Lena is a senior from Mississippi majoring in History with a minor in Russian. Although she grew up with little exposure to journalism, she developed a passion for news her sophomore year and considers joining The Student as one of the best decisions she has made in college. When she is not in the newsroom, Lena can be found exploring the great state of Maine, raving about her love for the em dash — the greatest punctuation mark ever invented — and struggling to read dense Bulgarian and Russian language primary sources for her honors thesis. Lena is the Executive Managing Editor for The Student and previously served as the Investigations Editor and Assistant Forum Editor. She was also the Summer 2024 Reporting Intern at Lewiston’s local newspaper, The Sun Journal.
