Drew LaFasto

Drew LaFasto manages the Tennessee Journalist Facebook page and contributes articles for the news website. She is a senior in journalism at the University of Tennessee and works as a video editor at WBIR. With a broadened scope of passions within the realm of journalism, LaFasto enjoys all media formats as well as combining them. When she isn't at work or at school, she is most likely playing video games, looking at weather maps or making art. She aspires to become a meteorologist at a news station or the National Weather Service.

Pro-life display sparks controversy with UT students

Drew LaFasto March 24, 2016

The Genocide Awareness Project displayed graphic images on Pedestrian Walkway on March 23 and March 24.

Opinion: A student’s letter to Gov. Bill Haslam

Drew LaFasto November 17, 2015

Drew Lafasto writes a letter addressed to Gov. Haslam concerning his recent statement about barring Syrian refugees from seeking refuge in Tennessee.

Historic flooding in South Carolina, Tennessee sees relief

Drew LaFasto October 7, 2015

Hurricane Joaquin has dropped down to a Category 1 hurricane in the mid-Atlantic where it pummels Bermuda. With all the presumed predictions of where Joaquin was going to hit the United States, it still had an impact on many of the Southeastern states in the U.S.

Club Week: Pokémon Club offers fun console, card gaming opportunities

Drew LaFasto March 1, 2015

In the first installment of the TNJN Club Appreciation Week, TNJN Social Media Director Drew LaFasto profiles the UT Pokémon Club.

TNJN Spotlight: Electronic sound inspires DJ False Panic

Drew LaFasto November 16, 2014

Justin Andrew, a junior at the University of Tennessee and producer and DJ under the alias False Panic, will be performing at The Bowery in the Old City on Saturday, Nov. 22.