By Lily Kepner
Austin American-Statesman
Originally published Feb. 27, 2024
An LGBTQ+ pride flag had hung from the ceiling of a buzzing coffeehouse on St. Edward’s University’s campus in South Austin since 2018. This year, after remodeling and a vendor change at the cafe, the flag was taken down, and students’ attempts to bring it back have not succeeded. …
At the Student Government Association’s Senate meeting Wednesday, during which President Montserrat Fuentes and Vice President for Student Affairs and Administration Lisa Kirkpatrick addressed concerns about the flag’s removal, administrators barred journalists from Hilltop Views, the student newspaper, from reporting on it, students who were present told the American-Statesman. The students attending the meeting were not allowed to videotape, photograph, take notes or add to the meeting minutes, they said.