Bookstore sees significant delays, off-campus students and dance orgs press ahead during a COVID-era semester
Photo: Diana Bravo
A student walks past the Emerson College Barnes & Noble.
October 20, 2020
Today on the 172 Review, host Sophia Boyce talks to Alec Klusza to discuss issues within the college’s textbook ordering process that persist over halfway through the semester. Maximo Aguilar Lawlor delves into how off-campus students are navigating the semester, and Drew Ascione looks into how dance organizations have been affected by COVID-19 guidelines.
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Sophia Boyce, Audio Reporter
Sophia Boyce covers the happenings on Emerson's campus for the 172 Review Podcast. She looks at the experiences at Emerson compared to her friends at Universities around the country. Boyce covers anything from video games to Instagram pages to politics.
Maximo Aguilar Lawlor, Multimedia Managing Editor
Maximo Aguilar Lawlor is a multimedia journalist attending Emerson College in Boston, MA. He is the Multimedia Managing Editor for The Berkeley Beacon and oversees all multimedia elements.
Currently published in 8 separate publications, Aguilar Lawlor has shared over 60 stories through print, photo, graphics and audio formats. He has bylines published in The Berkeley Beacon, West Valley View, The Peoria Times, Glendale Star, Raíz Magazine, WECB's...
Drew Ascione, Audio Reporter
Drew Ascione is a multimedia journalist aspiring to capture human life in action. She is committed to telling stories no matter how seemingly ordinary and those that would otherwise may not have been told. She has most recently covered Transgender legal rights and Transgender entertainment news. She centers on portraying the full complex human outside of a singular preconceived identity in all her stories.
