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Valentina Baez

Valentina Baez, Staff Writer

Valentina Baez (she/her/hers) is a Venezuelan-American student journalist from Miami, FL. Her Journalism Major coupled with her minor in Political Science has provided her with an understanding of the intersectional news coverage she’s interested in. She is currently the beat reporter for the Emerson College Student’s Union and occasionally likes to write other stories for the news section. She is a Junior and will be graduating early in August of 2024.

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Brendan McCarthy named new Globe Spotlight editor

Emerson alum Brendan McCarthy named new Globe Spotlight editor

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / April 3, 2024
If you told Emerson student Brendan McCarthy that he’d someday be a Boston Globe Spotlight editor, he probably wouldn’t have believed it.
Emerson Students’ Union plans for better outreach to students and new mutual aid efforts

Emerson Students’ Union plans for better outreach to students and new mutual aid efforts

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / March 6, 2024
Emerson College Students’ Union (ECSU) Feb. 28 general meeting discussed final steps for the union before spring break.
International filmmaker Lydia Dean Pilcher, left, and Nejem Raheem, right, chair of the Department of Marketing Communication at Emerson College, talk about the intersection of Hollywood and sustainable development goals during the keynote panel of Emerson's annual Teach-In on Sustainability on Monday, March. 4, 2024. (Feixu Chen/Beacon Correspondent)

Emerson College’s Teach-in on Sustainability sparks creativity for an environmentally conscious future

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / March 6, 2024
Emerson College’s second annual Teach-In on Sustainability, the college-wide exploration of how we can contribute to a sustainable tomorrow
Emerson College Student Union demands more financial aid

ECSU tuition hikes rally demands more financial aid, organization freedom

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / February 28, 2024
Around 30 impassioned members of the Emerson community participated in the tuition hikes rally in 2 Boylston Alley on Feb. 23
ECSU town hall meeting discusses repression of student activities

ECSU town hall meeting discusses repression of student activities

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / February 21, 2024

The Emerson College Students’ Union (ECSU) met for a public Town Hall meeting in the 172 Tremont building on Thursday, Feb. 15, to discuss initiatives...

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Two major anthologies include Emerson professor Jabari Asim’s words, welcoming Black History Month

By Valentina Baez, Beacon Correspondent / February 7, 2024

“Poemhood: Our Black Revival” and “This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets,” two major anthologies of African American poetry,...

Emerson Student Union sees increase in student body participation, plans new town hall meeting

Emerson Student Union sees increase in student body participation, plans new town hall meeting

By Valentina Baez, Beacon Correspondent / February 7, 2024

The Emerson College Students’ Union (ECSU) met for their weekly meeting last Wednesday to celebrate their successful union drive and the new possibility...

Emerson Student Union looks to reform student financial aid, student support new semester

Emerson Student Union looks to reform student financial aid, student support new semester

By Valentina Baez, Correspondent / January 31, 2024

The Emerson College Students’ Union (ECSU) came together for its second meeting of the semester last Wednesday, tackling big ideas around outreach and...