Liz Tertadian (The Beacon)
By Elizabeth Tertadian, Staff Commentary
The Beacon. The Log. KDUP. Who else makes it their mission to keep you informed and entertained?
The Beacon has been my home at UP since day one. After moving into Mehling Hall as a freshman four years ago, I was welcomed into The Beacon family and never left. How could I? We write great stories, take great photos, cover cool events and provide the news for campus. But more than that, it's the people who make up the newspaper that I enjoy the most.
So many of my memories of UP involve The Beacon. Staying up until the wee hours of the night to perfect the paper, throwing parties, learning from our mistakes and celebrating our accomplishments.
And it isn't just fun and games. The Beacon is a place of learning. We don't have a journalism program at UP. So where else are you going to get experience reporting on deadline week after week? Working for The Beacon gives students invaluable journalism experience.
Maybe you find yourself thinking, 'But Elizabeth, I don't want to be a journalist after I graduate.'
That's okay!
The skills I've learned with The Beacon stretch far beyond journalism. It's working with a group of 30 students to publish a paper where I learned how to truly collaborate. At The Beacon, I learned how to lead, how to encourage others to push themselves, and how to take criticism and push myself.
Student media is an incredible way to get involved in the university. I couldn't imagine where I would be without The Beacon. Can you image yourself on our team? Apply!
Elizabeth Tertadian is the Editor in Chief of The Beacon. She can be reached at tertadia13@up.edu.
