Mer Hughes, Multimedia Managing Editor & Layout Editor
Mer Hughes is a senior journalism major with a minor in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies. Mer is the Multimedia Managing Editor for The Beacon, overseeing the socials and website. They have dabbled in every section of The Beacon over the past two years, serving as the Opinion Editor for Spring 2024 and Fall 2024, the Deputy Campus News Editor in Spring 2025, Multimedia ME & Layout Editor in Fall 2025, and Multimedia ME & Deputy Opinion Editor in Spring 2026. Outside of writing and editing for The Beacon, Mer enjoys the simpler things in life like poetry, exploring Massachusetts, and cooking Southern family recipes.