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The Carroll News’ ode to the class of 2022

The Carroll News bids farewell to the JCU class of 2022!

Laken Kincaid and Nick Sack
May 22, 2022

To the JCU Class of 2022:

Thank you for being amazing members of the John Carroll community! Your accomplishments and contributions to our campus have not gone unnoticed (albeit, it is our job to report on it). You have truly left your mark on JCU and the lives of those at this university.

When John Carroll students were sent home at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, none of us could have predicted how our community’s traditions would be kept alive as the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 graduated. The Class of 2022 was the last remaining class who had experienced a full year of John Carroll before being pushed online and was tasked with the monumental challenge of preserving those traditions for students to come. We’re eternally grateful to the Class of 2022 for keeping the spirit and traditions of John Carroll alive and well.

You have inspired us through your efforts both inside and outside of the classroom. From varsity athletics to impressive academic achievements, you never cease to amaze us. You are a class filled with leaders, advocates and world changers. You are ready to tackle whatever comes your way and we know you will do so with aplomb!

Many of you will go on to do amazing things and we can not wait to see the trails you blaze. We look forward to reading your names in newspapers far beyond the scope of JCU, from Cleveland to the world at large. You have left us impressed and excited for what you will accomplish in the coming years. Undoubtedly, it has been our pleasure to serve you as a newspaper.

Specifically to our graduating seniors, Carson, Anna, Aiden and Jack: thank you for all your work on the paper. You wrote amazing pieces and did amazing work; we can not wait to see what you do in the future. Just know, you will always have a home here in the newsroom and a support system filled with staff reporters and editors who will be your biggest fans for life!

Congratulations on completing your degree! Now, go out and make history that we can write about!

Signed,

~Laken Kincaid, Managing Editor of The Carroll News

~Nick Sack, Editor-in-Chief of The Carroll News

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About the Writers

Laken Kincaid, Editor-in-Chief

Laken Kincaid is the Editor-in-Chief for The Carroll News from Beckley, West Virginia. They are a senior at John Carroll University who is double majoring in political science and communications (digital media) and minoring in leadership development.

Laken has written for The Carroll News since the start of their freshman year and has previously served as a staff reporter, campus section editor and managing editor of the paper. They have received 18 Best of SNO awards, a Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence award for Region 4 and two honorable mentions from the College Media Association. They have also been recognized by universities like Georgetown for their investigative reports. Additionally, they also write political satire for The Hilltop Show and feature stories on global poverty for The Borgen Project.

In addition to their involvement with The Carroll News, Laken is involved with the Kappa Delta sorority, the speech and debate team, the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, the Improv club and other organizations. They also serve as the news director for WJCU 88.7, John Carroll's own radio station, and as the president for John Carroll's Society of Professional Journalists chapter. Laken also started their own national nonprofit organization known as Art with the Elderly which they have won the President's Volunteer Service Award and the Humanity Rising Award for.

When not writing, Laken can be found doing graphic design for their internship with Union Home Mortgage or working as a resident assistant and peer learning facilitator on campus. Laken also enjoys skiing and watching true crime documentaries.

In the future, Laken hopes to become a political journalist for a national news organization or to be a campaign commercial editor for politicians.

To contact Laken, email them at [email protected].

Nick Sack, Editor-in-Chief

Meet Nick Sack, our Editor-in-Chief! He is a Political Science Major from Westlake, OH, and he loves journalism, Buddhism, and behavioral psychology. He has a massive passion for politics, learning as much as possible about political theory and campaigning. Nick loves politics because it's an opportunity to bring people together, and engage differences between people. Outside of politics, you can find Nick either tending to his fish tanks, reading about Buddhism, or working on The Carroll News. He loves talking to people, and is always willing to listen to a good story! You can reach him at [email protected].

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