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Women engineer equal futures
Students in Youngstown State University’s Society of Women Engineers were hopeful about starting their careers in engineering when I...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read


YSU helps local high schoolers ‘Say Yes to the Dress’
The Youngstown State University’s Student Nonprofit Leadership Organization collaborated with DIVA Donations to collect prom dresses for...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read


MAD unites and breaks stereotypes
It was an honor to interview the newly formed student group Melanin Ambitious Divas (MAD). Getting to know the girls in MAD was so much...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read


‘Guins go Beyond the Table
I covered YSU´s cooking club´s plans for National Nutrition Moth, which is traditionally in March. It was great to hear how much passion...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read


Menstruation impacts athletes — period
This article was part of my senior capstone project in broadcasting journalism. It quickly became a top news story after being published...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read


Promoting inclusivity in athletics
Photo courtesy of ncaa.org. Jaysen Spencer and Johnny Ware established the first diversity, inclusion and equity group in Youngstown...
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Feb 6, 20241 min read


YSU offers the second-largest athletic program in Ohio
I was happy that I got the chance to do a sports story and get in-depth information about YSU athletics. The story took an interesting...
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Dec 8, 20231 min read


¡Feliz Navidad! Frohe Weihnachten! Срећан Божић!
For my last assignment in the Journalism Workshop, I did a story on different winter celebrations that are a tradition for international...
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Dec 9, 20221 min read


Construction investments soon to be reality
I covered the new facility for engineering competition teams and more construction on campus during that time. Meeting the people behind...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read


Calling For Students to Volunteer
This article was a class assignment for my Journalism Workshop class where I interviewed Amy Cossentino, dean of Sokolov Honors College...
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Nov 3, 20221 min read


Main Library attracts YSU students
I created my first-ever news package when I covered the recently renovated public library. The primary purpose was to inform students...
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Oct 20, 20221 min read


Standing Together for LGBTQ+
Photo courtesy of YSUnity Facebook page This was a class project for a Journalism workshop that got published in The Jambar. I was...
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Oct 5, 20221 min read


Living with an eating disorder: How swimming helped my sister smile again
This was a class assignment that I did my freshman year. I told my sister's survivor story, but she battled a serious eating disorder for...
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Apr 21, 20211 min read
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