Alysia Cruz
Alysia Cruz is the WUSF Stephen Noble news intern for the fall 2019 semester. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at the University of South Florida in Communication and is now enrolled at USF St. Petersburg, pursuing her Master’s in Digital Journalism & Design concentrating on food writing.
In the years since graduating from USF, Alysia has worked as a theatre and journalism teacher, running The Minotaur yearbook program and starting The Minotaur online newspaper at Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, FL. She also spent time working in TV production as a production coordinator and live theater as a stage manager.
Alysia hopes to become a food and travel journalist in the future, expanding reporting on these subjects within public media.
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According to Feeding Tampa Bay , over 700,000 people in the region are food insecure, which means they don’t have access to affordable, nutritious food.... -
Minority girls and those in the LGBTQ community are facing increased rates of violence and victimization, but organizations in Florida meant to serve... -
As part of efforts to combat illegal immigration, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Department of Corrections are preparing to deputize state... -
From medical professionals to law enforcement to recovering addicts, the opioid crisis has affected people from all walks of life. At a University of... -
Public health officials confirmed the 18 th case of dengue fever in Hillsborough County this year. But this case is different- while the first 17 were... -
Five months after the fatal stabbing of a bus driver by a passenger, the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) has begun installing safety... -
In the weeks since Hurricane Dorian , cities in the Bahamas are now housing thousands of people displaced by the devastation. This past weekend, four... -
A local legislator is taking steps to combat what she calls "an alarming and urgent healthcare crisis” – especially among young people. Rep. Jackie... -
Community coalitions and government programs that help parents improve their well-being are seeing those improvements passed on to children. That’s... -
As Hurricane Dorian makes its way north, reports of price gouging continue to rise along Florida's east coast.
