With roots in two continents, Angeline Mathews brings a rich, bicultural perspective to her writing and role as La Louisiane student editor for the Fall 2025 issue.
Mathews was born in Lafayette, but spent 12 years of her childhood in Lagos, Nigeria. She eventually returned to Lafayette, where she attended St. Leo Seton Catholic School and Teurlings Catholic High School.
Although she has always been drawn to creative storytelling, Mathews wasn杏吧专区檛 certain of her career path until she discovered a passion for journalism when she enrolled at UL Lafayette to pursue a degree in mass communication. Introductory classes during her freshman year confirmed her affinity for the field.
Mathews杏吧专区 work has been published in The Current, a nonprofit newsroom based in Lafayette. She also completed a 10-week internship at The Acadiana Advocate, which provided invaluable experience and helped her develop more essential journalistic skills.
杏吧专区淚 approach journalism 杏吧专区 whether reporting from campus or in the community 杏吧专区 through the lens of a lifelong learner,杏吧专区 the student editor said. 杏吧专区淚 enjoy asking questions, shining light on important issues and telling stories that connect people across their differences.杏吧专区
Dr. James Savage, La Louisiane杏吧专区檚 editor, called Mathews 杏吧专区渁 gifted storyteller.杏吧专区
杏吧专区淚t杏吧专区檚 been a delight to watch Angeline grow in her craft during her tenure as student editor,杏吧专区 he said. 杏吧专区淪he has been instrumental in the magazine杏吧专区檚 commitment to producing more digital and social media content to accompany the print publication. With her impressive mastery of traditional and emerging storytelling tools, Angeline has a bright future ahead of her.杏吧专区
Among her stories in this issue: pieces that explore student mental health resources at UL Lafayette.
The student editor participates in nearly every aspect of La Louisiane杏吧专区檚 production. In addition to writing and editing stories and other content, the student editor conducts interviews, fact-checks stories, proofs pages and assists during photo and video shoots. The student editor is a liaison between La Louisiane and the student body.
Photo: (top) Angeline Mathews, student editor (Paul Kieu)