have affected millions of people in the states of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. On…
The St. Edward’s Women’s Volleyball team faced the Dallas Baptist University (DBU) Patriots, who opened the Oct. 11 match with a powerful serve. SEU quickly responded with a strong spike from Addy Badley, scoring the first point. In the…
The St. Edward’s Women’s Club Volleyball team scrimmaged St. Philip College on Oct. 10. The game started strong, with Lauryn Gonzalez serving an ace on the first point of the match. “I feel very confident that we will win today’s match…
Men’s soccer is having a breakout season. After last year’s difficult return to the field — where their only win came in the final game of the season — the Hilltoppers have turned things around dramatically. So far, they’ve secured back-to…
Writer and poet Elisa Gonzalez was welcomed to the hilltop to host a poetry reading and Q&A session with students. The event, hosted by the School of Arts and Humanities, marks the first of four readings that will comprise The Marcia…
The women’s club basketball team, which has seven members, squared off against Austin Community College on Oct. 9. The tip-off started with St. Edward’s winning the jump but losing the ball. Agatha Ais, vice president of the team, tipped…
The St. Edward’s rugby football club team faced off against the Texas State University rugby team in their second match of the season, which resulted in a losing score of 38-8 for the Hilltoppers. The match took place on the West Sports…
The first Student Government Association Senate meeting of the semester, featuring the new Senate board, took place on Oct. 9, 2024. Here’s what happened: Executive Report President Mikayla Pastrano announced that applications for the…
As any Austinite knows all too well, Zilker Park is home to the Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival. Each year, over the first two weekends of October, the festival draws in crowds of around 450,000 people. The festival features…