Ben Novotny
Ben Novotny is an alumnus of California State University, Long Beach where he majored in Journalism and minored in American Studies. At CSULB Ben was a staff writer for The Union Weekly, the student-run campus newspaper and was actively involved with the school's TV production studio. Ben was a Contributing Writer for The Long Beach Post and the Long Beach Business Journal and has been a Youth Reporter at VoiceWaves for four years. Posts by Ben Novotny:
PODCAST: American Indians’ Complex History with Thanksgiving
Gratitude is deep-seated in indigenous culture and a tragic history of events hasn’t changed that. “We can try to make thanksgiving everyday,” says American Indian Studies professor Deborah Sanchez.PODCAST: Halloween Spooktacular 2017
Listen to some youth's spooky stories... if you dare! They also discuss Halloween Traditions, the over-commercialization of Dia De Los Muertos, and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror.Persistent Gentrification in Long Beach Increases Student Homelessness and Debt
“They’re working several jobs in order to make ends meet in addition to going to school. They come in hoping that financial aid will cover everything and they find out it will not.”
Ballot Measure Aims to Stem Rising Youth Homelessness in L.A.
More youth are homeless now because of Los Angeles' rising cost of living. Can Measure H help?
‘I Met Barack’
Locals and leaders share what meeting President Barack Obama was like.
We Are Still Here (Poem)
Youth Reporter Ben Novotny turns to art to comment on the nation's political landscape.What a Clinton or Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Student Debt Crisis
Tuesday's vote will shape the landscape of student debt, now totaling over $1.3 trillion. CSULB students chime in.