{"id":171,"date":"2023-02-14T16:36:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointparkjournalism.com\/PioneerMagazine\/S23\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2023-02-14T16:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:58:32","slug":"august-stephens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pointparkjournalism.com\/PioneerMagazine\/S23\/elementor-38\/august-stephens\/","title":{"rendered":"August Stephens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"171\" class=\"elementor elementor-171\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd7da8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd7da8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2356b73\" data-id=\"2356b73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-387a2bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"387a2bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2cb747\" data-id=\"e2cb747\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ce61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82ce61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pointparkjournalism.com\/PioneerMagazine\/S23\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MagazineHeadshots-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-173\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-876afd3\" data-id=\"876afd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d99201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d99201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">August Stephens (he\/they) is a sophomore Honors Journalism student with a Photography minor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the Opinions Editor for <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Globe, <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Point Park University\u2019s student-run, independent newspaper, and the Assistant General Manager of the university\u2019s radio-station, WPPJ 670. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Stephens represents the Gender Sexuality Spectrum Alliance as Secretary. August is also passionate about neurodivergent studies and trauma-informed practices. They have received Sexual Violence Intervention Training through Pittsburgh Action Against Rape and are a mandated reporter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0August Stephens is well-organized, diligent, and adaptable in an array of areas of life. As a result, he also is a student representative for Spiritual Life on campus and a Coordinator for the Inclusive Student Leadership Association. They actively use mindfulness techniques to soothe bodies in professional spaces. He is also soon-to-be one of the Secretaries of Name (Pen)ding, Point Park University\u2019s creative writing club. In his spare time Stephens enjoys bouldering, writing poetry, and finding the next musical artist to listen too. August aims to continue their student work and progress their career by pursuing a Master\u2019s in Library and Information Science.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contact August at basteph@pointpark.edu<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August Stephens (he\/they) is a sophomore Honors Journalism student with a Photography minor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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