Mission statement
The Daily Ben is the campus newspaper for Benedictine University at Mesa. We strive to be informative, lively, vital, useful and relevant and cover the campus and downtown Mesa, reporting on anything that affects and that would be of interest to the campus population as well as following the tenets of good journalism, including accuracy, fairness, objectivity (for non-opinion pieces), timeliness and impactfulness. Student staff members receive real-world experience producing a high-quality news site, and the news site aims to serve as a constructive, positive and unifying presence on campus.
The Daily Ben is committed to correcting its errors. If you see an error, please contact us at thedailyben@ben.edu so that we can correct the record.
Meet the staff
Staff member Amelia Haberman
Amelia Haberman is a senior Communications major at Benedictine University and a member of the women’s golf team. When she’s not on the course or focused on her schoolwork, she enjoys spending time with her friends and going country line dancing. She also has a passion for music and loves singing, writing songs, and playing the guitar and piano. Contact her at amelia_haberman@ben.edu.
Staff member AJ Fernandez
AJ Fernandez is a senior majoring in communications and plays baseball at Benedictine University Mesa. Contact him at aj.fernandez@ben.edu.
Staff member Eric Godinez
Eric Godinez is a Daily Ben staff writer and a senior communications major who plays baseball at Benedictine University Mesa. You can contact him at ericgodinez@ben.edu.
Staff member Angelia Lucero
Angelia Lucero is a senior communications major at Benedictine University Mesa and plays on the women’s soccer team. Contact her at Angelia_lucero@ben.edu.
Adviser Rebecca “Becca” Dyer is a digital producer/copy editor at The Arizona Republic/azcentral and an adjunct faculty member at Benedictine University at Mesa. Reach her at rdyer@ben.edu.
Daily Ben alumni staff members
Alumni staff member Zach Haugen
Zach Haugen is a communications major at Benedictine University Mesa and plays on the baseball team and aspires to be a play-by-play broadcaster. Contact him at Zach_Haugen@ben.edu.
Alumni staff member Malik Payton
Malik Payton is a junior majoring in communications and plays basketball at Benedictine University Mesa. Contact him at malikpayton@ben.edu.
Alumni staff member Joey Titone
Joey Titone is a senior communications major and plays baseball for Benedictine University Mesa. Contact him at Joseph_Titone@ben.edu.
Alumni staff member Chris Kissling
Chris Kissling is a communications major at Benedictine University and plays on the volleyball team. Contact him at christopher_kissling@ben.edu.
Alumni staff member Doug Shack
Doug Shack is currently a senior at Benedictine University Mesa and is looking to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. Doug is also an artist who primarily tackles real world issues. Contact him at Douglas_shack@ben.edu.
Alumni staff member Jacob Vujovich
Jacob Vujovich is a communications major at Benedictine University and plays on the baseball team. Contact him at Jacob_Vujovich@ben.edu.
Stephanie Arredia is a senior communications major. She has a guide dog; her name is River. Stephanie writes movie reviews for The Daily Ben, along with creating a Spotify playlist for students. Stephanie is very interested in photography and photojournalism. She hopes to take pictures one day for either a newspaper, sports or business. Contact her at stephanie_arredia@ben.edu.
Damaryan Benton is a communications major at Benedictine University at Mesa, and he’s also a member of the Benedictine men’s volleyball team. Contact him at damaryan_benton@ben.edu.
Frank Johnson is a communications major at Benedictine University at Mesa, and he is a frequent book reader. Contact him at frank_johnson@ben.edu.
Ainsley McMahon is a senior at Benedictine University and plays for the women’s soccer team. In her free time, when not playing soccer or working on schoolwork, she is relaxing with her dog or hanging out with friends. Contact her at ainsley_mcmahon@ben.edu.
Trevor Medigovich is a communications major at Benedictine University at Mesa. He is also a member of the men’s volleyball team at BenU. Contact him at trevor_medigovich@ben.edu.
Alumni staff member Jacob “JP” Peterson
Jacob “JP” Peterson is a communications major at Benedictine University at Mesa and is a member of the Benedictine Mesa baseball team. Contact him at Jacob_Peterson@ben.edu.
Dapre Rogers is a communications major at Benedictine University at Mesa. He is also a member of the men’s volleyball team. You can contact him at dapre_rogers@ben.edu.
Anthony Sortino is a communications major and plays baseball at BenU Mesa. Contact him at anthony_sortino@ben.edu.
Noah Thompson is a communication arts major. He plays on the baseball team and it’s his second year at BenU. Contact him at @ Noah_Thompson@ben.edu.
Tyler Vandewater is a communications major at Benedictine University Mesa. You can contact him at tyler_vandewater@ben.edu.
Justin Williamson is a communications major, and he plays baseball at BenU. His hobbies are pretty much anything outdoors, and he loves spending time with his family. Contact him at justin_williamson@ben.edu.
Daily Ben alumni staff members
Inaugural Fall Semester 2022
Tyler Butterfield is a senior communications major and plays baseball for the school. Contact him at christian_butterfield@ben.edu.
JohnLuca Moschetto is a senior communications major and plays baseball at Benedictine University Mesa. Contact him at johnluca_moschetto@ben.edu
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