Logan Payne returns this semester as the Multimedia Editor. He will step away from writing articles and embrace instead the more visual aspects of journalism. You'll see him most often on the Rampage instagram, reporting on the new facilities and events that occur on campus. He will also help the incoming reporters with their stories and visual accompaniments.Before joining The Rampage, Logan was involved with the Roosevelt Theater Company for four years where he wrote, directed, acted, and worked backstage for many productions. He’s also a certified linguist who has always loved to read and write stories. Logan has grown very familiar with the cutting room; hours slip away when he video edits due to his perpetual perfectionism. He is well-versed in the art of film and knows that every frame shown and every note heard makes a key difference in the bigger picture. His Youtube channel is where he promotes most of his personal projects. This isn’t his first time in a newsroom either; he’s put together many news packages for Roosevelt High, CART, and The Rampage over the years and is more than comfortable with conducting an interview or being the handyman on set.Logan can’t work on anything without being meticulous, and this eye for detail makes him a wonderful asset to the team. This is Logan’s third semester as a journalism major here at Fresno City College, and he likes to spend his time on campus productively. When he’s not in class, he’s in the library catching up on schoolwork or building a narrative with his team in The Rampage office.
Josiah Poynter is a 21-year-old journalism major in his fifth semester at Fresno City College and his fourth in the Rampage. He was born and raised in Camarillo, CA (go PVCS Lions) but has lived in Chicago and now lives in Fresno.Josiah previously held the positions of both the Entertainment and Sports Editor, Managing Editor, and is now the Editor-in-Chief. He loves journalism and has excelled at writing, even winning a writing contest in second grade against high school students. He has been a part of a newsroom since 2020 going all the way back to his high school in Downers Grove, IL with the award-winning Omega; his high school newsroom. Along with working his way up to EIC, Josiah has won four awards with the Rampage and one in high school all for journalism.Moving forward into the future, Josiah knows journalism is calling. He takes pride in knowing his voice and his writing can shape the news landscape and be the voice for people for many years to come. He wants to take on bigger issues that affect local communities but is excited for what the future may have for him. Josiah also has a weird obsession with semicolons, which you can find in the majority of his articles.When he’s not in the newsroom, Josiah is enjoying life. He takes one day at a time and prefers relaxing and going out with friends than anything else. Some of his hobbies include being a movie buff, nerding out about all things in the nerd-media landscape, watching and learning the ins and outs of sports, and constantly trying to convince his girlfriend he’s Batman.
Ashleigh Contreras is a 22 year-old journalism major who was born in Clovis, CA and raised in Fresno, CA. After her senior year was cut short due to COVID, she wasn’t too sure on what she wanted to do after high school. She took a gap year before she decided to go to college. Once she got to college, she was studying studio arts till she realized she wanted to pursue her love for writing. The love and passion for writing grew when she decided to change her major to journalism. She wanted to expand her writing more. She loves reading and writing. Her favorite books are Turtles All the Way Down and Beautiful Boy and The Running Dream. She holds those books very close to her heart. One day, she hopes to write a book of her own.She loves watching movies, her favorite movies are 13 going on 30 and Moonlight and La La Land and Tick, Tick ... .BOOM! She also is a huge fan of Marvel. Her favorite Marvel movies are Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-man movies as well as Guardians of the Galaxy movies and Deadpool movies. She has probably watched all the Marvel movies about 100 times and the shows. A screenwriter and a director are something she dreams about becoming. Able to create something for people to watch means so much to her. She wants to be able to share something that means something to the world. Art can be anything you create, whether its writing or drawing. She wants to make people feel something with her art. One thing is cant live without is her earphones. She always has them while listening to music. She can't live without her music. Her favorite artists are Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Chappel Roan, Future, Reneé Rapp, Lorde, Sabrina Carpenter and Kanye West. Just to name a few. She listens to a lot of different genres. She’s a person with big dreams and goals. She’s the kind of person who wants it, she will go get it. She’s also very family-oriented. Everything she does is to make her family proud. She also just wants to make herself proud and happy. Putting yourself first is something she has always believed in. There is this one saying that Ashleigh reminds herself whenever she is in her head too much, “At the end of the day, all you got is yourself.”
Victor Fontes is a 20 year old Journalism major who was born and raised in Fresno California. He plans on finishing his general education at Fresno City College and then transferring to Fresno State University to join their Journalism program, finish his four year education, and eventually become a breaking news broadcast reporter. He loves playing the drums in his band, has a passion for photography, and adores his 85' corvette. From a young age he had always wanted to be on camera and under the spotlight but never knew how to get there. Many ideas from creating film to acting would come and pass with none sticking the way he visioned, but after high school and checking his options, he fell in love with the idea of journalism. Aside from being on camera he loved the idea of reporting and digging for a story to meeting and interviewing people, the creativity to write about what ever you want at times, and the down to the wire nature of it all. Since the very first semester of college he knew that this was his calling and his future has looked bright since then. He's worked at The Rampage for a year and a half now, and is now working as the newly remade Lifestyle Editor and he cannot wait for the opportunities to be had this semester.