Las Vegas told through a HUJI lens

Laken Kincaid, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2023

Las Vegas, colloquially known as Sin City, is the recurring home for the Broadcast Education Association convention each year. Thanks to WJCU 88.7, I was able to attend this convention about a week ago and traverse around the area for a good five-ish days. I attended multiple broadcast based lectures and ate so many bagels, each with a different type of schmear.

Although I accidentally wiped my phone at the end of the trip, I was still able to save many of the photographs I took through the iconic filter app known as HUJI (not sponsored by Grace Sherban ‘25). Below is a collection of memories told through this artistic lens; each image has a story on its own that intertwines to create the larger narrative of my time in Vegas.

From the airport to the casino floor, I hope my lackluster photography encapsulates how much this excursion meant to me and why I hope to again return to the world’s neon capital in the future.

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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].

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