Mikenzie Hammel

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"The Flexible Journalist" - Hammel is a fourth-year student studying broadcast journalism at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite college in an accelerated bachelor's-master's program. She is currently the Executive Editor for The Downtown Devil - a publication that covers hyperlocal news in the downtown Phoenix area - and is always looking for ways to improve her reporting and news writing skills—behind the camera and in front of it. Hammel is also a certified yoga instructor at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex; she is flexible physically as well as in a way that allows her to be able to cover any news story that will educate the public, encourage civil discourse and impact communities.

Articles by this author

Newest Phoenix Biomedical Campus building is the ‘heart, nexus’ between communities

In partnership with Wexford Science + Technology and the City of Phoenix, Arizona State University opened its newest building (PBC1) on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus to promote entrepreneurship and economic development. Half of this seven-story, 226,000 sq. ft....

Burton Barr Library working to receive grant for digitizing technology

The Burton Barr Phoenix Public Library is applying for a $50,000 grant for technology that will allow it to file historical documents into an online database. The documents waiting to be digitized are currently housed in the Arizona...

Nursing students show concerns with continued online learning

Nursing students at Arizona State University are feeling overwhelmed and nervous about their future careers since the switch to virtual clinicals. Hospitals started closing their doors to college students in clinical programs across the country back in...

Downtown pedicab drivers halted by the pandemic

Pedicab drivers in downtown Phoenix are itching to get out and ride again, but the pandemic has stopped them from doing so. It’s been nearly 10 months since COVID-19 forced people all over the country into their homes...

Downtown reacts – how students feel on election results

Downtown Arizona State University students have mixed emotions about the outcome of the presidential election and how their votes were counted. In an election of many milestones—the first female and woman of color to be elected Vice President,...

Pet fosters soar during COVID, but animal shelters still struggle financially

Adoption rates at the Arizona Animal Welfare League are soaring during COVID-19 with the help of community members, but the shelter is still struggling to stay afloat. The AAWL, a non-profit, no-kill shelter, has seen a significant influx...