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ARTICLES

I've reported across different beats, localizing global issues and amplifying community voices in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and throughout Chicago.

 

Several articles I wrote during my time as a reporter and editor for The Brown and White, Lehigh's newspaper, as well as in Edgewater as an environmental reporter, were published online and in print by different publications.

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Ticking time bogs: How to save a vast archive of human history—and a vital carbon sink

Climate change and extractive industries have decimated Ireland’s peat bogs. Archaeologists, environmentalists, and energy developers are clashing over the best way to steward these ecosystems and their contents for the future.

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Science Moms lean into `humanness’ to educate on climate change risk

The group works to demystify climate change and motivate moms to demand plans and solutions that will protect the planet for their kids—and their kids from dangerous, climate-change fueled extreme weather events.

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America’s AI action plan aims to gut regulation and expand manufacturing

In July 2025, the White House released a document introducing more than 90 federal policies related to artificial intelligence innovation, infrastructure, and diplomacy and security. 

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Moraine ages in Norway show global synchrony of atmospheric climate trends

Observing clues in ice and rocks from the past tells us the global temperature is rising now at a faster rate than ever. 

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Finding Unity in Medicine

As people in the U.S. feel increasingly divided, acupuncturists work to unify how people view health and resiliency.

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The harsh realities for women with unplanned pregnancies

With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, pregnant women are put under an uncomfortable spotlight.

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The Flying V shares authentic Canadian cuisine with the community

The Flying V Poutinerie, a popular restaurant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serves Canadian comfort food to the Lehigh Valley.

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Risk of exposure to mercury deemed low in Iacocca Hall lab

A small amount of mercury was found Iacocca Hall on Lehigh's Campus. Campus authorities deemed the exposure level to be low, but the contaminated wing is currently closed 

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The tale of my little blue book

I explain how I deal with anxiety about the future by reflecting on the past and appreciating the present moment.

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Environmental groups call for heritage tree conservation in Edgewater

From 2010 to 2020, the city's tree coverage has decreased by 3%. This poses an issue because tree canopies limit the effects of climate change in urban areas.

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Chicagoans learn to compost through community events and city services

Pumpkin Smashes that took place across the Chicago to encourage participants to change their waste habits to reduce the city’s carbon footprint.

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Catholishism: Finding God in my own way

I used to be a real Catholic. But as I grew older, I began to doubt my beliefs, simply because of the consistent challenges to them posed by the media, peers and even members of my own family. 

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Students Select: Frances Mack '24 

In Mark Tobey’s piece, “Vibrating Surface,” pale, white squiggles cover the foreground, forming loops, doodles, and unintelligible letters in a gibberish script.

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Working together to master glass: how artists in the studio collaborate and teach classes

The Artsquest Glass Studio in the Banana Factory Arts and Education Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is a haven for creativity and collaboration.

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Stevo Bednarsky anchors men’s soccer 

Senior midfielder and defender Stevo Bednarsky comes back to the men’s soccer team in 2020-2021 as the lone returning captain and one of the team’s most decorated players.

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