Lars Lonnroth, The Cluster's News Editor for fall 2020, is a sophomore journalism and political science student, originally coming from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. During his time doing high school journalism, Lars won around 30 national and state journalism awards, including winning first in the nation for his podcast "The Happenings at the Halls" at the National Scholastic Press Association conference. Starting his journalism career at his high school radio station WLTL, Lars has spent a lot of time working in audio journalism and interned with Georgia Public Broadcasting's podcasting and digital news departments over the summer. During his time working with The Cluster, he has covered a wide array of issues, including the Student Government Association, on-campus housing and the variety of events hosted by the Mercer community. When not reporting, you can find Lars giving tours as part of the Office of Admissions, working with students as a Peer Advisor or running laps on the UC track.
Lars Lonnroth
