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Introducing the Beacon Newspaper staff of Fall 2023!


Samuel Boehlke is an editor, blog manager, and photographer for The Beacon, the official student newspaper of Concordia University Wisconsin. He is a Senior Editor with New Guard Press and Veraffinitas and a contributor at Wisconsin Right Now and The Federalist. He will graduate in May 2024 with his bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and a minor in Law and Politics.

Paityn Taormina is a writer, editor, and social media assistant for The Beacon. She is a senior majoring in Mass Communication while minoring in Social Work. Paityn is on the Acrobatics & Tumbling team and will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in May of 2024.

Grace Velzke is a writer and social media manager for The Beacon. She is a junior pursuing a degree in Mass Communication with a minor in Business Communication.

Serena Said is a writer and blog manager for The Beacon. She is a junior pursuing a degree in Mass Communication as well as Visual Communication.

Hanah Conger is a writer for The Beacon. She is a senior and will graduate in May of 2024 with a degree in Mass Communications and a Writing emphasis.

Peyton Smith is a writer for The Beacon. Peyton is a senior and will graduate in the spring of 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Law and Politics.

Julian Koonce is a senior majoring in Mass Communications with a minor in Business.

Stay tuned for more content from your favorite Beacon writers this semester!


—Paityn Taormina is a writer, editor, and social media assistant for The Beacon. She is a senior majoring in Mass Communication while minoring in Social Work. Paityn is on the Acrobatics & Tumbling team and will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in May of 2024.