Lucas Yang

Expertise: Writing, research, arts & culture, literary criticism

Education: Case Western Reserve University, junior

Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Little Italy

Experience:

Lucas Yang is an English major at Case Western Reserve University with minors in computer science, film, and studio art interested in the power of multimedia storytelling and the mechanics of narrative. He worked as an intern journalist for Midstory, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Toledo and has served as Graphics Editor at The Observer, Case Western Reserve's independent student newspaper, for the past three years.

Highlights:

• 2024 Holden Prize for Best Essay by an Upper Class Student from Case Western Reserve University
• 2024 Rick M. Smith Memorial Undergraduate Student Essay Prize from the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference
  

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