Bella Varghese is an eighteen year old author and amateur journalist.

The Latest

  • The Passion Project that Became a Mission: Andrea Rudnik’s Story
    by Bella Varghese
    What started as a simple passion project providing resources for migrant people became a full-fledged mission in 2018. Leading this mission is Andrea Morris-Rudnik, a Doane Stuart School alumna (’78) and Hobart and William Smith College alumna (’82). 
  • In the Midst of an Upstate Winter, ICE Moves In
    by Bella Varghese
    On Friday, January 23rd, New York’s Capitol Building was met with over a hundred protesters. In the freezing weather, Upstate residents gathered to collectively denounce the growing presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Capital Region and across the nation.
  • The Evolution of Journalism with Bella Varghese – An Interview with Dan Cummings (Ep1)
    by Bella Varghese
  • Careful! You Might Get Cancelled–Or Worse: Censored!
    by Bella Varghese
    Since the dawn of civilization, the freethinker’s greatest threat has always been censorship. Whether it be Socrates’s execution, the Alien and Sedition Acts, Parental Advisory labels (though that can be easily debated), or book bans, censorship is both a common and controversial topic.  Today, more than before, censorship is affecting Americans, as well as individuals across the globe, who previously did not expect it.
  • Social Media Killed the Newspaper Star
    by Bella Varghese
    Video once killed the radio star. Today, video is gradually killing off another art: print news.  Since the early 2000s, newspapers have been steadily disappearing. Recently, there has been a surge in the newspaper shutdowns. Among the recently shut-down print newspapers is The Jersey Journal.