Journalism
Multimedia — Long-form
Riding Horses on the South Side — The DePaulia
Vincentian Service Day — The DePaulia
Role: Reporter, Cinematographer, Editor
Role: Reporter, Cinematographer, Editor
Multimedia — Short-form
Role: Editor, Talent
Role: Cinematographer, Director
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Text Stories
Role: Reporter, Cinematographer, Photographer
Role: Reporter, Photographer
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Photojournalism
CPS crossing guard Joe Sass wields a stop sign while escorting pedestrians across West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago on April 7, 2026. Sass communicates with drivers with eye contact and his drivers to ensure safe passage across the street.
A school crosswalk sign marks a school-zone crosswalk at the corner of West Bryn Mawr Avenue and North Mozart Street approaching Jamieson Elementary School in Chicago on April 7, 2026. Crossing guards stand at these crosswalks near schools to help students cross the street and to encourage students to safely use crosswalks.
Chicago Public Schools crossing guard Joe Sass shields his eyes against the bright morning sun at the intersection of North California Avenue and West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago on April 7, 2026. According to Sass, glare from the morning sun is the leading cause of accidents involving students walking to school at his intersection.
Chicago Public Schools crossing guard Joe Sass high fives a student walking to Jamieson Elementary School in Chicago on April 7, 2026. Building community relations is just one of the many roles crossing guards have.
Chicago Public Schools crossing guard Joe Sass marches across a cross walk holding a large stop sign in Chicago on April 7, 2026. According to Sass, he helps roughly 105 pedestrians cross his intersection during his morning 35-minute shift.
Cooper Menne trims branches on a bush during DePaul’s Vincentian Service Day at the 4400 Maypole Block Club Garden in West Garfield Park, Chicago on Saturday, May 2, 2026. His parents, being an Eagle Scout and attending DePaul all motivate him to be an active part of his community through service.
Cooper Menne trims branches on a bush during DePaul's Vincentian Service Day at the 4400 Maypole Block Club Garden in West Garfield Park, Chicago on Saturday May 2, 2026. DePaul students completed community service at community gardens across Chicago as a part of DePaul's annual Vincentian Service Day.
Yash Modi, a DePaul sophomore, carries a shovel filled with pine needles and leaves to a designated pile at the Maypole Block Club community garden in West Garfield Park, Chicago on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Modi performed yard work as a Vincentian Service Day volunteer.
Students gather in the Sullivan Athletic Center before embarking to volunteer sites on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Over 600 DePaul community members participated in Vincentian Service Day this year, according to the event organizers.
