Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Page: 2 of 12
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21 NEWS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 | HILLTOPVIEWSONLINE.COM
Topper Radio moves to new studio,
diversifies student programming
Chicana author reads unpublished
poem at the Visiting Writers Series
VICTORIA CAVAZOS/HILLTOP VIEWS
Ana Castillo’s novel on display at the Munday Library.
By ANDREA GUZMAN
@dreuhmarie
At the beginning of the se-
mester Topper Radio made
changes to their station,
which has broadcasted for
over two years now, and the
result is a steady amount of
listeners.
By switching systems to
a new studio, their internet
based 24-hour streaming
that is now mobile compat-
ible from topperradio.com
and new additions of over
20 new staff members, which
consist largely of freshman,
Topper Radio has set a tone
on the fast track for years to
come.
Those new to the staff have
contributed to the creation of
double the amount of shows.
For example, a new show
entitled “World’s Strongest
Boy” hosted by freshman Isa-
iah Hough premiered Nov.
18 at 1 a.m., featured inter-
national hip hop and also
included freshman Ellie Fish-
bourne, a reporter for Hilltop
Views, for an introduction at
the start of the hour.
Inspiration for the topic of
international hip hop was
the first thing that came to
Hough’s mind.
“I know there’s a lot of stu-
dents here who are from dif-
ferent parts of the world. It
was fun finding artists who
were from Africa or Ko-
rea who had an American
touch to their foreign sound,”
Hough said.
While more live sessions
such as these are being incor-
porated into Topper Radio,
listeners can also expect even
more live sessions next se-
mester featuring musicians at
St. Edward’s that wish to be
aired on Topper Radio and
even taped for a YouTube
video as well.
Also in the works for next
semester are plans to allow
students to sign up for time
slots to voice their opinions,
their mind, or simply choose
songs to play.
Depending on the hour one
tunes in at, Top-
per Radio dishes
music for all lis-
teners to enjoy
from alternative
rock to hip hop,
truly capturing
the Austin mu-
sic scene.
Besides chang-
es in student
involvement,
streaming and
staff, executive
changes have
also taken place
at Topper Radio since senior
Jesse Plaza, former execu-
tive director, has passed the
gauntlet onto junior Kan-
yarat Maliwan. Maliwan
also hosts a show on Topper
Radio called Pants Optional,
which mostly includes alter-
native tunes.
“We’ve been heavily focused
on our on campus presence
and our abilities for students
to develop their media skills,”
Plaza said.
Going into yet another se-
mester as executive director,
Maliwan has plans set to fur-
ther increase the involvement
of the St. Edward’s campus
with Topper Radio.
“We want to literally open
our doors to students and
show them that we’re not
just an organization made of
these [staff]; we want Topper
Radio to be an outlet for all
students to be able to express
their creativity,” Maliwan
said.
As part of the Marcia Kin-
sey Visiting Writers Series,
author Ana Castillo spoke
to a group of professors and
students in Jones Audito-
rium.
Castillo is a Chicana writ-
er known for award-win-
ning works including femi-
nist novel Massacre of the
Dreamers, story of flamenco
passion Peel My Love Like
an Onion, magical realism
novel So Far From God and
her latest book about a fam-
ily’s difficult journey, The
Guardians.
Castillo spent an hour
on Nov. 19 reading from
her novel “The Guardians”
and various other works.
Themes within her work in-
clude racism, feminism, clas-
sism, sexuality and intricate
familial relationships, which
have all shaped her Chicana
identity.
Two of her books were
controversial enough to land
on Arizona’s list of banned
books. Often, a book can be
banned if it reveals a truth
that makes many people un-
comfortable.
St. Edward’s University
students and faculty were
privileged to hear an un-
published poem she wrote,
inspired by recent world
events. She said she never
reads unpublished work,
but she wanted to share the
highly expressive poem with
her audience, because the
tragedies reminded her life
is short.
The host of the event an-
nounced that Castillo would
take questions from listen-
ers at the end of her talk.
One professor asked why
she used code switching
between English and Span-
ish throughout most of her
work.
Castillo answered, “I
do not intentionally code
switch’ between languages.
Code switching is a term
made up by literary critics to
explain the Chicana writing
style. I write the way that I
think and speak, and the
way that my family speaks.”
Using both Spanish and
English to accurately convey
her multi-cultural voice and
produce a lyrical effect is one
of many unique
style choices Cas-
tillo implements
in her work.
Having started
her writing ca-
reer as a poet,
Castillo often
uses colorful
metaphors for
both the extraor-
dinary and the
mundane, and
her rhythmical voice carries
through to her longer pieces.
Castillo’s novels are sold at
the local Book Woman on
South Lamar, and some may
be available upon request in
the St. Edward’s library.
ANDREA GUZMAN/ HILLTOP VIEWS
Topper Radio operations moved to the third floor of Andre Hall.
"WE WANT TOPPER RADIO
TO BE AN OUTLET FOR
ALL STUDENTS TO BE
ABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR
CREATIVITY."
KANYARAT MALIWAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
"I WRITE THE WAY THAT I
THINK AND SPEAK, AND
THE WAY THAT MY FAMILY
SPEAKS."
ANA CASTILLO
CHICANA WRITER
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Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 2015, newspaper, December 2, 2015; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1006927/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Edward’s University.